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Category: 2020s

  • Lil Durk’s verse on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” was short due to studios closing early during the pandemic

    Lil Durk’s verse on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” was short due to studios closing early during the pandemic

    Drake told Durk he wanted eight more bars on the song, but was on a time crunch during the 2020 pandemic wave

    Criticism floated around the internet when Lil Durk’s verse on Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” hit streaming platforms. However, it wasn’t because he had a bad verse, but very much due to the fact that it wasn’t lengthy.

    During the FULL SEND PODCAST, Durk, 29, breaks down why his verse was so short. He stated the entire process of the song happened rather quickly because of the pandemic and studio restrictions.

    Related content: Lil Durk’s ‘7220’ album is his first solo no. 1

    “I ain’t gonna lie, I need it tonight,” Durk said Drake told him during a facetime call, as he played the song for him. “It was the beginning of the pandemic so it was like the studio closing down early… He on a time schedule. He was like ‘I need it back right now. I did some quick ass s**t. I left the studio, and he called me back, like, ‘man this s**t hard, put eight more bars on it. Ima drop it ASAP. I was telling him like, ‘the studio closed cause of the pandemic.”

    Durk said, “that was like the best eight bars I did, ever in my life.”

    During the first week of November, the song shot to the top of the Billboard charts to take the number one spot.

    Watch the full interview below:

  • Lil Durk’s ‘7220’ album is his first solo no. 1

    Lil Durk’s ‘7220’ album is his first solo no. 1

    7220 is a decade into his career, but Durk’s energy resembles that of a new artist

    Lil Durk’s 7220 album has moved a total of 120K equivalent units within its first week of release. These impressive numbers have earned him the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart.

    This isn’t Durk’s first time sitting in this position (first time with Lil Baby for ‘The Voice of the Heroes’ album).

    Related content: Lil Durk unleashes “Computer Murderers” song and video

    Durk, 29, is proud of the decade-long, and still thriving, run he’s having in his career. He shared the news of his album going number one on Instagram.

    “I got a real #1 album,” the Chicago rapper began. “I came a long way and really ain’t supposed to be here. I been here 10years and I still feel like a new artist. I thank my team and thank my label and the fans… PS a real #1 not a fake one,” he finished his captioned.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CbWU3Z-OMHe/

    Durkio hasn’t stopped his run of music output just yet, as he’s unleashed a quiet deluxe of his 7220 album, which now kicks off with the latest track, “Computer Murderers.” “I’m like Steph, I can’t miss,” he tweeted.

  • Drake and Kanye West’s first solo rap collab was “Glow”

    Drake and Kanye West’s first solo rap collab was “Glow”

    Yes, Drake and Kanye West had their ties prior to the More Life track “Glow,” but as far as the two entities rapping together, this marked the first.

    In 2009, Drizzy and Ye collaborated for Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” visuals, with Kanye behind the direction treatment. A little after that, they appeared on the “Forever” remix, which also featured Eminem and Lil Wayne. Not failing to mention, Chris Brown’s “Deuces” remix along with T.I., as well as other remixes to follow.

    Related content: 5 Facts: Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ album

    In 2010, the two found each other in the studio again for Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later. “Show Me A Good Time” was produced by Ye, while “Find Your Love” is produced and written by Kanye.

    “Glow” is the two of them on the same track, rapping back and forth about a positive transformation, overall.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFIP0Pk2hwA
  • Eminem is now the most RIAA-certified artist in history

    Eminem is now the most RIAA-certified artist in history

    Eminem is still making history


    Eminem is one of the most successful artists of all time, and yet he continues to break records. According to a press release by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Tuesday (March 8), Slim Shady received 73.5 million new certifications, making him the most certified artist in RIAA’s history.

    Em is also one of the only 7 artists across all genres and eras to receive three or more diamond album certifications. The Detroit native has a total of six diamond certifications – three singles and three albums. He also has a total of 227.5 million certifications – 166 million singles and 61.5 million albums.

    Related content: Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” ft. Rihanna was the first diamond Hip-Hop single


    Em’s most successful album is Curtain Call: The Hits from 2005 which was certified diamond on Tuesday. In 2017, it was also declared the longest-running LP on Billboard 200 Chart history. 2002’s The Eminem Show which is 12x platinum, comes second. The third is 2000’s Marshal Mathers LP which is certified 11x platinum.

  • Producer Bandplay’s first beat he gave Young Dolph was “Large Amounts”

    Producer Bandplay’s first beat he gave Young Dolph was “Large Amounts”

    Bandplay and Young Dolph have a crazy amount of music together

    When it comes to the catered sound of Memphis rap, it’s difficult not to mention producer, Bandplay. He’s produced a ton of music for Young Dolph and the Paper Route EMPIRE label. During an interview with Dirty Glove Bastard’s Off The Porch series, he spoke about their chemistry together and the first beat he ever gave Dolph.

    Related content: Young Dolph has passed away

    “Large Amounts,’ that was actually the first beat I made for Dolph — the first day I met him,” Bandplay recalled. “I made it on spot. He ain’t even rap on it that time. This was like three years ago.

    He ended up rapping on it later on. It was on Rich Slave (mixtape).”

    Long live Dolph.

  • Benny The Butcher’s “Johnny P’s Caddy” is his first-ever Billboard Hot 100 Entry

    Benny The Butcher’s “Johnny P’s Caddy” is his first-ever Billboard Hot 100 Entry

    The Benny The Butcher track features J. Cole

    Benny The Butcher has been building brick by brick for years. The grind and work ethic paid off in early 2022, as he earned his first-ever Billboard Hot 100 entry. As of the week of February 7, 2022’s chart, “Johnny P’s Caddy” debuts at no. 72.

    “Johnny P’s Caddy” is the first single from his project, Tana Talk 4. The song also features J. Cole. Tana Talk 4 was released on March 11, 2022. It’s the follow-up to the series’ third installment, released in 2018.

    Related content: Benny The Butcher Talks About the Delay of Drake Collab; “… It’s all about timing”

  • Wifisfuneral’s first rap name was Izzy Kills

    Wifisfuneral’s first rap name was Izzy Kills

    Wifisfuneral originally went by the moniker Izzy Kills, then Casper Winter Jacket, then Mozart LaFleur.

    Before Isaiah Rivera was famously known as Wifisfuneral, he originally went by the moniker Izzy Kills (also stylized Izzy kill$), eventually Casper Winter Jacket, then Mozart LaFleur before settling on Wififuneral. During an interview with HotNewHipHop, Wififuneral revealed “The first rap name I ever went by was Izzy Kills. (Laughs) I can’t believe I’m talking about this shit right now. And then it was Casper Winter Jacket. And then, Mozart LaFleur. That was fire, I don’t give a fuck what nobody says. And then I was trying to really come up with something that I’m like “bruh, niggas gotta know who I am.”

    He continued saying “I called [Gabe] one day – I woke up at like 11 in the morning – I called him and was like, “what do you think about Wifisfuneral?” And he was like, “that actually sounds kind of hard.” And it took a minute for it to pick up on people, because when people heard my name at first they’d be like, “so your internet is dead? What are you talking about?”

    Since then Izzy Kills was known as Wififuneral.

  • All three of Polo G’s albums are now certified platinum (or higher)

    All three of Polo G’s albums are now certified platinum (or higher)

    Polo G has three platinum albums under his belt 

    Chicago-born rapper, Polo G, is one of the leading young acts in the rap scene right now. Since breaking into the mainstream in 2019, he’s released three solid albums that are now all certified platinum. 

    Capalot attained this status after his last album, Hall of Fame, sold 1 million copies in the United States and was certified platinum on Sunday (January 23). Released in June 2021, HOF followed up his sophomore studio effort, 2020’s The GOAT. His debut album, Die A Legend, was acclaimed upon its release in 2019. 

    Related content: Polo G reacts to ‘Hall of Fame 2.0’ first-week sales while teasing collab album with Southside

    Polo G is currently working on a joint album with producer Southside which Capalot said will “f**k the streets up” when it drops. While celebrating the success in first-week sales of his deluxe Hall of Fame 2.0 despite having leaked before, the “Smooth Criminal (Badman)” rapper revealed he is focusing on the upcoming collab album. 

    “& they had leaked my whole shit a month befo it Dropped Which I still can’t seem to figure how that happened….but this light shit doeIm on To Dis Southside Project me & bro @sizzle808MAFIA finna fuck the streets up dats a guarantee,” Polo wrote in a December 2021 tweet. 

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