The Game and his business partner Trillz are addressing recent allegations that suggest he’s somehow conning aspiring rappers into paying him in exchange for a spot on his SoundCloud mixtapes and then not delivering.
In a rare, exclusive interview with HipHopDX, the veteran rapper explained his motive behind his side hustle and emphatically denied there’s anything mischievous going on behind the scenes. Instead, he believes the allegations stem from unrealistic expectations.
“Trillz came to me and said he had a unique opportunity for underground artists,” the multi-platinum OG tells DX. “I was once an underground artist, so I understand it. No one services underground artists and unsigned artists in the manner that he and I do. No one cares, right? You find Lil Baby by chance and he blows up, but what about everybody else? So what Trillz has created with me and other artists is just a sort of engine to power you in the early stages of your career. What it would have mea
20 Years Later: Underrated Horror Movie THIRTEEN GHOSTS Deserves a Second Look
20 Years Later: Underrated Horror Movie 13 GHOSTS Deserves a Second Look By Tyler Doupe
I probably sound like a broken record at this point. I know I’ve said this several times before. But I think a remake should pay tribute to the source material while ultimately doing its own thing. And that’s exactly what
13 Ghosts
(2001) does. We see the occasional nod to the 1960 William Castle original (IE: the glasses that must be worn by the occupants of the house to see the specters). But, by and large, this 2001 reimagining is a very different beast from its predecessor that ups the intensity of the source material.
Lord Jamar Talks VladTV and The Casanova 2X Case
Legendary Brand Nubian, New York rapper, producer, actor now tuned podcaster Lord Jamar has weighed in on the current Casanova 2X federal case and the possible involvement or not of DJ Vlad from VladTV. In the recent Episode No. 151 on his “Yanadameen Godcast w/ Rah Digga and Godfrey”, Lord Jamar discusses the situation and whether Vlad is in fact working with or cooperating with law enforcement authorities or not – watch below.
Lord Jamar was of course a longtime regular guest on VladTV for many years on various social issues including racism, sexism, homophobia as well as a range of hip hop topics before they split. With parts of Vlad’s interview being allegedly used for the current indictment, opinions are somewhat split into some sections as to whether it is DJ Vlad’s line of questioning that gets some of his overly sharing guests in trouble or whether in fact, his guests should take more personal responsibility with th
2020 Was the Year Women Banded Together to Take Over Rap
2020 Was the Year Women Banded Together to Take Over Rap
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Late into the evening of November 7, 2020, after four long, sleepless nights of ballot-counting and browser-refreshing, a huge crowd gathered outside the White House. Brandishing their You’re Fired placards, the overjoyed revelers came together to celebrate the tense, long-awaited announcement of Joe Biden’s presidential victory. In a year ravaged by lockdowns, police brutality, and an ongoing pandemic, these scenes were a moment of brief yet beautiful respite from political chaos. Fittingly, they were soundtracked by mass chants of the year’s most important track: WAP, the record-breaking collaboration between Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.