Tag: rap blog
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Every Drake Album Newly Ranked After Certified Lover Boy Release
Nothing Was The Same Nothing Was the Same is where Drake perfected the combination of singing and rapping, and delivered his most concise project. ‘Tuscan Leather’ stands as his greatest intro almost ten years later and ‘Started From the Bottom’ is the ultimate record to sing along with in the club. Jay-Z also beautifully passes…
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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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Is Drake No Longer the Hottest Rapper in the World?
I was wrapping up college in 2009 when I heard about this Lil Wayne protege that was making waves throughout the mixtape scene. I didn’t care for Lil Wayne’s run at the top since it cut 50 Cent’s a bit short, and I always felt that Weezy’s content was void of any real story or…
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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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Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Snitching Made Him Bigger Than Ever
When 6ix9ine first rose to prominence in late 2017, early 2018, I absolutely detested him and everything he stood for. To me, an avid hip-hop fan since the early 1990s, he was a kid with rainbow hair and tattoos playing the role of a gangster. But anyone with half a brain should have known the…
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JoJo Pellegrino Perfectly Displays the Trump Loving, Mob-Filled Staten Island, NY in “Where I’m From 3”
With all this hoopla about Tekashi 6ix9ine returning as the reigning king of New York congesting the airwaves, Staten Island rapper JoJo Pellegrino has provided us with an offering that closely mirrors the true kings of yesteryear. Pellegrino released “Where I’m From Part 3” earlier this week which takes the Jay-Z song about Brooklyn from…
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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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