Drake Is The First Artist On Spotify To Reach 10 Billion Streams

Drake Is The First Artist On Spotify To Reach 10 Billion Streams

Drake Is The First Artist On Spotify To Reach 10 Billion Streams

Drake may not now have the No. 1 single in the nation and his most recent Earth-shattering album isn’t selling as many copies as it once did, people are still listening to him, especially when it comes to streaming.

The hip-hop musician has recently been the first act to reach the 10 billion-stream mark, according to Swedish streaming giant Spotify, further demonstrating a level of popularity that was unquestionable.

Drake’s most recent full-length, Views, which swept the globe when it was released last year, is largely responsible for the 10 billion listens that it has received. The most well-liked song from the smash album and his first No. 1 success as a lead artist, “One Dance,” has now had 1.15 billion plays alone, or well over 10% of his total plays. The song was the first to pass the one billion play mark back in December. Numerous additional songs from Views have received a significant number of plays, including “Hotline Bling,” which has just over 600 million plays, “Too Good,” which has 520 million plays, and “Controlla,” which has over 340 million. In fact, Drake’s most recent album, which hasn’t yet been released, alone raked up well over two billion streams.

Drake will most certainly have amassed 15 billion, or maybe 20 billion, by the time another worldwide celebrity reaches the 10 billion level. Spotify and streaming in general are still in their infancy, and the numbers will continue to rise.

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YG Releases A Freestyle Over A Nipsey Hussle Track

YG Releases A Freestyle Over A Nipsey Hussle Track

YG Releases A Freestyle Over A Nipsey Hussle Track

YG visited Power 106’s L.A. Leakers shortly after the release of his latest album, I Got Issues, and dropped a freestyle over Nipsey Hussle’s “Hussle in the House” instrumental.

The Compton rapper displayed his brash flow for two minutes straight over the upbeat West Coast track. Besides paying respects to Nipsey.

(“Y’all was mad, Nip was crippin’, I was whoopin’”), he performed for his city.

“Bitch, I’m a whole gangsta like my stage name / Get money and f**k on your main thang,” YG raps. “I rep the West so hard, they don’t feel me in the South / They f**k with me but they just can’t get with the bounce / Ice-T said L.A. ni**as don’t wear chains, but why the f*** I got bust downs and plain janes?”

YG also created a video for the highlight song “How to Rob a Rapper.” though he made it obvious that he wasn’t dissing anyone

“It ain’t no diss, it’s just a message to these rappers. Please be on your shit,” he said.

The track received approval from 50 Cent, whose 1999 song “How to Rob” inspired YG. “Yeah this shit hard,” said Fif.

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Nicki Minaj and Skeng Create The Vibrant Music Video For "Likkle Miss Remix"

Nicki Minaj and Skeng Create The Vibrant Music Video For “Likkle Miss Remix”

Nicki Minaj and Skeng Create The Vibrant Music Video For “Likkle Miss Remix”

Nicki Minaj had a firm hold on the summer of ’22. The Queen rapper has released a steady stream of music since the beginning of the year to make up for the nearly two-year absence. Although “Super Freaky Girl” helped her reach the top of the charts, she continues to release new music.

Nicki put an end to the summer with a remix of Skeng’s “Likkle Miss,” and a dancehall smash for the upbeat tune, she draws on her Caribbean heritage.

On Sunday night, the two revealed the song’s official music video. The colorful celebration is amplified by Nicki Minaj and Skeng’s use of exotic whips and baddies. The song’s mood is perfectly captured with the appropriate graphics.

Skeng has dominated the dancehall industry, since the release of his breakout singles “Gvnman Shift” and “London.” This time around, collaborating with Minaj sounds like a match made in heaven because Minaj is known for patois-barring tracks on top dancehall hits like Skillibeng’s “Crocodile Teeth (Remix)”

The Barbie said she was composing her verse for the collaboration last month while sharing a video of herself listening to Skeng’s track. “Likkle Miss (Remix)” first emerged.

On Minaj’s Queen Radio: Volume 1 compilation CD of previously released tracks and a few hidden gems.

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Inmate Demands Access To Tupac's Estate, Says He Is Reincarnated

Inmate Demands Access To Tupac’s Estate, Says He Is Reincarnated

Inmate Demands Access To Tupac’s Estate, Says He Is Reincarnated

Tupac Shakur passed away more than twenty years ago, yet, his influence still dominates the hip-hop scene. Tupac is still revered, and the sorrow of his murder is never-endingly alluring.

Of course, Tupac’s popularity and value attract those who want a piece of the action. Tarnell Leon Jones, a prisoner at Colorado’s San Carlos Correctional Facility, is one example. Jones claims that because he is the late rapper, he is entitled to access to the estate.

He is Tupac Shakur’s reincarnation, according to Jones. Although Jones acknowledged that he does not resemble Tupac and that he is unaware of the rapper’s social security number, he was aware of both Tupac’s birthday and the occasion of his passing.

Some could object that this is information that is readily available online (and they would be correct), but Jones claims that it is proof that he is a reincarnate. Additionally, he stated that if medical professionals conducted some tests, they would discover that he has two blood types and possibly even two hearts. Additionally, he advised the judge to Google his entire name since it is Tupac’s “reincarnation name,” according to him. What this might mean is unclear.

However, a United States District Judge Hector Gonzalez wrote in his dismissal of Jones’ case.

“He also alleges that a backpack containing more than $1 million was ‘robbed’ from him, although he has not specified who took it or where this event occurred,” Gonzalez continued. “[Jones] seeks reimbursement for the medical expenses that he incurred because of these events.”

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Antonio Brown Is Charged With Theft In Lil Wayne's Name

Antonio Brown Is Charged With Theft In Lil Wayne’s Name

Antonio Brown Is Charged With Theft In Lil Wayne’s Name

Antonio Brown, a former NFL player, conned him out of $500,000 by claiming it was for Lil’ Wayne according to a Florida music promoter,

The case, which was reportedly filed on October 6th in Sarasota County Circuit Court, alleges that Brown misappropriated Weezy’s name to obtain a $100,000 contract. Brown allegedly violated a “exclusive artist agreement” between the two companies, according to the complaint.

It also claims that Brown made a $160,000 sale to Ryan Kane, the business’s owner, on a bogus expensive watch.

The lawsuits also claim that Antonio Brown threatened multiple STB executives with vulgar remarks of a sexual and racial character and that he scammed Secure the Bag Entertainment of $175,000 in fictitious expenses.

The costs for Brown’s entourage to fly on a private plane and for renting a Los Angeles recording studio for five hours total $87,000.

The issue arose when the business declined to cover those costs.

Kane declared that he views Antonio Brown as nothing more than a “thief and a liar.” To join with his label, Kane allegedly paid Brown a $150,000 advance with the expectation that Brown would film a music video to promote the song “Cracked,” which he co-wrote with Lil Wayne.

Then, according to Kane, he was told that Lil’ Wayne wanted to be paid “$250,000 in cash,” and Brown would take care of Wayne’s payment. The situation heated up when Brown allegedly threatened Kane with “the check better be good,”

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Akon Claims Canadian Artists Are "Dominating" Hip-Hop

Akon Claims Canadian Artists Are “Dominating” Hip-Hop

Akon Claims Canadian Artists Are “Dominating” Hip-Hop

Akon offers his opinions on contemporary hip-hop power players.

In a recent interview with the “Big Homies House” podcast, Akon discussed the condition of hip-hop today and who is currently in charge of the industry.

“Atlanta’s been a driving force to hip hop for sure, but the dominator in hip hop is Canada,” he said on the podcast. “They dominate the music business. Okay, they got Drake, Tory Lanez, you got The Weeknd, you got Justin Bieber.”

Akon claims, however, that he is only discussing the commercial perspective and excluding the influence.. “Now mind you, I’m thinking from a business standpoint. I’m not talking about influence,” he added. “Influence, Atlanta hands down ‘cause everything that those guys in Canada is was birthed from here in Atlanta. Don’t get it twisted. Atlanta changed the game when it comes to urban music.”

Akon continued by praising the influence of Outkast, Goodie Mob, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, and L.A. Reid as well as Babyface’s LaFace Records, but he asserted that Canada’s current generation of megastars is in charge of the industry at the moment.

In a recent interview with the Big Homies House podcast, the “Locked Up” rapper made the assertion and cited Canadian music icons Drake and Tory Lanez as evidence.

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A Course On Nicki Minaj To Be Taught At UC Berkeley

A Course On Nicki Minaj To Be Taught At UC Berkeley

A Course On Nicki Minaj To Be Taught At UC Berkeley

Nicky Minaj has inspired a course that the University of California, Berkeley will offer next year.

Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms” is the name of the African American studies course that will be taught at the prestigious university in the spring of 2023. The 90-minute lectures, which will be taught by professor Peace and Love B El Henson, will take place twice weekly from January through May 2023, per the Berkeley course catalog.

The course will examine Minaj “in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms,” according to El Henson, a postdoctoral fellow at Berkeley’s African Diaspora Studies Program.

The Barbz were also acknowledged for their assistance. Words just cannot express how grateful she is for everyone’s support and how excited she is. I am really inspired, and I can’t wait to provide more information once it is all set.

Even the Queen of Rap herself might visit students enrolled in the workshop. After learning about it, Nicki tweeted, “I’d love to drop by.”

She also retweeted a fan who posted a humorous video of Minaj quoting “Boss Ass Bitch (Remix)” lyrics while “explaining the class rules.”

The “Fine Nine Remix” of Minaj’s song “Likkle Miss,” which features eight of dancehall’s leading ladies, including Spice, was released earlier this week.

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Lizzo Acknowledged The Critical Remarks Kanye West Made About Her Body During Her Concert In Toronto

Lizzo Acknowledged The Critical Remarks Kanye West Made About Her Body During Her Concert In Toronto

Lizzo Acknowledged The Critical Remarks Kanye West Made About Her Body During Her Concert In Toronto

Lizzo responds to Kanye West’s comments regarding her appearance after he said that criticism of her weight loss amounts to the “genocide of the Black race.”

In Toronto on Friday, the artist, 34, responded to West, 45, during her performance. Despite not naming West specifically, she made a reference to his comments. She added: ‘I’m minding my fat, Black, beautiful business.’

When West spoke with Tucker Carlson last week, he was scathing of Lizzo. According to him, everytime Lizzo makes a post about eating healthier, “media” and “bots” attack her to spread the message that being overweight is the new objective.

The concept was labeled “a genocide of the Black race” by West.

Lizzo addressed Kanye West’s criticisms of her body during her performance in Toronto on Friday, a day after the rapper said she was being exploited to further what he called a “genocide of the Black race.”

The singer, 34, appeared to respond to West’s 45-year-old comments, telling concert goers at Scotiabank Arena. : ‘I feel like everybody in America got my mother******* name in [their] mother******* mouth for no mother****** reason.’

On Thursday, West claimed to Tucker Carlson of Fox News that whenever Lizzo posts on social media about dieting, “bots” and “media” attack her to spread the notion that being overweight “is the new goal.”

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Lloyd Banks Performs A Brand-new Freestyle On The Funk Flex Show

Lloyd Banks Performs A Brand-new Freestyle On The Funk Flex Show

Lloyd Banks Performs A Brand-new Freestyle On The Funk Flex Show

Lloyd Banks attended the Funkmaster Flex concert as part of his promotional tour for his most recent record. In the episode, the rapper performs freestyle #187 on Hot97, spitting bars over the recognizable beat of Dr. Dre’s 1992 song “Bi**hes Ain’t Sh*t.”

In addition to Conway The Machine, “The Course Of The Inevitable2” also has guest performances from Jadakiss, Benny the Butcher, Tony Yayo, Dave East, and others, in the rapper’s new album. 

“[The Course of the Inevitable] comes from drive, and all of the things that I had in me before my first record contract,” Banks said in a Complex interview published last month. “Go backwards and keep in mind why you’re doing it when you’re unsure of what to do next. You must keep in mind how it was before you received any kind of compensation. Then you consider the difficulties, difficulties, and hardships you faced there. Consistency is the key to all achievement, I came to learn.”

Banks’ most recent freestyle, which is not his first for Funk Flex, was released less than a month after his most recent effort. It is his fifth solo album overall and the sequel to The Course of the Inevitable, which was released in 2021.

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Kanye West Slams Facebook CEO, Receives Welcoming Tweet From Elon Musk

Kanye West Slams Facebook CEO, Receives Welcoming Tweet From Elon Musk

Kanye West Slams Facebook CEO, Receives Welcoming Tweet From Elon Musk

Kanye has gone ahead and proved us incorrect despite everything he has stated over the years and months, including all the insane, perilous, and idiotic things:

After appearing on Tucker Carson’s Fox News program and wearing a White Lives Matter shirt, West ended his week on Friday by disparaging Jews online. “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 [sic] on Jewish people,”

West began his scandalous Tweet by possibly mispronouncing a term related  to the DEFCON, or defense preparedness state of the United States military. He then continued: “You guys have toyed with me and tried to blackball anyone [who] opposes your agenda.”

According to ‘Thehollywoodgossip’ A Meta representative verified that the company removed content from the rapper’s Instagram account using the handle @kanyewest after this message went viral.

The agent further stated that although the account is still viewable, a restriction has been put on it.

Kanye slammed Meta chair Mark Zuckerberg after being granted access to the site, writing in part:

“How you gone kick me off instagram.”

In response to West’s tweet, Elon Musk, who this week disclosed intentions to potentially acquire Twitter once more, said the following:

“Welcome back to Twitter, my friend!”

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