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Ab-Soul, Russ, & Big Sean “GO OFF” On Our Latest “Fire Emoji” Update

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Christmas is rapidly approaching. However, before they settle in for the holidays, some of your favourite artists continue to share new music. Surprisingly, December has seen some strong contenders for AOTY, namely from entertainers like Metro Boomin and SZA. This past Friday (December 16), even more heat arrived, aptly adding to the already impressive roster you’ll find on our Fire Emoji playlist.

Of this weekend’s many albums, arguably the most highly anticipated comes from Ab-Soul. The TDE artist dropped off HERBERT yesterday. It came along with an admission that he survived a suicide attempt during the project’s recording process.

Titles we’ve picked from the record include “GO OFF” with Russ and Big Sean, as well as “FOMF.” Additionally, “GOODMAN” with Punch, “NO REPORT CARD,” and “GOTTA RAP” are receiving plenty of love.

Another big release in the hip-hop world was Young Dolph’s posthumous album, Paper Route Frank. The entire thing is obviously worth a listen, though the title you’ll find on our Fire Emoji roundup is “Thats How” with Key Glock.

After that, we wear from Lil Durk and Future’s “Mad Max.” The superstar dup collaborated on the track for the former’s Only The Family – Lil Durk Presents: Loyal Bros 2 compilation project.

Other guest appearances on the 23-song-long tracklist come from Kodak Black, King Von, Icewear Vezzo, and Trippie Redd, just to name a few.

On The Alchemist Sandwich the renowned producer connected with several noteworthy artists. Of the 10-track project’s two new titles, we’ve selected “Clip In A Tray” as the more Fire Emoji-worthy.

NBA YoungBoy is continuing his tradition of being one of the most consistently releasing rappers in the game. This weekend, he connected with D-ROK on “Military” for Rich Gang.

Our final new title is a collaborative effort from Chief Keef and Wiz Khalifa – “Rider.”

Stream our latest Fire Emoji update exclusively on Spotify below. Afterward, let us know what new additions are your favourite in the comments.

Big Sean Teases New Music & Flaunts Ring, Sparking Marriage Rumors

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While previewing some new music on social media, Big Sean sparked Jhene Aiko marriage rumors after he talked about a wedding in his song lyrics. The “Bounce Back” rapper also pointed at a ring placed on his fourth finger, further creating online chatter.

While in the studio, the Detroit artist rapped along to the track, saying, “They rather see me buried alive and barely alive / How many friends I got to have my casket carried outside / Probably not as many would stand and watch me married outside.”

Sharing that the snippet is a feature and not a solo, Big Sean commented under The Shade Room’s Instagram post, “Nah this just a feature I did on my homie Ab-Soul album #Herbert but its new music in 2023 tho. Love.”

read more: Big Sean and Jhene Aiko Are Working On A New Twenty88 Album

Still, he didn’t address whether he had tied the knot. He and Aiko have been romantically linked for years, having previously collaborated on Big Sean’s 2013 hit “Beware” and as the popular hip-hop duo Twenty88.

This past November, the Finally Famous rapper welcomed his first child with Aiko, Noah Hasani.

Writing about his son in an Instagram post, Big Sean penned, “After 24 hours of Labor, A Lunar Eclipse, with rain from the beginning of labor til he was born, he’s here safe and sound. Happy, Healthy and everything we could ever ask for and more. Any and everything for you Son.”

He uploaded several pictures of him and the “Sativa” songstress in the hospital and delivery room, and also showed photos of him holding their newborn child.

Speaking with TMZ back in October, Big Sean revealed that he’d be taking a brief step back from music to focus on his family following Noah’s birth.

“Well I’m definitely taking some time for it to just be us, he said at the time, adding, “You can’t really put a time limit on it.”

What are your thoughts on Big Sean’s possible marriage to Aiko? Share your thoughts below in the comments.

Ab-Soul Lights Up “Herbert” Ft. Big Sean, Jhené Aiko, SiR, Punch & More

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When Top Dawg Entertainment shoots, they never miss, and Ab-Soul continues his reign with Herbert. The California icon is back with his first project in six years, and it is an offering that once again highlights Ab’s talents. Artists like Jhené Aiko, Big Sean, Joey Bada$$, SiR, and even TDE’s president Punch make appearances on the record. It’s a lyrical giant from one track to the next, and fans have already taken to social media to dissect his bars.

Once again, Ab gets personal in his rhymes, and in a recent interview, he was asked if it is “invasive” for strangers to treat the rapper as if they know him.

Read More: Ab-Soul Calls DJ Premier Collab A “Dream Come True”

“No. That’s fine. But that’s why this album is for everyone who’s not a fan of mine that really knows me,” he told Vulture. “This album is for them. But it’s kind of in an organic, creative way. It’s one of those things where it still ends up translating universally, even as I’m talking specifically to my close friends and family.”

Additionally, it looks as if we’re about to get a one-on-one interview between Charlamagne Tha God and Ab. A teaser of the intimate chat was shared by the rapper and it looks as if he’s addressing just about everything with the famed radio host.

Read More: Ab-Soul Opens Up About Surviving Suicide Attempt

What are your first thoughts on Herbert? Let us know your thoughts on Ab-Soul’s latest in the comments.

Tracklist

  1. Message in a Bottle ft. Lance SkiiiWalker
  2. No Report Card
  3. Hollandaise
  4. Moonshooter ft. Joey Bada$$
  5. FOMF
  6. Goodman ft. Punch
  7. Do Better ft. Zacari
  8. Gang’Nem ft. Fre$h
  9. The Wild Side ft. Jhené Aiko
  10. Art of Seduction ft. Ambré
  11. Bucket
  12. Go Off ft. Russ & Big Sean
  13. Fallacy ft. ALEMEDA
  14. Herbert
  15. Church on the Move
  16. It Be Like That ft. SiR
  17. Positive Vibes Only
  18. Gotta Rap

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Ab-Soul’s ‘Herbert’ Has A Packed Tracklist Featuring Big Sean, Joey Badass, Russ, And Jhené Aiko

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Ab-Soul has unveiled the tracklist for his upcoming album, Herbert, which will be his first new record drop in six years. And it doesn’t disappoint. With 18 tracks in total, Ab-Soul’s album boasts collaborations with Big Sean and Russ (“Go Off”), Joey Badass (“Moonshooter”), Jhené Aiko (“The Wild Side”), and many more noteworthy performers.

Producers on next week’s Herbert include Sounwave, DJ Premier, James Blake, Hit-Boy, Boi-1da, and DJ Dahi, according to The Fader.

In addition to the announcement, Ab-Soul shared a new trailer for Herbert, directed by Omar Jones. The trippy visuals highlight religious themes, from a plane flying over a church to Ab-Soul showing prayer hands. There’s also a voiceover. “I watched his vision improve,” the woman mentions in the video. “He said she the heart, but he’s so kinetically connected, he’s invisible glue.”

Watch the Herbert trailer above. Below, find the album art and tracklist.

Ab-Soul Herbert Cover Art
Dann Gilbuena

1. “Message In A Bottle” Feat. Lance SkiiiWalker
2. “No Report Card”
3. “Hollandaise”
4. “Moonshooter” Feat. Joey Badass
5. “FOMF”
6. “Goodman” Feat. Punch
7. “Do Better” Feat. Zacari
8. “Gang’Nem” Feat. Fresh
9. “The Wild Side” Feat. Jhené Aiko
10. “Art Of Seduction” Feat. Ambré
11. “Bucket”
12. “Go Off” Feat. Russ and Big Sean
13. “Fallacy” Feat. Alemeda
14. “Herbert”
15. “Church On The Move”
16. “It Be Like That” Feat. SiR
17. “Positive Vibes Only”
18. “Gotta Rap”

Herbert is out 12/16 via TDE. Pre-order it here.

Jhené Aiko Shares A September Bump Dump Featuring Big Sean: Photos

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It’s been a busy year in the baby-making department for several of our favourite recording artists, including Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, NBA YoungBoy and Jazlyn Mychelle, as well as Big Sean and Jhené Aiko.

The R&B songstress is already a mother of one from her past relationship with Omarion’s brother, O’Ryan, but for the better part of the last year, she’s been carrying around her first child with the “Mercy” rapper, who hasn’t been able to stop gushing about how eager he is for fatherhood.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 09: Jhené Aiko attends the The Daily Front Row 8th Annual Fashion Media Awards on September 09, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images for The Daily Front Row )

As her due date nears closer and closer, Aiko has shared a “September bump dump” with her 15.1 million Instagram followers, revealing to the world just a few of the amazing outfits she and her bump have been sporting over the past few weeks.

The “Sativa” hitmaker kicked things off with a mirror selfie wearing baggy blue jeans and a white tank top, keeping things casual before she changed into a tight white dress with some glamorous makeup on the second slide.

Afterward, Big Sean made an appearance, holding his girlfriend’s budding belly in his hands while she made duck lips for the camera – the same expression later appeared in more of the uploads.

Aside from the mirror selfies and romantic couple snapshots, Aiko also posed alongside her oldest, 13-year-old Namiko Love Browner, showing how similar the two look thanks to the California native’s clearly strong genes.

Despite being almost ready to pop, Jhené has been booked and busy in recent weeks, performing a “magical” show for audiences at the Greek Theatre while 31 weeks pregnant.

In other news, Aiko’s Trip album was recently certified platinum, five years after its initial release – read more about that here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

Big Sean Joins Quinn XCII On His New Heartfelt Bop ‘Common’

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Big Sean is no stranger to the pop world, having collaborated with a few major names over the course of his career. Thus, it makes sense his appearance on Quinn XCII’s new track “Common” feels so seamless.

Quinn opens the record singing “You, you and me/ Go together so perfectly / And this don’t happen often / We got so much in common.”

Sean joins the record later, rapping “And I just got to say thank you / Cause life changed everything and it ain’t change you / Even when I think the world’s workin’ against me / You take the time to tell me ‘Sean, you know that ain’t true.”

Big Sean hasn’t been too active on the music end in 2022. While he did share the deluxe version of 2020’s Detroit 2 this week and finally got his classic mixtape Detroit on all streaming services earlier this month, he has only shared a few new raps by way of Queen Naija’s “Hate Our Love” and Ellie Goulding’s “Easy Lover.” Last year, he partnered with his frequent collaborator Hit-Boy on the EP What You Expect which featured Bryson Tiller, Lil Durk, Babyface Ray, and 42 Dugg.

As for Quinn XCII, he shared the single “Backpack” last month but has been quiet on the original music end. In terms of features, he appeared on NOTD’s “Less I Know” from this month’s Noted…EP. Back in May, he jumped on Ayokay’s “Less Alone” from his album Digital Dreamscape.

Needless to say, this was a well-timed release for both artists. A heartfelt tribute to their lovers and a gift to their fans.

Check out Big Sean and Quinn XCII on “Common” above.