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DDG Calls Hip-Hop “Dry” & Ask For “Rock & Roll Beats”

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DDG hinted at experimenting outside of hip-hop on Twitter, Friday, while labeling the genre “dry.” Instead, he expressed interest in venturing into either country music or rock & roll. In his tweet, he wrote: “Hip hop so dry i might start doing country music.. matter fact somebody send me some rock & roll beats.”

Fans didn’t seem excited about the idea of DDG moving outside of hip-hop. When The Shade Room shared the post on Instagram, one joked: “Not him threatening us with more music.” Another added: “He a stay at home daddy now. Leave the music to Halle [Bailey].” Others defended the rapper with one commenting: “The fact that yall act like ddg makes bad music [laughing emoji] his music is GOOD.”

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DDG & Halle Bailey Attend Diddy’s “The Love Album” Listening Party

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Halle Bailey and DDG attend “The Love Album” Listening Party on September 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images)

DDG released his latest studio album, Maybe It’s Me…, back in July. The project saw him collaborate with NLE Choppa and BIA as well as Luh Tyler on two separate remixes to his song, “I’m Geekin.” Check out his hint at what to expect from new music below.

DDG Labels Hip-Hop “Dry”

Outside of music, DDG has been dating Halle Bailey. The Little Mermaid star recently confirmed that the two are in love during an interview with Cosmopolitan. While discussing the inspirations for her upcoming EP, she revealed: “Love has been a really big one for me too, because that’s something I’m experiencing for the first time, and it’s, like, ‘whoa’ in your brain. It’s just fireworks, a spark for creativity.” She also added: “You know, you have puppy love experiences, you think that’s love. But this is my first deep, deep, real love.” Be on the lookout for further updates on DDG and Halle Bailey on HotNewHipHop.

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Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner Booted Off Rock Hall Of Fame Board Over Racist & Sexist Comments

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The Board of Directors for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has removed Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner from the foundation due to his recent interview with The New York Times. Wenner told the outlet that he only featured white men in his new book, The Masters, because female artists weren’t “articulate enough” to merit inclusion. The book catalogs conversations he’s had with seven artists whom he describes as “the philosophers of rock.” They include Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, and Bono.

After backlash to The Times piece, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame put out the following press release: “Jann Wenner has been removed from the Board of Directors of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.” They provided no further details on the decision.

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Jann Wenner On “The Howard Stern Show”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 03: Co-founder of Rollin Stone magazine Jann. Wenner visits SiriusXM’s ‘The Howard Stern Show’ at SiriusXM Studios on October 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

As for exactly what Wenner said, he told The Times’ David Marchese: “When I was referring to the zeitgeist, I was referring to Black performers, not to the female performers, OK? Just to get that accurate. The people had to meet a couple criteria, but it was just kind of my personal interest and love of them. Insofar as the women, just none of them were as articulate enough on this intellectual level.” Speaking further on Black artists specifically, Wenner said: “You know, Stevie Wonder, genius, right? I suppose when you use a word as broad as ‘masters,’ the fault is using that word. Maybe Marvin Gaye, or Curtis Mayfield? I mean, they just didn’t articulate at that level.”

After his removal from the Hall of Fame was announced, Wenner released a statement apologizing for his comments. “In my interview with The New York Times, I made comments that diminished the contributions, genius, and impact of Black and women artists and I apologize wholeheartedly for those remarks,” he said in part.

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