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The Game On Lil Pump’s Newest Fit: “The Rapture Is Coming”

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Lil Pump is getting some hate for his new fit. The Miami native recently released his new studio album, Lil Pump 2. The 16-track album featured Pump’s contemporaries, NBA YoungBoy, Ty Dolla $ign, and Smokepurpp. The album was mix of different genres. One of the songs was metal. It was not well-received, but the rapper certainly has to be commended for experimenting with his sound.

Lil Pump rose to fame with his breakout hit “Gucci Gang” in 2017. The rapper was born in Miami, Florida in 2000, and he began his music career by uploading his tracks to SoundCloud. His unique style, characterized by catchy hooks and lyrics, quickly gained popularity among younger audiences. At the very least, the lyrics were extremely easy to remember. Since then, the rapper has released several chart-topping singles and collaborated with high-profile artists such as Kanye West and Lil Wayne. However, he has also faced controversy for his explicit lyrics, drug use, and provocative behavior. Despite this, Pump has amassed a large fanbase and continues to be one of the most prominent young artists in the hip hop scene. There are those, however, who think that he’s on his way out.

Lil Pump Pushes Buttons

Lil Pump is no stranger to hate from fellow industry members. Some of it is probably deserved, however. For example, he previewed a song called “F*ck J. Cole” on his social media. Soon after, J. Cole appeared to have responded on a song of his own. “One day, them kids that’s listening gon’ grow up,” he rapped on his track. “And get too old for that sh*t that made you blow up. Now your show’s lookin’ light cause they don’t show up, which unfortunately means the money slow up. Just remember what I told you when your sh*t flop. In five years you gon’ be on ‘Love & Hip-Hop,’ n*gga.” The two have since made amends, however, with J. Cole allegedly even describing Lil Pump as “smart.”

The Game, however, likely won’t be trying to meet up with Lil Pump anytime soon. If his response to the rapper’s new fit is any indication, he probably wants nothing to do with him. In an Instagram story, Pump posted a photo of himself wearing a cropped purple jacket and hooped earrings. Instagram gossip page The Shade Room reposted the image, prompting The Game to leave a comment. “The rapture coming,” he said simply. It’s unclear if he seriously thinks that a gender-bending look is a sign of the end of times. What do you think of Lil Pump’s new fit? Let us know in the comments.

The Game & California Dream Twin In Adorable New Father-Daughter Selfies

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After spending Easter Sunday (April 9) with their friends and families, many are back to the hustle and bustle of life today. Still, heartwarming commemorative posts continue to pop up on social media from our favourite celebrities, giving fans a glimpse into the most precious parts of their life. For The Game, his pride and joy this year appears to be his oldest daughter, California Dream Taylor, who spent her afternoon dining with him at Nobu in celebration of the holiday. “My Easter egg🐣,” the West Coast rap star captioned a photo dump consisting of beautiful pictures of the 12-year-old posing outside the restaurant.

“I don’t love anything in the world more than I love my daughter,” Jayceon Terrell Taylor added, in case it wasn’t already evident through the adoring images captured of the tween. While posing for her dad, California wore a light brown Gucci scarf wrapped around her head, as well as distressed, letter-printed light-wash jeans. Rather than smiling wide for the camera, she opted to smize and pose like an expert, proving that she may just have a career as a model coming up in the future.

The Game’s Easter Sunday at Nobu

The Game clearly had a blast being his eldest’s photographer outside Nobu, but he also couldn’t help but snap some selfies too. As he points out in the caption, the Compton native and California look like total twins, many features from his face having clearly transferred over to her thanks to strong genetics. “We not out here calling each other twin ’cause it sound ‘kool,’” the father of three wrote. “We really do this shhhhh.” In the comments, Ludacris dropped by to show some love to the father-daughter duo, while others affirmed their strong resemblance with replies of their own.

“She literally has your whole damn face❤!!!!!” one of them reads. “Copies and pasted💕,” another chimed in. Elsewhere, a fan pointed out that, despite The Game’s strong masculinity and California Dream’s obvious feminity, their faces compliment them each in different ways. “You’re absolutely handsome and she’s gorgeous with the exact same face😍😍!!!” they noted. See the twinning photos for yourself below, and make sure to check back later for more pop culture news updates.

Twinning with 12-Year-Old California Dream

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N.O.R.E. Posted Up With Tobey Maguire, Tyga, The Game

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In what might be one of the most random link-ups ever, N.O.R.E. recently shared pictures of himself posted up with Tobey Maguire, Tyga, and The Game. While the picture might seem very odd, it’s just one in a long series of unexpected link ups that N.O.R.E. has posted online. The rapper also hosts a podcast called Drink Champs, which often leads him to post pictures with celebrities and other influential figures. Whether or not that was the reason for the picture with Maguire, Tyga, and The Game is not clear.

Rapper N.O.R.E., also known as Noreaga, hails from Queens, New York. He first attained widespread notoriety in the late 90s as a member of the duo Capone-N-Noreaga. He is renowned for his aggressive rapping technique and frequently incorporates gritty street narratives into his music. Nas, Jay-Z, and Busta Rhymes are just a few of the musicians that N.O.R.E. has worked over the years. He is still regarded highly in the hip-hop scene. As an artist, N.O.R.E. has always been willing to experiment with his sound, incorporating elements of rock, reggae, and Latin music into his work.

N.O.R.E.’s Controversial Connections

N.O.R.E. is no stranger to controversy, but he’s gotten himself into hot water with his own fans recently. First, he was criticized for extending a podcast invite to disgraced social media personality and former kickboxer, Andrew Tate. Following the backlash, N.O.R.E. said that the invitation was a joke. N.O.R.E. then posted a picture on his Twitter with right-wing Fox News host, Tucker Carlson. His followers weren’t having it. “Weakest links. This man is a white supremacist and hear you with your big *ss fake teeth shucking and jiving in his face…for what?” one follower tweeted angrily. “Y’all stand for not a f*cking thing and it’s pathetic.”

N.O.R.E. is unfazed by the negative comments, even though many have expressed anger and disappointment. The rapper continued to post on his Twitter, trolling some of the negative commenters and shrugging off the concerns they had about him hanging out with someone they perceive to be a white supremacist. “Nope lol I’m still neutral I made the war report,” N.O.R.E. tweeted. What do you think of his association with far-right figures like Carlson? Let us know in the comments.

The Game & Akon Slam Elon Musk Over Twitter Blue Verification

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Twitter’s future looks grim after Elon Musk took over the platform. He’s implemented changes that have impacted the Twitter community at large. The check mark became a point of contention as Twitter implements its new Blue subscription. Already, they’ve removed the New York Times’ checkmark for refusing to pay for the service, among other news outlets. However, members of the hip-hop community have also expressed their frustrations, including The Game and Akon, who later claimed he was hacked.

“Back in the day, Twitter was begging musicians to stay on cause they didn’t have traffic. They came up with a verification process to protect accounts from fakes ones, now @elonmusk is taking that away and forcing us to pay,” a since-deleted tweet from Akon’s account read. “FYI, I ain’t paying shit for something we helped build.” The “Lonely” artist later claimed he had been hacked. “This tweet didn’t come from me. Whom ever hacked my account, Please keep your personal opinions away from my profile respectfully,” he wrote.

Akon Claims He Was Hacked

The Game feels similar to Akon when it comes to the subscription service on Twitter. He didn’t take his frustrations out on Elon Musk, specifically, but rather on those who choose to pay monthly to keep their checkmark. As Instagram unrolls Meta Verified, which similarly provides users with a verification checkmark for a monthly fee, the Compton rapper explained why he doesn’t respect it. “If you bought your verification & I know you personally… delete my #. It tells me everything I need to know about you,” he wrote. In a subsequent post, he elaborated further writing, “You a broke cheater, we not the same.” 

Elon Musk introduced Twitter Blue as a way to monetize the platform following his $44B acquisition. However, the decision’s been under scrutiny as the verified check mark helped users decipher real accounts from fake ones. Over the weekend, LeBron James said that he wouldn’t pay a fee to keep his blue checkmark on his account. “Welp guess my blue ✔ will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5,” he tweeted.

The Game Denounces Blue Checkmark

50 Cent Was “F*cked Up” Over Beef With The Game, Says Lil Scrappy

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It’s a tension that has lasted for nearly two decades, and it doesn’t look like 50 Cent and The Game are mending their beef anytime soon. However, there was a time in Hip Hop history when the two hitmakers were as thick as thieves—or so it seemed. 50 Cent signed Game to his G-Unit collective, but the partnership didn’t materialize as expected. They made music that has gone on to receive “classic” status from fans, and while Fif often gets a kick out of verbally sparring with his foes, Lil Scrappy claims he was distraught over his fallout with Game.

Scrap caught up with the Live on Lake Street podcast, where he revisited highlights of his career. During the conversation, Scrappy also shared some inside information on the beef between 50 Cent and The Game. There was a time when Lil Scrappy was signed to Fif’s G-Unit South, but he wasn’t able to collaborate with the “Greenlight Gang” mogul. “I wanted 50 on there so bad, man,” he said of his Young Buck-assisted track, “Money in the Bank.”

Lil Scrappy Wanted To Collab With Fif

50 Cent and The Game during 50 Cent and The Game Press Conference at Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage for INTERSCOPE RECORDS)

“I told 50, ‘You gotta do it, because a down south beat with an up north dude, if you get on there, it’s gonna be crazy.’” Scrappy believes the collaboration never came to fruition because of issues with Game. “I don’t know. At the time, I think he was still hurting from that Game situation. He really f*cked with that sh*t. I can tell he was f*cked up about that sh*t.”

Lil Scrappy clarified that he “had just came in” to Fif’s circle around that time, so he was just an observer of the unraveling. When asked if he witnessed anything, the Love & Hip Hop star said he only heard both sides. Game and 50 Cent are outspoken artists who don’t back down from a confrontation. It was just in September when The Game was performing in Houston and sent verbal shots Fif’s way.

The Game Disses 50 Cent

While on stage, Game said, “I still don’t f*ck with 50 cent. He’s a b*tch. Ain’t no cut with that n*gga.” He added, “He’s a sucka. I’mma say it in Houston, I’ll say it in New York, I’ll say it anywhere. He’s a straight b*tch. And I like the TV shows, n*gga. Put that on the internet.”

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The Game Says He’ll “Take The Head Up Fade” With Wack 100 & Suge Knight

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Suge Knight’s reign in hip-hop opened the gates for artists, like The Game, and executives, like Wack 100, to prosper in a post-Death Row Los Angeles. Of course, Suge Knight and Wack 100 have a relationship that goes back years. Unfortunately, it appears that things have soured during Suge’s incarceration. “2002-2016 the release & return,” Wack wrote on Instagram on Sunday. “Suge Knight u can’t give me no advice. You accomplished failure. U own no mastered no real estate of real value. Only thing u can own is ur stupidity.”

Wack continued in the caption, where he slammed Suge Knight for losing everything he built during his reign in the 90s. However, he also suggested that Suge’s son might not actually be his in the first place. “I suggest u keep my name out ya mouth before I start to talk about who’s ‘Jr.’ that really is …. You’ve been warned,” he wrote. Though many didn’t necessarily understand what prompted this at first, audio from a recent Clubhouse conversation revealed that Wack took aim at Suge and Tupac. 

Does The Game Have Beef With Wack 100?

Though the feud largely surrounded growing tensions between Wack 100 and Suge Knight, it seems as though The Game could have some unresolved issues with his manager. Shortly after Wack spoke his piece, The Game slid into the comment section and surprisingly, it doesn’t seem like he’s taking anyone’s side on the matter. “I’ll take the head up fade with both you n***as on sight,” he wrote. It’s not exactly clear why he might want to scrap with Wack but the comment undoubtedly turned heads.

In addition to The Game’s unwarranted response, Suge Knight Jr. also chimed in on Wack’s recent Instagram post. “The Old Lil Man only talking cause it’s going downhill for him… But that’s how these [clowns] survive out here. They lie and try to bring people down with them… Just get to work instead of bullshit,” he wrote in his IG Story. Then, Suge Jr. reiterated that he wants to move “up the right way,” instead of having to tear someone else down. We’ll keep you posted on anymore updates. 

The Game Highlights 50 Cent’s Work in Celebration of 18th Anniversary of ‘The Documentary’

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It’s not often that The Game celebrates 50 Cent so let’s enjoy this while it lasts. Hitting Instagram on the 18th anniversary of his debut album, The Documentary, Game thanked his former collaborator along with Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre.

“18 years ago today…. A hip hop classic was born,” The Game wrote. “All I wanted to do was tell my story & make sure my son would never live the life I did. @snoopdogg passed me the torch, @bustarhymes kept me focused… @drdre laid the foundation & @50cent helped put the puzzle together.”

The Game was the first G-Unit representative from outside of NYC to be a part of the then-dominating roster consisting of Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and its general, 50 Cent. The album was initially called “Nigga Witta Attitude Vol.1,” but Eazy-E’s wife, Tomica Woods-Wright, legally blocked that N.W.A. title reference from being used.

The album received commercial and critical success, reaching gold status in its first week and 2X platinum within the first two months. The singles that received the most acclaim were 50 Cent-assisted, which many felt was the primary reason for the project’s success. “Hate It Or Love It,” “Westside Story,” and “This Is How We Do” allowed The Game to see the same degree of fame as his Queens boss but left many critics to wonder if this feat was capable with no guest appearances. The album’s production was a Hip-Hop producers’ Hall of Fame, with the likes of Kanye West. Scott Storch, Just Blaze, Timbaland, and Dr. Dre are behind the boards. These fundamental elements make The Documentary The Game’s most notable and successful album to date.

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The Game Shouts Out 50 Cent & Dr. Dre On “The Documentary” Anniversary

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The Game celebrates 18 years since his debut album, The Documentary today. The album propelled The Game to stardom with the supporter of singles like “How We Do It ” and “Hate It Or Love It” — both featuring 50 Cent.

Following 50 Cent’s ascent, The Game became the latest rapper to add to Aftermath’s successful track record. At the same time, he became 50 Cent’s most successful artist under the G-Unit banner.’ latest rapper under the Aftermath umbrella to emerge into mainstream consciousness. At the same time, he became 50 Cent’s most successful artist under the G-Unit banner.

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 18: Producer Dr. Dre (L) and rapper The Game on stage at “The Documentary” 10th anniversary party and concert on January 18, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

The Game’s issues with Dr. Dre and 50 Cent have been highly publicized in the past. However, he put his issues with them aside for the anniversary to genuinely express his gratitude. He also thanked Snoop Dogg and Busta Rhymes for their support at the time.

“18 years ago today…. A hip hop classic was born. All I wanted to do was tell my story & make sure my son would never live the life I did,” he wrote. “@snoopdogg passed me the torch, @bustarhymes kept me focused… @drdre laid the foundation & @50cent helped put the puzzle together.”

The Game also provided the backstory to the iconic photos that emerged as part of The Documentary‘s album art.

NEW YORK – MARCH 9: (L-R) Rappers 50 Cent and The Game make an appearance at the Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture to announce they will put their differences aside and make amends on March 9, 2005 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images

“I took @jonathanmannion to the depths of Compton, California & showed him the heart of what I survived. He captured the essence of my city, my hood & brought to the world my vision,” he added. “Always remember, it is no longer a dream once it becomes reality.”

Check out The Game’s post below.

Today in Hip-Hop History: The Game Dropped His Debut LP ‘The Documentary’ 18 Years Ago

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On this date in 2005, Compton emcee The Game released his debut album The Documentary on Aftermath/G-Unit/Interscope records.

The Game was the first G-Unit representative from outside of NYC to be a part of the then-dominating roster consisting of Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, and its general, 50 Cent. The album was originally called “Nigga Witta Attitude Vol.1,” but Eazy-E’s wife, Tomica Woods-Wright, legally blocked that N.W.A. title reference from being used.

The album received commercial and critical success, reaching gold status in its first week and 2X platinum within the first two months. The singles that received the most acclaim were 50 Cent-assisted, which many felt was the primary reason for the project’s success. “Hate It Or Love It,” “Westside Story” and This Is How We Do” allowed The Game to see the same degree of fame as his Queens boss, but left many critics to wonder if this feat was capable with no guest appearances. The album’s production was a Hip-Hop producers’ Hall of Fame, with the likes of Kanye West. Scott Storch, Just Blaze, Timbaland, and of course Dr. Dre behind the boards. These key elements make The Documentary The Game’s most notable and successful album to date.

Salute to Dre, 50, Em, The Game, the entire G-Unit and everyone involved in one of the most pivotal Hip-Hop projects of the new millennium.

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