Tag: Hip hop

Lil Wayne Drops Long-Awaited Album

Lil Wayne dropped his long-awaited 12th studio album “Tha Carter 5” on September 28, 2018. This album is a huge deal because usually an artist will release an album every one or two years but Wayne hasn’t released a traditional album in 7 years. The reason for this is Wayne was suing his record company Cash Money Records and ended up winning $51 million dollars. In the end, Wayne won the battle and was able to release “Tha Carter V” and definitely one of the more anticipated albums this decade along with an Album of the Year candidate.

 

“Lil Wayne” taken by RJ Shaughnessy is under an Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

Mac Miller Passed Away at 26

Mac Miller the rapper from Pittsburgh passed away due to a suspected drug overdose on  September 7, 2018. I’m writing this to try and inform people who may not know much of Miller or maybe haven’t even heard of him, because I’m really sad he passed and feel more people should know of him. Miller was a rapper, producer, and singer. Mac Miller’s music was always a diverse type of music and whether you like him or not, you had to respect the artistry that his music portrayed. Miller released 5 albums along with 12 mixtapes before he passed including his most recent album “Swimming”. Since his passing, Miller’s streams skyrocketed to 970% and “Swimming” made number one on the iTunes album charts. Mac Miller may have left at 26, but his impact on music and his music catalog will live on forever.

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“Mac Miller Interview on The Come Up Show” taken by The Come Up Show  is under a CC by-ND 2.0 license