Cordae is an artist who has been know to deliver some clever bars throughout the course of his career. Overall, it is a huge reason why fans like him. Recently, the artist came through with a brand-new track simply called “Saturday Mornings.” This song features Lil Wayne, and so far, the track has been getting some positive reviews. Although there is one bar on the song about fellow artist Rod Wave that has some fans debating exactly what he means.
In the song, Cordae says “feel like Rod Wave, I got a lot on my plate.” Initially, fans thought this was some sort of joke about Rod Wave being a large guy, meaning he eats more than the average person. However, some fans have changed their tune, claiming that Cordae may have actually been simply talking about the fact that Rod Wave is always depressed and going through a hard time. In the comments to the post below from The Shade Room, you can see the debate that ensued.
“The fact that it can be valid in 2 different perspectives is sending me to the gates,” one person wrote. ‘It’s a song and he didn’t say anything wrong. Whether he’s talking about being stressed or eating a lot of food, BOTH APPLY. It’s ok, I promise,” said another. Overall, Cordae should just be commended for his pen here. It’s obvious that he was going for a double entendre and the debate shows he succeeded.
Let us know what you think of this bar from Cordae, in the comments section down below. Do you like his new song with Lil Wayne? What kind of musical and artistic evolution would you like to hear next from Cordae? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.
Earlier this week, Candace Owens shared her take on the murder of Sonya Massey, an Illinois woman who was fatally shot by a police officer after calling 911 over concerns about a prowler. Owens argued that the shooting was not racially motivated, telling other Black Americans not to “take this bait.” She also claimed that unarmed white Americans are more likely to be shot and killed by police than Black Americans.
“Police officers are human beings, there are mistakes that happen,” she said. “The idea that now you’re going to use this situation … To then try to make Black Americans believe that this happened simply because she was Black, is pointedly ridiculous.” Many were quick to call Owens out for her questionable comments, including Cardi B.
The “Enough” rapper took to Twitter Spaces last night to share her own thoughts, slamming Owens for her lack of empathy and rejecting her claims. “Today she said something so disturbing about the Sonya Massey case,” Cardi began. “For you to sit here and say that ‘Oh not everything is racial. I know that this is sad, but this is not something racial. There’s more white people that get killed by the cops’ […] Girl shut up.”
“You don’t feel one little bit of empathy, a little bit of sympathy of how this woman died?” she continued. “There was no argument, there was no conflict, there was no raised voice, and she got shot. He knew in the back of his head because she was a Black woman that he was going to get away with it. Not only did he think that, but the department thought that because they didn’t tell her son or her father that a cop shot her.” What do you think of Cardi B calling out Candace Owens for her take on Sonya Massey’s murder? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.
Iconic hip-hop group De La Soul offers a new immersive experience in New York City with their first-ever culinary venture, “Oodles of O’s” donut pop-up shop, taking place for one-day-only at Cafe Joah in the East Village on July 26, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
De La Soul’s “Oodles of O’s” pop-up is more than just a treat for the taste buds; it’s a multisensory celebration of hip-hop culture. Visitors can indulge in one-of-a-kind donuts while immersing themselves in an environment that seamlessly blends music, art, and flavor.
The New York pop-up will feature four exclusive flavors with handmade artisanal donuts from Dough Donuts, each inspired by the group’s legacy:
1. The Twizzness: A strawberry glazed donut topped with strawberry licorice candy.
2. The Dove: A yogurt glazed donut with pastry cream filling, honoring David Jolicoeur.
3. The Bear Cinnamon: A cinnamon bun donut with almond paste and cinnamon filling, topped with vanilla glaze and crushed almonds.
4. The O: A classic glazed donut flavored with pure vanilla extract and a touch of salt.
Adding to the significance of the event, Cafe Joah serves as the filming location for the “Oodles of O’s” music video – ideated by the late David Jolicoeur (Trugoy the Dove) before his untimely passing. Remaining members Kelvin Mercer (Posdnous) and Vincent Mason (Maseo) will be on-site, honoring their bandmate’s vision and connecting with fans.
Attendees can explore and purchase exclusive merchandise including t-shirts, collectibles, and limited-edition vinyl bundles, making this a must-visit event for both hip-hop enthusiasts and foodies alike.
With their trademark creativity and commitment to authenticity, De La Soul invites fans to embark on a unique journey through taste and sound. Attendees can expect additional day-of surprise moments.
In partnership with Platinum PopUps, this exciting multisensory experience promises to captivate a diverse audience that values creativity, community and cultural innovation, and is the first of many collaborations to come.
Event Details:
– Date: July 26, 2024
– Time: 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM
– Location: Cafe Joah, 212 Avenue A, New York, NY 100009
50 Cent is calling for action after a New York state judge threatened to shoot Black teenagers at a high school graduation party. The incident, involving State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, came to light earlier this week with the release of police bodycam footage following an investigation.
The videos show Justice Gall addressing the Black teens, instructing them to leave the party following a scuffle over uninvited guests. She is heard saying, “You’re not going to find your keys. You got to call an Uber and get off the property,” and adding, “You’re going to get a cop escort home.” Gall also tried to get the police to arrest the teens for trespassing, asserting, “I’ve done this for a million years. I’m a lawyer. I’m a judge. I know this.” In a shocking statement, she added that if the teens returned for their keys, “you can shoot them on the property. I’ll shoot them on the property.”
50 Cent was outraged by the judge’s behavior. On Wednesday (July 24), he took to Instagram to share a report featuring the bodycam footage. “SMH she should be removed,” he captioned the post. “This is bad. Repost this video.” A judicial watchdog panel agreed, ruling that Gall should be removed from office. The panel stated that Gall “repeatedly invoked her judicial office,” while attempting to get the Black teens arrested.
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued its report on Monday (July 22), recommending Gall’s dismissal. The report found that Gall “created at least the appearance that she harbored racial bias,” during the incident on July 1, 2022. “Her wide array of misconduct severely undermined public confidence in the judiciary and in her ability to serve as a fair and impartial judge,” the commission concluded.
Gall’s attorney, Robert Julian, has vowed to challenge the decision in the Court of Appeals, according to CBS News. Meanwhile, Gall is suspended with pay, earning an annual salary of $232,600.
The incident has sparked significant public outcry, with many echoing 50 Cent’s call for Gall’s removal from office to ensure justice and maintain trust in the judiciary system.
For the past two years, Bronx native Ice Spice has been one of the hottest stars in hip-hop. She’s been nominated for four Grammy Awards, won a VMA, and in 2023, became the first rapper with four songs to peak in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to songs with major stars Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. That she was able to accomplish all this without putting out a full-length album is impressive, but as the release of her debut album, Y2K, nears, some fans have begun to hold the success of her singles against her. They wonder, “Is Ice Spice an ‘album artist’?”
A year ago, such a question might have seemed unfair to ask. After all, just a few months removed from the peak of her PinkPantheress collaboration “Boy’s A Liar, Pt. 2,” Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj’s Barbie soundtrack contribution “Barbie World” was ubiquitous, permeating pop culture as readily as the film that contained it. Ice had the cross-genre co-sign of pop regent Taylor Swift with “Karma,” and her improved stage presence at festivals like Rolling Loud California, Broccoli City, Power 105.1 Powerhouse, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, and Coachella solidified her breakout star status.
But somewhere in the course of the past six months, once she’d finally actually begun the rollout for her debut, the goodwill that had carried her breakout single “Munch (Feelin’ You)” and follow-ups like “In Ha Mood” and “Deli” seemingly dried up. “Pretty Girl,” with Afropop breakout Rema, failed to chart, as did “Gimmie A Light” and “Phat Butt,” the songs following Ice Spice’s Latto diss “Think U the Shit (Fart).” None of Ice’s solo singles have charted as highly as “Boy’s A Liar,” “Karma,” or “Barbie World.” While it’s to be expected that a newer artist wouldn’t chart as strongly without the big names attached, the drop-off would seem to indicate a reduced interest in the one thing we know Ice Spice does well.
Likewise, reception to each new piece of the rollout has been lukewarm, if not outright icy. After she shared the cover art for Y2K, which featured photography from none other than the great David LaChapelle, it seemed most fans could only focus on the placement of the album’s title — which appears in hot pink graffiti on a metal, Oscar The Grouch-style garbage can. That’s not an indictment in itself — fans similarly roasted Megan Thee Stallion’s Megan cover, prompting her to update it with multiple different options — but the din of disapproval over Ice’s moves has gotten steadily “louder” online since she named her lead single after flatulence.
Obviously, there’s a difference between dropping a handful of hits and crafting a full-length project with a unifying theme or sound. But Ice Spice’s generation may not even put the same importance on that as prior music fans. Just a week ago, her collaborator and cohort PinkPantheress, who it must be noted was also born around the same time as Ice Spice (one year and a few months after the literal Y2K baby), admitted something somewhat surprising. “I don’t listen to albums!” she said. “That’s why when it came to my own album, I was like, ‘Do people care about tracklisting?’ I couldn’t believe it. Some people would were like, ‘Oh, it’s a great album, but the tracklisting doesn’t make sense.’ I’m like, just listen to the songs.”
As shocking as that revelation might have been for older fans who grew up on classics like Illmatic, The College Dropout, and Good Kid, MAAD City (or even more recently and relatedly, Invasion Of Privacy), it makes perfect sense for young adults who have almost never known a world without streaming services and playlists. iTunes was launched four months before PinkPantheress was born — Ice Spice was still in diapers. Audiences have been purchasing and consuming individual tracks longer than either of them have known how to talk. While both of their music may be informed by nostalgia for millennial pop and dance music, neither probably has much direct experience with the way we engaged with that music, of ripping the plastic from a newly purchased CD and popping out the liner notes to read the personnel and songwriting credits.
If their — and their audiences’ — engagement with music primarily came in the form of individual songs from playlists or live performances, why wouldn’t they create music from this mindset, rather than thinking in terms of complete works that require a full 40-minute-or-more playthrough? Besides, it’s not like we all went out and bought albums just because the singles were poppin’ on TRL and 106 & Park, either (I have a personal theory that or nostalgia for certain albums actually comes from the hits that made it to radio more so than the sequencing and cohesion of those full projects). So, rather than asking “is Ice Spice an album artist?” maybe the question should be “does Ice Spice need to be an album artist?”
In a world where Cardi B has maintained her relevance through singles and feature verses nearly six years removed from her vaunted debut, the biggest hit of the year is a battle rap completely unassociated with any longer compilation of music (other than the string of diss tracks that effectively sent Drake into hiding for the past month), and albums’ sales/streaming totals are mostly driven by standout tracks anyway, maybe it doesn’t matter if Ice Spice can make a full album — whatever that means in 2024, anyway. It wasn’t high-concept lyrical virtuosity that made audiences fall in love with the Bronx rapper. It was an attitude, a feeling — a vibe, if you will — that carried her to the heights of stardom and brought thousands of fans to all those stages. If she can deliver that, it shouldn’t matter if it takes 14 tracks or a 2-minute single, Ice Spice will remain a star.
“We’ve been friends since ‘Munch’ came out, honestly,” the Bronx-bred star said of Central Cee. “We’re just twins.”
Speculation around Central Cee and Ice Spice sparked earlier this month. Before releasing “Did It First,” their collaborative single, Central Cee and Ice Spice were seen shopping together in London. People saw that and ran with it, as they do. These TikTok videos posted by Madeline Argy, Central Cee’s ex, didn’t help.
Ice Spice also brought out Central Cee as a surprise guest during her Wireless Festival 2024 set, where they performed “Did It First.”
To Ice’s credit, she has consistently described Central Cee as a friend. As a Complex cover star last fall, Ice Spice said she and Central Cee had “become good friends over the past year ever since he hopped on ‘Munch [Remix].’” Within the same profile, Central Cee said that Ice Spice “reminds me of me a bit,” which coincides with Ice Spice saying they’re twins in the new Rolling Stone profile.
A new Hollywood Reporter feature about Time Studios notes that according to the company, the Meg doc “has been sold to a major streamer for a fall debut.” No further specifics about the release plan were given.
A 2022 press release says of the multi-part, Nneka Onuorah-directed series:
“The documentary will provide viewers with an intimate perspective into Megan’s life and career. From delving into Megan’s upbringing in Texas to chronicling key milestones in her career, the project will shed light on the many facets of Houston native’s multilayered personality. […]
With a mix of rare archival footage and fresh verité video, the documentary will highlight Megan’s rise from viral freestyling phenom to iconic cultural powerhouse. Beyond amplifying the Houston native’s journey to success, the project will also touch on how Megan overcame various personal hurdles to thrive in her professional career.”
Time Studios Co-Head of Documentary Loren Hammonds also said at the time, “We are thrilled to be able to work with Roc Nation to share Megan’s story with the world. Millions of people are familiar with her as an entertainer, but this series will give her a chance to share her truth as never before. Her story is a powerful one, and the accomplishments that she continues to achieve are remarkable. We feel lucky to have this opportunity to capture her at a crucial moment in her life and career, as she continues to grow exponentially in both her artistry and global impact.”
In a cover story for Rolling Stone, rapper Ice Spice talked about how SpongeBob SquarePants — both the unstoppable Nickelodeon series and the endlessly optimistic character — has inspired her work ethic.
“I think I learned a lot from that show,” she said. “He never wanted a day off, even when Mr. Krabs would tell him, ‘Go the f*ck home.’ He’d be like, ‘No, I need to work.’”
So that’s what SpongeBob characters are saying under the dolphin noise.
Later, Ice Spice discussed the response to the cover artwork for her upcoming album, Y2K! (here’s something to make you feel old: the first SpongeBob SquarePants episode aired seven months before the turn of the millennium).
“Throughout my entire career, I don’t think I’ve ever had a moment of strictly praise. I think, through it all, there was always a lot of hate,” she said. “And I kind of appreciate that, because I find that when people are only love, they’re not as real. I don’t dwell on how people are perceiving me, whether it’s negative or positive, because that’s really what you sign up for when you put yourself out there on a public platform. It’s for people to make their opinions about you.”
