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Kanye West Celebrates Beanie Sigel’s “The Truth” Anniversary With Kind Message: Watch

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Kanye West has certainly kept himself busy lately as he gears up to unveil the second volume of his joint project with Ty Dolla Sign, Vultures 2. Amid promoting the album, roaming around Paris with Bianca Censori, and more, the Chicago MC still found the time to share a special message for his former Roc-A-Fella labelmate, Beanie Sigel. Sigel shared the clip of Ye’s kind words on his official Instagram account earlier this week, noting how the kind nod solidified his position in the world of hip-hop.

Late last month, Beanie’s 2000 debut album The Truth turned 25 years old. The hitmaker himself is also nearing his 50th birthday, March 8, the same day as Ye and Ty’s scheduled drop. “Yo, this is Yeezy, shout out to Beanie Sigel,” Ye says in the clip. “Happy birthday, happy anniversary to The Truth. Sorry, I’m a little bit tired, I just got off the plane from Paris.”

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Kanye West Wishes Beanie Sigel A Happy Birthday

“This Friday celebrating 25 years of history,” Sigel captioned the clip. “I’m in them books for real, love it or hate it, can’t be erased or duplicated…” The Philly-born rapper isn’t the only person Ye’s shown support for in recent days, however. Earlier this week, UK-based artist James Blake made headlines for sharing his take on the current state of the industry. Ye, along with various other stars like Tyler, The Creator, Metro Boomin, and more co-signed his message.

“If we want quality music somebody is gonna have to pay for it. Streaming services don’t pay properly, labels want a bigger cut than ever and just sit and wait for you to go viral, TikTok doesn’t pay properly, and touring is getting prohibitively expensive for most artists. The brainwashing worked and now people think music is free,” Blake said in a statement that was later shared on Ye’s IG page. What do you think of Kanye West showing love to Beanie Sigel amid the 25th anniversary of The Truth? What about his birthday wishes? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Meechy Darko Shows He Is ‘The Truth’ In His Fiery Funk Flex Freestyle

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Meechy Darko is gearing up for the release of his solo debut album Gothic Luxury, and what better way than a freestyle at one of the classic hip-hop stations in New York City? The Flatbush Zombies member stopped by Funk Flex’s Hot 97 show Tuesday (August 16) to lay some heavy bars over Pharoahe Monch’s “The Truth.”

Darko had no interest in long talking, and instead got right to the rapping with “Easy to turn from self-reflective to self-destructive/ But when you diss my sh** even the robbers love it/ B****es love my aura, then they hear my story/ If I f**k they mom’s right invite ’em to the orgy.” If the cover art and tracklist reveal a few weeks ago didn’t get the momentum going, this performance sure did.

Gothic Luxury will arrive August 26 via Durt Cobain and Loma Vista. The album, executive produced by Dot Da Genius, will feature Busta Rhymes, Black Thought, Freddie Gibbs, Denzel Curry, and more. So far, Darko has shared “On God” featuring Gibbs and A-Trak, “Get Lit Or Die Tryin’,” and “Kill Us All (K.U.A.).”

Check out Meechy Darko’s Funk Flex freestyle above.

Gothic Luxury is out 8/26 via Durt Cobain and Loma Vista. Pre-save it here.