Justin Bieber & Chance The Rapper Tap Ryan Destiny For “Holy” Visual
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The moving music video shows the hardships that people have to face but urges them to have hope through those difficulties.
The “Holy” visual is directed by Colin Tilley who also gave us Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s colorful “WAP” display. Justin Bieber‘s “Holy” comes on the heels of his unexpected appearance in Drake and DJ Khaled’s “Popstar” music video, albeit in a much different story. Check out Bieber and Chance The Rapper’s “Holy” and let us know what you think.
Quotable Lyrics
I don’t do well with the drama
And, no, I can’t stand it being fake
(No, no, no, no, no, no, no)
I don’t believe in nirvana
But the way that we love in the night gave me life
Baby, I can’t explain
Anitta Taps Cardi B & Myke Towers For Bilingual Single “Me Gusta”
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Cardi has stated that when she was first presented with the track, she couldn’t get it out of her head.
“I really love this song…. I don’t get on a song the same day I hear it. Like, I gotta listen to it a couple of times. But as soon as I heard the song, at the end of the night, while I was going to sleep, I kept repeating the hook in my head,” Cardi said of Anitta’s single. “You guys know how I love Spanish music, you guys know how I love Brazilian funk, and I’m just really excited.” Stream Anitta’s “Me Gusta” featuring Myke Towers and Cardi B and let us know your thoughts.
Quotable Lyrics
He like to eat the cake like it’s my b-day (B-day)
To’ lo día’ es mi cumpleaño’ (-año’)
Boy, I like it rough, don’t take it easy (Easy)
Gangsta, yeah, I like it in the bando
Busta Rhymes & Anderson .Paak Are Rivals On “YUUUU”
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Bussa Buss drops off another single as builds toward the release of “Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God.”
“YUUUU” was dropped off with a black and white mini-movie starring the two artists, and fans already have this one on repeat. The visual shows Bussa Buss and .Paak as rivals in an aesthetic that will remind viewers of Sin City. It’s assumed that “YUUUU” will appear on Busta Rhymes’s forthcoming project Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God, so we’ll make sure to keep you updated on that album as the rapper shares more news about its release. Meanwhile, stream “YUUUU” featuring Anderson .Paak and let us know what you think.
Quotable Lyrics
Stеppin’ out of the Beamer, dirty Vans on (With my Vans on)
Catch up on them offers, I don’t need dough (I don’t need dough)
Long as I am a legend in my hometown (In my hometown)
Respect is why I did it from a year ago (You ain’t know)
Pop Smoke & Lil Tjay’s “Mood Swings” Adds Summer Walker To Remix
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The late rapper continues to be honored with a remix to his “Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon” single.
There was a bit of hype about this release as the single was teased without sharing that Summer Walker added her smooth vocals to this remix, but the revelation has warmed the hearts of Pop Smoke fans. “Mood Swings” has gained popularity on TikTok where it became a viral sensation, and now fans will be able to shake things up with this latest update to the single. Stream the remix with “Mood Swings” featuring Lil Tjay and Summer Walker and drop your thoughts.
Quotable Lyrics
Prolly gonna have a couple kids runnin’ ’round
Yeah, if I was tryna settle down
Young b*tches on the prowl
Gettin’ bread is a must, gettin’ head is a must
Tyga, Saweetie, & YG Talk Cash On Ying Yang Twins-Sampled Single “Money Mouf”
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You’ll be shaking it like a salt shaker in no time.
Summer may be coming to an end, but Ying Yang Twins-sampled “Money Mouf” is keeping the party going well into the Fall and Winter with its nod to “Salt Shaker.” If this track doesn’t prove that, Tyga’s recently launched OnlyFans certainly will. Check out Tyga, Saweetie, and YG on “Money Mouf” and let us know what you think of this collaboration.
Quotable Lyrics
B*tch I’m a king, like I’m playin’ sack (Ball)
The b*tch tryna play me, I’mma play her back (Bih)
B*tch hoppin’ on my d*ck like a Jumping Jack
I’mma pay for her ass, I don’t like it flat (No)
I invest in you, I’mma get the money back (Yeah)
HoodCelebrityy & Kash Doll Are “So Pretty” Together
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The dancehall artiste drops a new video with the Detroit rapper ahead of an official September 18 release on streaming services.
Although the artiste isn’t on the best of terms with her KSR labelmate as of late, she definitely shares her sex-positive attitude in her music. Her energy is matched by Kash Doll, who joins her for a new song and video, “So Pretty.”
Over a minimally sensual beat, the two trade bars showing appreciation for beautiful women around the world.
“I wrote ‘So Pretty’ to let women know that they are all beautiful and valued,” HoodCelebrityy shared with Complex. “I wanted to show my appreciation for the beauty in diversity. I’m always about supporting women empowerment and want to reinforce the importance of self love. I also wanted to let girls know that beauty comes from within and from having confidence in yourself. That’s why I also had to get Kash Doll on this song. She exudes confidence and has such a boss mentality.”
Check out the video for “So Pretty” below and keep an eye out for its debut on streaming services this Friday.
Quotable Lyrics
Femme fatale, bossed up bad gyal
Skin soft, likkle shape but a cocktail
I got my own, I don’t owe these n___
I don’t f*ck em, I don’t suck em, I just bro these n___
It’s a foreign whip when I’m sliding
Y’all just test driving
Real life, my new crib two point fivin’
A black goddess, these n___ is novice
My kitty been litty, you b*tches just getting started
Elzhi Keeps Them Coming With “Smoke & Mirrors”
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Elzhi readies his new album “Seven Times Down Eight Times Up” with another single in “Smoke & Mirrors.”
“Your friends who were foes who didn’t know you were chose,” raps Elzhi, encouraging listeners to look within themselves and find glory. “You a king, you a diamond, you a comet, you a rose.” Swerving the traditional structure, Elzhi’s relentless schemes continue to unfold like a focused stream-of-consciousness. “All I see while I smoke to get in the proper headspace,” he continues. “In case there’s a test I gotta ace, cause the racist thought I would be dead, in jail, or at home with an ankle brace.”
Check out the latest from Elzhi now, and check back on September 25th for his brand new album Seven Times Down Eight Times Up.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
All I see while I smoke to get in the proper headspace
In case there’s a test I gotta ace
Cause the racist thought I would be dead, in jail, or at home with an ankle brace
The 15x Grammy Award-winning singer’s seventh studio album has arrived.
“I am that person,” Alicia Keys says of herself as an underdog. “The one that wasn’t supposed to make it out of Hell’s Kitchen, who was supposed to end up being a prostitute, a young mother at 16-years-old, or addicted to drugs. I am the one who was supposed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and got injured or killed. And what the f*ck is a dream? A dream is a luxury, if you have to pay all these bills and put food on the table for your kids. That is why I understand so much about what it means to have the strength to follow your own path. All the songs I’ve ever written that have been considered empowering or uplifting, I’ve written them at my lowest point. Because I needed to remind myself: don’t forget that.”
ALICIA features additional vocals from Sampha, Diamond Platnumz, Snoh Aalegra, Tierra Whack, Miguel, Khalid, and Jill Scott, so stream Keys’s latest and let us know what you think.
Tracklist
1. Truth Without Love
2. Time Machine
3. Authors of Forever
4. Wasted Energy Ft. Diamond Platnumz
5. Underdog
6. 3 Hour Drive Ft. Sampha
7. Me x 7 Ft. Tierra Whack
8. Show Me Love Ft. Miguel
9. So Done Ft. Khalid
10. Gramercy Park
11. Love Looks Better
12. You Save Me Ft. Snoh Aalegra
13. Jill Scott Ft. Jill Scott
14. Perfect Way To Die
15. Good Job
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Two months after shaking the Red Table with the song’s release, August Alsina and Rick Ross have dropped off the video to their collab, “Entanglements.”
In the visual, various women show off their skills on the pole as Alsina and Ross stand in a fire delivering bars inspired by the singer’s rocky relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith.
After Pinkett Smith now-infamously referred to her relationship with Alsina as “an entanglement” during an episode of her Red Table Talk show, the word immediately inspired countless memes and posts across social media. Ross even chimed in during an Instagram Live and suggested Alsina make an album to capitalize off the situation.
“Don’t let this shit get you fucked up because that boy August got real talent now,” Ross said. “Nigga could really sing now. If that nigga drop that album talking about, ‘Entanglement the album, coming soon.’ That bitch’ll go right now.”
TORY LANEZ SENDS LYRICAL SHOTS TO AUGUST ALSINA IN JADA PINKETT SMITH’S HONOR
Though an album didn’t come of it – likely at least in part due to the fact Alsina had just dropped his third studio effort The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy on June 25 – the song came together soon after and got social media talking, just like Ross figured it would.
Watch the “Entanglements” video up top.
EarthGang Reinterpret Brittany Howard’s “Goat Head” In New Remix
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The Alabama Shakes singer drops a remix with EarthGang ahead of her upcoming remix album.
The album was a sonic departure from the blues-tinged rock she became known for with Alabama Shakes, incorporating elements of hip hop and jazz. Now, Howard continues her flirtations with hip hop with a brand new remix featuring Atlanta duo EarthGang.
With reworked production by Tane & Christo Runo, the rappers reimagine Howard’s gentle piano-based confessional and infuse it with their fiery energy.
“We’ve been big fans of Brittany and Alabama Shakes so this is a dream come true,” EarthGang said of their collaboration with Howard. “Songs like these help us make sense of all the craziness in the world at times. Her song ‘Goat Head,’ dealing with her Black experience in America and the world, resonated the loudest at this time. Just thankful to be able to give the world our medicine and heal the people.”
The remix with EarthGang is the first of two singles released in anticipation of Howard’s upcoming Jaime remix album. She also tapped My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Yeezus secret weapon Bon Iver for a remix of her song “Short and Sweet.”
Check out EarthGang’s remix of “Goat Head” below and let us know your thoughts on the track in the comments below.
Quotable Lyrics
America the brutalizer
Taking out her pain on us but who knows why?
Probably cause we fly
Cause we can work magic with the wink of an eye
When I dance, sparks fly
Now watch me guide
Phenomenal minds, phenomenal kinds
The beautiful ones, sign of the times
To live is a threat, to breathe is a crime
Rapsody Surprises With New Single “12 Problems”
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Elite lyricist Rapsody tackles police brutality on her incendiary new single “12 Problems.”
“War on drugs, legality, they got us on fallacies,” she raps, over a haunting choral loop. “Resorted in casualties, I was supposed to resort in the Maldives, now we in the rallies.” Calling back to Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” and singling out the “12,” Rapsody saves her second verse to tackle the topics of police brutality and accountability — or lack thereof. “Cops kill lawfully, no remorse,” she declares. “I don’t wanna hear arguments no more about black on black, when white on white they kill they own too / And cops the only ones who ain’t accountable.”
Check out the latest incendiary from Rapsody, a departure from what she brought to the table on last year’s excellent Eve.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Cops kill lawfully, no remorse
I don’t wanna hear arguments no more about black on black
When white on white
They kill they own too
And cops the only ones who ain’t accountable
Wizkid Announces New Album With “No Stress” Single
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Wizkid samples Amerie’s melodies on his new single “No Stress.”
“15th October,” wrote Wizkid on Twitter, revealing that his Made In Lagos album is due on that date. The new single is a little X-rated, detailing Starboy’s relationship with a special lady in his life. In the final verse, the artist kicks off his flow by recycling one of Amerie’s famous melodies in “1 Thing,” giving his own version.
Listen to “No Stress” below and stay tuned for the new album.
Quotable Lyrics:
Show me one thing that got you tripping
Show me one thing that make you want some more
South London girl make me trip
South London girl dey make my head dey burst
Got back to my Asian girls
As I say big up my Jamaican girls
As I say big up my African girls
I get lady for my yard wey no dey make me rest
Moneybagg Yo Returns With “Said Sum (Remix)” Ft. DaBaby & City Girls
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The rappers add to the “Said Sum” hype with a few more verses to the hit single.
When the track was first released, there were a few lyrics that caused a bit of a stir as the rapper was accused of slick-dissing his fellow celebrities—specifically his girlfriend Ari Fletcher’s ex, Gervonta Davis. Moneybagg never spoke on the controversy, but “Said Sum” has become a social media phrase where people send sub shots to foes they may be beefing with. On the remix, DaBaby gives a smooth verse about enjoying his come up while the City Girls stayed true to their brand and boasted about relishing in the finer things in life. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Quotable Lyrics
I hop out the backseat just like a boss
I two-tone the Maybach
My seats Ronald Reagan
It came wit the pillow, I came from the pavement
Thought somebody said I ain’t made it
Stalley Drops Off New Single “Dinosaur”
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Stalley slides through with his new single, “Dinosaur.”
It’s a short offering but a recommended listen. Check out Stalley’s latest joint, “Dinosaur” below.
Quotable Lyrics
Even if you leave forever, keep the wedding ring
I mean, everything I ever gave
Rather give you the world than bring you a grave
Pull you out of tough times, lead you out of that maze
A ship with the slaves, Nat Turner over the modern days
Revolutionary Blue Collar Gang
Willie The Kid Links With Curren$y & Alchemist For “Brewster’s Millions”
2020 The Fly LLC
Ahead of his new album release, Willie The Kid links with Curren$y, and The Alchemist for new single “Brewster’s Millions.”
Setting things off is Willie himself, whose opening lines strike an amusing note. “Opportunity knocking, baby show me your knockers,” he spits, over Alc’s slow-burning, James Bond-esque beat. “High fashion like a knickerbocker, it’s nickel-plated — don’t play with me n**ga, your mind you must have lost.” As his verse progresses in a flurry of strung-together schemes, Curren$y slides in with the swaggerish ease of a favorite uncle at the gin bar. “Thought that at the fourth-grade book fair, decided right there, I’d recreate the same scene back at my lair,” reflects Curren$y. “I purchased undeveloped land, placed garages there.”
Check back for Willie The Kid‘s upcoming project Capital Gains, featuring Spitta, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, and more, arriving on October 2nd.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Opportunity knocking, baby show me your knockers,
High fashion like a knickerbocker, it’s nickel-plated —
Don’t play with me n**ga, your mind you must have lost
Bobby Sessions & Royce Da 5’9″ Team Up For “Still Alive”
2020 Def Jam Recordings
Bobby Sessions enlists Royce Da 5’9″ for an intricate reflection on the socio-political climate with “Still Alive.”
As the instrumental builds, Session’s cadence becomes more explosive, a reflection of the tension simmering throughout the country. While some might be reticent to explore politically-charged music, given how oversaturated politics have become in general, these topics remain important to explore all the same. On that note, Royce Da 5’9″ has opted to use his own voice as a weapon, matching Sessions’ own intensity with a potent dose of topical bars. “Securing commas with cons, common as camaraderie / Ominous dons, mama I’m just Ahmaud Arbery / damn these rap dreams, both my granny and Annie Maxine were crack fiend and anti-vaccine.”
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Securing commas with cons, common as camaraderie
Ominous dons, mama I’m just Ahmaud Arbery
Damn these rap dreams,
Both my granny and Annie Maxine were crack fiend and anti-vaccine
MC Eiht Taps Kurupt & Havoc For “Neighborhood Looks”
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Ahead of his new album “Lessons,” MC Eiht drops off “Neighborhood Looks” featuring both Kurupt and Havoc.
Off the bat, Havoc sets the tone with an opening verse, repping the Infamous movement over a simple but effective piano-driven beat from D-Ace. “There’s rules to this shit, ever try to violate, you might lose it all, homie this is high stakes,” he warns. Next comes Eiht, his baritone cadence indicative of his authority, his delivery the furthest thing from rushed. “Aftermath n**ga, that’s a murder case,” he spits. “Relocate a n**ga to another place / and that’s a motherfuckin’ quiet storm, n**gas catching holes in they uniform.”
Look for Eiht’s Lessons to land this Friday, featuring appearances from Conway, Dave East, Havoc, Talib Kweli, B-Real, Kurupt, and more.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Aftermath n**ga, that’s a murder case
Relocate a n**ga to another place
And that’s a motherfuckin’ quiet storm, n**gas catching holes in they uniform
JAHMED & Freddie Gibbs Swap Bars On “GLIMPSE”
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Freddie Gibbs joins forced with Jahmed on “GLIMPSE.”
Check out Jahmed’s new song with Freddie Gibbs below. Keep your eyes peeled for Armani.
Quotable Lyrics
Before I hit the booth and laid this motherfucking verse
I had a brick up in the kitchen, ’bout to send that ho
Before I hit the riches, n***a always into bitches
Bankroll never fold, can’t bend that ho
I took her to the ranch, catch your bitch eating cat from the back
Yeah, the bitch never did that before
Ari Lennox Premieres “Chocolate Pomegranate” Single In Live Performance
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Fans are excited to hear new music from Dreamville’s First Lady.
The track hasn’t hit streaming services just yet, but back in April, there were reportedly leaks on YouTube. Ari Lennox premiered the sultry track and it didn’t take long for fans to plead for the studio version, so we wouldn’t be surprised if this one is released within the next few weeks. Until that time, check out Ari performing “Chocolate Pomegranate” live for Open Mic at Home.
Quotable Lyrics
My love is deep, you’ll find
If you can’t reach just please don’t waste my time
At all, at all, at all
R-Mean Taps Jeremih For Scott Storch-Produced Single “King James”
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The rapper gives a nod to the Los Angeles Lakers star.
“King James” is, of course, titled after sports great LeBron James, and the track is produced by another icon, Scott Storch. “We started working on this record late last year. I wanted to create an anthem about having a winning type of attitude called ‘King James.’ When we got it done we figured we would release it around All-Star weekend, but then Kobe passed away and it didn’t feel right to drop this,” said R-Mean. “So we figured we’ll release during playoffs, but then Covid canceled the entire NBA season! But now that the NBA is back and the Lakers are looking great in the post-season, I felt like it actually worked out even better. Cuz now I get to use this record as a follow up to my album with Berner to keep the momentum going.”
Check out “King James” and drop your thoughts on R-Mean‘s latest in the comments.
Quotable Lyrics
The type of brain drive a muthaf*cka insane
I learned from Don Juan Rick James
Big watch big Range
There’s not a muthaf*ckin’ thing I ever ran from
I draw these hoes like a foul, and one
Papoose Readies Upcoming Album With French Montana & Conway Collab
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Papoose teams up with Conway and French Montana for a certified East Coast banger.
“Conway is one of my favorite new artists on the scene and I’m happy to see French Montana’s success. We go way back,” Papoose told Complex of the new song. “Happy they both gave me the opportunity to work with them. ‘Kickback’ is a certain forceful recoil, when a gun is fired. That’s how I felt when I heard this track”
Papoose‘s forthcoming project, Endangered Species is due out on October 9th. Keep your eyes peeled for that.
Quotable Lyrics
A deep freezer full of beef, I never squashed none
Staten Island, BX, Queens, Brooklyn to Harlem
Yo Conway, we strong as the island Rakim Allah from
Smooth operator like Kane, who get the job done?
THEY. & Juicy J Threaten To “STCU”
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THEY. link up with the Memphis rapper for a nocturnal banger.
The LA-based duo are especially talented in setting a vibe and have done a pretty good job of covering all sorts of ground in the new music, from the acoustic, slow burning “Count Me In” to their throwback-inspired Tinashe collaboration, “Play Fight.”
Now the duo look to Memphis for their new single with Juicy J, “STCU.” Production was handled by THEY. producer Dante Jones, who pays homage to Juicy J’s trademark eighth note hi hats and deep snares for his take on that classic Memphis sound. Set against a slithering guitar loop, Drew Love‘s silky vocals sound warm even when he’s threatening to shoot the club up.
Juicy J arrives with a characteristically bouncy second verse, sounding just as hype as he did in the “Tear Up da Club” days.
Check out “STCU” below. Will you be checking for The Amanda Tape?
Quotable Lyrics
Tore the club up then I shot your club up
I might love her
I ain’t use no rubber
She said don’t worry bout that sh*t
You know I’m safe
I said don’t matter anyway
B*tch it’s too late
Willie The Kid Links With Curren$y & Alchemist For “Brewster’s Millions”
2020 The Fly LLC
Ahead of his new album release, Willie The Kid links with Curren$y, and The Alchemist for new single “Brewster’s Millions.”
Setting things off is Willie himself, whose opening lines strike an amusing note. “Opportunity knocking, baby show me your knockers,” he spits, over Alc’s slow-burning, James Bond-esque beat. “High fashion like a knickerbocker, it’s nickel-plated — don’t play with me n**ga, your mind you must have lost.” As his verse progresses in a flurry of strung-together schemes, Curren$y slides in with the swaggerish ease of a favorite uncle at the gin bar. “Thought that at the fourth-grade book fair, decided right there, I’d recreate the same scene back at my lair,” reflects Curren$y. “I purchased undeveloped land, placed garages there.”
Check back for Willie The Kid‘s upcoming project Capital Gains, featuring Spitta, Action Bronson, Roc Marciano, and more, arriving on October 2nd.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Opportunity knocking, baby show me your knockers,
High fashion like a knickerbocker, it’s nickel-plated —
Don’t play with me n**ga, your mind you must have lost
Berner Connects With DMX On “Foolish”
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Berner calls on DMX for a standout track on his new project.
Though G Herbo, Tee Grizzley, and Wiz Khalifa make appearances on the project, perhaps the biggest collab of all is “Foolish” ft. DMX. Sped up piano chords and high pitch vocal samples deliver this sense of loneliness to the beat while Berner and X take center stage. X kicks things off with vengeance on his mind. “Fuck I need a glock for?/ I done fucked a lot of bitches already/ So, what’s one more?,” X raps on his verse.
Contrasting the muffled aggression in X’s voice, Berner slides through on his smooth player shit detailing the boss moves he makes and a business owner and rapper.
Peep the track below.
Quotable Lyrics
Brains on the wall like paint
Because I don’t need to know what it is to know what it ain’t
Ain’t a fuckin’ thing fake about me, the devils print so much
Try ruinin’ my life, but what the snake do without me?
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There’s a lot to unpack here.
Initially titled I’ll Name This Podcast Later, TheJoe Budden Podcast began in 2015 with Budden, Rory Farrell, and Marisa Mendez sitting at a friend’s house in Queens discussing the ongoings of the hip-hop and entertainment world. After episode 76, Mendez was replaced by Jamil “Mal” Clay. Mal is now a permanent fixture in the show who is known and loved for his outrageous stories and unrestrained opinions. In five short years, the show’s popularity has skyrocketed, gaining it the No.1 spot on iTunes music podcast chart in 2018, where the show has reigned since. Metaphorically speaking, of course, as Budden signed an exclusive deal with Spotify later that same year.
The Joe Budden Podcast live in NYC in 2017 – Johnny Nunez/WireImage/Getty Images
Despite the growth and major partnership the podcast has acquired over the years, the show has remained unchanged at its core: three childhood friends, with a love for hip-hop and the knowledge to credibly speak on it, offering their candid insights and opinions all while being entirely entrenched in pettiness. For the show’s listeners, it’s an indelible formula for guaranteed entertainment. The show has birthed industry beef and controversy like no other, the greatest of which have been compiled below in a comprehensive timeline of Budden’s biggest and best antics.
Joe Budden vs. Drake (2016)
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With Beyoncé, Chance The Rapper, Rihanna, and Drake all having just dropped albums, the summer of 2016 gave hip-hop fans plenty of new music to bask in. All except Joe Budden, who took to his podcast to unleash his harsh opinion on Drake’s Views, calling the rapper “uninspired” and expressing his dashed high hopes for the album upon its release in April. Drake didn’t take kindly to Budden’s criticism, uploading a Snapchat at French Montana’s house in May of him rapping the words “pump, pump it up”, in a seeming jab at the former rapper– a reference to his 2003 hit song, “Pump It Up.” The Snap was followed by the release of a diss track, “4 PM In Calabasas” aimed at Budden, which Budden took on the chin, writing, “[Drake] snapped just now, even if he dissed me & Puff the whole time….. He ain’t sound that inspired in a minute,” on Twitter.
Then came “Making A Murderer Pt.1,” Budden’s diss track in which he rapped, “My words ain’t ghostwritten I ain’t Drake/ That’s all gimmick I’m authentic I ain’t Drake/ Ain’t nothing wrong with it, only saying I ain’t fake”. The dig was met with radio silence on Drake’s end, prompting Budden to release another diss track, “Wake” and tantalize Drake on twitter. Budden got his badly-desired response in July, when French Montana’s “No Shopping” dropped, in which Drake calls out a one-hit-wonder, leading people to believe he was referring to Budden, despite French Montana’s insistence that he wasn’t. Drake then called Budden out onstage during his Summer Sixteen tour, saying, “We got the good energy going on. I should’ve brought Joe Budden up here to let him do ‘Pump It Up’ one time. Pump, pump, pump it up.” Budden released one final diss track, “Just Because,”which Drake never responded to directly. After some twitter trolling on both sides, the beef eventually sputtered out on its own.
“Do It Look Like I’m Left Off Bad And Boujee” (2017)
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Ok, this particular incident technically happened on Complex’s daily show Everyday Struggle which Budden was a host of, alongside DJ Akademiks until 2018, but we couldn’t leave it out as part of Budden’s essential hosting moments. Things got tense in a pre-show interview at the 2017 BET Awards when Budden sat down with Migos, who were riding the success of their hit single, “Bad And Boujee”, which they were to perform later that night. When DJ Akademiks suggested there was a “running joke” that Takeoff was left off Bad And Boujee, Takeoff took it as a personal affront and replied, “You said I’m left off ‘Bad and Boujee?’ Does it look like I’m left off ‘Bad and Boujee?’” Budden then suggested drawing the interview to a close, as they were running out of time, to which Quavo responded, “Wrap it up, then,” which clearly didn’t sit right with Budden, who stormed off the interview. The Migos then all stood up as if bracing themselves for an altercation while Quavo asked Budden, “What you tryna do?”, attracting several onlookers to gaze at the scene, wondering what was going on. The uncomfortable interview birthed many memes, from DJ Akademiks’ look of sheer discomfort, to the widened eyes of curious onlookers, but most of all, it minted, “Do it look like I’m left off Bad And Boujee?” as one of the most popular catchphrases of the year.
Budden vs. Eminem (2018)
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Arguably the most personal of Budden’s plentiful discords with prominent industry figures, his conflict with Slim Shady cut deep. The surprise drop of the 47-year-old rapper’s loaded 10th studio album in August 2018 triggered several rappers, such as MGK and Die Antwoord, into retorting back with diss tracks of their own. Budden, however, responded by taking to his podcast to go in on, not only the album, but Eminem’s character and musical ability as a whole, in an impassioned speech days after the album’s release. Formerly a vocal Eminem die-hard, Budden’s beef with the rapper began brewing when he called Em’s song, “Untouchable,” “trash” in December 2017, saying it was one of the worst songs he had ever heard. This petty strike set the tone for a long road of back-and-forth between the two, beginning with Eminem’s “Chloraseptic” Remix in which he subs Budden for the commentator’s unwanted remarks, and decidedly ending in January 2020 with Budden’s undaunted reception of Eminem’s leaked “Bang” verse, about which he said, “This is an old verse. Mal is right, you don’t get offended by old verses.” Check out an in-depth look at the two’s feud here.
The “Joe Budden Podcast” Partners With Spotify (2018)
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A big break for Spotify, and an even bigger break for Budden. After three years on the air, Budden sealed an exclusive partnership deal with the biggest music streaming platform in the game, which had decided to test the waters in the ever-growing podcast pool. The series began releasing new episodes on the platform every Wednesday and Saturday beginning September 2018, amplifying the commentator’s voice to an even broader audience than before.
Nicki Minaj Beef (2019)
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In August 2019, seasoned industry giant and fellow rapper-turned-podcaster Nicki Minaj hosted Joe Budden on episode 15 of her Apple Music show, “Queen Radio”, in which she confronted Budden about negative comments he had made about her over the years. Namely, she brought up unnecessary comments he made about the bad blood between her and Cardi B regarding Migos’ 2018 song, “Motorsport,” as well as him alleging that she has a drug problem on his podcast, claiming he has an unrelenting bias against female rappers. Things got heated as Minaj held nothing back, unleashing her pent-up anger towards Budden in a profanity-filled rant as he tried pointlessly to defend himself, ultimately walking off the show. Two days later, however, the pair made amends when Minaj appeared as a guest on Budden’s podcast and, after some back-and-forth, put their grievances behind them as Budden eventually acknowledged that his comments were uninformed and harmful.
Budden Mocks Kehlani’s Suicide Attempt (2020)
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Last February, Budden earned himself his umpteenth trip to Twitter Jail when he made light of Kehlani’s mental health struggles on the podcast while he and the gang dissected her song, “Valentine’s Day (Shameful)”, which was rumored to be about ex-boyfriend YG’s infidelity. Budden joked about how suddenly the couple’s rumored split happened, saying that just the week prior Rory has been oozing about the pair’s song, “Konclusions”, a ride-or-die anthem that had been released in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. Budden continued, “Party[NextDoor] gonna try and double back now, ‘You was sh**ting on me cause I made you try to kill yourself.’”
Kehlani fans and human beings of all walks of life expressed their dismay at Budden’s appalling attempt at humor on Twitter, where Budden issued an apology to the It Was Good Until It Wasn’t singer who had a few thoughts of her own to convey on the matter, calling Budden a “joke” to her millions of followers. Undermining the sincerity of Budden’s apology was his follow-up tweet, presumably directed at Kehlani, in which he complained about artists being unable to take criticism.
Joe Budden vs. Logic (2020)
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This one may not qualify as beef considering how one-sided it has been. Time and time again, Budden has unapologetically slandered Logic on his podcast, brazenly expressing his discontent with the Maryland rapper’s music and even calling him “one of the worst rappers to ever grace a microphone.” The unprovoked Budden blows to Logic and his music have been as ruthless as they have been unyielding, with Logic even admitting that the harsh comments have impacted his mental health. The No Pressure rapper took to Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg in August to address Budden’s tireless onslaught against him, saying he has no idea where it comes from but saying to Budden, “Your words, they make people want to kill themselves, bro.” While Budden apologized to Logic in July for saying he should have retired a long time ago, admitting he had been projecting his own issues onto the 30-year-old rapper, he refused to apologize for impacting his mental health, calling Logic a “Pander King” and claiming he shouldn’t be letting the opinion of a stranger impact him to that extent in the first place.
Budden’s Spotify Deal Comes To A Close (2020)
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After a two-year partnership, Budden announced in August that he and Spotify would be parting ways. In a three-hour tangent on the show’s 375th episode released on August 26th, Budden and his co-hosts unraveled their frustrations with the streaming platform’s shortcomings that led to the decision. Once Spotify’s breakout podcasting star, Budden accused Spotify of lowballing him over the years, citing that they weren’t paying him what he was worth and claiming they merely wanted to “pillage” his audience. “Spotify never cared about this podcast individually,” said Budden in the episode. “Spotify only cared about our contribution to the platform.” It was clear that once the platform failed to meet his terms, Budden no longer found the partnership mutually beneficial. Feeling like a spited guinea pig having fallen victim to the platform’s larger plan to break into podcasts with no true regard for the “Joe Budden Podcast” as its own enterprise, Budden announced his last episode will air on Spotify on September 23rd.
Budden says he doesn’t yet know where the podcast will be once his deal with Spotify concludes, but there is no doubt he won’t be going rogue for long as offers will be rushing in from networks across the board for the one-time rapper’s coveted show, and controversy and mischief will proceed per usual.
Podcast Wars (2020)
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Just as Budden’s deal with Spotify comes to a close, so to has a beef with Brilliant Idiots podcast hosts, Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz, inflamed. The two podcast parties have commented back-and-forth in the past, and things were reignited following the news of Budden’s business deal with Spotify souring. Although Schulz appears to be taking on the brunt of the beef, Budden did dedicate a full hour to tearing down the pair on his recent epsiode. The remark that had Budden so incensed happened on Schulz’s Flagrant 2 podcast, when Schulz alleged that Budden had asked for $250M from Spotify. “Let’s pretend that Joe asked for $250M. Who the fuck is this White dude and this Indian dude sitting in these chairs that get to discuss me?” Joe said of the hosts, Andrew Schulz and Akaash Singh.
Flagrant 2 has since responded back in their new episode, mocking Joe once more for his lack of business savvy (among other things, like his thumb), while also offering to give him some tips and pointers.
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The singer’s seventh album “ALICIA” arrives on September 18.
The album, which was originally slated for release on March 20, was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ed Sheeran, The-Dream, and Tory Lanez all have songwriting credits on the album, which also features guests Miguel and Khalid and production from Childish Gambino collaborator Ludwig Göransson and Keys’ husband Swizz Beatz.
Keys began her roll out of the album with the release of seven singles, the latest being “Love Looks Better.” Keys debuted the track during her performance at the NFL’s 2020 Kick-Off Event, during which she also announced a $1 billion endowment fund to support Black businesses.
She announced the release date for the new album in an Instagram post in which she collected numerous tweets from fans wondering when her album would arrive.
Keys also announced a one-time performance in a “visual, sonic and emotional wonderland” in support of the album. The livestream performance will be put on in collaboration with American Express as part of their AmexUnstaged series, which previously hosted Pharrell Williams, Mary J. Blige, Rae Sremmurd, and John Legend with The Roots.
ALICIA will be available on Friday, September 18, with the virtual performance taking place later that day at 6PM ET/3PM PT.
The singer belted out the “Over It” track during her intimate, virtual performance.
Aside from that, on Monday (September 14), Summer appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she gave a moving virtual performance of her track “Body.” The song is featured on her platinum-selling debut album Over It that dropped almost a year ago. Summer performed with the sunset as her backdrop in a room filled with flowers as her live band accompanied her performance.
The singer also recently took to her Instagram Story to address the public amid criticism, telling people that she’s a person just like them, not a “fake ass perfect public figure.” She wrote, I really appreciate the genuine love from some of y’all but stop idolizing plp to the point that you start to dehumanize them. its weird.” Check out her Tonight Show performance along with her PSA below.
Sotheby’s held its first Hip Hop auction on Tuesday (September 15) and fielded numerous offers for 120 pieces of memorabilia.
From original Beastie Boys’ Licensed To Ill Tour posters and vintage Hip Hop flyers designed by Buddy Esquire and Van Silk to Salt-N-Pepa “Push It” jackets and Slick Rick’s multicolored diamond eye patch, the auction was a Hip Hop heaven for any collector.
Most notably, the crown The Notorious B.I.G. wore for his iconic “King of New York” photoshoot for Rap Pages in 1997 sold for over $500,000.
Sotheby’s tweeted a photo of the item and Biggie wearing the crown with the caption, “#AuctionUpdate Following a bidding battle, one of the most iconic symbols of Hip Hop’s heyday: the crown worn and signed by Notorious B.I.G. from #BarronClaiborne’s iconic 1997 ‘King of New York’ photoshoot for Rap Pages Magazine soared to $594.8k.”
The auction, which was available to watch on the Sotheby’s website, also netted over $126,000 for the Rammellzee vs. K-Rob “Beat Bop” 12” vinyl with Jean-Michel Basquiat artwork. As far as Tupac Shakur’s love letters, those sold for $75,600.
As explained in the description, the collection was “an incredibly sweet and at times steamy archive of love letters, chronicling the approximately 2 month-long romance between 16 year old Tupac Shakur and Kathy Low, a fellow student at the Baltimore School for the Arts, while Tupac was enrolled in the 10th grade theatre class (along with close friend Jada Pinkett), and Kathy in the 11th grade theatre class. The letters span from their first meeting, to their eventual break-up, and include a letter of regret sent a year later.”
BIGGIE’S CROWN & TEENAGE 2PAC’S ‘SWEET, POETIC’ LOVE LETTERS UP FOR AUCTION
Other 2Pac items included an autographed letter and Chi Modu portraits of the late Hip Hop legend, which sold for over $17,000 and up to $6,000, respectively.
Additional notable items are one of Dr. Dre’s World Class Wreckin’ Cru outfits ($32,760), J.J. Fad’s custom jackets (up to $6,930), a total run of The Source magazine ($32,760) and Drake’s unreleased Air Jordan IV Retro Prototypes ($32,760).
Check out video of the Biggie crown segment below and check out all 120 lots here.
Singer Amy Winehouse had a brief but impactful career. The smoky-voiced chanteuse was only 27 when she died of acute alcohol intoxication in 2011. During her time on earth, she released two celebrated albums — 2003’s Frank and 2006’s Back To Black.
On Monday (September 14), which would’ve been Winehouse’s 37th birthday, Nas paid tribute to his fallen friend. It also happened to be his birthday as well.
“Virgo twin,” he captioned a photo of Winehouse. “Miss ya.”
Nas and Winehouse were first introduced through producer Salaam Remi. Winehouse’s song “Me & Mr Jones” was said to be about her friendship with the Illmatic legend, something Nas confirmed in the wake of her death.
The two appeared on a song together called “Cherry Wine,” which was arranged after her passing and appeared on the posthumous release Lioness: Hidden Treasures in 2011.
“We heard about each other [before meeting], of course, and we knew we shared the same birthday,” Nas recalled in an old video interview. “Salaam [Remi] would tell us we both reminded him of each other. So, it was cool to see my crazy twin. She was hilarious. She would make you laugh. To her, music came so easy. Everyone else around her, I don’t know but I’m assuming they wanted her to put out a new record, but to her, she can’t do it unless it’s really time.
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“Whenever that time is, only time will tell. She just can’t give you a record because she’s hot and it’s gonna sell records. Nah, that wasn’t her style. She was so nonchalant about it that it reminded me of myself.”
Speaking on “Cherry Wine,” he added, “It’s a bittersweet feeling to do something with her now that she’s not here. I’m happy. The sweet part is that fans have new music from her, new because they’ve never heard it. The bitter part is that she’s no longer her to really give it to us and deliver her music and for us to see her smile and hear her voice.”
Revisit the song below.
Kanye West is demanding he be freed from his label contract with Universal Music Group and Sony. Following a Monday night (September 14) Twitter rant declaring himself the “new Moses” with the NBA and music industry disguised as “modern-day slave ships,” Kanye is promising his kids will one day own his lucrative masters.
After sleeping on it, Kanye posted a text message conversation with what seems to be his lawyer laying out the possible options of getting him out of his contract. His attorney discusses claiming Universal breached their end of the contract by not supporting his creative endeavors, buying his masters for hundreds of millions like Taylor Swift did or teaming with them on a joint venture, which Kanye is not inclined to doing.
About an hour later Tuesday morning (September 15), Kanye clarified someone from the board at Vivendi, the media conglomerate which owns Universal Music Group, had reached out to set up a potential meeting.
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“Hey everyone we’re making progress,” he wrote. “I’ll keep everyone updated on how this meeting with Vivendi goes… If Nikola Tesla had a Twitter the world would run off AC … Edison killed Tesla’s image to control the power LITERALLY… Tesla and I only mean well for the world.”
The initial reaction to the first call seemed to be a positive one, as Kanye is continuing to climb the ladder at Vivendi in what should be a busy day and posted a text message of the contacts he needed at Sony to make changes.
This all comes on the heels of Monday’s (September 14) tweetstorm, most of which has been deleted, where he demanded apologies from Drake and J. Cole for subbing him on certain tracks, made an ultimatum he wouldn’t release any music until his contract situation was figured out and his plea to finally reunite with JAY-Z.
Kanye’s record deal has been an issue he’s been trying to resolve for years now. There’s even a clause in the EMI publishing contract that essentially doesn’t allow him to ever retire.
Back in September of 2019, he reportedly reached a settlement with EMI but reneged on the agreement by December, which set the lawsuit into action once again.
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He’s One of the Successful R&B\Soul Artists of Today, Recently Released His Debut Album , “Painted” , Had a guest appearance on Raphael Saadiq’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert , and had his own NPR’s Tiny Desk show as well , Meanwhile , he’s been working with Chronixx , Babyface , MediSun and more.
Here’s Lucky Daye .
Born as David Debrandon Brown in September 25, 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records. He released his first EP, I on November 9, 2018, and his second EP, II, on February 6, 2019. The EP’s were part of a series leading up to his debut studio album Painted, which was released on May 24, 2019.
He was raised in a cult that forbade secular music, but he discovered an innate knack for singing and taught himself melodies by turning children books into songs of his own. After his mother left the cult, Brown found himself going back to immerse himself in classic R&B and eventually fell hard for the likes of Prince, Rick James, Lauryn Hill, and Stevie Wonder. He soon relocated to Atlanta, Georgia to pursue music.
He previously competed on American Idol (Season 4 in 2005), at age 19. He auditioned with “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, and was given four “yes” votes. He was eliminated shortly after reaching the Top 20.
Daye established himself as a songwriter and background vocalist and landed credits in 2008 on songs by Keith Sweat on his album Just Me and Ne-Yo on “She Got Her Own“. During this time, he briefly went under the alias of “D. Brown.” In 2014, he wrote for Boyz II Men on the song “Believe Us”. During 2016 and 2017, he co-wrote songs released by Keke Palmer (“Enemiez”), Ella Mai (“10,000 Hours,” “Down”), Trey Songz (“Song Goes Off”), and two tracks from the album Strength of a Woman by Mary J. Blige, among other contemporary R&B artists.
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Wande Coal’s “Again” Gets A Remix Ft. Wale
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Wale slides through with a quick verse for Wande Coal’s “Again” remix.
Wale is one of two features on Wande Coal’s new project, alongside Sarz who appears on “Vex.” Check the song out below and be sure to check out Wande Coal’s brand new project, Realms.
Quotable Lyrics
Scars on your feelings, tats on your body
Mask ’cause of COVID, can’t mask what is flawless
I tell you why, I tell you why, I tell you why I’m single
I might go double text, somebody trippin’ if I triple
Conway & Armani Caesar Slide On The Murda Beatz-Produced “Anza”
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Armani Caesar delivers yet another show-stealing verse on Conway’s “Anza,” produced by Murda Beatz.
The official signing of Armani Caesar to the Griselda was an introduction to the label’s First Lady. Receiving immediate praise for her verse on Westside Gunn’s “Lil Cease” off of Flygod Is Awesome II, she’s back with another show-stealing verse on Conway’s “Anza.” Murda Beatz cooks up spooky production as Conway effortlessly flexes big dawg status with a Drake-like flow. Makes you wonder if this was the possible song they initially collaborated. But it’s Armani Caesar who closes out the verse with yet another potent display of her abilities. Declaring “Queen Cease” at the top of her verse, she storms through with sheer confidence demanding anyone in her presence “bow down when you see me.” She keeps it short-and-sweet on this verse before closing out the track with a little shit talking but with her Griselda debut set to drop on Friday, she certainly has more in the stash.
Peep the track below.
Quotable Lyrics
Bad bitch, big drip with a whole lotta swag
Five-six, fly chick, whole lotta ass
Hit the club, pop Ace, blow a lil’ cash
Push a coupe, deuce-double-O on the dash
Ain’t about the money, it’s fuck ’em like Mr. Marcus
Married to the money, tell n***as I’m off the market
Mozzy & Blxst Stay Dangerous On “Streets Ain’t Safe”
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Mozzy and Blxst join forces on new single, “Streets Ain’t Safe.”
“Streets Ain’t Safe” serves as the second single off of Mozzy’s forthcoming project. The song arrives just a week after Blxst dropped off his new project, No Love Lost.
Quotable Lyrics
I always leave my bitch at home
She be blowin’ up the ligno while I’m eatin’ up the road
Slid for like 20 when you see me in the store
Red bottoms bloody, gotta keep her on her toes
Conway Makes His Presence Felt On “Fear Of God” Ft. Dej Loaf
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Conway and Dej Loaf serve up heat on “Fear Of God.”
Conway makes a formal declaration of his arrival on “Fear Of God” ft. Dej Loaf. With Hit-Boy delivering stadium-worthy production, Conway takes it from the underground where he “built the Griselda house” alongside Westside Gunn and brings it to the masses. Conway lets off a quick but potent verse detailing the trials and tribulations he’s faced to get where he’s at as Dej Loaf’s honeyed melodies on the hook glues it all together.
Check out “Fear Of God” below. Read our exclusive interview with the Griselda rapper, “Conway Has Ascended: From King To A God.”
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It fucked me up when people gave my nigga low profile
Told ’em that time like Kobe first step, that shit gon’ blow by
Used to bag the dope playin’ Mos Black on Both Sides
Was in the streets, but I still provided the hope for those guys
B.o.B Offers Up A Banger With “Neon Demon”
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B.o.B recently came back with his new project “Somnia.”
One of the standouts on the project is a more lowkey banger called “Neon Demon.” On this track, we see B.o.B changing up his flow and delivering braggadocious lyrics that certainly see him at his most confident. Overall, it’s a great track and it’s definitely worth a listen.
Quotable Lyrics:
Porsche 911, emergency whip (Yeah)
Her head so fire, emergency bitch, uh (Look at that demon)
Bust on her hair like a perm and I bust where her perm is and shit
Keisha, them edges is newborns, I bust and then board on a bitch
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On the thirtieth anniversary of LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out,” Eminem takes a moment to pay homage.
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“‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ was, to me, such an unorthodox hit,” praises Em. “It’s another way to say that LL has been such an innovator, because for a song like that to be a hit, he was so raw on that song, that something like that could become a hit just changed the whole game. You didn’t have to have a singy-pop hook to get on the radio And radio played the fuck out this song. To me, it was not even an attempt to make a hit. It was more like him getting shit off his chest. But the song was so good that you couldn’t front on it, and it just became something that was so organic. It gives you chills man.”
From there Em introduces Slim Shady to the conversation, his high-pitched cadence sparking waves of nostalgia. “We celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Mama Said Knock You Out,” says Em, once Shady hands him back the reigns. “One of the reasons this album is so significant is because it was LL Cool J‘s fouth album, and to me it was his fourth classic in a row.” He proceeds to name his favorite track from the project, “Eat ‘Em Up, L Chill,” inviting his maniacal alter ego to fire off a few of the track’s noteworthy bars. “Shout to Marley Marl by the way,” he continues. “The beat on this fuckin’ song is crazy, and the way LL’s rhyme schemes complement this beat and vice versa is incredible.”
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Luh Kel And Queen Naija “Want You”
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Luh Kel enlists Queen Naija for the first single from his debut album.
Starting the year with a feature on Quando Rondo‘s QPac, Luh Kel has laid low since the release of one-off single Y.O.U. back in February. It looks like that time has been put to use productively as he returns with the first single from his upcoming full-length debut album with Cinematic Music Group, L.O.V.E.
Luh Kel grabs Queen Naija to bring some feminine energy to the lowkey track, which features minimal pop production from Fort Worth, Texas based producer Morgan Matthews. The breezy song could easily be a reference track for Justin Bieber, which seems to hint at the crossover pop sensibilities Luh Kel might have in store with his new album.
At only 18 years of age and already evolving, it looks like the young singer and songwriter’s upcoming album may be the one to launch him into the mainstream.
L.O.V.E. is slated for release later this year. Check out “Want You” and let us know what you think.
Quotable Lyrics
I love it when you show me you’re vulnerable
Tell me all your secrets, boy, I wanna know
You keep getting back with me, you’ll never go
Break up to make up, it’s a part of growth
38 Spesh & Benny The Butcher Load Up On “Stash Box”
38 Spesh and Benny The Butcher look to the past on emotional and reflective new single “Stash Box.”
Despite the early success he saw on the streets, the pain was never far away. “It broke my heart when they killed Moran, I can’t believe the D.A. mentioned my name when his girl was on the stand,” he raps. “Understand that’s my lil man, they found the n**gas that did it, I pray they all get killed in the can.” Matching his stride is The Butcher, who tends to bloody everything he touches as his moniker suggests. “I know bout trap nights n**ga, and what half-price get ya, so much dope I could throw a baby in the trash like Brenda,” raps Benny. “Straight hold the mac like he bout to blow a bagpipe, n**ga.”
Check out “Stash Box” now, and keep an eye out for 38 Spesh’s upcoming Interstate 38 album to land later this fall.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
I know bout trap nights n**ga, and what half-price get ya,
So much dope I could throw a baby in the trash like Brenda
Straight hold the mac like he bout to blow a bagpipe, n**ga
Grip Links With J.I.D & Kenny Mason For “Grip 3:16”
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Grip, Kenny Mason, and J.I.D link up for “Grip 3:16,” a flow clinic that the game needs to check out immediately.
Over an old-timey sample with plenty of swing, Grip sets things off with a tightly woven flow, reminiscent in structure to the work of Kendrick Lamar. “I control the temperature, see rap is mi casa so don’t fuck with the thermostat,” he warns. “Go and harness that, then you probably could prosper, I told n**gas I’m Bernie Mac.” Tagging effortlessly in is Kenny Mason, who matches Grip’s dexterity with a ridiculous (and arguably scene-stealing) verse. Never one to be outdone is Dreamville’s J.I.D, who continues to body guest appearances like it’s nothing. Together, the three emcees make for an incredibly capable squad, piecing together an impeccable three minutes of lyrical fire that the game needs to check out immediately.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
My sister’ll shoot a clip through the hip
Turn a n**ga to uterus, you a bitch
Now either your colony following all the tips or they swallowing hollow tips
Dame D.O.L.L.A. Taps Snoop Dogg & Derrick Milano For “Kobe”
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Dame D.O.L.L.A, Snoop Dogg, and Derrick Milano connect to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant’s on-court dominance with “Kobe.”
“Rest in peace to the Mamba and baby Gigi, still remember where I was standing after the three-peat,” raps Dame, in his opening bars. “Throwers lined up yelling Kobe but playing peewee, who you know that shoot the freebie right after they tear Achilles.” Rounding things out is Kobe’s fellow Los Angeles icon Snoop Dogg, whose presence never fails to make a track more enjoyable. “Five-time champion, the eighth wonder raining on em,” raps Snoop. “Take cover, switched up then changed numbers.”
Be sure to check out “Kobe” now, available on streaming services for the first time.
QUOTABLE LYRICS
Rest in peace to the Mamba and baby Gigi,
Still remember where I was standing after the three-peat
Throwers lined up yelling Kobe but playing peewee
Who you know that shoot the freebie right after they tear Achilles
T.I. Declares An “Instant Classic” With Young Thug On “Ring”
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The longtime collaborators return with another single that they can add to their growing list.
On Friday (September 11), the world finally received the anticipated collaboration in the form of a track titled “Ring.” This isn’t the first time that these two have worked together, as they’ve previously brought us tracks like “War” and “The Weekend,” and on “Ring,” it’s clear that they have a working relationship that creates magic on wax. Stream “Ring” by T.I. featuring Young Thug and let us know what you think.
Quotable Lyrics
Motherf*ckin playa I do it like an Atlanta n*gga
You do that for IG and the f*ckin camera
You won’t be happy ’til someone teach you some f*ckin manners
Ludacris Finds The Perfect Woman On “Found You” Ft. Chance The Rapper
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Luda returns with a track where he praises his woman for being everything he’s ever wanted.
It’s unclear when Ludacris and Chance The Rapper united to create “Found You,” but it may be a single that’s been sitting in the vault. Both artists are known for their public displays and declarations of their undying love for their wives, so it is fitting that they come together for this love track. Luda spits verses about finding his perfect woman and doing anything he can to keep her by his side, so stream “Found You” and let us know what you think of this collaboration.
Quotable Lyrics
God’s creation
No filter, no imitation
And observations can sense that you’re amazing
So fine, wishing that you were mine
But know that I’m quite patient
Trippie Redd Samples A Hip Hop Classic On “I Got You” Ft. Busta Rhymes
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This leaked track has finally found an official release along with a music video.
“I Got You” samples a familiar hip hop classic in the chorus as it borrows from Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey‘s 2003 hit, “I Know What You Want.” Fans couldn’t help but notice that the leading lady looks a lot like Trippie’s ex-girlfriend, Coi Leray, but you can judge that for yourself. Check out “I Got You” by Trippie Redd featuring Busta Rhymes and let us know your thoughts.
Quotable Lyrics
Baby make a movie wit’ me, Blu-Ray
Couldn’t save me from myself, but it’s too late
Sorry for inconveniences and mood swings