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Jay Z or Nas, Tupac or Biggie: Spotify Data Reveals Who Really Won Hip-Hop's Rivalries

By Unknown - Monday, August 01, 2016

According to hip-hop's unwritten honor code, to sit on the throne, it's not enough to make hit records. A true MC has to do it in such a way that makes the rest of the competition look like hacks hustling for nickels and dimes.

Rivalries give rap verses gravity to an extent no other genre knows. Of course, beef can be abused. Some rivalries are fleeting and piecemeal, engineered for publicity rather than them being products of rap's competitive spirit. It's up to fans and blogs to see through the facade and declare true winners out of a handful of singles and disses. One would like to think winners are rewarded with dedicated audiences, but that's not always the case.

Teaming up with Spotify, we've unpacked that question, sifting through the platform's databases to see which rappers have been able to turn lyrical victories into an actual audience. We've looked at the some of the most direct and savage rivalries of all time — like Tupac v. Biggie, Jay Z v. Nas — and some rivalries that are more friendly competition than beef, like Talib Kweli and Mos Def's vying for the conscious crown. Every percentage represents the share of combined total streams each artist has earned since Spotify's launch. Check out the breakdown:

Jay Z v. Nas

The music that came out of the Jay v. Nas beef gave the culture entirely new vocabulary to talk about rivalries. After Nas ran a lyrical clinic around Jay Z on "Ether," its song title became a verb. Every MC who mercilessly tears into another on a diss track now "ethers" them. Yet, Jay's "Takeover" line — "That's a one-hot-album-every-10-year average" — may have been more prophetic than he realized.

Future v. Desiigner

Biting was one of the initial offenses that set Jay and Nas against one another back in the late '90s, and biting is at the heart of the current feud between Future and Desiigner. When the 19-year-old Desiigner first earned a major audience with his feature on Kanye West's "Father Part My Hands, Part 1," many actually mistook him for Future. The two have since gone back and forth, shading each other hard in performances and interviews. Future still holds the majority of Spotify listeners. Yet the fact that Desiigner has even been able to pull in 15% with basically one song and one mixtape ("Timmy Turner" had not dropped before Spotify pulled its data) is a sign he may give Future a run for his money yet.

Drake v. Meek Mill

Drake has had a lot of artists come for his throne as of late. Last year, it was Meek Mill, who called Drake out for ghostwriting in short but vehement tweetstorm, and proceeded to watch himself get torn apart with song after song from the Drizzy camp. Meek still hasn't recovered.

Drake v. Joe Budden

More recently, Joe Budden has been nipping at Drake's heels. Budden's beef with Drake surrounds a series of subliminal disses that the podcaster and rapper felt Drake had thrown his way on tracks like "4pm In Calabasas." The savage split in audience shouldn't bother Budden too much, though; he claimed in a Thursday interview that he "don't care about none of that fame, success, attention, none of that." That's good.

Notorious B.I.G. v. Tupac

Both rappers consistently summit many fans' and artists' top five dead-or-alive lists, but it seems Tupac keeps more listeners coming back for more. He also cut more than three times the number of albums that Notorious B.I.G. dropped in his lifetime, which could also explain the spread. It's interesting since one of Mic and Spotify's similar data pulls revealed Notorious B.I.G. command the biggest share of total listeners. That seems to suggest Tupac has the a more devoted fan base that keep coming back for more, but Biggie's song appeal to a much wider range of listeners.

Rick Ross v. 50 Cent

This is the beef that never ends. It's nearing a decade old this year, and both rappers are still evaluating it in interviews. "At this point, my relationship with Curtis is really amusing, due to the fact that I'm the biggest L he ever took," Rick Ross said in a January interview. The numbers tell a different story.

Lil Kim v. Eve

Lil Kim has built an empire out of her various beefs. Some of them were more successful than others. Her feud with Eve was one of the more silent ones. It didn't make it onto any huge records, but, according to Eve, the two artists were not on speaking terms for years. They eventually made up, but through it all it looks Eve was able to maintain more momentum out the scrap.

Lil Kim v. Nicki Minaj

There was probably a brief moment where Lil Kim thought that beefing with the next boss female rapper would help revitalize her career, even though Kim insisted Nicki Minaj started it. That moment passed quick. For better or for worse, hip-hop has a new queen.

Talib Kweli v. Mos Def

Jay Z or Nas, Tupac or Biggie: Spotify Data Reveals Who Really Won Hip-Hop's Rivalries

Talib Kweli and Mos Def were never exactly in direct rivalry with one another. They were actually once a team, the two halves of Black Star, but they couldn't keep their partnership going for more than one album. Both have had extremely prolific solo careers, but the Mighty Mos has remained the one commanding the bigger fan base, despite not dropping a project since 2009's The Ecstatic.

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Chioma Nnanna Reviews Kunle Afolayan’s New Movie ‘The C.E.O

By Unknown - Saturday, July 30, 2016

Ok so yesterday, I took my pretty self to the cinemas at 8:30pm to see Kunle Afolayan‘s “The C.E.O”. I can think of a million other things I could have been doing at 8:30pm but it’s Kunle Afolayan so I’m thinking, yeah, this should be worth it. Mind you, I paid full weekend price, popcorn, the works. I like being completely armed so if I don’t enjoy a movie, it’s the movie’s fault. No excuses.

Now, let’s begin with the pros, you know, because positive vibes. The picture quality was good and there were a lot of scenic shots. They made great use of the beautiful ocean scenery and natural light. Loved it. The set, of course, was great (I should have led with this.) Most of the movie was shot in Inagbe beach resort, a really great spot on the outskirts of Lagos. There were a few scenes outside Nigeria as well. The entire production was great; location, casting, et all.

Something else I found really impressive was the dialogue. Tade Ogidan did an excellent job there. I’m always particularly interested in phrasing and diction, and I was not disappointed at all. There were little or no signs of struggle in the back and forth. It’s important to pay attention to all the nitty-gritty of a screenplay, which is something Nollywood movies have shown to lack, so I really appreciate Afolayan’s effort in keeping it clean.

It doesn’t end there. I’d have to give props to the team on appropriate casting. Wale Ojo is always a good choice. The man is just a delight to watch and whatever fitness regime he’s been on is paying off nicely cos that body looking really good. He gave us that sexy sugar pappy vibe playing Kola Alabi. Give me a sugar daddy with ambition and heart any day. Also make sure that bank account fat cos what’s the point if not, right? But, I drift.

Though I was just introduced to a few of the other actors, they showed professionalism and such a wealth of experience that was a delightful relief. Many times, when Nollywood decides to cast non-Nigerian characters they pick the first one they find and call it a day. The result is always a ludicrous mess but it’s good to see the effort put into bringing the best performances.

Still on the casting, I think the most impressive performance, in my opinion, was Nico Panagio as Riikard Van Outen. No, not just because he’s one sexy slice of vanilla; he’s also a great actor. Facial expression for days, body language for years, the man set out to, as they say, killummmm. I, and my ovaries, were mighty impressed. Fatym Layachi and Aurelia Eliam both brought their A-game as well. Oh, and Angelique Kidjo. With charisma like that, it’s hard to find any faults with the music veteran’s performance. Ugh and all that sexy french. Mon dieu!

If I’ve learned anything from Kunle Afolayan, it’ll be the fabulous delight that is a multi-lingual movie. They don’t say variety is the spice of life for nothing, you know.

It’s important to note the classy way product placements were inserted during the film. Driving a Peugeot in the opening scene (Peugeot is one of the official sponsors), flying with Air France (also an official sponsor), nice touch. Even premiering the movie first on an Air France flight was also a sweet move. I love where Nollywood is going business-wise. It’s important that brands take advantage of the movie audience by partnering with movie producers for in-film product placements. Who knows just how many people would patronize Peugeot or fly Air France after “The C.E.O” goes mainstream. *shrugs*

I enjoyed watching “The C.E.O”. For a largely conversation based film, it was surprisingly entertaining. I’d never have thought Nollywood could pull it off. When Hilda Dokubo (who played the police inspector) said, “Seat your nyash down”, I felt myself sink in slightly deeper into my seat. Oh and the sex scene between Kola and Eloise (played by Aurelia Eliam), whoot whoo! He threw those legs in the air! The angle of the shot was good; conservative enough for Nigerian society *insert extreme eye roll*, yet passing the message across. And it was a rather *cough cough* interesting message. I’d give enormous props for believable performances. When great casting, a nice tinge of panache and topnotch cinematography come to play, what a fantastic soiree that could make! But, I hate to say, the movie did lack a certain je ne sais quio. I say that but what I really mean is this; it had a rather disappointing ending.

Kunle Afolayan has shown to have a thing for the darker side of life. You know it’s Kunle when there’s an unexplained murder and a plot twist waiting to happen. Before now, he has managed to clean up nicely, tie all the knots and give us a befitting denouement. Which is why it’s rather surprising that in what was intended to be a career defining moment, we were handed such a weak cessation. I’m always very critical of murder thrillers. To me, if you’re going to kill people, make damn sure you tell us why. If the motive is not convincing enough, it could mess up the entire story. Many guilty people have walked away unpunished because the prosecutor could not whip up a convincing motive. No one wants a murder without a proper, “why”.

It’s difficult to accept that two top company officials were murdered in a C.E.O hunting programme and the course was not discontinued. Ok fine let’s say that happened, at least give us a solid reason behind the murders, not just some feeble tale. Hey, I love an ambitious Chinese business man tale as much as the next guy and I can sincerely see what they tried to do there, but this is what makes a bad film; struggle. If the story does not flow, dead it. Rather a simple clean story than some complicated mess.

Remember when I talked about believable performances? Well, not entirely. Kemi Lala Akindoju is a great actor in her own right. But her performance as Lisa, the mole and murderer, didn’t quite do it for me. Never seen a person wield a knife so comically. I literally laughed out loud at the hand-to-hand tussle between herself and Kola towards the end. Looked like a joke, really. Ah mean, but a wah di rass! ef you’ve deliberately killed two bloodclaat smadi, yuh should know ou to wield a knife. Gwey!

Okay, happy thoughts and positive vibes. It really was a good film. Just wish it cleaned up better. But hey, I could give it a second watch and see how that works out.

I’d give “The C.E.O”, based on an initial accessment, an E for Effort, a C for (great) Casting, another C for (great) Cinematography…

You know, somewhere down this little singsong, I intended to count down to the last T, spelling E.C.C.E.L.E.N.T but life happens. If you haven’t seen “The C.E.O” you should head down to the cinema and do that. And if you’re going to get a DVD, please do buy a certified copy.

About Chioma Nnanna

Chioma Nnanna is a writer, video blogger and media pundit. Her work has been published with Aphroden,The Naked Convos, Brittle Paper and various other platform. She is the owner of promising movie blog; www.notinkansasanymore.tv as well as a connecting youtube channel. She loves music and film and is a pretty decent singer. She sometimes sings with a band in Lagos for fun but looks to begin writing music for a living. You'd likely find Chioma at a cinema drowned in popcorn or in a bar downtown sweating it out; or really, just at home in embarrassing clothing.

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RELATIONSHIP:"I didn't cheat on my husband" - Keshia Knight Pulliam opens up about Divorce Drama & Cheating Rumours in Exclusive Interview

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In an exclusive interview with Entertainment Tonight, American actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, known for her childhood role as Rudy Huxtable, the youngest child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on sitcom The Cosby Show, is opening up about the divorce drama and cheating rumours that have plagued her for the past couple of days.

Keshia and Ed Hartwell got married 4 months after they met and the actress announced via social media on July 17th that she was pregnant. Days after her announcement, Ed Hartwell filed for divorce to end their nearly seven-month marriage while also seeking a paternity test.

In her interview with ET, she talks about everything and why she also chose to clear up the air.

According to her, “I knew I couldn’t be silent, because this isn’t about money. This isn’t about fame. This isn’t about social media likes or follows. This is about my character – my integrity as a woman being attacked – and that’s not OK”.

She revealed she had been the one to request a divorce when she found out he was cheating but then decided to give him another chance because a baby was in the mix of things.

Like, I had divorce papers ready. I presented it to him. … Once I was pregnant I did decide to give him that one last chance,’ she said. ‘The part that hurt me the most when he filed for divorce was that he had asked me to give him another chance, and I was willing to do that and forgive him, for our family. There’s a baby in the middle of this! And regardless, if we don’t want to be married, that’s fine, because we agree on that. But this baby is what’s important, and I feel like that’s being lost.” ”I have to move forward. I have to do what I need to do to release the hurt, to release this, and to be happy for me and my baby girl, because the stress isn’t good. The stress isn’t healthy. And my only priority is her,’ she said.’I didn’t do anything wrong. I didn’t cheat on my husband. I didn’t do it. It’s really that simple.

It’s clearly a very emotional time for Keshia Knight Pulliam.

On if she still loves him she says “I love who he pretended to be. I love who he portrayed himself as, and the one mistake I made was, when he showed me who he really was, not believing him. Not believing him the first time. When he said he wanted our marriage, he wanted our family — I believed him. That’s why I gave him this one last chance, only for him to pull the rug from under me and blindside me.”

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