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Metro Boomin Sells Portion of Publishing Catalog for $70 Million

[ad_1] Yesterday, March 7th, it was reported that Metro Boomin’ had sold a portion of his publishing catalog for $70 million to the LA-based investment group Shamrock Captial. Billboard broke the story. However, neither party involved had any comment on the acquisition. The critically acclaimed producer has had 99 entries on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, two No. 1s, and 10 top 10s. As an artist, Metro Boomin has had 46 entries on the Hot 100, has spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Rap Producers chart, and...

Gang Starr Releases Hard to Earn Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 8, 1994: By 1994, Gang Starr had established themselves as a force in the rap game when they dropped, on this day, their fourth studio album, Hard to Earn.For their fourth album in five years, the dynamic rap duo went for a more stripped-down version of their signature sound. Guru rapped about politics, oppression and society's flaws over bare beats, a stark contrast from the jazzy production Gang Starr fans were familiar with on their 1992 project, Daily Operation. Everything from the stark intro to the classic closer "Comin' for Datazz' is some of the best East Coast boom-bap to come out in the...

Kevin Hart Trolls Nick Cannon in Sketch ‘Who’s Having My Baby With Nick Cannon’

[ad_1] Nick Cannon trolled the Internet to believe he had another baby on the way. Instead, it’s a TV show, kind of. Cannon announced Who’s Having My Baby With Nick Cannon, a new game show where Kevin Hart is the host. Dubbed “The Mother of all Game Shows,” the show seems to have a run of contestants that wants to have Nick Cannon’s baby. But it’s not that simple, Variety notes the clip floating online is a sketch for a bigger project. The bigger project may be Hart’s E!...

Adidas Projects First Annual Loss Decades After Split Kanye West

[ad_1] Adidas is expecting to see a huge loss in 2023, the likes the company hasn't seen in three decades, following their split with Kanye West.On Wednesday (March 8), the German shoe giant reported a fourth quarter operating loss of $763 million. For 2023, Adidas is projecting a $738 million full-operating loss, which would be the company's first annual loss in 31 years.Underlying operating profits are expected to "be around break-even level reflecting sales loss of around € 1.2 billion and corresponding negative operating profit impact of around € 500 million from potentially not selling Yeezy stock," Adidas reports. "Reported operating loss to be € 700 million including additional negative impact of...

Jadakiss to Team with DJ Greg Street to Create ‘Kiss The South’ Mixtape

[ad_1] Jadakiss is getting back to the raps. Hopping on social media, Kiss and DJ Greg Street from V103 Atlanta announced the Kiss The South mixtape. “Kiss The South, man. Jadakiss, Greg Street, I’mma come to the A, and I’ma stay here until we complete the joint,” Jadakiss said. “He know when it’s complete so I can’t leave until he say we got enough, Kiss, you good, let’s mix it, that’s what we gon’ do.” Recently, on an episode of the, I AM ATHLETE podcast, D-Block frontman Jadakiss was asked...

Rappers Who Share The Same Birthdays

[ad_1] The number of rappers that just so happen to share the same birthdays is actually very surprising. Even with there being only 365 days in a year versus an innumerable number of rappers who have rocked a mic over the course of hip-hop's 50 years in existence, one can't help but get a kick out of what would otherwise be a common coincidence.While different generations obviously come along with rappers of all different age ranges, there are a few rappers who share the exact same birth date in the same year. Jadakiss and Andre 3000, for example, two of the most revered lyricists of all time, were both born on May...

Chuck D Provides Context to Melle Mel’s Criticism of Rappers: ‘Just Let Mel be Wilt’

[ad_1] Melle Mel has been firing off his opinions on a run of rappers. The legend said Lil Wayne shouldn’t be in consideration for the best rapper, Eminem only gets love because he’s white, and Kendrick Lamar’s influence is overrated. Stepping into the online discourse is another legend, Chuck D, who compares Mel to Wilt Chamberlain and understands his perspective. “Understand Melle Mel was so dominant over the rest of the pack in the first 5 years of records its hard to comprehend for born after MC folk,” he wrote. “Its why i call him Wilt Chamberlain and Wilt had a crate of critiques for the rappers after him including ME. Just Let Mel...

Drake and Lil Baby Making a Joint Album?

[ad_1] Drake and Lil Baby are working on a joint album, according to Grammy award-winning DJ Black Coffee.Black Coffee made the revelation on a Podcast and Chill With Mac G episode released on Monday (March 6). During the sit-down, Coffee was asked to relay some of the many celebrity encounters he's had over the years. Toward the end of the pod, Coffee recalled a recent encounter with Quality Control Music cofounder Kevin "Coach K" Lee."I had a show in Atlanta," Coffee recalled at the 14 minute-mark of the interview below. "I have a good friend there, Coach K. Coach K is a big player in the hip-hop space. He co-owns Quality Control...

Donnell Rawlings Believes It’s Time for Chris Rock and Will Smith to Talk: ‘The Score is Even’

[ad_1] Donnell Rawlings has seen Chris Rock’s special and confirmed that his comedian friend was “furious.” In addition, Rawlings stated Rock’s family wanted to retaliate, which also put Smith’s family in danger. “It’s war. Hopefully, it’s over,” Rawlings said. “A lot of people are fans of both of them, and it’s really ugly. As a comic, you can’t tell them what they’re going to do and how to respond.” Regarding the jokes from Rock, Rawlings stated that the idea that they were an attack on a marginalized woman was a...

How Lil Yachty Got Painter Bob Ross on Let’s Start Here Album

[ad_1] Lil Yachty's new album, Let's Start Here, is without a doubt his most experimental project to date. In fact, the Atlanta artist's new take on psychedelic rock finds Lil Boat landing what is likely one of the most unique guest appearances hip-hop has ever seen—a feature from famed painter Bob Ross.On Wednesday (March 8), Billboard published a cover story in which Lil Yachty, co-founder and CEO of Quality Control Music Kevin "Coach K" Lee and VP of A&R at Motown Records Gelareh Rouzbehani were interviewed about Yachty's new album, Let's Start Here. In opening up about the ins and outs of the 14-track head trip that is Lil Yachty's latest project, the trio shed some light on how a posthumous appearance...