Tag: music blog
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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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Drake Could Receive an Advance Worth Over $250,000,000
Record label veteran and hip-hop business aficionado Steve Stoute believes Drake, who already has an impressive net worth, is about to receive the biggest monetary advance in music history from either a record label or streaming company. Drake, who’s currently signed directly to Universal Music, must be set to renegotiate his contract or broker a…
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5 Times The Grammys Got It Wrong With Best Rap Album Category
If you’re a hip-hop fan, then watching the Grammys can be a very frustrating experience since the board seems to be very tone-deaf when it comes to the young genre of music. We all have our favorite albums, and hip-hop is arguably the most debated genre amongst its very cult-like fans. It’s probably the only…
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Aaron Hernandez Lawyer Slams Netflix Doc, Apple Ordered to Ditch Lighting Cable
On the latest episode of The VAM Show the boys discuss a plethora of topics including Eminem’s new video for “Darkness,” Aaron Hernandez’ lawyer’s response to the hit Netflix documentary, and the Girls Do Porn scandal where the owner of the adult entertainment site is being investigated and charged for sex trafficking and coercing women…
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Lord Jamar on Eminem: I Don’t Have No Hate For Him
Lord Jamar said recently that he does not want to talk about Eminem anymore. In the past, the veteran emcee has called Eminem a guest in the house of hip-hop and also claimed that the only reason that he’s considered an all-time great is because of his skin color and the marketability that it gives…
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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…
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Will Smith’s Wife Made Relationship With Tupac Super Awkward
Will Smith recently told The Breakfast Club that he was really jealous of his wife’s close friendship with late great rapper Tupac Shakur. Co-host Charlemagne tha God boldy asked Smith about him and Jada Pinkett’s early days of dating and how her very close friendship with Tupac affected him. He quickly admitted to being jealous…
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Joe Budden Podcast Rumored to Have Turned Down $10 Million
Joe Budden confessed to battle rapper Math Hoffa that he and his podcast partners Mal and Rory turned down a $10 Million deal before signing with Spotify in 2018. The retired rapper appeared on Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion Podcast where he divulged details on his career moves, relationships, and why he decided not to rap…
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Rick Ross Teases ‘Nasquiat’ Album With Nas After Years of Rumors
Rick Ross teased the possibility of a Nas album dropped that is executively produced by him, and even revealed a proposed title for the project. Ross told Complex that him and Nas have had many conversations about this long rumored album and told the Queens legend that he likes “Nasquiat” as a potential title for…
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