Tag: hip-hop
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50 Cent and J Cole Planning New Albums for 2023?
Based on some of their recent social media activity, it looks like both 50 Cent and J Cole could be planning to release new albums this year. 50 Cent took to social media to congratulate his longtime friend and collaborator Eminem on a tremendous 2022 in music, and threw some interesting hints in his post.…
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Biggie ‘Teared Up’ When He Heard Tupac Was Shot in Vegas, Says Lil Cease
Lil Cease, a close friend of the Notorious B.I.G.’s, revealed that the late rapper shed tears after hearing about the tragic shooting in Vegas the ultimately took Tupac Shakur’s life. “He teared up,” said Lil Cease in a recent Vlad TV interview. “We had the big screen TV and that sh*t came up and I…
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Joe Budden Calls Kanye West’s Relationship With Julia Fox ‘Fake’
Joe Budden refuses to buy into Kanye West’s new, highly publicized romance with actress Julia Fox and even went as far as calling the whole thing “fake” in the title of his video clip. Budden hates the way Ye is presenting his new relationship to the world and discussed the problems with the approach on…
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‘Donda’: Kanye West’s Best Album Since My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy?
Kanye West has been trying to marry his faith, albeit a much weaker one back in 2013, with his music, since dropping the polarizing Yeezus almost 10 years ago. It looks like after many attempts, he’s succeeded in this goal with his latest offering, Donda which is easily his greatest project since his 2010 magnum…
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Joe Budden Hints at ‘Everyday Struggle’ Return During Rory, Mal Firing
Joe Budden hinted at the return of ‘Everyday Struggle’ during the latest installment of ‘The Joe Budden Podcast.’ During the episode, where he infamously fired his long time cohosts Rory and Mal, Budden explained that his relationship with Akademiks caused a rift between him and his friends. “[Rory] was questioning my friendship and my character…
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Eminem’s Toothless Kid Cudi Collaboration Leaves Much to be Desired
There was a time when nobody took it there quite like Eminem. His fans, and even casual listeners would hang onto his every word. And if he tackled a topic, he was sure to make an impact. Everything from Columbine, fan obsession, beef with Ja Rule, white America, and the deaths of Tupac and Biggie…
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Drake’s Budget Is Unlimited on Universal Music, Says Company CEO
Drake can pretty much request anything he wants in terms of budget from his current home, Universal Music Group. The company’s CEO Lucian Grainge spoke with HipHopDX at a Grammy after party last week and was asked by the outlet how much Drake would be allotted when it came to budget requests. His answer fell…
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Dame Dash Says ‘Big Pimpin’ Saved Jay-Z’s Career
Dame Dash looks back on his music video days with some regrets and made an interesting confession regarding that era when speaking with The Breakfast Club at the end of last month. Dash alluded to his former label Roc-A-Fella having trouble selling records after the enormous success of Jay-Z’s third album Vol 2: Hard Knock…
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Should Eminem Stop Releasing Albums?
Eminem is one of my favorite artists of all-time and has released enough good music in my humble opinion to call him a G.O.A.T. in hip-hop. Eminem Has a Great Discography His first three albums are all arguably classic, and Relapse and Recovery are probably just one notch under those in terms of quality. Encore…