Tee Grizzley’s 2024 was one of his most creative and experimental years of his career. After making a name of hard-hitting and violent street anthems, the Detroit native decided to incorporate some new sounds and topical focuses on Post Traumatic. It’s his most recent album and it takes the deepest dive yet when it comes to varying approaches to tracks. He’s done some more R&B-like cuts over the years, for example, but all the stops were pulled out for this tape. We covered quite a few songs off of it when it initially released back in October.
But Tee Grizzley had decided to go back to it and redo a track that we never got to. That means we are also going with him and taking a look at “Diana.” Part of the reason we didn’t give it a listen was due to how forgettable it was, quite frankly. At just over a minute long, it definitely felt more like a snippet than a fully fleshed out idea. Well, he’s showing it some love this weekend by tapping Alabama pop rap hitmaker, Flo Milli. She adds a new third verse to the BNYX-produced rage-like track, essentially rapping from the female perspective of Tee’s story. That is how this woman has got such a hook him that he will doing anything for her. Whether its trips or expensive gifts, Flo Milli (in this case) is on the receiving end. Check it out with the link below.
Feel like a drug, I’ma OD He know I’m pretty and needy Eyes on you like a TV I ain’t never backin’ off, the way you hit it, I’ma make you my BD I got that “do you miss me?” Shoot it up, I ain’t talkin’ blicky
TikTok continues to reshape the music industry in 2024, cementing its role as the go-to platform for discovering new artists, promoting songs, and connecting fans to their favorite stars.
With over a billion music fans on the platform, TikTok has become the epicenter for music culture, with users creating viral moments and driving songs to mainstream success. In the U.S., the Top 10 Songs generated 140 million TikTok creations globally, with Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY (VHS)” leading the charge. Rap and hip-hop thrived, with tracks like Lay Bankz’s “Tell Ur Girlfriend” and Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” reaching new heights on the Billboard and Spotify charts.
Sabrina Carpenter topped the U.S. list, with her viral songs “Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” and “Taste” generating over 15 million TikTok videos. Her incredible success was capped with six Grammy nominations for her album Short n’ Sweet, which she introduced to fans through a special TikTok in-app experience. Emerging stars like Shaboozey, Chappell Roan, and Benson Boone also leveraged TikTok’s viral power to elevate their careers, proving the platform’s transformative impact on the music industry.
2024 has been an embarrassment of riches for rap fans. Breakout projects like Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal, solid career evolutions such as Megan Thee Stallion’s Megan, and assertive declarations of conflict like Kendrick Lamar’s GNX have had seismic effects on the landscape of hip-hop this year, upending a decade of status quo and shaking up the outlook for the future of rap.
Amid all that, though, it feels like some stuff got lost in the shuffle; namely, Atlanta superstar Latto, whose third studio album Sugar Honey Iced Tea was not only her best, but did what each of the above-mentioned releases did — all in one sturdy collection of 17 versatile tracks. Fortunately, Latto’s tour for the project brought a welcome reminder of all that she’s capable of and just how big of an impact she’s had herself lately.
Firstly, it’s impossible to start anywhere but on Latto’s importance for the girlies. Women in rap have often expressed their feeling of being outsiders in the genre, calling it a “male dominated” culture in which women are not just a minority, but are boxed into just one or two archetypes. Newer rappers like Cardi B, Doja Cat, and Megan Thee Stallion have done a bunch of needed work to carve out space for women in rap, but in the past eight years of going to their shows, never have I ever felt quite so outnumbered by women as at YouTube Theater on Sunday night (December 1), seemingly all of them decked out in Latto’s signature leopard print.
No exaggeration, the ratio had to be 20 women to every one dude. They even commandeered the men’s restrooms; I’ve seen this happen before but never to the point that there’s a line for both. Sure, women rappers have created women-friendly spaces on their tours, but Latto’s crowd took this to even greater heights than any of her peers — which makes sense, because at heart, she’s a girl’s-girl, sharing her platform with openers in Karrahbooo and Mariah The Scientist who have been unfairly perceived in relation to their relationships with men. Flo Milli also popped out for a surprise performance of her hit, “Never Lose Me” during Latto’s sole wardrobe change (from the aforementioned animal print to baggy pants and crop top Crenshaw sweater. Long live Nipsey Hussle).
And while her main conflict with another woman spawned from a complaint about her genre classification, the setlist for the Sugar Honey Iced Tea Tour pointedly leaves out Latto’s biggest pop hit, “Big Energy.” Instead, the Georgia peach focused intently on her latest album and the more hardcore hits from her previous projects, emphasizing her rap credentials. This turned out to be a wise move, as some of the biggest crowd pops came for trap anthems like the breakdown on “Big Mama,” “B*tch From The Souf,” “Chicken Grease,” “Muwop,” and 2024 singles “Put It On Da Floor,” “Sunday Service,” and “Brokey.”
As much fuss as rap fans made over Doechii’s raps on songs like “Boom Bap” and “Nissan Altima,” Latto’s latest proved she could get equally introspective on “Georgia Peach,” which opened the show, and “S/O To Me,” to which fans may have attributed some Drake influence, but is all Latto’s story and pen. Speaking of Drake, his verses were clipped from just about every song he would have appeared on — even during the warmup DJ set — but hey, at the time Latto was plotting out the tour, including him was a good business move. It wasn’t until hometown hero Kendrick Lamar lyrically dismantled him and brought out his inner Karen that former collaborators started turning on him.
But for all the attention heaped onto the phenomenon that was “Not Like Us,” in a just world, Latto would have received just as much for “Put It On Da Floor” and “Sunday Service,” — which, if you’ll remember, actually kicked off much of the combative energy of 2024 alongside Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hiss.” Latto may not have whacked her rival quite as directly, but the fact that her bellicose invitations to step into the arena both reached the Hot 100 (the latter at No. 100, while the former peaked at No. 13) shows she’s got just as much of a knack for making battle rap club friendly as the Compton native.
If Sugar Honey Iced Tea is a reminder to the world that Latto is not to be overlooked, then the tour is a welcome reminder of the reminder. Latto has spent years proving her rap cred, then spent much of the past year proving her pop potential. But while many of her predecessors and peers might have been happy to take the bag and coast, Latto went back to the lab to double down on demonstrating her rap roots — and polishing her stage show, which has somehow massively improved since the last time I saw her live at The Novo while working on our cover story on her. She belongs in the conversation about the best rappers out today, and she’s making sure you never forget it.
Megan Thee Stallion is about a month removed from the release of Megan: Act II, a reissue of June’s Megan that adds new tracks. Among them is the Flo Milli-featuring “Roc Steady,” for which Meg just unveiled a new video today (November 27).
Ahead of the video came a teaser that packed a lot of exposition into ten seconds. It started with newspaper headlines reading “Murders At RSH School,” “3 Students Found Dead,” “Mysterious Bite Marks,” and “No Suspects Found.” We then get some shorts of a “Hottie Homecoming” event in a school gymnasium, including some of Meg as a cheerleader. Indeed, that’s generally what’s going on in the full video.
Meg previously explained on X (formerly Twitter) of the song’s creation, “I called Flo milli to thee studio and she kicked me and the engineer out the room for like 45 min [laughing emoji] and when I came back in I was shooookkkk.” Flo responded, “lmaooo chill i was shy [laughing emojis] can’t let nobody see my crazy side [crying emoji] we got the job done tho.”
“Roc Steady” arrived after Meg and Flo worked together on a remix of Latto’s “Sunday Service.” Meanwhile, the new video isn’t Flo’s biggest reveal of the past few days, as she just announced she’s pregnant.
About two weeks ago, Mobile, Alabama rapper and singer Flo Milli was leaving fans with their jaws on the floor. The hitmaker posted a video to her Instagram previewing a new single, asking, “What yall think i should name this song??” However, that was the least of everyone’s concern. Instead, all of the focus went right to her stomach. Fans and some of her femcee sisters were congratulating her on her supposed baby bump. Baby Tate, Maiya the Don, and Saucy Santana were just a few that showed her love. However, she was extremely confused over the reactions.
Milli would go on to shut down the pregnancy rumors, tweeting out separately, “damn I cant be bloated??” This response to the assumptions had many sighing and rolling their eyes. “She just Halle Bailey during her pregnancy. Like okkk babe. It’s ok tho, she can share we she’s ready.” Well, it appears that this Twitter user was spot on the money, because it seems like she’s been pregnant this whole time!
According to Uproxx, Flo Milli has shared some new photos of her to her social media pages wearing a wife beater/ white ribbed tank top and neon orange shorts. As you can clearly see, her stomach looks to be just about the same as it did a couple of weeks ago. But how can we be so confident that this is reality? Well, a tweet reading “flo mommy s***” seems to suggest that she is going to be a mother in the future.
She then left another message doubling down, “i can’t even see my co**hie nomore that’s crazy.” Finally, the Instagram video above showing off her new hairdo had a brief caption that reads “the bump” Overall, people seem to be really happy for Flo, with people commenting, “my girl really prego ” and, “Congratulations gal ” A celebration is in order indeed as we wish Flo Milli the best going forward!
Earlier this month, the evidence suggested Flo Milli was pregnant: In a November 12 video previewing a new song, there was a clip of a man rubbing what seemed to be a baby bump, as Billboard notes.
That put the chatter to rest, but now it looks like Flo is indeed confirming she’s pregnant.
Yesterday (November 25), she took to X (formerly Twitter) to share two photos (here and here), of her showing off what looks like her pregnant stomach. Later, she wrote, “flo mommy sh*t,” adding in another tweet, “i can’t even see my coochie nomore that’s crazy.”
Furthermore, an Instagram video from Lasting Impressions Hair Co., who did Flo’s hair for the photos, includes some behind-the-scenes footage, featuring a clip that briefly has overlaid text reading, “The bump.”
This puts a cap on a major year for Flo. She released her sophomore album, Fine Ho, Stay, which was her first to rank on the Billboard 200 chart. The project spawned Flo’s breakout single, “Never Lose Me,” which peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 as her first song to appear on the chart. She’s also fresh off the release of a steamy video for “Wet Dreams.”
It’s apparently pregnant season right now with multiple celebrities making such announcements as of late. However, Mobile, Alabama rapper Flo Milli is telling fans and her peers to pump the brakes on her. Yesterday, the “Never Lose Me” hitmaker went viral for a video she uploaded to her Instagram teasing a new single. “What yall think i should name this song??” she asked her followers. However, no one was really interested about the music. Instead, everyone’s attention was drawn to the rapper’s stomach. Many were dubbing her pregnant and many had their mouths on the floor. “FLO WAIT WAIT THIS ALOT RN,” Sexyy Red commented. “ congratulations omg ” Coi Leray added.
But Flo didn’t waste too much time shutting down the supportive messages. She hilariously tweeted, “damn i cant be bloated??” Pregnancy rumors are extremely common among celebs, especially since we live in such a reactionary world nowadays. So, it’s no surprise that so many were jumping to conclusions following the initial video. However, fans are also assuming things in regard to Flo’s tweet.
There’s a massive crowd of doubters in her replies, with one X user saying, “Not when you doing poses like this,” with a picture of her cupping her stomach. Another adds, “WE SAW YOU RUB IT.” Others were even making comparisons to other celebrities’ reveals. “She just Halle Bailey during her pregnancy. Like okkk babe. It’s ok tho, she can share we she’s ready.”
However, the variety of responses doesn’t stop there. Some of Flo Milli’s female fans were rushing to her defense. “Y’all be showing that y’all men.. all girls do this when they bloated/ got a food baby.” But other folks are combating and predicting how far she’s along in the process. “That nose all the tell we need. She 4months already” Overall, it looks like many will need to constantly monitor her status for the next few months before they finally believe the femcee.
Flo Milli has been crushing it in 2024. The rapper released her third critically acclaimed album, Fine Ho, Stay, and scored her first top 20 single on Billboard. She’s bigger than ever. The fact that she’s at such a crucial point in her career is what shocked so many fans on November 12. Flo Milli posted a video of her dancing to a snippet of a new song. She asked fans what she should name the song. Most of the fans were distracted, however, by the belief that the rapper had revealed her baby bump.
The comment section was absolutely flooded with supportive messages. Many were shocked to notice Flo Milli’s baby bump, given that the rapper had previously shown no signs of pregnancy. The thing that makes this whole ordeal more complicated, though, is Flo Milli’s response. The rapper noticed that most of the comments revolved around her perceived pregnancy. She decided to address this sudden rumor, and she suggested that she wasn’t actually pregnant. “Damn,” she wrote. “I can’t be bloated?.” It’s still unclear if the rapper is playing coy with fans or if there was genuine misunderstanding on their part.
The confusion over Milli’s pregnancy is bizarrely similar to a recent situation involving GloRilla. The latter posted a photo with a very pronounced baby bump, which absolutely melted the brains of fans, as she was in the midst of promoting her debut album. There was also the fact that GloRilla had previously said that she doesn’t want to get pregnant, as it would slow down her career. The pregnancy was cap, like some suspected, but the jury is still out with regard to Flo Milli.
One thing’s for sure, if she is pregnant, fans on Twitter are absolutely beside themselves. They flocked to the app to express their confusion/frustration. Some worried that pregnancy would put a halt to Flo Milli’s rising career. Others were simply baffled that an alleged pregnancy occurred in the midst of Milli’s most high profile year yet. “Flo Milli pregnant,” one user wrote. “Bad b*tches are being taken out one by one.” Another fan put added it to the other dubious events that have taken place in November. “Flo Milli dead wrong for dropping a pregnancy announcement like we needed more bad news this month,” they added. Check out additional Twitter reactions to this pregnancy rumor below!
Some people may have forgot, so we are going to remind y’all. Skepta made a big announcement at the top of 2024, and it was for his next album. The UK legend’s sixth studio album is a grand return for him as well, as he’s been more in the thick of the EDM and grime scenes over the last few years. Since the reveal, Big Smoke has gone on to give us four possible singles, with “Jangrova,” a January 19 release, being the first. The rollout hit a bit of a speedbump right after that, as the cover art for “Gas Me Up (Diligent)” drew some backlash for its assumed reference to The Holocaust(it wound up not being that).
Things would pick back up in March with “Tony Montana,” and then “Miss Independent” in July. Something that we have noticed from the Ignorance is Bliss rapper is that he’s looking to try out multiple soundscapes. We have heard forays into Afrobeats, trap rap, and even sexy drill. This time, Skepta is dipping his toes into pop rap with Flo Milli on “Why Lie?” He’s entirely new to this subset by any means, but it’s not his normal home either. He’s doing some more singing on this cut and even trade some lines and adlibs with the Alabama femcee. It’s not your usual Skepta, so we are curious to hear what you think about it.
Is we makin’ plans tonight? Say your old b**** ain’t actin’ right I’m tryna see what it’s like, I’m tryna see what’s the hype (Oh, yeah) You can’t handle my dude, he a meanie I’m his fav’, he don’t wanna leave me A** fat, the True Religion greedy (Oh) Hair cold, I think I need a beanie (Okay)