This week in Hip Hop, Soulja Boy announced that he has signed a deal worth $400 million, though as of press time, the nature of the deal has yet to be disclosed. Elsewhere this week, two new PARTYNEXTDOOR reference tracks for Drake’s “Legend” and “Company” surfaced online and lastly, a meme inspired by the cover art from Drake’s Views album caused Shaquille O’Neal to walk off the set of a recent episode of TNT’s Inside The NBA.
Soulja Boy Reportedly Inks $400 Million Deal
Soulja Boy took to Twitter and Instagram late last week to announce that he has closed a $400 million deal.
“$400 million deal confirmed,” the 25-year-old rapper tweeted. “I still they think they low balled me though. I was thinking 2 or 3 billion..”
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Although Soulja Boy has yet to disclose the nature of the deal, he did take some time to reflect on his journey.
“From being worth 25 million at 25 to being offered 400million and closing out the deal?” the “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” rapper wrote in the caption field on Instagram. “Just think about where I came from no man seriously!”
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PARTYNEXTDOOR’s Reference Tracks For Drake’s “Legend” & “Company” Leak
Late last week, two new PARTYNEXTDOOR reference tracks for Drake’s “Legend” and “Company” surfaced online.
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The official liner notes from If Youre Reading This Its Too Late credit PARTYNEXTDOOR as a writer and producer on “Legend,” however there’s no such record of him having any involvement in the making of “Company.”
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Drake Meme Makes Shaquille O’Neal Walk Off “Inside The NBA” Set
During a recent episode of TNT’s Inside The NBA, the show’s hosts poked fun at one another in a series of memes inspired by the cover art from Drake’s recently released album, Views.
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One of the memes featured Shaquille O’Neal in his Miami Heat uniform on the shoulders of his former teammate, Kobe Bryant, sitting atop of the Staples Center. The caption read: “Views from Kobe’s shoulders.”
Jokingly, Shaq proceeded to walked off the show’s set and once backstage, began to knock objects off the shelf and pretended to attack the cameraman as he made his way out of the building.
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Additional News Stories: Drake, Afrika Bambaataa & Eminem
– Drake Dethrones 50 Cent On Forbes Five List
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– Afrika Bambaataa’s Ex-Bodyguard Says Pioneer Had “Hundreds” Of Child Abuse Victims
– Eminem Pens Letter to Tupac’s Mother, Afeni Shakur
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