Rappers using ghost writers
Rappers outside of drake who have used ghostwriters in the yesterday morning, meek mill revealed to the world that drake's verse on "r. Miller's work for drake isn't technically "ghostwriting," as he is credited by name on tracks he contributed to, but the term has come to encompass any verses rapped by someone who didn't write them on their own. The practice of ghostwriting is, by this point, a time-honored tradition in hip hop, but one that inevitably sparks controversy whenever it comes up in conversation. There's undoubtedly tons of ghostwriting that goes on behind the scenes that we'll never hear about, and oftentimes the accusations are unsubstantiated by actual evidence (like gillie the kid's claim that he wrote most of lil wayne's tha carter or the prevalent rumor of young chris' role in jay z's career). It is more common for pop-minded artists like will smith, iggy azalea and bow wow to do so, but here, we're looking to highlight the absolute biggest, most revered names who've benefitted from ghostwriting. Although drake may trump him in of-the-moment popularity, kanye's more frequently cited as the best artist of a generation, or a revolutionary, or one of the all-time greats, and he's definitely had others write for my beautiful dark twisted fantasy onward, this has been made abundantly clear in his album credits-- yeezus alone lists rappers, singers and poets like malik yusef, rhymefest, cyhi the prynce, lupe fiasco, sakiya sandifer, fonzworth bentley, anand bakshi, jill scott, pusha t, ab-liva and john legend as writers on various tracks. But even "jesus walks," kanye's breakout single, was partially written by rhymefest, and people have long alleged that consequnce wrote a bunch of early 'ye y enough, kanye got some of his first production jobs as a ghost producer for the hitmen's d-dot. He's been accused of hiring ghostwriters for nearly everything, but what we know for sure is:- brooklyn's sauce money wrote "i'll be missing you" after jay z declined to. Ghostface killahshare mcdonald/getty gh to a substantially smaller degree than odb, ghost face also outed by meth in that interview:“the beginning of ghostface’s verse on ‘cherchez la ghost,’ that’s my song ‘i get down for my crown.
Artists with ghostwriters
Maseshare micelotta/getty people claim that mase ghost-wrote for big l, as they have some similar lyrics, but it seems more likely that it's the other way around. Ghostwriting veteran skillz has also said that he wrote for joeshare an interview with xxl, terror squad's cuban link confessed that the late big pun wrote many of fat joe's rhymes:"big pun was ghostwriting for fat joe and told joe let’s write up a contract. Product of my environment) and harlem: diary of a doggshare boczarski/getty of snoop's recent material has been ghostwritten. Electronica denied this, saying that esco "never has and never will need a ghostwriter," but stic was less guarded in a facebook post: "my contributions to his album was a collaboration and an honor and under his direction of what he wanted to convey and say. Meek mill ghostwriting comment swift apologizes to nicki the chicago kid's major label debut will feature chance the rapper & kendrick lamar. For puff it's the ultimate "fuck off": of course he uses ghostwriters for his material; he's too busy making millions to worry about the order of his lyrics. For most rappers, the use of ghostwriters is unthinkable, a taboo that could undermine entire careers and strip mcs of any idea of authenticity they may have presented with their lyrics over the is the main reason, of course, that the hip-hop world erupted when meek mill went on a tweet spree last week accusing drake of not writing his own verse to meek's song "r. The philly rapper—who has worked tirelessly over the years to craft his image as one of being the realest out of the streets—was offended by drake's perceived dishonesty, particularly for someone who can credibly (and repeatedly) make a case for being the reigning king of hip-hop: if you're claiming you're the greatest rapper on the planet, the reasoning goes, then you better be writing your own neither ghostwriting nor inauthenticity nor the drama surrounding them are anything new to hip-hop, whose last collective migraine over this type of thing came in 2012 amid accusations that of dead prez and jay electronica wrote the majority of nas' untitled lp. Whether things continue—likely, as meek fired shots at drake during a show last night—remains to be seen, but drake can certainly count plenty of top-level mcs as company among rappers who have been accused of employing ghostwriters for their rhymes.
Singers with ghostwriters
Dre, ol' dirty bastard to fat joe, kanye west to lil wayne and more, here is a history of rappers being accused of using ghostwriters. Though he doesn't appear vocally on the album, five of the lp's 10 cuts feature writing credits for big daddy kane, making him, if not a ghostwriter, at least a difficult-to-find backbone for an early influential images106 and park 2013 new years eve partybow in question: "the don, the dutch," "hey little momma". Some of his early work is credited to his producer, label boss and mentor jermaine dupri—himself a frequent user of ghostwriters—while t. Diddy's case, it's less about whether he used a ghostwriter and more about which ghostwriter is your favorite. Young gun aasim has spoken at length on ghostwriting for puff as well, though the biggest ghostwritten song in diddy's catalog—and frankly, possibly in hip-hop's history—is the sauce money-penned "we'll be missing you," which puff and the family rode to the top of the charts after the notorious b. Dre is another take-your-pick-type of rapper when it comes to which songs were ghostwritten for him. A is likely largely ice cube, while the most infamous ghostwritten tracks in his catalog remain jay z for "still d. For his part, miller attempted to clarify his involvement in the record, saying, "i am not and never will be a “ghostwriter” for drake" on imagesmtv trl with eve, bow wow & alicia in question: "got it all". Big pun was ghostwriting for fat joe and told joe let’s write up a contract," link said about one of his final conversations with pun.
Skillz made it clear he's written for her on "ghostwriter," while nas has been said to have lent her lines for the firm's "la familia. Ghostface-killah-36-seasons1ghostface riter: lord superb, method in question: "cherchez la ghost," parts of supreme ace's supreme clientele ranks as the wu-tang mc's masterpiece, but according to some reports lord superb was responsible for penning the majority of the album, a claim repeated by tony yayo in an interview with spin. Rumors are rumors, sure, but method man confirmed in an interview in 2011 that some of ghost's rhymes, such as on "cherchez la ghost," were actually recycled bars from meth images2015 billboard music awards - arrivalsiggy riters: t. Has repeatedly stood up for the embattled australian, even denying that he ghostwrite her chart-topping hit "fancy" featuring charli xcx, despite widespread rumors. While he spent a lot of the interview dodging sway's direct questions, he admitted to having a role in the creation of "fancy" and other grammy-nominated songs, but noted that he gets writing credits and publishing royalties for everything he's worked on, meaning he's not technically a ghostwriter. It's little surprise then that jermaine dupri used ghostwriters throughout his recording career, but at least he used some of the best in the business. Skillz name-dropped dupri on the infamous "ghostwriter" track, while both jay and nas are rumored to have lent their pens as imagesmtv presents sucker free spankin free musicjim in question: "we fly high". Consequence, long the behind-the-scenes guy at good music as it was, aired things out a few years ago, telling mtv that he'd been a co-writer on plenty of songs, though not necessarily a ghostwriter. That song, as well as "rich whores" and a number of others, was ghostwritten by california mc speak, who complained to la weekly in late 2011 that he hasn't received any sort of compensation for his work, which he claimed also included teaching her how to count bars and conceptualize ideas.
Getty imagesmtv trl with lil fliplil riter: yung in question: n/house's resident dj michael 5000 watts spoke to xxl in 2006 after the label's initial wave—fueled by the likes of chamillionaire, paul wall and mike jones—opened up avenues to new artists, and let slip that one of his new rappers had been writing for lil flip in the past. As a matter of fact, yung redd did a little ghostwriting for flip and some more artists," watts told xxl. Getty imagesmtv trl vma special editionma$ in question: n/$e is generally seen as a beneficiary, and skillz certainly saw it that way when he included the harlem mc in his "ghostwriter" track as someone he'd written for specifically. Jay electronica and both denied ghostwriting, the former tweeting, "nas is one of the greatest ever. That man’s pen and legacy is without question," and the latter writing on facebook, "as far as the rumors about myself and jay electronika ghost writing for nas, let me say this. I’m undisputed because i’m the only female rapper that, day one, i don’t need no motherfucking ghostwriter. Getty images2015 afi life achievement award gala tribute honoring steve martin - showqueen riter: apache from naughty by in question: most of her debut had long been rumored to be helping out queen latifah, but when apache passed away in 2010 fans remembered and celebrated much of the mc's life, including the fact that he had ghostwritten a large chunk of latifah's debut images"time is illmatic" opening night premiere - 2014 tribeca film festivalroxanne riter: big daddy in question: n/ it's unclear just which of her rhymes he wrote, big daddy kane was supposedly one of the main pens behind queensbridge's roxanne shante's rhymes, while kool g rap reportedly helped her out with her lyrics as well back in the imagesportrait of run-dmc at grammy riter: ll cool in question: "can you rock it like this". An mc who would go on to cultivate a reputation as one of the most mysogynistic rappers in hip-hop, kool g rap began by penning a few songs for salt-n-pepa on the low, particularly "chick on the side. I can't take away from the artists that deliver lyrics from other writers," g rap told the bbc much later.
Getty imagessnoop-dogg-gettysnoop riters: krondon, scoe, jay z, problem, shawty in question: "sexual seduction," dogg has rarely been shy about using ghostwriters in recent years, with krondon and problem just two of the mcs who have expressed their pride at snoop praising them for writing some of his raps. Snoop has been open about using ghostwriters in recent years, saying he's happy to provide an outlet for young mcs to be heard through his voice, singling out shawty redd particularly for writing his top 10 hit "sexual eruption" in imagesvh1 hip hop honors - arrivalsthe sugarhill riter: grandmaster in question: "rapper's delight". It's something approaching an open secret that will smith used ghostwriters, most pointedly nas on some of the biggest cuts from big willie style, dj jazzy jeff has denied that rakim ever penned the fresh prince's lines. A lot of writing for xzibit," he says when asked about ghostwriting, before qualifying, "but not anymore. Amanda edwards, getty imagesthe gamethe riter: unidentified in question: "pest h music group rapper chino claimed that he knows the game has a ghostwriter. I kno the game ghost writer btw he from chicago he ran wit some good baltimore dudes! Allegation comes over a year after meek mill famously accused drake of using quentin miller as a ghostwriter. You exposed your ghostwriter, now you wish it was your pussy on yuck, i guess you needed a pap. Filed under: drake, editor's picks, feature, featured, ghostwriters, meek mill, nicki minaj, quentin miller, remy macategories: newscommentsleave a commentback to top20 of the best lyrics from talib kweli's 'radio silence' albumget our newslettermeek mill's turkey giveaway goes on despite rapper's imprisonmentwu-tang clan sue woof-tang clan dog-walking company2 chainz inhales some of the most expensive air in the worlddemi lovato, walt disney co.
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Fake ass ghostwriter/ get your little flow tighter/ 'fore i put you in the trunk of this f--kin' low-rider. Remains are found when the best kept secret get heated/ you went platinum with a ghostwriter/ so in the game you won, you cheated. While fraud broads don't get no publishin' still be bitin'/ they kill me lyin', like they the ones doin' the scribin'/ when you can hear the ghostwriter, all up in they rhymin'. F--k a ghostwriter, sittin' in the back/ of the studio tryin' to write a n---a rap/ it's the muppet show, most n---as need a&r/ to tell 'em how to f--k a ho/ ice cube, true emcee/ write everything i say, even back in the day. On nas, word is bond, i leave the microphone torn/ false rappers, you need to write your own song. Some of these guys getting' all herked up/ from a ghost-written rhyme by a chump, word up. Tell hova don't pass the crown so soon/ unless he got a crown for every writer in the room/ there's too many spirits on these ghostwritten tunes. So if the mic is your grind/ then biting's a crime/ especially if a ghostwriters writin' your rhymes. The result was "ghostwriter," a cut that was bleeped out to protect r, at one point, skillz decided to name names.
