Shady Records’ Westside Boogie has recently set down with HotNewHipHop for an exclusive interview where the Compton rapper revealed that his long-awaited new album, the follow-up of “Everythings For Sale” is around the corner.
Boogie also talked about plans for collaboration album with Smino, why signing to Eminem was the right choice, relationship with GRIP and much more. You can check out the interview below!
On his new album
I think Everythings For Sale was so good, I just want to make sure…Yeah, I’m a perfectionist. I know everybody like, over-uses that word, but I really am a perfectionist. And I won’t put it out unless I believe in it all the way, now I’m finally at a space to where I’m really focused on figuring out paperwork and stuff out now, so now I’m just trolling people at this point. But yeah album done, I’m ready to drop this one and drop another one. I’m just grateful that my fans still waited this long, cause I’d be pissed.
“New album is dropping in the first quarter of 2022” – Westside Boogie
On GRIP, Dreamville, TDE and comparison with Kendrick Lamar
When I saw GRIP signed to Shady, I reached out. Well, he might have reached out first on Instagram. But then I told him, hit me when he was in LA, I just want to make sure we connect, ‘cause Shady Records you know what I’m saying, we’ve got TDE and Dreamvilles running around like they the biggest gangs in America.
I’m cool when they put me in a box with them like, okay, the three, my three favorite rappers, but it’s when they start comparing me to Kendrick. That’s the one, like that’s my favorite rapper too, but it’s also, I’m competitive. So it’s like I think it’d be… sometimes I know the story is similar, we both from Compton, both rap good, but it’s like oh it’s like the same thing and it’s just like lazy listeners…
On Eminem
“I think it was Paul Rosenberg who heard my music first. He just played stuff for Eminem, and what was dope about first meeting Eminem is he didn’t know like, I mean, he knew ‘em, but he wasn’t talking to me about my bigger songs, he was talking to me about the album cuts and the ins and outs of flows that I didn’t think he would know. And that’s what made me trust him because I knew he coming to me because he really f*ck with my music.
On joint album with Smino
Me and Smino have been talking about this project for probably a year. It’s just timing and getting into a studio. We got some records together. Smino’s on my album, I probably shouldn’t say that, but that’s my boy.
Royce Da 5’9″ has recently set down with Lando Bando on The Hip Hop Lab where the Detroit legend had a long conversation about why young Detroit rappers misunderstand Eminem.
“I think the youngins are just regurgitating anecdotical s**t. I don’t think they understand how much they don’t make sense. It’s like, you go and do an interview, you say your top five is Juan, Blade, Herc, Malik and Jesse. ‘What about Eminem? Oh, no, no, no, no. I didn’t really grow up listening to that but I think he is a great lyricist tho.’ I can respect that answer. So…8 Mile, that was not an accurate depiction of Detroit ni**a? Ain’t nobody be on 8 Mile…’I like Royce, Slum Village but they ain’t real Detroit sound.’ I could even take that. Now you are in a position where you can go out and paint the picture of Detroit however you think the world should see Detroit. The fact that you benefited from years and years of groundwork that myself, Marshall, Sean… There are ni**as who are benefiting from things that you don’t even realize. Maybe they will realize in retrospect.”
“Now that you have arrived in this place and Detroit is more visible in terms of the world viewership, just connected to the rest of the world. We used to be like a sea market. Me, Marshall, Slum Village, we were representing sea market. That’s were the no-fly-zone came from. People used to just come here, shoot through real quick, grab a bag and keep it pushing. Trick Trick said ‘no no no no, no more!’ He ruined his relationships, he put his livelihood on the line to stand on the frontline of the city. Nobody gotta say thank you for it or nothing like that. These are just facts. All of these are documented. So, now, you guys got how you all wanted. You are cool. The world loves you all. The world is biting your style. You rap like Detroit, you sound like Detroit, you look like Detroit. What exactly do you want Eminem to do? Do you want to sign to Shady Records? Everybody wanna sign Icewear Vezzo right now. Everybody wanna sign Peasy. Do you see them sign to Shady Records? I think the reason Shady Records is so successful is because they know who they are.”
“They have been publicly condemning Marshall in an attempt to separate themselves from being associated with his name because they think that’s the cool thing to do. It’s not cool thing because ‘Eminem doesn’t f**k with ni**as,’ it’s considered cool thing because ni**as have found a comfort zone in complaining about things. I wonder if they know how crazy they sound. They are making demands based off of an assumption that you have that this person does not f**k with you. They have nothing, no actions, no previous that they can correlate any of this feelings to. They are like ‘WHY HE DON’T EMBRACE ME.’ It speaks to your ignorance and immaturity and how reasonable that you even are willing to be to demand that he pull up. Pull up WHERE, NI**A? FOR WHAT? WHAT ARE WE PULLING UP FOR? Bro, you are talking about grown a** man. Put a daughter to a college. He has been famous for 20 years. The man has not hang out in a nightclub for more than 10 years. The man has not took a drink, thought about drug in over 10 years. He is not same young, wild, out here having fun Eminem that he was when G-unit was running around.”
“Have you seen Eminem on tour? He is just who he is. When he was out and was moving around a certain way, he conducted his business in a way that was indicative of what he was doing at that time. It’s no different from now. He is conducting his business but it’s indicative who he is now and where they are as a brand. Who they sign is none of you ni**as f**king business. Why the f**k do you care if Shady Records sign Griselda? And you don’t want to give him credit just because it’s not the kind of music that you are not into? So we are looking at bunch of crybaby ni**as complaining and yelling about perceived problem not coming with any solutions.”
“Nobody blew the whistle about Marshall getting on that f**king 95 minutes song with all these f**king rappers he didn’t know. He did that because I called him and talked him into it. And it took me a long time to talk him into it. Thank God he adores Sean, he loves Sean. He did not like the beat. You don’t understand how it feels to have a beat that you don’t like that you gotta write the song to. And you gotta represent yourself in somebody else’s world that you don’t even understand. And they don’t understand yours but you are forcing it because you wanna try to make people feel better. Em been damn near on every album Sean got and they shot videos.”
“My first impression at Sada Baby was he creatively fearless. I gotta respect that before anything. That ni**a entertained me before I even understand what he was saying. And I’m not sure that I’m an executive that’s gonna take to the next level. I was sitting there when Dr. Dre played My Name Is sample to Eminem and Marshall said ‘Hi, my name is…’ and Dre was like ‘WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? YOU GOTTA DO THAT’ and he picked a piece of the record that had been sampled over and over again on classic records in hip-hop history but this was way at the end of the song where not other producer would thought to even pull from and that’s where the My Name Is came from. And My Name Is is the reason why Marshall is the Marshall he is today. Without Dr. Dre to have that divine instinct to be able to figure out which record takes you to the next level…without that.. you know what I mean?!… Dre did it over and over again. He did it for Game, he did it for Fifty, for Marshall, he did it for Snoop. Four times he changed the world. He did it with NWA, he did it with himself, he did it with D.L.C. So, Sada Baby, Tee Grizzley, they don’t need Eminem. Who knows what Sada Baby needs? Who knows if he needs anything? That’s up to hi to find that you and figure it out during his journeys. It’s up to us as OGs help facilitate that and do anything we can to water the seed.” – said Nickel
Then Royce continues talking about Kanye West saying signing Big Sean was the worst decision he has ever made, Donda album, Drake and more. You can watch the full thing below:
The rollout for Rick Ross’s forthcoming album titled “Richer Than I Ever Been” continues. Yesterday, billboards started appearing in Miami that read, “Until You Seen Success You Considered Roguish” and “Talkin Them Dollars How I Touch It Come Off As A Profit”
Today, Rick Ross unveiled the cover art, release date and features for the album. “Richer Than I Ever Been” drops on December 10, 2021 and it features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Future, 21 Savage, The Dream, Wale, Swizz Beats and more.
“These are the posters I wanted on my walls as a kid. These are the cars I wanted as a kid. This is the music I loved since a kid. December 10th I get to live it all again. Richer than I ever been.” captioned Rozay while sharing the cover art of the album. He revealed the features by tagging all of the artists that took part in the project.
D12, a legendary hip-hop group formed in 1996 and led by ‘de facto’ leader Eminem, has launched new website and new merchandise came with it.
After dropping two albums, the group achieved mainstream success, as their projects topped the charts in many countries, including United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France and more.
Now, the group members want to keep the legacy alive so the home of D12 world has been created. The website includes merchandise, iconic discography, and livestream room which is scheduled for every Saturday at 9 PM – 12 AM GMT.
The group announced the news on social media with the caption: “We got the new website poppin with new merch and more to come! The brand will never die and we’re breathing new life into it starting now! #D12falife!”
In related news, D12 are the special guests at Snoop Dogg’s “I Wanna Thank Me” tour in Europe, starting August 28, 2022, which will also feature performances from Xizibit and Obie Trice.
Check the announcement below and visit D12’s website here
We got the new website poppin with new merch and more to come! The brand will never die and we’re breathing new life into it starting now! #D12falife! https://t.co/RN0hN8RN0X
One of the first – and most influential – of these annual efforts is Vevo’s DSCVR Artists To Watch list, which has in the past spotlighted the likes of Billie Eilish, Lewis Capaldi and Sam Smith early in their careers.
At the start of this month, Vevo unveiled its 2022 list, featuring twenty one exciting new artists in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and beyond.
Our Shady Records lyricist, GRIP has made the list alongside with EST Gee and Willie Jones.
Music Business Worldwide has once again partnered with Vevo to unveil the line-up and shine a spotlight on the artists, including GRIP who performed “Patterns?” and the title track from his Shady Records debut album “I Died For This!?” on VEVO stage.
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.”
Page Kennedy drops lyrically star-studded track “The Gran Finale 2021,” featuring The Game, Royce Da 5’9″, Ransom, Locksmith, KXNG Crooked, Grafh, 3D Natee and Mysonne from Straight Bars IV mixtape.
“AYE ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! I decided to give hip hop a gift. This is the greatest 10 min of lyrical assault you will ever heard maybe ever in your life. Enjoy.” said Detroit rapper on his social media accounts.
In the song, The Game mentions Eminem and Dr. Dre in the following lines: “You know who the king of Cali, 20 years vet, in my ally, Dr. Dre bread a problem child, Glock and my aftermath letterman, Ask Busta, ask Em, he’ll kill you where you stand before he lets you pass him.”
Yesterday, the Grammys have announced the nominations for their 64th ceremony which is set to air on live on January 31, 2021.
In the Best New Artist category, which the Recording Academy describes as the category which recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape, we have ten nominees: Arooj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, FINNEAS, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid LAROI, Arlo Parks, Olivia Rodrigo and Saweetie.
Two times Grammy award winning artist, Thomas Iannucci, who is a voting member of the Grammys, expressed his disappointment for Shady Records’ GRIP not getting nominated: “As a voting member of the Academy of Recording Arts, I’m very disappointed to see GRIP left off the Best New Artists nominees list. Hopefully we will make it right next year.” said Iannucci.
GRIP was signed to Eminem’s Shady Records few months ago and released his debut album “I Died for This!?” on August 27, 2021. The project received positive reviews from critics, praising GRIP’s creativity and versatility.
You can check Thomas Iannucci’s tweet below:
As a voting member of the Academy of Recording Arts, I’m very disappointed to see @Grip_SS left off the Best New Artists nominees list. Hopefully we will make it right next year.
October with the return of an in-person Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Cleveland was beautiful back in October. And today it is finally finally available to be viewed by the worldwide masses via HBO Max.
Jay Z, Tina Turner, Carole King, the Go-Go’s, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren were recognized as performers; Kraftwerk, Charley Patton, and Gil Scott-Heron as early influences; LL Cool J, Billy Preston, and Randy Rhoads for general musical excellence; and Clarence Avant for the creative Ahmet Ertegun Award.
One of the biggest highlights of the night was when LL Cool J started performing “Rock The Bells” and Eminem hit the stage to rap along his idol.
In a recent interview, Snoop Dogg details Super Bowl 2022 performance, squashing beef with Eminem, upcoming song with Slim Shady, Dr. Dre’s new music and more!
On squashing beef with Eminem.
“We love each other. If you got siblings you know that you have misunderstandings and disagreements. That s**t happens. But the beauty of it all is that If I’m wrong I know how to call Marshall and apologize. I was wrong bro, do you forgive me? No problem, let’s roll on. I feel like this was necessary because I was the reason why it became what it was and I felt like I could be a reason to stop it. For the sake of family and for the sake of my love for Eminem and Dr. Dre and what we have built, that was the only thing to do. I probably called him four-five months ago. We really love each other. We don’t want public to spin on something that’s not even that serious. We truly respect each other. We brothers man.”
On upcoming song with Eminem.
“There is Snoop Dogg and Eminem song on my Westmore album. It is called “From Detroit to the LBC”, that’s Mount Westmore album that is coming out in January and Eminem and Snoop single is featured on there. And that motherf**ker slapped. That s**t is HUH! It was very challenging for me. Eminem really f**king shot at me. He shot his shot and as a rapper that’s what you want when you get a feature, to have to work you f**king a** off. He is going that hard because he knows I’m going to match him on the same level and that’s what it is when you making records with people that you love. It’s competitive but for the right reason. To bring the best out of each other.
On Dr. Dre’s upcoming album.
“You know Dr. Dre…I tell you the album is coming out and three years later we will be talking about this s**t like it is coming out. I don’t know but I do know he’s in the studio, making great f**king music. I think some of his music is connected to GTA video game that’s coming out. That will be the way that his music will be released though the GTA and I’m part of it.”
“Darkness” single from Music To Be Murdered By album has become the latest song from Eminem’s catalog to reach 100 million streams.
After “Godzilla,” ft. Juice WRLD, “Those Kinda Nights,” ft. Ed Sheeran and “You Gon’ Learn,” ft. Royce Da 5’9″ and White Gold, “Darkness” becomes fourth track from the album to surpass 100 million mark.
“You Gon’ Learn” and “Darkness” are both produced by Royce 5’9″ and reaching this milestone made the Detroit legend celebrate the achievement on Instagram.
“Thank you my dear, brother Eminem. Trusting in my ability as a producer without a placement yet… These are my first two placements … If only people knew how many quiet wins there were…” said Royce.
On the post, Joyner Lucas commented: “I take back all the s**t I used to talk about your production my brother. 🤣 Lemme get a beat.”
Yelawolf releases music video for his “Rocks at Your Window,” single which was dropped back in April 30 off Mud Mouth album.
The song is produced by Jim Jonsin and it is dedicated to Yela’s longtime childhood friend, Shawty Fatt, who died in a car accident at the age of 32 in 2016.
In the song, Yelawolf sings and raps about the events, issues and a good memories that they had during Fatt’s lifetime.
The former Shady Records artist also mentions Eminem in the following lines: “Eminem gave me a record deal / And I hit the road, it made you feel hollow / But you never showed it, you just smiled / All you ever said was, “Wolf, I’m proud” / “Wolf, go kill ’em,” “Wolf, you’ve got this.”
