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Diddy Gave Conway The Machine’s Song To His Son King Combs Instead, Hitmaka Claims

March 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

During a Shade 45 interview with Superstar Jay, Hitmaka made some interesting claims about Diddy amid his various sexual assault lawsuits and accusations. However, this new set of claims has nothing to do with his alleged crimes, but rather his alleged nepotism. The producer accused Sean Combs of denying artists the right to sample his material, but then giving it to his son, rapper King Combs, instead. Specifically, the beatmaker formerly known as Yung Berg used the example of his song “Naughty,” which was produced for Boosie Badazz but, after Puff’s interference, ended up going to King’s catalog instead.

“No disrespect to Christian [Combs] because we got a bunch of other records that went cr*zy too [but] I love Boosie’s version more,” Hitmaka shared. “Puff called Craig Kallman [CEO of Atlantic Records] and was like, ‘No, I need that record.’ And Craig calls me like, ‘What did you do to Diddy?!’” To be clear, there’s nothing inherently wrong with choosing who can have your sample and for what purposes, but the relationship with King Combs makes it harder to swallow.

Diddy’s Sample Preferences: Compare Conway & King Combs’ Tracks Below

Regardless, then Superstar Jay pointed to an unreleased Conway The Machine track called “Can’t You Be.” It samples Total and Biggie’s hit “Can’t You See” from 1995, and Hitmaka explained how the Griselda (and Drumwork) boss got the short end of the stick. “Puff will do that, though…” he claimed. “The Conway situation, I ended sampling a Diddy song and he wouldn’t clear the record for us. He wouldn’t clear the record for nobody except his son. That’s why Christian Combs got that record too.” Previously, the hitmaker had called the Bad Boy mogul out for trying to sabotage him while he worked on The Love Album: Off The Grid.

“Puff hit me, he like, ‘Yo, I’m doing an R&B album, I need you, you the guy. It’s gonna be London on Da Track, you and me and I think we should do everything together. Send me some joints,’” he began. “I send him a 10 clip, cr*zy s**t. He hit me back like, ‘I want that [Yung] Berg s**t, stop trying to be me. It sound like you trying to do what I do, n***a. Send me some different s**t.’ So I didn’t send him nothing. I was like, ‘F**k it.’ Next thing I know, the n***a deciphered my records and reached out to everybody I collaborated with and dissected me from the situation.” For more news on Hitmaka, Diddy, Conway The Machine, and King Combs, check back in with HNHH.

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Juvenile “Flattered” That Kanye West Sampled “Back That Azz Up” For “VULTURES 1”

March 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

When it comes to Kanye West, he is going to ruffle somebody’s feathers is some shape or form. He did plenty of that during the rollout of VULTURES 1 which saw its fair share of sample clearing issues. The ones that were the most difficult involved Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon and Donna Summer’s estate. Additionally, Nicki Minaj and The Backstreet Boys were also not willing to give their blessing to Ye for various reasons. However, there has been one person who wanted to show love back and that is Juvenile.

According to HipHopDX, the New Orleans, Louisiana rapper sat down with TMZ to talk about why he was so chill with giving Ye permission to sample his song. That track is nonother than the classic strip club anthem “Back That Azz Up.” It was sped up for the VULTURES 1 cut “DO IT.” “I give everybody a chance man, and Kanye’s a good dude. He’s actually one of those cats when we released the Juvie, Wacko, and Skip album that showed a whole lot of support.” Juvenile continued, “So it’s one of those situations. I’m kind of flattered that the guy chose me to sample my music. It’s how you look at it.”

Juvenile Says “It’s All Love” With Kanye

Furthermore, he went on to say that the antisemitic issues surrounding the controversial rap mogul were not taken into account. “Nah, not with me. I don’t get into what everybody else get into. I kinda like to stay in my own world and stay out the way.” In the end, it is clear that it is “all love” with Juvenile and that is a good sign for the rap community.

What are your thoughts on Juvenile not having any issues with Kanye West sampling “Back That Azz Up” on VULTURES 1 for “DO IT?” Did you catch the sample when you heard the track? Is it one of the better songs on the record, why or why not? Is the album still in your rotation? Do you think VULTURES 2 will actually drop on March 8? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign, Juvenile, and VULTURES. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on around the world of music.

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Drake Accused Of Interpolating Pet Shop Boys Song Without Permission

October 6, 2023 by newhiphopnews

All day today rap fans have been digesting Drake’s highly-anticipated new album For All The Dogs. He gave fans quite a bit to chew over with a feature packed tracklist. SZA, J. Cole, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, and many more appear across the album’s 23-song tracklist. The project also reignites MANY old beefs that Drizzy has dealt with in the past. But it may have even sparked some new beefs with various artists whose songs were used without permission on the album.

Earlier today Rye Rye came forward claiming that the sample Drake used of her vocals wasn’t cleared. She claims that her vocal appear on the song “Calling For You” which features 21 Savage and appears early on the album. She made a tweet explaining how much she appreciates artistry but that she can’t even celebrate her inclusion because she wasn’t credited. Now, synth pop duo Pet Shop Boys are making similar accusations. They made a tweet claiming that the interpolation of their song “West End Girls” on the For All The Dogs song “All The Parties” was never cleared. “No credit given or permission requested,” they conclude their tweet on the issue. Check out their full statement below.

Drake Accused Of Not Giving Proper Credit Again

Surprising to hear @Drake singing the chorus of “West End girls” in the track “All the Parties” on his new album. No credit given or permission requested.#PetText #kobaltmusic #WestEndgirls #Drake #PetShopBoys pic.twitter.com/P5siIccTw9

— Pet Shop Boys (@petshopboys) October 6, 2023

Among the attempts that Drake makes to restart numerous beefs on the album, Rihanna and The Weeknd stand out the most. The Weeknd is the only one whose name was mentioned directly, but fans online are still debating whether it was intended as a proper diss or not.

Rihanna on the other hand go an entire verse full of wordplay making reference to her. It repeats the word Anti over and over, which is the name of Rihanna’s last album. What do you think of Pet Shop Boys claiming that Drake used their song without asking them for permission? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Rod Wave Speaks On Sampling Paramore In New Track “Crazy”

September 18, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Rod Wave is seemingly on track to land another No. 1 album with his project Nostalgia. In a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1’s New Music Daily Radio show, Rod Wave spoke more on his recent album. He also shared that the track “Crazy,” which is featured on Nostalgia, includes sampled elements from Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun.” He explained how he was chatting with the band via IG message and says he didn’t realize he could get the sample cleared. “I wasn’t even aware that they weren’t fond of clearing songs until I was actually in that boat,” he explained.

“I was writing them and DMing them on Instagram.” “The song is real personal to me,” he continued. “So all my music, I try to just shed light on my background and what made me who I am, the reason I’m this kind of artist, the reason I’m who I am. So I always try to just shed light on that. Just the way [Paramore’s Hayley Williams] painting a picture vividly gives you both sides of the good and the bad.”

Rod Wave On Getting Permission From Paramore

Rod Wave is slated to earn his third chart-topping project with Nostalgia. HitsDailyDouble reported that Rod Wave’s Nostalgia will pull in around 130,000-140,000 first-week units. This would make Nostalgia “the third-biggest rap debut of 2023.” Rod Wave is no newcomer to the charts. In fact, he previously achieved chart-topping success on the Billboard 200 with his albums SoulFly in 2021 and Beautiful Mind in 2022. Additionally, he secured a place in the Top 10 with Ghetto Gospel in 2019 and Jupiter’s Diary: 7 Day Theory EP in 2022.

Despite often being an underdog in the industry, Rod Wave’s latest album, “Nostalgia,” is projected to debut impressively. This could potentially secure a No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts and surpass many hip-hop releases this year. With recent connections to his dream collaborator, Drake, more success may be on the horizon. Fans can eagerly anticipate what this potential collab might bring in terms of big numbers and artistic growth. Stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates on Rod Wave’s exciting journey in the music industry.

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