Nas or Eminem

 

Celebrity Match Up is back with another topic for all you hip hop lovers. This time, we would like to know who would you place as your top artist out of Nas or Eminem. Most fans of there music would say they would love to see the two together on a track someday while others may argue.

Before we get into the discussion, lets do a little background check on the two.

Whats Your Favorite Pearl Jam Song?

Many of you today may not have head of Pearl Jam and the music they created. Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington.

Pearl Jam outsold many of its contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade.

A few months after the completion of the band's debut studio album, Ten, drummer Dave Abbruzzese joined the band. Ten broke Pearl Jam into the mainstream, and became one of the best-selling alternative albums of the 1990s.

What's Your Favorite Miley Cyrus Song?

American singer Miley Cyrus has recorded songs for six studio albums, four soundtrack albums, and guest features. Cyrus and her father Billy Ray (pictured) have collaborated on four tracks, two for Hannah Montana soundtracks and two for his own studio albums.

Wu-Tang Clan Inks New Deal

Downtown Music Publishing announced the signing of global publishing administration agreements with Wu-Tang Productions, and owners Robert “RZA” Diggs and Mitchell “Divine” Diggs, to represent the iconic hip-hop group’s interest in songs from its back catalog of classic albums, as well as select works co-written or produced by individual Wu-Tang Clan members for solo releases, affiliates and other artists. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The writers represented under the deals include co-founders Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, RZA and U-God.

Young Thug Breaking Records

Selling 18,000 copies, Jeffery earned Young Thug the notable feat of having dropped three top 5 debuts in a year. His August release follows up on February's debut of I'm Up [15,000 sold], and the debut of Slime Season 3 in April [which dished 22,000 units]. All three rounded out in the top 5 of Top Rap Albums in 2016, a record for that chart.

Name Your #FavoriteSong From The Rolling Stones

Before we name our favorite song from the boy group Rolling Stones, lets take time to find out who they are!

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The Rolling Stones' version of "It's All Over Now" is the most famous version of the song. It was first released as a single in the UK, where it peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, giving the Rolling Stones their first number one hit.

Snoop Dogg To Join Def Jam label

 

Snoop Dogg is getting ready to bark out orders at Def Jam Recordings — he's joining the label as an executive creative and strategic consultant.

Independent Record Labels You Should Know

From independent icons like XL Recordings and Sub Pop to newer teams like 88 Rising and Mind of a Genius, here are some of the essential labels you should know. As always, we encourage you to do your own digging and share your own favorites with us, but as long as you discovered just one new label, artist, or piece of music that you love from this list, then we did our job.

From legendary indies to internet-based upstarts, these labels are all doing something special.

The Lavish Lifestyle Of Ariana Grande

 

American singer and actress Ariana Grande rose to fame in 2010 with her character Cat Valentine in Victorious, the Nickelodeon television series. She is also known for her studio albums including Your Truly, My Everything, Dangerous Woman, Sweetener, and Thank U, Next. She is one of the most influential people and the highest-paid celebrities in the world. 

What's Your #Favoritesong By ZZ Top?

 

Fans Favorite wants to know, what's your favorite song from Rock N Roll legends ZZ Top?

ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, the band comprised vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and vocalist-bassist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021.

Whats Your Favorite Mariah Carey Album?

Lambs have followed and supported Mariah Carey career since the beginning. Now The Wrap-Up Magazine wants to know, what is your favorite album from Mariah Carey?

Best Mariah Carey Albums according to critics. 1 Butterfly. Okay, we all probably knew that THIS ALBUM was going to hit Number One. 2 Daydream. Hands downs, Daydream! 3 Mariah Carey. This and Butterfly are easily her best albums.

Now that more music has been released, do this change your mind or order? Mariah Carey has carried a long line of hits under her belt.

She is also ranked as the best-selling female artist of the US with album sales of 55.2 million. We Belong Together took the cake for me. The Emancipation of Mimi was our most loved album from Mariah Carey.

Did Lil Wayne Betray His Young Money Crew?

 

It was recently reported that Lil Wayne sold his masters to Universal Music Group for $100 million back in June of this year. After documents of the deal were revealed, the sale reportedly included the master of Young Money artists as well. The three prominent artists on that list are Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Tyga. Given all of the work and culture shifts that the four artists have created, $100 million seems pretty cheap for ownership of their sound recorded copyrights.

This news led fans to speculate which albums were sold within the deal. According to the documents, the masters include every Drake album aside from his 2020 releases. Every 2020 release from the OVO CEO is under his OVO imprint in conjunction with Republic Records. Republic is also a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Every project from 2009’s So Far Gone to 2018’s Scorpion is reportedly included in Wayne’s Universal deal. On the other hand, all of Nicki Minaj’s albums have fallen under the Young Money/Cash Money imprint since her debut release, Pink Friday.

Kendrick Lamar or J. Cole?

 

The Wrap Up Magazine is back with another round of Celebrity Match Ups. This time they return with a versus between Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole. Who would you pick as the best artist?

U.S. Music Sales Hit Decade High

The total consumer spending on music in 2017 reached $8.72 billion, which is a 16.5 percent increase from 2016 to $7.5 billion.

The Insanely Lavish Lifestyle Of Mariah Carey

When it comes to reigning pop divas, no-one wears the crown like Mariah Carey. The singer has developed a reputation for living luxuriously, and we can’t say we blame her. After such a successful career, she’s earned the right to a lavish lifestyle.

With record sales of around 200 million, there are only a few people in the world who have shifted as many albums as Mariah. No-one could have anticipated that she’d become quite so successful when she made her debut in the ‘90s.

Lupe Fiasco Announces His Retirement

Taking to Twitter to vent his frustrations, Lupe Fiasco revealed to his fans that he no longer plans to release anymore music. Lupe says that he has cancelled the release of the albums he’s been promoting for several months.

““I get the hint God … Yo Lupe fans it’s been fun and I hope you’ve had fun. I’m officially not releasing anymore music. Albums cancelled,” Lupe tweeted. “Getting beat up for telling the truth is not how I plan on spending the rest of life.”

Universal Music Group Shuts Down Apple Music Exclusives

(The Wrap-Up Magazine) Apple’s iTunes, Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group and widely regarded as the most powerful executive in the music industry, has reportedly ordered the company’s labels to stop the practice of making “exclusive” distribution deals with streaming services.

According to Bob Lefsetz, author of an influential music industry newsletter, Grainge sent out a company-wide email on Monday. UMG, which boasted seven of 2015’s 10 best-selling albums and 38.5% of the year’s recorded-music sales, will be the first major label to ban the practice, which many feel has begun to diminish rather than enhance the way music is distributed and consumed.

The directive will affect dozens of bands under the UMG umbrella, including all five of this year’s album of the year Grammy nominees: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, the Weeknd, Chris Stapleton and Alabama Shakes.

The practice of artists offering exclusives to competing streaming and download services, including Apple and Tidal, has been gaining traction this year. Both Beyoncé and Rihanna launched their recent albums through Tidal, the streaming service part-owned by Beyoncé’s husband, Jay Z.

Top 5 Music Videos Starring Beyonce

After 17.2 million albums as a solo artist, and a further 17 million albums as part of Destiny's Child's, Beyonce is the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s decade.

Is Jay-Z Or Eminem The Best Rapper Right Now?

I know Lil Wayne say's he is the greatest rapper alive, but Fans Favorites wants to know is Jay-Z or Eminem the best right now?

Eminem was named to have the hottest album of the year, but Jay-Z business ventures keeps him in the billionaire eye.

Jay-Z was neck on neck with Eminem on Renegade and about 80% of his albums are number one albums. He didn't write his verse on Brooklyn's finest and as for the Blueprint and the black album, what more can I say. His flows are sick and he has stayed relevant to the game for the past twenty years.

Young Thug Says Jay-Z Doesn’t Have 30 Hit Songs

 

Young Thug was talking with Gillie Da Kid on the latter’s ‎Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast and the Atlanta rapper proceeded to jump out the window, figuratively. While bragging that he had 30 songs that would make the crowd go crazy at his shows in arenas, he then proceeded to add that “Jay-Z ain’t got 30 songs like that.”

Now Thugger said that with the utmost confidence. But the look on Gillie’s face said it all. But to be clear, the Philly rapper turned host also diplomatically added, “He got a lot, though.”

The tone, or maybe his thoughts catching up with what he just said, led Thug to walk back that wild statement instantaneously.