Monday, December 2, 2019
@TheRReport1 High School Athlete of the Week: Amaree McGriff
@TheRReport1 High School Female Athlete of the Week: Tynasia Sirmans
Lil Wayne Enters The Cannabis Business
It's official. Lil Wayne has entered the cannabis industry.
On Monday (Dec. 2), Weezy hit up his Instagram account to announce his latest business venture, GKUA Ultra Premium. The photo shows Tunechi smoking a pre-rolled joint full of his new marijuana brand.
"IT’S THAT GKUA Ultra Premium @gkuaofficial #thatgkua #myweed," Lil Wayne wrote in his caption.
The cannabis brand's official website promises that Wayne's bud will give you the "best high of your life." Every pre-roll joint and CBD/THC vape cartridge made "from the finest cannabis" has Tunechi's seal of approval.
"Lil Wayne, artistic giant and connoisseur of cannabis, has created the ultimate cannabis brand, GKUA Ultra Premium. Produced from the finest cannabis, GKUA Ultra Premium products are Lil Wayne tasted and approved. Lil Wayne provides inspiration to millions of people and now, he is delivering it in one more form, the best high of your life. Whether you’re a budding connoisseur or new to the scene, you’re invited to the party," the official website writes.
Lil Wayne has invested in a few business ventures over the years like his Trukfit clothing line. He's also teamed up with Bumbu Rum. For an October edition of the brand's Bumbu Room, which is a show that allows artists to speak on any number of things, Wayne admitted that all of his songs are technically unfinished.
"Staying up to work too long and not ever being finished with whatever I started, whatever song I'm doing—not ever being finished in the studio," he says. "Every song that I ever put out was unfinished."
Check out Lil Wayne's new cannabis brand below.
Trippie Redd's "A Love Letter to You 4" Debuts at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart
Trippie Redd has reached a major milestone in his career after notching his first No. 1 album. The former XXL Freshman's latest release, A Love Letter to You 4, has topped the Billboard 200 chart.
Trippie's new LP was able to move 104,000 units. Of that total, 14,000 came from traditional album sales, reports Billboard on Sunday (Dec. 1). The new project also raked in 125 million on-demand streams.
Trippie celebrated his accomplishment on Instagram. Acknowledging the feat in separate posts, he commented, "#1" and "love you guys."
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A Love Letter to You 4 is the rapper's third release of 2019. It contains 21 songs and features guest appearances from Juice Wrld, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, DaBaby, Lil Yachty, YNW Melly, Tory Lanez and more. Trippie's latest project fared better than the album he released over the summer, !. That LP peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 after only moving 51,000 copies in seven days.
Fat Joe Announces New Album, & Release Date
Fat Joe has revealed the release date for his forthcoming album Family Ties.
According to a recent Twitter post, the project features a roster of notable artists, including Lil Wayne, Eminem, Ty Dolla $ign, Cool & Dre and Mary J. Blige.
The veteran Hip Hop artist has already shared the visual for “YES” featuring Cardi B and Anuel AA, but it’s unclear what song Eminem will appear on. Joe and Em’s history goes way back.
In a recent interview with WEDR 99.1FM Miami, Joe once again spoke about passing on Slim Shady’s demo six times.
“Eminem out here in Miami, he gave me his demo like six different times,” Joe said. “Everywhere I went was this little white boy, and he kept giving me his demo. He was like ‘listen to my music, I’m telling you I’m nice, I’m nice.’ I never really … I didn’t do it! Now, he’s the biggest guy in the universe.
Wack 100 Continues to Disrespect Nipsey Hussle's Legacy
On Saturday (November 30), TMZ caught Wack 100 outside of The Game’s 40th birthday celebration. The veteran music manager has been extremely vocal about his feelings toward the late rapper.
This time, he was confronted about his client Blueface and their claims Neighborhood Nip wasn’t a legend.
“He wasn’t,” Wack says matter-of-factly. “What’s a legend? Define a legend. Let’s keep it real. If Dr. Dre died right now, we’d say we lost a legend, right? Based upon what? Numbers, right? Body of work, right? How many albums did Nipsey drop? One album, right? This not no personal shit. This is real shit.
“The man died with a million followers. No radio hits. No platinum hits. No world tours. After he died, he went platinum, sold a bunch of records, followers went up nine, 10 million. First of all, we gotta define what a fucking legend is and what it fucking ain’t. Was he on his way? I think within time, yes he would have been. At the time of his demise … let’s keep it real. The truth can’t be defined as disrespect. If it is, that means you lyin’ to you muthafuckin’ self.”
Friday, November 29, 2019
Da Baby Have a Song With Lil Wayne On the Way
DaBaby had a breakout year this year and is looking to make 2020 even bigger. The 2019 XXL Freshman recently announced he has an upcoming track with Lil Wayne on deck.
On Wednesday (Nov. 27), the North Carolina rapper was interviewed by Viva Lakoi and Angela Yee for 104.5 The Beat about his great year. During the interview, he revealed his glow-up has allowed him to get noticed by the likes of Tunechi, with whom he recorded a collab.
"I got a song with Lil Wayne, that was amazing, so I'm good," DaBaby revealed, around the 2:40 mark in the interview, when asked who his dream collab would be.
DaBaby said Weezy's people contacted him about the record. "They reached out," he said. "They sent me a record. It's a great record, too. Yea, for sure."
The collab is extra special considering DaBaby looks at Wayne as the best to ever do it. "It's amazing," DaBaby added. "That's the G.O.A.T. of my era. That's the G.O.A.T., who I was probably most highly influenced by music-wise growing up. It had to be, if you my age."
Lil Uzi Vert Calls Out DJ Drama And Don Cannon
On Thanksgiving evening (Nov. 28), Uzi popped up on his Twitter account to address his fans before calling out Drama and Cannon, two hip-hop luminaries who signed Uzi to their Generation Now imprint a few years ago.
"Fuck Dj drama he broke ♂️Niggas need me 2 drop 2 pay bills," Uzi wrote in a pair of tweets. "My best friend Mean Got More Money Den Drama I Swear on Everything he not even in the Industry ♂️ @MeanXVI," he wrote in another tweet.
While Uzi doesn't call Cannon broke directly, he does question the producer's character with a sarcastic shoutout. "I still got love for Don Cannon with his Fake Ass ahhhhh You snake ass nigga I wanna be just like you when I grow up."
Uzi also had some harsh words for producer Maaly Raw, who previously produced Uzi hits like "Money Longer" and "Do What I Want." In a tweet, he wrote, "MAALY RAW A SNAKE 2 .... he tried to run off wit 20,000 back in the G wonder what that turned into ♂️⭕️."
Uzi's problems with Cannon and Drama are by now well-documented. While Uzi has hinted at his label being the reason he was unable to drop his long-awaited Eternal Atake project, DJ Drama has said Uzi could drop the album any time he wants to.
"Uzi should put out EA [Eternal Atake] tomorrow or any day he wants," Drama wrote in the comments section of a DJ Akademiks Instagram post focused on fans wanting to hear Eternal Atake. "He has me and [co-CEO Don] Cannon's total support and blessings to drop it."
Uzi hasn't dropped a new project since August 2017's Luv Is Rage 2.
Check out some of Uzi's tweets below.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Listen To G-Eazy's New EP "Scary Nights"
G-Eazy is celebrating the Halloween season with a new EP. After releasing B-Sides earlier this year, the RCA Records artist has dropped an eight-track set titled Scary Nights.
“A little treat for y’all just in time for my favorite season,” he told fans via social media.
The West Coast rapper’s EP features The Game, Moneybagg Yo, French Montana, Gunna, Miguel, Preme, Dex Lauper and production by Boi-1da.
View G-Eazy’s Scary Nights stream, cover art and tracklist below.
1. Scary Nights
2. I Wanna Rock f. Gunna
3. Full Time Cappers f. French Montana & Moneybagg Yo
4. Big Ben f. Preme
5. KIDS f. Dex Lauper
6. Hittin Licks
7. Demons & Angels f. Miguel & The Game
8. A Very Strange Time
2. I Wanna Rock f. Gunna
3. Full Time Cappers f. French Montana & Moneybagg Yo
4. Big Ben f. Preme
5. KIDS f. Dex Lauper
6. Hittin Licks
7. Demons & Angels f. Miguel & The Game
8. A Very Strange Time
Listen To Kash Doll's New Album "Stacked"
Kash Doll has dropped her first studio album, Stacked. The Republic Records artist’s debut LP is the follow-up to her Brat Mail mixtape, which was released in March 2018.
The Detroit-bred rapper’s latest project is comprised of 17 tracks, including the single “Mobb’n.” Guests featured on the album include Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Summer Walker, Teyana Taylor, Trey Songz and Lougotcash.
Check out Kash Doll’s Stacked stream, cover art and tracklist below.
1. KD Diary
2. Ready Set f. Big Sean
3. So Amazing
4. Paid Bitches
5. Ice Me Out
6. Kitten f. Lil Wayne
7. On Sight f. Trey Songz
8. Krazy f. Lougotcash
9. Mobb’n
10. Cheap Shit
11. Doin Too Much
12. Buss It
13. No Lames f. Summer Walker
14. Excuses
15. Feel Something f. Teyana Taylor
16. Coastal Rota
17. 100 Of Us
2. Ready Set f. Big Sean
3. So Amazing
4. Paid Bitches
5. Ice Me Out
6. Kitten f. Lil Wayne
7. On Sight f. Trey Songz
8. Krazy f. Lougotcash
9. Mobb’n
10. Cheap Shit
11. Doin Too Much
12. Buss It
13. No Lames f. Summer Walker
14. Excuses
15. Feel Something f. Teyana Taylor
16. Coastal Rota
17. 100 Of Us
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Tyga Signs a Multi Million Dollar Deal With Columbia Records
Tyga has found a new home for his music.
According to a press release, the Grammy Award-nominated rapper has secured a multi-million dollar deal with Columbia Records and officially joined the label’s extensive roster. He’s expected to release fresh material in the very near future.
In a recent interview with Variety, Tyga explained his intentions with the longstanding imprint.
“They definitely understand the global brand,” he explained. “I have a lot of fans worldwide — in places I’ve never been like South America, and in places I have been like Asia and Europe. They can help bring that to a larger scale. Doing it independently, you don’t really have those teams to help worldwide.
“Sony, if you look at the history from what they’ve done from Pharrell to Beyoncé to Adele — then you look at Lil Nas X, one of their new artists that’s blown up this year — they’ve done a lot for artists globally, for their brand.”
Tyga’s career reached epic heights after releasing his major label debut, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, in 2011. The 21-track album contained the quadruple-platinum single “Rack City” and triple-platinum “Faded” featuring Lil Wayne, among others.
Last year, he unleashed his most successful single to date, “Taste” featuring Migos rapper Offset. It not only went six-times platinum, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it also generated over 1 billion cumulative streams.
The 29-year-old’s most recent album, Legendary, dropped in June.
Notorious B.I.G Get Nominated For Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees for the class of 2020. As reported by NPR, The Notorious B.I.G. and Whitney Houston are among the 16 artists selected for the honor.
Other nominees include Dave Matthews Band, Pat Benatar, Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Judas Priest, MC5, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Todd Rundgren, Soundgarden, T. Rex and Thin Lizzy.
Noticeably absent from the list is LL Cool J who has been nominated for a spot in the Rock Hall five times but never inducted.
To be eligible, artists or bands must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years ago. Biggie dropped his first album Ready To Die in 1994. This marks the first year the late Hip Hop icon is able to receive a nomination.
The 2020 inductees will be announced in January 2020. The induction ceremony is expected to take place at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on May 2, 2020.
Summer Walker's "Over It" Is The Largest R&B Debut From a Female Artist in Over 10 Years
A year ago Summer Walker‘s debut mixtape Last Day of Summer was released and now her debut album follow-up, Over It, is the largest debut album from a female R&B artist in over 10 years.
The 18-track project landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 albums, selling over 134,000 album-equivalent making Over It the largest debut for an R&B female singer since Beyoncé‘s Peabody Award-winning album Lemonade. It’s also the biggest streaming week for an album by a female R&B artist, ever.
Executive produced by London on da Track, Over It features musical appearances from LVRN labelmate 6LACK as well as Jhené Aiko, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and OVO’s PARTYNEXTDOOR. Grammy Award-winning musician Usher also makes a cameo on the project, delivering early 90s vibes on “Come Thru.”
This month, Summer is kicking off The First And Last Tour in London and will wrap in her hometown of Atlanta right before the holidays.
Check out to see when Summer Walker will be hitting your city below.
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