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To this day, “Back That Azz Up” remains one of the biggest hits of Juvenile’s career. Coupled with Mannie Fresh production and an unforgettable outro from a young Lil Wayne, “Back That Azz Up” is simply one of the most popular and easily recognizable Southern rap songs of all time, and now, the original team behind the classic record is giving it a socially aware remix.

Juvenile and Mannie Fresh have teamed up with the dating app BLK and enlisted Mia X for an official rework of the 1998 hit song that implores single Black people to get vaccinated before online dating.

Cheekily coined “Vax That Thang Up,” Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, and Mia X’s new collaboration finds the Hip-Hop legends hammering in the message that “dating is better once you’re vaccinated.” Of course, the iconic chorus from “Back That Azz Up” has been remixed, as Juvenile raps, “Girl, you looks good, won’t you vax that thang up?/You’s a handsome young brother, won’t you vax that thang up?/Date in real life, you need to vax that thang up/Feelin’ freaky all night, you need to vax that thang up.“

Mia X notably remix’s Lil Wayne’s iconic “drop it like it’s hot” outro by rapping, “If you want to get sticky and hot, go-go-go-go get the shot/If you wanna smash some dude named Scott, go-go-go-go get the shot.“

Check out the full music video for the comical “Vax That Thang Up” below, and get more information from BLK about COVID-19 vaccination options here.

Coming off the success of his star-studded LP, Made In Lagos, Wizkid has announced its accompanying tour. 

The North American leg starts on September 10 in Boston, and will provide 17 opportunities for fans to watch the Nigerian-bred artist live nationwide. Although the Starboy label head has been around for nearly a decade, he is perhaps still best known for his appearance on “One Dance” back in 2016, which isn’t hard to believe accounting for its unavoidability that summer.

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Regardless, the Afrobeats icon has surely managed to make a name for himself in the coming years. Through collabing with other major names including Future, Beyoncé, and Wale, he has only grown larger through the years.

With his high-charting album featuring the likes of Skepta, Burna Boy, and Damian Marley, it’s anybody’s guess as to who might make an appearance. Tickets to Wizkid’s highly anticipated tour go on sale July 9. Let us know if you’ll be there.

Wizkid Made In Lagos Tour Dates

10^th Sep – Boston, MA, Orpheum Theatre
11^th Sep – Brooklyn, NY, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn
13^th Sep – Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore Silver Spring
17^th Sep – Cleveland, OH, House of Blues
18^th Sep – Chicago, IL, The Riviera Theatre
19^th Sep – Minneapolis, MN, The Fillmore
22^nd Sep – Denver, CO, Summit Music Hall
24^th Sep – Las Vegas, NV, Chop Vegas*
25^th Sep – Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
28^th Sep – Seattle, WA, Neptune
2^nd Oct – Sacramento, CA, TBA*
9^th Oct – Dallas, TX, Southside Ballroom
10^th Oct – Houston, TX, Bayou Music Center
12^th Oct – Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
16^th Oct – Miami, FL, The Oasis
21^st Jan – Toronto, ON, HISTORY
22^nd Jan – Montreal, QC, MTelus

*Festival Performance

Cardi B revealed to the world at the BET Awards that she’s expecting her second child with rapper Offset. The shocking moment came while the Migos were performing, inviting Cardi up on stage to rap her verse from “Type Shit.” She showed off her baby bump for the first time, instantly becoming a trend on social media with fans lighting up over the incredible news.

While this will likely delay Cardi’s plans to release a new album and tour the world, she has said on a few occasions that she wants to have a second child with Offset, marking a very special moment in their lives. She’s been flaunting her jaw-dropping maternity pictures on Instagram for the last week but on TikTok, she showed how she’s been successfully hiding her pregnancy, using the “How would they know?” audio and dressing in a skintight ensemble.

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Looking at the camera head-on, Cardi B completely normal in her outfit before turning to the side and revealing her small bump, effectively finessing people and proving that she can be pretty deceptive when she wants to be.

Maybe DaniLeigh has been taking tips from Cardi… the entire world is convinced that she’s currently pregnant with DaBaby’s baby but she hasn’t said a peep. Could she be taking the Cardi way of hiding her pregnancy, or are people just overreacting?

There are, generally speaking, two types of artist. Those who want nothing to do with their own music, and those that keep it on steady rotation. It would appear that Noreaga, legendary emcee and host of the Drink Champs podcast, falls into the latter camp. As it happens, N.O.R.E’s favorite album of all time happens to be one of his own — his 1998 self-titled debut solo project, which turns twenty-three today.

Boasting songs like the incredible posse cut “Banned From TV” with Nature, Cam’ron, Styles P, Jadakiss & Big Pun, as well as guest verses from Kool G Rap, Busta Rhymes, and Nas, the project went a long way in establishing Noreaga as a solo artist following his work alongside Capone. In addition, the project featured production from Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes, Dame Grease, and Trackmasters.

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“Happy birthday to my favorite album of all time,” writes N.O.R.E, taking to Instagram to celebrate the milestone occasion. “I so proud of u N.O.R.E July .7 1998!!! When I became a movie not just a rapper!!! I became a walking movie !!!”

Considering how often N.O.R.E gives his fellow artists their flowers, it’s important not to forget about his own substantial body of work. After all, he’s blessed us with many classic tunes, and it would be wise to circle back to where it all began. At least, on the solo front; his incredibly raw and grimy work in CNN should also be prioritized by any aspiring hip-hop historian.

Happy birthday to Noreaga’s N.O.R.E, a project that deserves far more appreciation than it currently receives. Show some love to the Drink Champs legend in the comments below. 

McDonald’s and Space Jam: A New Legacy announced a joint marketing campaign that will feature a brand new Happy Meal option. On July 6, the official Twitter for McDonald’s tweeted in regards to the new promotion, “SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY i look forward to teaming up with the Tune Squad in my limited-edition jersey inspired by #SpaceJamMovie, in theaters & @HBOMax 7/16.” 

The featured toys for the new Happy Meal will include Tune Squad members Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, and many more characters that appeared in the original Space Jam, released in 1996. This will mark the first time since 1996 that the Space Jam characters were selected to be part of the McDonald’s Happy Meal marketing scheme. In addition though, there will be twelve never-before-seen versions of Bugs Bunny and the gang. 

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McDonald’s new Happy Meal revelation is just one part of a three-way deal between Space Jam: A New Legacy, McDonald’s, and Diamond Supply Co. Details of the “collaborative collection” are as follows: if a customer orders a Space Jam: A New Legacy happy meal through the online McDonald’s app from July 6 through July 12, or orders a “McDelivery” through UberEats from July 12 through July 15, fans will have the chance to win a McDonald’s x Diamond Supply Co. x Space Jam: A New Legacy Basketball Jersey. 

Nick Tershay, owner and founder of Diamond Supply Co., said of the new advertising team up, “We’re beyond excited to work with McDonald’s on these one-of-a-kind jerseys celebrating Space Jam: A New Legacy.” Tershay also shared in the same announcement, “This is an important moment in time and we are thrilled to be a part of the new film and share this collection with our fans.”

Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring Lebron James, Don Cheadle, and Zendaya, is set to hit theaters and HBOMax on July 16.

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TikTok has quickly become the app of choice for many young content creators. The impressive algorithm allows everyday users to go viral without an enormous following, giving the app its charm. Additionally, the app has quickly become the premier destination for breaking new artists into the music industry.

In recent weeks, the app has come under fire for its treatment of Black content creators, who can be credited for creating many of the app’s viral dance challenges. Now, the app is being called out by another Black user for its unfair treatment of Black content creators, censoring their content while not doing the same with white creators who do the same thing. 

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“If I go into the creator marketplace and I put supporting white supremacy and I hit accept, it’s okay and it lets me have my ads and revenue. But god forbid let me put ‘Black Lives Matters on there,” juxtaposes the creator in the TikTok exposé. 

“Watch, it’s a threat. Boom, innapropiate content. Can’t say that. I cannot say Black people, this is my screen recording and this is why I’m pissed the f*ck off, we’re tired, we’re tired. Okay, Black success. Boom, inappropriate content. Anything Black related is inappropriate content. Black, can’t say it, but let’s take that out of the equation. ‘White success,’ the same thing, it’s allowed. ‘Pro white,’ ‘white voices,’ it’s accepted, $500,” he explained further, showing the monetization differences. 

“But when I say pro-Black, a threat,” he adds further. The exposé sparked further criticism from users who subsequently demanded answers from the Chinese company. 

What are your thoughts?