Month: July 2022

Jay Worthy & Harry Fraud Link With Kamaiyah On “Good Lookin'”

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Harry Fraud is gunning for Producer of The Year title. Following some excellent collaborative efforts over the past few months, he’s now preparing for the release of a new joint project alongside Jay Worthy titled, You Take the Credit, We’ll Take the Check. With the project due out at the top of next month, the two have now served up their second single off of the project, “Good Lookin” ft. Kamaiyah. It’s a breezy and funky record that oozes of West Coast swagger. Worthy and Kamaiyah’s chemistry together works perfectly over the Fraud’s production.

Prior to the release of “Good Lookin,” Harry Fraud and Jay Worthy released “Helicopter Homicide” featuring Conway The Machine and Big Body Bes.

You Take the Credit, We’ll Take the Check drops on August 5th.

Quotable Lyrics
We invented that, and y’all n***as took it
Never give credit, cause y’all n***as pussy
Y’all trick on a bitch, cause y’all n***as rookies
Gotta pay for my time, cause I’m good looking

Young Dolph’s Posthumous Single “Hall Of Fame” Drops On His Birthday

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It’s been roughly nine months since Young Dolph was tragically shot and killed in Memphis. Today marks what would’ve been his 37th birthday. While fans, friends and family have kept his name alive, there haven’t been many updates in recent times about the release of posthumous music. However, his estate unveiled a new single this morning titled, “Hall Of Fame” to commemorate his birthday. Dolph takes on opulent string-laden production on his new single, detailing his legacy and the unmatched hustle that turned him into a posterchild for independent rap. “I remember back when I had nothing so yeah, I’mma ball ’til the end/ I remember I stacked my first 100 bands, I said I finna do this again,” he raps on the record.

Check out “Hall Of Fame” below and sound off with your thoughts in the comments.

Quotable Lyrics
Showed up plain jane Rolex, had a meeting with Roc Nation
But they got ’bout 4, 5, 6 rap n***as over there, they be hatin’
But I still fuck with Jigga, tell him I got $2 million for him
To do a verse, and if he don’t, I still got love for him
Cuz went to college hoopin’, stayin’ in a dorm
I was still at mama’s house sleepin’ on the floor

Young Dolph’s Fiancé Shares Heartfelt Birthday Message: Watch

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The music industry is still mourning Young Dolph’s death. The Memphis rapper’s peers and beyond continue to invoke his spirit in a variety of ways. Now, one of the people closest to Dolph is remembering him on what would have been his 37th birthday.

Dolph’s fiancé, Mia Jaye, posted a video of herself and the late rapper to Instagram. In the short clip, Dolph kisses her on the cheek as she rests her head on his chest. In the caption, Jaye wrote, “Happy heavenly birthday my love,” along with an infinite emoji and a blue heart. She also posted a letter to Dolph along with visuals.

Mia Jaye and Dolph began dating ten years ago, meeting in the rapper’s hometown of Memphis. Two years later, they had their first child, Tre, who is now 8. They then had a daughter, Ari, in 2017. Since the death of her fiancé, Jaye has become an advocate against gun violence. This month, she spoke at the White House celebration of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Jaye’s letter to Dolph reads as follows:

Dear Adolph,

This is the year that our favorite numbers come together. Three and seven. This is also the first year we don’t have the opportunity to celebrate you together. Over the past eight months, life has been strange. Our beautiful family is blemished and myself, Tre and Ari can’t go a day without reminiscing how beautiful life was with you. Ari tells everyone how amazing her dad was and how much he loved his chocolate baby.

‘Daddy, I love you. Make sure you have a great birthday. Love, your chocolate baby.’

Tre is coming into that special young man you always spoke that he’d become. He admires you in every way and most days, I feel like he is the reincarnated version of you.

‘Dad, thank you for having me as a son. I try to do my best to be a good brother. Amen.’

As for me, the load is so heavy. I miss everything about us and all that we shared. I often wish I could turn back time or do anything to still have you in the flesh, but I push past all the heavy and emotional thoughts and just focus on all the many ways I can honor, acknowledge and make you proud.

I love you even after the end of time and I thank you for allowing me to experience a genuine soul-tied love for as long as we did. Happy heavenly birthday, my love.

Mia

Watch the video that goes along with Jaye’s video below.

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RIAA Honors Future With Plaque Celebrating 95 Million Certified Units

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The Recording Industry Association of America has honored Future with a plaque for reaching the milestone of 95 million units certified throughout his career. The Atlanta rapper has had nine albums and 68 songs certified gold or platinum.

RIAA COO Michele Ballantyne presented Future with the plaque at Soho House Miami Beach, earlier this week. Epic Records chairwoman and CEO Sylvia Rhone, Epic EVP and head of A&R Ezekiel Lewis, and Epic EVP and GM Rick Sackheim were all also present at the event.

RIAA, Future
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“We’re thrilled to celebrate that Future now has 95 million RIAA certified units spanning 9 albums and 68 separate singles!” Ballantyne said. “He’s in an elite group—very few artists have achieved this level of success in the history of our nearly 65 year old program. Congratulations to Future and his incredible Epic Records and Freebandz teams!”

By dropping I Never Liked You earlier this year, Future became the fifth artist in history to debut at both No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200. The Drake-assisted track from the album, “Wait For U,” has gone platinum.

Earlier in the week, Future headlined Rolling Loud on Saturday, where he brought out Travis Scott to perform.

Check out a clip taken from the presentation of Future’s new plaque below.

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