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09-05-2025
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Fat Joe Compares Kendrick to Snoop & 2Pac: ‘Nobody From L.A. Has Dominated the Paint Like This Guy'
Fat Joe and Jadakiss have a new podcast called Joe & Jada where they talk about all things music, sports, and culture. On their recently released premiere episode, the two rap legends — who've seen their fair share of rap beef — talked about the one-year anniversary of the kick-off of the historic rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Jada started things off by clarifying that what went down wasn't exactly 'beef,' and that he couldn't believe that it's been a whole year already. 'One year since the Kendrick and Drake discrepancy. What they like to call it 'beef' in the media world,' Jada quipped. 'Thank God nothing really happened to anybody, physically. Personally, I thought it was about four or five months ago. I can't believe it's already been a year.' More from Billboard PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now 'It's a Happy Time': Counting Crows Return With 'The Complete Sweets!' It's No Secret: Gracie Abrams Hits Three Non-Consecutive Weeks at ARIA No. 1 Joey Crack couldn't believe that it's been a year either, and then sparked a light debate between the two when he said he noticed that Lamar gets more airplay than other West Coast legends did in their prime. 'Kiss fired back by saying, 'Everybody from L.A. gets spins on L.A. radio.' Joe then asked him when was the last time Jadakiss was out there, with both of them saying they were recently in L.A. and Joe adding, 'Yo, bro, I never seen nothing like this. Every single song, they like, 'Turn the TV off,' causing Jada to agree that Kenny does indeed get a lot of spin in Southern California. 'It's a fact. Kendrick Lamar gets played nine out of every 10 songs in L.A. right now,' the Bronx rapper proclaimed. 'Not even Snoop Dogg, not even Tupac Shakur — nobody from L.A. has dominated the paint like this guy. That last year? What they're doing in L.A. — if you're from L.A., you probably think there's only one guy on Earth, Kendrick Lamar. I'm just keeping it a buck with you. You turn on that radio in L.A. — if you from L.A., you work at Target, Amazon, you're delivering some s–t, you working at the bakery, panadería, wherever, East L.A., holmes — you thinking it's one man breathing in hip-hop, it's called Kendrick Lamar.' Joe then shifted the conversation to rap beef in today's landscape, asking the Yonkers MC what he thinks about historic hip-hop battles. 'For me, I thought it was always good if you take it all the back to Wild Style and LL and Kool Moe Dee and all the way up to us and 50,' he began. 'It's always good as long as it stays on wax. 'When it first started, somebody say something about you, you gotta go to the studio, you gotta immediately work on getting one back at there, knock the stick off your shoulders like a fight after school at three o'clock. Now, as the technology evolved, it turns into movie skits, animations, retrieving fake information… It got a little wacky for me. I like it to be beats and rhymes and keep it like that. Once it got out of my pay grade, it's a little bit of disinterest to me because it's turning political now.' Fat Joe agreed about things getting political and brought up Drake's controversial UMG lawsuit. 'There's even lawsuits behind rap diss records now. I never saw that,' he said, to which Manteca Jada replied, 'That's over my head, I don't really understand… I just wanna see rhymes and song and hip-hop s–t.' You can watch the full episode below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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09-05-2025
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Motörhead to Mark 50th Anniversary With Release of ‘Lost' 1976 Album
50 years since bassist and vocalist Lemmy Kilmister formed heavy metal icons Motörhead, a long-lost album from 1976 is set for release. Originally recorded in August 1976, The Manticore Tapes is a snapshot of the first recording with the band's classic '70s and '80s lineup, including Kilmister, drummer Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor and guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke. More from Billboard PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now 'It's a Happy Time': Counting Crows Return With 'The Complete Sweets!' It's No Secret: Gracie Abrams Hits Three Non-Consecutive Weeks at ARIA No. 1 The 11-track release came to be when the group set up at Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore Studio to rehearse and record with Ron Faucus. Ultimately, the tapes of this session were lost, but have since been recovered, with restoration undertaken by Cameron Webb and mastering done by Andrew Alekel. The result is a record which captures Motörhead in their formative period, fresh from the early lineup which recorded the tracks that would later make up 1979's On Parole album, yet hungry with the ambition that would turn them into one of the U.K.'s biggest heavy exports of the '70s and '80s. Many of the tracks present on The Manticore Tapes are early versions of those found on the band's 1977 self-titled debut and On Parole. This includes the likes of the eponymous 'Motörhead,' 'Vibrator' and 'The Watcher.' Additionally, the new package features alternate takes and instrumental versions of 'Iron Horse/Born to Lose' and their cover of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers' 'Witch Doctor,' and an early version of Eddie Holland's 'Leaving Here,' of which a re-recorded version would be issued as the band's debut single. Word of the newly-announced collection also comes alongside the single release of 'Motörhead,' allowing listeners to gain a deeper insight into the evolution of the track as it flirts with R&B and blues before making the leap into the hard rock classic it would become. The Manticore Tapes is officially set for release On June 27, with a deluxe edition also featuring their Blitzkreig on Birmingham '77 live record, and a previously-unreleased 7″ single titled Live at Barbarella's Birmingham '77. Clarke would later depart Motörhead in 1982, and Taylor would follow in 1984 though he rejoined for five years from 1987. Both musicians would briefly appear onstage with Motörhead again in 2014, though Taylor would pass away in November 2015 at the age of 61, with Kilmister following the next month at 70, ultimately putting an end to the band. Clarke would later pass away in 2018 at the age of 67. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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10-03-2025
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Counting Crows to stop in Springfield during new The Complete Sweets! Tour
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Counting Crows, the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock band will be making a stop at the MassMutual Center during their new tour, The Complete Sweets! Tour. VIDEO: Rampage at the 'X' in Springfield caught on camera The Complete Sweets! Tour will be in support of their new album, Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!, which is the band's first full-length album since Butter Miracle: Suite One, which received critical acclaim in 2021, according to MGM Springfield. The band's new album, their first in nearly five years, promises to deliver their signature storytelling and rich melodies that have made them one of the most beloved bands of the last three decades. Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! is set to launch on May 9th. After coming onto the music scene in 1993 with their multi-platinum breakout album, August and Everything After, the band has released seven studio albums, selling more than 20 million records worldwide, and is respected as one of the world's most pre-eminent live touring rock bands. The tour will feature special guests such as The Gaslight Anthem on most North American dates, and they will be stopping in Springfield at the MassMutual Center on Wednesday, July 2nd. Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. A special presale will start on Tuesday, March 11th at 10:00 a.m. WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
