Hip-Hop Lives Here
Hip-Hop Lives Here
Back in December, Drake filed a pre-action petition against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify over Kendrick Lamar's hit diss track, "Not Like Us." He accused the two companies of artificially boosting the song, earning mixed reactions in the process. While some believed he had a real chance of changing the music industry for good, others argued that the filing simply made him look like a sore loser.
The situation took an interesting turn earlier this week when Drake decided to withdraw the petition. Just a day later, however, he filed an official lawsuit against UMG. He alleges that the company knowingly spread the “false and malicious narrative” that he's a pedophile by promoting Kendrick's song. This, of course, has garnered even more explosive reactions from fans and critics alike. During a recent stream, for example, DJ Akademiks revealed how he feels about all of this.
"First of all, today was a very important day," he began. "Him filing this lawsuit meant that Universal has to commission probably at least $1 million in responding, gathering some type of discovery 'cause that's what comes really next, filing motions [...] It's gonna be a lot of money. They have obviously an extensive legal team, but now Drake is costing them money in court when he used to make them money on Spotify."
"That doesn't tell them that when Drake wants to drop his next project, or Drake wants anything, that they have any incentive to keep promoting Drake's career to make him a bigger star while he's trying to take money outside of the contract from them. It doesn't make sense," Akademiks continued. "So for me as a music fan of Drake, I look at this and say well he might as well just tell us to prepare for a cold winter because I don't think we're getting no new music from him. I don't want that, so that's why I think it's bad."
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As the devastating wildfires in southern California rage on, countless celebrities have taken to social media to weigh in. Many are sharing heartfelt messages to those affected by the fires, sharing links to resources and ways to donate, and more. Lil Kim, for example, recently hopped on X with an emotional message to the people of Los Angeles, as well as an interesting prayer.
"Been sending strong prayers up for LA and everyone affected by the fires," her message began. "This is heartbreaking. I pray to Jesus that God make it monsoon in LA [prayer emojis]." While it appears as though Lil Kim's heart is in the right place, fans aren't exactly feeling her post. They rushed to the replies to call her out, arguing that a monsoon is probably the last thing LA needs right now.
"Lil kim thank you so much for wishing another natural disaster on los angeles," on X user writes. "She said finish them off," someone else quips. Others note how harmful monsoons can be, but are thanking Lil Kim for having the best of intentions. At the time of writing, she's yet to address fans' reactions to her post. She's not the only person trying to do her part to help those affected by the fires, however.
During his recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Snoop Dogg also hinted at a plan to raise money for victims. "There was talks about concerts," he revealed at the time. "To raise money for the victims and the people that have lost in this situation."
"So I think that’s more of the angle that I would be leaning towards," he continued. "To do a concert and not, you know, be paid. And take my proceeds and the proceeds from the tickets and make sure that the people got something."
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