Royce Da 5’9″ Reveals Grudge Over Kanye West & Big Sean Upstaging Slaughterhouse

During a recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast, Royce Da 5’9″ spoke to its titular host about their rap group Slaughterhouse‘s time at SXSW in 2012. They performed for S.O.B.’s 30th anniversary party and were the last show of the night with a lineup that also included 2 Chainz, Machine Gun Kelly, and Big Sean. The latter, Royce’s fellow Detroit MC, brought out Ye to perform “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” and the crowd went ballistic. Now, Joe and his Slaughterhouse partner recalled how they felt when the G.O.O.D. Music duo (at the time) upstaged them and killed a lot of hype for their performance with something grander that came right before in the form of the Chicago artist.

“I’m still mad at [Ye] about that,” Royce Da 5’9″ shared on the podcast, although not in an overtly serious or combative tone. Him and Joe Budden got around to talking about it when the latter brought it up, and Budden even joked about still having nightmares about it. “I’m mad at Big Sean too,” the podcast’s special guest continued. “He’s the one who brought him out. He was on stage. He f***ing showed me, I’ll tell you that.” For what it’s worth, neither artist seems to hold any true animosity for the Yeezy mogul.

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“Big Sean was up at SXSW, Slaughterhouse was closing… Why?!” Joe Budden told Royce Da 5’9”. “Man, we back there doing our little Slaughterhouse chant. ‘All hands in the middle! Slaughterhouse on three! One, two, three!’ Then from the stage, [we heard], ‘La, la, la, la, wait ’til I get my money right.’ Everybody’s like, ‘Ahhh!’ I said, ‘Give me my hand! I ain’t f***ing with y’all! Y’all cr*zy as hell!’ By the time we went up there, it ain’t look like the same crowd. I was tight.”

To be clear, though, the Bad Meets Evil member isn’t really mad at the Sean Don; they’ve collaborated a lot and have shown each other a lot of respect over the years. “Royce Da 5’9 is a literal big brother, so I gotta go with Royce,” “The Baddest” MC said of his fellow spitter on Drink Champs, picking him over another Detroit legend in Eminem. “Eminem is, like I said, a god MC and a dream come true to work with, but I’ve been in the trenches with Royce for real.” For more news on Royce Da 5’9″, Joe Budden, Big Sean, and Kanye West, stay logged into HNHH.

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Ray J Proposes TV Deal To Chrisean Rock: “Whatever She Wants To Do”

Ray J wants Chrisean Rock to join his Tronix network. The singer offered Chrisean a partnership as he eagerly hoped to start negotiations with her.

“If somebody can find Chrisean and tell her let’s work something out, whatever she wants to do,” Ray J said on social media. “We’re different from other networks. She might be looking into her own [network]. Okay, cool! Look, it’s all good. I mean I got some powerhouse partners like Young Rich Mula and Stunna Girl. We locked in and they already got they network. We already helped create a whole streaming platform called Redrum TV.”

He continued, “Redrum TV is collaborating with Tronix. And I think that’s how we want to do it with everybody eventually to where everybody has their own network and then we all just partner up on networks. And instead of m############ fighting for – I don’t know – clout, you can be fighting for network rights and fighting for who has the biggest platform. That’s the big play. That’s where everybody eats.”

Ray J pitched Tronix as the home of rachet reality TV that’s “cutting edge.” He said Chrisean was featured in the network’s show House of Blueface, a revamped version of Blue Girls Club. Earlier this month, Chrisean declared she was no longer interested in appearing on that type of show.

“I got no clue what rayj talking bout on the breakfast club but wuddup wit it,” she wrote on Instagram Stories. “Just letting yall know im in my elevating era so popping off like I use to ain’t me no more I literally got females following what I did I’m making room for big dog stuff instead… im into movies or something serious in the film production world more likely to be on BMF then a crouchy type bad girls club type of show again.”

She added, “Also im spreading my interest into owning a network my self wit potential partners I gotta accumulate yall watching me for something great more inspiring than drama it’s ok I been loading up n putting everything together every thing will be coming soon just expect nothing but elevation.”

Ray J’s network offers subscriptions for $4.99 per month. Annual plans cost $49.99.

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Chrisean Rock Teases Her Own Streaming Network, Responds To Ray J

Chrisean Rock has teased her own streaming network while responding to comments that Ray J made about his new streaming platform. “I got no clue what rayj talking bout on the breakfast club but wuddup wit it. Just letting yall know im in my elevating era so popping off like I use to ain’t me no more. I’m making room for big dog stuff instead. Also im spreading my interest into owning a network. Every thing will be coming soon,” Rock wrote on her Instagram story this week.

However, it’s interesting that Rock mentioned Ray J as Ray J did not mention her while appearing on The Breakfast Club. Instead, Ray J said that the Tronix Network will be “that digital ratchet reality TV that’s at the cutting edge.” While she was not mentioned, Rock does briefly appear in the platform’s launch trailer. The clip is from an old episode of Blue Girls Club, which finds new life on the platform as House of Blueface. Despite this, it appears that Rock’s presence on the show will be minimal, despite her rekindled romance with the rapper.

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Chrisean Rock Shows More Love For Blueface, Fans Aren’t Here For It

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 09: Chrisean Rock attends French Montana Moroccan Nights Birthday Celebration on November 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for French Montana)

Elsewhere, Rock was recently up early to show for Blueface. “Free my Daddy I love you you got this baby,” Rock tweeted at around 6 AM ET. However, fans were absolutely not feeling this early morning declaration. “It’s 6:02 AM don’t piss me off,” one person said. “You’ll be in prison when BF is released back to his FAMILY. Jr’s ‘mother’ is a wanted FUGITIVE. You’ve got active warrants and lawsuits in several states. Face it…YOU’RE DONE!” argued another.

Furthermore, some commenters pointed out that the affection in their relationship is very one-sided. “This girl told him several times on the phone she loves him. He said he appreciate her once as a response 🤡,” noted one person. It is unclear when Blueface will be released from prison, where he has been for over a month now. However, Rock, who around New Year was very much anti-Blueface, has become incredibly ride-or-die for the rapper since his incarceration.

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Chrisean Rock Plans To Launch TV Network Amid Rumored Show On Ray J’s Tronix Platform  

Chrisean Rock has responded to rumors she’s set to appear on Ray J’s new reality TV platform, Tronix Network. 

However, according to Chrisean, she’s not had any offers from Ray J but insists any future reality show appearances will be nothing like her past endeavors. Rock claims she’s in her “elevating era” and wants some acting roles and is even working on owning a network of her own. 

“I got no clue what rayj talking bout on the breakfast club but wuddup wit it,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories Thursday (March 21). “Just letting yall know im in my elevating era so popping off like I use to ain’t me no more.” 

Chrisean Rock said she laid a blueprint for future reality TV stars and wants a change.  “I’m making room for big dog stuff instead,” She said. Rock also claimed fans are more likely to see her in 50 Cent’s BMF than another “’Bad Girls’ type show.” 

She continued, “Also im spreading my interest into owning a network,” before adding, “every thing will be coming soon.” 

Ray J discussed his new venture during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club although he didn’t mention Chrisean Rock specifically. He described Tronix Network as “that digital ratchet reality TV that’s at the cutting edge.” 

Chrisean Rock and Blueface appear in the trailer for the network. However, the clip is from an old Blue Girls Club episode. The show will air on Tronix as The House of Blueface

Rock doubled down on her response to Ray J in an Instagram Live “PSA” to her fans. She explained that she’s been taking some time out and spending time with her son, but big things are on the horizon. Check it out below.  

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The Big Winners And The Big Snubs Of The 2024 Oscars

The 96th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, celebrated the finest cinematic achievements of the past year, with Oppenheimer emerging as the night’s big winner.

Oppenheimer clinched seven Oscars out of its impressive 13 nominations, securing the prestigious Best Picture award and Best Director for Christopher Nolan.

In the lead acting categories, Emma Stone of Poor Things triumphed as Best Actress, while Cillian Murphy from Oppenheimer took home the Best Actor accolade.

Reflecting on the win, producer Emma Thomas expressed her gratitude, acknowledging the dreamlike nature of the moment. She credited director Christopher Nolan, her husband, as the driving force behind the film’s success, describing him as “singular” and “brilliant.” Thomas also took a moment to mention their four children, highlighting the importance of family in their journey.

The category presentation was made by Al Pacino, marking the 50th anniversary of The Godfather Part II.

Among the nominees in the Best Picture category were notable films like American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Past Lives, Poor Things, and The Zone of Interest.

Best Picture

American Fiction (Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers)
Anatomy of a Fall (Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers)
Barbie (David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers)
The Holdovers (Mark Johnson, Producer)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers)
Maestro (Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers)
Oppenheimer (Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers) (WINNER)
Past Lives (David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers)
Poor Things (Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers)
The Zone of Interest (James Wilson, Producer)

Best Directing

Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)
Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) (WINNER)
Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things)
Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Bradley Cooper (Maestro)
Colman Domingo (Rustin)
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) (WINNER)
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Annette Bening (Nyad)
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall)
Carey Mulligan (Maestro)
Emma Stone (Poor Things) (WINNER)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction)
Robert De Niro (Killers of the Flower Moon)
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) (WINNER)
Ryan Gosling (Barbie)
Mark Ruffalo (Poor Things)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer)
Danielle Brooks (The Color Purple)
America Ferrera (Barbie)
Jodie Foster (Nyad)
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) (WINNER)

Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

American Fiction (Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson) (WINNER)
Barbie (Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach)
Oppenheimer (Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan)
Poor Things (Screenplay by Tony McNamara)
The Zone of Interest (Written by Jonathan Glazer)

Best Writing (Original Screenplay)

Anatomy of a Fall (Screenplay by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari) (WINNER)
The Holdovers (Written by David Hemingson)
Maestro (Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer)
May December (Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik)
Past Lives (Written by Celine Song)

Best Animated Feature

The Boy and the Heron (Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki) (WINNER)
Elemental (Peter Sohn and Denise Ream)
Nimona 
(Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary)
Robot Dreams (Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal)

Best Documentary Feature Film

Bobi Wine: The People’s President (Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek)
The Eternal Memory (Maite Alberdi)
Four Daughters (Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha)
To Kill a Tiger (Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim)
20 Days in Mariupol (Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath) (WINNER)

Best International Feature Film

Io Capitano (Italy)
Perfect Days (Japan)
Society of the Snow (Spain)
The Teacher’s Lounge (Germany)
The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom) (WINNER)

Best Animated Short Film

Letter to a Pig (Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter)
Ninety-Five Senses (Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess)
Our Uniform (Yegane Moghaddam)
Pachyderme (Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius)
War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko (Dave Mullins and Brad Booker) (WINNER)

Best Live-Action Short Film

The After (Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham)
Invincible (Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron)
Knight of Fortune (Lasse Lyskjaer Noer and Christian Norlyk)
Red, White and Blue (Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Wes Anderson and Steven Rales) (WINNER)

Best Documentary Short Film

The ABCs of Book Banning (Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic)
The Barber of Little Rock (John Hoffman and Christine Turner)
Island in Between (S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien)
The Last Repair Shop (Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers) (WINNER)
Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó (Sean W### and Sam Davis)

Best Cinematography

El Conde (Edward Lachman)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Rodrigo Prieto)
Maestro (Matthew Libatique)
Oppenheimer (Hoyte van Hoytema) (WINNER)
Poor Things (Robbie Ryan)

Best Costume Design

Barbie (Jacqueline Durran)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Jacqueline West)
Napoleon (Janty Yates and Dave Crossman)
Oppenheimer (Ellen Mirojnick)
Poor Things (Holly Waddington) (WINNER)

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Golda (Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue)
Maestro (Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell)
Oppenheimer (Luisa Abel)
Poor Things (Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston) (WINNER)
Society of the Snow (Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé)

Best Original Song

“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot (Music and Lyric by Diane Warren)
“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie (Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt)
“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony (Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson)
“Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon (Music and Lyric by Scott George)
“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell) (WINNER)

Best Original Score

American Fiction (Laura Karpman)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (John Williams)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Robbie Robertson)
Oppenheimer (Ludwig Göransson) (WINNER)
Poor Things (Jerskin Fendrix)

Best Production Design

Barbie (Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis)
Napoleon (Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff)
Oppenheimer (Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman)
Poor Things (Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek) (WINNER)

Best Film Editing

Anatomy of a Fall (Laurent Sénéchal)
The Holdovers (Kevin Tent)
Killers of the Flower Moon (Thelma Schoonmaker)
Oppenheimer (Jennifer Lame) (WINNER)
Poor Things (Yorgos Mavropsaridis)

Best Sound

The Creator (Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic)
Maestro (Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic)
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One (Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor)
Oppenheimer (Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell)
The Zone of Interest (Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn) (WINNER)

Best Visual Effects

The Creator (Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould)
Godzilla: Minus One (Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima) (WINNER)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek)
Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, Part One (Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould)
Napoleon (Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould)



Big Mack & King Reegz – “The G Template” (Album Review)

A project dedicated to real “G’s”, San Francisco’s Big Mack & King Reegz connect for a 17-track collaborative project “The G Template”, taking us back to when Hip Hop was represented in it’s purest ways with raw lyrics and hard hitting beats. In this project, you will find a mixture of raw boom-bap, soulful tunes, and Bay Area signature club bangers. Being that this is a lengthy project, we will 3 songs off the project, each of the styles of rap just described.

Due to the Bay Area vibes all throughout the album, lets get to the club banger first. Track 4, “VIP” is a true radio and club worthy track while both emcees describe beautiful ladies you typically find in the VIP section of all clubs who are also gold diggers, yet they don’t fall for the trap. The soulful side of the project we have to say goes tot he single, “G Code”. This track we think encompasses the whole project consisting of a soulful hook and lyrics to compliment. King Reegz & Big Mack are definitely no pretending when living the “G” lifestyle.

Now let’s get into that raw boom-bap and raw lyricism! We have to highlight “Look What You Done”. Front to back, the whole project is dope, but this song takes this project to a whole new level. There is always that classic song in every album, and “Look What You Done” will go down as that head banger classic.

Bay Area Hip Hop is alive and kicking, King & Big and keeping the torch lit. We rate “The G Template” a solid 8/10. Also, make sure to watch the official video for “Peel Awf” off the project above.

San Francisco is the home of King Reegz & Big Mack.

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Best Tiny Desk Hip-Hop Performances Ranked

NPR Music’s Tiny Desk series has been providing performance gems for over a decade now. Since the platform sparked off its intimate performances at a desk inside the media organization in Washington, D.C., plenty of major league musicians have graced the stage—or office corner in this case. Each generation of talent, from the Wu-Tang Clan to Roddy Ricch, have performed roughly 20-minute live shows that pull in the viewer as if they’re seated right in front of the artist.

For rappers who typically use heavy instrumentation in their songs, playing with a live band can create a magical experience. Take for example Anderson .Paak‘s use of that approach. He obviously bodied his 2016 Tiny Desk performance with The Free Nationals, which surprises no one. Another notable example is Mac Miller’s 2018 performance, which captures his transmissible charisma and further epitomizes that he grew into an actual artist, rather than just a rapper. May he rest in power.

Sometimes, the spotlight is taken off of vocals, too. Mega producer Zaytoven comes to mind off rip. In addition to his solid showcase with Gucci Mane, Zay’s solo performance in 2019 had the passion of a Sunday church service in the South: the ones where everyone has a paper fan that they’re waving at their face to cool off. Future was supposed to appear for that Tiny Desk event, but since he was a no-show, Zaytoven, with a band backing him, performed instrumental versions of some songs he produced for the rapper.

Elsewhere and on the note of classic material, one of the most classic Tiny Desk performances in NPR Music history belongs to T-Pain. In 2014, the Florida rapper went viral for this performance because people were weirdly shocked that he could sing without Auto-Tune. Related to rap and R&B, Usher‘s recent performance in 2022 has “legendary” written all over it as well, from the execution of the sounds to the memes that came from the visuals.

Though there are many to sift through, XXL watched them all and highlighted the very best of NPR Music’s Tiny Desk performances of the last 10 years. Tap in below to see where they rank against one another. And shout-out to all of the dope artists who take part in creating these moments.

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    Saba

    2018

  • 30

    Big Boi

    2018

  • 28

    Wyclef Jean

    2017

  • 27

    Zaytoven

    2019

  • 26

    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

    2012

  • 25

    Roddy Ricch

    2020

  • 24

    Jack Harlow

    2021

  • 23

    Wale

    2020

  • 22

    Denzel Curry

    2022

  • 21

    Ty Dolla $ign

    2019

  • 20

    Wu-Tang Clan

    2018

  • 19

    Megan Thee Stallion

    2019

  • 18

    Thundercat

    2017

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    Lizzo

    2019

  • 16

    The Roots Featuring Bilal

    2017

  • 15

    Aminé

    2017

  • 14

    Chika

    2020

  • 13

    Masego

    2019

  • 12

    Chance The Rapper

    2017

  • 11

    Jeezy

    2023

  • 9

    Tyler, The Creator

    2017

  • 8

    Scarface

    2023

  • 7

    Juvenile

    2023

  • 6

    Freddie Gibbs and Madlib

    2019

  • 5

    Big Sean

    2023

  • 4

    Usher

    2022

  • 3

    T-Pain

    2014

  • 2

    Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals

    2016

  • 1

    Mac Miller

    2018

Jhene Aiko Announces Massive “Magic Hour” Tour

R&B darling Jhene Aiko is officially taking off on tour. The singer has recruited an impressive cast of guests and opening acts for a tour that will get underway later this year. Coi Leray, Tink, UMI, and Kiana Lede are all listed as “co-stars” on her upcoming dates. The tour will begin in mid June and run for months until late August making 27 stops across the US. While she hasn’t released an official new album since 2021, she’s got a robust back catalog to unpack across the entire tour.

Earlier this month, Jhene Aiko found herself in some hot water with Ariana Grande fans. That came when she seemed to take shots at the pop singer’s new album eternal sunshine on Instagram. Many think it has something to do with the fact that Ariana is exes with Jhene’s current partner Big Sean.

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Jhene Aiko Announces New Tour

What do you think of Jhene Aiko announcing her new tour? Do you plan on seeing her live later this year? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Tour Dates:
Jun 19 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Jun 20 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jun 22 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
Jun 23 – Washington, DC @ Capitol One Arena
Jun 25 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Jun 27 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Jun 29 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Jul 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Jul 2 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Jul 6 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
Jul 7 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
Jul 10 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Jul 12 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
Jul 13 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
Jul 15 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
Aug 1 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Arena
Aug 5 – San Fransisco, CA @ Chase Center
Aug 6 – Sacramento, CA @ Chase Center
Aug 8 – Portland, OR @ Golden Center
Aug 10 – Las Vegas, NV @ Moda CEnter
Aug 13 – Seattle, WA @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Aug 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Climate Pledge Arena
Aug 16 – West Valley City, UT @ Maverik Center
Aug 17 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Aug 19 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
Aug 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Aug 22 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena

Drake Against the World – Everyone He Allegedly Has Beef With

Drake became the biggest talking point of the weekend after rumors emerged that Kendrick Lamar and Future might have some beef with The Boy. However, the laundry list of Drake’s foes may have grown in the last few days, making the bench of rappers unhappy with the 6 God very deep and fairly daunting.

Fans spent their weekend breaking down Future and Metro Boomin‘s new album, We Don’t Trust You, which dropped on March 22. Kendrick Lamar’s much-discussed verse on “Like That,” which is included on the joint album, became a major talking point on social media shortly after the album dropped. K-Dot’s bars seemed likely aimed at Drake and J. Cole, but while the verse was exciting it didn’t catch rap fans completely by surprise. There are quite a few rappers that seem to have issue with Drake now, and many are pure speculative.

Drake and Metro Boomin’s Beef

It’d make sense Metro would package a Drizzy diss into his new album since the producer appeared to have some issues with the rapper in 2023. Metro had admitted on X, formerly known as Twitter, last year that he was disappointed about the lack of awards his 2022 album, Heroes & Villains, got versus Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss. Drake appeared to take this as disrespect, prompting him to call out certain “tweet-and-deleters” in a video before the year was out.

Metro tried to diffuse the situation by saying his issues with Drake were “not deep at all,” but Drake fanned the flames with another dig at Young Metro. Rumors also emerged that Metro was pillow-talking with a girl about his dislike for Drizzy, and that these words ultimately reached the Canadian rapper himself. None of this has ever been confirmed.

Beef With Kendrick Lamar

Rap fans also noted that Kendrick had been coming for Drake’s neck for a while now, maybe even dating all the way back to Kendrick’s “Buried Alive” verse in 2011. On the Take Care interlude, a young Kendrick admitted in his verse that an affiliation to Drake might not actually benefit him.

“So blame it on Mr. OVOXO/The reason why I’m breathin’ all the vanity I know,” Kendrick rapped at the time.

Listen to Drake’s “Buried Alive Interlude” featuring Kendrick Lamar

Kung Fu Kenny then officially kickstarted their dispute with his much-talked-about verse on Big Sean’s song “Control” in 2013. On the song, Kendrick calls out nearly every major rapper by name including Drake. The latter then made it worse by admitting he’s never felt threatened by the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper.

“I didn’t really have anything to say about it,” Drake told Billboard of K-Dot’s “Control” in August of that year. “It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that [Kendrick]’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”

A Beef With Future Began at Some Point

Well, the topic seems to have been revisited. After listening to “Like That,” fans quickly began scouring for other signs of 6 God friction within the We Don’t Trust You album. Everyone assumed Future had issues with Drake too based on his mere association with Metro since they have been working on a joint project for so long. Drake and Future were once the joint project kings, with What a Time to Be Alive in 2015. The two last collaborated on Future’s “Life Is Good” in 2020. Then somewhere along the lines Drizzy started working more with 21 Savage, which led to their Her Loss joint album and a tour together.

Rap fans then noted one verse in particular on Future and Metro Boomin’s album intro track “We Don’t Trust You,” in which Pluto spoke about “pillow talk.” Supporters believed this to mean Future and Drake may have some issues over a girl. This caused fans to go back into each artists’ vast discography to find other breadcrumbs that could help form a timeline of this alleged betrayal.

It didn’t take long before fans began viewing Drake’s For All the Dogs cut “What Would Pluto Do?” in a different light. Fans now think the track’s hook is a potential dig at Future’s behavior.

“Last time I saw her, she was f**kin’ with my n***a/So, the question is, the question is, ‘What would Pluto do?’ He’d f**k the ho, so I did it,” Drake raps on the song.

Listen to Drake’s “What Would Pluto Do”

Fans then continued to trace the timeline even further back and cited Drake’s 2022 track “More M’s” as a possible other dig at Future as well. This time, Drake spit bars about a rapper hooking up with a girl he was interested in. It didn’t help that N.O.R.E. had previously said Future was maybe already mad at Drake because of his Her Loss collab with 21 Savage.

“It makes Drake and Future’s album not as important, I would say,” N.O.R.E. said in 2023. “This is allegedly. This is all rumors. Never heard it from Future’s mouth, never heard it from Drake, never heard it from 21. But it’s an alleged, big rumor that’s goin’ on right now.”

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Multiple Rappers Unfollow Drake on Social Media

Rumors that artists were unfollowing Drake erupted. On Saturday, The Weeknd’s signee Nav allegedly unfollowed Drake on social media that same day. The move thickened the plot even further considering Drake and The Weeknd’s history. Did this mean the “Crew Love” collaborators weren’t on good terms either? Drake then quoted Nav’s 2020 song, “Turks,” in an Instagram caption after news broke of the unfollowing. “I ain’t picking up I’m in Turks lil baby,” Drizzy wrote. The Weeknd also appeared on the song “Young Metro,” on Metro and Future’s We Don’t Trust You. Was this album a line being drawn in the sand?

After “Like That” dropped, footage of Future and Metro Boomin’s Rolling Loud California performance in early March was circulating. This was done to show that Travis Scott, who joined the duo on stage, was urging the pair to play “Like That.” Was La Flame against Drake as well? Considering Trav’s loyalty to Kanye West, fans believed this theory could make sense. Kanye and Drake have loathed each other for years now. Recently, Ye said “F**k Drake” on Instagram just this month.

Watch Travis Scott Encourage Future and Metro Boomin to Play “Like That”

As the internet continues to theorize, it was reported that Rick Ross also unfollowed Drizzy on social media. While no rivalry has been officially confirmed, the timing of these removals show something is definitely amiss.

Metro Boomin Tries to Put a Stop to the Rumors

Metro Boomin finally stepped in on Sunday (March 25) to try and quell any further speculation about all the talk of beef. The social media detective work had become increasingly far-fetched over the weekend, and the producer wanted fans to just enjoy the album.

“Yall n***as stop making stuff up for engagement and enjoy the music,” he commented on X in response to a fan’s latest theory that Drake and Future are beefing over a girl.

Drake expressed palpable frustration seemingly about the situation during his recent tour performance in Florida.

“A lot of people ask me how I’m feeling,” Drake told concertgoers. “I’ma let you know how I’m feeling. Listen, the way I’m feeling is the same way I want you to walk out of here feeling tonight about your f**kin’ self. ’Cause you know how I’m feeling? I got my f**kin’ head up high, my back straight, I’m 10 f**kin’ toes down. I know that no matter what, it’s not a n***a on this Earth that could ever f**k with me in my life.”

It remains to be seen exactly what comes from all these rumors and subliminal disses, but in the words of Gandalf the White from The Lord of the Rings: Things are now in motion that cannot be undone.

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