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Playboi Carti Deletes “2024” Off Of YouTube Amid Album Delays

July 17, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Playboi Carti is one of the biggest artists in all of hip-hop. Overall, he has a cult-like fanbase who follows his every move. Unfortunately, he hasn’t exactly been too kind to his fanbase as of late. Aside from Whole Lotta Red in 2020, Carti fans have only gotten a handful of songs. These songs were released between November 2023 and March 2024 as a means to promote his upcoming album I Am Music. One of those songs was called “2024” and it was among the most popular to have been released.

However, it seems like Carti’s entire rollout might just be on hold. Overall, we say this because he just deleted “2024” from YouTube. If you check out his YouTube page, you will see that the song is no longer there. While most of his songs from this year were released exclusively to Instagram, there were a couple to hit YouTube, and “2024” was one of them. Of course, there are plenty of re-posts on the internet, although fans are still worried as to what Carti is trying to say with this.

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It could be nothing. Moreover, it could just be a sample clearance issue. However, the prevailing theory is that the song might not make sense anymore if he has no plans to drop an album in 2024. Throughout the year, Carti has been prepping his fans for an album. Cardo recently noted that he and Carti have been in the lab, finishing the album. Needless to say, there is a massive lack of clarity on the situation, and there is no telling what is going to happen next.

Let us know what you think about this update, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that it is a bad look for Playboi Carti to be deleting songs like this? Do you believe that he will, in fact, drop a new album later this year? 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 your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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LL Cool J Unveils First Album In A Decade, “The FORCE,” With Nas, Eminem & More Features

July 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

LL Cool J’s been teasing his comeback album for quite a while, and now we finally have a stronger idea of how it will shape up. Moreover, he recently announced his first full-length project in over a decade, The FORCE (Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy), set for a September 6 release date through Def Jam Recordings and Virgin Music Group. Q-Tip handled a bulk of the production, and with 14 tracks and some big features, the “Passion” MC is gearing up for a pretty impactful and compelling drop. The aforementioned track is our second single from the project, following the Rick Ross and Fat Joe-assisted “Saturday Night Special.”

Furthermore, other featured guests on this LL Cool J album consist of Snoop Dogg, Sona Jobarteh, Saweetie, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Eminem, Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D., and Don Pablito. “[I was] going back to the drawing board and learning how to rap again,” LL remarked about The FORCE‘s process to the Associated Press. The LeBrons, the Stephs, the Jordans and the Kobes, they all go back to the drawing board, they always try to make themselves better. I wasn’t trying to do trendy, and I wasn’t trying to recapture anything I did before.”

LL Cool J’s New The FORCE Single “Passion”: Watch The Music Video

“When it was done, I listened to it,” LL Cool J previously said on The Breakfast Club about a scrapped version of this album that he recorded with 50 Cent, which was one of many abandoned ideas that eventually led to The FORCE. “I’m like, ‘It sounds good. I like the music, it sounds cool, but it ain’t me.’ So, I ain’t put it out.” Regardless, fans are excited to finally hear this record in full, including the Eminem collab that had previously leaked onto the Internet. Check out the full tracklist below and join us in eagerly counting down the days until September 6 is here.

Tracklist
1. Spirit Of Cyrus ft. Snoop Dogg
2. The FORCE
3. Saturday Night Special ft. Rick Ross & Fat Joe
4. Black Code Suite ft. Sona Jobarteh
5. Passion
6. Proclivities ft. Saweetie
7. Post Modern
8. 30 Decembers
9. Runnit Back
10. Huey In Da Chair ft. Busta Rhymes
11. Basquiat Energy
12. Praise Him ft. Nas
13. Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem
14. The Vow ft. Mad Squablz, J-S.A.N.D. & Don Pablito

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MC Lyte & Queen Latifah Craft An Ode To Black Men On New Single “King King”: Stream

July 7, 2024 by newhiphopnews

MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are two of the greatest femcees of all time, building their indelible catalogs off of the strength of great albums like Eyes On This and All Hail The Queen, respectively. But they’ve still got it, as they just released a new single and music video titled “King King.” It’s a tender, joyful, and celebratory homage to the success and happiness of Black men, whether it’s through fulfilling partnerships, financial freedom, supporting their communities, and much more.

Overall, it’s a very compelling portrait as MC Lyte gives these kings their flowers in her verses and Queen Latifah stresses the importance of resilience for the chorus. In the visual, you can see footage of various famous Black men from Barack Obama to Kendrick Lamar and even Martin Luther King, Jr. as Lyte raps at a communal gathering out in the sun. Considering how much these femcees get their due flowers, they could certainly choose to focus on their own experiences. But to see this overt support and gratefulness is a heartening two-way street for hip-hop to champion.

Since MC Lyte and Queen Latifah are also in tune with what’s going on in the female rap world today, we hope they continue to contribute to it. If you haven’t heard “King King” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check out the music video on YouTube below. Also down there, you can find some notable lines from the song and the comments section for you to drop your thoughts on the new record. As always, check back in with HNHH for the latest great hip-hop tracks around the clock.

MC Lyte & Queen Latifah’s “King King”: Watch The Music Video

Quotable Lyrics
Fam’s happy and they just want to sing, sing,
You ready to spend your whole ching-ching,
Your whole check, nothing less to be given,
Years later, you’ve risen to elevate your position

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Heems Thanks The Women In His Life On New Single “MANTO” With Vijay Iyer & Sid Vashi: Stream

July 2, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Heems has been on a prolific roll in 2024, as expected, and yet the depth of his concepts and rhymes sometimes feels like he’s sat on them for years. Moreover, he just dropped a new single and music video, “MANTO,” featuring Detroit-based producer Sid Vashi and pianist and composer Vijay Iyer. It follows his first solo album in nine years, LAFANDAR, which dropped this February and was bolstered by singles like “Sri Lanka.”

Furthermore, the “Accent” MC tackles generational trauma from the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan, both in his lyricism and in his music video. In the visuals, Heems features the women in his family, including his mother, his sister, his nieces, and his late aunt. His delivery is passionate and restless, whereas the piano-led melodies and dusty boom-bap beat add a layer of melancholy, nostalgia, and tenderness to the song. It’s a reflection on heritage in many different ways, not only touching on ethnic and national roots, but also speaking to how the heft of experiences like the Partition and the conflict and pain that ensued can also define our inheritances.

We know that Heems has been through a lot in his personal life, and this perseverant record translates beautifully as a historical encapsulation and a touching tribute. If you haven’t heard “MANTO” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check out the music video below. Also down there, you can find some standout bars and the comments section for you to drop your thoughts on the track. Meanwhile, as always, come back to HNHH for more great rap drops around the clock.

Heems’ “MANTO” With Sid Vashi & Vijay Iyer: Watch The Music Video

Quotable Lyrics
What’s in a line, I could draw one every time,
I stand in line in court when they bagged me for a crime,
A sword or a nine, used to tear and divide,
They took what’s ours now, they say that’s not mine

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Drake Didn’t Win Any BET Awards Despite Having The Most Nominations This Year

July 1, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake is still at the top of the hip-hop game, and despite having the most nominations at the 2024 BET Awards with seven nods, the fact that he didn’t win any of them isn’t really a strong indicator of any waning success or all that important at the end of the day. Well, that would be the case if rap fans didn’t have a clear example to clown him over when it comes to this year’s awards concerning his big beef. Kendrick Lamar beat Drizzy in the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist category, an outcome that many folks online seem to agree with.

Regardless of what you think of the battle and who won it, it’s pretty wild that the Toronto superstar dropped two projects over the last year and lost to someone with… what, five or six songs including features? Nevertheless, Drake fans can rest easy. Award shows aren’t the end of the world, and this is just a result of this rap beef taking over every other pop culture narrative (the 6ix God didn’t lose his awards because of the battle; just because other nominees got more pull this time around). We’ll see whether his new collabs with Camila Cabello go the distance next year.

Drake At A Houston Rockets Game

Drake BET Awards Lost Kendrick Lamar Nominations Hip Hop News — HOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 16: Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

Also, we doubt that Drake cares at all about this. In fact, he’s probably feeling very giddy and vindicated right now because, as he lost his nominations at the 2024 BET Awards, one of his big rivals right now learned a lesson about playing with him in his country. For those unaware, a group of OVO die-hards recently attacked Rick Ross and his crew for attempting to play Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” at a Vancouver, Canada festival. Everyone involved in this heated feud has trolled a whole lot during it, but these folks learn time and time again that online and on sight are two very different dynamics.

Meanwhile, Drake is still pretty mad about the beef. He’s embracing many of Kendrick’s disses against him online, claiming Spotify validated fake streams for “Not Like Us,” and there are rumors that he might drop another diss track when that West Coast banger’s video drops. The tides are shifting, the game is figuring itself out, but we doubt that some BET Awards losses will be the end of the story. You can never count The Boy out, even during arguably his lowest point in public discource.

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Bakar & Lancey Foux Make A Hit “Everytime” On New Single: Stream

June 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Two English artists are here to give you what might be one of your songs of the summer thanks to its breezy atmosphere and sticky melodies. Moreover, Bakar and Lancey Foux reunited on “Everytime” and continued their collaborative history, and this follows the latter’s prolific collaborations with other artists. He linked with Teezo Touchdown and Cash Cobain for the recent “Daylight,” whereas he had tapped Cash already for the single “Gotta Get U.”

Furthermore, these tracks have been a little bit softer compared to Lancey Foux’s more rambunctious material, and “Everytime” is no different. Bakar soars over a crisp and springy percussion pattern, light guitar chords, sampled vocal runs, and pretty resonant kicks towards the end. They sing of their romantic woes with the same tenderness that you could’ve heard on the “In Disguise” singer’s debut studio album, Nobody’s Home. In addition to all this, there are also some subtle melodic and percussive variations throughout the song that keep it engaging.

Bakar and Lancey Foux clearly have a lot of chemistry, and it’s a privilege to hear them continue bringing out the best in each other. If you haven’t heard “Everytime” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or find it on YouTube below. Also down there is a set of notable lines from the track if you’re curious, as well as the comments section for you to drop your thoughts on this single. Meanwhile, as always, check back in with HNHH for more great music drops around the clock.

Bakar & Lancey Foux’s “Everytime”: Listen

Quotable Lyrics
She’s in the back of the Bentley, I don’t know if it’s ride or die,
I keep shopping and spending my money, trying to ease my mind,
Two can play that game, that’s how I roll the dice,
Ecstasy with your best friend is how I spend my time,

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Bakar & Lancey Foux Make A Hit “Everytime” On New Single: Stream

June 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Bakar & Lancey Foux’s “Everytime”: Listen

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Wiki & Tony Seltzer Swerve While “Dodging Losses” With Papo2oo4 On New Single: Stream

June 30, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Wiki and Tony Seltzer are on one heck of a run right now, following up quickly on their previous 2024 single “No L’s” with some more bizarre but nonetheless impressive heat. Moreover, their new collaboration “Dodging Losses” is one of their oddest but most creative and unique tracks yet, and it features Papo2oo4 on the hook, as well. It follows their incredible chemistry on the album 14K Figaro from last year, and proves that they have so much more to offer the hip-hop world.

Furthermore, “Dodging Losses” is an exercise in intricate rhyme schemes and coldly delivered and cynically comical bars from Wiki and Papo2oo4, whereas Tony Seltzer provides an oddball bounce, fuzzy bass, digitally distorted synths, and a lot of different beeps and bloops to make the beat feel all the more vivid. What’s more is that each half of this duo has a lot more material for you to discover. Tony’s collab album with MIKE, Pinball, is one of 2024’s best albums so far, whereas Wiki also linked with MIKE and The Alchemist for their collaborative effort, 2023’s Faith Is A Rock.

Check out “Mayors A Cop” for a taster of that, and look forward to what else Wiki and Tony Seltzer have coming down the pipeline. If you haven’t heard “Dodging Losses” with Papo2oo4 yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check it out on YouTube below. You can also find some standout bars down there too and drop your thoughts on the record in the comments section. As always, stick around on HNHH for more killer rap drops around the clock.

Wiki & Tony Seltzer’s “Dodging Losses” With Papo2oo4: Listen

Quotable Lyrics
But since he started again, the kid’s lost his s**t,
Tossed in bed, lost self-consciousness,
Plenty of boys to them, so nah,
He ain’t lost an ounce of respect

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XXL Freshman Class Of 2024 Includes BigXthaPlug, ScarLip, Cash Cobain & More

June 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

It’s time to find out who part of the hip-hop industry thinks will lead the genre into the future (however controversially), as XXL‘s Freshman Class of 2024 is here. Moreover, for those unaware, the publication does a yearly round-up of the hottest new names in rap right now, whether they’re just getting started, are getting long-overdue recognition, or already rose to the art form’s upper echelons. We won’t tease it any further: this year’s picks are 4batz, Hunxho, Scar Lip, Rich Amiri, BigXthaPlug, Cash Cobain, Maiya The Don, Skilla Baby, That Mexican OT, Lay Bankz, and Bossman Dlow. Southside will provide the beats. Folks are very excited to see what they bring to the freestyles and cyphers, and we’re sure that will be a pretty cool content farm to witness.

Furthermore, many of these artists have big 2024 hits, or are following up on a breakout 2023. In addition, many MCs here have been putting in work for far longer, and it’s great to see this deserved, albeit late praise. That’s always part of the contradiction and tough balance that a XXL Freshman Class strives to achieve, and no list is perfect. After all, folks may remember how Ice Spice joined the rank of musicians that turned down the cover opportunity, so the stars don’t always align.

XXL‘s Freshman Class Of 2024

However, we also want to take this time to point fans to other initiatives by XXL to showcase talent beyond this Freshman Class rollout. For example, the publication hosted an all-femcee cypher boasting fiery verses from Latto, Flo Milli, Monaleo, new freshwoman Maiya The Don, and Mello Buckzz. It was a great moment to witness, and one that they might want to indulge in further since the Freshman Classes haven’t garnered as much hype as they used to. Maybe more cyphers and freestyle showcases could revive some of that hype and set better standards.

All that aside, we all know how infamously some XXL Freshman Class moments live on within Internet circles. In fact, Steve Lacy proved this very recently with his comical reimagining of Ty Dolla $ign’s Freshman freestyle. If this new group of MCs don’t all stun lyrically in 2024, then fans at least expect some fun moments and viral showcases to assess the state of the art form this year. While hip-hop is much bigger than any one group of newcomers, it’s nonetheless very exciting to focus on the new guard and witness what could be historic benchmarks.

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Fridayy Looks For The “Baddest In The Room” On New Single: Stream

June 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Fridayy is keeping the good vibes coming in 2024 with his latest single “Baddest In The Room,” a track that sums up his lust when he spots exactly that in the middle of the party. Moreover, it follows previous singles like the Chainsmokers collab “Friday” and a more direct display of balladry and melancholy with the March cut “Without You.” In comparison to those cuts, this one takes more inspiration from dancehall and Afrobeat rhythms and tones, but the vocals and harmonies are firmly within the R&B tradition.

Furthermore, the main instrumental draw to “Baddest In The Room” is a rustic acoustic guitar lick that contrasts with airy synthesizers and deep synthetic bass. Fridayy is able to work with both timbres quite well as far as how his vocals match, but it’s also not that notable of a switch-up or change of pace compared to all his other material. He’s definitely come a long way from his debut self-titled album last year, and has even further to go.

With that in mind, we’re excited to hear where the “When It Comes To You” crooner takes us next. If you haven’t heard Fridayy’s “Baddest In The Room” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check out the visualizer on YouTube a bit further down. Peep some notables lines below as well, and let us know what you think of the record in the comments section. Also, as always, stick around on HNHH for more soothing R&B drops around the clock.

Fridayy’s “Baddest In The Room”: Stream & Watch The Visualizer

Quotable Lyrics
I’m in the middle of the party, but all I’m thinking about is you,
A hundred million shawties, but you make it easy to choose,
How many men wish they could wake up right next to you?
Oh, baby, bring it closer, I know just what to do

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