The leader of Paper Route Empire, Young Dolph has some big things going for him at the moment. At the time of its release, we didn’t realize that Dum & Dummer would become a torch-passing moment in history but, as they say, all good things must come to an end. After growing his business to new heights, Young Dolph has officially decided to take a step back on the music end, revealing that he is hanging up the microphone to spend more time with his family.

“Highly considering quitting music because I wanna be with my kids 24/7,” wrote the 34-year-old Memphis rapper on his social media profile a few days ago. When Complex reached out for a comment from Dolph, he confirmed that he would be calling it quits.

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“I’m done doing music so I can go kick it with my son,” reportedly said Young Dolph, fully prepared to pass off the baton to one of his mentees.

“Key Glock is already poised to be the new torch bearer,” added a representative for the rapper, which makes complete sense given their collaborative history. Glock is just one of the Memphis artists that Young Dolph has taken under his wing in recent years.

It’s unclear if Dolph’s decision to retire is a permanent one or if, similar to Nicki Minaj, he’ll just be back at a later date. As of now, the status of his unreleased music is also unknown.

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Kids say the darndest things, don’t they? Britney Spears’ 13-year-old son, Jayden Federline, disclosed some pretty shocking news on Instagram Live. While it didn’t seem like he went on the app with the intention of spilling beans about his mom’s music career, Jayden was understandably bombarded with questions about Britney. After all, she is an internationally-beloved pop icon. 

That’s why news of Britney’s possible retirement is going to have so many people shook today. When asked whether he has heard any of her unreleased music, Jayden revealed that Britney’s head has not been in the zone these days when it comes to music. “I haven’t see her do a lot of music at all,” he told his followers. “I remember one time I asked mom what happened to your music and she was like, ‘I don’t know hunny. I might just quit it,’ and I’m like, ‘What are you saying? Do you know how much bank you make off of that stuff?'” Spoken like a true 13-year-old.  

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Jayden then may have unintentionally hinted at the reason for Britney’s decision to stop making bops. He was asked whether his grandfather, Jamie Spears, is a “jerk”, a question which likely arose because his conservatorship over Britney has been considered very controversial. Jamie’s alleged tyrannical control over Britney’s whole career has recently sparked the #FreeBritney campaign. Jayden had nothing nice to say about the man. “He’s a pretty big d***. He’s pretty f***ing g**. He can go die.”

Jayden promised he would share the full story about his mother’s restraints if he reached 5,000 Instagram followers, but after all the tea he spilled in this livestream, his parents may very well confiscate his phone. 

Memphis hip-hop is poised for a major year, and Young Dolph‘s Paper Route Empire is poised to be key players in that movement. Dolph himself has already amassed a solid discography under his belt, having dropped off eighteen mixtapes and six studio albums since coming into the game in 2008. Many artists might simply call it a day after that much music, and a new story from Dolph’s recently-scrubbed-clean Instagram page suggests he might be flirting with the idea of retirement himself.

“Highly considering quitting music because I wanna be with my kids 24/7,” he writes, with an emphatic shrug emoji. A fair point and one that might be wholly understandable were it not for the following (confrontational) slide. “Yall n***as never touched a vacuum sealer until your rap career took off, just to look cool,” he challenges. “Yall n***as ass backwards.” Adding insult to injury, he punctuates his statement with the increasingly popular clown emoji.

It’s unclear if there is a correlation to be made here; perhaps Dolph is growing increasingly frustrated with the more performative nature of the rap game, which in itself seems to glorify some of the bleaker aspects of his own experience. There are plenty of reasons such flagrant attempts to portray a false narrative might rankle Dolph — and once someone finds themselves rankled past a certain threshold, one simply cannot abide to be rankled any more. Not while there are the simple joys of family living to be experienced.

Sad though we would be to see Dolph take a backseat from the game, if it would bring him peace of mind and happiness, who are we to complain? And even if he stops rapping as a solo artist, the Paper Route Empire team remains strong all the same, no doubt benefitting from his leadership qualities. In short, a man must do what a man must do.

It's no secret that Summer Walker has had a hard time in the spotlight. The R&B songstress has been open about her struggles with social anxiety and how difficult it's been managing the disorder while working in the music industry. She's had to cancel concerts and meet-and-greets for this very reason, which has garnered her some heavy scrutiny from the public. It should come as no surprise, then, that Summer recently declared on her Instagram story that she is "never making another song after 2020." While many artists have proclaimed their supposed retirement from music on social media (ahem, Ms. Minaj), at this point, it looks like Summer is pretty serious about her position.

Fans of the artist were quick to jump on Twitter to express their disappointment and beg Summer to reconsider.