50 Cent’s sophomore album, The Massacre, celebrates its 15th anniversary on March 3. But according to producer Scott Storch, the instrumental for the album’s biggest single almost went to one of 50’s biggest rivals.
13.02.2020 - 18:26 / genius.com
2Pac’s double album, All Eyez on Me, celebrates its 24th anniversary on February 13 and remains one of the best-selling rap records ever, having been certified Diamond. The hugely popular album has also proved lucrative for frequent 2Pac collaborator Daz Dillinger.
As DJ Booth points out, the West Coast veteran shared on Instagram in June 2016 that he earns roughly $200,000 per quarter in publishing royalties from when his songs are played in commercials, on the radio, or used in film or
50 Cent’s sophomore album, The Massacre, celebrates its 15th anniversary on March 3. But according to producer Scott Storch, the instrumental for the album’s biggest single almost went to one of 50’s biggest rivals.
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If you were on the internet during the last stretches of 2018, you might remember the frenzy surrounding Tumblr’s “adult content” ban. Netizens collectively bemoaned the supposed end of the site, and The Verge later reported that it lost 30 percent of its traffic by early 2019. Naturally, Tumblr regulars had a meme to send off the porn-friendly version of Tumblr: “Fingers in His Ass.”
Earlier this year, Talib Kweli had producer Zaytoven stop by his People’s Party podcast to talk about working with the likes of Gucci Mane and Migos, how cutting hair helped him get into producing, and the influence of the church on his music. One of the interview’s highlights was when Zaytoven recounted the making of his breakout hit, Gucci Mane’s “Icy” featuring Jeezy.
Kanye West’s seminal album, The College Dropout, turned 16 years old last week. The rapper was already well-known in the music industry for his work with rappers like JAY-Z, but the album marked Kanye’s first true artistic statement as a solo artist. The College Dropout went through several iterations before its 2004 release, and back in 2016, his frequent collaborator Consequence shared an early, handwritten version of the tracklist:
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Today is the 11th anniversary of Drake’s career-defining mixtape, So Far Gone. The Toronto rapper’s close collaborator, Noah “40” Shebib, served as the co-executive producer of the project (along with Boi-1da), using Kanye West’s recently released 808s & Heartbreak as one of his blueprints to craft its moody, atmospheric sound. In a 2010 Vibe interview, 40 revealed that Kanye took notice of his influence on SFG.
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