Iggy Azalea's street cred is being slammed by a fellow female emcee.
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
- 9/26/2014
- icelebz.com
Iggy Azalea's street cred is being slammed by a fellow female emcee.
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
- 9/26/2014
- icelebz.com
Iggy Azalea's street cred is being slammed by a fellow female emcee.
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
- 9/26/2014
- icelebz.com
Iggy Azalea's street cred is being slammed by a fellow female emcee.
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Vivabout the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop.
"Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that you're out here trap shooting."
She continued, "That's the problem. They're too many passes being given. When did it become wrong to call out people that don't write their own rhymes?...
- 9/26/2014
- icelebz.com
Iggy Azalea's street cred is being slammed by a fellow female emcee. Former Flipmode Squad member Rah Digga recently spoke with ThisIs50's Gossip Viv about the current state of rap music, and ended up dissing the Aussie rapper in the process by saying Iggy is not "real" hip-hop. "Iggy Azalea, I can't really get into her. Because it's just not real to me," Digga said. "There is a white girl from Australia that spits in an Australian accent, and her name is Chelsea Jane. That I can get into. Teach me Australian Hip-Hop culture. Don't come to America and try to convince me that you're Gangsta Boo...We're not going to believe you if you're trying to convince us that...
- 9/26/2014
- E! Online
'Kim is the original, I believe, and Nicki is the right now,' G-Unit Mc says on Shade 45.
By Jayson Rodriguez
50 Cent
Photo: Jordan Strauss/ WireImage
Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj's war of words has died down considerably in the new year, following months of fiery sniping in interviews and songs.
Queen Bee collaborator 50 Cent ("Magic Stick"), not one to shy away from differences with others, downplayed the rift between the feuding female MCs. In an interview on Shade 45's "G-Unit Saturdays," he spoke via phone about the beef with DJ Whoo Kid.
"When I look at them actually competing, I don't see anything," 50 said. "I think it's harmless. It adds an interesting story and other interests to them, 'cause Kim is the original, I believe, and Nicki is the right now."
When the pugilistic rapper was told his answer was surprisingly neutral — in addition to working with Kim,...
By Jayson Rodriguez
50 Cent
Photo: Jordan Strauss/ WireImage
Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj's war of words has died down considerably in the new year, following months of fiery sniping in interviews and songs.
Queen Bee collaborator 50 Cent ("Magic Stick"), not one to shy away from differences with others, downplayed the rift between the feuding female MCs. In an interview on Shade 45's "G-Unit Saturdays," he spoke via phone about the beef with DJ Whoo Kid.
"When I look at them actually competing, I don't see anything," 50 said. "I think it's harmless. It adds an interesting story and other interests to them, 'cause Kim is the original, I believe, and Nicki is the right now."
When the pugilistic rapper was told his answer was surprisingly neutral — in addition to working with Kim,...
- 1/31/2011
- MTV Music News
Ex-Flipmode Mc tells Mixtape Daily battle between Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim and others is about 'celebrity,' not artistry.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Rah Digga
Photo: Raw Koncept Media Group
The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From the Underground
Can't a lady Mc just spit anymore? With all the beefing going on between Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and now, even Jackie O, lost in the shuffle is veteran rhymer Rah Digga.
The Dirty Harriet star recently headlined an all-ladies lineup in Los Angeles and next month she'll bring her talents to Brooklyn for a "Ladies First" show at Southpaw, alongside underground Toronto lyricist Eternia.
"To be honest, if you're an artist and you're just into the music, all that [beef] stuff is irrelevant," Digga told Mixtape Daily. "All that stuff they're fighting for has nothing to do with making good music or being an artist.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Rah Digga
Photo: Raw Koncept Media Group
The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From the Underground
Can't a lady Mc just spit anymore? With all the beefing going on between Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown and now, even Jackie O, lost in the shuffle is veteran rhymer Rah Digga.
The Dirty Harriet star recently headlined an all-ladies lineup in Los Angeles and next month she'll bring her talents to Brooklyn for a "Ladies First" show at Southpaw, alongside underground Toronto lyricist Eternia.
"To be honest, if you're an artist and you're just into the music, all that [beef] stuff is irrelevant," Digga told Mixtape Daily. "All that stuff they're fighting for has nothing to do with making good music or being an artist.
- 1/25/2011
- MTV Music News
The end of 2010 is almost upon us, which is why MTV News is rounding up the Top Songs of 2010. We had over two dozen MTV News staffers submit their own personal lists of their 25 favorite songs, and from those lists we derived a master list whose top 10 will be slowly rolling out over the course of this week. Check out one of the 25 lists below, with an argument or two for the greatness of some of the under-appreciated tunes of the year.
By Kyle Anderson
1. "F--- You," Cee Lo Green
2. "Runaway," Kanye West featuring Pusha T
3. "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)," Rick Ross
4. "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry
Every time I hear "Teenage Dream," I'm transported to that time in senior year when I hopped in the car, cranked up this song and drove north in search of a record shop and a place that sold vegan burritos. Except that...
By Kyle Anderson
1. "F--- You," Cee Lo Green
2. "Runaway," Kanye West featuring Pusha T
3. "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)," Rick Ross
4. "Teenage Dream," Katy Perry
Every time I hear "Teenage Dream," I'm transported to that time in senior year when I hopped in the car, cranked up this song and drove north in search of a record shop and a place that sold vegan burritos. Except that...
- 12/9/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
The new Rihanna album Loud will be hitting stores in a few weeks, and thanks to a news blast from RocNation we now know the official track list. We already knew that the album would feature collaborations with Drake ("What's My Name?") and Nicki Minaj ("Raining Men"), but the full list points to a collaboration with Eminem on the familiar-sounding "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)."
Of course, the original "Love the Way You Lie" was a chart-topping smash from Eminem's multi-platinum Recovery, so it's logical that Rihanna would want to continue the narrative. Rihanna is hardly the first artist to follow up a hit song with a sequel, and as you can see below, she will be in excellent company.
Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind (Part II)"
Perhaps the clearest antecedent for "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)," Alicia Keys followed-up her chart-topping guest appearance on...
Of course, the original "Love the Way You Lie" was a chart-topping smash from Eminem's multi-platinum Recovery, so it's logical that Rihanna would want to continue the narrative. Rihanna is hardly the first artist to follow up a hit song with a sequel, and as you can see below, she will be in excellent company.
Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind (Part II)"
Perhaps the clearest antecedent for "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)," Alicia Keys followed-up her chart-topping guest appearance on...
- 10/27/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Back when people still used to get their music from plastic discs you had to purchase in a store, the onset of the fall would always mean a series of "Super Tuesdays," which would typically see handfuls of high-profile albums drop on the same day. In the push toward selling music around the holidays, fall was always reserved for the most high-profile records, and each Tuesday brought a new pack of headline grabbers. Consider this: There was a Tuesday in November of 1999 that saw the release of Mariah Carey's Rainbow, Rage Against the Machine's The Battle of Los Angeles, Foo Fighters' There's Nothing Left to Lose and Lil Wayne's Tha Block is Hot (which was a bigger deal in retrospect, but still). A week later it was new albums from Faith Hill, Alanis Morissette, Prince and Fiona Apple. They were always a big deal, and at the height of the "Trl" era,...
- 9/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
As Nicki Minaj climbs up the charts with her hit "Your Love," an almost-forgotten female Mc is primed to make her comeback. Rah Digga, formerly the feminine voice of Busta Rhymes' Flipmode Squad (and secretly the most talented Mc in the bunch), is back with a new album called Classic in September. It's Digga's first solo joint in a decade (she took time off from the rap game to raise her daughter and go back to school to learn film editing), and she just dropped the video for the album's first single, "This Ain't No Lil' Kid Rap." And, of course, it absolutely rules.
Rah Digga - This Ain't No Lil' Kid Rap from Raw Koncept on Vimeo.
Digga began her career as an Mc as a member of the New Jersey-based collective the Outsidaz. Their affiliation with the also-Jersey-based Refugee camp earned them a guest spot on the...
Rah Digga - This Ain't No Lil' Kid Rap from Raw Koncept on Vimeo.
Digga began her career as an Mc as a member of the New Jersey-based collective the Outsidaz. Their affiliation with the also-Jersey-based Refugee camp earned them a guest spot on the...
- 7/23/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
The news of Eminem's new album Recovery has got the rap world excited again about new music from Slim Shady. Based on his collaborators, it sounds like Recover will have a distinctly different sound than his past work. The list of producers on the album includes Alchemist, Just Blaze, Denaun Porter and Boi-1da.
It's the latter name that really jumps out, as Boi-1da is responsible for some of the stickiest singles of the past year, most notably the Drake smashes "Best I Ever Had," "Forever (Remix)" and "Over." But if the guy is going to ascend to the top tier of hip-hop producers, he really should think about changing his handle. Rap names are usually forever, even when efforts are made to change them (just look at the number of people who still use one of Diddy's old monikers). Boi-1da violates a couple of naming rules, as...
It's the latter name that really jumps out, as Boi-1da is responsible for some of the stickiest singles of the past year, most notably the Drake smashes "Best I Ever Had," "Forever (Remix)" and "Over." But if the guy is going to ascend to the top tier of hip-hop producers, he really should think about changing his handle. Rap names are usually forever, even when efforts are made to change them (just look at the number of people who still use one of Diddy's old monikers). Boi-1da violates a couple of naming rules, as...
- 4/16/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
On Tuesday (February 23), the MTV Newsroom blog asked whether the showcase album from Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment was the finest hip-hop posse album of all time. Based on the comments, it seems as though the concept was a little confusing. The poll was meant to focus on albums from groups who were introduced after the team's alpha dog had already become famous. So while Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers is far superior to all the albums we mentioned in the poll, it doesn't count because those MCs made their debuts as part of a group. (However, if Method Man had released Tical before Enter the Wu-Tang had dropped, the it would have easily taken first place.)
With that in mind, the poll ended up being a two horse race. 50 Cent's G-Unit crew ended up in the top spot, with their 2003 album Beg for Mercy snagging a whopping 43 percent of the vote.
With that in mind, the poll ended up being a two horse race. 50 Cent's G-Unit crew ended up in the top spot, with their 2003 album Beg for Mercy snagging a whopping 43 percent of the vote.
- 2/24/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
With all the buzz surrounding the release of Rebirth, the mad quest to record songs before going to prison and his Twitter and Ustream habits, the biggest music-related Lil Wayne news has gotten swept under the rug a bit. That would be the release of We Are Young Money, the posse album that dropped just before the end of 2009 that secretly contains some of the best Weezy-blessed work of the past 12 months.
The album, which features contributions from Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Tyga, Lil Twist and Jae Millz. The two singles ("Every Girl," which peaked at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "BedRock") were both heaters that had some great work from everybody (but especially Nicki Minaj, who is becoming the crew's most potent weapon). There's also some top-shelf production care of Cool & Dre, Kane Beatz and Tha Bizness, making it a wall-to-wall success.
In fact, the...
The album, which features contributions from Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda, Tyga, Lil Twist and Jae Millz. The two singles ("Every Girl," which peaked at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "BedRock") were both heaters that had some great work from everybody (but especially Nicki Minaj, who is becoming the crew's most potent weapon). There's also some top-shelf production care of Cool & Dre, Kane Beatz and Tha Bizness, making it a wall-to-wall success.
In fact, the...
- 2/23/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Back in the late 1990s (when album sales were robust and a CDs actual release date was more important than its leak date), every Tuesday in November and December was a "Super Tuesday," usually featuring a handful of big-name releases all hitting stores at the same time. Artists competed for gargantuan first-week album sales and spots on "Trl." 10 years ago, November 2 was one of those massive Tuesdays, featuring a handful of big acts putting out new, high-profile records. Foo Fighters dropped There's Nothing Left to Lose (their most successful album and the winner of the Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2000). On the same day, Mariah Carey unleashed Rainbow, lead by the smash hit "Heartbreaker" (a collaboration with Jay-z). Counting Crows busted out their third release This Desert Life, which picked up some traction when first single "Hanginaround" became something of a graduation anthem for high school seniors. Lil Wayne...
- 11/2/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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