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Shady Records two albums made into Complex’s 50 Best Albums of 2022

Westside Boogie‘s “More Black Superheroes” album has made into Complex’s 50 Best Albums of 2022 list at No. 16.

“Maturation is impossible in an echo chamber. Westside Boogie breaks a cycle of trauma and repeated mistakes on More Black Superheroes, an album dedicated to Black mental health. Beyond repeatedly advocating for more Black people to go to therapy (!!), Compton-born Boogie uses his second studio album to tell the story of how he reached this point, against all odds. In beautiful fashion, Boogie strings together stories about his upbringing and dealings with love to prove that anyone can heal, no matter where they’re from.” — Jordan Rose (Complex)

“More Black Superheroes” album is a second release under Eminem’s Shady Records, a follow-up of Boogie’s 2019 project, Everythings For Sale. The 12 tracks-project features Storm Ford on an intro track “Killa Mode,” Mamii on “Nonchalant,” Soulja Boy on “Can’t Even Lie,” Shelley FKA DRAM on “Aight,” Smino and Teezo Touchdown on “Can’t Get Over You,” Kalan.FrFr. and Mamii on “Something Strange,” and Snoop Dogg on “Windows Down.”

Later this year, Boogie also dropped the deluxe version of the album, adding six additional tracks, three out of which was completely new records and three was the audio version of his live performances.

“Super proud of this ..another win because of YALL ..I know y’all tired of me saying I love u but damn ..Now my next s–t betta be number 1 or I’m tripping. thank u Complex.” wrote Boogie on his Instagram.

Former Shady Records artist Conway The Machine also made into the list. His first and only Shady Records release God Don’t Make Mistakes occupied No. 41 spot.

“With critically acclaimed albums like La Maquina and From King to a GOD under his belt, Conway had already reached the upper echelon of rap lyricists before making God Don’t Make Mistakes, and he could have coasted if he wanted to. But he’s not the kind of guy to take it easy. Instead, he pushed himself to go even harder and made the most introspective, well-rounded album of his career. Throughout the project, he peels back the curtain on his personal life, sharing stories about getting shot (“Guilty”) and grappling with the deaths of family members (“Stressed”). He mixes this in with the usual hard-edged grit we’ve come to expect from Griselda (“Bruiser Brody”) and even throws in some streaming-friendly gems (“Scatter Brain”). His Shady Records debut has it all. — Eric Skelton (Complex)

The critically acclaimed project was commercial success for Conway. The album debuted at No. 175 on US Billboard 200 charts and reached No. 30 on UK’s Official Chart.

For the full list of 50 Best Albums of 2022, visit Complex here.

Joyner Lucas apologizes to Machine Gun Kelly: “You didn’t deserve that lame tweet”

It seems hackers have nothing to do with what Joyner Lucas said about Machine Gun Kelly and Eminem earlier this week. Yesterday, Joyner issued an apology to punk-rock artist after his rant aimed at the Lallapalooza Festival few days ago.

“A lot of people saying things about me ‘crying and complaining’ when s**t don’t go my way. Lot of comments telling me to ‘work harder and stop being emotional’… you know what? You right… I have a history of being upset at certain things and taking it to social media. I own that…Part of being a man is admitting when you f**ked up. I be getting frustrated when I feel like I am the underdog all the time. Maybe I ain’t put in enough work.‍ Maybe I think I am a bigger artist than what I actually am. Maybe you right. I own that. Real ni**a s**t.” tweeted Joyner.

In the following tweets, he apologized MGK: “As far as Machine Gun Kelly s**t goes,, homie ain’t have nothing to do with my rant. Jus got caught in the cross fire of one of my bitter moments. Def some sucker s**t to come at him for nothin. I own that and I apologize. Real ni**a s**t. I ain’t perfect. I am growing everyday… I can’t deny that sometimes I come off like a jealous a**hole but that ain’t the case. I am a fan of these ni**as. I think I been the underdog for so long, s**t made me feel like I deserve certain s**t. But who the f**k am I to determine what I deserve? Sometimes I gotta check myself.”

He added: “Lot of artists or people in general are afraid of checking themselves. I check myself all the time. I can’t throw a Tantrum and shoot at ni**as for nothin. MGK did absolutely nothin to me to deserve that lame tweet. If you are reading this, I apologize dog. Real ni**a s**t.”

a lot of people saying things about me “crying and complaining” when s**t don’t go my way. Lot of comments telling me to “work harder and stop being emotional”… you know what? You right… I have a history of being upset at certain things and taking it to social media. I own that

— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) March 26, 2022

Part of being a man is admitting when you f**ked up. I be getting frustrated when I feel like I’m the underdog all the time. Maybe I ain’t put in enuff work.🤷🏽‍♂️ maybe I think I’m a bigger artist than what I actually am. Maybe you right. I own that. Real ni**a s**t

— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) March 26, 2022

As far as the @machinegunkelly s**t Goes,, homie ain’t have nothing to do with my rant. Jus got caught in the cross fire of one of my bitter moments. Def sum sucka s**t to come at him for nothin. I own that & I apologize. Real ni**a s**t. I ain’t perfect. Im growing everyday 💪🏽

— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) March 26, 2022

I cant deny that sometimes i come off like a jealous a*shole But that aint the case. Im a fan of these ni**az. I think I been the underdog for so long, s**t made me feel like I deserve certain s**t. But who tf am I to determine what i deserve? Sometimes I gotta check myself

— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) March 26, 2022

Lot of artists or people in general are afraid of checking themselves. I check myself all the time. I cant throw a Tantrum and shoot at ni**az for nothin. @machinegunkelly did absolutely nothin to me to deserve that lame tweet. If u readin this, I apologize dog.🙏🏽 real ni**a s**t

— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) March 26, 2022

Snoop Dogg on Super Bowl 56: “It’ll be the greatest performance in hip-hop history”

Snoop Dogg has recently appeared on “Monday Night Football” with NFL legends Eli and Peyton Manning and he told the brothers he’s grateful for the opportunity to perform with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 13, 2022.

“It’s gonna be a great performance. You got Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg. It’s gonna be a great presentation. We’re so thankful that NFL is accepting hip-hop on stage and letting us do what we do.” said Snoop.

“We plan to put on together a great show to you and giving the people something they’ve been waiting for. They love to watch a great Super Bowl game and at halftime, they love to see who’s gonna perform, so we’re gonna give you the greatest performance you’ve ever seen in hip-hop history.” Snoop added.

You can watch the interview below:

Conway talks ‘God Don’t Make Mistake’ album, Shady Records, working with Kanye West & more

During a trip to Los Angeles, Pierce from Complex news caught up with Conway The Machine prior to his show at Regent Theater, where they talked about Shady Records upcoming Shady Records debut album, working with Kanye West on Donda, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross collaboration and much more.

About features on God Don’t Make Mistakes

“[Pierce: You got features from Beanie Sigel to Andersoon .Paak to Jill Scott, lots of features on this album] A lot of these features come from the relationships I have built with these people and I’m not the type of guy to use that as a personal gain. I just f**k with you, I f**k with you.”

About securing collaborations with Lil Wayne and Rick Ross

“I gotta thank 2 Chainz for that. He’s my dude. I got reached out by Wayne, Campbell and them ni**as but they told me ‘Yo 2 Chainz now is playing me your s**t. I love it. I f**k with your s**t.’ But I had never met 2 Chainz. Never had a conversation with him. It’s just ill to now that these dudes still do s**t like that. And after that I was like ‘let me hit these ni**as, like I got something for you.’ Wayne sent the verse probably same night or next morning. After that I was like ‘send that s**t to Rozay’ just jokingly around and Rozay sent that s**t back next morning. That’s more than a feature for me. That’s acknowledgement.

About working with Kanye West on Donda album

“Ye hit me up…We (Griselda) did a show before 2020, before pandemic. He didn’t come to the show but he invited us to the Sunday Service, so we went there and we saw each other. We wanted us to meet and talk and we were just kicking it. And then Kanye was like ‘we should just go now and record some music. you all are here and lets just go and do something.’ So we ended up to his ranch. At first, studio sessions were different for me. I didn’t really grow up in a church. I’m used to studio sessions with my homies around, smoking and drinking with ni**as. You got ladies over there and ni**as smoking over there. And this one was like no smoking, no drinking, no nothing, you can’t even have your f**king cell-phone up in there. At the end of the day, I was just happy and blessed to be even welcomed in that man’s atmosphere. I’m forever grateful.”

About Shady Records

“There is no issues with Shady Records. I’m just thankful man, I’m blessed. I appreciate everybody at Shady Records. From top on down, Eminem, Paul, Tracy, Mike H and the whole building. I’ve never had an issue and I do not have issues now. If that’s where my journey in life take me, doing more business with Shady then I’m with that too. After this album, my contractual obligations will be fulfilled and whatever comes after that I’m gonna accept it and be thankful.”

You can watch the full interview below:

Kid Vishis unleashes Lupe Fiasco & Micky Factz diss track

After Royce 5’9″ and Lupe Fiasco fallout, the two dropped diss-tracks aimed at each other. Nickle dropped “Silence of Lambda| and LU came back with “Steve Jobs.” Each tracks went hard on its ways.

Few days later, Micky Factz sided Lupe and unleashed another diss-track towards Royce, titled “Wraith.”

After hearing Micky’s diss, Royce expressed his astonishment on why his Slaughterhouse brothers did not intervein, on which, he received response from Kxng Crooked, saying he does not think a so called beef with Lupe is that much serious and he prefers Royce to put his effort in Slaughterhouse reunion.

Today, Royce received back-up from his brother, Kid Vishis, who dropped almost 8 minutes diss-track on Lupe Fiasco and Micky Factz.

You can bump “2 Snaps In A Circle,” produced by FoulMouth below: