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Joyner Lucas paid a visit to Hot 97 this week to drop an impressive freestyle for Funk Flex. The session was inspired by Joyner’s 2015 track “Backwords,” which featured the Worcester, Massachusetts rapper spitting his bars in forward and reverse. In the same vein, Lucas delivered a “backwards” freestyle for Funk Flex—who previously challenged Joyner to […]
Mass Appeal kicks off The Soundtrack series with DJ Premiere: Hip Hop 50 Volume 1. The five-track EP marks Preemo’s first record release since Gang Starr’s 2019 swan song One of the Best Yet. The project includes contributions from music icons like Lil Wayne, Remy Ma, Slick Rick, Run the Jewels, Joey Badass, and his frequent collaborator […]
DJ Premier took to Twitter this week to tease a forthcoming release with his frequent collaborator Nas. Premo posted a video featuring a brand new snippet of Nas rapping over a beat from the legendary producer. The clip begins with Premier giving viewers a glimpse of the plaque he earned from his work on Nas’ debut Illmatic, […]
Fat Joe opened up about his origin story in a clip from A&E’s forthcoming show, Origins of Hip Hop. In the video, shared by People, the Bronx rapper spoke about being bullied as a kid. “Since 2 years old, he’s fat Joey forever,” Joe said. “When I was in junior high they would bully me […]
A highlight off Nas and Hit-Boy’s Magic, released last December, was given new life on Wednesday thanks to the release of an official video. Up top, catch the just-released visual for the track “Wave Gods,” featuring ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier. Rocky is listed as co-director of the latest Nas video, as are Hidji and […]
Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to blast a photographer for filing a lawsuit against Nas after the Queens native posted a picture of him and 2Pac together. “How’s a mothafucka suing Nas for a picture that he in?” Snoop said, adding that photographers have “lost y’all mothafuckin’ rabid ass mind.” Snoop also questioned current copyright […]
Nas has added a gaming company to his ever-expanding investment portfolio. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the hip-hop mogul has teamed up with Google and others to raise a $20 million financial backing for Carry1st—a mobile game published based in Cape Town, South Africa. Other investors include Riot Games, Sky Mavis, Yield Guild Games, Chipper Cash, and Andreessen Horowitz Invest. Carry1st, which recently […]
After sharing a run of promising singles last year, Cordae has returned with his star-studded new album, From a Birds Eye View. Featuring appearances from Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Lil Durk, Gunna, Nas, and Stevie Wonder, Cordae’s second studio album sees the former YBN member joined by some great company. The previously released tracks “Super” and “Sinister,” […]
Pete Rock is preparing to file a lawsuit against Nas over unpaid royalties related to his production work on Illmatic. Page Six reports the legendary producer claims he hasn’t been for his work on the Queens rapper’s 1994 debut album. Along with producing one of the LP’s most iconic cuts, “The World Is Yours,” Pete Rock also has a writing credit on […]
Nas has teamed up with blockchain-powered platform Royal, which offers people the chance to invest in their favorite artist’s music. On Thursday, Royal announced that it will sell extended versions of NFTs called limited digital assets that include streaming royalty rights to two of Nas’ tracks, “Ultra Black” and “Rare.” The drop will arrive on Royal’s official […]
