Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion might be first in line to stream “Wild Side” when it drops late tonight. The hip-hop star has come forward with a big co-sign for Cardi B and Normani’s newly announced collaboration. Meg Thee Stallion’s Ready For ‘Wild Side’ Things started off with Cardi B and Normani going to their […]
Memphis rapper MoneyBagg Yo has been one of the most consistent musicians for years and his numbers are finally catching up to him. Much like Lil Durk, who has also been having a standout year in his career, MoneyBagg Yo remains one of hip-hop’s most trusted penmen, coming through every year with a new project that always manages to contain the rapper’s latest big hit. This time around, Bagg dropped A Gangsta’s Pain with standout records “Time Today” and “Wockesha.”
According to statistics calculated by Hits Daily Double, and reposted by DJ Akademiks, MoneyBagg Yo’s latest album has been performing so well on a week-by-week basis that it’s crept into the top spot as far as the top-performing rap album of the year.
Reportedly clocking in at 659,000 total sales for the year, A Gangsta’s Pain is the highest-ranked hip-hop body of work released this year. Bagg is followed by Pooh Shiesty with Shiesty Season, which has sold 642,000 copies. J. Cole’s The Off-Season comes in third with 623,000 sales, and Rod Wave follows with SoulFly having 606,000 units. Polo G, Lil Tjay, Young Stoner Life, DJ Khaled, and Lil Baby with Lil Durk close out the rankings.
Is A Gangsta’s Pain still in rotation for you? Check out the stats below and read our recent digital cover story with MoneyBagg Yo here.
The XXL Freshman Cyphers continue to arrive, and today marks the arrival of the second installment. Following the introduction with DDG, Lakeyah, Morray, and Coi Leray, this one features the talents of Toosii and Blxst, who receive a little bit more space to make an impression as the lone two rappers.
Once again taking to an instrumental by Nick Mira of Internet Money fame, west coast emcee Blxst sets it off with the opening verse. “This for the times they ain’t shown no remorse / hundred percent, I’m eagle-endorsed,” he spits. ” Good with the killers, I’m good with the dorks / They just say: “Blxst, get yo’ foot in the door.” It’s a solid performance overall, and one that should please fans of the more traditional lyricism that the Freshman classes have increasingly shied away from.
Toosii comes through for the second and final verse, and he occupies the majority of the cypher’s runtime. Weaving his way through a variety of flows, Toosi’s observational lyricism shines as his verse steadily builds to a climax. “Should have told you proceed with caution,” he spits. “Know I’m young, but I hang with the bosses / And somebody like you ain’t sum’ that me and Blxst see too often.”
“You’re the first one that I told when my cousin finally came out the closet,” he continues, as his verse concludes. “You’re the one that told me ‘never love him different,’ never would, but damn that was boss shit.”
Check out Toosi and Blxst’s Freshman Cypher, and sound off with your thoughts in the comments below.
Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels’ split just keeps on getting uglier. According to TMZ, Safaree has filed legal documents accusing Erica of pouring bleach on his expensive sneakers and trashing his motorcycles, totaling $50,000 in damage.
Safaree is accusing Erica of violating their domestic relations standing order, which limits the couple from harassing each other or damaging one another’s property during the divorce. Safaree says that two days after their divorce on May 23, Erica poured bleach and cut the shoelaces off of his expensive sneakers, which totaled $30,000 in damages. She also allegedly poured paint on two motorcycles, damaging the bikes and getting paint in the exhaust pipes and gas tanks. He claims that security cameras picked up the entire thing, which happened while Erica was eight months pregnant.
Safaree is looking for $50,000 in damages from his soon-to-be-ex-wife. He is also considering pressing criminal charges against Erica.
Lately, their split has been messier than ever. Erica gave birth to their baby, and she says that Safaree has been avoiding her (and the baby). According to her, Safaree has been partying in Miami with other women and has neglected their newborn, who was in the NICU for a few days.
Erica has also been dragged into a non-related drama with Cyn Santana after it was revealed that she allegedly owned a burner account that was used to share hateful messages against Cyn.
What do you think of Safaree’s claims?
T-Pain famously brought Auto-Tuned vocals to the consciousness of the music mainstream, so he’s somebody who can speak on originality. Indeed, he did just that recently when he drew some attention with a rant he delivered during a Twitch stream, in which he loudly and explicitly shared his frustrations with derivative and unoriginal rappers. He’s not the only one who feels this way, as Dr. Dre has now backed up T-Pain’s rant.
Sharing a clip of the video on Instagram, Dre wrote, “Shoutout to @tpain!! I’m here laughing my f*ckin ass off, but he’s right. I know and feel exactly what you’re saying.”
As a reminder, T-Pain said, “Stop doing that! Do something else, you’re not original! Give me some original sh*t! Stop! Just f*cking do something else! God damn it! Do some different music! We have all the sh*t you’re doing. Lil Uzi Vert is already doing it. Lil Baby is already doing it. DaBaby is already doing it. It’s literally two n****s with Baby in their names that’s already doing all the music you want! Do something else! That’s it! Stop sending me this bullsh*t and then get mad when I don’t like it. Jesus god-damn tap-dancing Christ!”
Revisit T-Pain’s full rant below.
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Ghostface Killah may be one of the best rappers of all time, but rhythm and blues is the genre that really speaks to the Wu-Tang legend. So much so that Ghost even explored his own take on the genre with Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City, his eighth studio album and arguably the most experimental of his career.
It’s unsurprising to see Ghost continue to express his love for r&b music, this time through a take on Silk Sonic’s runaway hit “Leave The Door Open.” The song was premiered on Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning shortly after Peter Rosenberg revealed that Ghostface had sent him over the track. Though the song has yet to be made available in an official capacity — “only we have this track,” boasts Ebro — a snippet of the soulful track has hit the internet.
“What’s up boo, where you at?” sings Ghost, following Anderson .Paak’s melody. “I’m in the crib smoking grass / Isley Brothers on repeat, I got the food still on so let’s eat / champagne, Mary Jane, cute face, thick frame, tattoo on your ass that say my name / you can come up out the panties don’t explain / I’m baby boy in the kitchen, Ving Rhames.”
Toney gracefully transitions into bar-spitting for the opening verse, his familiar cadence sounding right at home over the vintage production of “Leave The Door Open.” “Strawberry bubble baths, flowers in the bottle,” he raps, setting an intimate scene. “Suede Giuseppe slippers, maid just brought it in the towel / locksmith with a kiss, gave you the keys to my heart / come on down right now.”
As his verse ends, Bruno Mars’ chorus can be heard, fueling speculation that this is an official remix. We’ll have to wait and see, but for now, be sure to check out a snippet of Ghost’s contribution below, as premiered on Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning.
50 Cent has his hands filled with all sorts of projects, taking on nearly a dozen television and film assignments for the next few years. As he continues to diversify his entertainment portfolio, one of his passion projects is finally being rolled out. Right after the premiere of Power Book III: Raising Kanan this month, Fif has announced that he is launching BMF two months later, aiming for a September start date for the highly-anticipated show.
Hyping the series up and teasing that it could be “bigger than” Power, 50 Cent has officially shared the first look into the upcoming BMF show with a trailer and release date reveal.
“Oh it’s lit for real,” wrote the rap icon on Instagram this morning, sharing a poster for the program. “BMF you know this is going to be crazy. Bigger than POWER !”
Touted as an “American crime family inspired by true legends” Big Meech and Southwest T, BMF is set to launch on Starz on September 26. The fifteen-second teaser spot that Fif proceeded to share shows the world what the BMF universe will look like, including Lil Meech and others. During an interview this week, 50 also revealed that the show will have a proper soundtrack, which will include 42 Dugg and Jeezy.
Watch the trailer and check out the poster below. Will you be tuning in?
This year hasn’t been the easiest for T.I. and Tiny Harris. After being hit with dozens of sexual assault allegations over the past several months and a tense back-and-forth with Sabrina Peterson, the couple is now taking a break from all of their legal drama to focus on themselves. Recent reports reveal that T.I. and Tiny have been settling into their new $3.27 million mansion in Atlanta, and this week, T.I. himself has hit social media to celebrate his wife’s birthday, which comes roughly a month after his daughter Dejyah’s 20th birthday.
The former Xscape singer turned 46 on Wednesday, and her husband didn’t let the day pass without declaring his neverending love for Tiny on Instagram.
“Happy Birthday to my wife, my lover, &my best friend @majorgirl,” T.I. pens in the heartfelt birthday post. “We’ve been through the best of times and the worst of times but WE never changed…im truly proud of you & all that you’ve contributed to the culture…as well as thankful for all you’ve contributed to all of OUR LIVES‼️”
“All my Love For All My Life‼️I just love seeing you smile & kick yo Sh*t Mrs H,” the Grand Hustle rapper continues. “Our 20th 7-14 together and we still UP & in Love like 2001👑Thank you for all you do to complete our lives. We LOVE YOU 4LIFE&DEATH.”
Check out T.I.’s birthday message along with a mashup of some of their cutest couple moments below.
Happy birthday, Tiny!
DaBaby met 50 Cent for the first time this week, accepting a mentee role with the hip-hop legend after studying the G-Unit leader for much of his career. Officially ready to put his fresh game to use, DaBaby appears rejuvenated and excited to begin the next stage in his career. Comedian Michael Blackson has some important advice for him to follow though, telling the rapper not to play with 50’s money at any point during their partnership.
“Somebody I been studying for a MINUTE lent me a few hours of his time today,” wrote DaBaby on Instagram, posing with Fif. “N***as so scared to let me in the room they fucked around & let me end up in the room w/ @50cent. BIG MISTAKE!”
“Last time I was at the same place with 50 I ended up owing him money, DaBaby don’t take no money if ya at the strip club,” commented Michael Blackson, ensuring that the rapper never gets on Fiddy’s bad side. We’ve all witnessed the wrath of “Fofty” and it’s not a pretty sight. Baby would be smart to avoid any money-lending situations with Fif.
Aside from this, it hasn’t been the best publicity week for DaBaby. The rapper was on video refusing to pay two teenage boys selling candy, handing them $4, and starting a debate on social media. According to him, he wanted to teach them a lesson about hustling.
Do you think this is wise advice from Michael Blackson?
It seems like Charlotte rapper DaBaby has a pretty dope mentor and one of the most successful Black men in the entertainment biz. The rap heavyweight has let the world into his low-key close-knit relationship with none other than hip-hop heavyweight 50 Cent, who has vowed to keep him on the right path. DaBaby + […]
