Busy Wednesday for Hip Hop. Birthdays, firings and potential new music drops, after the jump.
First up, birthday shouts to Maybach Music Boss, Ricky Rozay, aka Rick Ross. He’s 39 years younger today. Hopefully he’s turning up with some pears right now.
Another rapper celebrating his born day is JCole. It’s a big birthday for him today as he turns the big 3-0. He recently sat down with the Combat Jack show and talked about everything from his disagreement with Diddy to how he feels about Drake.
Listen to the entire show here:
Nice. He seems like such a humble, nice, dope guy.
Some news for fellow Aubrey fans – looks like there might be a new Drake mixtape in the works. As Vibe reports:
Last year, Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan gave us a hint that Drizzy has been cooking up something in the works. “I talked to him the other night,” he previously revealed. “He said he wants to give me his mixtape that comes out in January.”
And now, the masses have gotten further confirmation. OVO affliliate P.Reign recently told Karen Civil what you can expect to hear from the new project.
“Drake’s dropping a mixtape that I’ve already heard a lot of and it’s crazy,” he said. “I think it’s some of the best I’ve heard from him in my life and I already know off Drake’s mixtape the world is going to shake.”
Yesss, ready for that.
Finally, sadly, Cipha Sounds, a prominent DJ on legendary Hip Hop radio station out of New York, Hot 97, was fired (let go?) today after airing his grievances with the station on a podcast he cohosts titled, Juan Epstein. The DJ took to his Instagram to announce the news:
with the caption:
After 17 years, I’m leaving Hot 97. I¹m changing my relationship status from “it¹s complicated” to “single”. It¹s been an amazing ride – from intern to weekends to morning show host to fill Angie¹s seat in afternoons. Many years of incredible, life-changing experiences and enough amazing memories to last five lifetimes. The next move is already underway and I promise it’s going to be huge. Follow me at @ciphasounds
Sad. But he’s probably going to go to rival station 105.1 soon. Looking out for that.
