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Justin Bieber had the worst week ever when not one, but two old videos surfaced online of the Canadian pop star using a racial slur in jest. What's more, one of the videos was allegedly recorded backstage at a charity event. Very poor judgement on Bieber's part, which could possibly tarnish his career forever.
Biebs wasn't the only person stuck in controversy this week. Two OG's in the rap industry, Dame Dash and Funkmaster Flex, exchanged words of disdain for each other after Dash called music executive Joie "Joey IE" Manda a "culture vulture." On a happier note, G-Unit reunited at Summer Jam 2014, and even released new music together. However, that moment came with a bit of controversy as well when 50 Cent allegedly stole a chain from Slowbucks onstage. Who is Slowbucks? People unfortunately found out when he held a press conference this week regarding his stolen chain.
Check out all that and more on What The Hell Just Happened In Music This Week?
An old video of Justin Bieber surfaced in which the pop star tells a very racist joke.
Date: 6/1/2014
An old video of Justin Bieber telling a racist joke to his friends was finally made available to the public earlier this week. According to TMZ, Bieber was 15 years old when the video was recorded backstage at a charity event.
TMZ also reports that they have had the video for four years, but didn't publicize it because of Bieber's age at the time the footage was filmed.
The video was posted by the British site, The Sun. According to the report, Bieber will make a statement on the leaked video in the coming days. —Zach Frydenlund
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Hot 97's Summer Jam went down last weekend, and Nicki brought out Wayne and Drake, while the G-Unit reunion stole the show.
Date: 6/1/2014
This year's Hot 97 Summer Jam went down last weekend with performances from Nas, 50 Cent, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and many more. The major surprises for the evening included a full blown G-Unit reunion onstage, and Nicki bringing out Drake, Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Lil Herb and Soulja Boy. There were also appearances from Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy, Ty Dolla $ign, and many more. —Zach Frydenlund
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Ater reuniting at Summer Jam a day earlier, G-Unit released their first record together in years.
Date: 6/2/2014
After reuniting at Summer Jam, G-Unit released brand new music this week, with a record that marks the first time in three years that we have heard new music from the crew.
"F**k You Talkin Bout" is a remix of HS87's "Grindin My Whole Life," and features brand new verses from 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, and Tony Yayo. —Zach Frydenlund
Gucci Mane shared special album news with fans from behind bars, including plans to release projects from Young Thug, Migos, and PeeWee Longway this month.
Date: 6/2/2014
Even though he's currently in prison, Gucci Mane has released an audio snippet updating fans on 1017 Bricksquad's upcoming material. In the brief message, Gucci Mane speaks out about the release date for a new project title World War 3D which features three albums featuring his protegès and former signees Young Thug (The Purple Album), Migos (The Green Album) and PeeWee Longway (The White Album). He also confirmed the release dates for Trap God 3 and Trap House 4. —Justin Davis
Lupe Fiasco appeared on Hot 97 and claimed rappers like Logic, King Los, and Cassidy were lyrically better than Kendrick Lamar.
Date: 6/3/2014
Lupe Fiasco sat down for an interview with "The Hot 97 Morning Show" today and had a few interesting things to say about Kendrick Lamar. After speaking with hosts Ebro, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Styles about his new single "Mission," he got into a heated debate with Rosenberg about Kendrick Lamar.
As one of the many rappers who went at Kendrick after the "Control" verse last year, Lupe accused Rosenberg of being overly partial to Kendrick while going on to say that King Los, Cassidy and Logic are lyrically better than the West Coast rapper. —Justin Davis
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A second video of Justin Bieber making racist remarks surfaced, and it was even worse than the first.
Date: 6/4/2014
Just days after a video surfaced of Justin Bieber telling a racist joke, TMZ has unearthed video of Bieber making more racist remarks. The latest video features a 14-year old Bieber singing his song, "One Less Lonely Girl," but instead of girl, Bieber is repeatedly using the n-word in the video. Bieber also sings about joining the KKK in the clip. Is it over for the Biebs' career? —Zach Frydenlund
Slowbucks, the owner of the "No. 1 urban brand on the rise," held a press conference at which he accused 50 Cent of stealing his chain at Summer Jam.
Date: 6/5/2014
Yes, Slowbucks had a press conference today. No, we're not lying. The press conference was held to address 50 Cent and co. snatching Slowbucks' chain at Summer Jam this past Sunday. During the press conference, Slowbucks and his lawyer stated that they are investigating 50 Cent and others for the incident, claiming that it hurt the rappers brand. —Zach Frydenlund
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Funkmaster Flex delivered a heated rant on his radio show, calling out Dame Dash and his business practices.
Date: 6/5/2014
Funkmaster Flex has always been known for his willingness to speak his mind, and this week was no exception. Flex went on one of his patented rants in response to Dame Dash's Instagram posts. Dash has been calling out label executives such as Joie Manda, labelling them "culture vultures."
He previously talked about these posts earlier this week, but did not post the audio online "out of respect" for Dash's legacy. While he once again paid respect to Dash's business acumen, pointing to the early success of Jay Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, Flex also attacked Dash for business moves that he felt were equally shady. "When you gonna give Beans his $11 million for State Property that you didn't give him yet?" Flex asked. He accused Dash of never paying Curren$y for music he made while signed to DD172, as well. —Dharmic X
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Chris Brown celebrated his release from jail with a party that included appearances from Tyga, Big Sean, T-Pain, and more.
Date: 6/6/2014
Chris Brown was welcomed home from his jail stint today with a party, with guests including T-Pain, Big Sean, Tyga, and Karrueche Tran. Chris was released from jail on Monday after serving 108 days for a probation violation. He has maintained a low profile since then, as he continues to work on his long-anticipated X album. Of course, coming soon for Brown is his trial in Washington D.C. on assault charges. Prosecutors are trying to move up the trial date for that case. —Dharmic X
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Dame Dash appeared on The Combat Jack Show to respond to Funkmaster Flex and air out his issues with the music industry.
Date: 6/6/2014
Dame Dash made an appearance on the latest episode of The Combat Jack Show, and spoke about his recent Instagram posts that attacked industry executives such as Lyor Cohen and Joie Manda, and responded to Funkmaster Flex's comments on air.
The conversation was a no punches pulled affair, with Dame airing out all of his issues with the music industry. Dame also spoke in detail about Lyor, saying that back in the Roc-A-Fella days, Lyor was using corporate label money to push his personal agenda. On the topic of Flex, Dame points out that neither Flex nor Ebro hold equity in Hot 97. "He's told to protect something he doesn't own." —Dharmic X
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