In the midst of the summer, just when you thought Babyface Ray was about to chill after his debut album FACE was released in January 2022, he rotates the block just in time for the summer to kick in. There has been a steady increase in Michigan’s rap scene in recent years. Among the artists who have played an activetal role in this ascent, Ray is without a doubt among the most talented. He is on par with Rio Da Yung OG, Icewear Vezzo, Peezy, RMC Mike, YN Jay, etc. When all is said and done, Interscope certainly has one of the biggest stars of all time in Babyface Ray. At the rate he is progressing, he will be one of the finest artists to ever come out of Detroit. The deluxe edition of the debut album FACE was released today (May 20).
The original FACE was a hit on the streets upon its release, but the deluxe version brings more substance and does it justice. Although a number of people are hearing of Ray’s name for the first time after his debut album Unfuckwithable, the 31-year-old rapper has been pounding the pavement for a decade now based on the way he looks, but he’s been doing it for a decade now. Ray has gone from having little recognition on the national rap scene to becoming one of the most frequently referenced hip-hop artists in the Detroit community. His music has taken the scene by storm and is contributing to the growth of the Detroit hip-hop scene.
The singer, who spoke with Billboard earlier this year, offered some insight into how he envisions his career going forward: “I can’t really pinpoint what I am looking for.” Ultimately, I think it all comes down to keeping reaching and moving forward. Health and wealth for my family are top priorities for me, I also want financial stability, you see, I want what everybody else wants. The only thing I can pin down, like a certain shit, that I just want to keep going until there is no more of me.”
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EST Gee and 42 Dugg teamed up earlier this month for the release of their joint project Last Ones Left, a collection of 17 tracks that includes contributions from members of each group’s respective crews, including EST DeMike, 42 Cheez, YNT Tae Money, EST Zo, and more. Earlier today (April 15), the upcoming CMG act released a video for the opening track from its upcoming album, Last Ones Left, “Ice Talk,” a track that was produced by Helluva Beats and serves as a courtesy introduction for those who don’t yet know the act:
A video accompanying the article shows the two somewhere possibly tropical, courtesy of Diesel Films. Dugg also continues to catch vibes in various locations around a presumed resort, while he delivers the bars under red lighting. Throughout, the song is short and direct.
The band’s lead singer, Gee, spoke recently with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden about the creation of Last Ones Left:
“Me and Dugg spend most of our time in the studio together. The fact that we have so many songs together makes it only logical that we should release something together. I think both of us are highly sought-after artists, and our fan bases like it, and is convenient for our geographic areas of Michigan and Kentucky. “There will be a lot of good music from me and Dugg.”
Young Buck and 50 Cent have become increasingly estranged. A couple of weeks ago, Buck made an appearance on The Millionaire Podcast, where he was heard talking about how detestable his former G-Unit boss is and how he continue to be:
“The main thing I always got as a man was my personal space that I always had to protect, as well as 50 taking shots and saying things and things like that, which prompted me at that time to say many things back and forth.”
The artist explained that he initially tried to fulfill his obligations to the label by supplying 50 albums, but was met with money demands and other obstacles that prevented the project from being completed.
“The only thing I cared about was completing my contract and moving my career forward. The incident began because of him telling me that I owed him this sum of money, and I was like, “Okay that’s fine, I’ll pay you what you’re owed, if you can show me a receipt, since I never remember you handing me $250,000 or $350,000.”
Young Buck appears to be trying to handle the situation in a civil manner despite all of the chaos:
Basically, it’s just that we’re at a deadlock. I will not be going through a long, drawn-out court battle, or anything like that, when it could all be handled on a business basis, he would be able to get whatever he wants from me, and I will be able to get what I require … He can feed his children by moving on with his life, I can do the same.
In addition to his talk on bankruptcy, Buck also spoke on why he filed for bankruptcy, which Harper asked if it was directly related to 50.
“Well I don’t see that as being the main reason or anything like that. My reasoning was based on the fact that he is preventing me from being able to earn any type of income.”
As usual, J. Cole blessed fans with this fantastic surprise. The Rockville star and his Dreamville Camp are hitting the streets today (March 31). Lute, Bas, Ari Lennox, EARTHGANG, J.I.D, Cozz, and Omen collaborate with DJ Drama for D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, which will contain both previously unreleased tracks and previously released tracks such as J.I.D’s “Ambassel,” which helped make the Madden NFL 22 soundtrack stand out.
Besides appearing at Dreamville, D-Day is also taking part in this year’s festival, which will be held in Raleigh, NC this weekend, and in addition to the aforementioned will feature Ja Rule, Lil Baby, Ashanti, Moneybagg Yo, Kehlani, Bia, WizKid, Wale, Morray, Fivio Foreign, Blxst and more. Drama will also appear at the event as part of the Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I.
The collective of Dreamville came together a few years ago to release their third installment of their Revenge of the Dreamers series, which included a healthy amount of cuts with a host of guest appearances from the likes of Smino, Childish Major, Yung Baby Tate, Reason, DaBaby, Guapdad 4000, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples, and Deante’ Hitchcock. As a result, the project was an outstanding success for all parties involved, landing at the top of the Billboard 200 charts after selling 115,000 album equivalent units in its first week of release. After Revenge of the Dreamers III’s release, a Director’s Cut version with twelve additional songs been released.
In regards to Cole, he released his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, last year. It was another chart-topper from the camp (and Cole’s sixth). A tour of the same name was later organized to promote the album, which included Morray and 21 Savage.
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