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Hennessy Collaborates With Nas For Exclusive Hip-Hop Bottle
Hip-Hop Hennessy heads are going to cherish this joint.
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Boosie Badazz Downplays Jay-Z & Nas As Not “Musically Relevant”, Twitter At War
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Boosie Badazz has raised some eyebrows with recent comments he made stating that he feels Nas and Jay-Z are no longer relevant in music to the younger generation.The “Wipe Me Down” rapper sat down for an interview with media personality DJ Vlad. In that interview, Vlad remarked that for rappers in their 50s, relevancy was hard except for Nas and Jay-Z. Boosie Badazz countered and said, “I don’t think Jay-Z’s relevant. This day? No.” He went on to say, “When I go to these clubs here in Atlanta, these 25 to 35 clubs…I’m not hearing Nas. I’m not hearing Jay-Z.” After a slight pushback from Vlad, Boosie doubled down on his stance and pointed out he wasn’t knocking their legacy. ...
Boosie Badazz Downplays Jay-Z & Nas As Not “Musically Relevant”, Twitter At War
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Boosie Badazz has raised some eyebrows with recent comments he made stating that he feels Nas and Jay-Z are no longer relevant in music to the younger generation.The “Wipe Me Down” rapper sat down for an interview with media personality DJ Vlad. In that interview, Vlad remarked that for rappers in their 50s, relevancy was hard except for Nas and Jay-Z. Boosie Badazz countered and said, “I don’t think Jay-Z’s relevant. This day? No.” He went on to say, “When I go to these clubs here in Atlanta, these 25 to 35 clubs…I’m not hearing Nas. I’m not hearing Jay-Z.” After a slight pushback from Vlad, Boosie doubled down on his stance and pointed out he wasn’t knocking their legacy. ...
No Beef: Nas & 21 Savage Team Up On “One Mic, One Gun”
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 47 mins 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 ...
Nas Ties Jay-Z for Most Top 10 Albums on Billboard 200 Among Rappers
Former rivals Nas and Jay-Z find themselves on equal footing in one regard on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, as Nas’ King’s Disease III debuts at No. 10 on the chart dated Nov. 26. With the arrival, the Queens MC lands his 16th top 10, tying Jay-Z for the most among rappers in the chart’s history. King’s Disease III opens with 29,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Luminate; 20,000 units of the starting sum derive from streams, equaling 26.5 million official on-demand streams of the album’s songs. Of the remaining units, 8,500 are in traditional album sales, with the outstanding balance owed to track-equivalent album units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or...
Nas Announces First Ever Concert At Madison Square Garden
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Daniel Knighton / Getty Nas is on yet another iconic run. He plans to close out his current album trilogy with his first ever concert at Madison Square Garden. As spotted on Hype Beast, the Queensbridge legend is taking his talents to the world’s most famous arena. On Friday, Nov. 11 Nas unveiled that he will be headlining the stage via his social media accounts. “King’s Disease Trilogy – one night only at @thegarden 2.24″ the caption read. The image has spelled out the vibes in red font “NAS NYC MSG ONE NIGHT ONLY FOR MY KINGS & QUEENS.” The Garden confirmed the event with a post from their Instagram account and shared more details regarding getting tickets. Chase cardholders get early ticket access from Tue, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. to Thursday...
21 Savage Clarifies Comments He Made About Nas’ Relevance
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 4 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 ...
Escobar Season Returns: Nas Unveils Album Cover To ‘King’s Disease 3’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Hit-Boy and Nas are looking to extend their winning run. The duo has unveiled the artwork for King’s Disease 3. As per Hype Beast the pair have stepped back into the studio for what seems to be the third and final installment in the critically acclaimed series. On Tuesday, October 18 the Queens, New York legend took to social media to share the news. The cover displays three gold bars that are symbolic of the roman numeral 3. Each has “KD 3” engraved on them. Below the bars is the date which is also written in the same font as the previous installments and also as a nod to the forthcoming release date of Friday, November 11. Nas’ caption simply read “11•11”. King’s Disease 3 will mark their fourth collaborative project togeth...
MC Serch To Sell Off His Portion Of Nas’ Catalog
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Fans of Nas are probably aware that his first two albums were under the ownership of former 3rd Bass rapper MC Serch and his publishing company. In a recent announcement, MC Serch is preparing to sell 100% of his holdings of Illmatic and It Was Written to the highest bidder. According to a report from AllHipHop.com, MC Serch confirmed to the outlet that he will sell off his portions of the legendary Queens rapper’s catalog, which he came to own under his former Serchlite Publishing and Serchlite Music companies. Serch’s holding company is currently known as 4MC MultiMedia. From AllHipHop.com: “I have decided to sell all of the rights, including the global rights,” he tells AllHipHop. “I started conversations with several companies a ...
MC Serch To Sell Off His Portion Of Nas’ Catalog
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerritt Clark / Getty Fans of Nas are probably aware that his first two albums were under the ownership of former 3rd Bass rapper MC Serch and his publishing company. In a recent announcement, MC Serch is preparing to sell 100% of his holdings of Illmatic and It Was Written to the highest bidder. According to a report from AllHipHop.com, MC Serch confirmed to the outlet that he will sell off his portions of the legendary Queens rapper’s catalog, which he came to own under his former Serchlite Publishing and Serchlite Music companies. Serch’s holding company is currently known as 4MC MultiMedia. From AllHipHop.com: “I have decided to sell all of the rights, including the global rights,” he tells AllHipHop. “I started conversations with several companies a ...
Method Man Explains Why He Opted Out Of Wu-Tang Clan NY State Of Mind Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erika Goldring / Getty Method Man is one of the standout members of the sprawling Wu-Tang Clan collective, but fans who checked out the group’s NY State Of Mind Tour with Nas probably left disappointed. Meth explained to his legion of fans expecting to see him onstage why he isn’t joining the tour at the moment but showed love all the same. Method Man took to Instagram Live to address the chatter around him not appearing on the tour, pointing to the fact that he has a few irons in the fire as an actor these days along with financial responsibility to his family. Related Stories “I’m a clear this shit up once and for all,” Meth began. “I’m a say this one last time. One of the nicest motherf*ckers in the world, but I am not a pushover. I have sacrificed so ...
