Whats Beef ???

By Gary Lee
In 1997 Biggie Smalls dropped his second classic album "Life After Death" an album where the notorious one dissed many rappers like Nas, Reakwon and most popular 2Pac. Yet there was a track on       disc 1 of  the 2 part album that really caught my ear and not only mine but hip hop's, and that was track 8 "Whats Beef". This leads me to question what is beef and is it the same as it was in the 90's? We have had numerous beefs in hip hop in recent years. Let's talk about the ones going on currently...

PUSHA T VS LIL WAYNE

Pusha released a song featuring The Dream called Exodus 23:1. It is the 2012 version of What's Beef . Pusha rapped the lines

Throwing that flag up running around you hot sh*t
taking half of everything you get

and also

Contract all f*cked up
I guess that means you all f*cked up
You signed to one nigga thats signed to another nigga
that's signed to three niggas, now thats bad luck

It seems Pusha was taking shots at Lil Wayne and Drake saying, Wayne runs around throwing up his "Red" flag and Drake's contract is all messed up. He is not getting all of his money because he is signed to Wayne, who is signed to Birdman, who is signed to the Higher Up a.k.a. Universal Records.

Pusha T did not state names at all. While Lil Wayne took to Twitter and said:

And a day after that he released a song called Goulish which the opening words of the track were "F*ck Pusha T and anybody that love em"
The hip-hop world said the diss track was horrible and the next day Wayne said he has no time for beef.
I think he's scared. We have yet to hear a reply from Pusha-T but I can say this is going to be a good battle.

Next on our lists of beefs...

DRAKE VS CHRIS BROWN

It seemed like once upon a time these two men were friends, With Chris Brown jumping on songs with many of Young Money's artists and having Drake on the very popular Deuces Remix.








I may be wrong about this statment but like most beefs between artists, rappers, or men in general, they all start over a female and that female is Chris Brown's Ex. Rihanna. I'm not going to go into detail of the Chris and Rhianna drama because we all know what happened, but there has been signs of Drake cashing in on Chris's absence because he has been seen with her in Night clubs, Restaurants, and even the charts with Drakes single "Take Care" which featured Rihanna It seemed like things all boiled over in a Manhattan night club where Drake, MMG's Meek Mill, Wale and Chris Brown were at for the night. Sources said Chris sent Drake a bottle with a note and Drake sent it back with a reply, things blew up and Chris was hit in the face with a bottle.













Chris then put out an "I Dont Like"  by Cheif Keef Freestyle which went right out to Drake talking about the altercation and even his eye brows. Drake has yet to respond, it seems Young Money has a lot of enemies and Pusha-T and Chris Brown are down for the beef.

A photo taken of the Virginia natives in the studio together.

That's just a few of the beefs going on in hip hop during 2012 and I can say there's more to come. It may not be like how it was in the 90's but rappers theses days know What Beef Is.

#Flight

Dream Collaborations

By Wayne Lee

     
     With word going around that Kendrick Lamar and J.Cole are doing a collaboration album one can only dream how crazy it is going to sound. They both have lyrics that make you think and they can be very poetic at times. It makes me wonder; if two of the game's hottest rappers can join together and make an album who else can? Eminem and  Royce are getting back together and doing an album again. We already have the Drake and Ross Y.O.L.O tape coming later 2012 and Watch The Throne  killing the game late last year, with Jay-Z and Kanye West. So I decided that I would make a list of the best possible album collaborations. I have multiple choices and I'll tell you who and why.

Jay-z and Nas

     Back in the 90's these two had major beef, throwing jabs left and right with tracks like The Take Over and Ether and to this day both tracks are two of the best "beef" songs out, but that was years ago and since then we've seen both these men share the same stage and even hop in the booth together, and honestly who out there can say that Jay-z and Nas are not legends? If they did an album together it would be something legendary.

50 Cent and Game

     Anyone reading this article should know about the 50/Game beef. Former label mates, and G-unit brothers turned bitter rivals. When Game wouldn't join with the beefs that 50 was starting at the times, he kicked him out of G-unit thus starting the GGGGG G-UNOT movement. I'll pay to hear and see these two men do it again. “This Is How We Do” And “Hate It or Love It” were good songs and I know these two could do it again.

Rick Ross And Jay-z

     I think I may be the only person who would want to see this, but this would be a game changer right here. With Maybach Music and Free Mason being two crazy collaborations, I can only imagine what a whole Ross and Jay album would sound like, it would be crazy hearing Jay-Z rap after hearing a Ross Grunt or a M-m-m-m-Maybach music sound. That would be #Flight.

Don't Hold your Applause. Seriously, Don't.

by Charleco Scipio

Wale, Pill, Ross, Mill. (From left to right)

    Wale Folarin is breathing proof of the great success Maybach Music Group has achieved, and they are just warming up. With the November 2011 release of his album Ambition, Wale is on top of the charts. With music partners like Rick Ross and Meek Mill Maybach Music Group is making it's spot high up.
    Featuring Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Kid Cudi, Lloyd. Ne-Yo, Miguel and Big Sean Ambition is the album you don't hit "skip" on. The album really promotes the feeling of Ambition. From the dance floor to the thinking bench Wale takes you through it all. A perfect Picture Painter.

"I'm on a great run."- Wale Folarin

   Honestly, I wasn't a huge fan of Wale. Only a few of his mixtapes could be found in my Itunes library. Yet Ambition is an ear catcher. It's not even so much in the actual music but in the lyrics.It's been many times Ill listen to a track from Ambition and have the same line playing in my head. "F*ck how they feel I keeps it realer than a documentary." And he does. "Went away for a little, let my wisdom increase." He went off the scene for a while, and he's back. Better than before. Now that he is part of MMG there is really nothing stopping these great rappers.

M-M-M-M-M-Maybach Music