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NBA Youngboy Allegedly No-Shows J. Cole At The Studio

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Youngboy Never Broke Again is one of the hottest rappers in the world, taking over YouTube and dominating their music rankings. For over the last two years, the Baton Rouge native has been standing tall at the top of multiple most-viewed lists, often prioritizing content on the video-sharing platform. He’s notched some impressive collaborations in recent times, including with Nicki Minaj, Juice WRLD, Migos, and more, but he seemingly missed out on what could have been one of his biggest link-up to date.

According to DJ Akademiks, the superstar rapper was supposed to attend a studio session with J. Cole, but he ended up leaving the North Carolina native waiting for eight hours before failing to show up. 

“J. Cole waited in the studio for eight hours for Youngboy to show up,” said DJ Akademiks during a recent stream. “Youngboy didn’t show up. “Facts. These are facts! Your favorite rapper, n***a. J. Cole? He sat in the studio for eight hours for a session with Youngboy. Youngboy never showed up.”

The hip-hop media personality clarified that YB was not feeling well that day, adding, “Let me be fair to Youngboy. No disrespect to J. Cole, J. Cole’s just a rapper. Youngboy be going through sh*t. He’s living life, he’s going through sh*t. Youngboy said, ‘yo, my energy is not fit to be in the studio with that guy.’ It wasn’t about J. Cole. It was just that he, and personally what he was going through, wasn’t fit to be in that environment.”


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Ak says that YB isn’t necessarily the most courteous person in the world and he never gave Cole the heads up that he would skip the session.

DJ Akademiks has had a great track record as of late, becoming one of the go-to sources for news about Drake’s upcoming album rollout for Certified Lover Boy. He also has a good relationship with Youngboy Never Broke Again, so it’s possible that he’s telling the truth again on this.

What do you think?

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6ix9ine Sued For Copyright Infringment On “GOOBA”: Report

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Perhaps more so than his music, Tekashi 6ix9ine is known for his neverending antics. In the past week alone, he has cruelly mocked people who have passed away, including Nipsey Hussle, King Von, and Pooh Shiesty’s recently deceased brother. Yet despite his morally questionable antics and his inexpungible label as a snitch, 6ix9ine has enjoyed plenty of commercial success.

After recently bragging about all the money that he had made upon his release from prison in 2020, Tekashi’s wallet actually may be in for a major deduction. TMZ reports that BEATDEMONS, a TX-based producer group, has decided to sue 6ix9ine for copyright infringement, claiming “GOOBA” is a rip-off of the group’s song, “Regular.” 

Having released the “6ix9ine x Cardi B Type Beat” back in January 2018 and garnered over 150,000 views, BEATDEMONS allegedly attests that “GOOBA” steals the melody, form, structure, and function of their publicly accessible beat. As a result of the alleged copyright infringement, BEATDEMONS is reportedly seeking profits from “GOOBA,” which has amassed nearly 700 million views and peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.

Considering that 6ix9ine has also recently been accused of not properly paying his attorneys, the Tattle Tales rapper may not be fully prepared for this new legal dispute.

Take a listen to both BEATDEMONS’s 6ix9ine and Cardi B-inspired beat “Regular” and 6ix9ine’s “GOOBA” below and let us know if you think that BEATDEMONS has a case for claiming that the infamous New York artist stole their beat.

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Johnny Depp Investigates Biggie’s Murder In “City Of Lies” Trailer

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Johnny Depp has been having a rough go lately, having been embroiled in a public divorce and legal battle with Amber Heard. With allegations of domestic abuse on both sides, it seems as if Depp has taken the brunt of the damage, having been dismissed from his roles in both the Pirates Of The Caribbean and Fantastic Beasts franchises.

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While things haven’t exactly been looking up for Depp, the first trailer from his long-delayed City Of Lies was officially released, providing a thorough look at the upcoming true-crime flick. Co-starring Forrest Whitaker, City Of Lies follows LAPD detective Russell Poole and journalist Jack Jackson on their search to solve the murder of rap legend Christopher Wallace — aka The Notorious B.I.G. 

From the look of it, the mid-nineties hip-hop landscape will play a prominent role in the film, highlighting a news report speculating that Biggie’s murder was retaliation for the death of 2Pac Shakur. It would appear that such theories will be touched upon, as Forest Whitaker’s character flatly denies the possibility that Biggie had Pac killed. “It’s a riddle,” speculates Depp’s character, and given that the murder currently remains unsolved, the riddle has yet to be solved. It should be interesting to see how City Of Lies tackles the unresolved nature of Biggie’s death — look for further clarification when the film hits theaters on March 19th.

In the meantime, check out the trailer below, released one day after the twenty-fourth anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G’s tragic death.

Pink Sweats And Kehlani Give A Harmonious Performance Of ‘At My Worst’ On ‘The Tonight Show’

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Pink Sweats and Kehlani’s performance on their Pink Planet duet “At My Worst” is already gently harmonious, but the duo kicked it up a notch on The Tonight Show with a gorgeous visual component that perfectly accented the duality of the soul-stirring ballad.

Performing in a room split down the middle, each artist’s side is the perfect complement to the other’s. On Pink Sweats’ side, he wears his customary color, which contrasts nicely with the canary yellow decor. He’s backed by a female guitarist, while on the other side, Kehlani wears a yellow dress in a pink room, backed by a male guitarist. The yin-and-yang effect mirrors the complementary quality of their voices as they sing both to each other and to their respective loves (Pink Sweats recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend JL Bunny, who is a performer in her own right).

Sweats is fresh off the release of his debut album Pink Planet, which dropped last month backed by the loving single “Heaven.” Meanwhile, Kehlani has been leading the R&B resurgence with a slew of features in 2020 supporting her musical peers and her last album, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t.

Watch Pink Sweats and Kehlani’s harmonious performance of “At My Worst” above.

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Southside Is ‘Throwing The Towel In’ After Completing His New Album

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Influential trap producer Southside of 808 Mafia plans to retire from producing after over a decade in the rap game spent making beats for the likes of Drake, G Herbo, Future, and more. Instead, he wants to focus on mentoring younger producers after the release of the next 808 Mafia project. He announced his decision in a series of tweets proposing, then explaining, the retirement while fielding questions from curious fans.

“I’m thinking bout retirement how y’all feel about that,” he said initially. While some fans were supportive, others expressed disappointment, while one simply asked that Southside share some of his wisdom before he retired. He chose to do just that, writing, “After this 808mafia album I’m done. I’m where I wanna be in life as a producer.”

He elaborated, though, that he wasn’t going to stop using the 808 Mafia brand to lend opportunities to newcomers and promised that the album itself would be top quality. Just kno this album is going to be great. I’m still gone lead for the culture, I’m still gone try to put new producers on, but as a producer, I’m throwing the towel in after this album.”

If Southside is serious about retiring, he’ll do so as one of rap’s more prolific hitmakers, responsible for some of Future’s biggest hits including “F*ck Up Some Commas” and “Wicked,” while in recent years, he’s landed placements on Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes and Moneybagg Yo’s “Blue Jean Bandit.” Meanwhile, 808 Mafia, which was founded by Southside and Lex Luger in 2010, has over 30 listed members and a wide range of production credits, living up to Southside’s dream of putting new producers on.

Deante Hitchcock Bodies “Beatbox” Freestyle

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Last year, Deante Hitchcock felt like one of the game’s best-kept secrets, especially in the wake of his debut album Better. Now, the Atlanta rapper has returned with the second installment of his recently-launched Atlanta Tuesdays series (last week’s installment found him bodying “Let The Beat Build”), this time taking on the viral and challenge-sparking “Junebug” for his latest freestyle. 

Off the bat, Hitchcock makes his intentions abundantly clear, and make no mistake — they are those of a scoundrel. “Fuck that wine and dinin’ shit, how much the head cost?” he asks, setting a tone with his opening bars. “Baby I’m tryna bust a nut so hard my legs cross / she said she wasn’t fuckin’, skrrrt, a n***a sped off.” In fact, the entire freestyle is extremely pornographic in nature, with Hitchcock embracing the delights of smut and no-strings-attached arrangements. As for morality, well. “When I’m in it I tell her that I love her, that don’t mean a thing,” he raps, crossing his fingers in the accompanying video. “Long stroke her, she make hella voices, she Regina King.”

Check out the X-rated freestyle from Deante Hitchcock right here, and check back next Tuesday for another weekly drop from the versatile lyricist. 

QUOTABLE LYRICS

All my hoes treat me like I’m royalty, I’m king ding-a-ling
Long as you acting accordingly, you can be my queen
When I’m in it I tell her that I love her, that don’t mean a thing,
Long stroke her, she make hella voices, she Regina King

Lil Yachty & The Good Perry’s “Wanna Be Us” Was A Standout Cut From ‘Lil Boat’

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Five years ago, Lil Yachty emerged from the ranks of Soundcloud royalty to release his debut commercial mixtape Lil Boat. Released on Quality Control Music, Capitol Records, and Motown, the album peaked at the 106th position on the Billboard 200, but its seemingly unimpressive chart performance doesn’t properly contextualize the impact that Lil Yachty had on the music industry in 2016. Following the viral success of “One Night,” the Atlanta artist doubled down on his moment and released the fantastical, and actually decent, project Lil Boat.

In addition to Yachty’s massive hit “One Night,” Lil Boat also featured a full-on Atlanta extravaganza moonlighting as a remix to “Minnesota” and boasted an assortment of eclectic production from The Good Perry. One of the once close collaborators’ best efforts on the tape, however, was “Wanna Be Us,” which featured the two over bubbly, digital production, exchanging youthful verses about their newfound success.

Peep the video below and enjoy some vintage Yachty in honor of the five-year anniversary of Lil Boat.

Quotable Lyrics

I be posted up with Perry, I be counting up the guap
Keep a condom in my sock, ’cause these b*tches on my cock
I need a mouth full of rocks, and I need me a Rollie
Need a mansion for my brodies, need my diamonds to be dancin’

Guapdad 4000 Is Still Scamming On New Single “She Wanna” With P-Lo

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The Valentino Viper is back with some new music, releasing the latest single from his upcoming collaborative album with !llmind called “She Wanna” on Tuesday night.

Guapdad 4000 is one of the most hilarious rappers on the planet, constantly releasing content that will make you slap your knees as much as you’ll be bobbing your head. A recent signee to 88rising’s sub-label Paradise Rising, the Ferragamo Falcon is back with the music video for “She Wanna”, which is delightfully ridiculous. Bragging about his industry connections and more, Guap spits, “Told her I knew Drake and she sucked me,” which sets the tone for the entire song.

The anthem follows the West Coast scammer’s latest rendezvous with the ladies, swiping credit cards and sending them home on the bus because he’s banned from Uber. The new single was co-produced by the iconic P-Lo, who brings the bass to !llmind’s work.

“Me and Guap made this song in about 30 mins, everything just came out and we were pretty much laughing the whole time,” said P-Lo about the creation of this song in a press release.

1176, the new album from Guapdad 4000 and !llmind, is set to release on March 19.

Quotable Lyrics:

Every day, she want D-I-C-K
So I’m the one that she P-I-C-K
Yeah, she fine, but her partners all ugly
Told her I knew Drake and she sucked me

Lil Migo Cements Himself As The “Big Dog”

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Lil Migo recently dropped off his brand new album King Of The Trap, featuring appearances from 42 Dugg, Moneybagg Yo, Blac Youngsta, Rich The Kid, and more — you can listen to the entire project right here. For an early sample, consider the lead single “Big Dog,” which puts Lil Migo’s talents on display over a minor-key trap banger. 

Despite the up-tempo pace of the instrumental, Lil Migo opts to pull back his flow, his Memphis swagger evident in his presence. If she see this ice I’ll bet the bank she’ll come fuck me tonight,” he warns. “Can’t fuck with grimy n***as, they be the ones that come take your life.” He proceeds to switch up the flow for the second verse, keeping things engaging as he fires off lines at a rapid pace. “Four in the pineapple Fanta, feeling like Michael with Dirty Diana,” he raps. “Glock on me, no MC Hammer / you try me you probably get killed up on camera.” 

Though his rap name may not be the most original moniker in the world, it would be unwise to sleep on the self-declared King Of The Trap. Check out “Big Dog” now, and should you like what you hear, support the Memphis rapper’s debut project and run those numbers up.

QUOTABLE LYRICS 

Four in the pineapple Fanta, feeling like Michael with Dirty Diana
Glock on me, no MC Hammer
You try me you probably get killed up on camera

Phife Dawg’s ‘Nutshell Part 2’ Gets An Animated Lyric Video With Busta Rhymes And Redman

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Just in case the densely-packed wordplay in Phife Dawg‘s posthumous “Nutshell Part 2” got away from you, the song now has an animated lyric video to help make it easier to follow Phife, Busta Rhymes, and Redman‘s elaborate rhyme schemes. The video, which you can watch above, is exclusively premiering here at Uproxx. Featuring illustrated versions of our rhyme heroes bursting forth from a literal nutshell and dynamic synchronized artwork, the Mike Gordon-created lyric video (with additional animation from Konee Rok) is the latest part of the rollout for Phife’s upcoming posthumous album Forever, which is due later this year on AWAL.

Forever will be Phife’s first solo album since 2000’s Ventilation: Da LP, and while there’s little information so far, “Nutshell Part 2” gives us enough to go on to assume that it’ll make good use of the Five Footer’s contact list. Word has it, there’s still plenty of posthumous J Dilla production work yet to be released, so it’s possible that more beats from the late, great Detroit legend will appear here, along with cameos from other Native Tongues affiliates showing their affection for the dearly departed Phife. A Tribe Called Quest initially announced the album in 2017 but given the extra time they spent on perfecting it in the years since, it’s sure to be a fitting tribute to Phife’s legacy.

Watch Phife’s animated “Nutshell Pt 2” lyric video above.