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Chris Brown And Lil Durk Sued By Producer Claiming They Stole His Song

September 19, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Chris Brown and Lil Durk are established superstars. They have dozens of hits tallied between them. Brown is one of the best-selling artists of all time, for crying out loud. That doesn’t mean they are exempt from legal action, however. Chris Brown and Lil Durk are being sued by a producer named Micah Foster, according to TMZ. The producer claims that the duo jacked the beat for their single “Till the Wheels Fall Off,” and intends to prove it in a court of law.

Foster claims that he released his song, “Wheels Fall Off,” in 2019. Not only does the song feature a similar title to the Chris Brown and Durk song, but the producer claims that he played it in front of the singer before its release. For context, Chris Brown and Lil Durk’s version dropped in 2022. Foster goes on to tell TMZ that has worked with Brown several times over the years. He claims that he’s worked with the singer to develop multiple hits. Generally speaking, collaboration means a portion of the royalties on the song. Foster, however, claims that Chris Brown and Lil Durk have stiffed him.

Chris Brown Allegedly Heard The Original Song In 2019

JACKSON, MS – APRIL 20: Rapper Lil Durk (r) beams with joy at the STARRY FIZZ FEST at Jackson State University in the Lee E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Aron Smith/Jackson State University via Getty Images)

The producer is seeking his royalties from the song. “Til the Wheels Fall Off” has over 20 million streams on Spotify, so it’s safe to assume Foster is owed a nice chunk of change. This is not the first time Brown has been accused of “borrowing” from other songs.

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Quando Rondo Reluctantly Agrees To Squash Beef With Lil Durk: Watch

September 10, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Quando Rondo is trying to chart a different path. The rapper has been embroiled in some violent and deadly feuds with others, but he wants to move on. He announced that he was a practicing Muslim as far back as May. Rondo confirmed this via Twitter. He claimed that he doesn’t want to associate with those who don’t share his newfound beliefs. Quando Rondo gave fans a glimpse of his mindset on September 10, when footage of him and his associates made its way online. The rapper was asked if he could move on from one feud in particular. He hesitated, but ultimately came around to the idea.

The footage in question see Quando Rondo and his crew discuss beef in a parking lot. A Muslim teacher stresses the importance of loving one’s brother, and proceeds to name Lil Durk. “Now that you’re in the fold of Islam,” the teacher stated. “You have other Muslims that you may have had issues with when you were in ignorance.” Rondo gets sheepish at the mention of Durk’s name, and initially struggles to get on board. The rapper’s teacher attempts to put him at ease by noting the parallels between the two artists. “Lil Durk, who I’m gonna talk to also,” the teacher noted. “Durk is also a Muslim.”

Quando Rondo And Lil Durk Have Both Become Muslims

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Quando Rondo’s body language definitely changes at the mention of Durk. The teacher persists, however, asserting that both of them have to be willing to bury the hatchet if they are going to be true Muslims. “I love a lot of brothers for the sake of Allah,” Quando Rondo eventually stated. His willing to look beyond the past draws cheers from his friends. Given how aggressive things have gotten between Rondo and Lil Durk in the past, the celebration is warranted.

The two rappers were going at each other nonstop as recently as 2023. Quando Rondo went on the Off the Porch interview series and proceeded to bash Durk. He asserted that he has more loyalty to the man accused of shooting Durk’s friend, King Von, than Lil Durk himself. “I’d die for this man,” Rondo said. “If I knew, I’d lay down my life and die for this man. Slit throat. Right now, on God.” Lil Durk clapped back by sampling audio of Quando Rondo crying in a diss song. We hope the newfound positivity that Quando Rondo is trying to embrace lasts.

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Lil Durk Teases New Music After Dissing Current State Of Hip Hop

September 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Lil Durk isn’t happy with the way things are going. He may be a Grammy-winning superstar, but he thinks hip hop is in a bad way. He made this clear on September 6. The rapper took to Twitter to vent about the genre and its shortcomings. “Hip hop ain’t what it used to be…,” he wrote. He didn’t get too specific with why or how the genre has let him down, but it has nonetheless. Lil Durk solution? To drop new music of his own. The rapper followed up his hot take with an Instagram announcement that he’s hungry to take over the rest of 2024.

Lil Durk hopped on Instagram and made it clear that he has new music on the way. The rapper recorded himself listening to an unreleased song, while the caption laid out his game plan. “F*ck numbers,” it read. “Feed the streets… Smurk back hungry.” The song in question is “Discontinuing Wockhardt,” the Drake collab that Adin Ross previewed a few days earlier. There’s a bit of hypocrisy in criticizing the rap game and then linking up with Drake for a new single, but Lil Durk stood on business. He thinks something is off, and he feels like he’s the guy to remedy it.

Lil Durk Teased The Release Of His New Drake Collab

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Lil Durk has been transparent about his emotions over the years. He’s been outspoken in the past, but he’s also been forthright about his experiences in therapy. He shed light on the latter during an interview with Complex. “I got a therapist so I cope different,” the rapper explained. “You know, it don’t just gotta be I’m finna go take all these drugs, or I’m finna go get my feelings like this. I got my family, I got my girl, I got a therapist, I got my kids and I got the studio.”

Lil Durk’s criticisms about the genre are not wrong, even if they are vague. There’s been a general sense of uncertainty about hip hop in 2024. If your name isn’t Drake, Kendrick Lamar, or Travis Scott, it seems to be very difficult to move units. Mustard and YG fell victim to this in recent months. Big Sean, who just dropped his anticipated comeback album, just had the worst first week sales of his career. Durk is merely voicing what a lot of fans have been feeling. Is he using this feeling to generate hype for his new music? Sure. Such is the nature of the game.

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Adin Ross Previewed An Unreleased Song By Drake And Lil Durk, And Drake Raps About Quitting Lean

September 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

In August, Drake leaned into unconventionally releasing music with a couple of archival “100 Gigs” dumps. A few days before that, Lil Yachty sent Kai Cenat his unreleased song with Drake for Cenat to leak on his livestream because “SOD (Supersoak)” can’t have an official release.

On Wednesday night, September 4, Drake and Lil Durk turned to another popular streamer. Adin Ross previewed an unreleased Drake and Durk song being referred to as “Discontinuing Wokhardt” on his livestream. Several X (formerly Twitter) accounts, such as Complex, have captured and circulated Ross’ livestream.

According to Genius, Drake raps (or sing-raps), “Discontinuing Wockhardt / What seal do I pop now? / What seal do I pop now? / What seal do I pop now? / You know that the Act’ gone, I can’t get no Wok now.”

Afterward, Ross said, “Wait, I just realized — why’d they have me preview that? Is it because I was on lean? I’m not on lean no more. And how does The Boy know about — yeah, nah, he’s tapped in. Damn, that was hard.”

Wockhardt is a pharmaceutical company associated with manufacturing codeine and promethazine, a combination meant to treat cough and cold symptoms. It’s also known as “lean” or “sizzurp” when abused as a drug.

Drake Raps About Quitting Lean In Snippet For New Lil Durk Collab

September 4, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Adin Ross has become Funkmaster Flex for Gen Z. It may churn the stomach of some fans to read that, but it’s true. Ross (and fellow streamer Kai Cenat) have become the means through which rappers tease new music. Drake is the biggest rapper in the world, and he’s leaked several songs to both Ross and Kai Cenat in the last year. The latest instance of this happened on September 4. Adin Ross played a snippet of an unreleased Drake and Lil Durk song called “Discontinuing Wockhardt.” It sounds like a potential hit, but it has lyrics that may catch some fans off guard.

The snippet starts with Lil Durk rapping, but Drake steals the show in multiple ways. His melodic flow is so catchy when he gets on the track that Adin Ross even commented on it. More than the flow or melody though, “Discontinuing Wockhardt” will garner attention for Drake’s bars. The rapper opens his verse by claiming that he’s quitting lean. “Discontinuing Wockhardt,” he sings. “But still do I pop now.” Wockhardt is a Promethazine and codeine combination is used to relieve coughs. Well, it’s supposed to be, at least. It’s also used to make lean. Drake’s (former?) friend Lil Yachty used the brand as the basis for his song “Wock” in 2022.

Drake Recently Caught Heat For Drinking Around His Son

The timing of the snippet is worth considering. Drake recently caught flack from fans for a video in which he appeared to be drinking lean around his son, Adonis. The video is shot from Drake’s perspective, and sees him get in a car with what looks to be a cup of lean. Fans were horrified by the rapper’s seemingly oblivious attitude towards his son. He also caught heat for drinking such a potent combination around a child in the first place.

Drake hasn’t made lean part of his persona the way other rappers have. Future would be the most prominent example of someone basing their sound and overall vibe after the drink. He has, however, admitted to drinking it as far back as 2011. During an interview with The Guardian, Drake opened up about the drugs he consumed during his rise to fame. “Have I sipped codeine before? Yeah, of course,” he told the outlet. “Have I smoked weed? Yes. Do I drink wine? Yes. But do I do it excessively? No. I’m not a reckless guy. I do it all within moderation.” Sounds like lean have been taken out of rotation, though, if the new song is to be believed.

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Lil Durk Hints At New Music Coming Soon While Throwing Subliminals

September 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Lil Durk has a couple of things to get off his chest, according to some reposts from DJ Akademiks. Let’s start off with the more recent series of statements first. The Chicago rapper and singer seems to be taking some subliminal shots at either people he knows or contemporaries and did so via an Instagram story. The Voice writes, “When brothers speak bad bout brothers I cut em off I don’t even bother to ask questions we know who real and who fake some people won’t change”.

Then, a little bit later, Lil Durk uploaded a collage to the IG feed. This time, the veteran is getting a little more direct with his words. The caption says, “Back in 2012 they counted me out I had to turn up a notch!!!!! This album for the core ”. In regard to his first thought dump, this is nothing new from the drill artist. All you have to do is peruse through his IG page to see that he does something similar every other week.

Lil Durk Has Dropped Some Singles This Year Already

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So, we aren’t going to look to deep into that. Instead, what we are going to focus our attention on is the “album for the core” part. Durk has not been dropping a ton this year, but two of his singles seem to be for the upcoming Love Songs 4 the Streets 3. This would be his ninth studio album, and the third in this more melodic series of projects for him. “Smurk Carter”, “Old Days”, and “Went Hollywood For A Year” look to be prime candidates for LS4TS3. However, the release date and all of the other important details are currently unknown.

What are your thoughts on Lil Durk’s cryptic message and him teasing new music? Do you think the Chicago MC receives too much hate online, why or why not? Have you been enjoying his features and singles this year? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Lil Durk. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Central Cee Tried To Rock Bantu Knots And The Internet Ate Him Alive

August 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Central Cee is on the come up. He has exploded in the 2020s, reaching a level of crossover success that few UK rappers have. DJ Akademiks went as far as to claim that Cee was a top 5 relevant rap artist in the world during a live stream in June. That being said, Cee is not immune to the mockery of the internet. He popped up in an Instagram video alongside Lil Durk on August 13, and appeared to be rocking a bold new hairstyle. Central Cee got Bantu knots. And social media immediately criticized him for trying to emulate the fashion sensibility of Black artists.

Bantu knots are a traditional African hairstyle that have been around for a hundred plus years. The style is especially popular with Black women, which is why so many people looked sideways at Central Cee’s new look. Most of the criticisms leveled at the UK rapper had to do with the fact that he’s seemingly a white artist. “Y’all convinced Central Cee he was lightskin. Now he’s rocking bantu knots looking like an impressive fool,” one Twitter user wrote. Others simply thought it looked bad on Cee. “I’m not even mad at Central Cee for getting Bantu Knots,” another user wrote. “Do whatever you want I guess, my problem is it looks ridiculous.”

Twitter Users Questioned Central Cee’s Ethnicity

It’s worth noting that Central Cee is actually mixed. During a 2023 interview with Vogue, the rapper discussed his specific ethnic makeup. “My dad’s Guyanese and Chinese, and my mum’s English,” he explained. Central Cee had previously been reluctant to specify his familial lineage. He did, however, open up about the experiences he had growing up in a mixed household. “Not having much, my mum’s hardships,” he noted. “I was taking them on myself, subconsciously. I wanted to take matters into my own hands.”

Some social media users defended Central Cee’s decision to get Bantu knots. They were, however, in the minority. The backlash has been pretty deafening, so it’ll be interesting to see if the UK rapper decides to stick with his new hairstyle or abandon it. Keep scrolling to read more social media reactions to the delay. Do you think Cee will prolong his Bantu era? Let us know in the comments, and check back later for more music/pop culture news updates.

I want to know what was going through Central Cee’s mind when he sat down in the chair and told the hairdresser he wants BANTU KNOTS!!! BANTU KNOTS?!?!?

— Ka$h (@__pumkash) August 13, 2024

The Bantu knots on central cee makes him look like Lisa Simpson ibsr

— Anaïs (@anaisssssx) August 13, 2024

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Polo G’s ‘Hood Poet’ Tracklist Recruits Future, Lil Durk, GloRilla, And More For The Long Awaited Album

August 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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Following is rough several years, Polo G is ready to tell his story. After multiple delays, seemingly due to his ongoing legal battles, the “We Uh Shoot” rapper’s long-awaited album, Hood Poet, officially has a release date.

This Friday (August 9), the body of work titled after the acronym, he overcame obstacles during pain or emotional trauma, will hit streaming platforms. Today (August 6), Polo G revealed the album’s full tracklist over on Instagram. Although Polo G previously confirmed collaborations with G Herbo, 42 Dugg, Fridayy, GloRilla, Future, and more, now supporter know the name of of each respective track.

Continue below to view the full tracklist for Polo G’s forthcoming album, Hood Poet, and more.

Tracklist

1. “God’s Favorite”
2. “No Recruits” Feat. G Herbo
3. “Barely Holdin’ On”
4. “Only Gang” Feat. 42 Dugg
5. “Same Me” Feat. Fridayy
6. “Detox”
7. “Thorns”
8. “G63” Feat. Offset
9. “We Uh Shoot” Feat. Lil Durk
10. “Rain Fallin” Feat. The Kid Laroi
11. “Distraction”
12. “No Turning Back” Feat. Hunxho
13. “Angels in the Sky”
14. “Darkside”
15. “Bad Kids” Feat. GloRilla
16. “Survival of the Fittest” Feat. Future
17. “Letter to My Pops”
18. “From the Heart”

Artwork

So far, the public has already heard the singles “We Uh Shoot” with Lil Durk, “Angels In The Sky,” and “Distractions.” But come Friday, the entire project will be available for consumption.

Hood Poet is out on 8/9 via Columbia. Find more information here.

Polo G And Lil Durk Warn Their Foes ‘We Uh Shoot’ On Their Menacing New Collaboration

August 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Polo G’s long-awaited fourth studio album was finally given a release date this week, as well as an updated title. While it’s still called Hood Poet, the title is now an acronym, which according to a press release for its new single “We Uh Shoot” with Lil Durk, stands for He Overcame Obstacles During Pain Or Emotional Trauma.

And on “We Uh Shoot,” Polo teams up with the perfect person to represent that concept in Lil Durk. Both of the Windy City rappers grew up heavily entrenched in street life, but at the same time, both have distanced themselves from a lot of that aspect of their artistic expression. Both rap a lot about how their experiences shaped them — and yes, traumatized them — but also have more optimistic outlooks in their music than many of their Second City compatriots, many of whom went the other way and got downright nihilistic during the drill days.

H.O.O.D. P.O.E.T. has seen a bit of a rough rollout; initially announced nearly a year ago in August 2023, the album was pushed back a few weeks later in light of Polo’s arrest for kidnapping, robbery, and assault charges. After getting back to business in February of this year with “Sorrys & Ferraris,” he was derailed again by legal trouble, this time an arrest in New York on weapons charges.

With the album’s new release date just a week away, Polo’s given himself less time for getting into trouble, and that should be good news for fans.

You can listen to “We Uh Shoot” up top.

H.O.O.D. P.O.E.T. is due on 8/9 via Columbia Records. You can find more info here.