Gangsta Grillz
DJ Drama Announces De La Soul ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape
DJ Drama is full of surprises. He has announced that he is working on a De La Soul Gangsta Grillz mixtape. As spotted on Hip-Hop N More the record executive and Rap curator recently sat down with Elliot Wilson and Brian “B. Dot” Miller for a new episode of Rap Radar. The trio got Mr. Thanksgiving to open […] The post DJ Drama Announces De La Soul ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
DJ Drama Says He Brought Mixtapes Back; The Culture Agrees
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital DJ Drama is talking his talk. He recently said he brought mixtapes back, and the culture agreed wholeheartedly. As per Complex, the record executive took to social media to give himself some flowers. On Monday (Jan. 9), DJ Drama posted a photo while at the studio that read “I Brought The Mixtape Game Back 2 Life.” Drama wrote in the IG caption, adding in a “Thanks Tyler” with a winking face emoji. “If You Can Think It, You Can Achieve It.” The post also mentions he is in “album mode” which points to his I’m Really Like That project. Naturally, his claim quickly picked up traction throughout Hip-Hop circles and he was met with validation from only from rap fans but also some of his peers. Funkmaster Flex commented “10X” under ...
French Montana Announces ‘Coke Boys 6’ Project As ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty French Montana already has his work plotted for 2023. DJ Drama has announced the newest Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Coke Boys 6. As spotted on Hypebeast the Bronx, New York native is taking it back to the streets. On Monday, Jan. 2 the producer shared a teaser for the project on Instagram. The visual shows French casually walking into a private jet with the introduction to an unnamed song. “2023 New Year…Same Hustle Droppin 1/6,” Drama wrote as the caption. “@frenchmontana ‘Coke Boys 6…Money Heist Edition’ Gangsta Grillz…I Gave Yall A Chance To Catch Up…What Happened,” the caption read. The tape seems to be a group effort as several of his Coke Boy collaborators are featured on the cover art inclining the late great Chinx Drugz and the inca...
Pusha T & DJ Drama To Drop A ‘Gangsta Grillz’ In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty In 2022 DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz mixtape series experienced a sort of rebirth in popularity as artists like Yeezy, J. Cole, and Snoop Dogg dropped projects with the Atlanta mixtape DJ. Now Pusha T is the latest big-name artist to confirm that he and DJ Drama will be adding to the illustrious Gangsta Grillz library in 2023, and we for one can’t wait to see what the two cook up when they both get in the kitchen. The news broke when King Push had a conversation with Rap Radar’s B. Dot on Twitter Spaces and revealed that the project would be hitting the block sometime in 2023. Needless to say, the Hip-Hop world was elated with the news and made their feelings known online. Related Stories This will be Pusha’s first project to drop s...
DJ Drama Announces Snoop Dogg Gangsta Grillz Project ‘I Still Got It’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Motorcity Casino / MotorCity Casino Snoop Dogg is back in the lab. He has announced that he has a Gangsta Grillz on the way and looks to prove he hasn’t lost a step. As per Hype Beast the Long Beach, California native has some new material in the works. On Tuesday, Sept. 27 DJ Drama shared a screen shot of the duo FaceTiming and announced the forthcoming project. “I Still Got It. Gangsta Grillz. 10/20/22 💨💨💨” his caption read. Related Stories The Doggfather will be the latest installment in the mixtape series which follows Symba’s Results Take Time and the D-Day project from J-Cole’s Dreamville Records. In 2021 Mr. Thanksgiving narrated Tyler The Creator’s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST which took home a Grammy Award for Best Ra...
DJ Drama & Dreamville Drop Power-Packed ‘D-DAY: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Dreamville / Dreamville Records I normally don’t write posts on Hip-Hop Wired in my own voice because, well, who cares about what I have to say nine times out of 10, right? However, I want to be honest and say that I’m just eight songs on DJ Drama & Dreamville Presents D-DAY: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape and it’s definitely going to blow some minds due to its high quality and variety. The genius of J. Cole’s squad releasing this project on the eve of the revived Dreamville Festival this weekend can’t be understated and every member of the roster came to show the absolute best of their abilities. Without laboring through each track, we’ll just say that J.I.D., EarthGang, Ari Lennox, Lute, Cozz, Bas, Omen, and J. Cole show and prove across the 15 trac...
Fat Joe Linking Up With DJ Drama For ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Project ‘What Would Big Do 2021’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joseph Okpako / Getty How is Fat Joe following up his epic VERZUZ recap? With a new Gangsta Grillz project. The legendary Hip-Hop storyteller announced on Instagram that he is linking up with DJ Drama for his own Gangsta Grillz project titled What Would Big Do 2021 coming this Friday (Aug.13). In the post, the Bronx rapper shared the project’s artwork writing in the caption, “Yesterday’s title is not today’s title!!! WHAT WOULD BIG DO 2021?! Friday the 13th #GangstaGrillz @djdrama.” It’s an obvious play on his “yesterday’s price, is not today’s price,” quip from his recap of The LOX’s complete and utter decimation of the Harlem Hip-Hop collective Dipset during their epic VERZUZ matchup. Along with DJ Drama, who is fresh off his epic Ga...
DJ Drama Says Gangsta Grillz Checks Started with Jeezy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Radio One / Radio One Digital Serendipity in Hip-Hop is a recurring theme and no one knows this better than DJ Drama. Sometimes things just come together. Quite a few rappers have to thank him for deciding to stay put, but, as he shared in a recent interview with Atlanta’s Hot 107.9, Jeezy was the first to show his appreciation for his Gangsta Grillz success. In fetti form. Back in the early aughts, Drama, born Tyree Simmons, was a few years out of Clark Atlanta University and instead of returning to his native Philadelphia post-graduation, he decided to make a career for himself down in the A. “Around that time Coach K was a neighbor of ours,” Drama revealed. “He lived around the corner from me and [DJ] Sense in the Fourth Ward. And he eventually told me...
The Butcher Comin’: Benny The Butcher Aligns With DJ Drama For Black Soprano Family Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Benny The Butcher has already proven that he’s potent with the pen as a member of the celebrated Griselda crew, but now he’s emerging with his own outfit of talented spitters. Linking with DJ Drama, the Buffalo, N.Y. star will release a new mixtape featuring his Black Soprano Family crew at the top of the month as part of the Gangster Grillz series. Coming at the end of the month, The Respected Sopranos is the name of the project featuring the Butcher’s BSF team of Ricky Hyde, Loveboat Luciano, Jonesy, and Heem. Via a tweet, Benny promises that 2020 is his for the taking, echoing the sentiments of his Griselda crew and their typically powerful output. “Y’all got less than 3 weeks and I’m startin my rest of the year take over … I waited my whole life for this sh...
