St. Louis rapper Bishop Fatal returns with his new single entitled “Guadalajara”. The trap anthem is an ode to the capital city of Jalisco in Mexico which has been a strategic base for drug traffickers since the 1980s. With so much going on with El Chapo this is just such a timely record. Everyone wants to be the Mexican connect, but Bishop Fatal says he’s the plug. Check out the track Pproduced by Hipaholics.
It has to suck to get slaughtered by another rapper, especially one that was in your top 3 favorite rappers. Didn’t Meek Mill say Drake came in at No. 3?
Remember when……
Drake impressed me.
Ya’ll know I ain’t the biggest Drake fan, but he did it.
I gotta give the guy credit.
The strategy & timing involved in this battle was Patton-like. Drake’s assault was planned & executed perfectly, like a brazen bank robbery pulled off in broad daylight. While Toronto’s finest was sure of himself & confident, Meek seemed to be befuddled & suffering under his own private eclipse while the stars seemed to align for Drake.
Having pictures of Meek Mill on the screen behind him at his own OVO Fest and bringing out two of the biggest and most recognizable stars in the world, Kanye West, who kind of spearheaded the current wierdo movement that’s so prevalent among today’s youngsters, & Meek’s fellow Philadelphian, arguably the biggest star from Philly, Will Smith. To add insult to injury there are pictures of them with Drake laughing at Meek memes. And yes, there are many memes of Meek floating around the internet. My man GeeNice called him “Meme Mill”.
Meek’s response?
To basically say that Lil Wayne & f###### Tyga aren’t Drake’s friends anymore.
G########.
Drake’s dismantling of Meek was wondrous to behold. It was like a car accident and everybody in the world was rubbernecking.
It was by far the most one-sided battle I can recall. It seemed like Drake was holding Robert Greene’s The 48 Laws Of Power in one hand and Sun Tzu’s Art Of War in the other while someone wrote his rhymes for him. He took Greene’s fifteenth law, “CRUSH YOUR ENEMY TOTALLY” to heart and pummeled Meek into submission. Plus Drake has obviously studied Hip Hop history and implemented Jay-Z’s “Summer Jam screen” technique and Fiddy Cent’s way of making both his opponent seem lame and liking his opponent seem uncool, along with making an actual dope song out of a diss record ala L.L. CoolJ ( JackTheRipper / KoolMoeDee diss).
Drake made liking Meek Mill uncool. At least for two weeks. If a dude were to wear a Meek Mill t-shirt outside this week he might get chased home. Its like that. We may have just witnessed the worst two weeks of Meek Mill’s life.
He probably wishes he was still in jail.
What’s crazy is that I was rooting for Meek. For hungry ’05 Meek to raise up.
Nope.
We didn’t get that.
We got the rich street dude talking about his damn watch. F###. Both of these cats better be thank their lucky stars that they didn’t bump heads with any real emcees like Royce, Elzhi, Phonte etc. The carnage would have been worse than this, but w/ about a fourth of the audience. Meek better be glad that this whole new generation has ADHD and they’ll forget that this ever happened. Of course Drake’s fans will remember & gloat over his flawless victory but I’m sure that Meek’s fans are more than ready to put this debacle behind them, although Meek is making it worse every time he opens his mouth or tweets. Throughout this whole ordeal I tried not to mention Nicki Minaj, because this b####### has already put her in a f##### up position, she doesn’t need the peanut gallery chiming in.This battle s### isn’t gonna do s### for her but potentially f### up some future earnings with Drake. They came up together under Young Money & Lil Wayne’s tutelage & have collaborated many times. Her & Drake’s relationship is well documented, & resides in that “DID THEY OR DIDN’T THEY” realm. Like I said, I wasn’t gonna speak on Nicki – period. That is until Meek decided to get on stage at a recent The Pinkprint tour stop & spit a bar aimed at Drake that intoned that the beef is really over Nicki. No, dog. The beef is over u being mad at Drake for not tweeting about your album & u subsequently saying that he has a ghostwriter. There may be an underlying animosity between u two because of Nicki but lets be clear, u started this s###, Meek Mill.
Own that.
Right now it seems that its gonna be hard for Meek to bounce back from this but neither of the two combatants’ fan bases seem like they’re true Hip Hop fans and only like whatever or whoever’s popular at the moment, so all Meek has to do is drop a banger and all will be forgiven. What’s lost in all this is that Drake committed one of the biggest transgressions in Hip Hop and everyone forgot about it. When Meek was tweeting all that b####### all he had to say about either “CHARGED UP” or “BACK TO BACK” is “Nice song, I wonder who wrote it”. Disaster averted.
Oh well.
Drake won 4-0 by my count.
( 2w’s for the records, 1w for Meek’s terrible response record, & an extra 1 for all Drake’s strategic planning & execution ) Hopefully this is over with. The lesson to be learned in all this is be careful who u start f###### with. I mean, I still think that dudes who listen to Drake’s music collect dandelions and braid their own belly button lint. However he proved that at least in this particular battle he ain’t for no muthafuckin’ games.
Salute, Drake.
Well done.
-hex-
@ironsidehex
Meek Mill versus Drake has become one of the most talked about industry rap battles in recent memory. Hip Hop media, social media, mainstream media, and even corporations have weighed in on the contest between the “Dream Chaser” and the “6 God.”
With both performers having links to the battle rap culture (a young Meek battle rapped in Philadelphia, Drake has stood on stage at King Of The Dot and URL events), their recent feud is an extension of the competitive streak taking place in battle leagues across the globe. So what do the people making a living off of these lyrical contests think about the Meek-Drake clash?
AllHipHop.com’s Senior News Writer Yohance Kyles and veteran battler/songwriter Okwerdz contacted several notable members of the battle rap community to get their thoughts on Meek claiming Drake uses ghostwriters, the two performers’ respective diss tracks, and how the events of the last few weeks ultimately played out.
Find out what the battle rap professionals have to say about Meek vs. Drake below.
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In my opinion, it’s a “real vs. fake” situation. You have a ghostwriter, you become exposed, and now the exposer gets ridiculed. Drake is winning to the masses, but I’m not all shocked because these days any and everything is acceptable. Rappers wearing b*tch clothes, makeup, etc. He was invited to the cool table. There was no Degrassi in rap! Some people are forgetting that though.
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Much to the dismay of the average Hip Hop purist, Drake vs Meek Mill was the first big feud of this generation. In the footsteps of 50 Cent, it ushered us into a new era of beef. The “Petty Era.”
From the beginning, Drake was playing chess, while Meek was playing checkers. Drake played the long game and beat dude psychologically. By the time Meek had finished processing the first track, Drake hits him again forcing Mill to push his plan into action earlier than expected.. But it was still too late.
Meek’s ace up his sleeve was this big ghostwriting accusation which ultimately kind of flopped anyways – poor form. I give it to Drake 3-0 before “3 Peat” even drops. Sending Charlemagne the bottles and school donations was just extra credit. Actually, 4-0 Drake, because he lost Nicki too. At least people know who you are now though right?
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Truthfully, it’s good for the culture! Everybody is so cool now, it’s like the competitive nature is lost. The only way artists can evolve is by testing your talent against your peers! Drake got that one! His whole plan of attack was thought out and executed! Plus you can tell he watches current battles! Ha!
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We still don’t know exactly what triggered Meek Mill’s Twitter rant, but it seemed to be an emotional response. I think he reacted on impulse, but I also think he might have underestimated the level of support Drake has from the Hip Hop community. And Drake, with his recent talk about wanting to step in the battle rap ring, must have been waiting for an opportunity like this to show what he’s really capable of.
I feel like Drake’s response was very strategic. It was very well thought out and properly executed. He definitely seems to be a student of battle rap and delivered a multiple-angle attack covering all his bases. It almost reminds me of an ending scene from The Godfather movies.
And the craziest part is, I don’t think Drake is done. I think he has one more coup de grâce that he’s been waiting to deliver at the right moment. Now all the pressure’s on Meek to see if he can send a strong enough response. Just glad this stayed a competition on wax and hasn’t led to violence, because Hip Hop doesn’t need that.
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The night when Meek showed the world who Quentin Miller was I thought it was over for Drake. I actually DM’d him on Twitter with the word “bodybag.” I know he saw it. When “Charged Up” dropped, I said to myself, “This is a good song, but it’s the softest, most subliminal indirect diss record in history.” All Meek had to do was deliver, and it was a wrap, until Drake dropped “Back To Back”
“Is this a world tour or your girl’s tour? This ain’t what she meant when she told you to open up more.” Straight fire. These are bars anyone from the battle world can respect. I hope Nicki really didn’t leave Meek… at least his album was fire.
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I feel Meek’s diss record wasn’t that good, because he took too long to drop it. No matter what he would have dropped after the days he waited to drop it, it wouldn’t have been that good. The expectation level was just too high.
If he would have dropped it right after Drake dropped his first joint – which really wasn’t a diss track to me, it was just touching on a couple of things. If Meek would have dropped it then, it would have gotten a better response. Then once Drake dropped his other diss track, Meek’s would have got a good response. Then it could have gone back-and-forth.
Meek would have to drop another joint, but it would look like it’s going back-and-forth instead of it looking one-sided. The fact that Drake dropped two diss songs before Meek dropped one made the expectation so high for Meek to drop his first one, no matter what he would have dropped it wouldn’t have met the expectation level.
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I think Meek made a fatal mistake by playing his trump card. He should have called out Drake first, then waited for him to diss him back. Then Meek should have exposed the reference tracks to the world on his comeback while snapping with bars. But since he didn’t calculate his moves, Drake outsmarted him.
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About this whole Meek and Drake battle, Drake is definitely winning. He’s clearly winning this. I feel like Meek might have barked up the wrong tree at the wrong time. Drake is not playing.
Being that Meek started all of this is also giving Drake’s disses even more power, because it’s like “N*gga, you asked for this.” He just awakened some kind of beast in the light-skinned n*gga Drake.
As far as the battle goes, Drake is definitely winning. I want to see Meek come back swinging. I know Meek got something in the tank. A lot of people don’t believe. I’m rocking with Meek, but he’s f*cking losing.
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I’ve been a fan of diss tracks going back to the Golden Era. I think Cam’ron and DJ Quik are two of the potent – and also slept on – creators of the best disses ever. I wish more artists would be like Cassidy. In the sense, they would be willing to step into the actual battle arena and get it poppin. But they need to drop the ego and unrealistic financial expectations of a still growing subculture within Hip Hop.
But as of now, diss tracks are still the equivalent on an industry level, they inject the game with an appreciation of lyricism, and add necessary excitement. Props to Drizzy for going the extra mile and not only destroying Meek on a track and in life (hope he don’t lose his girl smh), but also showing some genuine willingness to hop in the actual battle rap arena as well.
Meek is an artist I respect, but this diss hit so hard it actually affects how the general public views him in general. He needs to fight back quick or it’s a wrap. These rappers need to sack up, hop in the ring, and make some real money while putting their reps up. The branding opportunities are endless. Floyd and Manny were literally the highest paid athletes of the year… It ain’t rocket science.
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The funny thing about this whole Meek/Drake beef is… ten years ago, if Meek would’ve dropped these references, the world would’ve lynched Drake. This is so not the way Meek thought this would play out. Lol.
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I’m a huge fan of Drake and Meek Mill, but I was a little underwhelmed by the diss tracks on both sides thus far, although “Back To Back” was a step in the right direction. I don’t think this generation has really been exposed to real diss tracks that say names and even get people hurt like that just yet.
Drake’s chess game, however, is very impressive, and the most entertaining part of this whole “beef.” Competition is good for Hip Hop, and it’s kind of cool to see Drake put his battle rap influence to good use. I hope to see them face off in the ring!
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Overall, I just think it’s clearly not the same. To me, from jump Meek was in over his head. If this were 90’s style diss records and feel, then possibly the “street” approach would hold more weight. But where Hip Hop is now, Meek seems outgunned.
Drake has a larger fanbase and voice and was quicker with the draw on the responses. The hype waiting on Meek’s response seemed to leave anything short of a “Hit Em Up” comeback doomed.
This day and age of people seem more “sheep like” than ever. If person A goes Drake there will be a line of followers who may have never even heard Meek’s comeback to follow suit. Having said that and heard all tracks, it’s lost its interest to me, and even more so I don’t feel it’s real.
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Clearly, Drake has won the war between the two, and as a result, I think the term getting “Meek’ed” will almost replace the term “ethered” in Hip Hop culture.
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I think this Meek Mill and Drake “beef” is a good look. It shows that battle rap is still alive in mainstream Hip Hop, and it brings back the competitive nature. I hate that Drake is kicking Meek’s ass (me being from Philly) all over the place. But hey… the better man won.
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Drake and Meek are funny to me. It is Drake powering Meek Mill out of position. It’s not lyrical rapping wise, but it’s funny. Drake clearly is winning the war.
The trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Empire has arrived. In the minute clip, the Lyon boys seem divided as Andre pursues trying to take his father’s company and Hakeem becomes obsessed with being than his father ever was. Meanwhile, Lucious is still trying to win Cookie back as he sits behind bars.
Season two of the FOX hit series premieres on Sept. 23rd at 9:00 p.m. Fans can expect guest appearances from Kelly Rowland, Chris Rock, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz and many more. Watch the trailer below.
Photo via Wale’s Instagram
Nicki Minaj has been pretty quiet during the Meek Mill Vs. Drake “beef.” Sometimes they say silent isn’t always a good thing. Should Nicki stay out of it or speak out and stand up for her man? We can’t help but to wonder if a recent tweet from Wale was about Nicki Minaj. Wale tweeted,
“Don’t rock wit no joint that aint’t proud of u and won’t stand by u.”
Maybe Wale was speaking in general. You be the judge.
Washington D.C. native Lightshow has been generating a lot of buzz with his back to back singles. The emcee is currently working on his ‘If These Walls Could Talk’ mixtape with Atlanta’s DJ Dynamite and is to be released at the end of August.
The 22 year old rapper is becoming the new face in D.C. and has gained support from his pears such as Wale and Shy Glizzy.
On The Triiiads-produced track, “Hood is Straight,” Shawn Chrystopher, audibly exercises waxed sixteens based on humility. This latest visual from BLACKGRADUATE shows a relaxed house party. With Hennessy-lifted spirits, an array of fun games, and tasty barbecue on deck, the Inglewood MC demonstrates that he’s all about the community.
(AllHipHop News) Two of Atlanta’s biggest young rap acts exchanged words on Twitter yesterday, and they both represent the same indie label – Quality Control Music. OG Maco found himself in a back-and-forth with Migos after the “U Guessed It” performer sent out a tweet claiming Skippa Da Flippa, not Migos, is responsible for the new dance “Dabbin.”
@DaFlippaMan brought Dabbin to the forefront.
Not the Migos.
Flippa been dabbin in EVERY VIDEO he's EVER BEEN IN! https://t.co/2Jm7HMVhO2
— OG Maco (@OGMaco) August 6, 2015
The Migos verified Twitter account then posted a response to Maco. That began a series of tweets between the two parties.
@DaFlippaMan Is In the Migo Family @OGMaco Let's See u Set a Trend!!
#Rookie
— MIGOS™ (@Migos) August 6, 2015
Half the rap game has already bit one of my flows or adlibs.
Let me see them album sales figures!!!
?? https://t.co/GGI5C0jmsV
— OG Maco (@OGMaco) August 6, 2015
U Kno U Prayin Our Album Do Good N#### We Pay Ya Bills #Rookie
— MIGOS™ (@Migos) August 6, 2015
I never got a dolla from any Migo but Offset.
Free him.
I'm starting to think them album numbers locked up wit em. https://t.co/ZcYmJJSGQp
— OG Maco (@OGMaco) August 6, 2015
N##### really just came at me sideways cause I said @DaFlippaMan brought Dabbin to the forefront.
Let my n#### shine.
— OG Maco (@OGMaco) August 6, 2015
Everybody in they feelings.
— OG Maco (@OGMaco) August 6, 2015
Migos recently released their debut studio album Yung Rich Nation. The project is predicted to open with around 12,000-14,000 units sold first week.
Photo via TMZ/Getty Composite
Chris Brown is not here for his baby mama Nia Guzman’s stunts! He says he just wants to be a father to his child while he feels like she is using their daughter as a meal ticket. Brown feels that Guzman is using baby Royalty as leverage. If this is the case, it’s unfortunate, but how can one sympathize with Brown when all of this could’ve been avoided. How could Chris not think about this before choosing to sleep with anyone. There have also been reports that Brown still wants to establish paternity. Oh Breezy.
Emilio puts bars to NWA’s classics “Straight Outta Compton” and “Express Yourself”.
Now that most of the world agrees Drake won his battle against Meek Mill, a lot of people have turned their attention back to Meek’s original issue with Drake – the accusations he doesn’t write all of his lyrics.
Now R&B singer Jhené Aiko seems to be the latest celebrity to question Drake’s credibility. Check out her tweet below.
Did Jhené Aiko just suggest Drake is “a person who is an expert at trickery or deceit”? The “Post To Be” performer later walked back what she posted, somewhat…
u ever just read the dictionary for fun? i once heard someone say the english language is full of hidden messages ?
— Efuru (@JheneAiko) August 6, 2015
WE define the words. i've never considered the word "artist" to coincide with the word "deceitful", but apparently in the dictionary it does
— Efuru (@JheneAiko) August 7, 2015
we're all artist in our own right, even you ?
— Efuru (@JheneAiko) August 7, 2015
i don't think your faves are deceitful …. but they ARE artists… and they are great …. just like you ?
— Efuru (@JheneAiko) August 7, 2015
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It looks like ever since Drake finally directly responded to one of his challengers, people are ready to openly call him out too. It’ll be interesting to see if Drizzy fires back at his other rivals like Kendrick. (See: Did Kendrick Lamar Send More Subliminals At Drake On Dr. Dre’s “Compton: A Soundtrack”?)
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(AllHipHop News) Last week, Ice Cube, concisely confirmed to AllHipHop that he’s open to tackling another Hip-Hop-based movie. While discussing the anticipated N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, which hits theaters on Aug. 14, the celebrated MC and acclaimed actor affirmed that he’s up to the challenge of creating a film about, Public Enemy.
In response to a candid inquiry about Ice Cube possibly making a film about the iconic “Fight The Power,” group, he replied, “of course; definitely.” As the conversation continued he showed further interest stating, “Let’s do it.”
How will a film about Public Enemy resonate with the public?
Click here for the full interview.
C.O.O.L A.M.E.R.I.K.A. stands for “Collective-Of-Outspoken-Lyricists-Armed-Maticulous-Entertaining-Kempt-Artists” Born Kelderick Giles aka Bally Baby in Montgomery, Alabama and Evan Griffin aka Stunt in Savannah, Georgia, the pair have been best friends ever since their families relocated to Decatur better known as the Eastside of Atlanta.
Signing Alliance Music Group (AMG), headed by veteran music executive “T-Money” and A-town rap legend Baby D aka Dizzle the duo put out their debut mixtape “No Taxes,” hosted by two of the south’s biggest DJ’s Big Tiny and Frank White. Check their newest single, a strip club anthem, “Make Sum Shake.”
BJ The Chicago Kid teams up with critically acclaimed rapper Joey Bada$$, & comedian/ late night talk show host and recent Fader cover star Hannibal Buress on new track, “Nothin But Love”. BJ The Chicago Kid is slated to release his major label debut LP, IN MY MIND, this fall.
Trel Mack after much success making the National Digital Radio Charts Top Independent with his single “The Routine”, Trel Mack keeps the momentum going with is the new visual to “All I Need” produced by Lexi Banks.
(AllHipHop News) Drake dismantled Meek Mill in short order, but the Toronto native may have to answer another rapper’s verbal attacks. Dr. Dre’s new album Compton: A Soundtrack features appearances by Aftermath emcee Kendrick Lamar, and some of K. Dot’s bars have the Internet wondering if he was sending more shots toward Drizzy.
Kendrick is featured on “Darkside/Gone” and “Deep Water” off Compton. “Darkside/Gone” includes the TDE representative mentioning enemies giving him energy. On his song “Energy,” Drake raps “I got enemies, got a lot of enemies. Got a lot of people tryna drain me of my energy.”
You scared of my heist now. But still I got enemies giving me energy. I wanna fight now. Subliminals sending me all of this hate. I thought I was holding the mic down.
– Kendrick, “Darkside/Gone”
On “Deep Water,” Kendrick can be heard saying, “They nominated six to carry him… the beef is on his breath.” Drake refers to himself as the “6 God.”
Once upon a time I shot a n*gga on accident. I tried to kill him, but I guess I needed more practice then. That’s when I realized banging wasn’t for everybody. Switch it up before my enemy or the sheriff got me.
They liable to bury him. They nominated six to carry him. They worry him to death but he no vegetarian. The beef is on his breath inheriting the drama better than a Great White. N*gga, this is life in my aquarium.
– Kendrick, “Deep Water”
Both Kendrick and Drake have been suspected of sending subliminal shots at each other over the past two years. The verbal jousting began after K. Dot challenged his peers on Big Sean’s “Control.” The below-the-radar battle supposedly continued on with Drake’s lines from “Sh!t (Remix)” and “Used To” as well as Kendrick’s contribution to “Pay For It.”
TunK shares some trippy visuals for his song “Increase” that are sure to wow you. Honestly – these aren’t just trippy, these are INSANE visuals that include cartoons, lots of special effects and some Riff Raff esque lyrics. This serves as the first video leak from his upcoming debut album Illytronic. Download the song here and stream it via SoundCloud.
Rich Quick is in full-on celebratory mode with fiery, neck-snapping new single “The Everywhere Man,” the title-track off his upcoming Soulspazm debut album. Pre-order now on iTunes.
16-year-old Long Island rapper Chris Miles contemplates the stability of stardom with “Psychotic,” the lead single from his forthcoming Milestones EP. In the pensive track, Miles examines where he is in his career and if the life he’s headed towards will satisfy his aspirations or make him “Psychotic.” Produced by Nick Monson, the instrumental’s heightened energy makes way for Miles’ confident verses illustrating his drive towards a life in the spotlight that he’s reluctant to embrace, weighing the positives and negatives that come along with it. “I am confused, is this life really what it’s cracked up to be,” Miles asks while in the midst of a national tour.