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Latto Attempts To Change Narrative Around “Brokey” By Presenting An Opportunity To Blue-Collar Workers
Early last month, Latto put out her highly anticipated project, Sugar Honey Iced Tea. Overall, the LP has seen some praise from fans and decent reviews from critics. However, one of the record’s songs has been stirring up some debate online for its lyrical content. That track is “Brokey” and listeners have appeared to take its words out of context, at least according to Latto. In all honesty, topics like this, especially in trap music, are extremely common. We feel people are making mountains out of molehills, but still, here’s the issue at hand. The issue that fans have with it is that they feel Latto is dissing all of the blue-collar workers who can’t always provide luxuries to their partner or don’t get enough from their partner.
“B****es gotta wait till they birthday to go out of town“. “Brokey / Yeah, I talk a lot of s*** (Haha) / He like, “Who you think you is?,” n****, not your b**** / Brokey“. These are just some of the bars that are setting some off. So, Latto is looking to change the discourse surrounding “Brokey”. According to Uproxx, the Columbus born artist sent out a challenge to her “hard workers” out there and it’s paying out quite a bit of change.
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Latto Is Trying To Show Love With “Brokey” Challenge
I hate that y’all think I was calling hard workers brokeys
so I got $10k for whoever make the best video at they job to brokey & I’ll fly u out to be in the music video…no mo waiting til ur bday to go outta town. Tag me & hashtag #Brokey so I can see them all
— BIG LATTO (@Latto) September 15, 2024
I’m a brokeyyy
@Latto
#brokey #bartenderlife #tips https://t.co/YXzKSdnpJB pic.twitter.com/jFBdzT37lF— Shan Dawg (@theshandawgg) September 15, 2024
“I hate that y’all think I was calling hard workers brokeys So I got $10k for whoever make the best video at they job to brokey & I’ll fly u out to be in the music video… no mo waiting til ur bday to go outta town. Tag me & hashtag #Brokey so I can see them all”. Since that tweet went out there have already been several submissions from her followers on X. Some are pretty funny and gaining quite a bit of traction too. So, if you’re looking to go home with $10,000 send in your submissions!
More “Brokey” Challenge Creations
I tried
@Latto #brokey
pic.twitter.com/5AQWaptMw2
— Nonie
(@nonieb_) September 15, 2024
#Brokey
@Latto https://t.co/rIT91mVqKy pic.twitter.com/alJVg0qhEd
— effervescent (@zandrixa) September 15, 2024
What are your thoughts on Latto creating a challenge centering around her controversial song “Brokey”? Do you think this will change people’s opinions about the song, why or why not? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Nicki Minaj. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.
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Latto Fans Barely Recognize Her In Teenage Rap Video
Latto has been rapping for a long time, as she has plenty of old performance clips from when she was just a teenager. However, a new example of this that hit the Internet this week might be the most unrecognizable and shocking yet. Moreover, it’s a music video of her with two friends rapping over a trap beat that sounds right out of the early 2010s, and this is when she was still going by “Miss Mulatto.” In it, the Atlanta femcee has some fun in front of a green screen and delivers a charismatic verse with a much higher pitch than what you’ll find on Sugar Honey Iced Tea.
It’s always heartening and at least pretty cool to see where rappers came from, especially when they are such huge stars now. It also goes to show that Latto’s been about female rap from the jump, even if some shade she sent Ice Spice’s way might put that in question for some today. Nevertheless, everybody has to start somewhere. Setting up the timeline for her artistic evolution reveals a pretty step-by-step progression thanks to videos like these.
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Latto’s Been Rapping For A Long
What’s more is that 2024 is the perfect time to look back on Latto’s humble beginnings since this has arguably been her biggest 12 months yet. In fact, she was named “Trapper Of The Year” at T.I.’s Trap Music Museum in Atlanta, which is the highest honor because it’s a source of hometown pride. Of course, we can’t discount 2023 either, which held “Put It On Da Floor” and all the groundwork that provided this massive 2024 in the first place. Much like this old rap video, it’s always important to connect the dots and understand that there’s levels to the amount of work hip-hop’s icons have to put in.
Even though Sugar Honey Iced Tea didn’t perform the best commercially, that doesn’t reflect the dominant conversation that Latto was at the center of this year. There’s a lot of ink over the state of female rap and their interpersonal career dynamics, and she’s been a big part of that discussion for better or worse. Ultimately, we’re just excited to see what 2025 looks like and what the next evolution will be. Maybe we’ll look back on this moment years down the line in the same way that we admire this music video.
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Lizzo Gets Support From SZA While Firing Back At Responses To Her Weight Transformation On Instagram
Lizzo shared some tips for discovering self-love on her Instagram page over the weekend, while showing off the workout regime that helped her weight transformation. While narrating some highlights of herself hitting the gym, Lizzo explained that she’s in love with her body, despite it being bigger than at other times in her life.
“There’s been a lot of comments on my body lately, so this workout video comes with a message,” she began. “I love this fat a** okay. I love my body, and that’s incredible because there were times in my life when I was smaller than I am now, and I hated myself.” She added: “Our bodies grow and sag and stretch and shrink, and true body positivity is not fighting that. It’s honoring that. So wherever you are in your journey, I ain’t gon’ judge ya, just as long as you’re on a path to love.”
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Many fans shared supportive messages in the comments section, including SZA, who wrote: “I LOVE YOU YOU ARE PERFRCT AT ALL TIMES AT ALL SIZES !!!” Another user added: “I saw Lizzo wearing high waisted yoga pants and a cropped top, so I bought high waisted yoga pants and a cropped top!” Others celebrated her determination and new look.
Lizzo Provides An Update On Her Workout Routine
Her workout video isn’t the only Instagram post of her’s to make headlines this week. She also hopped on the site to perform a rendition of Chappell Roan‘s runaway hit “Hot to Go!” In doing so, she labeled herself “Usher Roan.” Check out Lizzo’s full comments on her weight on Instagram below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lizzo on HotNewHipHop.
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Timbaland Works With Rising Talent N3WYRKLA Once Again For “Mind Now” Featuring Skilla Baby
N3WYRKLA is continuing to make a name for herself out on the East Coast, specifically New Jersey. She blends pop rap, R&B, and alterative to create a unique identity. Since launching her professional career in 2023, she’s already gained some notoriety with some established veterans and legends alike. You could argue she got her big break when she got to feature on the most recent album from R&B stalwart Brent Faiyaz, Larger Than Life. Her song with him and A$AP Rocky, “Outside All Night”, has racked up over 52 million streams. Perhaps due to that record, N3WYRKLA is now getting the chance to develop a work relationship with arguably the biggest hitmaking producer of the 2000s, Timbaland.
We covered their first-ever collaboration, “CH3RRY”, and it’s done well with listeners (614,090 streams) and our readers since its June release. Now, we are covering the latest N3WYRKLA and Timbo effort, “mind now”. But this time, she’s recruiting another artist for this release. Skilla Baby, one of the most in-demand guests right now, is coming along for this “messy” love cut. N3WYRKLA is playing the role of one of the Detroit MC’s other options. He’s having a hard time deciding whether or not he wants to date the singer or his “girlfriend”. N3WYRKLA is done with the mind games and wants Skilla to make up his mind and now.
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“Mind Now” – N3WYRKLA, Skilla Baby, & Timbaland
Quotable Lyrics:
I hope my girlfriend don’t pull a me on me
You want me and yo boyfriend
Ooh you toxic
What the f*** made you tell me to tell my b****
I ain’t tryna be yo man shawty we just vibin
I can be yo side n**** you can be my side b**** (HAN!)
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Tyler The Creator Joins Cast Of New A24 Film Starring Timothee Chalamet
When Tyler The Creator released one of his fan favorites loosies, 2018’s “OKRA,” he might not have expected the following line to be so prophetic: “Tell Tim’ Chalamet to come get at me.” Moreover, news recently broke that the Hawthorne artist and Supreme trailblazer joined the cast of Marty Supreme, a new A24 film directed and co-written by Josh Safdie. The film centers around professional ping pong player Marty Reisman per Variety and also stars Gwyneth Paltrow and, wouldn’t you know it, Mr. Lisan al Gaib himself Timothee Chalamet. This marks Tyler’s feature film debut (not playing himself: thanks, Jackass Forever) after many self-directed music videos, film scoring/soundtracking, Loiter Squad skits, and other television collabs.
As far as other details surrounding Marty Supreme, Safdie will write the film alongside Uncut Gems co-writer Ronald Bernstein. They also produced the flick alongside Timothée Chalamet, A24, Anthony Katagas, and Eli Bush. Other than that, we don’t know much else about it at press time, but we’re definitely excited. We all know how passionate Tyler, The Creator can be about his artistic and creative endeavors. After all, he told Kanye West to stop using backing tracks at his shows and let people enjoy the performance right there in front of them.
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Tyler, The Creator Will Become Tyler, The Actor
But this passion can often be misconstrued. For example, Tyler, The Creator’s recent criticisms about an unnamed white rapper (who many assumed to be Ian) caused much controversy and debate. Still, many understand where he’s coming from, even if they ran with the unconfirmed narrative that he’s talking about the Valedictorian. “You n***as got to do a little [more],” Joe Budden posited. “My famous people guard is up, y’all got to do a little more before I start running around saying ‘Ian.’ Who the f**k is Ian? Alright. Rest in peace Mac Miller, for sure, and couldn’t agree with him more on that point [about Mac and Eminem being more genuine]. I don’t know enough about Ian, but what I can say about Mac Miller, Russ, Eminem: they love this s**t.”
Meanwhile, Tyler The Creator recently walked back on his previous criticism of Eminem, showing that not all his takes last forever. As such, seeing the overreaction to his white rapper comments was at least entertaining, albeit nauseating at a certain point. Whatever the former Odd Future MC has for us on Marty Supreme, we’re sure it’ll be special… And maybe comes with a hot take or two for social media to blow out of proportion.
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Super Bowl Halftime Producer Confirms JAY-Z Made The Call But There’s Still “Love” For Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne being passed over for the Super Bowl Halftime Show “hurt a whole lot,” as he shared in an emotional video earlier in the month. Despite missing what seemed like a perfect chance for the New Orleans native to perform, producer Jesse Collins insisted the NFL holds no grudges against him on Monday (Sept. 16).
Haute Living Celebrates 50 Cent with Intimate NYC Dinne
Haute Living celebrated its September cover star 50 Cent with an intimate dinner at the Hudson Club in NYC on Monday, September 9. New York-based artist Skott Marsi presented a painting to 50 Cent at the event with a Tiger honoring success and power, as a New Yorker to New Yorker.
The event was in partnership with Hudson Club New York. Guests sipped on Sire Spirits, Branson Cognac and Le Chemin du Roi champagne.
The exclusive dinner hosted notable attendees including Kamal Hotchandani, CEO of Haute Media Group, Laura Schreffler, Editor-in-Chief of Haute Media Group, Lauren Mosseri, VP of Communications and Luxury Partnerships at Haute Media Group, Ellen von Unwerth, Jonathan Cheban aka Foodgod, Naeem Khan, Linn Berggren, Anne Vyalitsyna, Erica Pelosini, Eytan Sugarman, Matt Shendell, Richie Romero, Andrea Ienna, Keytt and Alex Lundqvist, and more.
“In life,” says Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who just released his novel The Accomplice, “you don’t get a second chance at a first impression. I think my first impression was big enough. I had the largest debut hip-hop album in history as I came in.”
Also sharing this little nugget from the 50 Cent Haute Living Cover Story about Eminem’s daughter’s wedding. If used, must link back to cover story.
On attending Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade’s wedding: “It was unbelievable, the wildest thing for me, period. I was like, ‘Yo, bro, this is crazy. We’re getting old. Your baby is grown. What the fuck is going on?’ I was having a moment myself over there. I told Em, ‘You said it was OK to cry, because I’m crying.’ I couldn’t believe it went that fast.”“
I wish I had a daughter. I wish I had that [father-daughter] relationship. For female children, their dad is the first man they fall in love with. Male children go to their mom; I’m a mama’s boy myself.”
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Playboi Carti’s Birthday Party Shut Down By NYPD: ‘They Told Me They Would Lock Me Up’
Playboi Carti attempted to throw a pop-up birthday concert in Brooklyn, but a way-over-capacity crowd of fans clashed with police and the show was canceled.
Doechii Will Support Her New Album ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ With A Quick 2024 Tour
Doechii has been part of the Top Dawg Entertainment team for years, and now she has finally dropped Alligator Bites Never Heal, her first album for the label. She released the project in August, and today (September 16), she announced that she’s getting ready to tour in support of it, too.
Alligator Bites Never Heal The Tour is set to launch in Atlanta on October 11 before hitting cities in the US and Europe until mid-November.
Ticket sales start with an artist pre-sale for the North American dates on September 17 at 9 a.m. local time. Following that will be the general on-sale starting September 20 at 9 a.m. local time. More information is available on Doechii’s website.
Doechii, meanwhile, has been busy this past week. Aside from this tour announcement, she also performed with Katy Perry at the 2024 MTV VMAs and then released a joint single with Perry.
Check out the tour dates below.
Doechii 2024 Tour Dates: Alligator Bites Never Heal The Tour
10/11 — Atlanta, GA @ The Loft
10/14 — Philadelphia, PA @ Foundry at The Fillmore
10/15 — New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/16 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
10/21 — Berlin, Germany @ Lido
10/24 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
10/25 — Paris, France @ Alhambra
10/28 — London, UK @ Village Underground
11/02 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
11/03 — West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy
11/12 — Tampa, FL – Crowbar
11/14 — Washington, DC @ Union Stage