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Le’Veon Bell Says He Paid For MoneyBagg & Stunna 4 Vegas Verses But Didn’t Like Them

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Le’Veon Bell says that he paid for verses from MoneyBagg and Stunna 4 Vegas but will never drop them because of how they turned out. Discussing artists he’s collaborated with on Twitter, the former NFL star explained that he feels the two used the opportunity for a cash grab and phoned in their work.

“I got so many songs with features on it with popular or ‘industry’ rappers that I just never dropped .. like full mixed/mastered & everything! songs with Snoop, MoneyBagg, Stunna4Vegas, Tay Kieth, Lil Keed just to name a couple but I only ever dropped the song with Durk,” Bell wrote.

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Le’Veon Bell With The Steelers

KANSAS CITY, MP – JANUARY 15: Running back Le’Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers walks off of the field after the game against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 15, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

As for Snoop Dogg, Bell explained that the legendary rapper was one of the first artists to send him a verse, which he did for free. The only problem was Bell was still in the NFL and struggled to decide on a “perfect time” to put out the song. He says he’ll put it out “at some point.”

From there, he explained: “Moneybagg & Stunna4Vegas, I paid both for .. decided not to drop these tracks with these guys because honestly, I didn’t like their verses .. I feel like they just went in the booth and recorded something as fast as they could to get a quick couple bands .. Koudos, y’all got it.” He added that “unless your Drake, SZA, or Rihanna, you gotta at least TRY or I’m not about to just drop the song just because your name is attached to it …straight up [100 emoji.] So that’s why I never dropped the tracks with Moneybagg or Stunna4vegas & most likely never will.”

Le’Veon Bell Discusses Moenybagg Yo & Stunna 4 Vegas

Bell also revealed that Tay Kieth served as the producer for the track. In fact, he said that Kieth killed his contribution to the song: “Tay Kieth produced the song that Moneybagg was on .. Tay Kieth ain’t do a thing wrong to me, the beat cr*zy af, he snapped [fire emojis] … Tay Kieth, RESPECT [fire emoji.]”

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Meek Mill Previews An Unreleased Fabolous Verse

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Philadelphia-based rapper Meek Mill went onto social media recently to show off an unreleased verse from Fabolous. He puts Fabolous’ Instagram handle on the video, which shows a breakfast table with a half-full glass of orange juice. In the background, the verse is going off, with the Brooklyn rapper spitting his flow as Meek Mill bops the phone up and down a little. “I should not be taken lightly, ima heavy topic,” reads the caption, a nod to the final line you hear in the video.

As posted on THE HIP-HOP WOLF (@thehiphopwolf), many fans have gone to the comments to offer their takes. Plenty of people are calling the verse “whack” or “weak.” One commenter was confused about why Meek Mill was recording New York stuff. Others turned to Fabolous’ verse, saying that the rapper was “falling off.” Overall, it’s wonderful that Meek and Fab are coming out with new material. Even with their lengthy careers, they’re still hitting the studio to find fresh ways to rap about the same things.

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How Meek Mill & Fabolous Got Here

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Meek Mill has been extra busy ever since he got out of prison in 2018. He released an album later that same year, Championships. In 2021, he came out with his fifth studio album, Expensive Pain, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. However, since then, he has broken off ties with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Entertainment and blasted Atlantic Records for low sales of his last album. He even claimed Atlantic Records got in the way of who came into the studio to record with him.

As for Fabolous, he recently teamed up with Diddy and the City Girls to produce the club banger “Act Bad.” Fab is looking to collab with more rappers than just Meek Mill. He called out Eminem as someone he’d want to rap with, calling him “Real Hip-Hop.” Time will tell if Fabolous gets into the booth with more hip-hop heavy hitters, but for now, we can enjoy a little taste of a Meek Mill-Fabolous verse. That only means good things are coming.

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Lil Yachty Says DaBaby Had A Better Verse Than JAY-Z On Kanye West’s “Jail”

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Lil Yachty says that DaBaby outperformed JAY-Z on Kanye West’s track, “Jail,” off of Donda. While JAY is featured on the original version of the song, DaBaby adds a verse in “Jail pt 2,” which comes later in the album’s tracklist. Yachty discussed both verses during an appearance on the A Safe Place podcast.

“Something I’ve wanted to talk about for a long time is the song ‘Jail’ from Kanye West,” Lil Yachty told MitchGoneMad. “In my personal opinion, I think DaBaby had a better verse.”

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JAY-Z With Kanye West

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Kanye West (L) and JAY-Z onstage at the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

From there, Yachty admitted that the comments could land him in hot water with fans. “I know the conversation of Jay-Z versus DaBaby is ins*ne, but I honestly think his verse was better… I feel that’s gonna get me a lot of heat anyway. Maybe not as heated as the whole Biggie situation I dealt with in 2016,” he said. Check out his appearance on A Safe Place below.

Yachty was referencing a time when he labeled The Notorious B.I.G. as “overrated.” He ended up receiving so much backlash at the time that he eventually walked back his comments. Appearing on Ebro’s Beats 1 show, he said: “I feel like I owe an apology. I didn’t think before I spoke on that topic. I know now how important and just how serious it is to some people. I didn’t want people thinking that I was disrespecting him because it wasn’t a disrespect thing.”

Lil Yachty Discusses Kanye West’s “Jail”

Kanye West’s “Jail” went on to win Best Rap Song at the 64th Grammy Awards while Donda as a whole took home nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album. In addition to DaBaby, “Jail pt 2” also features vocals from Marilyn Manson.

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Nicki Minaj & JT Talk About “Endless Fashion” Verse On Lil Uzi Vert’s “Pink Tape”

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To the delight of fans everywhere, Lil Uzi Vert’s Pink Tape is finally here, and there’s a lot to digest. Rather, there are a whopping 26 tracks to go through, counting the three bonus songs, and a couple of interesting features. Of course, one of the most hyped and acclaimed so far has been Nicki Minaj’s contributions to the song “Endless Fashion,” where she has a few back-and-forth bars with Uzi plus her own verse. Moreover, the New York rap star recently spoke on her appearance on Pink Tape with Uzi’s flame JT, who wanted to commend Nicki for handing her verse in quickly. Then, Nicki explained what the process for that verse looked like.

“Can I tell them how fast you turned your verse in” JT tweeted at Nicki Minaj. “I almost had a heart attack today! You really too real & raw I love you.” “Girl I started @ 8am & finished like 5pm,” she replied. “When I tell you I was exhausted by the time I was done. Lol. B/c I was rushing to get it in on time. I kept telling [them] ’30 mins’ then hitting [them] back 2 hours later TB 15-20 more minutes Uzi!!!! I did that ALL DAY LONG YO.”

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Nicki Minaj Speaks On Her Verse For Uzi’s Pink Tape

Across the 40-year-old’s killer verse, there are plenty of brag-heavy bars, clever instances of wordplay, and the charisma and technical skill you expect from a true vet like Nicki Minaj. “B***hes only eatin’ when I dust crumbs” and “I was really in the field with Karl Lager’, now it’s Heaven campaigns (R.I.P.)” are just a few standout lines. In addition, the song creatively and somewhat cheekily interpolates the melody of Eiffel 65’s memed-out hit “Blue (Da Ba Dee).” After all, what’s a Lil Uzi Vert project without some creative and pop-culture-rooted sampling?

Meanwhile, fan reception to the project in the few hours since it released has been nothing short of praiseful. Many longtime fans expressed their love of the project despite its long runtime, as they really channel what made them resonate with fans in 2016 and earlier. Overall, Uzi has an album of the year contender on their hands, and it’s hard to deny how infectious these songs are. For more news and the latest updates on Lil Uzi Vert, JT, and Nicki Minaj, come back to HNHH.

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Jim Jones Says Pusha T Diss Was “Cute”

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Finally, after some months of waiting, fans finally have some music to soundtrack the Pusha T and Jim Jones beef. Whether Push’s presumed diss towards the Dipset rapper was actually of hard-hitting quality is up to people’s opinion. However, one person wasn’t impressed by the Clipse track that debuted at Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton show, and that’s Capo himself. Moreover, he recently took to Instagram to share some thoughts after his initial response. “Let me know if they serious cause my name is my name #Capo,” he shared on Instagram, adding in his Story: “Let me know when they really ready.”

“Lol [crying-laughing emoji] that verse did not make the list champ it was cute,” Jim Jones captioned his video. In that, he appeared unfazed while making his remarks, with the screwed-up face of someone who just saw a mediocre movie. “That was not a top 50 verse,” the Dipset member stated. “Not at all. Still not in my top 50.” For those unaware, this feud started back when Billboard released their top 50 rappers of all time list in April, and Jones took issue with Push being on there. Specifically, he said that nobody’s trying to sound like Pusha T even though he’s “nice as s**t” at rapping.

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Jim Jones’ Response To Pusha T’s Alleged Shots On Teased Verse

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Here’s part of the Virginia native’s verse in writing so you can be the judge. “Beware of my name, that there’s delegate / You know I know where you’re delicate / Crush you to pieces, I’ll hum a breath of it / I will close your heaven for the hell of it / You think it’d be valor amongst veterans / I’m watching your fame escape relevance / We all in a room but here’s the elephant / You chasing a feature out of your element / And those lab diamonds under inspection / The question marks block your blessings / It’s no tombstones in the desert / I know by now you get the message.”

Furthermore, it’s delivered in Push’s trademark menacing and mid-tempo flow. Regardless of what you think, this is the first true response (which even then is unconfirmed) that he gave. The 46-year-old isn’t walking on LV runways or dropping highly acclaimed albums like DAYTONA or features on tracks like “Palmolive.” That being said, Push didn’t respond to attacks to his influence either, and there’s no clear battle until the Back In My Prime MC drops some bars of his own. On that note, what do you think of this whole debate and of the new verse? Let us know in the comments and stick around on HNHH for more on Pusha T and Jim Jones.

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21 Savage Gives J. Cole His Flowers For Verse On Lil Durk’s “All My Life”

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“All My Life” by Lil Durk and J. Cole might just be the most anticipated and buzzed-about hip-hop drop of the week. Of course, ever since the Chicago native teased a collab with the North Carolina lyricist at the Dreamville Festival in early April, fans clamored for it to release. Now, ahead of Durk’s next album Almost Healed, this single will hold them over and keep them excited for what’s to come on that project. Of course, such a notable collab was bound to turn heads within the industry as well. For example, 21 Savage recently took to Twitter to praise the “on the street” MC for his contributions to the track.

“Cole just went so crazy on that verse wtf,” 21 wrote on Twitter shortly after the song’s release. Listeners definitely agree, as the social media platform flooded with awed and impressed reactions to the collab. It’s definitely a more introspective and heartfelt offering than some of Lil Durk’s more overtly aggressive or boastful tracks. However, that’s not to say that such themes were never there in the first place. J. Cole and 21 Savage also have songs and tours together, which makes their respect for each other that much more meaningful.

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21 Savage Praises J. Cole’s Verse On “All My Life” By Lil Durk

In addition to the Atlanta MC, Smurk himself also had some words to say about J. Cole’s verse. In fact, he had a pretty hilarious admission to make, and goes to show that rappers have to be humble when necessary, as well. “The number one thing, he smoked my a** on that, for one,” Lil Durk expressed. “Barely. That barely happens. But shoutout to Cole, shoutout to [Dr.] Luke. We made it happen.” From what people like 21 Savage have said, it’s not hard to see why.

Meanwhile, the “One Mic, One Gun” rhymer recently popped out at Young Nudy’s concert in Atlanta to play a standout collab of his own. The two performed “Peaches & Eggplants” off of Nudy’s recent album, Gumbo. Hopefully he can link with either Durk or Cole soon, and maybe he will be the one with the highlight verse this time around. Regardless, log back into HNHH for the latest on Lil Durk, 21 Savage, and J. Cole.

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Jadakiss Recalls Kodak Black Making Him Rewrite A Verse

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There are very few rappers who could get Jadakiss to rewrite a verse. Apparently, Kodak Black is one of them. During his appearance on The Breakfast Club, Jadakiss explained that besides the late Biggie Smalls, the Florida rapper requested that he redo his verse on their 2018 collaboration, “Mama.” After he was asked which artists made the request, Jadakiss said, “Kodak Black. My man Yak!” He added, “Yak told me to switch it, yeah, and it was like a song about our moms.”

As you could imagine, Jadakiss was taken aback by a then-20-something-year-old rapper asking him to rewrite a verse. As mentioned earlier, the only other artist to make such a request was Biggie Smalls when The LOX recorded “Last Days.” “I’m like, ‘Yak…’ But I switched it and he like, ‘No doubt.’ I’m a person that’s easy to work with. It was funny to me,” Jadakiss recalled. “I think I spoke to him, we was on—he asked me, he actually said it, I think.”

Jadakiss Recalls Kodak Black Collab

Besides working with Kodak Black, Jadakiss has some major plans in store for 2023. The rapper revealed that he has two solo albums expected to drop this year, along with a group project with The LOX to fulfill his contract with Def Jam. “I’m still the Samurai,” he said. “I’ma drop two projects this year, maybe three. A LOX joint and definitely two Kiss joints — fulfill my Def Jam contract and then do some other lucrative business that’s mainly beneficial for me. I think that’s what it’s about.”

He also recently revealed that he would be interested in going back into the Verzuz ring after Jim Jones called him out. “You gotta talk to my advisors (laughs). I would love to run it back, you know what I mean? Why not? For sure,” Jadakiss said. No word on if or when this might go down but we hope to see a second round of The LOX vs. Dipset sometime this summer. Check out Jadakiss’ recent comments about Kodak Black above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments. 

André 3000 Reportedly Charged $100K For Kesha Remix Verse

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Bangladesh just told a remarkable story about Kesha’s remix for her track “Sleazy,” which he worked on. However, the most surprising part about his tale was André 3000’s involvement in the new version, with him getting paid a truckload for a verse he didn’t even know if he wanted to do. In an interview with B High ATL, the producer said that fellow track producer Dr. Luke wanted him off the track because he didn’t understand his verse. “Ain’t too many n***as can say they got a 3000 verse on their beat,” Bangladesh said. “He just a discreet n***a, exclusive a** n***a, but man, 3000 one of my favorite rappers. Outkast alone one of my favorite groups of all time, Fugees, Outkast, s**t like that. And for it to be a white girl that got Bangladesh and André 3000 on her s**t? That was dope.

“I was locked in with Dr. Luke,” he continued. “Dr. Luke took a liking to me, f***ed with me, think I’m brilliant. Gave me the opportunity, cause Kesha requested me. I went out there, I made the beat right in front of them. I made the beat right in the studio and they got 3000 on it. She wanted 3000, she wanted Bangladesh and it came about.”

André 3000 Charged A “Football Field” For Kesha’s “Sleazy” Remix

“Dr. Luke told me a story about the process of getting 3 Stacks on the beat,” Bangladesh continued about André 3000. “N***a charged him a football field, that n***a charged him $100,000 for the verse, but still didn’t know if he wanted to do it So it ain’t even about money. He just wanna know if he could say something that’s real to him on this type of s**t. So he just kept giving him the runaround then he sent it to him last minute. Dr. Luke told me, ‘Man, I was gonna take it off because it was like, ‘What is he talking about?’ I’m not feeling it, like, what is he talking about?’

“I’m looking at this n-gga like, ‘What did you just say?’” the producer concluded. “Like, what did you just say? It’s probably a cultural gap and he might not understand what he’s talking about cause he’s saying something real on such a commercial record. You have to really be from that to know what he saying and appreciate what he doing. But to say you’re gonna take him off of it after you gave him $100,000… I would never take 3000 off of anything.” Regardless of your take on the verse’s worth, let us know what you think about this tale in the comments. Also, log back into HNHH for the latest news and updates on Bangladesh and André 3000.

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Jay-Z A.I. Verse Scares Hip-Hop World

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The hip-hop world’s been reacting to A.I.-generated songs, voice replications, and filters for a while, but it just took a whole new scary step. Moreover, a recent audio clip surfaced on social media of an A.I.-generated verse from Jay-Z, complete with lyrics and voice mimicry as if it was a recorded product. After it exploded on the Internet, some of hip-hop’s most notable behind-the-scenes figures (and greatest defenders) spoke out against it. However, perhaps “scary” isn’t the right word, as leaders like Young Guru are more concerned with how this will tangibly impact artists. He acknowledges that technology will continue to evolve and shape itself regardless, but that we must be ready to protect our art.

“I’ve been trying to tell everyone that this is where we are now with AI,” he wrote on Instagram, posting the clip in question. “For some reason this one got everyone’s attention. So what do we do. On one hand I’m well aware that you can’t stop technology. Once the genie is out of the box you can put him back in. On the other hand we have to protect the rights of the artist. Not only artist but everyone in society. People should not be able to take your Name, Image and Likeness without permission. We have to add the voice to this law.”

Young Guru Posts Words Of Concern After A.I. Jay-Z Verse

“We have to learn from past mistakes,” he continued. “You would be a fool to chase every person that is going to do this. We learned that lesson with Napster. The only way I see to deal with it is to change the law. There are so many different opinions. We could change the United States law tomorrow but the internet is world wide. What a time we live in!!”

Furthermore, 9th Wonder commented “My God,” and DJ Clark Kent wrote, “This is terrible.” While Guru previously warned fans of A.I. thanks to a Kendrick Lamar voice filter that can alter one’s voice to mimic his, this is an even deeper issue. As such, the hip-hop world might be intimidated by technology, but seems as committed as ever to defending its roots, culture and artistry. For more on Young Guru, Jay-Z, and A.I.’s revolutionary (and worrisome) evolution in music, stick around on HNHH.

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Yung Miami Laughs Off People Hating On Her Rap Style

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The City Girl hasn’t caught much of a break these days, but she continues to move forward with confidence. Yung Miami recently responded to people on Twitter criticizing her rap performance on the remix of Lola Brooke’s “Don’t Play With It.” Moreover, she hopped on Brooke’s track alongside Latto and delivered what many fans considered to be either heat or a heap of mediocrity. For example, one user tweeted at her with, “Don’t even say that you literally TOP 10 best female rappers out rn.” For this, and a few other comments, the 29-year-old had some confident and unfazed responses.

“Don’t know bout the best and all that but I be popping my s**t,” she replied to the comment above. Furthermore, she actually held back on talking placements and lists and focused on what she really cares about: giving her best performance possible and making something she’s proud of. In fact, that was the underlying sentiment of a lot of her tweets. “I know it’s popular to say I can’t rap but I ate that verse,” she said in a separate tweet with heart-surrounded smiley face emojis. “DONT PLAY WITH IT REMIX OUT NOW!!!”

Yung Miami Unfazed By People Dissing Her Rap Style

Also, she continued her responses, even to people that had some slight praise and undercut it with a jab. “I love the confidence,” one tweeter began, “but it sound like you be having a lot of spit in your mouth. Either that or your tongue just BIG AF.” To that, Caresha responded with, “That’s my sound get used to it b***h.” Unfortunately, the “Act Up” collaborator also faced a lot of clowning for her performance on BMF. While it certainly isn’t a mind-blowing performance by any means, it’s still great to see someone primarily dedicated to music venture into other lanes. The nicest sentiment online was along the lines of “at least she tried,” which undercuts how much fun she clearly had with it.

However, her confidence clearly wasn’t enough to lessen the blow, as she went at people online and launched a lot of frustrated statements in response to hate. Still, all that said, she did get a notable defense from Method Man, who encouraged Miami to keep her head up. With that in mind, a word of encouragement can drown out thousands of naysayers, and it helps that he’s also a rap vet venturing into TV. Regardless, check out her responses and a clip of the remix above and return to HNHH for the latest on Yung Miami.