OVO Sound boss Drake knows there’s only one way to celebrate making a historic splash on the Billboard Hot 100. The hip-hop star has shocked social media by linking up with veteran rapper Bow Wow and letting him know just how special he is. Drake Hooks Up W/ Bow Wow Drizzy went to his Instagram […]
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Drake made Charlamagne Tha God eat his words this week, making history yet again with his latest charting accomplishment. After the radio host suggested that we weren’t in a “Drake era” anymore on his podcast, Drake took it upon himself to prove that he’s still running the music industry. Dropping his new three-pack Scary Hours 2, Drake managed to debut each song from the pack at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, going #1, #2, and #3 with “What’s Next”, “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby, and “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” with Rick Ross.
Clearly, this is still very much Drake’s world. When the accomplishment was mentioned on Tuesday morning’s edition of The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God made sure to comment on the situation, referencing his recent remarks and saying.
“I have three thoughts. First off, congrats to Drake. That is an incredible feat,” said the radio host. “I asked a question a few months ago and the question was simply, ‘are we still in a Drake era?’ When you’re #1, #2, and #3 on the charts, I think that answers your question. When it comes to streaming and radio, he’s still the guy. That top 3 might not reflect what’s happening in the clubs or with a slightly younger demo but he’s still the guy with regards to radio and streaming.”
While he gave Drake his props, Charlamagne pointed out that the artist “cheated” to unlock this achievement, manipulating streaming and radio. “Streaming and radio manipulates the game in ways we’ve never seen but we’ll forget all that,” he said. “The pressure is really on for Drake right now. Because the three-pack is dope and I like the energy of the three-pack. […] The pressure is on because with Certified Lover Boy, I’m expecting an undeniable body of work. When I think of the greats like the Hov’s and the Nas’ and the Lil Wayne’s, these guys were giving us classics much later in their career. Whether it’s The Blueprint, Illmatic, or Tha Carter III, I’m expecting that level of project from Drake at this point in his career.”
Charlamagne says Drake needs to make a “real statement” by starting off this decade with a classic album, concluding by saying that he “cheated” to get his latest charts achievement. “My third point is simply this. He cheated. He cheated,” laughed the Breakfast Club host.
It’s safe to say that we’re still in a Drake era. What do you think of Charlamagne’s comments?
Eugene “Big U” Henley, producer of Hip-Hop Uncovered, respected street legend, and community activist among other titles, recently sat down with The Breakfast Club for an extensive and wide-ranging interview. Having recently made headlines by addressing (and shutting down) Quando Rondo’s attempt to reach out, it feels appropriate to highlight another interesting gem from the conversation. Unsurprisingly given Big U’s track record, this one falls comfortably under the hip-hop history category.
Around the fifty-four minute mark, Big U reflects on the time he previously ran into Jimmy Henchman, who was in the midst of some brewing tension with Suge Knight. “I got out [of prison] six months before Suge,” explains U. “Me and Suge hooked up. The first money I ever made in hip-hop, I made it doing Game’s shoe contract with Jimmy Henchman. So I meet Jimmy through Henry Black — now I’m naive to hip-hop. So Jimmy is coming to meet me, cause he had heard of me coming home. Jimmy comes and meets me at the restaurant, and I didn’t know about this beef between him and Suge. I really don’t get it.”
“So Jimmy comes in the restaurant, and I’ll never forget this,” he continues. “He got on all white, a black muthafucka in all white. And he got a bad chick with him. This n***a look like Miami Vice. Right when he’s walking into the restaurant, Suge’s pulling up in the back with about fifteen cars. Suge was coming to pick me up, I was going to meet Jimmy then jump in with Suge and roll off.” Upon receiving a call from Suge, who seemed ominously interested in Henchman, Big U began to put two and two together.
“Now there’s like twenty dudes coming, and they’re walking in,” says U, who then learned that Jimmy was in the midst of a beef with Suge. “I was like [to Jimmy] why don’t you go leave out the back? And I’ll talk to Suge. And the n***a Jimmy was like, I can’t do that. That’s where I gained a measure of respect for him cause he was like I can’t run. And it was just him! Him, and the female. I don’t know if he was strapped or not.”
“I made an appeal to Suge, I’m not telling Suge what to do,” he reflects. “I’m like ‘listen, I’m trying to do business with this dude.'” Evidently, his appeal did manage to quell the tension, though not entirely. “Suge blew a puff of smoke, and told Jimmy ‘my brotha is the only reason you gon make it out of here,” recalls U. “And I’m like damn, I gotta go learn these politics.”
For more gems from the OG, check out the entire Breakfast Club interview below.
Pooh Shiesty experienced a new wave of commercial recognition following the success of his popular collaboration with Lil Durk “Back in Blood.” While his career has gone on to new heights, things in his personal life, including the devastating loss of his brother, have also plagued the newcomer. Despite this, the Memphis native took some time to thank his biggest supporter by surprising his mother with a brand new house.
The 21-year-old artist documented the surprise on his Instagram story, including his mother’s sweet reaction. In the video, he and his mother share an embrace while she gawks over her new place in awe. The rapper then takes viewers on a brief tour of the new home, emphasizing the enormous kitchen in the mansion.
“She love cooking, she love’s cooking, we got a whole restaurant…” he remarks while scanning the kitchen.
Shiesty, née Lontrell Williams, followed the success of “Back in Blood” with his debut commercial mixtape Shiesty Season last month. Featuring guest appearances from Lil Durk, Gucci Mane, 21 Savage, Foogiano, and more, the tape peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.
He is currently signed to Atlantic Records and Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records. Check out our interview with him for our Rise & Grind series as well.
Travis Scott is very clearly one of the most coveted artists for brands to go after when they’re looking to do a joint venture. The native Texan has already collaborated Nike, Bape, Helmut Lang, and even McDonalds. He’s recently stepped into the realm of alcoholic beverages, launching his CACTI Agave Spiked Seltzer drink on March 15, which has already caused a fair share of frenzy around LA supermarkets. In concurrence with the debut of the drink in collaboration with Anheuser-Busch, the Astroworld artist has released a line of merch.
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The line consists of items ranging from traditional shirts, socks, and hoodies, to more interesting items like koozies and soccer balls. The items are live on the beverage’s site.
CACTI contains 7% ABV and comes in three flavors: strawberry, lime, and pineapple. A commercial for the brand aired during the Grammys over the weekend, which built anticipation for the beverage’s official release.
“Finally getting Cacti out into the world and into the hands of fans is a surreal moment for me and the team,” Scott said in a statement about the brand. “This has been something I had a strong vision for and have wanted to do for a while. It was important to me to be heavily involved in the entire creative process; from the flavor obviously, to the can design, packaging and the entirety of the brand world we’ve built.”
Travis sent fans into a frenzy when he stopped by a number of different grocery stores in Los Angeles to promote the drink, being swarmed at a Pavillion in West Hollywood.
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Jay-Z has been letting his hair grow during the quarantine, showing off his latest look on multiple occasions this weekend at the Grammy Awards. He’s been sporting a look that’s likely inspired by one of Hov’s favorite artists, Jean-Michel Basquiat, but there’s a certain rapper that seemingly believes that he’s the one that the legend is modeling his hair journey after.
In the last few weeks, Kodak Black has been coming after a number of artists, asking for them to credit him as the main inspiration behind some of their biggest career successes. We’ve witnessed a short-lived feud between Kodak and Pooh Shiesty, with Yak claiming that he started the money-spreading trend that Pooh has participated in. On Tuesday, the Project Baby also came after Megan Thee Stallion, stating that the Grammy-winning artist made her entire career off stealing one of his catchphrases, “let me drive the boat”. Apparently, Kodak even thinks that he’s influenced the great Jay-Z, co-signing a fan’s claim that Hov’s new hairstyle can be linked to the rapper.
“@kodakblack done even inspired jayz,” reads the latest post on Kodak’s Instagram Story. The words were co-signed by the rapper, who found them via a fan. “Check Fam hair out.”
The picture is from the Grammy Awards, showing Jay-Z seated with his wife Beyoncé on her historic night. His hair is well-manicured in all directions, reminding the fan of Kodak’s own look.
Do you think Jay-Z got inspiration from Kodak Black? Or is he just going with the flow and letting his hair grow without any influences?
Though the posse cut used to be a major hip-hop staple, it has seemingly fallen out of favor with the modern audience. That’s not to say it’s altogether extinct, but the days of lyricists lining up to spar on wax feels like a bygone era. Still, there are certainly exceptions. A recent announcement indicates that we’re looking at a new collaboration from a trifecta of today’s top rising artists — Polo G, Lil Tjay, and Fivio Foreign — who are joining forces for the upcoming single “Headshot.”
All three contributing artists made sure to promote the upcoming track on their respective Instagram pages, with Tjay vowing that they were “SHAKING SHIT UP AGAIN.” Polo G added that “Headshot” will be “nothing but [fire], while Fivio teases that all three rappers “went crazy” for the occasion. With the posse cut set to drop this coming Friday, we won’t have to wait much longer to hear this one in full — predictions of who’ll hold it down with the standout verse are already underway.
It should be noted that all three parties are steadily working on new albums, all of which should be out at various points this year. It’s unclear as to whether or not “Headshot” will appear on one or all of the forthcoming projects. Either way, the fact that we’re receiving a single from Tjay, Polo, and Fivio so soon likely indicates that a rollout will follow shortly thereafter. Check back this Friday for the release of “Headshot,” and sound off if you think this will be a solid posse cut from the new generation.
North Carolina rapper DaBaby really, really, really loves his mini-me. The hip-hop star has let the world know just how much he wanted his daughter to get the feel of the Grammys despite not being allowed to attend the celebrity-filled event. DaBaby Did Sweetest Thing Baby hit up Instagram with footage of himself alongside his […]
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New York rapper Lil’ Kim knows there’s pure greatness in both Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion. The Queen Bee has lit up social media with a must-read message to the Houston music heavyweights following their epic Grammy night. Lil’ Kim Pens Deep Words Kimberly hit up Instagram to share an emotionally-driven salute to Bey and […]
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Call it aging… or call it bad karma… call it whatever, but Wendy Williams was in the midst of spreading some messy rumors about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s divorce when her body took control, allegedly simultaneously belching and farting on her talk show, getting picked up by all of the nearby microphones.
They say that, as you start to get older, you have a harder time holding your bladder or controlling your bodily functions. Famed talk show host Wendy Williams might have something to say about that because, during a recent episode of her show, where she spoke about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s reported divorce, Wendy seemingly couldn’t contain herself, letting out a belch and a toot at the same time, apologizing directly after.
Wendy was in the midst of spreading rumors about Kim Kardashian, saying that the businesswoman probably already have five different boyfriends after splitting with Kanye West. While early reports initially suggested that she could be seeing Van Jones, nothing came from that and the speculation eventually dropped off. Kim has not been linked to any romantic suitors in weeks. Directly after saying that Kim probably has a gaggle of men leaving her house every day, Wendy let out a loud burp and fart simultaneously, apologizing to her audience as the second-hand embarrassment rose in the room.
To make matters worse, this isn’t even the first time that Wendy has been accused of letting one rip on television. Last year, she lightly lifted her leg before a flatulent sound escaped from her chair. Summer Walker even commented on the video at the time.
Watch the video of Wendy allegedly burping and farting at the same time above.
