The week in Hip Hop was full of criticisms, as Kendrick Lamar took molly (and the rappers who parrot its use) to task. It didn’t stop there, with Earl Sweatshirt making light of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us.” Finally, things took a major turn for the bizarre, as Rihanna and former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes got into Twitter beef.
Kendrick Lamar Says, “It’s Time To Move On” From Molly Lyrics
Kendrick Lamar has made it a point to not follow trends, even as his stature has grown in the national spotlight. So it’s not surprising that the West Coast emcee would be the one to speak out about references to molly, the current drug of choice by rappers (both in use and lyrics).
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“Sometimes you have the trends that’s not that cool,” said the Compton, California native. “You may have certain artists portraying these trends and don’t really have that lifestyle, and then it gives off the wrong thing. And it becomes kinda corny after a while.”
“When everybody consciously now uses this term or this phrase and putting it in lyrics, it waters the culture down,” added K. Dot. “So it’s really just time to move on.”
Earl Sweatshirt Makes Fun Of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us”
Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt had some fun at the expense of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us,” clowning on the track through his Twitter account:
also ahahah who the fuck is this rapping very fast on 90’s trance piano beat with this ‘ceilings cant hold us’ john legend hook?
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) May 26, 2013
Earl admitted, however that Macklemore was doing quite well financially:
macklemore is caked out as fuck
— Earl Sweatshirt (@earlxsweat) May 27, 2013
Macklemore appeared to take Earl’s criticism with a grain of salt, laughing it off:
RT @earlxsweat: also who the fuck is this rapping very fast on 90’s trance piano beat w/ this ‘ceilings cant hold us’ john legend hook? <lol
— Macklemore (@macklemore) May 27, 2013
“Can’t Hold Us” was released in 2011, and has been certified platinum.
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Amanda Bynes Disses Rihanna On Twitter, Rihanna Responds
Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes insulted Rihanna on Twitter, tweeting then deleting that Chris Brown beat the singer “because you’re not pretty enough” and that Bynes “almost named my new dog Rihanna.”
Bynes, who has been making headlines because of various legal issues and a reported drug problem, has also been quite controversial with her Twitter use, posting topless photos of herself and making other outlandish comments.
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Rihanna responded, referencing Bynes’ issues without naming her:
Ya see what happens when they cancel Intervention?
— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 26, 2013
Rihanna and on-again, off-again boyfriend Chris Brown broke up in early May, bringing to a close (for now) a tumultuous relationship that included a 2009 assault of Rihanna by Brown.
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Other items of note:
– Styles P Says “Somebody Could’ve Died” In Beanie Sigel Beef
– Donald Trump Disses Mac Miller On Twitter Again
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– All Samples Cleared: The Importance & Rules Of Hip Hop Sampling
– NFL Players Association Launches Investigation Of Jay-Z’s Geno Smith Signing
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