XXL Magazine: Freshmen Cypher 2016 Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty & Denzel Curry
- Thread starter playahaitian
- Start date
I am sorry, but this track bangs. I can tolerate Kodak's part.
I think 21 will be the only one relevant in a year or two. He reminds me of the new age Gucci Mayne. He says stupid shit but it's catchy.
"21 why you got a 12 car garage and only got 6 cars"
"21 why you got a 12 car garage and only got 6 cars"
Charlamagne Tha God doesn't "wanna be the grinch that stole hip-hop," as he discusses Joe Budden's oft-disgruntled nature.
Yesterday, we dropped our new interview as part of our series The Plug, with none other than the Donkey of the Day creator himself, Charlamagne Tha God. AKA Slime Seacrest AKA the Prime Minister of Pissing People Off AKA the Ruler of Rubbing You the Wrong Way AKA the Architect of Aggravation (if you don't get it, hit play on the video below).
Charlamagne Tha God was so generous with the gems, we had to circle back to the video release today to share a few more with you that you may have missed in the lengthy interview. The 35-minute sit-down was focused moreso on the many pies Charlamagne has his hands in -- radio, podcast and TV mainly. On top of sharing his personal story and advice for viewers, he also offered some insight on a long-brewing topic, that being, Joe Budden and the rapper-turned-host's constant dislike of the youth.
"I don't wanna be the grinch that stole hip-hop," Charlamagne starts. "I love Joe Budden, but I don't wanna be Joe Budden. It's like, yo Joe, what do you like? You can't be that older, disgruntled guy who doesn't like anything...I mean, it works for him. He truly feels that way, that's the one thing I give Joe, that's him, that's who he is, but that's just not who I am. And I'm not tryna be the authority on nothing, I'm just the older guy who grew up when things were a lot different, and I'm here to give you advice when you need it, and I'm here check you when I think you're doing something that's totally absurd. But as far as creative freedom, the way these guys dress, and the things they may say in their music, man, I can't knock these brothers. That's the thing that trips me out, when I see a lot of these older dudes talk about the content of these dudes music -- like, 'yo these dudes rap about drugs and using drugs,' and like, yo, we rapped about selling them! We ain't no better! The dealer ain't no better than the user, cause you the guy that's providing the bullshit. Hustling and being a fiend is really kinda one in the same, it's two sides of the same coin."
RELATED: Charlamagne Tha God: "Y'all Would Hate Tupac If Tupac Was Alive Right Now"
Charlamagne continued, "I can't really knock the new generation when 9 times outta 10 they just following a blueprint that we laid. I think the only thing we want from the game is balance, and I think this is the most balanced hip-hop's ever been, to be honest with you."
"Joe's hilarious to me, man. No, seriously, I been knowing Joe for a long time, Joe's grandparents live in South Carolina so he used to come on my radio show in Columbia so we used to go bowling and he'd be at my apartment playing spades since like back in '04, literally. But how you gunna knock somebody for being too positive? That's what I'm talking about, like what do you want? You either ripping on somebody cause they too negative or you say they're too positive? C'mon man, now you just coming off as a disgruntled individual cause you don't like nothing. What do you like?"
Do you think Joe will heed any of what Charlamagne is saying?
RELATED: DJ Envy On Mixtape Era Hacking, Least Favorite Breakfast Club Interview
Before we let Charla go, we asked about editing interviews on The Breakfast Club, and in what circumstances that would happen. His answer proved interesting, as he revealed an instance of editing down Irv Gotti's interview for the sake of the culture, as well as regretting not doing similarly for Lil Duval, in the wake of the backlash that both he and Duval (and others, as Charlamagne details in his answer below) for a comment Duval made about transgenders during a recent Breakfast Club appearance. Read his response below.
"I'm so cognizant of the culture nowadays. Meaning that, I care about how we're represented, and I know how easily we can be misrepresented. It was one time we had somebody up there-- no I'll say it, it was Irv Gotti. We had Irv up there, and I respect what Irv has done so much. I respect what Irv is doing in the TV and film world. And Irv said something that I knew was a little crazy, and I knew would get misconstrued and probably hinder somethings for him. So I took it upon myself to take it out, and I let him know I was gunna take it out. I've had other instances where guys would come on the show and say things that weren't beneficial to the culture-- like, it was just pointless shit that's gunna cause unnecessary problems, unnecessary drama, so I'm like we taking that out. I shoulda taken that advice when it comes to my guy Lil Duval. When Lil Duval made the comments he made about the transgender community-- and I honestly I did have that thought for a moment, but I honestly didn't think it'd turn out as bad as it did, but I shoulda. Because it just wasn't beneficial for none of the parties involved-- it wasn't beneficial for The Breakfast Club, it wasn't beneficial for Lil Duval, and most importantly, it wasn't beneficial for the transgender community."
Playa you know that is not really lil uzi vert
BAN everybody that listens to any of these mofokrs. ...
Pack your skinny jeans and your nail polish and get to steppin.
btw
Didn't that mofokr steal his name from Hustle and Flow ?
Pack your skinny jeans and your nail polish and get to steppin.
btw
Didn't that mofokr steal his name from Hustle and Flow ?
Exactly how do you embed a 10-carat diamond in your forehead, anyway?
Lil Uzi Vert's $24 million brain diamond had us wondering.
Exactly how do you embed a 10-carat diamond in your forehead, anyway?
By Danielle Cohen8 February 2021
Lil Uzi Vert's $24 million brain diamond had us wondering.
This week Lil Uzi Vert debuted a gigantic 10-carat pink diamond in the middle of his forehead. Details beyond that have been spotty, but they include a since-deleted tweet where Uzi, photographed with blood dripping from the piercing, claimed he needed the diamond removed carefully or else he could die. (He’s since clarified that he and the diamond are both intact.) So, we had to wonder: how exactly is that thing attached?
Piercer Sean Dowdell told GQ that it's possible to embed gems pretty much anywhere on the body using small metal posts with a thin, wide base that gets anchored under the skin. This technique, which is called a microdermal or transdermal implant (depending on the size of the anchor foot), exposes a threaded post that jewelry can be screwed onto. It typically only works for objects up to about eight millimeters. Uzi's pink diamond is…much larger than that. A bigger, heavier gem risks bending the post or causing infection—in one of the better scenarios. The worst? “If he got hit in the face, it would rip half his forehead off,” Dowdell says.
Uzi, however, seems to be using what's called a surface piercing to get the diamond onto his face. A surface piercing, which can also be done just about anywhere on the body, looks a little like an upside-down staple: the needle pierces the skin, makes a 90-degree turn, and emerges an inch or so from where it entered. Surface piercings are typically not connected on the outside—most often people attach a little silver ball or jewel to each end, a style Uzi has worn in the past. According to celebrity piercer Brian Keith Thompson, it is possible to attach something onto a surface piercing—he's done it—but he's never seen it done for something so large, and he isn't optimistic about the healing process for Uzi's diamond. A fitful night of sleep or even a kiss at the wrong angle can cause the body to reject a surface piercing, which could take over a year to heal.
But there's another way Uzi could have done this: Stick the diamond to his head like a fridge magnet. Dowdell says the safer option for heavy pieces like Uzi’s diamond is to magnetize the posts or even subdermally implant a small magnet underneath his skin. This would let Uzi more easily remove the gem at night—or, say, wash his face or put a shirt on. Like those fancy Apple laptop chargers, if the diamond were dislodged it would fall off Uzi's face, rather than being ripped off.
But Uzi seemed to refer to the diamond being firmly attached, which, combined with some shots where it looked slightly off-center, leads us to believe that thing is likely on there with more than some charged ions. So why would someone risk his forehead skin to attach himself permanently to a $24 million gem? Probably to prioritize the diamond’s own safety: Dowdell says that if Uzi used magnets, a heavy piece like that would probably fall off if he jumped around enough. Uzi, who said on an Instagram Live that he’d spent three years saving up for the piece and that it cost more than his cars and house combined, probably just wanted a surefire way to keep it safe.
If risking forehead skin for the sake of jewelry seems like an iffy decision, keep in mind that we're talking about a $24 million forehead diamond. It's uncharted territory.
Because if you’re still frustrated at 60 …Why is hip hop only a young man's game? Who made this a rule?
Something needs to be done and addressed because this has gone on far too long.
