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Saweetie has addressed the continued controversy surrounding Dr. Luke, with whom she’s collaborated on multiple songs, in a new interview. Deep into a new profile of the Pretty Bitch Music artist by Hunter Harris, the topic of the songwriter/producer—who’s been accused of sexual assault and battery by Kesha—was broached. Notably, the Vulture-housed discussion was conducted in multiple parts, […]
Just a few days after releasing his latest single, “Back In Traffic,” as part of Apple Music’s Juneteenth: Freedom Songs collection, Hit-Boy has revealed that Kendrick Lamar had a hand in crafting the song’s melody and lyrics. Hit-Boy took to his Instagram story Sunday night to disclose Kendrick’s writing credit. “Lyrics/melody written by Kendrick Lamar, brought to life by [KIRBY],” the […]
Yung Bleu and Boosie Badazz are facing a lawsuit from an artist who claims to have provided the building blocks for Bleu’s career. According to documents obtained by TMZ on Thursday, a producer named Ice Starr claims Bleu has been using his instrumental work “without his knowledge, authorization, and without any compensation whatsoever” since 2017. In fact, […]
London Cyr may only be 22, but the Vancouver-born producer already has a pretty stacked discography. Of the artists he’s worked with, Lil Baby, KILLY, Shy Glizzy, and Travis Scott are only a few of the names in his musical orbit. After going multi-platinum and scoring a Grammy nomination for his work on Scott’s Astroworld […]
Dame Grease says he has dozens of DMX tracks sitting in the vault, and he’s looking at Def Jam to potentially release those cuts. The Harlem producer and longtime friend of the late rapper made the claims via Instagram on Wednesday, less than a week after we received X’s first posthumous album, Exodus. The project was executive […]
Turn Me Up Josh, a multi-platinum producer and engineer signed to Winners Circle, has died. The news was confirmed by long-time collaborator Lil Durk, who took to Twitter on Monday to share his loss. “Rip turn me up josh smh,” Durk wrote in a post. Young Thug’s long-time engineer Alex Tumay is among the list of artists who’ve […]
If you don’t know by now, Soulja Boy was at or part of almost every iconic hip-hop moment in recent memory. This includes some pivotal moments in the careers of hip-hop royalty, Drake and Nicki Minaj. While talking to HotNewHipHop, Soulja revealed that he was at a show where Drake fell on stage. “I don’t […]
Drake gave fans a taste of Certified Lover Boy when he dropped Scary Hours 2. This collection of three songs is highlighted by the hit single, “What’s Next.” Yet, the song’s producer, Supah Mario, thought the song would be one of Drizzy’s throwaways that never sees the light of day. “I’mma be honest, I didn’t think […]
In a new interview with The Coda Collection, Lupe Fiasco recalled a time in which L.A. Reid advised Kanye West to stay behind the scenes as a producer instead of segueing from that position into rapping. Consider this one of those alternate reality scenarios. In the interview, which was conduced by Andrew Barber of Fake […]
Legendary rapper and producer, Duke Bootee, died at the age of 69, the New York Times confirmed on Saturday. Born Edward Fletcher in Elizabeth, Georgia, Bootee was a rapper and producer associated with Sugar Hill Records. He’s best known for his work with Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This connection led to […]
