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UMG's Alleged Pop Smoke Block Over Drake Diss: Explained
And according to Pusha, it cost them seven figures to walk away.That bombshell, casually dropped mid-interview with GQ, has ...
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Is the Drake v. UMG Feud Killing Major Label Diss Tracks? Pusha T Says Def Jam Refused to Release Kendrick Lamar Guest Verse
According to Pusha T, execs at the major’s Def Jam subsidiary urged him to censor a Kendrick Lamar guest verse on Clipse’s ...
Drake Declares ‘F-ck Hollywood and the Hamptons’ on Smiley’s ‘2 Mazza’
Drake appears on OVO Sound signee Smiley’s new song “2 Mazza.” The two Canadian artists’ track comes in the middle of Drake’s ...
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Pusha T’s Pop Smoke Feature Reportedly Blocked by UMG Over Perceived Drake Diss
Pusha T has had a hard time getting some work cleared by Universal Music Group. Back in 2018, he was set to be featured on ...
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It Gets Crazier: UMG Allegedly Threatened to Block Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Album Over Drake Diss Lyrics
UMG allegedly threatened to nix Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album over their belief that a guest verse by Pusha T featured a ...
DMX's ‘Party Up' Was a Response to Kurupt's ‘Calling Out Names' Diss Track, Says Xzibit
DMX's "Party Up (Up in Here)" became the biggest Billboard Hot 100 hit of his career at that point in 2000, but many didn't ...
Drake’s Most Telling Lyrics Trace Back to His Turbulent Ties With Serena Williams and Kendrick Lamar
Drake’s music reveals the emotional fallout from his relationship with Serena Williams and his ongoing tension with Kendrick ...
“She’s the cheerleader”: The classic pop song disguised as a Courtney Love diss track
The majority of famous diss tracks manifest as rap songs, but the occasional pop song does slip through the cracks, as this track proves.