Both rappers has made there mark in the industry. 50 Cent recently released his book, Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, in which the rapper speaks on the alleged rift between JAY-Z and Kanye West and why he believes Hov has become "disappointed" with his friend Ye. 50 Cent says his relationship with Jay-Z is purely ''business'' and insists the pair will never be friends.
50 and Jay-Z were involved in a rap ‘beef’ with each other in early 2009, but while neither has said anything publicly to settle their differences, they met backstage when Jay-Z played a huge concert with 50’s mentor, Eminem, at Detroit’s Comerica Park last year, although 50 refuses to say what happened between them.
The Jay-Z vs. Nas beef was a gladiatorial battle between two rap titans. For almost a decade, two of rap's most decorated emcees went at each other's throat.
At one point, they even took a poll about the beef, with 58% of listeners saying they preferred “Ether” to “Supa Ugly”. The consensus seemed to point to Nas as the winner. “Ether” has since become an emblematic diss track, with rappers reinterpreting it for their beef purposes.
Jay Z and Nas' feud was sparked over a Memphis Bleek lyric in 2000's 'My Mind Right', causing the rapper to respond to both Bleek and Jay Z on future mixtape tracks. The feud escalated further when Jay Z called Nas "lame" on 2001's 'The Takeover', prompting Nas to take aim at Jay on 'Ether'. The beef continued in this wild manner until they ended it publicly at the 'I Declare War' concert in Philadelphia in 2005.
Thirty-one years after that classic track dropped, the legendary Long Island posse returns Friday with a new LP, “What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?” It marks the group’s return to Def Jam, the iconic hip-hop label that they helped build, and features “Fight the Power: Remix 2020,” an all-star update of the 1989 anthem.
The Post spoke to PE leader Chuck D, 60, shortly after Wednesday’s controversial Breonna Taylor decision. Here, he sounds off on being an “OG” in the Black Lives Matter movement, why “Fight the Power” is still relevant and getting the surviving Beastie Boys to record again.
In 2019, Shawn Corey Carter became hip-hop's first billionaire. Better known as Jay-Z, Mr. Carter didn't just make his money by rapping, although he's one of the industry's best-selling artists. Instead, he built a sprawling empire, including a music label, a sports management company, a streaming service, and a high-end sports bar.
With the Brooklyn-born rapper continuing to grow his net worth, there are certainly many investing lessons to learn, both from his business ventures as well as from his lyrics. Here are three of them.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had the chance to meet and greet with Nas? What kind of question would you have for him? What type of reaction or vibe do you think you would have? Fans Favorite and viewers of the Wrap-Up Magazine want to hear from you. What type of story and memory would you create about this topic? Nas is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and investor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, Nas has released twelve studio albums since 1994, with seven of them certified platinum and multi-platinum in the US.
DMX doubles down on wanting to go against JAY-Z in a Verzuz battle. “It's a celebration. We're celebrating music,” DMX said. In the late '90s, Jay-Z and DMX were Def Jam's most successful stars. The friendly rivalry includes several rap battles between the legendary MCs, including their Backstage Freestyle match in 2000. In 1999, they also created the infamous supergroup Murder Inc, which starred both rappers and Ja Rule. Before DMX and Jay Z became international rap titans, they competed in a classic hip-hop war. Their Bronx battle in the early '90s is the stuff of legends and it's also what sparked their ongoing beef, according to Irv Gotti.
At the 1996 Def Jam Holiday Party, tensions between the two camps surged to a boiling point after Ghostface Killah confronted Wish Bone as he was walking through NYC club Mirage (now Terminal 5). According to Cons, a confrontation between members of the Wu-Tang Clan and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ignited a pretty serious brawl around the height of their fame. At the time, the East Coast and West Coast feud was in full swing, and Ghostface apparently didn’t take too kindly to a rapper signed to Eazy-E’s Los Angeles-based Ruthless Records label hanging out at the NYC hot spot.
How do you think it would feel or how would you act if you met one of the biggest and richest hip-hop stars in our generation Jay-Z? We all know him as Jay-Z or Hova, but his real name is Shawn Corey Carter. Did you know? Jay-Z is the third best-selling rap artist of all time, after Eminem and Tupac with over 28m sales worldwide. Jay Z is one of the most well-known and highly-regarded rappers in the industry. He’s also an extremely successful investor and businessman who’s a co-owner of the New York 40/40 Club, the clothing line Rocawear and is the former president of Def Jam Recordings, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records and founder of Roc Nation. On top of all this, he’s also a certified NBA and MLB sports agent.
In 2002, Hip-Hop billionaire and troubled R&B legend R. Kelly released their highly anticipated joint album Best Of Both Worlds on the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam imprint. One of the most controversial albums and tours in the history of Hip-Hop, Best Of Both Worlds fused Hip-Hop and the already present element of R&B from two of the most prolific artists of the time.
Need a ghetto anthem to play at that family gathering? Then Jay-Z's 'Hard Knock Life' is the one to play. Hard Knock Life is the third studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on September 29, 1998, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Records. The song that made Jay-Z a superstar. Famously sampling “It’s a Hard Knock Life” from the Annie movie. Jay-Z raps about his rags-to-riches story. Jay-Z transposes this into a song about how he overcame life in the ghetto to achieve massive success.
New interview on No Jumper TV with the underrated artist Dani Leigh which first she talks on how she got discovered by the late legend Prince from the internet until he guide her with motivation to keep pushing with her music, also talks signing with Def Jam and talks new music that she's working on.
After announcing his departure from Def Jam and signing a new deal with Alamo Records, Durk shifted his gear and began to kick off the campaign for Signed To The Streets 3. Lil Durk is back with his new project, Signed To the Streets 3. Durk's new project is 20 tracks deep and hails features from some of the biggest in the game such as Future, Gunna, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Ty Dolla $Ign, Kodak Black, TK Kravitz, and Lil Skies, among others.
Justin Bieber is one of Americas greatest superstars loved by many. In respects to that, The Wrap-Up Magazine would like to introduce to you the Top 5 best music videos of Justin Bieber.
Justin found a manager who flew him to Atlanta to meet Usher." But Usher, 31, had some competition to sign Bieber. Timberlake was also interested in the new boy-chick on the scene. There was a bidding war but Usher finally won out and had him signed to Island Def Jam Recordings.
Take a look at his Top 5 music videos to see if you agree. If you think a video was left out, then leave your thoughts below.
It's time again for another section of Top 5 music videos by your favorite celebrity. This time TWUM present Kanye West and what we feel is the best of his music videos throughout his career.
Kanye West is a man of mystery. He don't want t be figured out. Hope you enjoy his Top 5 music videos below and leave a comment!
New York City showed out for Harlem princess Teyana Taylor and Chi-town hitmaker Jeremih when their “Later That Night Tour” took over the Playstation Theater in Times Square. The evening’s energy was leveled up by opening act DaniLeigh, Def Jam’s latest rising artist. Rocking a flannel sweatshirt with matching pants, the viral “In My Feelings” Challenge star got the audience warmed up with her fan favorites “All I Know” and “Play.”
After a dance break set to 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” Dani closed the short set with her growing new club track “Lil BeBe.”
Scheduled as the supporting act, it was Teyana Taylor who much of the crowd was there to see, and she delivered a routine filled with hype energy, provocative sexuality, and heartwarming emotion. Well-know for her choreography, Taylor showed off to her greatest inspiration with an outstanding dance routine to Janet Jackson’s “I Get Lonely.”
Jeremih was the show’s headliner but he brought some friends along to turn-up the NYC crowd. The hitmaker took the stage with his breakout smash single “Birthday Sex,” but then asked the fans what they wanted. “I need to know if you want to hear some new shit or some old shit,” he questioned. They screamed, “Old!,” setting up the 50 Cent-featured track “Down On Me.”
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“This feels like my second home. You mind if I bring one of my homies from out here?” Jeremih then asked. Controversial rapper 6ix9ine hit the stage making a feverish entry and ran through some of his latest hits. Jeremih used his popular single “Planez” to transition into an appearance from Dipset boss Jim Jones who had the crowd in antics over the “We Fly High (Remix).”
Congrats are in order to Lil Durk, as just months after announcing his departure from Def Jam Records — his home for the past six years — just announced that he’s aligning with Alamo (home to Smokepurpp, Blackbear, Comethazine, ZMoney and more) and Interscope Records.
He also just dropped a new video for “Remembrance” produced by Young Chop. Watch it below.
Many of you may not know who A.J. Johnson is, but in my day, he was the comedian to watch. Anthony Johnson, sometimes credited as A. J. Johnson, is an American actor and comedian. He got his start in acting when he starred in House Party in 1990. Anthony Johnson is an actor and writer, known for Friday (1995), The Players Club (1998) and Menace II Society (1993).
Toronto’s own Temi premieres the visuals for “Where Your Heart Is” off his upcoming debut EP, “Alternative Soul.” Formerly with “Disturbing the Peace/Def Jam Records,” Témi has since left to pursue a solo career. Today, Témi is focused on performing music that has a heartfelt sound and a profound effect.
In the middle of a long series of Tweets that will make up a philosophy “book” that Kanye West announced that he’s writing on Twitter, the MC casually mentioned on Thursday that he’s dropping not one, but two new albums next month.
Bobby Sessions just dropped his powerful new single "Like Me”. Dallas rapper Bobby Sessions made a huge impression on us at SXSW, partially because of his breathtaking performance of an anti-police brutality song that he dedicated to his cousin who was a victim of police brutality.
