Mike WiLL-Made It Hates Modern Hip Hop
Mike WiLL-Made It hates modern Hip Hop. So much so, the multi-platinum producer took to X (formerly Twitter), to air out his grievances with the genre.
Mike Will-Made It Hates Modern Hip Hop
He revealed that he is fed up with what he sees as a lack of originality in today’s music. “sick of hearing remakes , nothing like original s—,” he wrote. In another post, he added, “please dnt feature on your classic remake, it’s a pet peeve of mine [sad face, fingers crossed emoji].
When a fan countered that labels were largely to blame for creating “lazy samples,” Mike WiLL put the responsibility back on the artists. “the labels dnt care about that because they are distribution companies , they just put the s— on the shelf…,” he replied. “its on the production company or the independent artist… a major record label don’t care what is made & not supposed to either. Their mission is to get it on the shelf and come with marketing to get it to sell off the shelf.”
Artists Who Sampled Classic Songs
In both the top 40 and hip-hop, the rise of the use of classic song samples is evident. Songs that come to mind include Bebe Rexha and DJ David Guetta’s “I’m Good (Blue)” using Eiffel 65’s “A Decade in Blue (Da Ba Dee),” Megan Thee Stallion using Gwen Stefani’s “What You Waiting For?” in “BOA,” Coi Leray’s hit track “Players” samples Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five’s “The Message.” Leray was also recently featured on Anne-Marie and David Guetta’s “Baby Don’t Hurt Me,” a song that samples Haddaway’s 1993 track, “What Is Love.”
Mike WiLL Made-It Works With Said Artists Using Classic Samples
Funnily enough, earlier this year, the super-producer worked with Leray on “Wanna Come Thru” and is set to produce an EP with her with the help of Rae Sremmurd. Leray, 27, shared the cover art in an Instagram post earlier this month, rocking a sexy ruffled white and blue mini set as she leans on a yellow two-door. In the caption, she revealed the project, titled Lemon Cars, will drop on Friday, May 24.
A few weeks ago, the duo dropped another track from the upcoming EP, titled, “Can’t Come Back.” Today, Leray revealed that the EP will feature six songs in total. She added in the Instagram teaser for her new era, “Grateful to say I don’t look like what I been through.” Fans reacted to the new single on Instagram, with a lot of hate in the comments section.
One person wrote, “Who says that?” While another said, “Lol u been rich ur whole life wtf.” For those who don’t know, Coi is the daughter of rapper, media executive, and former co-owner of The Source, Benzino. Other users pointed this out in the comments section adding, “What you been through your dad is a musical artist [laughing emoji] to spoil to drop a real hit song.” Another added, “Yeah…Money helps [shrug emoji, laughing emojis].”
Rappers Who Have Joined Threads
Ice Spice
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Ice Spice usually uses her socials to post sexy selfies and promote her chart-topping music. This year she released her debut EP Like…? and collabed with Nicki Minaj twice on the remix of ” and “Barbie World.” You can access her Threads account through her Instagram here.
Jack Harlow
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Jack Harlow shows off his goofy nature on social media when he is not promoting his music. He has had quite a year after being nominated for a handful of Grammys and BET Awards. He also dropped his third studio album Jackman in April. You can access his Threads account through his Instagram here.
Coi Leray
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Coi is very active on her other social media handles like TikTok and Instagram so it is not surprising that the “trendsetter” also joined Threads. In music, she performed at the 2023 BET Awards and dropped her self-titled album Coi in June. You can access her Threads account through her Instagram here.
Lil Durk
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Lil Durk mostly uses social media to promote his music or post-concert footage. This year the Chicago-bred rapper dropped his eighth studio album Almost Healed. You can access his Threads account through his Instagram here.
Travis Scott
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Travis Scott loves to send clues to his fans via social media to try to figure out what he is working on. The Houston native is set to release his highly anticipated Utopia sometime this year. You can access his Threads account through his Instagram here.
Post Malone
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Post Malone loves to show off his goofy nature on social media so hopefully he will continue it on Threads. The New York native is gearing up for the release of his fifth studio album Austin at the end of July. You can access his Threads account through his Instagram here.
JT
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JT is constantly showing her fans how to “act bad” on social media so we believe her Threads account will be no different. The emcee who is one-half of the rap duo City Girls with Yung Miami will be releasing a single titled “No Bars” on Friday (July 14). You can access her Threads account through her Instagram here.
Diddy
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Diddy loves a party, and he is bringing it over to Threads. The rapper is very active on social media so it is not a surprise that he was in the first group of hip-hop stars to join. You can access the Bad Boy’s Threads account through his Instagram here.
Soulja Boy
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While Soulja Boy wasn’t the first rapper to be on Threads, the fact that he is jumping on another social media platform is a no-brainer. When he’s not recording music, he is constantly in conversations regarding the hottest topic in pop culture. You can access his Threads account through his Instagram here.
Waka Flaka Flame
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It’s a party, it’s a party, it’s a party! Waka Flaka Flame has been crowned the first rapper to have joined Threads which the Atlanta native already expressed on the app. Waka came out on top beating Soulja in the “first rapper to..” competition. You can access Waka’s Threads account through his Instagram here.
