Jan 13

Fans Heartbroken As Lil Uzi Vert Announces Departure From Music

Philadelphia, PA – Anyone who’s been following the career of “XO TOUR Llif3” architect Lil Uzi Vert knows delays are to be expected — as in the case of Luv Is Rage 2.

But after waiting almost a year-and-a- half for his new project Eternal Atake (which was originally expected by the end of 2018), fans were blindsided on Friday (January 11) after Uzi announced via Instagram he was stepping away from music and had deleted everything he recorded.

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“I wanna take the time to say thank you to each and every one of my supporters but I’m done with music,” he wrote. “I deleted everything, I wanna be normal … I wanna wake up in 2013.”

Upon hearing the news, his fans were gutted. Not only were they were losing Uzi, but the music they’d been patiently waiting for was gone.

While it’s highly unlikely Uzi was in possession of a lone master copy of Eternal Atake, his early retirement does put the fate of the project in jeopardy.

His recent verse on Shabazz PBG’s “Shells” suggested he was actively trying to get out of his deal with Atlantic Records — even making an allusion to Mase‘s Bad Boy departure.

Rapper retirements (outside of Joe Budden) rarely seem to stick, so, for now, fans will have to just wait and see how it plays out.

Article source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49887/title.fans-heartbroken-as-lil-uzi-vert-announces-departure-from-music

Jan 13

Soulja Boy Explodes After He’s Accused Of Being Addicted To Crack

Los Angeles, CA – Following a social media rant aimed at Tyga, Soulja Boy fell victim to ruthless internet trolls when several of them accused the 28-year-old artist of being on crack.

They cited an old photo of the Chicago-born rapper and compared it to a current one. While some were quick to point out he’s simply “just aging,” others weren’t so sure.

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Soulja decided to face the rumors head-on and hopped on Instagram Live where he explained his appearance has nothing to do with drugs. He reminded his fans he was recently in a terrible car accident that almost cost him his life.

“First of all, I wanna say for everybody that’s saying Soulja looks like he’s on drugs, Soulja Boy look like he on crack, he on powder,” he said. “Bitch, don’t play with me like that! I ain’t never did crack in my life, bitch. I’m a millionaire, I’m worth muthafuckin’ $30 million nigga. I never did cocaine in my life.

“Don’t play with me like that. I just was in a car accident two days ago, I almost lost my life. I hit my face on the dashboard and my shit swole. I need surgery and shit. Don’t be making fun of my fucking appearance and my fucking looks. Talkin’ about like I’m on drugs. Y’all better suck my fuckin’ dick … I never did crack in my fucking life. Y’all some pussies for saying that.”

Last weekend, Soulja Boy’s car was swept up in the California mudslides as he was cruising through Malibu. While his car was destroyed, he was able to walk away with his life.

“I’m just thankful to be alive,” he said later. “I don’t care about the car it’s materialistic you can’t take it with you when you’re gone.”

Article source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49888/title.soulja-boy-explodes-after-hes-accused-of-being-addicted-to-crack

Jan 12

Missy Elliott Will Become 1st Female Hip Hop Artist Inducted Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame

New York, NY – Missy Elliott will officially become the first female Hip Hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

CBS This Morning revealed the 2019 class of inductees on Saturday (January 12). Naturally, the “Supa Dupa Fly” mastermind celebrated the news on social media.

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“I want to CONGRATULATE all the AMAZING songwriters who have been inducted into the 2019 “Song Writers Hall of Fame,” she wrote on Twitter.” also those who were nominated because their body of work is AMAZING. I AM SO HUMBLY GRATEFUL to now be inducted also. I love you all #SHOF2019.”

Other 2019 inductees include British singer Cat Stevens, country-folk icon John Prine, Tom T. Hall, Jack Tempchin and Dallas Austin who wrote radio hits for TLC, Monica, P!nk, Boyz II Men and Madonna.

Misdemeanor is only the third rapper to be inducted. JAY-Z  was inducted in 2017 while Jermaine Dupri made his entrance last year. In addition to her own songs, Missy has also lent her songwriting talent to Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and the late Aaliyah.

The 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Article source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49889/title.missy-elliott-will-become-1st-female-hip-hop-artist-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame

Jan 12

Missy Elliott Will Become 1st Female Hip Hop Artist Inducted Into Songwriters Hall Of Fame

New York, NY – Missy Elliott will officially become the first female Hip Hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

CBS This Morning revealed the 2019 class of inductees on Saturday (January 12). Naturally, the “Supa Dupa Fly” mastermind celebrated the news on social media.

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“I want to CONGRATULATE all the AMAZING songwriters who have been inducted into the 2019 “Song Writers Hall of Fame,” she wrote on Twitter.” also those who were nominated because their body of work is AMAZING. I AM SO HUMBLY GRATEFUL to now be inducted also. I love you all #SHOF2019.”

Other 2019 inductees include British singer Cat Stevens, country-folk icon John Prine, Tom T. Hall, Jack Tempchin and Dallas Austin who wrote radio hits for TLC, Monica, P!nk, Boyz II Men and Madonna.

Misdemeanor is only the third rapper to be inducted. JAY-Z  was inducted in 2017 while Jermaine Dupri made his entrance last year. In addition to her own songs, Missy has also lent her songwriting talent to Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and the late Aaliyah.

The 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Article source: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49889/title.missy-elliott-will-become-1st-female-hip-hop-artist-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame

Jan 12

Slim Jxmmi Suggests Rae Sremmurd Split: "Y’all Won It’s A Wrap"

Sydney, Australia – Slim Jxmmi caught the attention of Rae Sremmurd fans on Saturday morning (January 12) when he appeared to suggest the duo had split up. Slim fired off several since-deleted tweets alluding to a permanent solo career.

“Y’all still got ya mans swae y’all a be skraight,” he said. “Y’all won it’s a wrap. Not SremmLife. I’m not Rae Sremmurd. I’m slim jxmmi and ima sink or swim by myself.”

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In an Instagram post, Slim also teased an impending solo effort and killed off his moniker with an RIP post.

“2nd project Dropping 2k19,” he added in the caption.

Slim’s posts follow the duo’s performance on Friday night (January 11) at the FOMO Festival in Sydney, Australia.

2nd project Dropping 2k19.

A post shared by Slim Jxm (@slimjxmmi) on Jan 12, 2019 at 9:30am PST

As of last week, Slim’s partner-in-crime Swae Lee made it clear it was business as usual. He shared a tweet suggesting Rae Sremmurd is for life.

“I’m never leaving SremmLife,” he wrote on January 6. “stop the speculation.”

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