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DJ Akademiks Alleges Drake Gave Young Thug $1 Million After Prison Release

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Young Thug is now a free man, something that the hip-hop world celebrated broadly and in spades for the last week or so. Many people have their questions as to when he will pop out publicly or with new music, but we must recognize the importance of privacy and allow him to process all this at his own pace. Fortunately, it seems like the Atlanta rapper has a very strong support network thanks to his friends in both his personal life and in the music industry. For example, DJ Akademiks recently claimed via his livestream that Drake flew out to see Thugger and even gave him a big stack of cash to celebrate.

“Y’all want to hear this play I heard?” DJ Akademiks alleged concerning Young Thug and the OVO mogul. “Watch, he gon’ hit me up, like, ‘Yo, how you heard?’ ‘Cause he ain’t tell me. That’s my mans. When Thug gets let out of jail, the talk is this. They say two hours afterwards, Drake flew to Thug and allegedly gave him a mil’. Drake didn’t tell me this. Drake gon’ hit me up and be, like, ‘Who told you this?’

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DJ Akademiks Speaks On Young Thug & Drake

“Which, by the way, super strategic move,” DJ Akademiks continued. “Super strategic. Thug was in jail talking about, ‘Let’s squash all this beef.’ If I’m Drake, I need Atlanta. ‘Okay, so I got one n***a in Atlanta.’ Supposedly, Drake flew to wherever Thug was at, gave that n***a a mil’. Y’all can’t turn Atlanta against no big Drizzy, get the f**k out of here. Only the industry and insiders would know what that is. Which, I think that’s dope. And if y’all do hear Thug rap about it later, or Drake rap about it later, just remember I told y’all first, okay? That’s all.

“So, a little moving parts right here,” DJ Akademiks concluded. “Ain’t that dope? I don’t know if it was Atlanta, but flew to wherever. That’s dope. You know why that’s smart? Thug shows support for Drake when people are thinking s**t was going wherever.” We’ll see whether these MCs ever address this and what happens with Young Thug and the 6ix God.

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Joe Budden Says He Makes A Million Dollars Every Time He Talks About Drake

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Joe Budden and Drake have a very complicated relationship, one that the former is very happy to speak on and speak on and speak on… Moreover, during the most recent episode of the Slaughterhouse rapper’s self-titled podcast, he specifically ranted against artists that are bringing up his own pivot from his rap career into podcasting against him. But Budden made it clear that there’s only one person who can ever really criticize him in this regard, and that’s the 6ix God. Why does he have that special privilege? Well, Joe suggests that, since talking about Drizzy makes him a lot of money, he’s one of the only ones who have actually been able to be as successful as Joe wanted to be with his original plan to be a hip-hop artist.

“I move the way I move,” Joe Budden remarked on his podcast. “If n***as got a problem with it, in the great words of -– no pun -– Cardi, ‘If it’s up, then it stuck!‘ When Drake drops a diss, I make a million dollars. None of y’all have that equity! No, it’s too many people out there that think that I have something to gain from speaking highly or lowly about you n***as. That little box is reserved for him! I’ma come in here and talk about that n***a’s diss tracks whether I like it or not! It’s happened too many times. That’s gonna be a good month.”

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Joe Budden Speaks On Drake’s Profitability

Speaking of that Cardi B beef, one of the things that she brought up against Joe Budden is how he’s a clown in her eyes for speculating on Drake’s alleged $400 million deal with UMG. “Stop being a f***ing hater,” she remarked. “I’ll f***ing tour till I’m 65 if somebody gives me $400M. $400M that you don’t have… Everything that somebody do good, you always hate on it. That’s bad, that’s terrible. You always hating on something.”

Also, Joe Budden’s hot takes on Drake usually extend to his fanbase, too. “If you’re talking to a Drake fan, that don’t mean you’re talking to a hip-hop fan,” he recently posited. Of course, many wildly misinterpreted this statement online as a claim that Drake fans are not hip-hop fans. As Budden and Aubrey prove time and time again, the line between critique and cruel hating is a very thin one on either side.

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Jay-Z Owns $28 Million Rolls-Royce Boat Tail

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As one of hip-hop’s billionaires, Jay-Z is known to live large and prosperously, and his latest car is no exception. Recently, footage surfaced online of the “99 Problems” MC’s $28 million Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, a sleek blue model that looks pristine in the highlight clip. Moreover, it’s just one of many luxury cars that Hov possesses, although he’s busy flexing other accomplishments. Of course, people made plenty of jokes about the car on social media, especially given its namesake. “For 28 mil that better fly, sail, and dive underwater,” one fan wrote on Instagram.

However, don’t let Jay’s massive success and pockets fool you. From what many artists indicate, he remained humble and down-to-earth as he became one of the richest music figures in the world. For example, Fridayy recently recalled how Jay-Z fought to keep him on DJ Khaled’s “GOD DID.” As he recounted the experience, he praised how “cool” Mr. Carter is despite his opulence, which usually drives artists to a tone-deaf mentality. For the New York native, though, it doesn’t seem to faze him.

Jay-Z’s $28 Million Rolls-Royce

“Jay-Z’s cooler than a lot of little n***as,” the singer remarked to Angela Yee on her Way Up podcast. “You know how little n***as be in the game on some cocky s**t? Jay-Z really like a cool n***a. When I’m next to him, I don’t feel like he a celebrity. [He comes across like] a regular person, saying regular jokes. I remember during the [Grammys] performance, we’re taking a picture and he’s like, ‘You know I fought for you right?’ I’m like, ‘What you mean?’

“He’s like, ‘They was trying to take you off the record,’” Fridayy continued. “Dead-a** serious. But Khaled been told me Jay-Z fought for you. But hearing it from him, he was like, ‘Bro, when I heard your voice it just sounded hungry.’ And then he gon’ tell me, ‘When you make it, don’t forget about me.’” As such, no Boat Tail or any amount of money could distract Hov from the artistry beneath- at least, in this case. After all, many still think he could do more, but that’s a debate for another time. Meanwhile, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Jay-Z.

Eminem Rejected $8 Million Offer To Perform At World Cup

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Slim Shady’s one of the most successful and profitable names in hip-hop, but even he missed out on some major bags sometimes. In a recent interview with Big Boy’s Neighborhood, 50 Cent revealed that Eminem rejected an $8 million offer to perform at last year’s World Cup. Moreover, the offer came after the two performed alongside Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Kendrick Lamar at the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 28: Eminem performs onstage at the 2022 MTV VMAs at Prudential Center on August 28, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global)

According to Fif, organizers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar reached out to his and Eminem’s teams to sign the on to perform.

“Because of the Super Bowl, I got an inquiry about the World Cup,” the Queens mogul stated. “They had a budget of $9 million for it. So they was gonna give— I would have took one, Big. Then the other eight would have been for Em.”

Meanwhile, 50 said that if anybody was interested in a one-and-done, they’d do “the biggest live sporting event in the world.” If the FIFA World Cup won’t cut it, what could?

Still, once they made the offer, 50 Cent called Em’s manager Paul Rosenberg to talk it over. Ultimately, they turned it down. While it seems likely, there’s no telling whether the news got directly to the “Lose Yourself” rapper.

“I called and spoke to Paul and everybody around him,” 50 said. “They was like, ‘He’s not gonna do it.’”

However, they didn’t show such hesitation when discussing a TV show adaptation of Eminem’s hit movie, 8 Mile. 

“I wanna bring — I’m gonna bring 8 Mile to television,” Fif stated. Also, he told Big Boy that the prospect is already “in motion.”

“It’s gonna be big,” he went on to state. “I’m working. I ain’t got no duds. I’m batting 10… I think it should be there for [Eminem’s] legacy because it’s important to me that they understand it.”

What do you think of Eminem turning down $8 million’s worth of a World Cup performance? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments down below. Also, as always, check back in with HNHH for the latest interview highlights and hip-hop business.

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