Four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan has an eye for working with compelling, innovative filmmakers from Joe Wright’s Atonement to Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird and Little Women. The actor’s most recent project continues that trend in her career. Deadlinereports that Ronan has joined the film Blitz, the latest project from filmmaker Steve McQueen (Shame, 12 Years a Slave, Widows, Small Axe).
McQueen is set to write, produce, and direct Blitz, which follows London residents during the Blitz of World War II. The film will be made for Apple Original Films and New Regency. Blitz marks McQueen’s first feature film since 2018’s heist movieWidows (a freaking masterpiece with a very good dog). Since then, McQueen made the excellent anthology seriesSmall Axe, which won John Boyega a Golden Globe for best supporting actor. McQueen has previously worked with New Regency on 12 Years a Slave, which won an Oscar for best picture and earned him a nomination for best director.
There is no word yet on who will be joining Ronan in Blitz, but given what we know (that this is an ensemble film) there will likely be plenty more famous people joining the cast. Personally, I am hoping for Michael Fassbender, who has worked with McQueen several times but not since 12 Years a Slave, to join the project.
The New York Police Department and New York’s Mayor Eric Adams have been at war with the city’s bubbling underground drill rap scene for a while now. Today, the authorities appear to have escalated the conflict, requesting the Rolling Loud festival to remove three rappers from its lineup just days ahead of the event this weekend, according to the New York Times‘ longtime music reporter Joe Coscarelli. The three rappers — 22Gz, Ron Suno, and Sha Ek — have been booked to perform for months.
breaking: at least three New York drill rappers — Sha Ek, 22Gz and Ron Suno — have been cut from this weekend’s Rolling Loud festival in Queens at the request of the NYPD, their representatives said
The Times report compares the last-minute move against the rappers to a similar request issued by the NYPD ahead of the 2019 concert, which removed 22Gz and Pop Smoke from the lineup (22Gz was allowed to perform in 2021; Pop Smoke, unfortunately, was killed in a home invasion in Los Angeles in 2020). According to the request letter sent that year, the performers in question were “affiliated with recent acts of violence citywide. The New York City Police Department believes if these individuals are allowed to perform, there will be a higher risk of violence.”
The report quotes Sha Ek’s manager Noodles, who said, “The police try to associate what he’s doing with violence and negativity. They don’t respect that he’s an artist and entertainer trying to better himself and feed his family at 19 years old. Sha Ek has performed all over the Northeast this year. The crowds at his concerts are full of kids dancing and having fun. He’s excited to keep growing his touring business and proving the police wrong.”
Likewise, Ron Suno’s manager Bo also reacted to the news. “How can a person who has no criminal record and no gang ties — the kid never even made a diss record — be denied to perform in his hometown after all his hard work?” he wondered. A representative for 22Gz confirmed his cancelation but declined to comment further; 22Gz was recently charged with attempted murder in a nightclub shooting in June.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
A Reddit user asked an innocent question about the future and it exposed a lot of the issues that people worry about today. It also highlighted the things we should appreciate while they are still around.
Klausbrusselssprouts asked the AskReddit forum, “In 50 years, what will people be nostalgic for?” and the responses went two ways. Some people mentioned the things they fear will get a lot worse in the future such as the role that technology plays in our lives and climate change.
Others saw the question as a way of appreciating the things we have now that may not survive over the next few decades.
As the old saying goes, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone, so it’s hard to predict the things that we have today that people will feel nostalgic for in the future. Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, nobody would have ever guessed that people would feel nostalgic for everyday experiences such as going to Blockbuster video or the sound of an old dial-up modem. But a lot of people get a warm, fuzzy feeling when they think about them today.
It’s safe to say that in 50 years, a lot of the real experiences we enjoy today will be replaced by digital technology. So take time to appreciate face-to-face interactions with other people, technology that isn’t implanted into your brain and attending events in person.
Here are 17 of the best responses to the question, “In 50 years, what will people be nostalgic for?”
1.
“Owning something you don’t pay a subscription for.” — JohnnyNumbskull
Switchplayerclassic added:
“THIS is exactly what I hate rn about everything.”
2.
“Drinking water from the tap.” — Credible cactus
3.
“Grandparents will say to their grandkids, ‘When I was your age, I had to get off the screen and actually GO to school.'” — Truck_Stop_Sushi
4.
“Privacy. Even babies are overexposed today.” — birdiewings
5.
”Being able to do basic maintenance on your car without needing a shop manual and a years salary worth of special tools.” — kilroy-was-here-2543
6.
“Keys. Even more specific vehicle keys.” — UpMan
7.
“Social media. Not because it’s good, but because whatever comes next will probably suck more.” — RockoTDF
8.
“The number of wild animals that exist and can be seen. They are already on the decline.” — SpikedBubbles
9.
“Wired earbuds with an actual headphone jack. Not USB version 93 delta.” — Rodeo6a
10.
“The abundance and availability of power, water, and food.” — wrath__
11.
“Retail shopping. There will be these cutesy, extremely expensive retro shops selling things you’d find at the convenience store.” — shay1990plus
12.
“I’d say people will miss being uncontactable. Like back in the day, you could just go to your bedroom, and block the rest of the world away for a couple of hours. Now we’ve got video calls, phone calls, texts, emails. Urgh.” — mr_wernderful
13.
“Having sex with someone who isn’t a robot.” — Clarenceworley480
14.
“Probably movie theaters.” — rsvredditacct
15.
”Life before covid.” — ButterflyGirlie
16.
“Human made art and music without the use of AI. Or even just knowing it was made without the use of AI tools like DALL-E 2 or similar. Kind of like how before autotune you knew for certain a singer could sing that way.” — ConfidentlyNuerotic
Seven years ago, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards started highlighting some of the funniest photos of the animal kingdom, and after its runaway success, its founders created the Comedy Pet Photo Awards. The goal of the annual competition is to “promote positive awareness of animal welfare issues and celebrate the incredible and valuable contribution that pets can and do have on our lives.”
The competition’s organizers, with the help of Animal Friends Pet Insurance, backed up that pledge this year by donating £10,000 ($11,270) each to three separate charities to help improve the lives of pets and promote their work.
This year’s winner is Kenichi Morinaga of Japan with his brilliant photo of two cats sitting on a fence, cheek to cheek—or neck and neck. The photo, entitled “Boom Boom,” beat out more than 2,000 entries to win the top prize, £2,000 ($2,250) cash and a £5,000 ($5635) donation from Animal Friends Pet Insurance to go toward the animal welfare or conservation charity of the winner’s choice.
Morinaga fell in love with photographing street cats while on a backpacking trip to Europe.
“Suddenly, I became fascinated by the antics of cats out in the streets and had to photograph them,” he said in a statement. “When I returned to Japan, I continued to seek them out, they really cheer me up, especially after the last two years of the pandemic—they are so funny, even when they are doing something serious. This amazing competition reminded me that such gestures from all animals are recognized as being hilarious, cute and heart-warming not only in Japan but all over the world.”
Here are 15 of the best photos from the 2022 Comedy Pet Photo Awards.
“Cats are bumped on the wall suddenly. It was like a cartoon. Such a funny moment.” — Kenichi Morinaga
Dog Category: Jose Bayon “Nilo’s Love for Water” (dog, Spain)
“Nilo is an adopted puppy about 10 months old. He was hit by a car and was barely saved. Now recovered, he has just discovered water for the first time. His capers and pirouettes show his passion for water. Love at first sight.” — Jose Bayon
All Other Creatures: Stefan Brusius “Smokin’ Alpaca” (alpaca, Germany)
“He looks like he is smoking a cigar.” — Stefan Brusius
The Mighty Horse: Radim Filipek “Happy Borses” (mare and foal, Czech Republic)
“Happy mother and her 3 day old son Monty.” — Radim Filipek
People’s Choice Award: Marko Jovanovic “Dashing Through the Snow” (dog, U.S.A.)
“Carter was on a Euth list in California. We flew from Chicago to Cali to rescue him. This was his first time experiencing snow. As you can see he could believe was missing out all these years!” — Marko Jovanovic
Junior Category: Freya Sharpe “Jack the Cat Stuck in the Hedge” (cat, U.K.)
“We had gone out for the day and came home to find our kitten Jack had got stuck in the hedge!” — Freya Sharpe
Pets Who Look Like Their Owners: Judy Nussenblatt “Dave and Dudley” (dog, U.S.A.)
“This is my friend, David and his dog Dudley. During the early days of Covid, David and I took advantage of a beautiful day and we were out shooting pictures. Dudley was so excited when we got back that he threw his front paws around David’s shoulders and I snapped this picture. They both look like they could use a good haircut, but it was Covid….so who cares.” — Judy Nussenblatt
Comedy Pet Team Favorite: Mehmet Aslan “Chauffeur Dog” (dog, Turkey)
“This is what I saw when I stopped at the traffic lights. At first I thought the dog was really driving!” — Mehmet Aslan
Highly Commended: Beth Noble “OMG What Is That?” (cat, U.K.)
“CK shows his surprised face.” — Beth Noble
Highly Commended: Christopher Johnson “Revenge of the Tennis Ball” (dog, U.K.)
“This is Star playing in the snow in a local field and getting surprised by a passing tennis ball.” — Christopher Johnson
Highly Commended: Jonathan Casey “Grandmistress Candy” (cat, U.K.)
“My tabby cat Candy is ranked East Anglia #1. — Jonathan Casey
Highly Commended: Karl Goldhamer “Werewolf 2.0” (dog, Germany)
“Even a werewolf needs to relax sometimes.” — Karl Goldhamer
Highly Commended: Kazutoshi Ono “Too Desperate” (cat, Japan)
“She is my lovely kitty that is rescued from my local cat care facility. This is just a door that continued to a corridor. Sometimes she jumps up and holds a door when she is too desperate to go out.” — Kazutoshi Ono
Highly Commended: Kenichi Morinaga “Now, How Do I Upload My Pics?” (cat, Japan)
“I gotta smartphone so I want to upload my pics for my SNS. But I don’t know how to use it. Please someone tell me how to use it.” — Kenichi Morinaga
Highly Commended: Lucy Sellors-Duval “Mine, Not Yours” (dogs, U.K.)
“Benji was determined to be the one to get all the yummy treats during his photo shoot even if it meant stopping his older brother Doug.” — Lucy Sellors-Duval
Teachers are pretty amazing human beings. They come in to school early to usher kids off buses, monitor the halls and cafeteria all before greeting kids walking into their classroom with a smile. Teachers also quickly get to know their students’ personalities and quirks around how they each learn best. A teacher on TikTok who goes by the screen name Teacher Chronicles22 hilariously explains how well she knows her students and why people who come to her class should just mind their business. I’ll give you a hint. Things get a bit weird in a her class but all of the children are on task.
You may be wondering what could be so weird that she’d make a whole video to tell people to mind their business. It’s simple. She has a few “wiggle worms” in her class. These are the kiddos that have a hard time sitting still when doing a quiet activity like reading or working on worksheets. They’re still learning, but they’re just a bit more kinetic than the other kids in the class. One of her students likes to turn himself into a human bowling ball while he reads his books. The visual image that comes to mind is pretty funny.
Imagine coming in to ask to borrow a stapler only to see a 7-year-old rolling around on the floor with a book while everyone else is focused on their work. You might begin to think you’ve bumped your head, or perhaps the kid has bumped his head and needs some sort of medical attention. Either way, you should probably take this teacher’s advice and just mind your business. Her class, her students, her rules. She’s got it covered. Check out the video below.
Los Angeles, with its perfect weather and endless options for entertainment, isn’t the first city or space that comes to mind when you think about ambient music. The genre, pioneered by Brian Eno in the mid-70s, is known for songs of longer length that don’t so much grab your attention as they do lay out a thick and tranquil vibe. When Eno first dropped Ambient 1: Music For Airports, it was designed as a sound installation to ease the anxiety of being in a bustling airport. LA, save for being trapped in traffic, doesn’t really have that problem thanks to its big blue sky and sprawled-out infrastructure… but for musician B. Hayes, the city and its surroundings were a key source of inspiration for his latest release 1-9, a kaleidoscopic ambient album that manages to grab your ears while still providing the chill-out touchstones of the genre.
“I think the thing about Los Angeles that’s different from a lot of cities that I’ve spent time in is that I always feel like there’s drama in the air,” the artist notes. “If you go to a party, or you’re walking around, I feel like I’m always either running into somebody, I’m watching somebody, I’m watching pretty emotional, deep interactions going on, rather than what I find in other cities. I think having super intense and almost over-the-top dramatic moments within music here. I just feel like a lot of people are just going through some shit.”
That sense of emotional conflict is present throughout 1-9, which ditches the long song lengths commonly found in ambient music for short and quick musical studies that shift and evolve and never get so boring that it gets relegated to background music. That’s all by design, according to B. Hayes.
“I think a lot of other ambient albums or songs that I listen to, they’re always 10 minutes long, or eight or nine minutes long,” B. Hayes says. “And I thought, I don’t know… I don’t think I would consider myself just a strict ambient artist. I love ambient music, I like playing the piano, and I need that outlet. But I also love dance music and electronic stuff. I wouldn’t dive fully into the full ambient world. I want to at least have the songs be able to live in a couple different communities, rather than just deep-cut ambient stuff.”
That sense of musical adventurousness is evident across 1-9, which, while mostly meditative, still has its fair share of musical passages that can be downright chill-inducing. You can zone out while listening but its best moments will have you trying to press your ears deeper into your headphones. 1-9 was made mostly on Hayes’ mother’s old out-of-tune Steinway piano, before being dropped into Ableton, looped, stretched out, and transformed into otherworldly soundscapes. As chill as it is, Hayes is also experimenting with bringing these songs to a live space, furthering transforming them into something new.
“For live it’s evolving,” he explains. “I’ve only played live probably five times with the ambient stuff. And so, that’s slowly growing. Mike Milosh, aka Rhye, who runs Secular Sabbath [B. Hayes’ label], gave me a Korg synth, this really sick Prologue, and it sounds really cool. So, I think a lot of the new stuff will come from that, and that’ll be integrated within the production and the live stuff.”
You can get a little taste of the B. Hayes live experience this weekend at Toro y Moi’s Big Sur Festival at Fernwood Resort. The festival, put together by Folk Yeah!, promises two days of music and tranquil camping in California’s beautiful Big Sur — which is probably the perfect setting to zone out (or in!) on B. Hayes’ music. Hayes is set to hit the stage on Saturday, September 24th at around 11:30 AM (following some early morning breathwork workshops for festival goers).
Ahead of his set, we talked with B. Hayes about 1-9 and his favorite LA hot spots.
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I wanted to talk a little bit about the title, and what you were going for with 1-9. I mean, obviously it’s nine songs, and the first song is called “First” and the last song is called “Nine.” But the other songs have more conventional names. How you were approaching this particular project and this particular collection of songs?
I think it was just a period of time in my life where I was really figuring stuff out, going through a couple of personal things, and I wanted to just write music that would help me get through it. Originally, it was just a record for myself, and I didn’t really come up with a fitting enough title. And originally, they were just going to be titled One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine. And as some of the songs got closer to being done or finished, they made names for themselves, and they reminded me of moments in my life that I was going through.
And I think “First” and “Nine” were just the foundation of the whole record. So, they’re the conductor and the caboose, I guess.
What were some of the inspirations, musically, and conceptually?
Yeah, I think one of my favorite ambient artists is this guy, Huerco S., he’s a good friend of mine, Brian Leeds. He’s put out one of my favorite albums ever, called For Those Who Have, and also For Those Who Haven’t. That’s just something that I go back and listen to in stressful situations, and times of grief or anxiety. And I think these songs helped me go through and get to the end of those kinds of feelings. So, thinking about something that would be able to console me and give me solace was a big part of making the songs, because I was in a weird spot, mentally, when I was doing it.
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What’s your ideal environment for people to listen to 1-9?
Definitely solo, on a walk. I think that’s how I knew some of the songs were finished. I live in Beachwood area, in Hollywood, and I’m at the bottom of a big mountain, and a lot of the songs I’d finish at my house and then I’d just go walk and be in nature for a moment, and then I’d figure out, “Oh, these songs are actually done.”
So, I think if you’re listening with headphones, just going for a walk, figuring stuff out, tuning up, just getting a little sweat on, and just having a nice rehab moment. I think that’s my favorite time to listen to it.
Where’s your favorite place in LA to catch a show?
That’s a good question. I really like Lodge Room in Highland Park, it has a really great down system. Pretty hot take, I love Gold-Diggers on Santa Monica. It has a bad rap now cause they have pretty weird parties, but I saw one of my favorite artists, Alex G, there in a small showcase. I’ve seen a bunch of really good shows.
A lot of bad parties happen there, but it’s also pretty cool. It’s really intimate, small. Super dingy. Gross. It’s awesome.
Los Angeles obviously has a huge driving culture. What’s, in your opinion, the ideal driving route for someone who throws on 1-9?
Yeah, I mean, LA in the past five years, I left from 17 to 22 or 23. And even during that time, it was gentrified a little bit. But from 23 to 26, now, it’s drastically, drastically changed. A lot of the areas and environments have been extremely gentrified, and if not gentrified, overrun with homeless population. It’s in a pretty weird spot. I still love it, but my hometown, or my neighborhood that I grew up in, in the Palisades, basically a giant mall just was thrown in the middle of it. There used to be this bookstore called Village Books, and my favorite diner, called Mort’s Deli. Those are all gone. But my OG spot that I grew up going every Sunday, it’s kind of touristy now. Like I said, everything’s pretty messed up.
But the Reel Inn on PCH and Topanga, is my classic family vibe.
Where is the best place in LA to grab a slice of pizza?
Probably Delicious Pizza on Sunset. It’s J Dilla’s old pizza store. It’s pretty hole in the wall, two pepperoni slices and a Coke vibe. It’s just on Sunset. There are not a lot of people there, but they always play really, really loud music, and the sound system’s really good. It’s just vibe.
I know. I just always get tacos instead. But, yeah, I can always kill a breakfast burrito from Palisades Garden Cafe. If it had to be burrito, that one.
If you want to go to a real divey hole in the wall with a cool vibe, where is that at right now?
If you want to catch me getting a drink on the weekend, I’m at Jones in Hollywood, for sure. Or if you want to go full dive, my second favorite is Rainbow on sunset.
And if we want to go super fancy, super impressive, almost ridiculous?
Gone are the days when listeners had no idea what was going on behind the scenes with artists and their labels. Nowadays you can damn near find the ins and outs of legal disputes, leaked text messages, and borderline personal addresses. YG is the latest rapper to scold his label, Def Jam Recordings, for prematurely releasing his tracklist and, in turn, revealing his guest features without his consent.
The Compton powerhouse took to Twitter to colorfully express his frustrations. “DEF JAM BE HIRE’N PEOPLE TO F*CK UP. ALL THEY DO IS F*CK UP,” he shared Monday night, nearly a week before his expected release date on September 30th. “MY TRACK LIST FOR MY ALBUM IS NOT POSE TO BE OUT. THEY SUCK REAL BAD.”
DEF JAM BE HIRE’N PEOPLE TO FUCK UP. ALL THEY DO IS FUCK UP. . MY TRACK LIST FOR MY ALBUM IS NOT POSE TO BE OUT. THEY SUCK REAL BAD
The tracklist includes already released singles “Toxic,” “Scared Money” featuring J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo, and a new Nas collaboration, long awaited by YG on the song “No Weapon.” There are also features from a HER, Roddy Ricch, Post Malone, and others.
The good news isI Got Issues, YG’s sixth studio album, is set to hit the streets September 30th, leaving room to build just enough anticipation without losing momentum. The bad news is someone at Def Jam might be out of a job in a few days if they’re looking to appease YG.
At the risk of reading like a hip hop cliché… “it ain’t safe on the block.” Hopefully, Def Jam and YG can sort this out ahead of September 30th.
Roddy Ricch is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Here’s a “strange, but true” fact that is truly wild to think about: Despite being famous since they were just barely in their 20s, Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel have never gone on tour. The reason for this: In December 2014, at the height of the mania for Bobby’s hit “Hot N****,” Bobby, Rowdy, and the rest of their crew, GS9, were arrested and charged for gang activity under the RICO Act. In 2016, both rappers took plea deals in exchange for five and six-year sentences, respectively, effectively curtailing their thrilling rise to stardom.
Both were released recently and have had an inspiring comeback that was unfortunately marred by label conflict on Bobby’s side, leading to him splitting from Epic Records and striking out independently with Roc Nation. However, they aren’t letting their newly split-label situation stop them from finally having the triumphant tour they always deserved. This week, they announced their upcoming tour, the Bodmon Tour, with Bobby as headliner supported by Rowdy (oddly enough, Rowdy’s actually the only one to have dropped his full-length debut, Rebel Vs. Rowdy, which he did in July, although Bobby dropped the Bodboy EP in August).
The two New Yorkers are making up for lost time, setting out in Maine in October and running through December in Fort Lauderdale, FL. You can check out the dates below.
10/8 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena
10/30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/4 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/6 – Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
11/9 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s Austin
11/10 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues Dallas
11/13 – Silver Springs, MD @ The Fillmore
11/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
11/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/17 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/18 – Rochester, NY @ CWater Street Music Hall
11/19 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/20 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
11/22 – Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle
11/23 – Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/25 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
11/26 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/27 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre & Ballroom
11/29 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
11/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ Old National Centre
12/1 – Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
12/3 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
12/6 – Orlando, FL @ Vanguard
12/7 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
12/8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
Gorillaz revved up their North American tour last week and last night at San Francisco’s Chase Center, there were a lot of surprises in store. Before the next Gorillaz album, Cracker Island, comes out in early 2023, Damon Albarn and company were churning out every possible Gorillaz classic for their 20-plus years as a band at the show. Last night’s concert was nothing short of a sermon led by Albarn, as he was joined on stage by collaborators from over the years in Bootie Brown, Pos of De La Soul, Fatoumata Diawara, Earthgang, Sweetie Irie, and in his own Bay Area backyard, Del The Funky Homosapien.
Del joined Gorillaz for “Clint Eastwood” (as can reasonably be expected), but it was the other song that the Deltron 3030 and Hieroglyphics MC performed with Gorillaz that was historic. You see, on the band’s very first album, Gorillaz, Del also appeared on the popular track “Rock The House,” co-produced by Dan The Automator (who was in the crowd and got shouted out by Albarn). But surprisingly, Del had never performed the song with Gorillaz ever before. This is despite the rapper having toured the world with Gorillaz in the past many times over. In fact, the band hadn’t even performed it with any MC since 2002.
So to the crowd’s delight, Albarn announced to the crowd that they would be, “Playing a song we’ve never played before with Del.” A three-piece horn section scurried up on stage and they laid down the signature horn opening to “Rock The House” before Del — decked out in a sleek track suit — masterfully delivered the classic Gorillaz tune. It was a vibe. One of many in the more than two hour set from Gorillaz.
Watch Del perform “Rock The House” with Gorillaz above.
Gorillaz is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
There are a lot of avenues to success in the music business. While most folks probably immediately think of performers since they’re the most visible product of the industry, songwriting is actually one of the most lucrative. Although songwriters might not receive as much attention and fame, they get a lot of love on the backend — unless they aren’t credited as writers, in which case, they’re considered ghostwriters and usually get paid up front for services rendered.
And while that’s still a pretty decent gig if you can get it, for potential stars like a young Jadakiss, it’s not enough without the spotlight. As Jadakiss told fellow New York rapper Smoke DZA on The Personal Party Podcast recently, the Yonkers standout “really hated” his early career role penning hits for the far-more-famous Puff Daddy (aka Sean “Diddy” Combs).
“After giving him ‘[All About] the Benjamins,’ ‘Señorita,’ ‘Victory,’ a couple remixes, I used to feel like it was taking away too much from me,” Kiss explains in a snippet of the episode on social media. “I ain’t know how to morph. It ain’t like he a n**** that I knew my whole life that I can just scribe him how I think he should be. I ain’t feel like I could write the bars for myself and give it to him, because I ain’t feel like it fit him. He had too much money. I was still extra grungy. My mind couldn’t think of that much Versace or being on that type of financial level. It used to conflict with me writing for him.”
As he elaborates, he felt that if he gave Diddy “Jada-style” rhymes, the glitzier Bad Boy founder’s image wouldn’t support the bars. However, he credits Combs for being able to sell them like they were his own anyway. “He just used to tell me, ‘Give me the shit that you would say for you,’” Kiss recalls. “I’m like, ‘It ain’t gon’ fit for you.’ He used to know how to make it work.”
To his own credit, Jadakiss has become a star in his own right, a highly-coveted and respected feature killer among his peers and contemporaries, and a fascinating repository of hip-hop history and behind-the-scenes knowledge.
Check out the full interview above.
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. MY TRACK LIST FOR MY ALBUM IS NOT POSE TO BE OUT. THEY SUCK REAL BAD