Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers undeniably became one of the most successful albums released in 2022. Even with all the new tracks he provided his fans this year, though, the Compton native has still fallen victim to a leak.
As HipHopNMore reports, a handful of titles from his To Pimp A Butterfly era have surfaced online. The father of two is no stranger to antics like this. In early 2018, a selection of his Kanye West collaborations made rounds across the internet. That same year, songs made with artists like SZA and Jay Rock also unexpectedly showed up.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during day three of Rolling Loud Miami 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium on July 24, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
2019 was when fans heard several random records of Lamar’s from 2009 without his consent. Finally, in 2020 he fell victim once again, although some of those leaks did end up on his 2022 album in one capacity or another.
On Sunday (December 11) the culprits struck again, sharing some throwaway titles from the DAMN. rapper’s 2015 album. Firstly, we have “Falsehood.” The groovy song consists of three verses, the last of which we previously heard on the album version of “i.”
As our source notes, the track features a bar seemingly written for Dr. Dre to record. Instead, Kung-Fu Kenny gives us his best impression of the “Still D.R.E.” hitmaker.
Another surprisingly surfaced title is “Organized Madness.” Far less orthodox in nature, it boasts an appearance from Thundercat at the end. Close listeners will notice that some of the lyrics from the unused song were reworked into “Complexion.”
In other news, it was revealed at the end of November that K-Dot is due to headline 2023’s Primavera Sound Festival. If audiences are lucky, he just may perform some of these random new arrivals during his time on stage.
When two legendary figures in the rap world come together to spit game after past disagreements, such meet-ups make the culture thrive. Fat Joe and Uncle Luke recently squashed their short-lived beef over who really put Miami rappers Pitbull and Trick Daddy on. During an Instagram live session on Friday, the Terror Squad mogul clarified his claims made on the My Expert Opinion podcast that he was the main booster of their careers.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 15: Fat Joe speaks onstage during “In Conversation with Fat Joe” at The Apollo Theater on November 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Shahar Azran/Getty Images)
“I love Joe but i find this very interesting because i discovered @trickdaddydollars he did his first song with me as soon as he got off the lock up and by he stayed with me,” Luke responded shortly after. “I also discovered signed @pitbull to the platinum selling Luke records label he did his first song’s with me.
“Maybe I’m missing something here I do have the receipts,” the 2 Live Crew boss added. “By the way because you don’t see me all in the videos at the birthday partys [sic] yes @djkhaled i found him on underground radio mix 96 brought him to main stream, radio @99jamzmiami The Luke Show.”
I find this very interesting because the last time I checked, I discovered @pitbull and @305MAYOR they recorded there first record on @lukerecords I got the receipt to show. Guys let’s not try and rewrite history. I’m not dead yet. @BETpic.twitter.com/28uxiAiLQ7
First, Fat Joe kicked off the live by making sure his audience knew Uncle Luke’s impact and career position. “Like I told you Luke is an icon, living legend,” he stated. “He created the sound of Miami. He put everybody on.”
Also, the New York rapper recounted visiting Miami in 1999 for Super Bowl XXXIII. There, he said, he found what was so special about Trick Daddy and explained his perspective and role.
“Trick Daddy s**t was playing all over the Carol Mart [flea market], all over the parties,” he elaborated. “I went back up to New York. Sat in the office with Craig Kallman, who’s still the boss of Atlantic. I don’t f**k with him no more, but I took the demo of Trick Daddy. I put it on his desk and said, ‘You need to sign this guy, he’s the next guy.’”
Fat Joe has always sought the pulse of the culture, even if he doesn’t get his proper flowers for it sometimes. He recently spoke about being frustrated when he lost a Grammy to Chance the Rapper. Moreover, he went on to explain: “I know you discovered Trick Daddy, you discovered Pitbull. I never said I discovered them, Luke. I took his demo, out of love for hip-hop. And Craig Kallman called me two days later and said, ‘I signed the guy Trick from Miami.’
Luther Cambell a.k.a. Uncle Luke performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theatre on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. / AFP PHOTO / Gaston De Cardenas (Photo credit should read GASTON DE CARDENAS/AFP via Getty Images)
Additionally, Fat Joe said he gave Pitbull’s music to Steve Gottlieb and Brian Leach of TVT Records. They were searching for a Hispanic artist after Joe’s success.
“When Big Pun’s double platinum, Fat Joe’s platinum, the Spanish n***as is rockin’, TVT is begging me for any Spanish artist in the universe,” Joe remarked. “Robby Rob steps to me and says, ‘Joe, I need this favor.’ I walk in TVT to Brian Leach, Steve Gottlieb and I said, ‘This is the guy. This is the next one.’ Now they signed him.”
Furthermore, Uncle Luke recognized Fat Joe’s influence and the role he played in keeping the playing field competitive.
“I wanted a Cuban artist because I was from Miami,” the Miami legend told fans. “Jullian Boothe, he was my A&R guy. Big Teach, Jeff Sanchez, [I told them] ‘We need to find a Cuban artist. I don’t give a f**k what y’all do. Go find me a goddamn Cuban artist because I will not be complete in Miami unless I have a Cuban artist. Them dudes got Big Pun and Fat Joe outta New York, we gotta compete.”
Meanwhile, Fat Joe recently explained how his beef with 50 Centcost him $20 million. It’s good to see him squashing beef before it gets too steep. You can watch the entire conversation between the two OGs below.
What do you think about Uncle Luke and Fat Joe’s conversation? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to HNHH for the latest in hip-hop legacy.
The headlines surrounding Elon Musk’s chaotic takeover at Twitter have slowed down recently. However, a new update reveals that the CEO is having issues with his staff leaking private information to the media. As TMZ notes, the South African is responding by threatening legal action against anyone who breaks their contractual NDA.
Platformer editor Zoë Schiffer obtained a copy of the engineer’s correspondence with Twitter workers. She later directly shared quotes from it on her own profile. “NEW: Elon Musk is threatening to sue Twitter employees who leak confidential information to the press,” she wrote on Saturday (December 10).
As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company’s interests and in violation of their NDA. 1/
“He’s asking staffers to sign a pledge indicating they’ve understood,” she went on. In the following thread, the journalist broke down what she read in the original document.
Musk’s email began, “As evidenced by the many detailed leaks of confidential Twitter information, a few people at our company continue to act in a manner contrary to the company’s interests and in violation of their NDA.”
“This will be said only once: If you clearly and deliberately violate the NDA that you signed when you joined, you accept liability to the full extent of the law & Twitter will immediately seek damages.”
Musk says occasional slip ups are understandable “but breaking your word by sending detailed info to the media” with the intent to harm Twitter “will receive the response it deserves.”
The 51-year-old additionally let his staff know that “occasional slip-ups are understandable.” However, “breaking your word by sending detailed info to the media” with intentions of harming the website “will receive the response it deserves.”
According to Schiffer’s reporting, Twitter employees were given until 5 PM today to respond.
For his part, Musk has been posting commentary seemingly related to today’s events. “Twitter is both a social media company and a crime scene,” he penned on Saturday afternoon.
In his next post, the investor shared a meme. It surprisingly hints at him digging up some of the app’s “darkest secrets,” only causing more of a stir online.
Twitter is both a social media company and a crime scene
Elsewhere in the news, Elon Musk’s brain implant company has been placed under investigation for potential animal abuse. Read more about that here, and share your thoughts on Twitter’s latest troubles in the comments.
Ye has once again gotten the boot from various social media platforms. However, the 45-year-old isn’t letting that stop him from making sure the world hears his thoughts. Most recently, he joined Wack 100 over on Clubhouse, at which time the two industry heads shared a laugh about Meek Mill.
In an audio snippet shared to @theneighborhoodtalk on Instagram, the Graduation rapper can be heard talking about the backlash he received in response to his White Lives Matter t-shirts earlier this year.
“Oh, you know what, let’s go get celebrities,” Kanye West recalled of what the world’s reaction to his antics felt like. “Let’s go get Puff Daddy, let’s get Dave Chappelle, let’s go get Meek Mill… What made somebody think Meek Mill could say something to me?!” he exclaimed before cracking up.
The rapper could barely get a word out without giggling. “Yo, man, I’m about to start crying laughing,” he tells Wack and their listeners. “Somebody thought Meek Mill… Yo, I’m literally in tears.”
“This a world tour or your girl tour, right?” another voice chimed in with the famous Drake lyrics previously aimed at the “Uptown Vibes” hitmaker. At the same time, the Yeezy founder maniacally laughs at the thought of his fellow artist checking him. The majority of the audio is unintelligible due to West’s snickering.
Meek and Ye have been publicly trading shots for some time now. At the end of November, the former made claims that the latter “sold his soul” on his “God Did” freestyle.
“Make a hundred million dollars and still go get my friends after / And that don’t go for everybody, just the only ones that been back for me,” he rhymes on the song. “I will never sell my soul for money, like I’m Kanye / It’s crazy I used to bring you on my cell house on lock day.”
At this time, Meek Mill hasn’t responded to Kanye West and Wack 100’s comments. Check back in with HNHH later for any updates on the rapper’s ongoing beef.
In the midst of SZA’s sophomore album, SOS, finally making its long-awaited debut, the TDE vocalist has been doing her share of press to promote her work. Among other recent interviews, she sat down with Audacity to chat about not only her music but also her love life.
During her chat with the outlet, SZA confirmed the long-standing rumours about her and Drizzy. Interestingly, she also compared the father of one to a Mean Girls character. “I feel like Drake has a Regina George quality to him,” she said.
“It’s just kind of like, ‘Have you or anyone you know been personally victimized?’ He’s like a cool kid, you know. When you’re the popular kid in school, it’s entertaining. It’s entertaining, but you sometimes are taking losses in the midst of that entertainment.”
Speaking on the lyrics about her, she specifically noted, “The honesty, I respect that. But I definitely laughed real hard… I cackled.”
Even with their past history, SZA maintains that she and Drake have “always been cool.” She told Audacity, “It’s never been weird. It’s never come completely out of the blue.”
Thankfully, the Scorpion artist had the good sense to warn her before dropping the song. She also says that any mention her ex makes of her has been positive, and no negativity comes from him.
“I’m grateful for that and I think highly of him, and I think it’s really weird that as all these years went past, I am an artist now and I wasn’t then and he’s King Drake,” she said.
.@sza‘s ‘SOS’ now has a Metacritic score of 94. It ties @rosalia‘s ‘MOTOMAMI’ as 2022’s #1 most acclaimed album.
Elsewhere in the news, the first-week sales projections for SOS have arrived. As HDD reports, the new album is due to sell 275 – 300K copies in its first week out.
In comparison, her first album, Ctrl, did approximately 60K upon its arrival. If the numbers are accurate, SZA’s project will be among the top 10 biggest debuts of 2022.
.@sza‘s ‘SOS’ aiming for #1 debut on the US albums chart with 275-300K units first week. It will marks SZA’s first ever #1 album (via @HITSDD).
Now that she’s back on the Real Housewives of Miami, Larsa Pippen has no issue putting her public life out there for the world to see. The first episode of the show’s fifth season made its debut earlier this week on Peacock, and the mother of four was already wrapped up in the drama as the premiere came to an end.
As Page Six notes, she made allegations that fellow castmate Lisa Hochstein rents out her Star Island mansion to assist with her mortgage payment. At the time, the former basketball wife was clapping back at comments her co-star made about a property of her own.
Speaking to The Post about the situation, Pippen vented, “I would never in a million years judge a woman who’s earning her own living and working hard. I feel like it’s not fair.”
“When I was married to Scottie, my job was taking care of his life and the kids. In this chapter of my life, I’m working so hard to be an entrepreneur with all my brands,” she went on. “I want to prove to everyone that, hey, I’m not just a housewife. I wasn’t just in a marriage with a basketball player. There’s way more to me.”
While the reality TV drama is certainly interesting, many have been pressing for intimate details about Pippen’s love life. Recently, she’s been spending plenty of time with Michael Jordan’s son, Marcus.
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are seen during Travis Scotts performance at E11EVEN Miami during Miami Art Week on December 3, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN)
Cameras have previously caught them kissing and cozying up on the beach. However, the 48-year-old continues to deny the existence of a serious relationship between them.
“We are friends,” she told The Post. “We’ve been friends for the last couple of years. I’m in a place right now where I’m finally open to dating. Every time I’m seen out with someone, [people] make it out to be more than it actually is, and it’s normally nothing. So, yeah, I’m just dating right now and focusing on my businesses, my family, and having fun.”
Additionally, she added, “People want to label your relationship when they don’t know what it is. But I don’t really care what other people think.”
Another topic that’s been making headlines surrounding the social media starlet is her OnlyFans account. Previously, Pippen revealed that her father asked her to stop posting on the often-salacious website. Now though, she seems to be walking those comments back.
“My dad doesn’t even know what OnlyFans is,” she clarified. “He just heard about it from someone, and he didn’t like it. It deters me from going on the app as much as I normally would have. But I love OnlyFans. It’s an amazing platform. I think it’s great that you can have a real relationship with your fans and your followers.”
Specifically, the socialite has noticed her followers love a certain type of content. “My foot pics are killing it,” she confessed. “I post a lot of photos of my feet on OnlyFans and people seem to love my feet.”
Read Larsa Pippen’s full conversation with The Posthere, and check back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.
The Combs clan is expanding by one more, according to a new tweet from Diddy. On Saturday (December 10), the New Yorker wrote, “I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world.”
“Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much!” he continued. “God is he Greatest!” Currently, it remains unclear whether the “Gotta Move On” hitmaker is the father or grandfather.
I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world. Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!
As Page Six notes, the woman who Diddy has been most frequently publicly linked with is Yung Miami. The City Girls rapper invited her beau to be the first guest on her Caresha Please podcast earlier this year. At the time, they cleared up some speculation regarding the nature of their relationship.
“We date. We’re dating, we go have dates, and we’re friends. We go to exotic locations, we have great times. We go to strip clubs, church,” the 53-year-old said at the time. However, they both made it clear that they’re not exclusively committed to each other.
“He see other people outside of me and I see people outside of him,” Miami told XXL in a fall interview. “I’m young, I’m dating. You know, having fun. I’m doing me. He’s doing the same thing. I can’t speak for exactly what he doing or who he seeing, but we single and we dating. But we are dating each other, but we single.”
Yung Miami and Sean “Diddy” Combs attend Black Tie Affair for Quality Control’s CEO Pierre Thomas, also know as Pee Thomas, at on June 2, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
When talking about how the internet’s commentary on their situation impacts her, the 28-year-old said, “I think it just went over people’s heads, you know? People just like to take whatever they wanna take from.”
Caresha already has two children of her own and hasn’t appeared to be pregnant at any recent events or in photos. After Diddy shared his big news with the world, though, she did have an interesting message for her own Twitter followers.
Though Yung Miami hasn’t made any official statements on the situation, it likely won’t be long until we see her expertly clap back at haters. Check back in with HNHH later for any updates on Diddy’s new baby girl.
Emily Blunt says that Tom Cruise told her to stop being “a pussy” on the set of Edge of Tomorrow. Blunt recalled working with Cruise during an appearance on the SmartLess podcast.
“We had to wear these enormous suits, which I think would’ve been great if we had CGI’d them, but we wanted to do it in a tactile way,” Blunt told hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MARCH 04: Emily Blunt attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Blunt explained that the costumes they had to wear were unbearably heavy.
“When you hear the word ‘tactile,’ you think that sounds nice and cozy. There was nothing cozy about these suits. It was like 85 pounds. It was so heavy,” she further said. “The first time I put it on I started to cry, and [Cruise] didn’t know what to do.”
“I was like, ‘Tom, I’m not sure how I’m going to get through this shoot,’ and just started to cry,” she admitted. “I said, ‘I’m feeling a bit panicky about the whole shoot.’”
Afterward, Blunt said Cruise just “stared at her” for a while, before making her laugh with his next remark.
“He just stared at me for a long time, not knowing what to do, and he goes, ‘Come on, stop being such a p—y, OK?’” Blunt said.
Edge of Tomorrow premiered back in 2014. In addition to Crusie and Blunt, the film starred Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. Doug Liman directed the movie. The film is set in a future where aliens are occupying most of Europe while Cruise and Blunt’s characters fend off the invaders.
Over one month after Takeoff suffered a fatal shooting, fellow Migos member Offset revealed that he’s “in a dark place.” The rapper shared the update on Twitter this past Thursday with his four million followers, also adding a middle finger emoji.
Earlier this week, the “Clout” rapper shared some Takeoff artwork on his social media. Offset mournfully penned on Twitter about his late cousin, “I miss you bra tryna push through the pain.”
Fans quickly flooded his replies, offering support and understanding during the difficult time.
Takeoff unexpectedly lost his life on Nov. 1 after being shot at a bowling alley. An altercation occurred at Houston’s 810 Billiards & Bowling following a dice game, leading to the fired shots. Quavo, his collaborator and uncle, was on the scene at the time of the incident.
According to People, Cardi B opened up about her husband’s grief in a Twitter voice note that has since been deleted. “We living our life normally, but deep down inside our hearts have been so heavy,” she shared with fans.
ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 29: (Exclusive Coverage)Offset, Quavo, and Takeoff of Migos pose backstage during the kick off the 2016 Honda Civic Tour: Future Now at Philips Arena on June 29, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Philymack)
“I feel like if I talk about the incident so desensitized, I feel like if we talk about how we really feel or what motherf**kers really been going through, y’all will start saying, ‘Oh, sympathy.’ And we don’t want no sympathy,” the Bronx native continued. “We ain’t no charity case. But no lie, I have been feeling so hopeless trying to make my husband happy.”
Offset rapped some of his songs at a Miami nightclub earlier this month, making it his first performance since Takeoff’s recent passing. He reportedly told the crowd at the time, “We’re doing this for my brother. For Takeoff, let’s do this shit.”
Black Panther actress Letitia Wright and singer Kehlani recently sparked dating rumors after a video of the pair dancing in a London club went viral. But according to a source, there isn’t a possible relationship brewing between the two stars.
According to The Shade Room, the insider revealed that Wright and Kehlani are “just friends.”
Claiming that the “Toxic” singer dancing on people isn’t uncommon, they added, “There are plenty of videos of Kehlani throwing a*s on more friends than I can count on my hands throughout her tour.”
A video clip of Kehlani and Wright dancing together following the singer’s O2 Academy Brixton show made the rounds on the internet earlier this month. Fans quickly began to speculate if there was more going on between them on social media.
The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever actress has also been rumored of dating model Eva Apio. Meanwhile, many fans surmised that Kehlani and rapper 070 Shake might have recently called it quits.
The Blue Water Road singer came out as a lesbian last year after identifying as bisexual in the past. Using both she and they pronouns, Kehlani also considers herself to be non-binary. She’s been romantically linked with a number of notable celebrities throughout her career, including Kyrie Irving and PartyNextDoor.
Share your thoughts on Kehlani and Wright’s now-viral video in the comments below.
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