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Ghostface Killah Divulges On Writing “Cuban Linx” Verses During Schizophrenic Episode

July 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

During a recent interview, Ghostface Killah opened up about how he wrote some of his verses through a schizophrenic episode he experienced, which he detailed. “Matter of fact, it might’ve started when I was in Ohio,” his remarks began. “You know, gun wars, we doing all this, I got shot, this and that and the third. One day… I don’t know, I just smoked some s**t, some weed, whatever. Like I told you, I’m standing in the kitchen, and everything just got light to me. I just dropped the water on the floor ’cause I couldn’t hold it. I ain’t pass out. But it was just like… I told my mans, ‘Yo, I got to go lay down. S**t, I’m bugging right now.’ But he said, ‘I’m bugging right now, too.’ In my mind, I’m like, ‘You ain’t bugging like this bugging right here.’

“So I lay down, and that’s when the s**t just… started whispering,” Ghostface Killah continued. “‘I’m gonna get you, I’m gonna get you.’ Just started going to those worlds. And I’m trying to fight it. Next morning, when I woke up, it was blurry. My vision was just kind of, like, you know how you… static-y on the TV? That’s how I was looking out of my f***ing eyes and s**t. Everything was just, ‘Damn, I got to fix the channel on this motherf***er.’

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“And it was lasting like that for, like, a minute and s**t,” Ghostface Killah went on. “Everything was just off. I don’t know, s**t made me depressed, I didn’t know what it was, I couldn’t figure it out and s**t. It had to go. Yeah, s**t was telling me to do s**t. ‘Jump off the train, n***a, jump out the car,’ all that s**t. Like, I’m going through all that s**t.

“And the only one that I could tell -– ’cause it was s**ts telling me, ‘Yo, punch him in his face’ and s**t,” Ghostface Killah concluded. “I wouldn’t tell everybody, I would just tell RZA. ‘Yo, s**t’s telling me to snuff you right now, n***a.’ But he’s so smart that he’d bring me back by, like, breaking down the brain on me. Like, he’d just talk to me about the brain and tell me what works and how this is connected.”

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Bow Wow Recalls Creating “Unleashed” With T.I.

February 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It’s no secret that Bow Wow has taken quite a few pointers from Jermaine Dupri throughout his career, but according to the Ohio-born performer, he’s not the only one who helped him along the way. During a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, Bow Wow opened up about his relationship with T.I., revealing that the Atlanta icon also played a major role in his career.

During the interview, he explained that Dupri wasn’t involved in his third album, 2003’s Unleashed, at all. In fact, it was the first project he put out without Dupri’s help, instead taking the advice of his A&R person Kawan “KP” Prather and tapping T.I. “This is before the King album, this is before A.T.L., this is young Tip… Me and Tip wrote that third album together with my man R.O.C.,” he recalled.

Bow Wow On His Relationship With T.I.

From there, he shared that he, T.I., and R.O.C. took turns writing verses for the project’s lead single, “Let’s Get Down.” T.I. had far more to contribute, however, providing Bow Wow with invaluable lessons in writing rhymes. “Me and Tip really kicked it,” he said. “We had moments, especially in the studio: him giving me that freedom, him teaching me how to write — cadence, bars, song structure, just everything.” Bow Wow claims that T.I. was able to provide him with the guidance he had been looking to Dupri for, which ultimately created an unbreakable bond.

“He was giving me the answers that I wanted Jermaine to give me,” Bow Wow says. “He was definitely a hundred in the studio. Tip was, that’s my dog. Even to this day, that’s my big bro right there.” What do you think of Bow Wow revealing that T.I. played a major role in the creation of his album, Unleashed? Are you surprised? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Lil Yachty Recalls Writing A Hit For City Girls On New Track “A Cold Sunday”

February 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Lil Yachty recently unveiled his new track “A Cold Sunday” to kick off yet another year of successful releases. So far, listeners are loving the song, praising the Georgia-born performer for his lyrical prowess. The jazzy single also sees Lil Yachty revisit writing a hit for City Girls, the 2018 Girl Code cut “Act Up.”

“She a City Girl, I’m the real reason that she ‘Act Up,’” he reminisces on the song. This is far from the first time Lil Yachty has boasted about writing the fan-favorite, however. According to him, he made a killing off of the raunchy track, which is why he’s remained unfazed by criticism. “That was an eight-figure check, no cap, and it’s still coming!” he told fans on Instagram Live in 2020. “Seven, I’m sorry. Seven. Look, let me talk to whoever that civilian was on the last insert, whoever that nice civilian was. These n***as be so closed-minded, right? And these n***as ain’t never seen no real money, right?”

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Back in 2019, he also detailed how the song came to life in an interview with The Fader. According to him, he had to get out of his comfort zone to come up with some of the lyrics, which ultimately proved to be successful. “One day I was in the studio with my best friend Earl and he played the beat and said, ‘Write something for City Girls,’ and I was like, ‘Okay.’ And I just did it,” he described.

“I know them personally, and I know what women like to hear. What’s some, like, raunchy sh*t? I just started saying it, and before I went in the booth I said, ‘No homo, y’all’ because all my boys was in the room… I always wanted to write for somebody, and when I did, and it blew up, it felt so good.” What do you think of Lil Yachty writing “Act Up” for City Girls? What about his new track “A Cold Sunday”? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Jay-Z Gives Doja Cat Her Flowers, Details “God Did” Writing Process

January 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It’s no secret that Doja Cat’s undergone something of a transformation in recent months, impressing fans with her latest album Scarlet, and earning the praise of plenty of her high-profile peers. She recently teamed up with Jeymes Samuel, Kodak Black, and Adekunle Gold on the track “Jeezu” for the soundtrack of The Book Of Clarence. Aside from the aforementioned artists, other performers like Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Jorja Smith, and more also make appearances on the star-studded soundtrack. Jay-Z even hopped on a 9-minute-long song with Jeymes Samuel and D’Angelo, “I Want You Forever.”

During a recent Twitter Spaces chat Jay-Z gave Doja Cat a shoutout for her contribution. “Even with Doja [Cat] on [the soundtrack],” he began. “Her performance on [‘Jeezu’] was unlike anything that I’ve heard from her. The way she attacks that music it’s like, ‘Wow, this is a different Doja.’ And it may not be different for her. I don’t know. That’s a question for her. It may not have felt different for her, but as a listener, as someone who has consumed her music and loves what she does, I was like, ‘Man, this feels new for her.’ This feels like a new space.”

Jay-Z Recalls Writing His Lengthy “God Did” Verse

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Clearly, receiving praise from the Roc Nation founder is no small feat. He’s had his own fair share of successes throughout his career, to say the least. One that doesn’t go unnoticed is his four-minute verse on “God Did.” During the same conversation, he reflected on his writing process, revealing that he didn’t expect the verse to be so long.

“You’ve just got to obey your cr*zy,” he said earlier this week. “It’s really the song dictates the vibe of what’s going on. I didn’t start out to do ‘God Did’ as a four-minute verse, that’s not how it happened…It just kept going and kept unfolding.” What do you think of Jay-Z praising Doja Cat for her verse on “Jeezu” from the Book Of Clarence soundtrack? What about the hitmaker reflecting on his “God Did” writing process? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Pardison Fontaine & Cardi B Still Collaborate, He Recalls Giving Her “Be Careful”

December 13, 2023 by newhiphopnews

During a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, Pardison Fontaine recalled providing Cardi B with her Invasion Of Privacy track, “Be Careful.” According to him, she knew it was meant to be upon first listen, later making it her own for her debut album. He opened up about his writing process, revealing that the two of them still work together to this day.

“I do it well,” he began. “So I feel like now is the time I really gotta just show that and talk about it.” Pardi continued, explaining how he wrote the song from a woman’s perspective, noting that his verse was initially going to be his response. “She heard the song and was like, ‘I need this,’” he described. “‘I’m taking this.’ She did her thing, flipped it around, all of that.”

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Cardi isn’t the only female MC Pardi’s worked with in the past, however. He’s also previously collaborated with the likes of Sexyy Red, and of course, his ex Megan Thee Stallion. The duo worked on her “Savage Remix” as well as her track with Cardi B, “WAP.” Ultimately, things between them didn’t work out, which he says was due to “a laundry list of reasons.” Elsewhere in the interview, he opened up about their split, sharing his take on the controversial public breakup.

“Listen, I’m a person that believes love doesn’t go away,” he explained. “It changes. And that’s another thing I’ve stated. I’ll always want well for her. I’m not a person that wants bad for her. I’m not out here calling her all types of such and such.” What do you think of Pardison Fontaine’s account of working alongside Cardi B? What about him revealing that the two of them still work together? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Too Short Praises Tupac’s Lightning-Fast Writing Process: Watch

November 23, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Too Short worked with Tupac Shakur often throughout his career, so there are few that witnessed the greatness of his pen and performance prowess. Moreover, he recently spoke to HipHopDX at the OneMusic Fest in Atlanta last month about ‘Pac’s writing process. According to the Bay Area native, he had a unique skill of barely having to prepare before going into the booth and spitting a killer verse. Such praise also falls on rappers like Jay-Z, who are well-known for their off-top freestyles that end up being studio quality. But with Death Row’s leading star, Short maintains, there was just a special fire.

“I know you’ve heard from a million people about Tupac, man,” Too Short began his praise. “He wrote rhymes as fast as he could write words. Like, I write a rhyme- I think about it, write it down. Think about it, write something that rhyme with it. Think about it, you know, I’m writing a story, telling something, and I’m writing. But he just goes [mimics writing on paper] and he’ll go, ‘Alright, I’m ready to go in the booth.’ Like what? He can’t be ready. And it’s just dope as f**k. So I don’t how his mind was working to be able to make such prolific statements in a rhyme and then go in and put a pattern to it. And it really wasn’t like he was going in the booth and f***ing up. He’d just go in there and spit it.

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“So I don’t know, some people have the gift, you know?” Too Short continued. “I saw my man Erick Sermon so many times like put on the beat, the beat bumping and he like, ‘Let me in the booth.’ Like you ain’t got a pen, paper, nothing. And he’d get in there and say some funky-a** s**t and I’m like, he just got it. Some people just got it.” Earlier this year, he shared another story of his relationship with Tupac to the 85 South Show. “I’ve been platinum before most n***as,” the 57-year-old recalled. “Shock G was the leader of Digital Underground, but Tupac was the little homie in the crew. But Tupac started coming of age and I looked at him, I liked the n***a. But I’m an East Oakland n***a, right?

“And I seen him, he used to always keep his little thing, he was not a punk,” he concluded. “He was ready for whatever. He was a real one. But I was like, ‘I cannot bring this n***a around my homies ‘cause it’s going to be like oil and fire.’ When Tupac got to L.A., he went 10,000 mph. I knew it! I was like, ‘I cannot bring this n***a around my homies.’ So I literally made a conscious effort to not ever bring Tupac to- he found his way to Richie Rich; he gave ‘Pac the town. I said I wouldn’t do it ‘cause I wouldn’t want that guilt. I can’t bring ’em around them n***as ‘cause the kind of n***as I was running with the time, they would have been like, ‘Oh you wanna be a G? Come on n-gga, let’s go be a G.’” For more news and updates on Tupac and Too Short, log back into HNHH.

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Pooh Shiesty Reveals How Many Songs He Writes In Prison: “I Got 5-6 Albums”

November 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty was on the rise a couple of years ago. However, he has slowed down his own progress in the industry with his actions. Pooh is now serving his time for his mistakes and it could be quite a bit of time before we see him as a contributing citizen. Throughout his time behind bars, the hitmaker has provided his fans and social media followers with some periodic updates. He has done this by posting some pictures with what seems to be some friends the rapper has been making.

It is great to see that Pooh is making the most of his time and finding as many positives as possible. His most recent post was a major flex. It seems he is still making big moves no matter what. “Just orderd 2 ferrari’s off a jail call I’m real rich, make sure you make ha cover my name up before you keep the b****
#TheWaitIsOver #TheKingIsBack! #FreeTheBiggest.” Now, it appears he is making other things happen. He has tons of music in the vault.

Pooh Shiesty Is Sitting On Tons Of Music

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Pooh did an interview with Wallo267 and King Gillie on their show, MILLION $ WORTH OF GAME. During the chat, he reveals just how many songs he writes a day. The “Back in Blood” rapper says he needs to get a least a song in per day. In addition to that, this schedule he is on, Pooh claims that he has accumulated five to six albums worth of material. Pooh announced the interview on his Instagram, possibly revealing a new project. “Yaw go tune in to me and unc interview !! @mworthofgame Who ready for Federal Contraband 2??”

What are your initial thoughts on Pooh Shiesty’s work ethic behind bars? Are you surprised that he has this much material at his disposal? Would you want him to release any of these projects during his sentence? We would like to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Pooh Shiesty, as well as everything else going on around the music world.

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Drake Recalls Writing For Dr. Dre On “For All The Dogs” Track “Away From Home”

October 8, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Fans are still unpacking new details from Drake’s recently released album, For All The Dogs, whether it’s lyrical nods or production nuances. A couple of bars on the album that seem like any other come-up story, though, actually have a lot of context. The reference in question appears on the project’s penultimate cut, “Away From Home,” and is about Drizzy’s time writing for Dr. Dre. “My life like ‘The Matrix’ / Even got on 106 & Park with ‘Replacement,’” he rapped on the cut. “My mama was my manager, my uncle was my agent / Dr. Dre’ll send a n***a home, that took patience.”

While this might seem like an innocuous reference, the deeper history behind this connection relates to a 2016 interview. In it, Drake spoke to author John Seabrook, who had published a book titled The Song Machine: Inside The Hit Factory. Furthermore, their conversation covered a breadth of topics, but centered around the Toronto titan’s time being a songwriter for the legendary Californian. Apparently, these sessions date back to when he was about 19 years old, so around 2005. As such, this is a fascinating insight into the 36-year-old’s early career phases.

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“It was some of the most strenuous, militant s**t I’ve ever done,” Drake told Seabrook of his experience writing for Dr. Dre. “But no useable songs came out of it. When I think of how he worked us, it’s no wonder he didn’t get anything out of it. It was just writers in a room churning out product all day long.” With that context in mind, it’s understandable why he would say that the process “took patience.” It’s a bit of a negative picture of the process, but it’s not like the Beats businessman has been shy about his difficult creative process and its shifts in the past.

Meanwhile, there are a whole lot of writers that contributed to For All The Dogs, excluding its features. If anyone knows how stressful and difficult the process of writing a hit can be these days, it’s Aubrey Graham. Hard work in that department clearly pays off, though, and it’s at the core of artistry everywhere. For more news and the latest updates on Drake and Dr. Dre, come back to HNHH.

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Beyonce’s “CUFF IT” Was Written For Raphael Saadiq’s Group, He Claims

September 23, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Beyoncé’s “CUFF IT” is easily one of the standout tracks on her latest and dominant album, RENAISSANCE. It’s only been a little over a year since it dropped, and yet with her world tour, the project and its highlights seem more relevant than ever. As such, it’s interesting to hear about the origins of these songs, especially considering the wealth of legendary collaborators on board. For example, Raphael Saadiq of recently back-together group Tony! Toni! Toné! said that he wrote “CUFF IT” for the group, but then passed it on when he realized how big it could be. While speaking to Vulture in an interview published Friday (September 22), the songwriter shared that Queen Bey rarely passes up on something she loves.

“I haven’t been to the RENAISSANCE tour, but I have seen the [viral dance] challenges online,” Raphael Saadiq expressed. “That record was going to be a Tonyies record, the part that just sounds like [mimicking the song’s guitar riff]. But I gave it to a friend of mine and said, ‘I got this record. I was going to do it, but what about Beyonce?’

The Raphael Saadiq-Written Hit “CUFF IT”

“She’s one of those people where if she’s feeling it, she’s going 100 percent in,” Raphael Saadiq continued. “I said, ‘It’s going to move people. It’s going to work, I’m telling you.’ I think she just put it away. From what I heard, The-Dream eventually found it. And he was like, ‘What is that?!’ I already knew it was one of them joints. I always said, if you drop the right music on an artist, it could go. But I’m glad she has so many eyeballs on her, you know what I mean? You can’t really trick people; it’s got to be good.”

Meanwhile, the RENAISSANCE tour is still ongoing, and will likely keep up its bombast and spectacle. Conversely, the album itself is still getting spun like wildfire, with “CUFF IT” being one of its biggest hits. Next time you hear the song, be grateful for Raphael Saadiq’s generosity. On that note, for more news on him and the latest updates on Beyonce, stay logged into HNHH.

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Lil Wayne Says JAY-Z Inspired Him To Stop Writing His Lyrics

July 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Lil Wayne says that he chose to stop writing down his lyrics after he learned that JAY-Z had done the same. He recalled the decision during a recent interview on The Pivot podcast.

“The moment I heard it, I stopped. You can ask them,” Wayne said, confirming the last time he ever wrote down his lyrics. The remark brought with it jokes from fans on social media. One Instagram user commented: “Sounds about right… Music been trash since 2008.” Another wrote: “The amount of terrible rap we’ve gotten since this became public knowledge is ridiculous i directly correlate this thinking to the decline of hip-hop.”

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JAY-Z actually joked about inspiring “a generation of bad writers” during an interview with MTV News regarding his process back in 2007. Despite choosing not to write, he still revealed that he had recently advised one of his nephews to write as much as possible, explaining that he had simply gotten in the habit of not writing. “My process is different now,” he said at the time. “It sounds great on paper, like ‘I’mma sit down, I’m going to write the entire album like I did before.’ But once you get back in the studio and you’ve been doing this process for years and years now, so it just felt natural to do it the way I’ve been doing it: no paper, no pen, just listen to the music.”

Lil Wayne On Not Writing His Lyrics

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It’s not the first time Wayne has revealed that he followed suit in JAY-Z’s technique. He also discussed the decision during an interview on the I Am Athlete podcast last year. He said at the time: “At like 16 or 17, I made a choice that I’m about to stop writing. Like, I’m about to stop writing my sh*t out. I had too many [thoughts coming at once]… that’s when that really started happening. I told you, I deal with that… the words keep popping up in my damn head, and that’s when it really started happening, becoming a headache, a real problem. That’s when I said, I’m not about to write no more.”

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