Tag: 2021

GRIP performs “Patterns?” & “IDFT!?” for VEVO’s edition of DSCVR Artists to Watch 2022

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.

You can watch the performance 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:

 

Voting member of Grammys says GRIP should have been nominated for “Best New Artist”

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:

Eminem’s daughter Hailie shares video of her throwback pictures & it goes viral

Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Mathers looks unrecognizable in the video of throwback pictures from her teenage years.

Hailie, who is now 25 years old, has recently shared a TikTok video showing her throwback photos with the caption:  “It is the eye makeup glow up and lack of hair bleach for me.”

The video starts with numerous pictures of Hailie rocking blond hair, with text on screen quoting along to Jack Harlow and Lil Nas X’s song titled “Industry Baby.”

The song lyrics say: “Say you’re time is coming soon, but just like Oklahoma mine is coming sooner. I’m just a late bloomer.”

Hailie then appears on screen with her new dark hair, which she flipped with her hand as the song continued: “I didn’t peak in high school. I’m still out here gettin cuter.”

She uploaded the video yesterday and it’s already 2nd most viewed video on her Tik-Tok with over 1.3 million views.

You can watch it below:

@hailie_jade_it’s the eye makeup glow up & lack of hair bleach for me♬ original sound – Hailie Jade

Matthew Hughes, man who broke into Eminem’s house twice, violates probation

Matthew Hughes, a man twice convicted of breaking into Eminem’s homes is in legal trouble again after he violated his probation by failing to show up for a probation appointment. It was also reported that Hughes assaulted a mall security officer in the southeastern Michigan.

Matthew pleaded guilty to Macomb County Circuit Court for failing to show up for the appointment of September’s probation but pleaded not guilty to the the assault charge.

The parole violation occurred just days after Hughes was sentenced to probation after serving almost two years in jail for breaking into Eminem’s home in Clinton Township back in April 2020 and telling him he was there not to steal anything but to kill the Detroit legend.

Eminem, who was home at the time, managed to get Hughes to go outside, where security guards detained him until the police arrived and took the intruder to the police department.

Eleven months before that incident, Hughes entered another property in Rochester Hills in search of Eminem things didn’t go as planned. He was sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making an illegal entry.

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Deezer reveals most streamed artists, albums & songs of 2021

Global music streaming service Deezer reveals the most streamed artist, songs and albums of 2021. You can check out the lists below:

Top 10 Male Artists

1. Bad Bunny

2. The Weeknd

3. J Balvin

4. Justin Bieber

5. David Guetta

6. Ed Sheeran

7. Eminem

8. Drake

9. Bruno Mars

10. Lil Nas X

Top Albums

1. After Hours – The Weeknd

2. SOUR – Olivia Rodrigo

3. WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? – Billie Eilish

4. Justice – Justin Bieber

5. AYA – Aya Nakamura

6. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon – Pop Smoke

7. Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa

8. Fine Line – Harry Styles

9. Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem

10. ? – XXXTentacion

Top Songs

1. ‘Blinding Lights’ – The Weeknd

2. ‘MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)’ – Lil Nas X

3. ‘Watermelon Sugar’ – Harry Styles

4. ‘DÁKITI’ – Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez

5. ‘Beggin’’ – Måneskin

6. ‘Dance Monkey’ – Tones and I

7. ‘Fever’ – Dua Lipa, Angèle

8. ‘Peaches’ – Justin Bieber

9. ‘Astronaut In The Ocean’ – Masked Wolf

10. ‘Bad Guy’ – Billie Eilish

Top 10 Female Artists

1. Dua Lipa

2. Billie Eilish

3. Ariana Grande

4. Sia

5. Doja Cat

6. Rihanna

7. Lady Gaga

8. Shakira

9. Olivia Rodrigo

10. Taylor Swift

In the United Kingdom alone English pop singer Ed Sheeran steals the crown, coming in as the No. 1 most streamed artist, followed by Eminem and The Weeknd. “It is remarkable that Eminem remains as popular now as he was two decades ago.” said Nigel Harding, Deezer’s Global VP of Artist Relations.

Top Artists in UK

1. Ed Sheeran

2. Eminem

3. The Weeknd

4. Dua Lipa

5. David Guetta

6. Drake

7. Taylor Swift

8. Justin Bieber

9. Ariana Grande

10. Little Mix

Top Albums in UK

1. Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

2. After Hours – The Weeknd

3. ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran

4. Fine Line – Harry Styles

5. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish

6. Curtain Calls: The Hits – Eminem

7. AM – Arctic Monkeys

8. Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon – Pop Smoke

9. ABBA Gold Anniversary Edition – ABBA

10. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac

Top Songs in UK

1. ‘Blinding Lights’ – The Weeknd

2. ‘Dance Monkey’ – Tones and I

3. ‘Bad Habits’ – Ed Sheeran

4. ‘Drivers License’ – Olivia Rodrigo

5. ‘The Business’ – Tiësto

6. ‘Good 4 U’ – Olivia Rodrigo

7. ‘Head & Heart’ (featuring MNEK) – Joel Corry

8. ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ – Lil Nas X

9. ‘Friday’ (featuring Mufasa & Hypeman) – Nightcrawlers, Riton, Mufasa & Hypeman

10. ‘Watermelon Sugar’ – Harry Styles

 

LL Cool J & Eminem – “Rock The Bells” (Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, HBO Max, Live)

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.

You can enjoy the performance below:

LL Cool J & Eminem – Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (Rehearsal)

For his highly anticipated Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, legendary hip-hop artist LL Cool J amped up the energy in Cleveland considerably, thanks to a career-spanning set which featured another icon from Detroit, Eminem.

LL started off his set with a banger, going into 1987’s “Go Cut Creator Go,” from “Bigger And Deffer” album.

After a bit of 1988’s “Going Back to Cali,” surprise guest Slim Shady nonchalantly walked onstage to perform “Rock the Bells” with his idol. LL and Eminem performed like they were in a rap battle, trading lyrics on the song with no-holds-barred ferocity.

Before we upload the official Hall Of Fame performance, you can watch the rehearsal video below, featuring Eminem and Dr. Dre:

Comedian Bobby Lee recalls working with Eminem on “We Made You”

Back in 2009, Eminem released music video of “We Made You” from Relapse album which featured cameos from 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Oxen, Lisa Ann and Bobby Lee among others.

Comedian Bobby Lee has recently set down with Steve-O’s Wild Ride where he recalled how he ended up on Eminem’s music video.

“One time I was in a Korean restaurant with my girlfriend and this Korean guy comes up to me and he was like ‘hey dude, I like your comedy, I’m director, you wanna do music videos?!’ and I don’t know what it was but I gave my number. So a week later, that dude texted me: ‘tomorrow, music video, Eminem and Dr. Dre!’,  I was like, WHAT?!”

“He gave me an address, I show up and next thing I know I’m in a f**kin van with Dr. Dre and Marshall, Eminem! And I’m doing one of their music videos. It’s called ‘We Made You.’ This guy was a f**king director of Eminem’s music video.” said Bobby.

You can watch the interview below:

 

TONIGHT! LL Cool J & Eminem’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame performance on HBO

Last month LL Cool J was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the legendary rapper did not leave without bringing his friends onstage.

Dr. Dre inducted LL Cool J with lots of praise and playful jokes during his speech and Eminem performed “Rock The Bells” with his childhood idol.

Marshall even left a fanboy note to LL on his social media, saying: “16 years old Marshall is so proud- congrats L!”

Tonight, the performance airs on HBO Max. It was announced by Eminem himself on social media with the caption: “Rock The Bells with the GOAT, tonight on HBO Max.”

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Eminem Presents: The Re-Up goes platinum in UK

Shady Records’ compilation album, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, which was released in 2006, goes platinum in the United Kingdom, selling 300,000 units in the country.

The album began as a street mixtape project but in one of the interviews, Eminem said: “But what happened is that the material was so good and the tracks were getting produced like a regular album. Instead of putting it out there rough and unfinished, I thought we should add some other new tracks, make it a real album, and put it in the record stores to give these new artists a real boost.”

The Re-Up’s album cover art was drawn by Eminem himself and portraits all Shady/Aftermath artists.

The album is also certified platinum in the United States and double platinum in New Zealand.

You can re-visit THE RE-UP below:

Kxng Crooked weighs in on Eminem’s influence over fast rapping

As usual, Kxng Crooked was doing daily hip-hop discussion on Twitter when fans started conversation about interesting topic: Fast rapping and Eminem’s influence on it.

You can check out the dialogue below and tell us your opinions in the comment sections of our social media accounts.

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