This week, Dr. Dre made the sudden announcement that he will be taking a break from music after recording for 27 years. Not exactly the news on Detox fans were looking for. Ludacris forged ahead with his new mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time 
, firing shots at Drake, Big Sean and Field Mob along the way. Drake finally released his sophomore album Take Care this week, with first-week sales expected to log anywhere between 675,000 and 725,000 copies. Busta Rhymes also made noise on Wednesday, announcing that he signed with Cash Money and released his new single “Why Stop Now” featuring Chris Brown through the freshly launched Google Music.
Dr. Dre Announces Hiatus From Music, Slim The Mobster Dishes On Jay-Z & Drake “Detox” Features
After years of teasing the release of his third and final album Detox, Dr. Dre faked the game out. Instead of announcing a concrete release date for his oft-delayed album, the West Coast veteran said that after 27 years in Hip Hop, he’s going to take a break from making music. His new artist, Slim the Mobster, supported his decision, revealing that he’s heard Jay-Z and Drake contributions to the LP. Meanwhile, another artist with whom he’s working – Kendrick Lamar – denied rumors that he would be featured on Detox’s next single. The album is still mythical, and if Dre ducks out of the game for a minute, the public might have to wait a bit longer.
Ludacris Release “1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time” Mixtape, Ignites Beef With Drake, Big Sean & Field Mob
Ludacris released his highly anticipated 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time this week, feeding the public with his first project since last year’s Battle of the Sexes. Upon release, the DTP leader sent shockwaves through the Hip Hop community, firing shots at Drake and Big Sean for stealing his Supa Dupa flow on the cut “Badaboom.” Big Sean replied graciously, stating that he has nothing but respect for the ATL native. Meanwhile, Field Mob’s Shawn J, who was allegedly dissed on “Say It to My Face,” wasn’t as understanding, stating that Luda owes him a few checks for songs released on his label. On the bright side, Luda mended fences with his former arch nemesis Bill O’Reilly, who donated to his Ludacris Foundation after a chance meeting at the White House.
Drake Releases “Take Care,” Joint Mixtape Confirmed With Rick Ross
With tons of hype for his new album, Drake finally dropped Take Care this week. The LP, which features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and more, is projected to sell between 675,000 and 725,000 copies – more than 200,000 copies than its predecessor, Thank Me Later. Drizzy also spoke on subliminal disses directed at Kanye West and Jay-Z, dismissing them and chalking it up to being competition. The Young Money rapper, who ditched club anthems for storytelling on the LP, challenged his boss Lil Wayne to a live sound clash, while Ricky Rozay confirmed their joint mixtape Y.O.L.O. (You Only Live Once).
Busta Rhymes Signs With Cash Money, Partners With Google Music
After his manager Chris Lighty said that he was no longer on Universal Motown, Busta Rhymes officially announced his signing to Cash Money this week. Rumors that he and Mystikal signed to the shingle hit the net mid-week, with Bus-A-Buss confirming the deal by appearing in a video with Birdman the next day. He also revealed a new partnership with Google Music – which also launched this week – releasing the new single “Why Stop Now” featuring Chris Brown through the service. According to reports, Busta plans on releasing his next album E.L.E. 2: End of the World through the new platform.
Other items of note:
– Jay-Z Explains Concept Behind “Paris,” Speaks On Fatherhood
– Common Reveals Cover Art For “The Dreamer, The Believer”
fuck dr dre, when and if that album comes out im not buying it, if hes gonna release the album he should come out and say so and stop being a bitch instead of all this bullshit about it be in its final process when in actuality it prob doesnt even exist. He prob does all this shit to sell more headphones. He knows as soon as hes out of the news the headphones wont sell as well
Dayyyyyumn fam,you went in hard on Dre like that..!!
You guys seriously gonna ignore Childish Gambino’s Camp? Best hip-hop album of the last couple years and you guys sleeping on it. Fuck that.
Fuck Dre. fool’s been talkin’ about Detox since 2004. at the end of the “Encore” album, Eminem yells out, “Don’t worry ’bout that Detox album – it’s coming!” how the fuck you gonna lie to your fans for this long? faggot motherfucker.
You guys seriously gonna ignore Childish Gambino’s Camp? Best hip-hop album of the last couple years and you guys sleeping on it. Fuck that.
I SECOND THAT BUT ONCE AGAIN REAL IS SLEPT ON PEOPLE ONLY CHECKING FOR FAKES AND ITS SAD
anonymous or joel johnson whoever u r, childish gambino is wacker than his name sounds, dude is straight garbage i would actually rather listen to drake and wayne and i cant stand poppy radio bullshit
Dre lost. Insecure mofo. Takin steroids looking like the Hulk to feel more like a man. Bullshit! Muscles don’t make you a man. You can still be a bitch with muscles.
Renzo, you’re a complete idiot. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? Take your two pennies and shuv them up your ass.
muscles do make you a man !! skinny nigga !!
Fucking Darke is a Queerbait.
hater
y u hating?
no dude, he wasn’t hating. Drake’s just gay as aids
drake is pretty gay
Seriously. WTF, is this site pop radio? I thought you were supposed to be real hip hop. No mention of g*damm Gambino. Nigga got 4 mics, and is blowing up. It’s a sad day when your site doesn’t recognize real, but sadly i’ve come to expect it.
Seriously. WTF, is this pop radio? I thought you were supposed to be real hip hop. No mention of g*damm Gambino. Nigga got 4 mics, and is blowing up. It’s a sad day when hiphopdx doesn’t recognize real music, but sadly i’ve come to expect it.
Seriously. WTF, is this pop radio? I thought you were supposed to be real hip hop. No mention of g*damm Gambino. Nigga got 4 mics, and is blowing up. It’s a sad day when hiphopdx doesn’t recognize real music, but sadly i’ve come to expect it. Seriously he was the only other story in Hip hop this week besides drake. Don’t be lazy.
Childish Gambino is dope and he should have been mentioned, but I don’t know what the fuck you are talking about when you say “is this pop radio?” He’s in the SAME category as Drake and Big sean! So if Drake and Big Sean are pop, then so is this nigga! As a matter of fact he sounds like a mix of Drake, Lil Wayne and Big Sean. SMH.
Luda is a bitch for not calling out names.Luda Musta been scared Big Sean gon’ do to him what Ray j did to Fabolous ”Ray put hands and feet on loso”lmao.Psssft y’all lames jumping into conclusion gassing some real greasy shit…sayin that was a diss to Big Sean/Drake….gtfoh bitch !
daym this a messed up weak for hip pop
nigga its week that haircut it weak
Why the fuck do you come on here, to make fun of someones haircut. Get a life or kill yourself “this nigga”.
I KNEW DETOX WAS NEVER GONA COME OUT HAHAHAHAHA SHIT WAS BOUND TO FAIL WITHOUT NATE DOGG ANYWAYS THEY SHOULD JUST SCRAP THE WHOLE PROJECT BIG SNOOP KEEP DOIN YOUR THING BUT DRE DRE DONE FELL OFF HARD
POW POW POW WAKA WAKA POW
BRICKKKKKK SQUADDD!!
burr…. burr…burr burr.
man fuck dre….