Recently west coast rapper, The Game, has been in the headlines for allegedly scamming unsigned artists. As we dive into the facts, we can see these allegations are completely false and more fake news for attention grabbing, click bait headlines for blogs that will post anything for a dollar amount without fact checking. The Game has opened up his social media platform to offer unique promotional opportunities utilizing his social media platform which has over 11 Million followers and provides services such as intros, outros, audio/video drops, shoutouts and promotion on his instagram and twitter, and a mixtape.
To be able to have The Game perform an audio drop that the consumer can add to their song only enhances their track. Having the game provide video content that a consumer can implement into a music video or utilize to promote oneself is priceless. To be able to get into The Game’s social media feed can’t be done anywhere else, which provides extreme value, especially given his engagements and following. The mixtape is being called a scam but there’s no scam. The consumers are getting placement on his mixtape, and it gets promoted on Soundcloud, Datpiff and Top Mixtapes. The mixtape also gets promoted on The Game’s IG page, which again has 11 Million Followers.
Additionally, those that paid to be on the mixtape also received additional separate promotion in the form of IG Stories and Tweets on the Game’s platforms. The engagements and eyes on The Game’s social media platforms are bigger than most other platforms that charge for promotion. Everyone receives what they pay for, there is no scam. The exposure to these opportunities has a cost, as this is a business, and The Game makes this very clear.
A year ago, Chris Brown and Young Thug collaborate their hybrid project titled Slime & B, which featured 13 tracks as well as additional features from MajorNine, Shad da God, Gunna, Lil Duke, E-40, Too $hort, HoodyBaby, and more. Now, the pair has chosen to upgrade the standout from the project titled “Go Crazy” by creating a remix with additional assistance from Mulatto, Lil Durk, and Future.
Wiz Khalifa is quite busy this year after releasing his mixtape #FUCC2020. He is now back with two tracks titled “Chicken With The Cheese” and “Ain’t Shit Free.” In the former, one can enjoy watching additional assistance from 24hrs and Chevy Woods, and they can been rapping about the rock star life.
Drake will not be releasing his highly anticipated sixth studio album this month.
The Nothing Was The Same emcee took to his Instagram story to share the disappointing news about the delay of Certified Lover Boy with his fans. “I was planning to release my album this month, but between surgery and rehab my energy has been dedicated to recovery,” he wrote. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet feeling great and focused on the album, but CLB won’t be dropping in January. I’m looking forward to sharing it with you all in 2021.”
Fans shared mixed reactions to the news. Some fans were upset that they wouldn’t have new music to Drake ‘n drive to, while others weren’t surprised that the album was pushed back. Twitter user @bansky tweeted, “Drake really pushed his album back so he can rehab a knee injury for the 2021-22 NBA season that he’s not going to play in. What kind of life?”
If anyone has a reason to be happy this week, it’s Lil Wayne — the Young Money head honcho was able to receive a full pardon from Donald Trump just before he departed his presidential seat, effectively clearing Weezy of gun charges he received last year. Whether or not this is a celebratory release, fans now get to check out a new single from Wayne titled “Ain’t Got Time,” which features rising star Fousheé and sees the rapper addressing his legal issues over production from R!O and Kamo:
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