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Russ Releases New Single “Best Friend” Featuring Melii Ahead of Upcoming Tour

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Russ Releases New Single “Best Friend” Featuring Melii Ahead of Upcoming Tour

Multi-platinum artist Russ has dropped his latest single, “Best Friend,” featuring Melii. The track, released ahead of his forthcoming tour, showcases a modern twist on the 2000s classic “Baby, I’m Back” by Baby Bash and Akon.

Produced by Boi-1da, Fierce, and BDRM, “Best Friend” blends Russ and Melii’s dynamic vocals with the iconic nostalgic beat, creating a fresh and captivating sound. The song’s release builds anticipation for Russ’ fans as he prepares to hit the road.

On the release of “Best Friend” Russ shares, “Boi1da sent me this beat and I knew it was the one. Baby Bash and Akon’s “Baby, I’m Back” was one of my favorite songs as a kid, so when I heard the sample, jumping on this track was a no brainer. Melii has one of the coolest tones and deliveries and I’ve been waiting for the perfect song to send to her. I flew to NYC and we recorded her verse in person. We’re going on tour together this summer and we’re going to perform this every night.”

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Ice Spice’s Alleged Former Best Friend Tries To Expose Her For Colorism, Cheating & More

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Ice Spice recently caught flack for apparently using an A.I.-generated single cover, but now it looks like she has more pressing allegations to address. Moreover, an artist by the name of Baby Storme claiming to be her former best friend accused her via Twitter on Saturday (April 27) of a whole lot of worrisome behavior, statements, and perspectives. The main accusations, all of which are unconfirmed, purely speculative, and wholly unaddressed by the Bronx MC at press time, are that she exhibits colorism and discrimination in her private life, that she tried to sabotage Storme’s music career and switch her out for another “best friend” who she secretly hates, that she cheated on her producer and boyfriend RiotUSA with Lil Tjay, and that she made fun of Doechii’s comments on colorism and shaded her.

Of course, this all sounds like a lot, but we want to make it clear that these are all just accusations at the time that Ice Spice has not addressed. To attempt to back up many of her points, Baby Storme provided alleged text screenshots between them that suggest much of this behavior. These screenshots also included messages from Storme to Riot claiming to him that the “Fisherr” creative cheated on him. As such, many folks are debating the veracity of these claims online and whether or not they are enough to truly discredit her.

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Ice Spice’s Alleged Former Best Friend Launches A Slew Of Accusations

Furthermore, this is definitely much more pressing than the Android/iPhone debate that Ice Spice sparked earlier this week. It’s also hard to tell whether she will even respond to these claims given not just their salacious nature, but also how it seems like more of a personal problem than an industry issue. Sadly, the claim that Baby Storme was never able to see her full career potential as a result of all of this is will probably not have the same weight as these other issues. But in this day and age, it’s nearly impossible to assess whether or not this is true and what consequences could come of it.

Meanwhile, what do you think about these rumors? Have they dampened your excitement for the upcoming “Gimme A Light” single? Whatever the case, let us know down in the comments section below. Also, for more news and the latest updates on Ice Spice, keep checking in with HNHH.

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Saweetie Delivered A ‘Tap In/Best Friend’ Medley And A Debut Performance Of ‘Icy Chain’ On ‘SNL’

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Saweetie seems to be getting closer and closer to releasing her upcoming debut album, Pretty B*tch Music. But before it arrives, the singer appeared on Saturday Night Live for a pair of exciting performances. She began the night with a medley of “Tap In” and “Best Friend,” delivering a slowed-down version in a bedazzled dress in front of backup ballerina dancers.

Later on in the night, Saweetie returned to perform “Icy Chain” for the first time. The performacne featured sharp choreography, with her dancing and twerking her way through the performance. Both songs are expected to appear on Pretty B*tch Music, which was originally set to arrive in June. But Saweetie chose to delay it after she realized “soul” was missing. She spoke about this on the red carpet at the 2021 BET Awards this past summer.

“This album needs to have feelings, it needs to have soul, it needs to have spirit,” she said. “And I have a lot of room for improvement, so I’m gonna work on that.” A release date for Pretty B*tch Music has yet to be revealed but Saweetie previously said “it’s coming soon!”

You can watch Saweetie’s SNL performances in the videos above.

Saweetie is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Saweetie Confirmed She’s In Talks With Cardi B And Said They’re Waiting For The ‘Right Record’

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Yesterday in an interview with Angela Yee of the Breakfast Club, Saweetie gave more life to the rumors that she and Cardi B are planning something together. Though Saweetie only just collaborated with another one of the biggest rappers in the game, with Doja Cat on “Best Friend,” of course her fans Cardi’s army would love to see her back in the mix with one of the reigning queens of rap. Speaking of rap queens, the rumors that she’ll be working with Nicki Minaj have also been swirling.

For now, it seems like the collab with Cardi is definitely a possibility, but it will depend on the pair finding the right song to be on together. “Our teams have definitely been talking,” Saweetie said. “I think we’re kinda just waiting for that right record. I think the media just likes to take things out of context, and I’m loving how women artists are starting to realize that sometimes it’s the media that creates something that’s not there. I think it just shows maturity and growth amongst me and my peers to not be affected what the media says.”

Since Saweetie is dating Quavo and Cardi has a child with Offset, maybe we’ll get a track with both female stars and some Migos triplets. A girl can dream! Check out the full interview above to learn more about Saweetie.

Stefflon Don Hops On Saweetie And Doja Cat’s ‘Best Friend’ Remix

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Even though the early accidental leak of “Best Friend” had Saweetie upset one night, now that the song is actually out, fans are giving it the love it deserves. Aside from launching the “Bestie In A Tessie” contest to give away Teslas, Saweetie and Doja Cat’s ode to female friendship is popping off like it should. In fact, the song is so catchy that another rising female rapper, Stefflon Don, wanted to hop on a remix to add another character to the friend group, giving her a verse early in the track.

The British rapper is quickly earning fans on this side of the pond, adding bars to the song that flex with the best of them. Strangely enough, Stefflon isn’t the only other woman concerned with the “Best Friend” collaboration — Roc Nation duo Ceraadi also accused Saweetie and Doja of plagiarizing the videos concept for their track “BFF.” Well, at least having a third female rapper on the song makes those accusations less sticky. Check out the new version above and stay tuned for more from all three of these artists — any one of them could take over 2021 with the right hit. And it just might be “Best Friend.”

Saweetie And Doja Cat Are Giving Teslas Away To A Few Lucky Fans

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Back in January, Saweetie tapped Doja Cat for the joint single “Best Friend,” a sizzling celebration of every woman’s irreplaceable partner-in-crime. Now to future promote their track, Saweetie and Doja Cat have partnered with Telsa to gift a Model S car to a few lucky fans in a giveaway contest.

Announcing the official “Bestie In A Tessie” giveaway in a video posted to Instagram, Saweetie shared the news. “I am doing a huge giveaway. I’m not only giving away one, but two brand-new Teslas,” she said. “They’re sleek, they’re sexy, and they’re hella spacious.”

Speaking about her decision to hold the giveaway, Saweetie said: “My Icy family has shown so much love towards the ‘Best Friend’ track and I’m hyped to return the love to two lucky fans with these two Teslas.”

While Saweetie’s most recent collaboration was with Doja Cat, it seems as though the rapper may be collaborating with another groundbreaking hip-hop artist. Earlier this month, Cardi B’s sister Hennessy spilled some news about a possible joint track with Saweetie. According to Hennessy, Cardi and Saweetie’s managers are in talks about a mysterious project that the two are working on, meaning that a new single could be on the way.

See Saweetie’s official announcement above.

The contest winners will be announced 4/16. Enter the giveaway here.

Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.