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Kodak Black and 21 Savage are at it after the Florida rapper claimed that the Her Loss rapper had shamed him about his album sales.
On Instagram on Sunday, Kodak Black responded after 21 Savage posted a shady tweet asking where the fans are when unnamed rappers drop albums. 21 Savage’s tweet came following Kodak’s response to him claiming that Nas was not relevant in today’s music scene.
On Sunday, Kodak released a long message targeting 21 and his tweet shading his album sales.
“21 do his thing I give him credit where its due, but don’t come for me [talking] ’bout my album sales homie that ain’t gangsta!” he wrote. “You n***as know what I been thru in this shit. And you n***as had a whole consistent run with no hiccups [for real] and y’all 30 years old plus! I’m a yung n***a doin this sh– since I came in the game.”
Kodak Black, who saw commercial success with his album Back for Everything, which featured the platinum-selling song “Super Gremlin,” also promised competition to his fellow rappers.
“But let’s see how this shit go now that I been home and I’m consistent with this shit,” he ended.
Kodak’s direct response to 21 Savage comes following his response to the Atlanta rapper claiming that Nas “isn’t relevant he has a strong core fan base.” Kodak did not hold back as he called out 21 Savage and even hinted that the current numbers he was seeing were because of Drake being the heavyweight on the project.
“This m****af**ka talking about Nas irrelevant,” Kodak on Instagram Live. “How the f**k Nas ain’t relevant, homie? N***a smoking d**k because of Drake. We from the projects. We from the trenches. We don’t give a f**k about no…you did a Drake. We salute Drake. We love Drake. OK, whatever. Fam, folks smoking d**k. Nas that n***a.”
Kodak Black and 21 Savage’s exchange appears to stem from 21’s comment that no one from his 2016 XXL Freshman year can compete with him in a Verzuz battle. Kodak, who was a part of the same group, appeared to take exception to the comment.
As for 21 Savage, he’s flying high after his joint Drake album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts this week. The album is already certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over the weekend, having sold over 500,000 units.
21 Savage tweeted yesterday that he would never disrespect Nas and calls the New York rapper a legend who paved the way for artists like himself.
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Yung Bleu is responding to backlash from DMX fans after covering the late rapper’s hit song, “How’s It Goin’ Down,” off of his 1998 debut album.
On Monday, Yung Bleu released the music video for the track “What Type of Games” produced by Murda Beatz.
Bleu’s track incorporated DMX’s chorus, which led to fans calling him out for the sample. Many fans felt that the song was a legendary track, and even though Bleu was a good artist, they did not want the track to be touched.
Yung Bleu, however, defended the track and said that he was not destroying a classic, but rather he had received the artist’s blessings before and that the song is also bringing proceeds to the artist’s estate and his children.
“I understand that’s such a great song and it will never be duplicated no. Matter what by any artist ! Classic ! I’m paying homage! and mainly bringing more income to his estate at that! that’s what matter to me,” he said in a since deleted Tweet.
Bleu added that he and DMX spoke on the phone two weeks before his death.
The artist added that he and DMX had even discussed him making music together. Their plans, however, fell through after the artist passed away on April 9, 2021, after suffering a heart attack.
“He was gonna be on my song Ghetto. Love Birds so this was my dedication after that! Anyways! fly high og! I hope it get a billion streams,” Bleu said in another tweet.
In the meantime, the track “What Type Of Games” is off of the album ‘Tantra’ released by Bleu on November 11.
The featured artists include Nicki Minaj, Fivio Foreign, Zayn, Lucky Daye, Kelly Rowland, and French Montana.
In the meantime, some fans also shared support for Blue. One fan wrote on Instagram, “MX did show his support for Bleu prior to passing, so at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter if we like his art or not, it’s his music and his song, so let him rock out with his homage. He never compared himself to DMX as so many newer artist try and do with Legends. At least he’s respectful.”
“Adding income to his estate should shut y’all up,” another said. “He doesn’t have to explain himself people are easily bothered. I love his creativity,” another said.
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Bob Marley’s music remains timeless.
One of the albums from Bob Marley and the Wailers, which produced many timeless hits, has been given a new life. Tuff Gong International has partnered with Acoustic Sounds/Analogue to release a limited edition, deluxe box set of the much beloved 1976 album Rastaman Vibration. It is set to be released on November 18 and is expected to feature a newly remastered version of the landmark album in Ultra High-Quality Record (UHQR) format on Clarity Vinyl.
At the time of its release, it was widely praised by renowned publications, including Rolling Stone, in 1976. The reviewer, Robert Palmer, described the album as Marley cementing his role as a spokesman for the Third World’s disadvantaged and an avatar of a highly commercial brand of popular music.
He also described the work as one that embodied the pain, rage, and determination of Shantytown, Jamaica, as well as the community’s political and cultural fragmentation as well.
Rastaman Vibration also did well on the US charts and became the iconic reggae singer’s first release to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. It peaked at No. 8, with the most popular US single being “Roots, Rock, Reggae.” The track was actually the only Marley single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 51.
The album is one of the three Wailers solo albums released in 1976, along with Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer Legalize It by Peter Tosh.
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It was also the album that spawned some of Marley’s most popular tracks, including “War,” “Who The Cap Fit,” and “Crazy Baldhead.” Rastaman Vibration will also be the first in the Marley catalog to be released in UHQR format.
A statement from Tuff Gong International also noted that the UHQR is remastered by Sterling Sound’s Ryan K Smith from the original analog master tapes and that each UHQR is pressed at Acoustic Sounds’ industry-leading pressing plant Quality Record Pressings (QRP) using hand-selected Clarity Vinyl® with attention paid to every single detail.
The statement further acknowledged that the records feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable.
“From the lead-in groove to the run-out groove, there is no pitch to the profile, allowing the customer’s stylus to play truly perpendicular to the grooves from edge to centre. Each UHQR is packaged in a deluxe box and includes a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a hand-signed certificate of inspection.”
Besides the high-quality music, fans will also get a UHQR booklet which includes an eight-page 12″ x 12″ booklet containing new liner notes by musician and Marley’s biographer Leroy Jodie Pierson. Fans will also get exclusive photos by Kim Gottlieb-Walker.
Bob Marley died in May, 1981 after battling cancer. Four decades later he remains the highest selling reggae artist in the world.
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Drake is getting roasted after sharing a snippet of his night routine, which involves sleeping with a satin bonnet to protect his braids.
Drake is once again a social media menace with another selfie that has him becoming a meme in 2022. The rapper traded in his duck mouth mirror selfie for one of him enjoying the soft life in his blue bonnet and white cotton sheets.
The photo was shared as part of a carousel on Instagram with the caption, “I was up plotting on the next one the night the last one dropped. you cant f*kn make this shit up.” Of course, it had to be the bonnet pic that goes viral despite the other photos, such as the rapper decked out in all leather or one where he is seen pointing a fake gun at the camera.
The photos appear to be promoting his latest album, Her Loss, featuring 21 Savage, with one showing him sipping a drink, a photo of a mixed drink, and another showing two women on their knees and hands while wearing carved pumpkins on their heads.
Shortly after posting the photos, fans didn’t waste time roasting the rapper, particularly the photo of him with the satin bonnet, as some also pointed out that his eyebrows appeared to be freshly done.
“Drake wearing a bonnet is further proof that he’s in his baddie era and it needs to stop,” one person said.
“Open your eyes everyone. Drake be doing things you don’t see on the surface. I’m positive he’s not trolling the internet. Some man out there knows his girl got that bonnet. drake just finished up with somebody’s girl. Y’all better check up on your lady instead of clowning drake,” another said.
“Why is Drake taking pictures in Nicki bonnet,” another said.
“This is peak messy. Because there’s a man out there who recognizes that bonnet and bed and is losing his shit, but y’all think it’s just drake in his own bed being sassy,” another said.
Some of the women seemed to support Drake’s choice to use a bonnet to protect his braids. The rapper started wearing his hair in corn rows earlier this year, and his braids are always in immaculate condition.
“Drake need to drop the link to the bonnet,” one said.
“I have this same bonnet, I’m onto you Drake,” another added.
Drake has been a source of jokes this week, with Dr. Miami joking that the rapper had liposuction to create his abs, while a cartoon portraying the rapper walking and swinging his hips to the soundtrack is one of his newer songs from Her Loss.
The album is set to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart with 410K units sold in the first week, making it the biggest hip-hop debut in 2022 and the biggest sales by a joint album.
Even The Game chimed in on Drake’s bonnet.
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One of Beenie Man’s baby mothers has sadly passed away.
On Sunday, Moses Davis Jr. shared that his mother, Janet Dunphy, had recently passed away in an emotional post on Instagram.
“Never would I ever imagine making this post until years from now, but life doesn’t always go the way you want. Mommy, my heartbeat, my soul, my queen, my everything. You left us on October 23 2022 and ever since then my life has gone into shambles and I’ve gone into the darkness,” the young man wrote.
He also shared a slideshow of him and his mother in better times, including a holiday photo and others with her enjoying the beach and being affectionate to him.
Moses Jr., who suffers from Sickle cell trait, also shared his last conversation with his mother.
“I will never forget you or anything that you’ve done for me. You’ve set a foundation for your children and we will take care of it making sure nothing goes in vain. The last thing you said to me was to make sure I take care of myself and although you’re not here physically I know you’re up above watching me every step of the way,” he said.
Moses Davis Jr. posing with Koffee and his mother in 2020
Moses Davis Jr. continued, “There’s so much more words that I can say, but me good and okay. Wish me did realize the signs but me sorry say me run outta time. Until we meet again. Love you mom.”
Moses Jr. did not share any detail about the cause of death of Dunphy, who was 59 years old.
In the meantime, Beenie Man has not reacted to the death of Dunphy publicly as yet. Still, he and Dunphy appeared to have a good relationship as the artist shared his appreciation for her and the other mothers of his children back in May on Mother’s Day.
“Blessings Pon Blessings to my Superheroes who not only carry but love and care for my children unconditionally. Your efforts are well respected and never go unnoticed. To all Women that bear the duties of Motherhood, love and light to you. Happy Mother’s Day,” Beenie Man had written on Instagram with accompanying photos of the women and their children.
Beenie Man, who is currently touring overseas, has not publicly reacted to the death of one of his baby mothers. However, the dancehall icon and his son have a closed relationship since he was a child straight into adulthood.
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GloRilla is getting vulnerable as she discusses her rising fame and her debut EP, ‘Anyways… Life’s Great’ and all of the things that have taken her to this point in her life and career.
The 23-year-old rapper seemingly blew up overnight with her song “F.N.F (Let’s Go),” which led to a half-a-million dollar deal with Yo Gotti and instant overnight fame as she landed a collaboration with Cardi B on the “Tomorrow 2” remix.
GloRilla debut EP features her Cardi B collab along with seven other new tracks. While on The Angie Martinez Show on Friday, GloRilla talks about how “F.N.F” blew up while she was in a cleanse due to several things happening in her life, including a breakup and her decision to have an abortion.
“We was going through something like we can’t go into 2022 the same way we was last year, you know it was, just had a lot going on…we had to get our life together, we was like ‘we can’t keep living like this’ we was like ok we gon go on a cleanse, we aint gon talk to no dudes cause I felt like that was a distraction, no partying, going out you know like saving money and exercising,” she said adding that she and her friend decided to do a social media cleanse from March to May.
“I had just really got out of a breakup and I already said this in the preview of my song…I had just had an abortion and so I’m like you know I gotta cleanse cause I didn’t feel the same after that. I had mental changes so I’m like no more dudes, we gon just cleanse…I was really really going through something,” she explains.
The rapper added that she made up her mind to make a change by changing the way she normally operated.
“I most definitely feel it would work if you cut off what you know is holding you back, no matter how much you like it, you gotta cut it off and focus on yourself, something gon change,” she says about the 60-day cleanse which saw her song blowing up on a bigger scale that led to her label deal.
The rapper, whose real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, also said shared that her cousin introduced her to music in 2018, and she later released a music video after realizing that she loved music and was good at it. She also spoke about signing to CMG Records and Yo Gotti after exploring several label deals.
According to her, she had gone to a meeting with Gotti a day after “F.N.F” was released and, within hours, had decided to sign to the label.
“Everything was just happening so fast,” she says. “He’s super involved in my career. That’s one thing that I respect about him like he really in tuned with what I got going on like he prolly work harder than than I do. The CMG team, the Interscope team they all work so hard and they be working the hell out of me too but it’s like they work really hard too,” Glo said.
The rapper also shared that she “prayed for times like these,” and described her experience being signed as an artist as “so lit.”
In the meantime, the Memphis native says that she is also simultaneously working on an album for release next year, and she is also planning to go on tour for her EP.
As for Ms. Gloria’s future goals, she says she’d like to be a billionaire rapper so that “everybody that I love will be straight, never have to worry about anything again.”
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Summer Walker’s baby daddy has responded to her announcing their split.
Summer Walker has confirmed that she and her unborn baby’s father, Larry, aka LVRD Pharoh, have split. The R&B singer on Nov. 6 shared images from her baby shower, but fans were curious after Larry was not seen in any of the photos. Summer recently shared photos featuring her daughter, whom she calls by the nickname ‘Bubbles’ as well as photos of family and friends who are also pregnant but none with Larry. On Sunday, the singer explained to fans who questioned her relationship status that she was no longer with Larry, although they have a good co-parenting relationship.
According to her, she stepped away to protect her peace and happiness.
“People been trying to be in my business bad lately, idky why y’all need updates on my life lol like go touch grass but I’ve decided to be single, it’s no hard feelings, Larry is an amazing father there’s just certain things I won’t tolerate,” she wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram Story.
Summer Walker shares Bubbles, who was born in March 2021, with producer London On Da Track. Her relationship with the hitmaker has been more than acrimonious, as she has accused him several times of being an awful father and deserting her during her pregnancy.
Summer and Larry were also longtime friends, and they began dating after she broke up with London. Earlier this year, the “4th Baby Mama” artist praised Larry for stepping up as a father for her daughter Bubbles and even referred to him as ‘Papa’ on a cake.
In her post on Sunday, Walker wrote that Larry has continued to be a good father to her daughter by being present for every photo shoots, doctor appointments, and baby-related events.
She added, “no I ain’t removing my face Tatt I still have hella love for him,” she said about the forehead tattoo she did months ago.
Walker also addressed critics, saying that she has seen women maintain a façade of a happy relationship to save face in society when they weren’t happy. While she didn’t name any names, she pointed out celebrity women in long term relationships and marriages who aren’t happy but fake it for the media.
“Every month they complaining bout how they getting cheated on, beat on, children being had on them, they lonely etc,” Summer Walker wrote. “But they rather stay for the IMAGE just to say they have a man or a ring or just to keep receiving apology birkins & cars.”
Walker makes it clear that the only difference between those women and herself is that she prefer her peace and happiness and as such she would prefer to walk away from the relationship.
Meanwhile, Larry also confirmed on Nov. 11 that he and Walker were no longer together and warned that while she is pregnant with his child, he will not allow another male to “slide.”
“We not together but y’all n***as better wait until after the pregnancy before y’all start sliding. I’ll still off one of y’all about her on my soul,” he wrote on Instagram Story.
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Takeoff, Quavo, and Drake were among the celebrities who tribute the late Migos rapper at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Takeoff had an emotional send-off, with friends and family turning up as they paid their final respects to him on Friday afternoon. Quavo spoke at the funeral along with his cousin Offset as both rappers were seen together for the first time in months after it was speculated that the Migos had split.
This is also the first public appearance of Quavo since Takeoff’s shooting. He was in the parking lot at 810 Billiards and Bowling in Houston, Texas, on November 1 when the rapper was shot in the head and killed after an alleged dice game argument.
While on stage with Offset, a little girl, and another woman, Quavo became emotional as he spoke about growing up with Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball.
“You are always with me and we did everything together. Since we was kids you been by my side looking up at me with them eyes same eyes you got as my sister, waiting on me to make the next move and you followed up right behind me. You always made sure I did it first so you can do it right with me,” Quavo said.
“You never competed with me, we was always on the same team cause you always hated playing against me because I always played too hard or too rough. Now I can hear momma saying ‘not too hard son’… remember our first dream was to be a tag team in WWE,” he added.
Late Migos rapper Takeoff
The rapper’s funeral was held at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta and saw close family and friends, including fans being able to attend the funeral. It appears that the funeral had a no-phones rule, but still, some videos were shared on Twitter of family members, including Offset, who spoke and became emotional.
Takeoff was raised by his mother, Edna Marshall, who died at the age of 82 in 2019. Marshall, who was Quavo’s sister, also raised Quavo and Offset, who is her nephew, and Takeoff, Quavo’s nephew.
“You’ve changed the culture of music forever,” Offset said in his speech. “You did that Take, you did that for us. That came from Take, the originator, originator, you changed the music.”
Offset also breaks down in the middle of his speech as he hangs his head and wipes his tears. “Lord give us the strength, give us the strength, for family, for everybody…I don’t want to question God but I just don’t get it. And I believe in you Father,” Offset said while Quavo stood beside him.
Takeoff’s friend Drake also broke down in tears as he recited a poem he had written for the rapper. Drake and the Migos members have been good friends, and they also went on a joint tour in 2015.
Drake shared one of his fond moments with the late rapper. “Forever balanced. Whenever he would take his shades off, he had this thing about him that I love. No matter what was going on around us, he was always kinda squinting but like his eyes was always open.”
Artist Chloe Bailey also performed Beyonce’s “Heaven” at the rapper’s funeral.
Among those who publicly reacted to the rapper’s death is his little sister, who spoke about her hopes of spending time with and seeing the rapper in the future, but now that is impossible.
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British singer Sam Smith taps Jamaican singer Koffee as well as Ed Sheeran for their upcoming project.
Sam Smith has announced the upcoming album Gloria set for release on January 27 and has also released the track list for the album, which includes a feature by Koffee.
Smith, who goes by the pronoun their, is known for hit songs like “Too Good At Goodbyes” and “Dancing With A Stranger” featuring Normani recently achieved a No. 1 hit with the Kim Petras-assisted track “Unholy,” which has taken Tik Tok by storm.
Gloria, which features 13 tracks, is Smith’s fourth studio album. Among the featured artists are Grammy-winning artist Koffee, Ed Sheeran, R&B-pop singer Jessie Reyez, and Kim Petras.
Reyez appears on the tracks “Perfect” and “Gimme,” which also features Jamaican hitmaker Koffee.
On Instagram, Koffee shared the teaser for the album tracklist, and she also commented with red heart emojis under Sam’s post on Instagram.
Fans also reacted with joy at the announcement of new music. “Can’t wait to hear Koffee and Sam Smith on the same track will be a banger for real,” one fan wrote.
Fans have high expectations of Smith’s latest album even as the artist enjoys Billboard success with the track “Unholy.” The song is now the first track to be No. 1 by solo non-binary and transgender artists.“I am honestly speechless, overwhelmed, nautious [sic], and extremely happy. This is ours Sailors. I do this for you and you only,” Smith had said about the track.
The tracklist for Gloria:
1. “Love Me More”2. “No God”3. “Hurting Interlude”4. “Lose You”5. “Perfect” – feat. Jessie Reyez6. “Unholy” – feat. Kim Petras7. “How to Cry”8. “Six Shots”9. “Gimme” – feat. Koffee & Jessie Reyez10. “Dorothy’s Interlude”11. “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”12. “Gloria”13. “Who We Love” – feat. Ed SheeranThe album is available for pre-order.
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