March 13, 2015

Lil Wayne Originally Thought Drake “Sucked”

Drake photo credit: Kingsmen Media

Jas Prince shares that when he initially played Drake’s music for Wayne, Weezy made it clear that he wasn’t a fan.

“Wayne told me he sucked. He was like, ‘Jas, don’t play me that sh*t no more. He’s not good.”

Prince was consistent, however, and continued to keep Drake on Wayne’s radar, helping him out by taking tracks he knew Wayne would like and sending them to Drake to spit over. Eventually, while riding around Houston with Jas, Wayne came around.


Source: Vlad Tv




Jay Z agrees to Pay Musician Half of Royalties for BORROWED Music

Jay Z photo credit: Kingsmen Media

The piano and saxophone player accused Jay of using his instrumental “On The Way” for the Magna Carta Holy Grail track. The two parties were engaged in an 18-month legal fight over the song until Jay reportedly admitted to lifting the tune a few months ago.

In January 2014, Spoerri told SwissInfo he believed the Brooklyn emcee could have gotten permission to use “On The Way” for “Versus” if he would have simply asked.

“In a way I’m flattered that a relatively young rapper takes a sample from an old man, a sample that is about 35 years old,” said Spoerri. “On the other hand I’m furious because it would have been so simple to clear the sample. All it would have needed was a call or an email to the company and I think it would have been relatively cheap.”

Timbaland is credited as the producer on “Versus.” The song also samples A Tribe Called Quest’s “Sucka N***a.”