May 31

Bobby Brown Wants To Slap Kanye West Over "DAYTONA" Cover

Kanye West’s controversial selection for Pusha T’s DAYTONA cover art — a photo of Whitney Houston’s drug-laden bathroom — has received criticism from the late singer’s estate. Now, her ex-husband Bobby Brown is also bothered by Yeezy’s handiwork.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, Brown lashed out at West after being told what the cover depicted. The former New Edition member hadn’t seen the DAYTONA artwork at the time of the conversation but that didn’t stop him from expressing his desire to slap Yeezy over it.

“That’s really disgusting that he would do that,” Brown said. “That’s in really bad taste. Something should happen to Kanye. He’s already crazy. I knew that when I first met him. Now he’s pushing the bar a little bit. He needs somebody to slap him up or something. And I’m just the person to do it.”

I finally got my album art… #DAYTONA 5/25

A post shared by Pusha T (@kingpush) on May 24, 2018 at 2:03pm PDT

Last week, Houston’s cousin Damon Elliott also referred to the cover as being “disgusting” while speaking to PEOPLE. The chart-topping singer’s nephew Gary Michael Houston was more forgiving, blaming the person who “violated the trust” of his aunt by selling the photo to tabloids for any wrongdoing instead of West and Pusha.

According to Pusha, West spent $85,000 to license the photo. The G.O.O.D. Music president said Yeezy decided to change the cover art to the controversial image just a few days before DAYTONA was released on May 25.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47077/title.bobby-brown-wants-to-slap-kanye-west-over-daytona-cover

May 30

Quentin Miller Uses Drake & Pusha T Beef To Address Nicki Minaj Name Drop

Atlanta, GA – Much like the Meek Mill vs. Drake beef, writer-for-hire Quentin Miller has found himself wedged in the middle of Drizzy’s latest lyrical squabble with Pusha T.

So what’s a rapper to do when they’re shining with the unsolicited spotlight?

Rap about it, of course.

Prod. @lyleleduff . Link in bio.

A post shared by Q.M. (@quentinmiller__) on May 29, 2018 at 3:49pm PDT

On his new Lyle Leduff-produced record, “Destiny (Freestyle),” the unconventional star spills on his life journey, well-publicized loss of his leg and even touches on the aftermath.

“Name drops, name drops, I hear name drops/Associates, old friends, got suggestions/Nicki [Minaj] poppin’ off, she ain’t never met me/Niggas got opinions, don’t even know me.”

The Nicki line was a direct reference to the Chun Li channeler’s recent tweet that mentioned the controversial Atlanta rapper.

“Niggaz gon run that Quentin shit in the fkn ground like Drake don’t write 4 himself OTHERS!” Minaj tweeted.

“Ya enemies will remix, reinvent TRY 2make u RELIVE some old shit for YEARS 2 come when they have NOTHING ON U! Knock it off. Challenging the chosen ones only awakens the sleeping giant.”

Elsewhere in the song, Miller was clear he wanted to distance himself from Drake’s success, rapping: “Collaborated with my favorite rapper few times/I don’t want none of his credit, I’m just focused on mine.”

Miller’s latest record comes on the heels of his latest released mixtape Crshed Files, Vol. 2 and his real-time lyric annotation to Drake’s Pusha T diss, “Duppy Freestyle.”

Stream Quentin Miller’s “Destiny (Freestyle)” down below.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47060/title.quentin-miller-uses-drake-pusha-t-beef-to-address-nicki-minaj-name-drop

May 30

Twitter Turns Drake Into Meme God Following Pusha T’s Diss Track

Hip Hop fans naturally gravitate towards an explosive rap beef like the one currently underway between Drake and Pusha T.

After the G.O.O.D Music president delivered “The Story Of Adidon” on Tuesday (May 29), Twitter exploded with reactions to the latest blow in the Drizzy vs. Pusha battle.

It all kicked off on Friday (May 25) when Pusha delivered the DAYTONA cut “Infrared,” which was perceived as a diss track aimed at the OVO Sound boss and Cash Money CEO Bryan “Birdman” Williams.

Drake retaliated with the “Duppy Freestyle,” firing several rounds in Pusha’s direction.

The majority of Twitter users seem to think Pusha bodied the 6 God, while others are howling at some of Pusha’s lines.

Check out some of the best reactions below. 

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47061/title.twitter-turns-drake-into-meme-god-following-pusha-ts-diss-track

May 30

Illmac & Dizaster Face Off As Condiments In Animated Rap Battle

Underground rapper and battle rap legend Illmac dropped an animated video on his YouTube channel on Monday (May 28) depicting a URL/KOTD style battle event going down inside a refrigerator, between condiment bottles. The crudely-done cartoon, reminiscent of Adult Swim’s lo-fi aesthetic, showcases the classic rivalry between ketchup and mustard coming to a head.

Ketchup is voiced by world-famous battle rapper Dizaster, who bars out with lines like, “Since you run with butter/ My toast will never jam like your buddy Smuckers.” Illmac himself plays Mustard and admirably holds his own against the scowling, red opponent, “Somethin’ squirtin’ if I see Ketchup pack it/ And tear his top off, like a ketchup packet.”

Illmac spoke to HipHopDX about the birth of this idea:

“I was smoking with the homie Bobby Bucher, bored at the studio. I was making a sandwich … And he came in like, ‘Yao let’s battle as Ketchup and Mustard.’ We battled on some high freestyle shit. Then a few months ago I was brainstorming ideas for new YouTube series and that popped into my head. I knew to pull it off the way I wanted it to it had to be a cartoon … to maintain more of a surreal, unique vibe.”

Illmac is treating this like a pilot to a potential series. “We’re going to shop it around to see what we can really do with it. We’re super hyped on the final product,” he says.

He explained there are several other episodes mapped out, and, while he can’t confirm one way or the other what will make the final cut, some ideas that have been thrown around are ‘Dog vs Cat,’ ‘Mullet vs Man Bun,’ and ‘Peanut Butter vs Jelly.’

The short was produced by Illmac and Andres Salaff, who also did the animation. Illmac and Dizaster recorded the voicework along with rapper/veteran battle organizer Lush One, who played the box of baking soda hosting the battle. Chase Moore is responsible for the intro and outro music. The background art was illustrated by Thomas Lynch III.

Check out the video, which is packed with sight-gags, puns, and food-related bars.

Article source: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.47062/title.illmac-dizaster-face-off-as-condiments-in-animated-rap-battle

May 30

Hip Hop Album Sales: Lil Baby’s "Harder Than Ever" Makes Big Billboard 200 Debut

Lil Baby’s latest effort, Harder Than Ever, has made its Billboard 200 debut at #3 for the week ending May 24.

Elsewhere on the chart, South Korean boy band BTS and their latest album Love Yourself: Tear knocked Post Malone’s Beerbongs Bentleys out of the #1 spot, which was bumped to #2.

Further down the list, NAV’s Reckless entered in the Top 10, Playboi Carti’s Die Lit took a 57 percent dive, and 19-year-old newcomer Juice WRLD and his Goodbye Good Riddance project made its entrance at #15.

Big Moves For Lil Baby

2 Shows One Night Had To Hop On A Leer ?

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With 71,108 total album equivalent units sold, 4,524 pure album sales and a streaming count of 97,187,972, Lil Baby’s newest project Harder Than Ever landed at the #3 in its first week. Released by Quality Control, Harder Than Ever serves as the follow-up to 2017’s Too Hard mixtape.

Lil Baby recently teamed up with Drake for “Yes Indeed,” which is the second single from the project.

NAV Makes Top 10 Debut

ATL next??

A post shared by Nav (@nav) on May 13, 2018 at 11:24am PDT

NAV and his new effort, Reckless, hit the chart at #8 with 36,401 total album equivalent units, 3,903 pure album sales and a streaming count of 47,685,520.

The project comes roughly 10 months after Perfect Timing, his collaborative mixtape with celebrated producer Metro Boomin. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at #13 with 30,000 total album equivalent sales in its first week.

Playboi Carti Takes A Tumble

*woke up like this .. *woke up like this ..

A post shared by @ playboicarti on Apr 11, 2017 at 11:39am PDT

Playboi Carti’s Die Lit plummeted 57 percent but still ended up at #10 in its third week. With 26,378 total album equivalent units sold, 544 pure album sales and a streaming count of 38,078,809, the album fell seven spots from the week ending May 17.

The platinum-selling rapper’s self-titled mixtape was released last year and moved 28,000 units in its first week.

Read the Die Lit review here. 

Top 10 Billboard 200 Rap RB Albums For The Week Ending 05/24/2018

Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard’s new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album’s streaming count is available in brackets.

  1. Post Malone — Beerbongs Bentleys — #2 — 122,954 (15,215) [151,302,953]
  2. Lil Baby — Harder Than Ever — #3 — 71,108 (4,524) [97,187,972]
  3. Cardi B — Invasion Of Privacy — #5 — 48,102 (3,501) [60,808,160]
  4. J. Cole — KOD — #7 — 41,318 (6,207) [51,062,890]
  5. NAV — Reckless — #8 — 36,401 (3,903) [47,685,520]
  6. Various Artists — Black Panther: The Album — #9 — 28,248 (5,466) [30,179,199]
  7. Playboi Carti – Die Lit — #10 — 26,378 (544) [38,078,809]
  8. Post Malone — Stoney — #11 — 25,994 (1,891) [33,730,829]
  9. Migos — Culture II — #12 —25,924 (1,380) [34,133,448]
  10. Juice WRLD — Goodbye Good Riddance — #15 — 23,538 (1,052) [32,413,835]

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