Today in Hip Hop History , 8th June.
Kanye West was born June 8, 1977
JAY-Z & BEYONCÉ MAY HAVE PURCHASED WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CAR
The Hip Hop power couple, JAY-Z and his wife Beyoncé Knowles have accumulated an enormous amount of wealth over the span of their successful careers.
But it seems they may have made their most expensive purchase yet.
According to a report by Page Six, JAY-Z and Beyoncé are rumored to be the buyers of Rolls-Royce’s new $28 million Boat Tail convertible car.
The $28 million price tag makes it the most expensive car in the world.
An industry insider told the UK’s Telegraph the reason why the Carter’s are believed to be the buyers is that the car comes equipped with details matching their favorite things.
The $28 million blue-hued Rolls-Royce was reportedly built for the Mediterranean backroads of the French Riviera where The Carter’s frequent for vacation.
It also comes with a rear deck that contains a picnic set and a double refrigerator to keep bottles of champagne chilled at six degrees.
There are also two-sided timepieces from Bovet 1822 for each person that can either be worn or used as car clocks.
If they really bought the custom car, JAY-Z and Beyoncé have the coin to do it. Beyoncé’s estimated net worth is between $420 million and $500 million.
JAY-Z, on the other hand, saw his net worth skyrocket after making some big-time deals.
In February, the Brooklyn legend sold 50 percent of his Armand de Brignac company, which holds his lucrative Ace of Spades champagne line, to the luxury goods giant LVMH.
The following month, Square, Inc. purchased majority ownership in TIDAL, raising Hov’s net worth to $1.4 billion.
JAY-Z & MEEK MILL HELP GIFT 80-YEAR-OLD BILLIONAIRE ROBERT KRAFT WITH DROP-TOP BENTLEY
JAY-Z and Meek Mill made an unlikely connect when they teamed with Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to develop their criminal justice reform organization, REFORM Alliance. For Robert Kraft’s 80th birthday, JAY-Z, Meek and Rubin celebrated their buddy in a big way.
On Monday (June 7), Meek shared a video of Rubin leading Kraft to the front of his home to see the extraordinary and rare gift his friends got him: a blue drop-top Bentley.
As Kraft saw the car in his driveway, he couldn’t believe they bought him the exact type and model he had his eyes on for a while.
Nevertheless, Kraft was so excited he gave Rubin a huge hug and kiss on the cheek.
“This came from Meek and Jay and Will and Allen and Des,” Rubin told Kraft, who looked in disbelief.
The rare blue Bentley came with a large birthday card that read “Happy 80th Birthday Robert Kraft” on the front.
On the inside, it read, “Except you look 40 and act 25.”
Kraft admitted the car is a rare find in the video, explaining his team had difficulty tracking it down.
However, Rubin told the Patriots owner they have “resources” with a slight chuckle.
Robert Kraft can show off his new car alongside his buddy JAY-Z’s new purchase.
According to a report by Page Six, JAY-Z and his wife Beyoncé are the alleged buyers of Rolls-Royce’s new $28 million Boat Tail convertible car.
The $28 million price tag makes it the most expensive car in the world.
DDG’S ‘MOONWALKING IN CALABASAS’ GOES PLATINUM – AS BLUEFACE HAS A PLAQUE PSA
2021 HipHopDX Rising Star DDG‘s “Moonwalking In Calabasas” single is the rap gift that keeps on shamoning.
The Blueface-featured version just earned a platinum plaque — less than six months after going gold on Thursday (June 3).
The great sound which was produced by DevIsLit and its accompanying video directed by LewisYouNasty, “Moonwalking In Cabalasas” was previously released as a single in July 2020 and eventually found a permanent home on DDG’s 2020 LP Die 4 Respect as the album anchor.
“Officially Platinum DDG,” he wrote accompanied with a trophy emoji.
Meanwhile, if Blueface didn’t have the big head from his Rich The Kid-laced single “Daddy” selling a million units, he just may now.
On Tuesday (June 2), Akademiks captured the Los Angeles rap star billowing brags and smoke in the vicinity of his recent certification.
“A lot of you rap niggas will never get one of these — School Yard,”
Blueface made a witty remark on Instagram while puffing a massive blunt. “I hate to break it to you but the odds is slim.”
“Like two percent or something,” he concluded with a chuckle.
DDG is one of 10 budding superstars named to HipHopDX’s 2021 Rising Stars.
SOULJA BOY BETS PRIZED LAMBORGHINI BOW WOW WILL GET WASHED IN VERZUZ
The highly anticipated Verzuz showdown between Soulja Boy and Bow Wow still doesn’t have a fixed date.
However, while fans continue to wait, the two rappers have given people a healthy dose of content prior to the event.
On Thursday (June 3), Soulja Boy took to Instagram to issue his friend Bow Wow a bet for their Verzuz battle. In the video he posted, fans can see an old red Lamborghini that looks like it hasn’t been used in a while.
“If you win the Verzuz, I give you the pink slip to my Lambo,” Soulja Boy said in the video. “I bet $100,000 that you do not got your Lambo still.
I still got my same Lambo, I bought my shit cash.”
He continued in the caption of his Instagram post, “lil pee wee @shadmoss.”
Bow Wow hasn’t responded yet but fans can believe he won’t be taking this shot from Soulja without sending one back. On May 24, Bow Wow took to Instagram to playfully target Soulja Boy ahead of their battle.
In the post, Bow Wow reshared a story Soulja Boy put up of him kissing his new girlfriend, which also happens to be an old flame.
“@souljaboy when you start kissing in person? You said only ova the [phone] #Verzuz #brodieonhisgrownman #friendlycompetition
#versuz,” Bow Wow wrote in the caption.
“@timbaland me and @iamdjjus in rehearsals, big drako having wine night he not focused. SEE YOU SOON BROTHER.”
BLUEFACE QUOTES ICE CUBE’S ‘FRIDAY’ NARRATING CHAD ‘OCHOCINCO’ JOHNSON’S BOXING KO
Even though Blueface feels like he wasted his money buying tickets to Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul’s exhibition fight in Miami this past weekend, he did gift his social media following with a priceless moment due to his hilarious commentary throughout the night.
The “Thotiana” rapper appeared to completely denounce his experience at the fight in a pair of videos posted by TheShaderoom on Monday (June 7), featuring a cameo from multi-platinum artist Akon.
“I’m mad as a muthafucka,” Blueface says in part in the clip. “These muthafuckas bums, I spent like $12,000 for this shit, never again.”
He also seemed to confide in Akon his frustrations with the outcome of the fight overall, probing the AKOIN cryptocurrency developer to unleash his unfiltered opinion on the entertainment-based bout.
“Akon,” Blueface began sternly. “Akon, was that the worst fight ever or what? Worst, terrible for everybody that paid money.”
Though Blueface saw the exhibition by Mayweather and Paul’s as a waste of his time and money, it seems the internet was all the more pleased with the matter bout between former NFL player Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson and bare-knuckles-brawler Brian Maxwell.
During the fourth and final round of their face-off, after a promising performance, OchoCinco got a taste of the canvas when Maxwell delivered a knock-down overhand counterblow that sent Chad tumbling.
Brian Maxwell drops Chad Johnson in the 4th round 😤💪#JohnsonMaxwell #MayweatherPaul pic.twitter.com/mPRZ4AohF7
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) June 7, 2021
As Blueface is still wishing for better fights, the California native has multiple literal silver linings to celebrate in lieu of his dissatisfaction, including the new platinum plaque he received for his contribution to DDG’s RIAA certification
“Moonwalking In Calabasas (Remix)” hit single.
Blueface also dropped off his latest single
“Outside (Better Days)” this past Friday.
Stream it below