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Royce 5’9″ on if him & Eminem siding with Kendrick Lamar in Drake beef

The Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud seemingly ended after Dreezy responded to K. Dot’s “Not Like Us” with the weak, defensive “The Heart Part 6” track and was widely declared the loser of the beef, but Kendrick has been getting more and more juice out of his Drake diss tracks, especially “Not Like Us.”

The song debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts, and Kendrick went on to perform it five times in a row at his Juneteenth concert “Ken & Friends = The Pop Out,” which also included the live debuts of “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA,” a Black Hippy reunion (Kendrick, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul), Shady Records’ Westside Boogie and more. Now, Kendrick has released a video for “Not Like Us,” and the clip is loaded with more Drake disses and references to their beef.

In his latest post on Instagram, Royce 5’9″ shared a picture with Yahki Rapha Elohim with “Not Like Us” playing over it. Under the comment sections, one of the user commented: “So I assume Em against Drake too,” on which Royce replied: “Your assumption would be wrong… We’re not against anybody .. Proud of both sides.” Another user commented: “It ain’t worth posting the pic with the song if you finna defend yourself in the comments all day. You did this s–t on purpose my guy,” on that Royce responded with: “Defending myself? I ain’t your guy… I post what I want… When I want…” That user replied again: “you could’ve left the last response G it ain’t that deep for me. But you are defending yaself because you know you on some sucka ish. Oak Park ain’t raise you like that.” Royce hit back with: “I like Drake. Can’t stand his fans tho… All yall act like Virgos.”

Someone commented: “Royce on Kenny’s side. love to see it.” On that, the Detroit icon replied: “I’m not on anyone side..” Another said: “Someone don’t like Drake lol,” and Royce responded: ” I’m a fan of Drake bro.”

One of the users (probably a Drake fan) reminded him a Lupe Fiasco beef: “Why you ain’t play the song Lupe smashed your mic with,” he asked. Royce 5’9″ responded: “What’s it called?” He replied back: “Steve Jobs / SLR 3 … go back & listen again so you can get a reminder just how bad Lupe did you. We ain’t hear a song from you since on the other hand Lupe dropped 2 fire albums since he dismantled your mic.” Royce ironically replied: “Awwww man you googled.” Check the post below:

Fans think Kendrick Lamar did to Drake what Eminem did to MGK after hearing new Drake verse

Drake has contributed a verse to “Wah Gwan Delilah,” a new Toronto-themed remix of “Hey There Delilah” by rapper who goes by the name of Snowd4y.

Arriving on the tails of Drake’s highly-publicized rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, his “Wah Gwan Delilah” verse sees him cheekily re-imagine the lyrics of the Plain White T’s classic with Toronto lingo and a healthy layer of auto-tune, though in all honesty, the feature sounds like it could really go either way on being AI or not.

For his part, Snowd4y — who provides most of the vocals for the remix — has been teasing Drake’s involvement on social media for weeks, sharing videos of him revealing the feature to friends. Drake’s recent feud with Lamar had been simmering for some time, but came to a head this past April when the two artists began releasing back-and-forth diss tracks, culminating with Lamar’s “Not Like Us” reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Drake followed up with the non-charting “The Heart Part 6.”

Fans are disappointed by Drake’s new singing verse and some of them now claim Kendrick Lamar made Drake to change the genre like Eminem did to Machine Gun Kelly with “Killshot” back in 2018. Check out some reactions below:

 

Royce 5’9″ on who won battle between Drake & Kendrick Lamar

The Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef is an ongoing rap feud between Canadian rapper and Compton rappers. The conflict escalated in March 2024 after the release of “Like That” by Future and Metro Boomin, featuring Lamar.

Their first collaboration was in 2011, on Drake’s album Take Care, with another collaboration a year later on Lamar’s album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Lamar later dissed Drake and several other rappers on the 2013 song “Control” by Big Sean, saying he wanted to “murder” them in music. He clarified that his verse was intended to be seen as “friendly competition”.

In 2023, J. Cole proposed on the track “First Person Shooter” from Drake’s album For All the Dogs that he, Drake, and Lamar were the “Big Three” of hip-hop, prior to stating that he feels like Muhammad Ali, implying that he sees himself as the greatest out of the “Big Three”. The conflict was reignited in March 2024 when Lamar dissed Cole and Drake on the song “Like That”, rejecting the existence of a “Big Three”. Cole then responded to Lamar on the diss track “7 Minute Drill”, which Cole thereafter apologized for and removed from streaming services.

Drake then released the songs “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” in April, with the latter containing AI-generated vocals of Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg. “Taylor Made Freestyle” was later deleted from social media after Shakur’s estate expressed its disapproval of the song and threatened Drake with legal action. In response, Lamar released the song “Euphoria” on April 30 and “6:16 in LA” on May 3. Drake responded with “Family Matters” later that day, accusing Lamar of being a domestic abuser and alleging that one of Lamar’s children was fathered by Dave Free. Twenty minutes later, Lamar released “Meet the Grahams”, accusing Drake of being a sexual predator and fathering another secret child. Lamar then released “Not Like Us” the following evening and on May 5, Drake responded with “The Heart Part 6″, denying Lamar’s accusations and claiming his team gave Lamar false information about the secret child.

While majority of hip-hop fans think Kendrick Lamar has the victory, Royce 5’9” thinks that the actually winners are the hip-hop fans who witnessed one of the biggest beets in the history of rap. “Somebody just asked me, who won?? My reply: THE FANS.” said Royce on Instagram. You can check the post below:

Joyner Lucas names artists who are better than him

Couple of days ago, Joyner Lucas released his much anticipated album titled Not Now I’m Busy with features from Jelly Roll, Twista, NBA YoungBoy, Logic, Conway The Machine, the late legend DMX and more. To promote the album, the Worcester, Massachusetts-born rapper sat down with Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 where he talked about his new album, DMX influence, Big 3 convo and more. At one point of the interview, Joyner listed artists that he feels are better than him and there is no weakness to acknowledge it.

“I never really had a desire to be the king of anything. It’s just not my personality to be self-proclaimed to anything. I just kinda allow people place me where they wanna place me but that does not mean I’m not competitive. I just never really care to be like ‘I’M THE BEST, I’m THE KING. I’M THE BEST RAPPER IN THE WORLD.’ It’s all subjective.” said Joyner Lucas.

Then he continued: “A lot of people say you should want to be the best, you should say you are the best and nobody’s better than you. They think it’s weak to say somebody is better than you. I disagree with that. I don’t feel that at all. I feel like there are lots of artist that are better than me. Eminem is better than me. Drake is better than me. I don’t have a problem saying that. People might look at me as weak for saying that but that’s just how I feel.”

“I feel like certain artists are better than me. Do I feel like Drake is better storyteller record to me? F–k no! There’s no way. He can’t make “I’m Not Racist,” he can’t make “Ross Capicchioni,” he can’t make “Best For Me,” but he can make “God’s Plan,” I can’t make that s–t. He can make “Hotline Bling,” I can’t do that s–t. He can hop into all these different lanes and s–t and do all these “Controller.” He’s a hybrid for real. He can sing and s–t. I can’t sing. But I think he’s overall better than me. All these stats and all the things that he could do that I could not. Kendrick can get lyrically better than me. He get busy and I love that about Kendrick. So to answer your question, I don’t care about being the besI’m just a fan of other artists bro.” Joyner Lucas added.

Kendrick Lamar appears to be inspired by Eminem in a new song with Future & Metro Boomin

Since Metro Boomin and Future unleashed the first of their two joint albums, titled WE DON’T TRUST YOU, social media blew up on Friday (Mar. 22, 2024), courtesy of an explosive verse detonated by the one and only Kendrick Lamar. On the song called “Like That,” K. Dot throws several jabs, suggestively targeting two of the best rappers in the game, J. Cole and Drake.

“Yeah, get up with me, f–k sneak dissing/ ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches,” Kendrick spits on his guest verse. “First Person Shooter” is the collaborative song Drake and Cole released last year on which the latter boasted: “Love when they argue the hardest MC/ Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/We the big three like we started a league.”

Kendrick Lamar didn’t stop there, as he continued firing more shots at Dreezy and Jermaine. “Think I won’t drop the location? I still got PTSD/ Motherf–k the Big 3, n-gga, it’s just big me,” he raps. Lamar then seemingly aimed directly at Drake, saying: “‘Fore all your dogs gettin’ buried, that’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary.” For context, Drake’s last album is titled For All The Dogs that came out in 2023.

Kendrick firing shots at his peers overshadowed some interesting lines he had in the middle of his verse, which appears to be inspired by Eminem‘s actions against Melle Mel. “I crash out, like, “F–k rap,” diss Melle Mel if I had to.” raps Kendrick.

Melle Mel was the lead rapper and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, the 1970’s New York hip-hop collective that not only pioneered the art of rapping, but the genre of hip-hop altogether. To diss Melle Mel would be dissing rap and hip-hop itself, which Kendrick is well aware of and willing to do if necessary, meaning no one is safe. Lamar may be drawing parallels to the infamous 2023 beef between Detroit legend Eminem and Melle Mel.

The beef started back in a March 2023  with Art of Dialogue interview where Mel suggested that Slim Shady’s No. 5 placement on Billboard’s top 50 Rappers of All Time list was because of him being white. Em would go on to respond with a diss on “Realest,” a July 2023 track by Shady Records’ recent signee Ez Mil where Em claimed Melle Mel lost his mind to steroid use. Melle Mel replied in a diss of his own which was poorly received to the point Melle Mel had deleted the track and issued public apology for the song and for starting the beef itself.

Who would Nicki Minaj “Shag, Marry, Kill” between Eminem, Lil Wayne & Drake?

To promote her new album Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj has recently visit Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” show, where she revealed that her documentary will most definitely be released despite the delay.

“It’s going to be a great experience for my fans…What happened was, because my album was not done when I was going to originally put it out, I didn’t want the documentary to come out without the music. That would’ve made no sense to people.” she said.

Then she continued: “Because of that, that network, they had to go with something else and I couldn’t force a documentary out either. I wouldn’t have wanted it to come out right now because then it would take time from them really being able to really listen to music. And so now that they’ve digested the music, when the documentary comes, it’ll be a different level of emotional roller coaster I think.”

Nicki Minaj also played “Shag, Marry, Kill” during her visit. After the Shag Roulette machine spun, Lil Wayne, Drake and Eminem popped up. Now Nicki has to make the choice: Which one to shag, which one to marry and which one to kill. Here is what she replied: “HOW DARE YOU?! You know I would never say that but let me put my thought outside of my brain. Can I shag two and marry one? I’ll shag ‘pf mta’ and I’ll marry ‘braa’.

You can watch the episode below:

The 50 most streamed rap songs of all time on Spotify

The 50 Most Streamed Rap Songs have been released by Spotify to celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. An official playlist and the announcement were posted together on RapCaviar’s official Twitter and Instagram pages.

Curated by Spotify’s editorial team and based on data, the Hip-Hop lists showcase the top songs, albums, artists, producers, and more in the genre. Spotify’s celebration of Hip-Hop’s milestone will continue with a multi-layered campaign leading up to the anniversary on August 11th, honoring the contributions of the genre’s greatest artists. For the most streamed rap albums, click here and check the list of the 50 most streamed rap songs below:

  1. Post Malone & 21 Savage – “Rockstar”
  2. Drake – “God’s Plan”
  3. XXXtentacion – “SAD!”
  4. Travis Scott – “goosebumps”
  5. XXXtentacion – “Jocelyn Flores”
  6. Lil Uzi Vert – “XO Tour Lif3”
  7. Kendrick Lamar – “Humble”
  8. Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
  9. Post Malone & Quavo – “Congratulations”
  10. Eminem – “Lose Yourself” 
  11. J. Cole – “No Role Modelz”
  12. French Montana, Swae Lee – “Unforgettable”
  13. XXXtentacion – “Moonlight”
  14. Eminem, Nate Dogg – “Till I Collapse” 
  15. Roddy Ricch – “The Box”
  16. Eminem – “Without Me” 
  17. DaBaby, Roddy Ricch – “ROCKSTAR”
  18. Future – “Mast Off”
  19. XXXtentacion, Trippie Redd – “F–k Love”
  20. Travis Scott – “Highest In The Room”
  21. XXXtentacion – “Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares”
  22. Eminem – “The Real Slim Shady” 
  23. Drake – “In My Feelings”
  24. Juice WRLD – “All Girls Are The Same”
  25. Coolio, L.V. – “Gangsta’s Paradise”
  26. XXXtentacion – “changes”
  27. Tyga, Offset, – “Taste”
  28. XXXtentacion – “Look At Me!”
  29. Gunna, Lil Baby – “Drip Too Hard”
  30. Drake – “Hotline Bling”
  31. Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars – “Young, Wild & Free”
  32. Offset, Metro Boomin’ – “Ric Flair Drip”
  33. Internet Money, Gunna, Don Toliver, NAV – “Lemonade”
  34. DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper, Quavo, Lil Wayne – “I’m The One”
  35. Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”
  36. Eminem, Rihanna – “Love The Way You Lie” 
  37. Kanye West – “Stronger”
  38. Lil Mosey – “Blueberry Faygo”
  39. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg – “Still D.R.E.”
  40. Juice WRLD – “Robbery”
  41. XXXtentacion – “Hope”
  42. Lil Tecca – “Ransom”
  43. Eminem, Juice WRLD – “Godzilla” 
  44. Jay-Z, Kanye West – “Ni–as In Paris”
  45. Drake – “Nice For What”
  46. 50 Cent – “In Da Club” 
  47. Desiigner – “Panda”
  48. Travis Scott – “BUTTERFLY EFFECT”
  49. Drake, Future – “Life Is Good”
  50. Eminem – “Mockingbird” 

50 most streamed hip-hop artists on Spotify

The list of most streamed hip-hop acts on Spotify has been unveiled and Drake absolutely dominates the rankings with an impressive 80 billion streams, followed by Eminem with 40 billion and Kanye West with 35 billion streams.

Check out the full list of most streamed hip-hop artists below!

1. Drake
2. Eminem 
3. Kanye West
4. Juice WRLD
5. XXXtentacion
6. Travis Scott
7. Kendrick Lamar
8. Future
9. J. Cole
10. Nicki Minaj

11. Lil Uzi Vert
12. 21 Savage
13. Lil Baby
14. Lil Wayne
15. Wiz Khalifa
16. Young Thug
17. Pop Smoke
18. Cardi B
19. Mac Miller
20 DaBaby

21. Metro Boomin
22. Migos
23. YoungBoy Never Broke Again
24. Tyga
25. Gunna
26. Tyler, The Creator
27. Kodak Black
28. Polo G
29. Trippie Redd
30. G-Eazy

31. A$AP Rocky
32. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie
33. Logic
34. Jay-Z
35. DJ Khaled
36. Swae Lee
37. Big Sean
38. 50 Cent
39. Kid Cudi
40. Macklemore

41. 2Pac
42. Childish Gambino
43. Roddy Ricch
44. Playboy Carti
45. Russ
46. Megan Thee Stallion
47. Jack Harlow
48. Tory Lanez
49. Lil Durk
50. French Montana

Eminem has recently released EMINEM, Level Up playlist on Spotify which you can stream below:

BlocBoy JB says he’s on Eminem’s level

BlocBoy JB says that he is one of the “best rappers in the world,” along with Eminem, J. Cole and Drake. The Memphis, Tennessee-born rapper, who is best known for “Look Alive” with Drake and “Rover 2.0” with 21 Savage, made the claim in a post on his Instagram Story.

“I’m One Of The Best Rappers In The World Y’all Just sleep. Bar 4 Bar only ni–a up der wit me is @eminem @champagnepapi @realcoleworld.” he wrote over a black screen.

The story was reshared by DJ Akademiks on Instagram and the fans madly disagreed with BlocBoy. “I’ve never seen clout chasing like this before bro is really going out sad = HE BROKE,” one user wrote. Another commented: “I know a ni–a from down the st with more bars then this ni–a.” Others in disagreement still defended BlocBoy from criticism: “I ain’t even mad at bro.. That’s how you’re suppose to feel about your music.”

Check out the screenshot below:

Eminem is most viewed rapper on YouTube in April, 2023

It is 2023 and Eminem is still the most viewed and streamed rapper around the Globe!

In April, 2023, Slim Shady accumulated 418 million views, which is the most than any other rapper and almost double as second place, Drake.

Check out the list of most watched rappers in April, 2023 on YouTube below.

418 million – Eminem
228 million – Drake
193 million – NBA Youngboy
175 million – Future
156 million – Lil Baby
155 million – Nicki Minaj
153 million – Doja Cat
144 million – 50 Cent
139 million – 2Pac
119 million – Juice WRLD
114 million – Metro Boomin
110 million – Wiz Khalifa
101 million – Kendrick Lamar
101 million – Travis Scott
100 million – Lil Wayne

Eminem was also the most watched rapper in every month of 2023: January, February, March and April with almost 2 billion views in total so far this year.

Eminem was most watched rapper on YouTube in March

It’s 2023 and Eminem is still the most viewed and streamed rapper in the world.

In March, 2023, Eminem accumulated 423 million views, which is the most than any other rapper and almost double than second place, Drake.

Check out the list of most watched rappers in March, 2023 on YouTube below.

423 million – Eminem
217 million – Drake
175 million – NBA Youngboy
163 million – Future
163 million – Doja Cat
151 million – Lil Baby
148 million – 50 Cent
132 million – Tupac
129 million – Nicki Minaj
127 million – Juice WRLD
114 million – Wiz Khalifa
114 million – Kendrick Lamar
106 million – Lil Wayne
105 million – J. Cole
105 million – Kanye West

Eminem currently has over 1.45 billion views on YouTube this year so far and 26 billion views in total. Slim Shady also gained 714 million streams on Spotify in March, 2023 alone.

Lil Wayne releases “I’m Music” compilation album, ft. Eminem, Jay-Z, Drake & more

Lil Wayne has released a new compilation album, titled I Am Music, featuring some of the biggest hits from his iconic catalog, including features with Eminem, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, DMX, Bruno Mars and more.

The project was released by surprise on Friday (March 31, 2023) and comes equipped with 18 tracks spanning Wayne’s almost 30-year career. Among them are hits like “A Milli,” “6 Foot 7 Foot,” “Go DJ,” “Fireman” and “Lollipop”

The album also includes Eminem-assisted 5x platinum single “Drop The World” from his 2010 album, Rebirth. Lil Wayne, Eminem and Travis Barker of Blink-182 performed the song together along with Drake’s song “Forever” at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.

You can stream Lil Wayne’s latest compilation album below:

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