The track itself is set to appear on 2 Chainz's forthcoming album, Rap or Go to the League, an LP that will serve as a proper follow-up to Mr. Chainz's critically acclaimed 2018 effort Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. Speaking on the project in an Instagram post promoting the LP, Chainz offers up his explanation for the title.
"With the height of racial tensions across America I felt I should do my part in explaining some of the brain washing formulas used in my community," he wrote at the time. "[This] album not only touches on those who did succeed thru entertainment but those who didn't ! Welcome to Rap or Go TO THE LEAGUE ! My 5th solo studio album and project that shows continued growth , success , and motivation which is playing a role in the shift of the trap paradigm [.]"
Even though Eminem has released the most talked about album of the year, Em has owned up to most of his shots fired. Although he is denying dissing Drake on the Joyner Lucas-assisted track "Lucky You."
Eminem ruffled a lot of feathers with his Kamikaze album, where he doesn't hold any punches, dissing several rappers and media personalities.
Of course, anytime a ghostwriter is brought up in rap songs, the assumption is Drake is the target. According to Em, that is not the case here. In the fourth part of his interview with Sway Colloway, Eminem opened up about the speculation.
"Drake is going to always be in my good graces, because he did something for one of my daughters that I will never forget and he will always be in my graces for that," Em noted. "And I like Drake. What I'm telling you with these lines is, I don't know what's real and what's not, at this point. Because you hear shit about this rapper, that rapper, whatever. I'm telling you that I don't do it. Never have and never will. If I ever need a ghostwriter, I need to just fucking put the mic down."
Kim Kardashian's flirtation with political activism has Offset's support. In an interview today (Sept. 6) with TMZ, the Migos member praised the reality television star's advocacy for criminal justice reform.
"Hell yeah, I fuck with that shit. I've been through that shit," Offset said in response to a question about Kardashian's work. "To be able to have a second chance? That's one hunnid."
The rapper, currently touring on Drake's Aubrey and the Three Migos Tour, faces charges in Georgia for an improper lane change, possession of marijuana, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and possession of a weapon after being pulled over in a traffic stop that his attorney has called "racially motivated."
TMZ's inquiry seems to be inspired by Kardashian's recent meetings with Donald Trump, whom she's now lobbied to free two people in prison, including Alice Marie Johnson, whose sentence for cocaine distribution and money laundering was commuted by the president in June after the 63-year-old woman spent 23 years in federal prison.
Kardashian reportedly returned to the White House yesterday (Sept. 5) to seek a pardon for Chris Young, whose 2010 arrest for marijuana and cocaine possession led to a life sentence in maximum-security prison. Young is one of around 3,800 individuals currently serving life sentences in the United States for drug offenses, according to the Buried Alive Project.
"He’s had to have a few surgeries and he’s been in a medical facility for a few years, and he goes back into the maximum-security prison where lifers have to go. And he’s had a perfect record," Kardashian told Jason Flom’s Wrongful Conviction podcast.
Beef between Drake and Kanye West seems to be brewing. In a new song snippet, which made its way around the internet on Tuesday (Sept. 4) and appears to be from a collaboration with French Montana, Drake can be heard throwing shade at Yeezy 305s.
Bad blood between Drake and Kanye has been building since Drizzy's beef with Pusha-T earlier this year. Many assumed that Kanye gave Pusha-T the ammo aimed at Drake—airing out that he had a secret child and the mother was a porn star—something the Chicago rapper denied during a recent interview.
Rumors circulated over the weekend that Drake had an affair with Kanye's wife, Kim Kardashian, and a conspiracy theorist on Twitter wrote an impressive thread tying Drake's lyrics to the alleged affair.
So, you probably know the back story already. But, Kanye West got on the radio with Kendra G and apologizes for the MAGA hat as well as the statement "slavery was a choice." It was actually "sounds like a choice to me," but who cares. Anyway, everybody is talking about Kanye saying sorry and crying. BUT we are NOT talking about Kanye calling Drizzy "insensitive" and denying that he helped Pusha T reveal that Drake was "hiding a son."
"I don't play like that, I don't play in that place. It ain't no beef. Ain't nobody got no beef. Nobody going to jail. I'm not calling nobody to do nothing," he said. "I don't do that. I make beats, I'm here for a reason. The universe is on my side."
"We all got love for Drake. We understand he was upset about it, and I felt it was insensitive of him to stress me out in any way after TMZ while I'm in Wyoming, healing, pulling all pieces together."
And last, but not least, Kanye said that Drake would send him the "devil" emoji and harass him.
It may seem like nothing to the commoner but that ain't true. He uses three sets of "666" and a devil emoji in a post and the LOL emoji in the aftermath of the interview. Most people agree this was a response without saying something. Drake is selling out show after show on tour, so its crazy that he took time to do this.
Rising Manila-based R&B singer/songwriter Jess Connelly has released her anticipated new mixtape JCON.
The independent artist has quickly amassed a massive following in the Philippines as a leader of its underground R&B scene. The 13-track project includes the dreamy track “Call Me” produced by Dave Drake and Ayo, plus the previously released “Deep + Involved” and “Turn Me Down.”
Part Filipino and part Australian, the classically trained vocalist began singing as a child and later dove into songwriting at 13 years old. She was born in Australia and later migrated to the Philippines with her parents to start a new life. Growing frustrated with the music industry in the country that has traditionally favored industry-build pop stars, she set out to change it with her own art. Jess has since released music on her own that has sonically strayed from the norm and her one-of-a-kind artistry has quickly become sought after by the larger entertainment industry in Manila.
Soon after Birdman and Lil Wayne seemingly ended their beef, things might be reignited yet again.
In 2017, Aspire Music, co-founded by Lil Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant, sued Birdman over unpaid royalties from Drake's catalog. Birdman has responded with a countersuit that accuses Bryant and Lil Wayne of working with attorney Ronald Sweeney in an attempt to gain a larger share of Drake's profit.
Aspire claims they discovered Drake and are entitled to 1/3 share of profits from Drake's first six albums in addition to a share of copyrights. The remainder was to be split between Lil Wayne's Young Money and Birdman's Cash Money.
Birdman is seeking unspecified damages for fraud, aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contractual relations in the lawsuit. He also wants Aspire's lawsuit to be tossed.
Drake’s Scorpion is skyrocketing on the music charts and shattering Apple Music records, including becoming the number one album on the Apple Music charts in 92 different countries almost instantaneously and becoming the fastest-growing album ever on the service.
Drizzy’s fifth studio album garnered more than 170 million streams on Apple Music. 10 of the most-streamed songs on the service came from Scorpion, which not only broke Drake’s own record, it was the most streams in a 24 hour period on any streaming service ever.
As of July 1st, Best Buy officially ceased sales of physical CDs at all stores nationwide. The electronics retail giant will no longer offer compact discs due to a major decrease in sales. According to ABC, sales decreased by 18.5% in 2017, which is a perfect example of the growing power of streaming services such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, among others, at work.
While CDs have begun to become a thing of the past throughout the last several years, vinyl copies of songs and albums will still remain on Best Buy shelves for at least a couple more years, as they continue to quench the nostalgia of music lovers. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), vinyl sales were up 3% in 2016. The RIAA has also reported that in 2016, streaming alone generated more revenue in the United States music business than all other formats combined for the first time ever. Target is expected to be the second retail giant to begin selling fewer amounts of CDs in upcoming months.
Walking away from a soccer scholarship to pursue Music full time, Layla has been touring all over the world and gaining fans ever since. Touring in the US and Canada and sharing stages with Drake, Future, 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti and more.
Detroit, Michigan new comer Tony K releases new video for his song titled "Run." Iraq-born and Detroit-raised rapper and producer Tony Khnanisho, who goes by Tony K, first broke headlines with his Drake-Game of Thrones mashup returns again.
There is a buzz going across the City of Lima of who is the best artist to represent the city. So The Wrap-Up Magazine has zeroed down the Top 5 best music videos. (This Is Not The Best Rappers List).
Last night the Timeline may have been all shocked reactions and jokes at the expensive of Drake but today (May 30), Drake once again has laughed his way to the top 10 of the Billboard charts. The achievement moves the Hip-Hop titan pass Elvis Presley in the list of solo male acts with the most top 10 singles in history.
Appearing alongside Lil Baby on “Yes Indeed,” Drake finds himself at #6 on the charts and is his third single to do so this year. Drake now sits in the fourth spot among men chart toppers. Showing more chart dominance, Drake’s Instagram caption filled “Nice for What” returns to the number one spot on the Hot 100 chart.
Drake finds himself surrounded by elite artists and in an album’s reach of having the most Top 10s in history, a title that is currently held by Michael Jackson at 29 singles to Drake’s 26. Also ahead of Aubrey are Stevie Wonder and Elton John who are at 28 and 27 respectively. Before conquering Elvis, he passed Paul McCartney and Jay-Z.
The Billboard Hot 100 chart began on August 4, 1958. With the run Drake is on, and his Scorpion album scheduled to release sometime next month, it would not be surprising to see him dominate the male side of things by this August.
Rumors are, that Jay J may be picking up a new entertainer. Sources say, Drake plans to leave Young Money for The Roc Nation. Really: Who did not see that one coming. Its not yet official, but the deal may involve Young Money receiving close to $50 MILLION for the rights to Drake.
Rumors about Drake switching up management team has been flying around all this week and even him considering to leave Young Money. It has been confirmed that Drake and Pharrell will be a part of Apple's brand new streaming service!
Drake is scheduled to appear in court next month for an assault trial. Noel Fisher is suing the Canadian rapper and his bodyguard Chubbs over an alleged 2014 assault at the Drizzy’s L.A. mansion. He claimed in the summer of 2014, Drake reached out to him to invite him over, claiming the rapper said he wanted to talk about the two working together again.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar is now deep in the real estate game. The 30-year-old plucked a few dollars from his money trees and bought a Calabasas, Calif., home for $2.65 million.
Meek Mill is a Philly artist the world has come to love. His career took off during the age of Battle rapping. The Wrap Up Magazine has just released the Top 5 best music videos of all time from Meek Mill.
Migos was at Bloomingdale's, where the group debuted their CULTURE II Collection. Migos later hit the stage as the musical guest artists on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" where they performed their latest single "Stir Fry."
It's been rumored for years that adult film star Kakey has gotten romantic with Drake, and now she's claiming that he bought her breast implants. Gossip site Fameolous posted a screenshot of a comment thread on one of Kakey's Instagram posts. One user commented on her breasts, saying how they were "sittin nice [sic]," and she replied, "thanks to Drizzy." Drake has yet to respond to her claims.
