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Big Sean’s New Album Is Projected To Be Lowest-Selling Of His Career

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Big Sean went through a lot to get his new album made. The rapper poured his blood, sweat and tears into Better Me Than You, and fans could tell. The album was packed with introspective songwriting and uplifting sounds. Unfortunately, the uplifting elements have not applied to album sales. Hip Hop By the Numbers released the projected first week sales for Better Me Than You, and they are not good. In fact, they will mark the lowest-selling first week of Big Sean’s entire career.

Big Sean’s latest album is projected to sell less than 24K in its first week. Statistically, these numbers will put him outside of the top 20 on the Billboard 200 charts. Still high, right? Well, not for Big Sean. Despite not being considered “Big Three” caliber, Sean has been a steady commercial force throughout his entire career. His first four albums all topped the hip hop charts, and his third album, Dark Sky Paradise (2015), managed to top the Billboard 200. To date, none of Sean’s studio albums have charted lower than three. Better Me Than You will be lucky to crack 20.

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Big Sean Will Debut Outside Of Top 3 For The First Time

There are, of course, lots of variables at play here. Big Sean hasn’t released an album in four years. Said album, Detroit 2, was not the commercial success that its predecessors were. It was eventually certified Gold, but it lacked a hit single. Better Me Than You has the same problem with even more distance from Sean’s last hit. None of the three lead singles from the album charted on Billboard. Big Sean clearly had more of an album statement in mind, but it still stands to reason that a viral hit would have done a lot to boost his sales.

It’s also worth noting that rap albums have consistently underperformed in 2024. Unless your name is Travis Scott, you are struggling to sell records. Mustard way underperformed when he put out Faith of a Mustard Seed in July. He sold only 18K copies, despite having a stellar roster of guest stars and the after glow of a Kendrick Lamar-assisted number one. Mustard’s partner in crime, YG, fared even worse. Just Re’d Up 3 sold only 8K first week, which is massively down from the rapper usual Billboard numbers. It’s a rough patch that the genre hopefully gets out of.

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Adam22 Clowns Joe Budden’s Rap Career In No Jumper Cypher: Watch

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Adam22 is a podcaster by trade and a clout chaser by instinct. He knows what will generate views, and has been immensely successful at doing so. His approach has garnered criticism from other huge names in the rap podcast space, however. Joe Budden being chief among them. Adam22 and Budden do not get along, and the former decided to address their tension during the new No Jumper Cypher. Not only does Adam poke fun at Budden’s podcasting career, but he tears down his rap achievements as well.

It’s worth noting that Adam22 raps part of his “verse” with a flower beanie on his head. This is not to be taken seriously, and everybody involved knows it. Still, the podcaster gets his shots off. “Pump It Up the last time I heard Joe rap,” Adam22 spits. “That old a*s throwback finally got its Gold plaque… yall is only podcasting cause you got no other option.” He also throws in a dig about his podcasting ops being bums and “unable to eat at Sizzler.” Again, not a wordsmith by any means. Adam22 put out the verse knowing it would elicit attention from the hip hop community. And sure enough, it did.

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Joe Budden Responded To Adam22’s Bars With Laughter

Joe Budden responded to the No Jumper Cypher shortly after its release. He took it about as well as one could, which is to say, he laughed it off. “Lol… Adam aside, it’s tough out here for a lot of folks,” he wrote. “Do everything you can.” Budden’s comments align with previous criticisms that he’s made about Adam and his approach to the culture as a whole. Budden feels as though Adam22 exploits hip hop for his own benefit without paying mind to the young artists he exploits. We’d list out the conflicts that the two men have had over the years, but we’d be need about 10,000 more words. It seems like they get on each other’s nerves every few months.

In May, Joe Budden claimed that he would wipe the floor with Adam22 in a fist fight. He didn’t try to be cute with his answer, either. He straight up told his co-hosts that he would demolish the other podcast titan. “I’d beat the dog sh*t out of Adam,” Budden stated. “I don’t even know if he has a dog. He would be tattoo-less.” Adam’s cypher is just the latest instance of shots being fired. It isn’t the first time, and it sure won’t be the last.

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6ix9ine Drops Diss Song On Ex-Girlfriend And Singer Yailin La Mas Viral

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6ix9ine is never far from drama. The rapper initially made waves for his outlandish appearance, and has done just about everything to stay in the spotlight. He knows that picking fights with other artists, and airing out dirty laundry on record is an easy hack when it comes to generating attention. He did it once again on September 4th. 6ix9ine decided to drop a diss track against his ex-girlfriend and fellow artist, Yailin La Mas Viral. It wasn’t a rush job, either. The track comes with a music video that seemingly gets into detail about the doomed relationship.

6ix9ine raps the entire song in Spanish, and adopts a more mellow sound than usual. The rapper known for his outlandish vocals and likewise fashion plays it straight. He’s even wearing a black suit. The grim nature of the lyrics are matched by the additional footage. The music video incorporates footage of the rapper and Yailin La Mas Viral when they were still together. The couple dated throughout 2023 before calling it quits in August. Yailin even joked about being single on Instagram following the split. 6ix9ine seems less willing to move on, based on the diss track.

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6ix9ine Dated The Dominican Singer For A Year

The footage included in the video also sees 6ix9ine interacting with Yailin La Mas Viral’s son, whom she shares with rapper Anuel AA. It looks as though the couple got extremely close during their romance, and the lyrics, appropriately, reflect on what could have been. The relationship between 6ix9ine and Yailin was not without its bumps, though. The former was jailed in Yailin’s native Dominican Republic back in January. Daily Mail stated that 6ix9ine was locked up due to a domestic violence report made by Yailin’s mother.

Yailin La Mas Viral also dealt with legal troubles during their time together. A warrant was sworn out for her arrest in 2023. Ciber Cuba reported that the singer owed $25,500 to the New Decoración company for remodeling her apartment. 6ix9ine hopped on Instagram Live and tried stick up for Yailin despite the claims made against her. “I want to tell the audience not to believe everything that appears on social media,” he noted. “Especially from a country where there is no justice. It is very corrupt.” We will see if Yailin decides to issue a response to 6ix9ine’s diss.

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Boosie Badazz Praises Elon Musk For NSFW Content On Twitter

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Boosie Badazz is as unpredictable as they come. Few rappers have been as mercurial and intense, especially when it comes to trash talking. He has been one of the genre’s finest crash out artists for two decades. The reason Boosie Badazz made headlines on September 4, though, was because he did the complete opposite. The rapper took time out of ragging on fellow rapper Ralo to praise Twitter owner Elon Musk. He tagged the controversial Tesla CEO, and detailed the ways in which he loves using the app.

Boosie Badazz seems to love the new version of Twitter (aka X) for a specific reason. You may think it’s because it allows him to pop off on any rapper he sees fit. In reality, it’s because of all the nudity and sex content on the app. We aren’t projecting on to Boosie Badazz, either. The rapper made it pretty clear in his tweet. “Twitter will have you j*cking off all day,” he wrote. @elonmusk u doing your thang with this app n making a lot of people n this world happy.” This is not an interaction anybody had on their 2024 bingo board, yet here we are.

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Boosie Badazz Previously Criticized Social Media

This is a far cry from what Boosie Badazz said during his 2023 appearance on Drink Champs. The rapper told N.O.R.E. and company that social media “f*cked up” the culture. “It made more avenues for money,” he noted. “But it f*cked up everything. Marriages, everything.” Boosie Badazz noted that apps like X or Twitter, and Instagram, made relationships inherently easier to abuse in terms of cheating. He isn’t wrong, but it does take on a different tone when you take into account his praise for Twitter and Elon Musk’s changes.

Boosie has been pretty active on Twitter over the last 24 hours. The rapper spent most the day of September 4 absolutely laying into Ralo over comments the latter made about touring. Ralo said he didn’t want to be a touring rapper in his 40s, and cited Boosie Badazz as a prime example. Boosie then went ballistic, and claimed Ralo never made good music in the first place. He also derided the rapper for failing to mature once he got out of prison.

Read More: Boosie Badazz Continues To Blast Ralo For Insulting His Touring Schedule

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Tamar Braxton Blasts Jeremy “JR” Robinson For Allegedly Spending Her Money On Another Woman

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Late last month, Tamar Braxton gifted Jeremy “JR” Robinson an extravagant chain for his birthday despite the two of them being single. Of course, the gesture left fans confused as to where the former pair currently stands, but up until recently, they appeared to be friends. Now, however, it looks like their relationship has taken a dramatic turn for the worse.

Recently, Braxton hopped on Instagram Live to put JR on blast after the Four Seasons in New Orleans charged her credit card. According to her, she wasn’t there, and quickly called JR to sort things out. She claims he had an attitude when she called, and that the hotel told her the reservation was under “Mr. Jeremy Robinson and his guest Ms. Jay.”

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Tamar Braxton Calls Out Her Ex Over Credit Card Mix-Up

While it’s unclear exactly who Ms. Jay is, Braxton later shared a screenshot of a woman’s Instagram profile, suggesting it was her. She, along with JR, denies this. “Payed IN MY FACE for a 25 year old!!!!!” Braxton captioned the screenshot. “Smh tool my jewelry took me to Turks and all along had a WHOLE TRAMP I hate you @jeremyrobinson.” Today, JR fired back at Braxton’s accusations, insisting that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. According to him, their cards share the same last three digits, which would explain the booking mix-up. Moreover, he says the woman Braxton called out on Instagram is just a “random woman,” and denies being with her.

“I have never led Tamar Braxton on; I never will, nor will I,” he also added. “You don’t just go on social media and start attacking somebody that you claim you love, that you care for as a friend. Then you post pictures of you and my daughters together, but then you’re throwing their dad under the bus. It’s not cool.” What do you think of Tamar Braxton putting her ex Jeremy “JR” Robinson on blast? What about his response to her accusations? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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

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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.

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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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Tony Yayo Thanks Drake For Landing Him Spencer’s T-Shirt Deal

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Earlier this year, Drake hopped on Instagram to share a photo of himself rocking a “Free Yayo” t-shirt. The shirt was first worn by Eminem at the 2003 Grammys when Yayo was behind bars for bail jumping. It appears that Drake wore the shirt as a nod to Yayo’s comments about his viral feud with Kendrick Lamar on VladTV. At the time, Yayo claimed that he didn’t think the battle was over.

“I think the battle is not over,” he told DJ Vlad. “Drake is Drake, Kendrick is Kendrick. They’re both two of the biggest artists in the world. … We can say what we wanna say, all Drake gotta do is… Every time we count Drake out he comes back with a f*cking hit, that’s all I’m saying. All he gotta do is come back with No. 1 record. The kids are gonna be dancing just like they are to ‘Not Like Us.’“

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Tony Yayo On Getting A Spencer’s Deal Thanks To Drake

Now, during another VladTV interview, Yayo has revealed that Drake’s decision to wear the t-shirt paid off for him. Apparently, he received a call the following day and was told that Spencer’s was interested in selling the t-shirt. “Once Drake wore the shirt, I got the call the next day. ‘Spencer’s wants to do a deal with you,’” he recalled. Yayo went on, also noting how this is one of the perks of refusing to pick a side amid Drake and Kendrick’s beef.

What do you think of Tony Yayo revealing that he got a call from Spencer’s the day after Drake rocked a “Free Yayo” t-shirt on his IG story? Are you surprised or not? Do you agree that he made the right move not picking a side? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Star Boy Refuses To Clear Samples For Destroy Lonely And Kanye West Collabs

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Star Boy may not be a household name, but the producer is on the rise. He’s worked with several notable artists this decade, including Ken Carson and Lil Uzi Vert. His production style is so enticing that massive names like Destroy Lonely and Kanye West have reportedly booked sessions with him. Unfortunately, for both artists, Star Boy has decided to draw a line in the sand. The producer announced that he will not be clearing the sample for his anticipated Destroy Lonely collab “Holding It Down.”

Destroy Lonely previewed “Holding It Down” back in May. The rapper told fans that he wanted to put it on the second version of his new album, Love Lasts Forever. The second version is now available on the rapper’s personal site, but the song is nowhere to be found. Lonely even took to Twitter to explain why the song was omitted. “‘Holding It Down’ going on streaming,” he explained. “We waiting on Star Boy to clear the track blow him up.” The plea for fan assistance didn’t pan out, though. Star Boy went on IG and stated, definitively, that he wasn’t clearing anything. “I ain’t clearing sh*t,” he wrote.

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Star Boy Refuses To Clear ‘Ungodly’ Song Lyrics

Fans were confused by the harshness of Star Boy’s words. There was some confusion as to whether there was beef between the producer and Destroy Lonely, or whether the two men had a falling out after recording the song. Apparently, Star Boy had a change of heart. He posted a follow up on Instagram, and explained that he will not be clearing songs he considers to be against his beliefs. “Not clearing anything ungodly,” he wrote. “For no amount of money.” Kanye West then caught a stray, when Star Boy said the same rules applied to him. “I ain’t clear @Ye sh*t either,” he added. “No one getting swag.”

Star Boy’s sudden line in the sand is surprising, given his production history. He’s lent his talents to songs with plenty of “ungodly” messages in the past. He has multiple credits on Playboi Carti’s Whole Lotta Red, as well as Ken Carson’s A Great Chaos. Star Boy has also worked with artists who have done and said controversial things in the past, like West and DaBaby. Regardless of the reasoning, it appears as though Destroy Lonely fans are going to deprived of “Holding It Down” for the near future.

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