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Kanye West has reportedly never received a single dollar from the publishing rights for his classic track "Through The Wire" 😳 Songwriter David Foster recently claimed that Ye technically has zero writing credits on the song: "I wrote that song with my friend Tom Keane, and the lyrics were... show more

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David Foster says Ye received nothing from his debut single “Through the Wire” because the original writers of Chaka Khan’s “Through the Fire” kept 100% of the publishing rights, but says he would have given him half. “I wrote that song with my friend Tom Keane, and the lyrics were done by Cynthia Weil.” “When Kanye’s camp asked for 50 percent, I said okay. Cynthia was like, “No, he gets nothing.” So, he got nothing. We still remain the 100% writers. I mean, I would have given it to him.”

David Foster says Ye received nothing from his debut single “Through the Wire” because the original writers of Chaka Khan’s “Through the Fire” kept 100% of the publishing rights, but says he would have given him half. “I wrote that song with my friend Tom Keane, and the lyrics were done by Cynthia Weil.” “When Kanye’s camp asked for 50 percent, I said okay. Cynthia was like, “No, he gets nothing.” So, he got nothing. We still remain the 100% writers. I mean, I would have given it to him.”

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YG says that he would often get told he couldn't perform "FDT" at certain shows, revealing that he once received a letter from the Secret Service about the track 👀 "We got a letter from the government or the feds, from the White House, yeah, over that song... I still be going through that. When I'm doing certain shows, they be like, 'We want him, but he can't do FDT.'" (Via BigBoyTV)

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Rod Wave says he has a song dedicated to Drake's "Take Care" on his upcoming album 👀 "I got a song on my album called 'Take Care,' I dedicated it to that album. I got that album for Christmas... N***a been in the game running s**t for like 15 years." (Via The Joe Budden Podcast)

Rod Wave says he has a song dedicated to Drake's "Take Care" on his upcoming album 👀 "I got a song on my album called 'Take Care,' I dedicated it to that album. I got that album for Christmas... N*a been in the game running st for like 15 years." (Via The Joe Budden Podcast)

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50 Cent says he has a new track on the way featuring Eminem & Tupac as the theme song for the upcoming "Street Fighter" movie 🤯🔥 "I got some music that I'm working on. I did something currently, me, Eminem, and Tupac... It's not ai... It's for the theme for 'Street Fighter' the movie. We worked on it and got it right. It'll be coming out shortly." (Via TODAY)

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Michael Jackson wrote the lyrics to an unreleased and unrecorded song titled "Palestine, Don't Cry". He drafted the lyrics in 1993—reportedly while on a flight—and originally intended to include it on his 1995 double album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. The song never progressed past the writing stage. The handwritten lyrics, penned on British Airways stationery, did not make the final album cut and were later sold at auction. The text of the song expresses deep empathy for the suffering caused by the historical conflict in the region and features lines directly pleading for peace.

Michael Jackson wrote the lyrics to an unreleased and unrecorded song titled "Palestine, Don't Cry". He drafted the lyrics in 1993—reportedly while on a flight—and originally intended to include it on his 1995 double album, HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. The song never progressed past the writing stage. The handwritten lyrics, penned on British Airways stationery, did not make the final album cut and were later sold at auction. The text of the song expresses deep empathy for the suffering caused by the historical conflict in the region and features lines directly pleading for peace.

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So Kanye West released a song in a statement about his intimate relations with his cousin, and Jeffree star said the rumors about them two were true. Can we just assume that all the big rappers are on the DL now? And why is that song so damn good??? #rap #hiphop #music #greenscreen #ye #kanyewest #jeffreestar

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The music video for "Everyday I Write The Book." "[Lowe] has always been a songwriter from whom I've taken cues — see his song 'When I Write the Book,' and my song 'Everyday I Write the Book'." - Elvis on Nick Lowe and Rockpile’s influence on the song.

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Another Drake reference track has surfaced , this time it’s his recording of the lil wayne song “I’m single” which Drake is credited on as a feature & as we now know the MAIN writer of that song

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Young Thug believes the moment that changed his life and career was Ye and Kim Kardashian playing the song Danny Glover "I think the biggest one was Kanye West and Kim Kardashian playing my song on the internet.. after that I've been a millionaire since then it changed my life"

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Navarro: It's not that people say that Trump is a racist. The housing department in the 1970s said he and his father is were racist. He has got a long track record. We could sit here all night and trace back all of the racist things he has said and done through his lifetime, not just his presidency.

Navarro: It's not that people say that Trump is a racist. The housing department in the 1970s said he and his father is were racist. He has got a long track record. We could sit here all night and trace back all of the racist things he has said and done through his lifetime, not just his presidency.

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looks like Terry and Lisha are getting married soon, that’s why YoungK congratulated him before🥹 YoungK said that Yonge St. is a song that he wrote looking back on the time he spent making memories with a friend from Canada. he said that his friend actually came to Korea recently, and the reason for the short visit was because they’re getting married! when his friend came, he treated him to the full course. while they were sitting in the car, he played the song for his friend. and his friend was like, “yo, this is about me, isn’t it.” YoungK said that they listened to this song together, they took time to look back on that time. he also said that his friend’s wedding is on the week of the YOUNGEST release, and he’s so sad he can’t go because he wants to, but through this song he gets to be there with him. they said this song is going to be played at the wedding venue🥹

looks like Terry and Lisha are getting married soon, that’s why YoungK congratulated him before🥹 YoungK said that Yonge St. is a song that he wrote looking back on the time he spent making memories with a friend from Canada. he said that his friend actually came to Korea recently, and the reason for the short visit was because they’re getting married! when his friend came, he treated him to the full course. while they were sitting in the car, he played the song for his friend. and his friend was like, “yo, this is about me, isn’t it.” YoungK said that they listened to this song together, they took time to look back on that time. he also said that his friend’s wedding is on the week of the YOUNGEST release, and he’s so sad he can’t go because he wants to, but through this song he gets to be there with him. they said this song is going to be played at the wedding venue🥹

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Gunna confirms that he has a collab album with Offset on the way 🔥👀 "It's in the works, but like we spacing it out. You know, he dropped his album, I dropped my album. I was on his, he was on mine. I feel like those were sprinkles and breadcrumbs before we give you that meal soon." (Via Apple Music)

Gunna confirms that he has a collab album with Offset on the way 🔥👀 "It's in the works, but like we spacing it out. You know, he dropped his album, I dropped my album. I was on his, he was on mine. I feel like those were sprinkles and breadcrumbs before we give you that meal soon." (Via Apple Music)

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Multi-platinum producer Sleep Deez mentioned that #RM was one of the main reasons the song 'My Time' was completed: “He didn't give up on it. I think that video did come out. There's a video where he was, like, actually having trouble writing to the melody because the cadence was so unique with the bounce and things like that. And when I tell you that Big Hit, just in general, has a crazy, crazy, crazy catalog of songs, of song submissions, of submissions from other people, it would have been so easy for them to be like, 'Ah, forget this song, let's move on to something else'. But the fact that he, like, sat there and really, really, really worked on the record until he got it right and wrote the lyrics that he wrote to the melodies that I sent over, to the beat that I sent over, obviously, that was life-changing for me. Just another song for him, life-changing for me. So, shouts out to RM for that. Appreciate that. Appreciate you, my g.”

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