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Drake and 21 Savage Sample Daft Punk’s “One More Time” In Controversial Track, “Circo Loco”
Drake and 21 Savage‘s collaborative album, Her Loss, has dropped and there’s one particular track that immediately became a lightning rod for controversy. That track is “Circo Loco,” which is underpinned by an unexpected sample: a slow-rolling version of Daft Punk‘s iconic “One More Time.” The bold usage of the robots’ biggest hit isn’t the only thing that’s got the industry buzzing, however. In his verse, Drake sparked controversy on multiple fronts, taking aim at both Megan Thee Stallion and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), respectively. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “This bitch lie about getting shot but she still a stallion. She don’t even get the joke but she still smiling,” Drake...
Drake & 21 Savage Drop Her Loss LP After Brief Delay, Twitter Reacts
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 5 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
ALBUM: Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss Album Talented hit Singers ‘Drake & 21 Savage‘ drops a new project which is tagged ‘Her Loss Album‘ to follow back his previous hard work. This newly dropped anticipated song dubbed ‘OBI‘ By ‘Drake & 21 Savage‘ is a song that will surely please the ear. Lastly this brand new album is here for fast streaming and buying. Here is a new hit track “Her Loss Album” by serial banger maker “Drake & 21 Savage” is Unarguably one of the top hit projects dropped this week & trust us to bring you the very best every time. “Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss Album” This latest hard project is bound to go to the top of the charts as we can see that the team behind it did their best to the execution of the work. From ” Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss A...
Drake & 21 Savage Announce Joint LP Titled ‘Her Loss’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The combination of Drake and 21 Savage is a potent one, and now fans of the pair are bracing themselves for their collaborative album, Her Loss, coming later this month. The new project was announced during a moment in a new video for “Jimmy Cooks” from Drake’s latest solo album, Honestly, Nevermind. Details for Her Loss are largely unknown, including features, tracklist, and production credits but we should expect to see more of the tough talk present on the “Jimmy Cooks” track from the duo. In the past, the combination sparked winning results in songs such as “Sneakin’” and “Issa” along with the joints “Knife Talk” and “Mr. Right Now” so listeners should expect more of the same. This has been a year of surprise drops from D...
Wack 100 Doubled Down On 21 Savage Snitch Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Wack 100 is known for speaking his mind in a very blunt fashion whether on social media or in his preferred medium of Clubhouse. The manager for The Game and Ray J doubled down on earlier claims he’s made that Atlanta rapper 21 Savage is an informant. Wack 100 took to Instagram and shared a series of posts that, in his view, connects 21 Savage to a program he called the U Visa program. According to Wack 100, the program is how 21 Savage, who was not born in the United States, was able to avoid deportation after catching criminal charges. From Wack 100’s Instagram: Here’s the informant that informed on @21savage individual name “3838” Let’s eliminate the fanship Eliminate the popularity vote ::: This is how they got to him …..This ...
21 Savage Requests All Evidence Be Tossed In ICE Arrest Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Years later and 21 Savage is still dealing with legal issues stemming from his ICE arrest. The Atlanta rapper has recently requested all the evidence in the case be suppressed. As per TMZ the trapper turned rapper is still working to clear his good name after getting arrested three years ago. On February 3, 2019, he was taken into custody by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) after a vehicle was pulled over that contained him, Young Nudy and two other individuals. Related Stories Young Nudy and the two others were being investigated on charges of aggravated assault and violation of the Georgia Gang Act. The “A Lot” rapper later alleged that he was personally also targeted in the operation. After his arrest, I...
21 Savage Responds to ‘Hypocrite’ Claims After Denouncing Gun Violence in Atlanta
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty London-born rapper 21 Savage was criticized this week on Twitter for using his platform to encourage people in his adopted hometown of Atlanta to end gun violence. “Atlanta We Have To Do Better Put The F****** Guns Down !!!!!,” 21 tweeted on Monday. Replies to the tweet were overwhelmingly critical of the messenger, but not the message. The rapper who is known for songs like “Glock In My Lap” and “No Opp Left Behind” was called out for some of his lyrics. One commenter quoted lyrics: Another said specifically that 21 Savage needs to “switch up” his content. Related Stories However, he quickly replied to one tweet writing, “A Song Is For Entertainment It’s Not An Instruction Manual On How To Live Life I...
Calvin Harris and 21 Savage Join Forces for Hip-Pop Jam, “New Money”
Calvin Harris has joined forces with chart-topping rapper 21 Savage for “New Money,” a new single from his upcoming album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. “New Money” is a summery hip-pop jam about enjoying the finer things in life. The hedonistic track is the second single to arrive from Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 after “Potions,” a disco-house tune featuring Dua Lipa and Young Thug. Harris recently revealed a monster list of collaborators for Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2, his first album in over five years. It’s set to feature appearances from Justin Timberlake, Halsey, Pharrell, Chlöe, Busta Rhymes, Tinashe, Charlie Puth, Snoop Dogg and Normani, among others contemporary music superstars. Check out “New Money”...
J. Cole Thanks 21 Savage For Getting Him His Only Grammy Award Ever
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty For all the accomplishments and accolades that he’s acquired over the years, it’s pretty surprising that J. Cole only has a single Grammy Award to his name. This past Sunday, Cole World decided to shout out 21 Savage for helping him secure that one golden trophy. According to HotNewHipHop, J. Cole was in concert at his Dreamville Fest event in Raleigh, N.C. when he decided to big up the ATLien from London as he performed their collaborative cut “A Lot” off of Savage’s sophomore album, I Am > I Was. Related Stories “Y’all make some noise for 21 Savage. He got a n***a his first — the only Grammy I ever won was because of this n***a 21 Savage,” he said. “Cole was nominated in four categories this year, including Best Rap Album ...
Fireboy DML ft 21 Savage, Blxst – Peru Remix
Don’t miss this brand new remix of “Peru” from Fireboy DML featuring American rapper 21 Savage and Blxst out now. Once again YBNL & Empire music superstar Fireboy DML drops another remix to his smash hit “Peru”. On this new remix he featured Blxst and 21 Savage. Last December, he collaborated with Ed Sheeran for the first remix which is currently on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has received a new feel with the new list of collaborators. At the moment, Fireboy is having his US tour and also promises and album later this year. Listen, enjoy and share Fireboy DML ft 21 Savage, Blxst – “Peru Remix” below. [embedded content]
21 Savage Hit With Legal Action Over FreakNik Birthday Bash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty A birthday party for 21 Savage has landed him in some legal trouble, causing the rapper to respond to a lawsuit filed by the holders of the FreakNik trademark against him. 21 Savage held his 29th birthday party last Friday (October 22) at a club in Atlanta, Georgia, which was dubbed “FreakNik 21.” After 9 Partners, the company that owns the rights to the FreakNik name, took to Twitter on Monday, October 25th to note the event by showing a clip of it and their intent to sue the “Knife Talk” rapper and his co-manager, Meezy, for not giving them credit. Related Stories “Saw @21savage and @megameezy #Freaknik21 last night at @underground_atlanta and looked like a super dope event. Sucks we gonna have to sue them when all we asked that ...
Twitter Debates Who Had Best Verse Between G Herbo & Lil Durk On Nardo Wick’s “Who Want Smoke” Remix
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Screencap / Youtube Nardo Wick already had one of the top heaters of 2021 with his sinister “Who Want Smoke?” single that landed the 20-year-old rapper on the map. Now, the Jacksonville, Fla. native enlisted the services of 21 Savage, G Herbo, and Lil Durk for the remix for the single, and Twitter has launched into a serious debate. Nardo Wick is still prepping his presumably soon-to-come debut album and if it’s any indication, the remix to “Who Want Smoke?” featuring EMKAY’s blistering production sounds like the project will deliver. For the remix, Nardo opens up on the first verse and then makes way for Lil Durk after the infectious hook passes by. Here is a portion of Lil Durk’s verse: They be on my page like, “Slide for Von,” I know they trollin...
