#eminem song 2015

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Warren G featuring Nate Dogg - Regulate 1994

Warren G is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ known for his role in West Coast rap's 1990s ascent. A pioneer of G-funk, he attained mainstream success with the 1994 single "Regulate". He significantly helped Snoop Dogg's career during the latter's beginnings, also introducing him to Dr. Dre, who later signed Snoop Dogg. After the success of "Regulate", American singer and rapper Nate Dogg became a fixture in the West Coast hip hop genre, regularly working with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Xzibit in the 1990s; his deep vocals became sought after for hooks, and he would expand to work with a larger variety of artists in the 2000s. As a featured artist, Nate charted 16 times on the Billboard Hot 100, and in 2003 reached number one via 50 Cent's "21 Questions". Nate Dogg also was notably featured on Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode" and Eminem's "'Till I Collapse" (poll #239). In 2015, Warren G released Regulate… G Funk Era, Part II, an EP featuring archived recordings of Nate Dogg, who died in 2011.

"Regulate" was released in the spring of 1994 as the first single on the soundtrack to the film Above the Rim and later Warren G's debut album, Regulate… G Funk Era. The album debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 in its opening week. The single spent 18 weeks in the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, with three weeks at number 2, and earned a Grammy nomination and a MTV Movie Award nomination. In 2017, "Regulate", certified platinum in 1994, went multi-platinum, propelled by digital downloads.

It employs a four-bar sample of the rhythm of Michael McDonald's song "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", and also samples "Sign of the Times" by Bob James and "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre. "Regulate" starts with a read introduction referencing dialogue from the 1988 film Young Guns.

"Regulate" received a total of 75,7% yes votes! Previous Warren G polls: #20 "Prince Igor".

[jdsgothwife]

Your blog makes me think a lot about music, and how I'm actually very disconnected from the music of the era my anachronistic displacement is focused on. I've never really been into MCR aside from my partner really liking them and showing me a few songs, for instance. I DO like some music associated with the teen scene of the 2000s, but fairly late - Falling in Reverse is my go-to teen music, but they formed in 2008 and released their last album I liked in 2015. Britney Spears and Eminem are more of the era, but not necessarily for "rawr means I love you in dinosaur" types like I associate with. And Mindless Self Indulgence is of the era and of those types, but strangely, don't seem to be well-loved by other 2000s bloggers I've seen, even before the sexual battery lawsuit. Instead, my main source of connection to the era, as I talked a bit about in a post recently, is through massive weeabooery. Even musically, I LOVE Smile.dk and other Europop bands that took on anime aesthetics. From fujoshi to OEL manga, 2000s internet Western otaku is my jam. So this is all a very long way of saying: Do you like anime?

Hi, Velvet!! Thanks so much for this ask, this is a really fun one!

Short answer: Yes, I love anime and 2000s otaku shit!

Long answer: I love Falling in Reverse, first of all! Weirdly enough, this seems to be a somewhat unpopular opinion. If you want some 2000s scene music recs, I absolutely have about a million recs. Also, let me just say that, as a total "rawr means I love you in dinosaur" type, I adore Eminem, haha. I love Mindless Self Indulgence to bits as well, while obviously not supporting them as people.

And yes, I adore the 2000s anime fujoshi yaoi paddle Vocaloid nightcore Lucky Star Smile.dk type of aesthetic. You might be familiar with it already, but this YouTube playlist I found years ago has sort of been a go-to for me when it comes to a scene anime old internet vibe.

Also also, this is only tangentially related, and I realize I'm always trying to get people to watch Final Destination 3, but it's SOOOO 2006 and there's an extremely hot emo couple and these bimbo girly best friends and not to be toooo annoying, Velvet, but I think you would love it.

[thekulturesquakes]

Hip-hop culture in 2024 has been marked by a surge in diss tracks and emerging artist rivalries. These unexpected conflicts, often ignited by scathing lyrical attacks, have captivated audiences and dominated music news cycles.

Megan Thee Stallion vs. Nicki Minaj: A Rap Feud between rappers Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj reportedly had more than a disagreement after Megan Thee Stallion released a song that not only dissed Nicki Minaj but also her husband Kenneth Petty. Megan was afraid to take swings at including her exes and rapper Drake. Nicki Minaj responded on a live stream, and later released a diss track called "Big Foot." Fans were divided on who came out on top in the feud, with many crowning Megan the winner.

Eminem vs. Benzino: A Rekindled Feud This March, Eminem allowed his longstanding feud with Benzino to reignite before blowing out the flame and ending the beef. Benzino, who has publicly dissed Eminem for years, took things a step further by expressing his dislike for the rapper on social media and dissing him. Eminem responded with a diss track, "Doomsday pt2," which garnered significant attention despite having the fewest views compared to his other diss tracks. Notably, Eminem reached number 10 on YouTube's trending list for a few days. Even before the diss track's release, many fans considered Eminem the winner of this round.

Chris Brown Vs Quavo: The beef between Chris Brown and Quavo stems from a love triangle. In 2017, rumors swirled that Quavo was dating Chris Brown's ex, Karrueche Tran after their on-again, off-again relationship ended in 2015. This sparked a feud that continued until 2024 when both artists exchanged diss tracks.

Drake Vs multiple artists: Drake found himself embroiled in a multi-faceted feud with several artists, many of whom were once friends or collaborators in the past. The tension stemmed from allegations of Drake's "sneak dissing" on other rappers. This sparked a wave of criticism, with artists like Metro Boomin, Future, Megan Thee Stallion, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Kanye West, and Kendrick Lamar all taking aim at Drake on various platforms. Drake responded with diss tracks of his own, including a leaked track titled "Pushups" and another one targeting Kendrick Lamar that featured AI-generated vocals of Snoop Dogg and Tupac.

The long-running feud between Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J. Cole has been a hot topic in hip-hop this year!

It all started when J. Cole and Drake released "First Person Shooter" claiming they were the best of the big three, seemingly aggravated, prompting him to take shots at both Drake and J. Cole on Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust you" album and song "Like that" despite having less than a minute on the song Kendrick stole the spotlight by having the most bars on the song.

J. Cole responded with a diss track called "7 Minute Drill" on his album "Might Delete Later," criticizing Kendrick for supposedly falling off. However, J. Cole later apologized and removed the song from streaming platforms.

Drake, on the other hand, doubled down with two diss tracks, "Pushups and Taylor Made," aimed at both Kendrick and other artists who criticized him.

Kendrick responded with his own diss track, "Euphoria," which racked up millions of views within 24 hours. He showcased his lyrical skills by turning every line into a bar, even using the song title as a hidden message.

He then released "6:16 in LA," mocking Drake's performance style and song titles. Fans speculated about hidden meanings behind the title itself once again, suspecting it to be at least 9 different easter eggs within only the song title itself.

The feud escalated further with Drake's "Family Matters," where he addressed allegations Kendrick made about him and made counter-accusations.

Kendrick countered with "Meet the Grahams" pushing even more controversial allegations about Drake's personal life and sending a message to each of his family members. Kendrick didn't stop there, however, he further pushed his agendas(allegations) by following up with "Not like us" which dominated YouTube for three weeks trending at number 1 and ranking up 59 million views.

Kendrick has once again come back to create earthquakes in the hip-hop world just like he has done in the past with his verse on "Control".

[thisaintascenereviews]

Lupe Fiasco - Samurai

I recently reviewed Eminem’s latest album, The Death Of Slim Shady, and to be blunt, it’s a bad album. It’s nothing but a 51-year-old man being a bully and constantly using slurs and offensive language to make himself feel better about never growing up and being as corny as he’s always been. I say all that because the sad reality is that for a lot of people, that’s the only rap album they’ll listen to all year. I’m not going to pretend that I’m a connoisseur of rap, but I listen to some every now and again. An album that caught my attention recently, literally a week or so before Em’s new dumpster fire came out, was the new Lupe Fiasco album, Samurai, and I would recommend this album a thousand times more than The Death Of Slim Shady.

I’ve been a fan of Lupe for a long time now, ever since I listened to him in 2015 when Tetsuo & Youth came out, although he’s been around for much longer than that. His career is weirdly opposite that of Eminem’s, and part of why I wanted to mention his new album, because while Eminem is still really popular, the majority of the underground really doesn’t care about him, whereas the mainstream doesn’t care much about Lupe anymore (not really his doing, though, unfortunately), he thrives in the underground. Lupe Fiasco is an incredibly talented, ambitious, and visionary rapper that can also sing really well, and has a lot of lyrics that are socially aware and/or deeper than you’d expect.

I don’t usually like a lot of pretentious and self-indulgent music, whether it’s rap, rock, or whatever it may be, but Lupe’s music has always been a great mix of unique and accessible. Despite his flows being spitfire, and his lyrics having a lot of meaning behind them, there are some great hooks within the tracks. Samurai is the first time I’ve listened to him since 2017, but this album caught my attention for two key reasons — it’s only a half hour long, and it’s a loose concept album about Amy Winehouse being what she called a “samurai battle rapper.” She said something to her longtime producer in a documentary about her that she was writing music that made her feel like that, and Lupe ran with it, resulting in this.

You don’t necessarily need to know this is a concept album, though, because it’s incredibly loose. What you do need to know, however, is that this album is one of the best albums of the year, and if you listen to one rap album this year, make it this one. This record is a half hour burst of some energetic, catchy, and fun jazz-rap that’s also poignant and well-written. It just shows yet again that Lupe is one of the most talented and versatile rappers, even almost 20 years after his debut. It may not change the game in any way, shape, or form, but not all albums need to. If anything, this just cements his status as a legend, and he isn’t relying on a tired and dated shtick to remain relevant.

At only a half hour, it breezes by, but I want to listen to it again as soon as it’s over, because of its replay factor. Songs like the title track, “Cake,” and “No. 1 Headband” are so much fun, and show off his voice nicely. Lupe’s the first rapper I think of who can “rap fast,” but also be good, as well as refrain from being pretentious and self-indulgent. He also just showcases his lyrical dexterity, too; he can switch his flow at a moment’s notice, whether it’s to another style or a sung hook, and he sounds great. The hooks on here shouldn’t be understated, they’re really good. His sense of melody hasn’t been lost, either, but his knack for being accessible and catchy, just as much as being able to rap in a spitfire way, is just as important.

This record is easily in my top five of the year; I’ll find a handful of records every year that I can’t stop listening to, and this is one of them. It’s just been on rotation constantly, but it’s so catchy, fun, and energetic. There’s just so much to love within this record, and I can’t get enough of it. Like I said, if you listen to one rap album this year, make it this one. Samurai is a killer album, despite its crazy concept, but the concept doesn’t quite matter, since it doesn’t directly tie into the album, anyway, so you can listen to it without knowing anything about it. It still holds up, regardless, but it’s absolutely fantastic in every single way.

[throne-for-queens]

Summer 2018 + 12/2018-05/2019 he was just ✨Gl0wiNg💖 from the inside and it shined outside. In The Justin Bieber Big Tour with Young Thug he was handsome like never before.

I know the beef happened and he went crazy with the number of hook ups and the drugs but still, at least one single thing must have been sooo right in his private life cause he was looking fiineee. I think a similar thing happened around 2013, he was glowing despite the lifestyle going wilder and crazier the whole year but soon after (mid-2014 -2015) he looked absolutely broken, probably the lowest we have ever seen him. Something about his aura during these two times that was lacking after.

Some of that magic must have been also reflected in TTMD album sound and main topics too (not the era and last addition songs tho, during that time he looked like he had the lifed sucked out of him and I doubt it was the lockdown).

I think that even though the beef effected him, it was a rap beef at the end of the day. Despite all the hate, he was getting props from a lot of industry people for having the courage to respond to eminem. I mean Charlemagne and joe Budden had entire podcast discussing who won the beef. Everyone had something to say about it. Colson was also going through losing his father and friends, so he was in a very dark place and I think the people who were trying to fight him over the beef in real life really added to the fire.

I also think that HD is where his relationship with drugs was coming to a head, because he was just so dang lonely. Which explains the spiralling with Chantel. One moment he was posting an insta story crying and the next he was telling her I love you in another insta story. Whole thing was very confusing.

He was also working out a lot more during HD. He had more muscle on him and you can tell from old live performances. I think during this era he wanted to prove something, so perhaps that's why he seemed hotter and dominant.

I'm sure he doesn't feel the same now so he's more lax. During TTMD and MS, I think he was still searching for himself and was going through a lot of emotions, maybe thats why he looked so drastically different

[klarawouldrather]

Falling In Reverse's Watch The World Burn

Just an hour ago Falling In Reverse released their new single Watch The World Burn, alongside a killer videoclip. Ronnie Radke has said in the past that he doesn't like when bands anticipate their new releases, it takes forever and there is no joy or surprise in it.; he prefers just dropping new shit out of the blue when people aren't expecting it, and this time was one of them. I think it is safe to say we all agree with him.

This new song is perfectly coherent in sound and theme with their last two singles released in 2022: ZOMBIFIED, and Voices In My Head. Falling In Reverse have found the best sound for this new epoch, displayed for the first time in their hit Popular Monster, and Ronnie Radke has perfected the mix of the vocals and the song in general. I'm specially a fan of his pronunciation during the harder parts of the song, where he opens a lot the vowels. It is pure sound quality, can't get any better than this.

The structure of the song is pretty much the same one that their 2022 singles have, starting with a Trap intro, altho this time way longer than what one would expect -over a minute and a half-, but it fits perfectly. Then it follows into a short fast Rap section heavily inspired in Eminem (the main rapper Ronnie Radke draws inspiration from) going way faster than, again, one would expect. Finally it builds up and breaks into the modern Falling In Reverse metal sound.

I was beginning to think we weren't gonna hear from their new lead guitarist Max Georgiev; but we do atho not much, only some sweet sweep picking arpeggios. This is the first release of the band he participates in so the project was already cooked before he joined anyways. He fits perfectly in the band replacing Jacky Vincent who went on to focus on his amazing Neo Power Metal project Cry Venom. Both Jacky Vincent and Max Georgiev have a virtuoso classical and symphonic inspired playing style, the later having a beautiful album of classical guitar pieces called Exorcism Chapter One. The two current members of the band listed as co-composers are the also lead guitarist Christian Thompson (who joined Falling in Reverse in 2015 participating in Just Like You and Coming Home) and the bassist and backing and lead vocalist Tyler Burgess. We can also see in the videoclip one of the best drummers of the music scene, Luke Holland. He is not a permanent member of Falling In Reverse, but he's been participating with the band for over two years now.

During the metal part of the track Ronnie Radke builds up and climaxes in a harmonized high note just like in Voices In My Head, and the drop that follows frankly sounds the same as the one in that song. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is clear that these three singles are sisters just as the trilogy Losing My Mind / Losing My Life / Drugs. It is expected that two other songs will join Voices in my head, Zombified, and Watch The World Burn, in a 5 songs EP titled Neon Zombie to be released this year 2023.

The videoclip is full of pop culture references, with warlike imagery and the same concept of Ronnie Radke being some kind of destructive force in a wooden closed space, this time a church, just like as we see in the single that cemented their contemporary sound Popular Monster. I gotta say, my favourite videoclip of the ones in this development arch is Voices In My Head, but this one is specially epic and powerful just as the song is.

Thematically it feels like a synthesis of the other two songs of this afromentioned sisterhood of singles, it literally opens with "I got voices in my head again". Talks about trauma, needing therapy, depression, and aggressiveness like in Voices In My Head; and about being criticized and how supposedly "Nowadays everybody’s so sensitive" like in ZOMBIFIED.

Now this last faulty idea is based on a talking point of the hegemonic media and buffoons of the dominant class that aims to spread fearmongery about an imaginary cancel culture, like it is shit on the walls of a public bathroom. It is a shame that such a talented musician has fallen into this discursive tomfoolery: no Ronnie, teens on the internet are not coming for you, you can still choose to be a bigot on the internet if you so choose, people being called out on transphobia on twitter is not literally 1984, it is the bare minimum of accountability. It seems to me that victims that bite into this ideological trap are the ones with the thinner skin, thinking we are zombied cuz we don't tolerate bullshit.

Still, Watch The World Burn is one hell of a song that even copying aspects of their other two last singles, feels unique and full of personality. Falling In Reverse does not fail to deliver.

Grade: 9/10

XOXO

[music-moon]

My most played albums released in the year 2002:

Eminem - The Eminem Show

Christina Aguilera - Stripped

Norah Jones - Come Away with Me

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head

Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet

Jason Mraz - Waiting for My Rocket to Come

Bright Eyes - LIFTED Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground

Avril Lavigne - Let Go

Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane

Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way

Data from last.fm + pythfm.

2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 / 2024

[rainknow]

21 & 24 🩷

21. three songs of your childhood

ooo I have a playlist full of nostalgic songs, let's see

where is the love by the black eyed peas

love the way you lie by Rihanna and Eminem

can't sleep love by Pentatonix (does 2015 count as my childhood?)

24. three favourite old songs

slow motion by akina nakamori (I become fluent in Japanese with this one)

human behavior by björk

fairy of shampoo by light & salt

[cyarskaren52]

How bad do you have to be when even the cast of glee (a jukebox musical tv series that lasted six seasons from 2009 to 2015 that you either loved, hated, or hate watched) doesn’t like your new song if you can call it that and they don’t even have to say who they’re talking about but everyone else knows based on the timing

even Mr. schue rapping was better than that Bigfoot mess. And let’s just say, Eminem (or any other white rapper you can think of I.e Mac Miller, g-eazy, vanilla ice, jack Harlow, etc) he’s not. Heck even Tom Macdonald is a better rapper than mr schue , and his music is worse (unless you’re a trump loving conservative who loves this kind of music because artists like Garth brooks and rage against the machine are “too woke “ for them, their words not mine)

Nicki if you were the stock market you’d be going down 📉

[dustedmagazine]

HBK x Payroll Giovanni — Kid & Pay (Bylug Ent)

Two former bandmates join efforts for a comeback album which promises very little. It sparks the energy between them, though not enough to pull the whole tape through.

The Detroit MCs HBK and Payroll Giovanni made their names in the mid-2010s as part of the Doughboyz Cashout band, probably the biggest thing to come out of Michigan rap scene since Eminem. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every single Michigan street artist was influenced by them to some degree. Kid and Pay parted and both fell off, only in a different manner. HBK has never been a big talent, and outside of the group he was lost in the crowd of other rappers. Payroll, on the other hand, has had a stunning career, being on the top of his game just two to three years ago. Then he slipped in a lazy mode, playing a Mafia boss role. His persona was getting grander and grander, but the lyrics on every song were kind of the same, drowning in bombastic production.

The first four songs on Kid & Pay hit the right note, as if they were actually recorded in 2015 and only now have seen the light. Payroll even found the producers who could imitate the beats that became the trademark of Doughboyz Cashout. HBK and Payroll Giovanni on “Kid & Pay,” “Black & Platinums,” “Money & Motion” revive the spirit of the mid-2010s rap. Payroll finally sounds like he left his palace and is back on the street, hungry again, with HBK in his best shape since his golden days in the group. Payroll shakes his Mob boss lazy flow off and sounds scary: “Come at me and I’ll have you nap in the casket” (“Money & Motion.”)

For the first third of the CD, Kid and Pay trade bars with no additional help, and it works. Then the tape changes direction, and the rest of it sounds like a late solo Payroll album, with HBK as a sidekick. Pay dons his Mafia suit back, brings female choruses almost on every track. The production is grandiose again, and none of the songs are different from what Payroll has been doing for the last two years.

Kid & Pay will still have some appeal as a nostalgia piece for those fans who are stuck in the past and want Doughboyz Cashout back, if only for half an hour.

Ray Garraty

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Dido - Thank You 1998

"Thank You" is a song written and performed by English singer-songwriter Dido. The song made its first appearance in 1998 on the soundtrack of the movie Sliding Doors (as did poll #28). It was later included on Dido's 1999 debut album No Angel, and was released as a single in September 2000. The same year, American rapper Eminem sampled the track for his hit single "Stan", which helped propel "Thank You" and No Angel to mainstream success.

Following the success of "Stan" in Australia and the UK, where it hit number one, No Angel was finally distributed in other markets outside North America in late 2000. No Angel rose to the top of the Australian albums chart on its sixth week, dethroning The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem. By 2003, No Angel had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, and was the second best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. As of 2015, No Angel was the 27th best-selling album in UK chart history. In 2019 it was listed the ninth best-selling album of the 21st century in the UK. It was also among ten albums nominated for the best British album of the previous 30 years by the Brit Awards in 2010, ultimately losing to (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis.

"Thank You" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and held that spot for three weeks, and became Dido's first and only top-10 single in the US. It was one of the biggest sleeper hits of the year, debuting in January and remaining on the chart until the end of September. It spent 40 weeks on the chart, and in November Billboard published that "Thank You" finished as the seventh biggest song of the year. Additionally, the song reached number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary, Adult Top 40, and Dance Club Play charts. In the UK, "Thank You" reached number three, becoming the singer's third top-five single in the UK.

The song was produced by Dido and her brother Rollo, from the band Faithless (poll #109).

"Thank You" received a total of 85,5% yes votes!

[cyarskj1899]

I sing this all the time. Michigan winters especially Detroit,Michigan winters ain’t no joke

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"It's So Cold in the D" turns 15 — the truth behind the accidental Detroit anthem we can't stop singing

By WWJ Newsroom

January 20, 20234:56 pm

DETROIT (WWJ) -- When it comes to Detroit artists who have made an impact on music and culture, there are truly too many to name.

But there’s one local rapper that Metro Detroiters quote regularly — especially during the winter months — who has never really gotten her due.

We’re talking about T-Baby, who had a massive viral hit 15 years ago this month with her now-iconic song, “It’s So Cold in the D.”

And if you tell us you didn’t just sing the hook as you read that — we don’t believe you.

The unbelievably catchy and quotable song was originally penned as a tribute to T-Baby’s late friend Mason Graham, who was fatally shot while trying to break up a fight at Universal Coney Island on Detroit’s east side in 2006.

The music video, was made with a shoe-string budget of just $300, hit YouTube in January of 2008, and went on to rack up an impressive 11 million views.

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In the years that followed, variations of the “It’s So Cold in the D” catchphrase have been included in tracks such as Eminem’s “Detroit vs. Everybody” and Big Sean’s “Story by Snoop Lion,” and the song has been performed in-concert by the likes of New Kids on the Block and Usher during tour stops in Detroit.

"It's So Cold in the D" received new life in 2011 when it was included in an episode of MTV’s “Beavis and Butthead” reboot, and the resurgence later resulted in a 2015 remix of the song (though nothing beats the original.)

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But even with all of its popularity, T-Baby says she received so much online hate after releasing the tribute — which she intended to be a commentary on violence in the city — she took an extended hiatus from YouTube and music to avoid the negativity.

Additionally, the rapper and artist, who grew up Latonya Myles on Detroit’s east side, has never really been given much in the way of compensation or credit for her original song.

Most artists who perform or reference it do so without permission, and despite holding a copyright on the “It’s So Cold in the D” phrase, it often appears on t-shirts, mugs and even candles with little to no money going back to T-Baby.

Though she has continued to have a social media presence and create music through the years, T-Baby says she still keeps mainly to herself, and doesn’t put a lot of trust in others.

But regardless of how people feel about the song itself, T-Baby created something that most artists have a difficult time achieving: staying power.

The song is now used on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, meaning a whole new generation is discovering the viral hit.

In another 15 years, you can bet that on a freezing winter day, Detroiters will still be turning to one another and uttering the phrase, “It’s so cold in the D.”

But if we don't start to give T-Baby the credit she deserves right now...well, there's really nothing colder than that.

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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗛𝗼𝗱𝗴𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝗱𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗔 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿

Hodgy Beats, also known as Hodgy, is an American rapper, record producer and music video director. He is best known for being a founding member of the hip hop collective Odd Future, along with Tyler, the Creator, Left Brain, Matt Martians, Jasper Dolphin and Casey Veggies. Hodgy makes alternative hip hop music that is often dark, rebellious and profane. His major influences include MF DOOM, Nas, Eminem and N.E.R.D. He was introduced to music at a young age by his mother, who played reggae and R&B records in their home. He started rapping when he was nine years old and recorded his first song when he was 14. Before joining Odd Future, he was part of a group called Urban Natives with his friends from high school.

Hodgy met Tyler, the Creator online through a mutual friend in 2006. They bonded over their love of skateboarding and music and decided to form Odd Future with other like-minded artists. Hodgy was the first member of Odd Future to release a solo project, The Dena Tape, in 2009. He was also part of the duo MellowHype with Left Brain, who produced most of his beats. MellowHype released four albums: YelloWhite, BlackenedWhite, Numbers and INSA. Hodgy was also part of MellowHigh with Left Brain and Domo Genesis. Hodgy was close friends with Tyler, the Creator and Earl Sweatshirt in Odd Future. They often collaborated on songs and performed together on stage.

However, Hodgy's career did not reach the same level of success as some of his peers in Odd Future. While Tyler, the Creator, Earl Sweatshirt and Frank Ocean became critically acclaimed and commercially successful artists, Hodgy struggled to find his own identity and direction as a solo artist. He also faced personal issues such as drug addiction, depression and fatherhood. He felt neglected and betrayed by Tyler, the Creator, who he accused of being selfish and abandoning Odd Future. He also had conflicts with other members of the group such as Domo Genesis and Mike G. He expressed his frustration and anger in several songs and interviews.

The highest level of Hodgy's success was probably when he performed with Odd Future at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. He joined Tyler, the Creator on stage for his performance of "Yonkers" and jumped on top of a piano while wearing a ski mask. The performance was controversial and memorable and helped Odd Future gain more exposure and recognition.

Hodgy has been working on his solo career since 2015. He released his debut album Fireplace: TheNotTheOtherSide in 2016, which received positive reviews from critics. He also released several EPs such as Untitled EP, Untitled 2 EP and They Watchin' LoFi Series 1. In 2022, he released a single called "Into Someone" and announced an upcoming project called Entitled, which came out on May 20th under the name Hodgy. He also formed a group called HA with producer Alvin Risk in 2018.

Hodgy has also reconciled with some of his former Odd Future members. He apologized to Tyler, the Creator for his past comments and praised his album Igor in 2019. He also reunited with Earl Sweatshirt on stage at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in 2019. He said that he still considers Odd Future as his family and that he is proud of their achievements.

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Is MGK proud of Cleveland? 

When I first heard the words “music scene”, the only thing I could think of was a music video where people performed for a specific song. However, a music scene is way more than that; a music scene is any kind of community surrounding music. For this piece, I will be writing about none other than Machine Gun Kelly because I find his story fascinating. 

Being that I am from Michigan, you would think that I am a huge fan of Eminem, who’s from Detroit. He’s a single dad (now in his 50’s) who made it out of a midwest town by rapping. While it’s all interesting, he seems more prevalent in people older than I, such as my brother’s, who would download all of his music on the new Apple Ipod Nano’s. That is why I chose MGK, he’s also a ( technically) single dad who grew up in the midwest, though, Cleveland not Detroit, selling mixtapes to start his career. 

Cleveland has had some pretty famous songs from relevant people as well, which is pretty cool that MGK got to sort of be in their shoes. I found it interesting that there was good relevant music such as

All By Myself by Eric Carmen in 1970

Such a Fool by The Rubber City Rebels in 1977

and Day n Nite by Kid Cudi in 2008

Most of these songs are so well known and I honestly would not have known that they came from Cleveland if I had not researched. I think that it is really cool to learn something new as well, especially to  

Furthermore, the website I was reading through had included MGK’s song Til I Die (2015) as a song that should be seen as Cleveland proud. I agree with their statement because one, in the beginning of the music video it says he never stops repping Cleveland; he’s got tattoos that represent the city and he always reps Cleveland on stage. In addition, the lyrics show how proud he is to part of his city as well. 

Catch me on Lee, up at Sharks eating

Whippin' with the hot sauce like I'm street leaguin', And1 though

On the porch getting cut though

On first block with the blunt rolled, me and Dub-O

My city, my city

Been turned up from the jump tho

Bitch, I'm from The Land, 'til I die ('Til I die), 'til I die

On the East Side 'til I die ('Til I die), 'til I die

The only reason I truly know this is because it stuck with me after watching the Hulu documentary, Life in Pink (about MGK), that Lee is a street he was often on and Sharks was a local restaurant. So, with that knowledge it is safe to assume that MGK really cares about his city and is proud to call it his home. For me personally, when I went to the concert, you could tell he was just so vulnerable and emotional that he made it in his hometown, which again, supports my statement that Machine Gun Kelly is  proud to be from Cleveland. 

As my final remarks, I would like to say that the Cleveland music scene is pretty cool, a lot of good artists and people have come from there. While it may not be New York City, the love for the city and pride shown can be seen throughout many artists. I am glad I got to read about the city’s past, but even more happy I get to listen to a musician who recognizes their past. 

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Kanye West's Net Worth In 2022: Ye Is No Longer A Billionaire

April 3, 2022

Until recently, almost everything Kanye West touched turned to gold. Ye hit the top of the charts like clockwork, sold out arenas in minutes, and made shoes like nothing anyone has seen before with huge price tags. All of his accomplishments once made him not only a pioneer in several industries but along with a very wealthy entertainer.

But all that came crashing down when West began making controversial public statements, many of which were filled with hate speech towards Black and Jewish communities. He was dropped by the talent agency CAA and lost lucrative partnerships with fashion houses like Balenciaga. On Oct. 25, after many weeks of public outcry, German sportswear company Adidas officially terminated their contract with his Yeezy brand, putting a large dent in his previous ten-figure net worth. Later the same day, Gap announced that they are taking “immediate steps” to remove Yeezy products from their stores. 

Let’s take a look at how the artist amassed a net worth into the billions before losing a significant portion of it.

5 Ways Kanye West Makes His Money

1. Music

West’s forays into the apparel industry were the primary reason for his previous multi-billion dollar net worth, but it all started with the music. The rapper and designer rank among the bestselling and most successful artists ever when looking at critical acclaim and sales.

When his oft-delayed full-length Donda arrived, West scored his milestone tenth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, becoming just the seventh musician in U.S. history to reach that mark. In doing so, he joined a club that includes Eminem, The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, and frequent collaborator Jay-Z, with whom he shares one of his chart-toppers. On the Hot 100 in America, West has landed four No. 1s, 20 top 10s, and 135 appearances on the list, the fifth-most of all time.

Throughout his career, West has shifted certified 25.5 millionalbums in the U.S. and 124 million singles, the fifth-most among all artists in history. That figure expands to an estimated 140 million songs moved throughout the world. A 22-time Grammy winner (out of 75 nominations), West is tied for the tenth-most trophies among all artists, as well as the second-most among rappers, coming in behind only Jay-Z by one award.

In 2020, the Valentiam Group valued West’s music catalog at $110.5 million.

2. Music Businesses

West launched his record label GOOD Music, which stands for Getting Out Our Dreams, in 2005. In the nearly 20 years the company has been in business, albums from label signees John Legend, Common, Kid Cudi, Pusha T, and Big Sean have all performed well sales-wise.

In March 2015, West was one of 16 famous figures who appeared during a press conference for the launch of the new streaming service Tidal. He stood alongside Nicki Minaj, Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Jason Aldean, Madonna, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Jay-Z, who was the business mastermind behind the event. West was named as a co-owner, and despite the inclusion of many of the most popular musicians in the business, Tidal never became as popular as competitors like Apple Music or Spotify. In 2017, West left the firm, claiming he was owed at least $3 million.

3. Touring

West has headlined half a dozen tours throughout his career, racking up combined grosses of more than $190 million. He has also opened for Usher, U2, and The Rolling Stones, with the last two treks wrapping as some of the highest-earning of all time. The rapper warmed up the crowd for U2, whose Vertigo Tour brought in $389 million. After he finished that run of shows, he joined The Rolling Stones, whose A Bigger Bang venture earned $558 million at the box office.

The “Hurricane” rapper has also played the occasional private concert, earning millions for doing so. It was reported that in 2011 West and Jay-Z flew to Dubai to perform for a sheikh’s family, for which they were reportedly paid $6 million. On his own, the hip-hop musician also took home $3 million for signing on to be the entertainment at the 2013 wedding of the grandson of then-Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

While he hasn’t embarked on a proper tour of his own since 2016’s The Saint Pablo Tour, West has still managed to sell tens of thousands of tickets to a handful of live events. Throughout the summer of 2021, West played his new album Donda for crowds in Atlanta and Chicago, with fans paying to listen to something that wasn’t even done yet. In past years, he’s also brought his religious group Sunday Service to a handful of shows, which fans could buy tickets for.

4. Shoes

The vast majority of West’s net worth comes from his success as a shoe designer. He got his start creating footwear for Nike, and with the sportswear brand, he crafted three bestselling products before their partnership ended. West saw how well his creations were selling and he wanted to earn royalties, but the clothing giant wasn’t willing to relent, and thus he broke off the deal. West has also designed shoes for companies like Louis Vuitton, Giuseppe Zanotti, and Bape.

West continued making money when he jumped ship from Nike and went over to Adidas, where he remained until Oct. 25 when the company officially cut ties after his anti-Jewish remarks. His Yeezy brand was a financial success for the two with Forbesreporting that Adidas attributed 4-8% of their overall sales to the partnership. Every time the company announced a new item, it was known to sell out instantly. In fact, the first pair to be released by West and Adidas, known as the Yeezy Boost 750, was limited to just 9,000 pairs, and they sold out in 10 minutes.

The rapper has released at least a dozen different shoe designs with Adidas, which offered him royalties, unlike Nike. In 2019, the Yeezy line reportedly raked in $1.3 billion in revenue for Adidas, with West personally pocketing about $147 million of that. In 2020, that number jumped to $1.7 billion for the brand, while he earned another $191 million in royalties. 

When Adidas walked away in 2022, it was estimated that this partnership made up $1.5 billionof West’s net worth.

5. Clothing

Around the time he jumped into designing shoes, West also created a clothing line he called DW Kanye West. His debut line was criticized by journalists in the space, though he pushed forward to create more. While reviews did get better, the project didn’t last very long.

In 2020, West signed a decade-long deal with Gap to bring his unique style and the Yeezy name(which he still owns despite his working with Adidas for so many years) to the American chain of stores in association with Spanish luxury fashion brand Balenciaga. The first item to emerge from the partnership was a puffy jacket that sold for $200 in pre-orders, while later merchandising drops appeared in large trash bags in stores to much controversy. 

An early estimate stated that West’s line with Gap brought in as much as $1 billion in incremental sales in its first year, but Gap and Balenciaga both also terminated their partnerships with West in September and October, respectively. It is believed that $970 million of West’s fortune could be attributed to the Gap deal.

What Is Kanye West’s Net Worth?

$400 MILLION

Forbes previously estimated West’s net worth at $1.8 billion as of April 3, 2022, while West claimed during a 2022 interview with Hollywood Unlocked that he was worth $10 billion. In 2021, Billboard pegged his net worth at $6.6 billion, so the range of what experts believed the hip-hop staple was worth previously varied widely. But with his recent controversies, West’s net worth has plummeted to $400 million.

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The west coast isn't going to save you this time: Drakes rhetoric strategy during the beef (part 2/?)

So i hate Taylor Made Freestyle as a song but i respect it as a diss. It's one of Drakes better disses and has a important function in his original rhetoric strategy. It also cuts closer to Kendricks persona.

Let's remember Push Ups. In Push Ups Drake painted Kendrick as a small, lonley man who gets abused and extorted by the people around him, a dancing monkey with no real integrity or power. Kendrick stands alone without his former label backing him and now he's ready to be taken down. TMF introduces a short response time into the beef as another measure to see who won. So lets see again how Drake wants this battle judged: Numbers, Money, Gossip and response time. He also posits that Kendrick has to win decisively - or the win won't count. (SN: looking at Drakes strategy really shows again and again how scared he is of Kendrick - i will die on the hill that Drake didn't really wanted to do this open battle and had to after Cole apologized)

But TMF has another function: it's supposed to cut Kendrick off from everything that can give him power. It's supposed to cut Kendrick off from the west coast.

Let me explain.

So why does Drake use 2Pac? Well this once again serves multiple functions:

It makes fun of Kendricks 2Pac obsession. Kendrick "asked" 2Pac for advice in TPAP, he has a story how Pac came to him in a dream once, people say he's the reincarnation of Pac etc. ... So it kinda makes sense to advice scared little Kendrick with his greatest hero.

It also once again posits that Kendrick couldn't possibly be special - just look how short he is - that can't be manly man's 2Pacs heir, that can't be a gangster!

It sends the strong message: 2pac isn't going to save you.

It also tries to defuse the 3 biggest angles Kendrick could have on Drake: the pdf-file allegations, Drake the weak light skinned Canadian and Drake "the bitch" who is feminine

He than proceeds to call Kendrick feminine (in some language that sounds a little transphobic to me: It was me and Snoop Dogg, had my fuckin' shirt off in the House of Blues K, you gotta fuck this nigga girl, he gotta get abused also another weirdly sexual line towards Kendrick: Kendrick is a girl and weak; cant take his shirt of because ? he has boobs? because he doesn't have any gang tatoos? , and if he doesn't answer Drake's gonna fuck him/abuse him? Do you see what i mean?)

it also is supposed to show: i have the right to use 2Pac as much as you - YOU.ARE.NOT.SPECIAL

And Snoop?

Snoop stands for the real gangster rappers you know the real men (TM) who are not impressed by Kendricks weakness while they are impressed by Drakes strength

Snoop crowned Kendrick the King of the Westcoast (together with Dre, Game, and I think Eminem) -> this was the acolade Kendrick had before he met Drake. It's the strongest counter to "I made you who you are" and needs to be dismantled if Drake wants to win against Kendrick. Because even if he wins by his own measures the west would stand behind Kendrick. (SN: i will put my conspiracy hat on for a second and reach a bit: Remember how Dr. Dre's Compton was full of subliminal disses towards Drake after Drake made the 100 video with Game -> you could read this as the west coast very decisevly standing behind Kendrick in 2015 but you don't have to). So Drake says that you can only be the King of the West if you are a Gangster/Tough guy. But Kendrick is a weak little guy who only seems tough because he leeches of the real Gangsters

By saying Unc' to Snoop (who calls Kendrick nephew and doubts him) Drake affirms his relationship to Snoop which is based on mutual respect and being a gangster. Because Drake is a real Man (TM)

And Taylor Swift?

There is one last powerful ally to Kendrick and that is Taylor Swift.

so this is a bit more conspiratorial but: Taylor has expressed admiration for Kendrick; their producers are in a band together, he was seen at least once on one of her parties, and they collaborated twice. Drake wants to drive a wedge between Kendrick and Taylor - She is his new Top (sexual and buisness wise)

Kendrick is scared of her.

It's all "Nininini a girl is giving you orders nininini" and than it falls flat because Drake tries to position himself as a real man who respects a fellow gangster and who would bow down to her. this is btw the first time Drake destroys his own diss by giving us to conflicting images: is Taylor a girl and Kendrick a little weakling for listening to her or is she a gangster and so it's okay for Kendrick to respect her? Are we supposed to think that Kendrick is scared of her numbers? but Kendrick doesn't care about that?

what this is supposed to do is provoke Kendrick into making a fast dumb response were he allianates Taylor Swift and draws the ire of her fans and of herself. Thats my best guess.

So here it is the TLDR: TMF is supposed to isolate KEndrick from all his allies and leave him alone with the weak PGlang. it posits that only strong gangster deserve respect and tries to make Kendrick into Meek Mill 02.

And it fucking blows up into Drakes face immediatly:

Kendrick ignores him and moves in his own time. He will take 2pacs advice. In "Not like us" he calls Drake a pussy, a PDF-File, and an outsider. It will be devastating.

The 2pac estate openly allies themselves with Kendrick and says in no uncertain terms that 2pac is for Kendrick and not for Drake.

Snoop refuses to comment but makes light on the whole affair. (BTW i doubt that he would've collaborated on this song for money. I think that's something you don't do on the Westcoast unless you also want to diss that person.)

And Taylor Swift lends her producer.

And a lot of people in the west coast saw this song as a sign of disrespect towards 2Pac. And even if they were neutral before they now sided with Kendrick. Because maybe you can disrespect Kendrick. But you don't disrespect 2pac. BUT: that also increased the pressure on Kendrick to respond. So maybe that was a good thing?

And one last thing: This diss says more about how Drake sees the world than how Kendrick sees it: KEndrick isn't the boogeyman because he's a gangster - he's the boogeyman because he can rap better than anyone else. That's his persona. His persona is the smart lyrical guy with lots of emotions and a strong message. Saying he's soft and nice doesn't do anything to this image. What you mean the guy who made a whole album how his wife made him go to therapy doesn't mind being seen as soft, and doesn't mind when women tell him what to do? Wow! Tell me more!