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Today hip-hop world celebrates 30 years of “The Chronic” by Dr. Dre

On this day, 30 years ago, December 15, 1992, Dr. Dre released his solo debut album, The Chronic, executive produced by Suge Knight. It was released by his record label Death Row Records and distributed by Interscope Records.

The Chronic was Dr. Dre’s first solo album after he parted his way from legendary hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over some financial dispute. It includes diss songs towards Ruthless Records and its owner, the former N.W.A member, Eazy-E. It also features many guest appearances by then-emerging superstar rapper Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.

The critically acclaimed album reached No. 3 on United State’s Billboard 200 charts and has been certified 3x platinum with sales of more than 3 million copies in the country, making Dre one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. The album is currently eligible for 6x platinum for hitting 6 million units.

The Chronic‘s three singles became top ten Billboard singles. “Nuthin’ but a ‘G’ Thang” reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B Singles charts. The song “Let Me Ride” also won Dre his first ever Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.

The production of Dr. Dre popularized the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and one of the best-produced hip hop albums. In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry as “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

Today, the world cerebrates the 30 year anniversary of the iconic album. Check the tweets below:

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Stephen Colbert jokingly imagines Eminem in “Marshall Law” CBS TV series

In the latest episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the TV host made fun of United States’ representative for South Carolina’s 5th congressional district, Ralph Norman, for mistakenly spelling Martial Law as Marshall Law.

During his monologue, Stephen showed the screenshot of Norman’s words on the screen, which says: “Mark… we are at a point of no return in saving our republic. Our last hope is invoking Marshal Law!!”

On that, Colbert joked: “Invoking Martial Law means this Congressman was calling for military involvement in a coup again put him in a jail also put him through spell check because it’s Martial Law with a T. Marshall Law is the new CBS legal drama, starring Eminem as judge Marshall Mathers which reminds me, “Watch Marshall Law on CBS, Saturdays, 1:45 P.M. right after all new episodes of the Enforceinator.””

You can watch the new episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert below:

50 Cent & Snoop Dogg react to “toddler rappers”

The Baby Superstar by a full stack designer Gil Finkelstein is getting more and more popular every day and 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg are the proof of it.

The man who transfers celebrities into toddlers using artificial technology (probably) received a shout out from hip-hop superstars after de-aging some of the most popular rappers in the game, including Eminem, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Lil Wayne, Drake, Cardi B, Will Smith and Jay-Z.

Snoop shared the collage of toddlers on his social media and in the caption the legendary rapper expressed the astonishment and gave the shout out to the creator.

50 Cent also went on social media to share the artist’s imaginary to his millions of followers. In the caption he wrote: “These apps are crazy man, who is sitting there making this s–t.” Check it out below and hope you enjoy it too.

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian’s daughter lip-syncs over Eminem’s “Big Weenie”

Image: Eminem, Kanye West & his children

Eminem’s “Big Weenie” song from his 2004 album Encore is still going viral on Tiktok. After “Mockingbird,” the song from the same album, “Big Weenie” is Slim Shady’s most streamed song on short-form video hosting service.

Yesterday, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter, North West, added the song even more popularity after posting a video of her lipsyncing over “Big Weenie” lyrics: “I don’t understand, Why are you being so mean? You’re a mean, mean man. You’re just jealous of me ’cause you, you just can’t do what I do so instead of just admitting it, you walk around and say all kinds of really mean things about me.” The video already has 22 million views and 3.5 million likes.

This is not the first time Ye’s daughters are enjoying Eminem’s song. Last year, they lip-syinced over “The Real Slim Shady” from The Marshall Mathers LP album. Kanye once even revealed that his daughter’s most favorite song is “Use This Gospel” remix with Eminem.

“EMINEM THANK YOU FOR RAPPING ON THE DR DRE REMIX OF USE THIS GOSPEL I HAVW ALWAYS LOVED AND RESPECTED YOU AND IM HONORED TO HAVE YOU BLESS THIS SONG … ITS ALSO NORTH WEST’S FAVORITE KANYE WEST SONG OF ALL TIME.” Kanye was tweeted.

The song was later released by DJ Khaled on his “God Did” album. It is mainly produced by Dr. Dre with additional vocals done by Sunday Service Choir and Sly Pyper. It interpolates “Best Friend” by Yelawolf, featuring Eminem and Grace N Mercy by Kanye West, featuring Victory. In the song, Eminem drops religious and spiritually-concerned verse and track is a rare example of Slim Shady song that features zero curse words.

As far as “Big Weenie,” the song is doing the numbers nobody would ever expect. It has been very popular on TikTok for a while now which has been reflected on the charts. The track is charting on Shazam and is featured on a Spotify playlist with over 2.8m followers.

@kimandnorth♬ big weenie – ☆

Andrew Tate calls Eminem crybaby, asks him to retire

American-British internet personality and former world kickboxing champion in two different weight divisions Andrew Tate seems not to be a fan of Eminem as he called the Detroit hip-hop legend a “crybaby” in one of his latest tweets.

One of the fans on social media created a clip of Tate with Eminem’s 2002 hit song “Sing For The Moment” from the classic The Eminem Show album playing in the background and asked him to rate his “latest edit.” The internet superstar replied: “Do not like Eminem. He is a Crybaby. HAYLEY, HAYLEY, HAYLEY! Bro it has been like 30 years, shut up?!”

While some of the fans agreed,  a lot of people came forward to defend Slim Shady. One user commented: “Bro, you lost my respect and all the Stans.” Another replied: “Boy, he’s Eminem. Not Lil Nas X. Get ready for backfire.” Someone commented: “Eminem is bigger Top G than you bro.”

Andrew Tate, who received overnight fame for his highly controversial opinions about women and other topics, was recently banned from different social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

Check out the reactions from the fans below:

Eminem’s daughter Hailie shares her top 5 most streamed artists of 2022

In her latest episode of Just A Little Shady Podcast, Hailie shared her top five most streamed songs and artists on Spotify in 2022 and not surprisingly, Eminem makes it at number one!

“I feel like I always get the question ‘Do I listen to my dad’s music. If you follow me on TikTok, I posted my Spotify Wrapped from last year because he was the number one artists on my thing and of course this year’s the same thing. It’s a lot of music that I listen to when I workout so it kinda makes sense. Lot of good workout songs. I’m gonna share top artists and top songs.”

“I listened to 59 genres of music. My top songs were: “Breakfest” by Dove Cameron, “I Love U” by the Chainsmokers, “Numb” by Marshmello and Khalid, “2step” by Ed Sheeran and Lil Baby and “10 Things I Hate About You” by Leah Kate.”

“And then, my top artists were, dad, Post Malone, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean and Drake. But again, that’s my home workout playlist.”

Lat year, Hailie shared a video, lip-syncing over Wendy Osefo’s viral words on Wendy’s show: “What? am I a Nicki fan? pull up in the Sri Lanka, WHAT?!”

On the video, the caption reads: “What? Do I listen to my dad’s music? I think my dad’s gone crazy!” Then Hailie shares the screenshot of Spotify Wrapped where she’s in the top 3% of Eminem listeners in 2021.

You can watch the latest episode of Just A Little Shady Podcast below:

Ice Cube says Eminem & 50 Cent are the reasons N.W.A album with Snoop Dogg didn’t come out

To promote their new Mount Westmore album, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort has recently visited Bootleg Kev for an exclusive interview where the crew talked about record contracts, financial investing, new album and much more.

At one point of the interview, the legendary hip-hop figures talked about Dr. Dre.

E-40: I think Dr. Dre is the greatest producer in hip-hop, of all time. He’s a perfectionist. He’s on our Mount Westmore album. I think we are going to get songs out of Dre. We love Dre.

Bootleg Kev: Yo, how close you all were to do a f—ing new N.W.A. with Snoop? Where are those songs at?

Ice Cube: Not close at all. We were about to get into it and then he met Eminem and then he met 50 Cent. [Smiles] He met those two dudes and that just took his attention. We will now get something out of Dre. He has been sending me a lot of music.

E-40: Dre is a genius. Hopefully we get something out of him.

Too $hort: He was an early on Mount Westmore supporter. He got caught wind of the project early through Snoop. He pulled up with Snoop in studio. He put a snapper approve. He jumped on a song! We got a song with him but it didn’t make in this album. That will be on the second album.

In the same interview, E-40 addressed his “Busta Rhymes will eat Eminem in Verzuz battle” comments he made earlier this year and him and Ice Cube expressed his desire to work with Slim Shady.

You can watch the interview below:

E-40 clarifies his “Busta Rhymes eats Eminem in Verzuz” comments, Ice Cube wants to do song with Eminem

Earlier this year, legendary rapper E-40 visited Jalen and Jacoby on their show where he talked about Busta Rhymes potentially facing Eminem in a Verzuz battle where he said: “I’m gonan keep it one thousand. I love Eminem. I love Busta too, to the fullest and his talent speak for himself but Busta Rhymes will eat Eminem in a Verzuz battle. I really believe that. Busta Rhymes go crazy! Because now its turned to performance type of situation. Busta Rhymes is animated. He got gas. He rap fast. He has all that. He do all the stuff Eminem do and Busta Rhymes got up-temp slash to get the party going.”

To promote their new album, Mount Westmore have recently sat down with Bootleg Kev where E-40 clarified his statement and expressed his desire to work with Slim Shady.

Bootleg Kev: For each of you guys, is there a feature that has not happened yet, for whatever reason the planets didn’t align, and you don’t have a song with them yet?

Ice Cube: Nas, Rakim. I think everybody in their emcee life wanna do a song with Rakim at some point. These are the OGs. I think I can do a good song with Busta Rhymes. Me and him can do a dope song together. These are the ones that I think about that I know we could probably do something crazy.

Too $hort: For me it was always the one answer. Me, Missy Elliott and Timbaland on the same record. I want that.

E-40: I would say Jay-Z, Nas, Q-Tip, KRS One, Missy Elliott, Trick Daddy. I’d love to do a song with Eminem. I want to address the Eminem situation. A lot of his fans thought that I was dissing him. No, I could never do that. He’s one of the greatest emcees that ever did it. Somebody had asked me who would win in a Verzuz battle between Eminem and Busta Rhymes and I said Busta Rhymes. Because Verzuz is about live performance, I was not knocking Eminem. Busta got lot of hits and he get the party going. Busta on live is crazy. That’s all I meant. I was not trying to diss. I would never diss Eminem he’s one of the greats if not the great.

Later in the interview, E-40 added that he wants to do a song with THE LOX and Ice Cube said: “Oh yeah, I wanna do a song with Eminem too.” Watch the interview below:

Drake surpasses Eminem to become most selling artist for singles

Image: Drake & Eminem

Earlier this year The Recording Industry Association of America crowned Eminem a Diamond King as he became the number-one awarded musician for singles in the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum certifications history, for selling 166 million singles in the United States.

“These awards recognize Eminem’s unflinching commitment to his craft and the enduring connection he has forged with fans over the last twenty years. With today’s announcement, Eminem becomes the top certified singles artist in our program’s history and adds a rare third Diamond Album to his many creative accomplishments. Congratulations to Eminem and his entire label team who have set the bar higher than ever!” said RIAA Chairman/CEO Mitch Glazier in a press-released statement.

Today, it was announced that Drake surpassed Eminem’s single sales and the Canadian rapper is now highest certified singles artist in RIAA history with 184 million units sold as a lead artist. Eminem still remains the number one best selling album rapper of all time with 61.5 million album certifications.

Check the announcement below:

 

10 best songs featuring Mr. Porter

Today, our boy Denaun Porter, also known as Kon Artis and Mr. Porter by his stages names, has turned 48 years old. To honor his birthday, we have listed some of the great features he has done through his incredible career. Happy birthday Denaun!

1. Tech N9ne – “She Devil,” featuring D12 (2002) 

“She Devil” is a song by Tech N9ne, featuring D12’s Bizarre, Kuniva, Kon Artis (Mr. Porter), Swifty McVay and Big Proof, produced by RonnZfromBerlin from Tech N9ne’s album called “Absolute Power.” Additional vocals in the song are provided by Kendra Matthews, Alonda Patterson, Grant Rice, Erica Hugunin and Krizz Kaliko.

 

2. Gorillaz – “911,” featuring D12 & Terry Hall (2001)

The song was recorded right after 9/11 events when D12 was stuck in England where they came across the Gorillaz. Damon Albarn and Terry Hall had previously spoken about collaborating together, and since Albarn had been wanting to experiment with Middle Eastern music, they decided on this track, inspiring Albarn to take it in a different direction. Damon Albarn invited the band back to his studio to listen to an early version of the song, they added additional production to the song, then laid down their verses. All D12 members are featured on a track, except Eminem.

3. Obie Trice – “Spread Yo S–t,” featuring Kon Artis (Mr. Porter) (2003)

“Spread Yo S–t” is 11th track on Obie Trice’s Shady Records debut album Cheers. It features and is produced by Mr. Porter himself. In the song Obie addresses those who pervade their slanderous misinformation to depreciate his leverage as an artist while Mr. Porter provides the hook and the intro of the song is done by Big Proof.

4. Method Man – “We Some Dogs,” featuring Redman, Snoop Dogg & Mr. Porter (2004)

In 2004, Mr. Porter jumped on a track with some of the greatest names in hip-hop: Method Man, Redman and Snoop Dogg. Porter provided the hook for a track which was included in Method Man’s album, called Tical 0: The Prequel.

5. Busta Rhymes – “They’re Out to Get Me,” featuring Mr. Porter (2006)

“They’re Out to Get Me” is a song from Busta Rhymes’ 2006 album, titled The Big Bang. The song features and is produced by Mr. Porter. “They see my name and lifestyle and say I changed / They so cold… I know… that they’re out to get me,” sings Mr. Porter. A common concept among people is that they tend to drift away from once close friends either consciously or not. And it is a common saying to tell someone he/she has changed in is attitude toward his friends.

6. Pharoahe Monch ‎- “When The Gun Draws,” featuring Mr. Porter (2007)

“When The Gun Draws” is number seven track from Pharoahe Monch’s second solo album Desire, released on June 26, 2007. Monch spits from the perspective of a bullet, touching on social issues, conspiracy and the assassination of political figures. Monch spits from the perspective of a bullet, touching on social issues, conspiracy and the assassination of political figures. The song is produced by Mr. Porter. He also composed the chorus of the song in which he sings: “First the gun draws and you know / That something’s happening / Then darkness falls and, oh / Your heart beats rapidly / Be prepared because / War is coming / You can’t be scared now / When the streets is calling you.”

7. Royce Da 5’9″ – “Mine In Thiz,” featuring Mr. Porter (2009)

“Mine In Thiz” is a song from Royce 5’9″‘s fourth solo studio album Street Hop, released in 2009. The song is produced by Denaun Porter as well as he’s featured on the hook of the song.

8. Snoop Dogg – “My Own Way,” featuring Mr. Porter (2011)

“My Own Way” is track number 3 on Snoop Dogg’s eleventh solo studio album called Doggumentary and it is another song that is produced Mr. Porter and features him on the hook of the song. Snoop even dropped the music video of the song on April, 2011 but Mr. Porter did not make the cameo.

9. PRhyme – “Made Man,” featuring Mr. Porter & Big K.R.I.T.

In 2018 Mr. Porter jumped on a track with PRhyme to do a chorus for DJ Premier-produced track “Made Man,” from PRhyme 2 album.

10. Eminem – “Yah Yah,” featuring Royce Da 5’9″, Black Thought, Q-Tip & ​Mr. Porter (2020)

On “Yah Yah,” a 10th track from Music To Be Murdered By, Eminem enlists fellow emcees Royce Da 5’9″, Black Thought and Q-Tip for a posse cut over an upbeat boom-bap instrumental, produced by featured artist Denaun. Over a near five-minute runtime, the rappers pay homage to inspirational hip-hop veterans and display their lyrical prowess.

DJ Quik says he deserves to be equal to Dr. Dre

Legendary DJ Quik decided to get somethings off his chest on social media while reflecting on his iconic musical career.

West Coast’s G-Funk sound architect expressed his thoughts that he believes his career should match the mainstream acclaim of his longtime friend, another legendary producer, Compton’s finest Dr. Dre.

“I know it is early. But I deserve to be where Dre is. I do not think it is fair, but I understand why. I have never had a machine behind me, that always hurt my friends more than it did me.” said DJ Quik on Twitter.

Then he continued: “This does not need to be on a podcast. Because you have fire starters, who want to spin everything to get more ratings. But the truth is: I love Dr. Dre, like a big brother, one I never had. It pains me when people pit us against each other.”

“I know I will never be as popular as I need to be, but I have 10s of artists superstars. And when they shine, I just smile. The janitor doesn’t get all the glory, but he keeps the backstage, clean as a triage.” DJ Quick added but the series of the tweets did not spot there.

“This is not a meltdown, I’m just expressing myself as neutrally as I can.” he said. You can check all the tweets below:

3 upcoming hip-hop documentaries, featuring Eminem

Image: Big Daddy Kane, The DOC, Eminem, Chuck D

1. “Paragraphs I Manifest” by Big Daddy Kane

Last year, in an interview with HipHopDX, legendary rapper Big Daddy Kane confirmed that he was interviewing Eminem and Jay-Z for his upcoming Netflix documentary, called “Paragraphs I Manifest.” The hip-hop icon said: “I got Jay Z, Eminem, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh. I even got some of the battle rappers like Goodz Da Animal and Aye Verb, so it is coming out real good. I am supposed to do Common on Monday.” He even shared a picture with Eminem from the studio where the interview was held. Release date is yet unknown.

2. The DOC by The D.O.C. 

THE DOC documentary is about legendary rapper The D.O.C. which premiered this summer at some movie festivals. It features heavyweight cast of Hip Hop stars like Eminem, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Xzibit, Too $hort, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger and more. It is directed by David Caplan and chronicles the life and career of Tracy Lynn Curry, who rose to fame in the late ’80s and early ’90s as a platinum-selling rapper, songwriter for N.W.A, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and others, and co-founder of Death Row Records.

Eminem even shared a clip of himself and The D.O.C. from the documentary and in the caption he wrote:  “No one can do it better… me and THE DOC from his upcoming documentary.” Release date is yet unknown.

3. “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World.” by Chuck D

The four-part music documentary boxset featuring and executive produced by Hip Hop legend, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, called “Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World,” is to premiere on BBC iPlayer on 21st of January, 2023. The docuseries will tell the story of the relationship between politics and the Hip Hop movement, recounting the origins of the revolutionary artform through first-hand accounts and charting the journey of how Hip Hop became a cultural phenomenon, against a backdrop of social and political American history.

Hip-Hop legends featured in the series include Eminem, B-Real from Cypress Hill, DMC, Ice-T, Fat Joe, KRS-One, LL COOL J, MC Lyte, Monie Love, Abiodun Oyewole, Roxanne Shanté, and Will.I.Am.

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