Hip Hop Week In Review: Mack Maine, T.I., Birdman

Tyga’s self-imposed rift from Young Money continued to make headlines this week with a response from Mack Maine and Birdman in addition to a rumored diss track aimed at Drake. T.I. and Logic also helped Hip Hop break back into the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 with their new albums landing at #2 and #4 respectively in their opening weeks. Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj also announced that their upcoming solo albums would be delayed until the first half of December.

Mack Maine Responds To Tyga’s Young Money Comments

Following a string of comments from Tyga in which the “Rack City” emcee claimed his label was holding him hostage and then aired out his view of Drake as a person, Young Money/Cash Money President Mack Maine seemed to respond on Twitter last week.

The back-and-forth kept up throughout the week when Birdman addressed Tyga’s rift with Drake a few days later.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: T.I., Logic, Game

T.I. and Logic debuted at #2 and #4 with their new albums Paperworkand Under Pressure.

Outselling first week predictions, T.I.’s ninth album debuted at the second spot with just under 80k sold in its initial week on shelves.

Logic’s Under Pressure sold 72,501 units in its first week and landed at #4 in the process.

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Birdman Addresses Tyga & Drake Rift

In an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Birdman weighed in on an ongoing feud between Tyga and Drake following the California artist’s recent claim that he doesn’t like Drake as a person.

“I didn’t see that coming and still I haven’t got to the bottom of none of that,” Birdman said. “I talk to Drake all the time. He text me all the time.We always talk. I don’t really know what’s happening with all of that.”