Logic Calls Stigma Regarding Remaking Rap Songs Primitive & Stupid

Logic questions why Hip Hop fans have a problem with J. Cole using the Migos flow, but are okay with Drake using it.

During an interview with Vlad TV, Gaithersburg, Maryland rapper Logic spoke on the reluctance of those in Hip Hop to remake songs.

After it was mentioned that remaking songs in rock and jazz is a heavily accepted occurrence and that Snoop Dogg’s "Lodi Dodi" (a remake of Doug E. Fresh’s "La Di Da Di") was one of the first Hip Hop remakes, Logic shared his belief that the idea to avoid remakes in rap is both “stupid” and “primitive.”

While speaking on the matter, Logic used Drake, Migos, and J. Cole as examples of what he feels are the skewed beliefs behind remaking in Hip Hop.

“But don’t you think that that’s kind of like—That’s kind of like stupid? That’s primitive,” Logic said. “Personally, I think it’s primitive. I think there’s a difference between ‘Oh, I’m just gonna take this whole dude’s everything. I’m gonna take his story, his style. The this, the that.’ Like you just literally take everything and copy it. That is unacceptable because Hip Hop in fact was built upon fact. But to go like ‘Oh man, I love this Kanye flow’ or some shit like that. To me, Drake is king. To me, in this world of pop and rap and Hip Hop. He’s just been killing it…So, Drake can just take Migos’ whole shit and then do it on like nine songs in the same year. And like two or three times on his album. And that’s cool. No problem. That’s cool. But then J. Cole wanna joke around with the flow on ‘TKO’ and people are like ‘That’s Drake’s flow.’ That’s the shit that’s so weird about this.”

Logic later revealed that he has no problem borrowing inspiration from other artists and did so with his last album, Under Pressure.

“I think you should just be honest,” he said. “Dude, my album was inspired by so many different things. So many different things. In Hip Hop, outside of Hip Hop. New cats. I mean, everything. Listening to Drake’s melodies or the fact that Kendrick told his story. It made me go ‘Oh wow, I can just tell my story.’”

Snoop Dogg Set To Appear In Episode Of "Empire"

Snoop Dogg is scheduled to appear in the eleventh episode of "Empire."

Snoop Dogg is slated to hit the small screen in the coming months for a guest appearance on the new FOX series Empire.

According to Digital Spy, Snoop will play himself in the Hip Hop-themed TV show.

Snoop Dogg is no stranger to the small screen.

He's appeared in series such as The Bernie Mac Show and Monk and he's lent his voice for animated shows like The Pjs, Futurama and The Boondocks.

Last week, Empire's premiere garnered nearly 9.9 million viewers. Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard lead an all-star cast of fictional music industry power players.

Snoop is scheduled to appear in the eleventh episode of Empire, which will reportedly air in late February or early March.

Lil Wayne Shares "Sh!t" Freestyle Snippet, Full Track Dropping Today

Lil Wayne gets on Future's "Sh!t" instrumental in a new clip. He's dropping the full version later on today.

Lil Wayne's Carter V may be in Cash Money limbo, but his Sorry 4 The Wait 2 mixtape is coming together as promised. Mack Maine shared two clips of a new freestyle from Weezy last night, indicating that the tape was one track away from completion.

The videos show Wayne rapping on Mike WiLL Made It's menacingly minimal instrumental for Future's "Sh!t", a popular freestyle choice at its peak (a 12 minute version of the song with verses from Drake, T.I., and Juicy J even appeared on the producer's #MikeWiLLBeenTrill mixtape).

While we've already heard plenty of great rapping on the song, Wayne tends to bring something special to his freestyles, as he's proved to us time and time again, from Drought 3, to No Ceilings and beyond. 

Eminem Visits Terminally Ill Fan In Michigan

Eminem paid a visit to a fan with terminal bone cancer this weekend.

Eminem may be hyper-aggressive on record, but when it comes to his fans, his inner-kindness comes shining through. Gage Garmo, a huge Eminem fan caught the rapper's attention when his friends got the hashtag, #GetGageGarmoToMeetEminem trending.

The 17-year-old Garmo had been diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, abone cancer that gave him only a week to live. His last wish was apparently to meet his hero, Em, who upon hearing the story, agreed to come to the teen's house just outside of Detroit.

Em made sure not to keep the meeting private, doing his best to avoid media attention, and dropping by Garmos' place on Sunday. The two apparently kicked it for about an hour, which Garmo was reportedly pretty happy about.

The Weeknd Arrested For Allegedly Punching A Police Officer

The Weeknd was arrested in Las Vegas this Saturday, after allegedly punching a cop.

The Weeknd just had a pretty crazy... umm... weekend in Las Vegas, asreports indicate the singer was arrested for striking a police officer on Saturday. 

According to TMZ, Abel was involved in a scuffle that broke out at CromwellHotel around 4:20 AM that morning. When police intervened, the singer was apparently pulled into an elevator by a cop, at which point he is said to have punched the officer in the head. After that, he was brought into custody for "battery of a protected person", though he's already out on bail. As of yesterday, he was on a plane out of the city, captioning his Instagram post of the plane with "escaped from Las Vegas".

Judging by his subsequent 'grams, the incident inspired him to get back in the studio, seemingly leaving all the drama back in Vegas where it belongs.

DJ Premier Shutters Studio, Announces New Album "Last Session @320"

DJ Premier announces that his longtime studio, D&D, is shutting down, and that he has a new album, "Last Session @320," in the works.

Over the past 30 or so years, DJ Premier has made his mark on hip-hop in a way that few producers have. Most recently, he did it with Adrian Younge andRoyce Da 5'9", his two cohorts in PRhyme, but this year, things are changing for the veteran. First off, he'll be shuttering his longtime recording space at D&D Studios (known as "The HeadQcouterz"), but then he'll be relocating to a space in Astoria, Queens, and releasing a new album.

Last Session @320, as it is titled, will actually be Preemo's first as a soloartist, but you can be sure that many of his famous freidns will show up to rock the mic.

Cortez Bryant Speaks On Lil Wayne Cash Money Situation

Wayne's longtime manager speaks on situation with Wayne and Cash Money.

Another day passes, another person speaks out on the possible rift between Wayne and Cash Money. This time, it's Wayne's longtime manager, Cortez Bryant. Bryant took to his Instagram, speaking on Wayne's vision for Young Money:

"@LilTunechi built Young Money from his dreams to reality. Launched thecareers of @Drake @NICKIMINAJ @Tyga not from their talent but from the belief in what he saw that they saw in themselves and put everything in making sure they fulfill their dreams! That’s what Young Money is about That’s the DNA of the real Lil Wayne Sacrifice himself to want his artist to be better!"

Bryant went on to speak on the rest of the Young Money roster:

"And for all our other artists that’s been loyal from the beginning and patiently waiting for their number to be called! That’s coming too! The world also will see what Wayne saw in them that’s Jae Millz Gudda Gudda Cory Gunz Lil Twist Shanell ! Once we unlock these chains It’s on Young Money!"

"Once we unlock these chains..." That quote says a lot. Sorry 4 The Wait 2 on the way.