Eminem has been oddly more interactive with the world in recent times. Perhaps it's the need for change or management demanding that he hop on TikTok but either way, he's giving fans a bit more insight into his otherwise private life.
At the wee hours of the morning, the rapper seemingly stumbled upon a video from No Life Shaq where the YouTuber DM'd several rappers requesting their pick for the greatest rapper of all time. Among the rappers that he DM'd is 6ix9ine, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, and more, as well as Eminem. No Life Shaq admitted that he didn't expect Eminem to respond, though he said that was the only rapper he was eager to hear a response from.
"I had to try with Em. I had to try with Em. Of course, Em not gonna respond," he said. "That one kinda hurt my heart a lil bit because I wanted Em to say himself."
Though he never got a response on Instagram, Eminem did issue a response on Twitter with a list of rappers he'd consider GOATs but suffice to say the inclusion of Redman twice probably confirms that his position on the Def Squad member hasn't changed.
"For me, in no particular order... Toss up between wayne, pac, royce, jay, redman, treach, g. rap, biggie & king crook....," he wrote in one tweet. "Plus redman, LL, nas, joyner, kendrick, cole, andre, rakim, kane..."
Check out the tweets below.
6ix9ine Targets Meek Mill: "You Was Put On By Nicki Minaj"
6ix9ine hopped on Instagram Live and didn’t hold anything back when he accused Meek Mill of hanging with rats and told the rapper that they only reason he’s famous is because of Nicki Minaj.
The beef between former couple Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill hit a boiling point as the exes, along with Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty, exchanged words at a Los Angeles jewelry store earlier this year. They seem to have avoided one another since then, but 6ix9ine decided to egg things on while on Instagram Live on Friday (June 12). 6ix9ine recently dropped his Nicki Minaj-assisted single “Trollz,” so the rapper decided that now would be a good time to verbally attack Meek, as the Philly rapper has been vocal about avoiding people who turn federal informant.
“Imma start of with Meek Mill, right?” 6ix9ine said on Live. He then turned his cameraphone to a computer screen where he showed Desiree Perez, the CEO of Roc Nation, hanging out with Meek Mill and Jay-Z. He cited an article from the NY Daily News where the outlet stated that back in the 1990s, Perez was arrested for having 35 kilos of cocaine. She reportedly struck a deal with the Feds and became an undercover informant.
“Listen, Nicki took you on tour. You were her opener,” 6ix9ine added. “Nicki made you, you n*gga. No b*tch wanted to f*ck you, n*gga. Did you forget who you was? Listen. I forgot what Drake said. What did Drake say? Some sh*t like that, is that your tour or your girl’s tour. That was never your tour, homie. Listen, you was put on by Nicki Minaj. And you rollin’ with rats now but you know what? Nobody knows. Nobody knows. Nobody is gonna be like… You’re with a rat every day. You’re with a rat. Your prison reform. Your bail reform is with a rat. ‘Oh no, she wasn’t street.’ She was sellin’ kilos of cocaine. You don’t want nobody to know?” Check out the incendiary clip of 6ix9ine going after Meek Mill below.
Ludacris Shares His List Of Top Five Rappers With The Best Flows
Ludacris shared which rappers he feels have “undeniable flows” in the music game, but it wasn’t an easy decision.
He’s a crossover artist who is hailed as hip hop royalty with a sound and a style all his own. Ludacris has enjoyed a successful career in both music and film that has spanned over two decades, and when it comes to lyricism, he knows the ins and outs of what makes a good flow. During his recent appearance on XXL’s Hip-Hop Moments of Clarity, the rapper was asked to give his top five rappers with the most “undeniable flows,” and Ludacris called it “one of the greatest questions” he’d “ever been asked.”
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His first pick shouldn’t come as a surprise to many. “So, top five flows, man. Andre 3000 is going to be in there. I feel like he always challenges, always challenges. Imma put Kendrick Lamar in there as No. 2. Imma put J. Cole in there as being, like—right now, I’m thinking of people that are versatile and constantly trying to think of different flows that don’t pretty much have a set flow that they always do,” Ludacris said. Those are three. Imma go ’head and put Jay-Z in there, man. Jay-Z, you know, he does different things and he does experiment with different flows. And mostly, his different subject matter and how he’s able to weave through and be on a track with anybody. So that’s No. 4. Damn, man, No. 5.”
For the final position, Luda struggled with choosing between Lil Wayne and Eminem. “I was honestly gonna put Lil Wayne. Damn, this is hard because it’s like you got Lil Wayne… You got Eminem, but Imma have to go with Lil Wayne because the body of work and his consistency and he’s been in the game almost 30 years, bruh.” It seems that he was paying attention to living rappers, so Ludacris added Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. and honorable mentions. Do you agree with his list?
Funk Flex Ethers JAY-Z For Selling Out Colin Kaepernick & Not Doing Enough On George Floyd
Funkmaster Flex is not impressed with JAY-Z.
He thinks Hov sold Colin Kaepernick out, and now he's not doing enough in the George Floyd situation.
"I'm gonna tell ya how New York City works," Flex said about JAY-Z. "Nobody is going to circle back to him. You know why? Because they are scared of him. They want to ride him all day long. Nobody wants to hold this guy accountable for where we are at right now. And that's JAY-Z. Because he said we were past kneeling. That's what he said. When he went to grab that moneybag from the NFL. He did a press conference. With all this goofball sh*t next to him at the press conference. And now somebody died in Minnesota. Somebody put their knee on somebody's neck. And this guy disappeared. And I'm gonna tell you how he's gonna do you all. This guy is going to come around in a month. He's gonna make a documentary and throw ten thousand dollars at the family. Instead, he could have held people accountable.[Why can't he] take some of that money from he got from the NFL right after he sold Colin out ... and donate it to the family. The Barclays was lit up, where was he last night."
JAY-Z did speak to Minnesota governor Tim Walz in the aftermath of George Floyd's death. He also issued this statement.
“I prevail on every politician, prosecutor and officer in the country to have the courage to do what is right,” Jay said. “Have the courage to look at us as humans, dads, brothers, sisters and mothers in pain and look at yourselves.”
Do you agree with Flex that JAY sold out Colin Kaepernick and isn't doing enough about George Floyd?
Jay-Z Provides Ahmaud Arbery’s Lawyer With Private Jet
The legendary Jay-Z came through in a major way for Lee Merritt, attorney of Ahmaud Arbery.
Jay-Z and Roc Nation have been playing an integral role in the fight for racial equality, having launched several initiatives designed to reevaluate the criminal justice system. Now, Jay is once again doing his part to ensure that black Americans see justice, taking a major step in making sure that Ahmaud Arbery’s attorney was able to attend today’s preliminary hearing.
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Taking to Instagram, attorney Lee Merritt, representing Arbery, revealed that Jay had provided him with access to a private jet. “When you absolutely have to be in Court to stand with your client and righteous protestors for justice…Jay Z sends his private jet,” he captions. “That’s part of the P.P.E plan to get us out of this Crisis (People Power Political Power Economic Power).”
Because of Jay’s gesture, Merrit was able to attend the hearing, where several disturbing revelations came to light. For one, it was revealed that Arbery’s shooter Travis McMichael uttered the phrase “fucking n***er” after pulling the trigger and firing the fatal shot. On his IG page, Merrit has been providing updates on the case, including news that the McMichael’s defense team has been attempting to “malign the character” of Ahmaud Arbery. “It is a common tactic of white supremacy to criminalize illness and trauma in the black community,” he writes, unwilling to stand down.
As the hearing unfolds, keep an eye out for Merrit’s updates as they emerge. We at HNHH demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery and pray that the men who took his life end up behind bars where they belong.
Jay-Z Shares Protest Playlist "Songs For Survival 2"
Jay-Z creates a new protest-centric playlist, featuring songs by 2Pac, James Brown, Public Enemy, Nina Symone, Jay Electronica, and more.
Jay-Z took out full-page advertisements on behalf of Roc Nation, celebrating the life of George Floyd after he was ruthlessly killed by Derek Chauvin, a fired police officer. The legend is known to be a social activist and, although his moves may not please everybody all the time, he is making sure that we all have the right playlist in our ears as we head out to protest peacefully.
The 50-year-old has shared a brand new playlist, filled with songs that will get you thinking, as the protests continue. Titled "Songs For Survival 2," the rap icon has included records by himself, Jay Electronica, Nina Symone, James Brown, and more. He's also got Syl Johnson's "Is It Because I'm Black," 2Pac's "Keep Ya Head Up," Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On," and more tracks that could be used to describe the current social climate.
The uplifting playlist is available exclusively TIDAL, featuring seventeen songs.
Jay-Z previously made his voice heard by speaking with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz about the death of George Floyd, pushing them to take this moment seriously and do the right thing in terms of prosecuting Derek Chauvin and the three other officers responsible for his death.
Check out the playlist below.
Fat Joe Clarifies "All The Way Up" Remix: "Jay-Z Did Not Keep Drake Off"
Fat Joe calls out an earlier report that Jay-Z kept Drake off the “All The Way Up” remix.
This morning, Fat Joe has been in the news in response to something he shared on Peter Rosenberg’s Open Late podcast. The report has quickly circulated across music sites, resulting in a response from Fat Joe himself, who seems to think things have been misrepresented.
The original story, which we’ve also shared, finds Fat Joe explaining that Drake could have been on the remix to “All the Way Up.” Joe explained that Jay-Z said to him in response to a remix: “[Jay-Z] said ‘Look, Joe. It means so much to the history between us, let’s not put no one else on the song,'” said Joe. He added in the clip “It definitely could have been Jay-Z and Drake.” But alas, it wasn’t, and that’s not because of Jay-Z’s ill will or directive necessarily, it was simply that Hov didn’t know who wanted to get on the remix in the first place.
It sounds like perhaps there was just a disconnect between the collaborators– Drake reached out to Hov to be on the remix and asked for the instrumental, but ultimately Joe decided to follow Hov’s heed and keep it between the two.
Joe responded quickly on twitter to the news story: “Fake news jay z did not keep drake off atwu he never knew who would be on the remix he wanted just me him and remy.”
We’ll keep you posted if any other details come to light.
Fat Joe Says Jay-Z Kept Drake Off "All The Way Up" Remix
He ultimately wasn’t on the remix because Jay-Z preferred for it to be him and Fat Joe alone.
The “All The Way Up” remix marked a major turning point in the sour relationship between Fat Joe and Jay-Z. The two rappers put their differences to the side and collaborated on the hit record, putting on for New York City. During a conversation with Peter Rosenberg, Joey Crack revealed that everybody was trying to hop on the remix, including one of the most iconic rappers of all time, but it was ultimately only the original artists and Jay-Z on it because Hov wanted the moment to be special.
“I got a FaceTime call maybe three times while ‘All the Way Up’ was out,” said Fat Joe on Open Late. “And it was your man, the 6 God, Drake.”
The rapper explains that Drake was asking him to send over the instrumental so that he could record a verse for the remix. However, his part of the song was never released because Jay-Z ultimately decided he didn’t want any extra artists on the record.
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“[Jay-Z] said ‘Look, Joe. It means so much to the history between us, let’s not put no one else on the song,'” said Joe. “He’s not referring to Drake. … Everyone wanted to get on the remix.”
He even went so far as to say that the remix is “supposed to be” with Drake and Hov. Here’s hoping that we get to hear that one day.
Jay-Z On His Talk With Minnesota Gov. Walz & George Floyd’s Death
Jay-Z has posted a statement regarding his conversation with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the George Floyd case.
Legendary rapper Jay-Z has released a statement regarding the death of George Floyd and his conversation with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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Jay posted the statement on Twitter through his REFORM Alliance organization's account. He thanks Walz for bringing in Attorney General Keith Ellison to lead the George Floyd case.
"After our very earnest conversation, thank you to Governor Walz for doing what's right and calling in attorney general Keith Ellison to take over the George Floyd case," Jay-Z says. "Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having a human conversation with me - a dad and a black man in pain. yes, I am human, a father, and a black man in pain and I am not the only one. now I, along with an entire country in pain, call upon AG Ellison to do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent of the law. this is just a first step. I am more determined to fight for justice than any fight my would-be oppressors may have.
“I prevail on every politician, prosecutor and officer in the country to have the courage to do what is right. have the courage to look at us as humans, dads, brothers, sisters, and mothers in pain and look at yourselves."
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Jay-Z Calls Minnesota Governor Demanding Justice For George Floyd
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Jay-Z "the dad" called him to address the ongoing protests.
As people rally on the streets protesting the injustices that have gone on across America for too long, there have been numerous people pointing out that the biggest celebrities have been silent. However, many others have also been using their platforms to raise awareness of the bigger issues at hand. Though Jay-Z, one of the most powerful celebrities, hasn't made some statement on Instagram or Twitter, it appears that he's putting in work behind the scenes.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held a press conference this weekend revealing that he received a call from Jay-Z. "Receiving a call last night realizing how big this was. From Jay-Z -- not international perform but dad -- stressing to me that justice needs to be served," Governor Walz stated.
Fox News reports that it was Van Jones that connected Jay-Z and Govenor Walz. "It was so incredibly human," Walz said of his conversation with Jay. "It was a dad - and I think quite honestly a black man whose visceral pain of this that he knew. His words summarized that justice needs to be served here."
Adding, "He knows the world is watching, and how Minnesota handles this is going to have an impact across the country. It's a positive sign that someone of a stature, that has a presence like that, is focused in the moment of what Minnesotas are focused on."
