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Kanye West Thanks Drake For Inspiring “Watch The Throne” In New “100 GIGS” Website Clip

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We all know the story of how Kanye West and Drake allegedly took inspiration from Drake for their 2011 collab album Watch The Throne. Well, we say allegedly because there are some conflicting reports about whether or not the title was inspired by an ESPN report on LeBron James’ loss in his first NBA Finals appearance rather than a Drizzy lyric about “the throne” being for the taking. Regardless, it’s fun to reminisce, no? The Toronto superstar certainly thinks so, as he recently dropped a lot of footage and content on his recently unveiled “100 GIGS” website. One of these clips features Ye crediting him with inspiring his Hov team-up at OVO Fest 2013, a bizarre moment to look back on considering their on-and-off-again beef.

“As I stand in this city right now, I just want y’all to understand that it’s been a lot of rappers that came in the game that wasn’t able to do something like this for their city,” Kanye West told the crowd at OVO Fest 11 years ago. “We wouldn’t be able to make the music that we make. Me and Hov would’ve never made Watch The Throne if this n***a wasn’t putting pressure on us like that.” Drake continues with the pressure, as this new “100 GIGS” footage also included two new three-packs of songs. It’s also not the first time that he included something about Ye in these “100 GIGS” drops.

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Kanye West Speaks On Drake’s “Pressure” At OVO Fest 2013

In fact, fans think that the 6ix God will drop even more content, music, or maybe even a new album very soon thanks to his latest hints on his @plottttwistttttt IG burner account. That remains speculative at this point, but based on all that he’s been posting and sharing these days, surely more is on the way. Still, OVO fans and haters alike wonder what this is all for. This new clip of Kanye West suggests that Drake is trying to make his legacy and impact as clear as day, as well as flooding his opposition with material to dominate the conversation.

Meanwhile, fans on both sides of 2024’s rap war continue to use every opportunity they can (as irrelevant and unrelated as they may be) to praise Drake over Kendrick Lamar and vice versa. As for K.Dot, he might also drop very soon, but some folks predict that he won’t have much else to say for his rival. The Boy, however, aired out more shots for his opps on his new three-pack. Will he continue to boast from atop a city on the hill or does he really want another round, whether it’s with Ye or whoever else that wants the smoke?

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Kanye West Dismisses Drake’s Music: “Your Raps Don’t Mean Sh*t”

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Drake can’t catch a break. He was already forced to fend off attacks from some of the biggest names in hip-hop, and now he has contend with the rapper he’s cited as his biggest influence: Kanye West. Drake and West have had a notoriously fickle relationship over the years, but the latter has once again declared war on the 6 God. He released a remix to “Like That,” on The Download, and used the podcast platform to claim that Drake’s career is “artificial.” He didn’t say industry plant, but he definitely made it seem as though Drake’s success has been more calculated than fans have realized.

Kanye West felt “Push Ups” was a boring diss song. Despite being widely praised by fans and critics, West felt the diss lacked punch because of who Drake has become. “Every bar that Drake said means nothing anymore,” the rapper claimed “Drop and give me 50, ain’t nobody gonna drop and do sh*t. Your raps don’t mean sh*t.” West has been critical of Drake’s extreme popularity in the past. He famously ranted about the radio play that the DJ Khaled and Drake single “For Free” received during a 2016 concert. He got more specific about why he felt this way, however, during the Download interview.

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Kanye West Felt Drake’s Diss Was “Artificial”

The “Carnival” rapper claimed that Drake is the beneficiary of the industry. “[It’s] a bunch of middle men controlling the market,” he said. “There are middle men saying ‘this what diamonds cost’. And everybody running around. Drake, all this sh*t is artificial.” West’s remarks about Drake’s bars should be taken with a grain of salt, though, given that Drake has been credited (and occasionally uncredited) as a writer on several of the rapper’s hits. Drake wrote the chorus to West’s 2018 song “Yikes,” but was not officially credited because West’s team claimed they “forgot.”

Regardless of their prior collabs, Kanye West wants Drake gone. “That’s why gods had to come,” he asserted. “Pack that boy up.” In a previous Download clip, West said that he was excited to team up with Future and Metro Boomin on what he called the “elimination” of Drake. In his estimation, ruining Drake’s career is a professional as well as personal goal. “I’m tired of this guy f**king with me, so the fact that all these is coming together,” he added. “We gon’ tear the head off whoever they thought was in control.” Time will tell if West and company succeed.

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Kanye West Explains Why He’s Dissing Drake Again Despite Their Recent Reconciliation

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We’ll probably never know if Kanye West was asked to insert himself in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef or if it was of his own volition. Either way, he seems to think there’s truth to both narratives, as he explained during a recent interview on Justin LaBoy’s podcast, The Download. For those unaware, the Chicago artist premiered his remix of “Like That” on this show following some leaks and previews from Adam22 that initially spread like wildfire on social media. When he played (and later released) the CDQ version, though, along with Metro Boomin’s blessing, folks really knew that he was getting into it.

However, a lot of folks brought up that Ye and Drizzy had already “made up” with their Larry Hoover benefit concert in 2021, something that LaBoy asked his guest about. “Y’all did the Hoover concert together,” he told Kanye West. “Me and the rest of the world thought y’all were back cool. What happened after that?” “It cuts Drake’s soul,” he responded. “It’s like he signed his soul to the devil to not be cool with me. This is his job, to go against God, and that cuts his soul.”

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Kanye West Says Drake Isn’t In His Corner Despite Larry Hoover Benefit Show For This Reason: Watch

Elsewhere during this interview, the controversial designer also offered his own perspective on what made him want to do the “Like That” remix, and while it’s an unconfirmed account, it’s probably as much as we’ll get about it. He said that Future was the one who hit him up to do the verse, and that folks in the rap game are “energized” by these shots at the OVO mogul. “Everybody is very, very excited about the elimination of Drake,” Kanye West expressed on The Download. In addition, he also claimed that Sir Lucian Grainge, the head of UMG, is The Boy’s father due to the massive deal that they inked.

“Drake has a rich baby daddy, named Lucian [Grainge] and Universal,” the VULTURES creative stated. “He’s like, ‘My daddy got it. My daddy control the spins. My daddy got the DSPs. Drake has a rich baby daddy named Lucian.” He also said that Grainge is a puppet of “people who control the banks in Africa.” For more news and the latest updates on Kanye West and rap’s attempted coup d’état against Drake, stick around on HNHH.

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Kanye West Heats Rap’s Civil War Up… Or Does He? Fans React To “Like That” Remix

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Kanye West’s “Like That” remix has added another explosive layer to the 20v1 between Kendrick Lamar, some company, and Drake. Of course, fans went absolutely wild with reactions to all this online, with some praising Ye for his verse and for his shots at Cole and Drake and others not being so impressed. Here are some opposing examples to set the stage a little bit. One common sentiment can be summed up with this tweet: “One thing ‘bout Kanye… he’s gonna insert himself in a situation that doesn’t involve him,” a fan wrote. Another took a different stance: “Hate all y’all want! Ye is a monster! This diss was fire!!!”

However, many of the positive reactions to this whole situation center around Ye’s involvement in the first place, and less so about the bar work or the shots themselves. For those unaware, Kanye West took aim at Drake’s UMG deal, and said that playing J. Cole… well, let’s just say he isn’t playing his music for his wife Bianca Censori anytime soon. While some people thought these were valid shots, others took issue with this particular bar: “I can’t even think of a Drake line.” This is because of the Toronto superstar and the Chicago creative’s history of working together in the past, and how the former wrote the chorus of “Yikes” for the latter without receiving any credit.

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Kanye West’s “Like That” Remix: Listen

In addition, many folks thought that this was just a poor-quality or straight-up bad move for Kanye West in the long run, ultimately proving Drake’s point about everyone having to unite to beat him. Still, there’s one person who is notably absent from many of these discussions, and the one that really ignited this in the first place: Kendrick Lamar. No one really knows the dynamics of how “Like That” came about in the first place, but he’s kept quiet in the overwhelming aftermath of it. K.Dot’s silence might indicate he’s working on a bomb, it could threaten his place on the throne, or it’s proof that he’s the only one who really has the confidence and security to ignore the game’s uproar over one effective verse… again. Your call. On that note, check out some “Like That” remix reactions down below.

Fan Reactions To Ye Planting His Flag On The Battlefield

Furthermore, we want to know what you think of this version and of everything else going on with this beef. Do you think The Boy will keep the same mocking troll tone that he’s utilized ever since “Push Ups”? Only time will tell, but we’ve all got a shot at manifesting the truth with our predictions. For more news and the latest updates on Kanye West and hip-hop’s current civil war, check back in with HNHH.

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Julia Fox Talks Dating Drake & Ye

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Ever since famously starring in Uncut Gems in 2019, Julia Fox has steadily been in the headlines. Whether for her fashion choices, her meme-worthy statements or her short fling with Ye, the 32-year-old is a hot topic.

During her brief romance with the disgraced rapper, the pair were spotted out together several times.

Ye and Julia Fox are seen on January 23, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)

The Uncut Gems actress recently sat down for an interview with Andy Cohen. During their conversation, the talk show host doesn’t hold back when asking her about her dating history. He reads her a question sent in from a fan, asking the mother of one what’s the best celebrity date she’s been on.

“I flew on a private jet, cuddled on the jet, landed, got some Chanel bags. It was just great,” she exclaims, before saying she can’t disclose who it was with. “I really, really can’t say, but it was obviously an A-lister,” says Fox. After Cohen says everyone wants to know if it’s Drake, she replies, “maybe,” cracking a smile. It certainly seems as though it was with the Certified Lover Boy.

Elsewhere in the interview, the 32-year-old also addresses some aspects of her relationship with the “Gold Digger” rapper. “We were literally together for like a minute. I don’t think he even knows my full name or anything,” she confesses to the Watch What Happens Live! host.

The couple began dating last year, shortly after the 45-year-old’s divorce from Kim Kardashian. However, they only lasted for about a month. The actress says she dumped the father of four due to his “unresolved issues.”

Of course, Drizzy and Ye have a rather complicated past with each other. After beefing for years, they put their differences aside to unite on stage in late 2021. Both artists performed at the concert, which was put on in order to bring attention to the “Free Larry Hoover” movement.

Fox’s alleged date with the Toronto superstar allegedly happened before her fling with Ye. Regardless, the exact timeline is unknown and the seemingly new update is certainly interesting.

What are your thoughts on Julia Fox spilling this tea? Comment below. Finally, make sure to stay tuned to HNHH for all of the latest pop culture news.

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