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Even Beyoncé Has Buffering Worries In The Knowing Teaser For Her Upcoming ‘NFL On Netflix’ Performance

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As Netflix enters its live sports streaming era — which was the plan all along — viewers have been decidedly unimpressed by the platform’s inability to maintain stable streams during events like its celebrity golf tournament and that odd boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

So, needless to say, fans of Beyoncé looking forward to the Cowboy Carter singer’s halftime performance during the Ravens vs. Texans game on Sunday have their doubts about the stream quality. Beyoncé and Netflix acknowledged those worries in their latest teaser for the concert, cheekily predicting buffering issues.

All jokes aside, though, Netflix had better be ready for an influx of angry BeyHive posts if things don’t go exactly as planned. Arguments about the efficacy of the self-deprecating promo aside, the NFL is certainly hoping things go off without a hitch; in addition to encroaching on the NBA’s traditional territory on Christmas day, the league’s partnership with Bey’s husband Jay-Z has come under some scrutiny recently.

But all may be forgiven — or at least, temporarily forgotten — if Beyoncé’s performance pulls down the sort of streaming numbers Netflix hopes (and will probably massage well to ensure it all at least looks like a success).

You can watch the teaser above and catch Beyoncé’s performance at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game, which kicks off at 1:30 PT / 4:30 ET.

SZA Gives A Speculation-Inducing Answer When Asked About Kendrick Lamar Collab Album

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SZA is fresh off of dropping her brand-new album LANA. This is a deluxe version of her SOS project from 2022. Overall, fans are loving the 15 new tracks, and it appears as though we might be getting some more on Christmas Day. In fact, SZA has been taking about changing some of the mixes as well, as she isn’t totally happy with what was put out last week. Whatever the case may be, it is great to see that the songstress is back and cooking up new tunes for the world to hear.

Something that fans have really been excited about is her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, “30 For 30.” In fact, SZA has done plenty of songs with Kendrick over the years. From “All The Stars” to “Luther,” these two have a ton of chemistry and their songwriting ability just meshes well. They can crank out the hits, and the fans would love to see a collaborative project from the pair, even if that seems like a pipe dream at this point. Well, don’t be so sure. Recently, SZA made it seem like she is interested in making one.

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SZA and Kendrick Lamar Have The Chemistry

While taking to her Instagram story, SZA replied to someone saying that they needed an entire project of her and Kendrick. She offered a simple reply, stating “Gotta ask the big guy.” Overall, this seems like an admission that the singer would love to make it happen. However, it is all up to Kendrick, who is known for being mysterious and hard to reach at times.

If these two ever did make an album together, it would immediately be a huge success. After all, they are going on tour together. Consequently, it would allow the opportunity for plenty of fantastic duets. For now, fans will just have to dream and pretend it exists. Or, they can be patient and hope that the big guy eventually comes around.

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Top 50 Hottest Hip-Hop Songs Of 2024

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When compiling a list of the hottest hip-hop songs of 2024, you don’t have to dig too deep into the well to find great songs. Overall, rap’s biggest stars showed up and showed out this year. Of course, the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake gave us lots of new material, with the former making some of the catchiest records of his career. Meanwhile, we had breakout stars like Doechii show the world just how lyrically gifted she is. Additionally, albums like Dark Times, Blue Lips, and Chromakopia gave us tons of phenomenal songs to sink our teeth into.

Simply put, 2024 was a phenomenal year for hip-hop. Despite so many calling the genre’s demise, it is clear that hip-hop is still very much alive and well. With that being said, it is finally time to countdown HotNewHipHop’s hottest hip-hop songs of 2024. Enjoy!

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50. Cash Cobain & Laila! – Problem

49. Future ft. Travis Scott – South Of France (Remix)

48. Drake – Family Matters

47. Evilgiane ft. Nettspend & xaviersobased – 40

46. Lana Del Rey & Quavo – Tough

45. Kendrick Lamar – 6:16 IN LA

44. GloRilla ft. Megan Thee Stallion – Wanna Be

43. Cardi B – Enough (Miami)

42. Smino – mister misfit but ain’t missed a fit in months

41. Yeat – Breathe

40. Roddy Ricch – Lonely Road

39. Maxo Kream – No Then You A Hoe

38. Bossman Dlow – Get In With Me

37. NLE Choppa – Slut Me Out 2

36. Mike – Pieces of a Dream

35. Metro Boomin & Future – Drink N Dance

34. Chance The Rapper – 3333

33. Doechii ft. JT – Alter Ego

32. Ab-Soul & JID – Crazier

31. Cordae & Lil Wayne – Saturday Mornings

30. ASAP Rocky & Free Nationals – Gangsta

29. Kendrick Lamar – Reincarnated

28. Flo Milli – Never Lose Me (Remix)

27. GloRilla – Yeah Glo!

26. J Cole – Trae The Truth In Ibiza

25. Sexyy Red – Get It Sexyy

24. Common & Pete Rock – Wise Up

23. 21 Savage – Redrum

22. Megan Thee Stallion – Hiss

21. Don Toliver – Bandit

20. ScHoolboy Q – Blueslides

19. Latto – Sunday Service

18. JP – Bad Bitty

17. Drake – Push Ups

16. Denzel Curry – Got Me Geeked

15. Chief Keef – Runner

14. Mach Hommy ft 03 Greedo – #RICHAXXHAITIAN

13. Tyler, the Creator – Thought I Was Dead

12. Doechii – Nissan Altima

11. JPEGMAFIA – SIN MIEDO

10. Kendrick Lamar – Euphoria

9. Sampha & Little Simz – Sattelite Business 2.0

8. El Cousteau & Earl Sweatshirt – Words To Live By

7. Playboi Carti – H00dbyair

6. Vince Staples – Etouffee

5. ScHoolBoy Q – THank God 4 Me

4. GloRilla – TGIF

3. Metro Boomin & Future ft. Kendrick Lamar – Like That

2. Armand Hammer ft. Benjamin Booker – Doves

1. Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us

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Young Thug Admits To Talking To 10 Women Per Day In Jail, Claimed Mariah The Scientist Loved Him “Too Much”

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Young Thug has been victimized by a jail call leak conducted by Law & Crime. In fact, many are upset with the crime news outlet, stating that they should not have made these calls public. However, the damage has been done, and some viral clips are now circulating the internet. Of course, in one of these calls, Thugger is talking to Leena Sayed, who is now with Devin Haney. Overall, this caused a massive stir on social media, and fans could not believe what they were witnessing.

In another clip, Thugger was talking to his girlfriend Mariah The Scientist, who held him down the entire time he was locked up. This particular moment showcased Mariah filling in Thug to what happened between Diddy and Cassie. Now, however, a new clip is making the rounds and we are not too sure Mariah The Scientist is going to appreciate what is being said here. As you will hear, Thugger claims to be talking to 10 women per day in prison so that he can pass the time.

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Young Thug Speaks On Mariah The Scientist

Moreover, he notes that of all of the women he is talking to, Mariah is the one that he likes the most. Although he then follows this up by saying that she loves him “too much.” He does claim to love her too, but the words “too much” may cut a little bit deep here. Either way, there is no doubt that his current girlfriend probably feels away about all of this coming to light. Of course, Thugger probably never thought such videos would ever be made public, which is another conversation entirely.

Hopefully, the two are able to work out any issues that may arise from what was said in these clips. Although the internet certainly has a lot of thoughts, and this could become a Travis Hunter-Leanna Lenee situation, very fast. Only time will tell what the fallout is from all of this mess.

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Outlawz MC Says Snoop Dogg Told “Wild Version” Of Infamous Nas & Tupac Confrontation

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Back in the 1990s, Nas and Tupac were constantly pitted against each other. The beef was there, and the tensions were quite high between them. Their massive confrontation/meetup at Bryant Park is one of the biggest chapters in their history. However, it manages to have tons of versions. Outlawz rapper Young Noble claims to have the most accurate retelling of it. In the process of giving the truth, he made sure to correct Snoop Dogg’s from years ago. Noble has taken issue with all of the “wild” recounts, with the Snoop’s being high up on his list. According to HipHopDX, he’s got a ton of respect for the icon. With that in mind, it was done in a respectful manner.

In speaking with The Art Of Dialogue Noble said, “The truth is Nas walked up – it was about seven of them, it was about 30, 40 of us. He didn’t skip a beat… didn’t tuck his head… walked up. He wanted to talk to Pac. The truth is it was as gangsta as it get. He walked up and they had a conversation. Pac all sweating, Nas was cool.” In the end, nothing too violent happened, as Noble says Tupac and Nas had much respect for each other.

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Young Noble Has Nothing But Love For Snoop Dogg Though

Then, after telling his side, Noble got into Snoop Dogg’s rendition. “When Kendrick […] was saying to Snoop, ‘I hope it was the edibles’ – I hope it was the edibles when he said this one. Because he had a wild version of the story like Nas had Pac surrounded and all that. But to Snoop defense, he didn’t come with Pac to this park,” he began.

“Snoop got there in his vehicle, his security however he did. So, I think all the n****s that we had with us, they was outside the venue – all our Jersey n****s. Them n****s an’t come inside the awards. They was outside waiting for us to come out. So, in my mind, I’m thinking maybe Snoop don’t realize all these n****s is actually with 2Pac. They not with Nas.” Noble concluded, “So to his defense, I’ma say that. But he told a wild version of the story. It was a long time ago when I saw what he said but […] it was almost like Nas could have snapped his finger and it was over for Pac. […] Snoop’s version by far was the most off version.” Nas also has corrected Snoop in the past, so it seems that he was maybe was on one!

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Lord Jamar Has Some Choice Words For Fat Joe & Math Hoffa Following Their Contentious Interview

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Lord Jamar, like Tariq Nasheed, is taking some issue with the recent interview between Math Hoffa and Fat Joe. A few days ago, the latter sat down for interview on the former’s podcast, My Expert Opinion, and a topic came up and it’s divided a lot of folks. The comments mostly stemmed from Joey Crack, who effectively put the Foundational Black Americans on blast. He feels that they have been incredibly divisive to other cultures and how much they have done for hip-hop’s growth. Additionally, Joe says that the FBAs are trying to downplay his identity and creating false narratives. “These rumors were made by radical Black racists. They criticize anyone who ain’t Black American and use social media to attack others.”

He even went on to label them “broke Black racists.” Then, Math Hoffa, also was a bit confused by why this narrative of division between the two groups is being pushed. He feels that Puerto Ricans and FBAs were actually closer than some realize. Nasheed made it a point to address that he had an issue with the former group taking “50/50” responsibility for hip-hop. Lord Jamar also doesn’t like how Joe and Hoffa spoke about this, so he took the time to address the “bulls***.”

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Lord Jamar Calls Out Math Hoffa & Fat Joe

Overall, Jamar, who also has grown up in New York, has seen it all. In reality, he thinks Hoffa and Joe know the truth. That is that there were some Puerto Ricans and FBAs who liked each other, and some who didn’t. He then brought up Rikers Island and why there are two separate phones to talk to their respective groups.

Lord Jamar recalled how gangs were created within jails to protect themselves from the Puerto Ricans due to their being bad blood. He even went on to say that the Puerto Ricans that did mess with Blacks were “rebels.” Moreover, he explained that he heard firsthand how the families were trying to sway their kids from talking to Blacks. Jamar finished off with revealing that Hoffa would be worried if he came on his show to explain himself that he would get pushback. But Jamar is making it clear that he’s ready for it all.

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SZA Plans To ‘Add Stuff’ To ‘SOS Deluxe: Lana’ On Christmas, Including ‘Switching Some Mixes’

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Over the weekend, SZA released her long-awaited project SOS Deluxe: Lana after overshooting its expected midnight release to finish some last-second tweaks. It looks like she wasn’t quite done tweaking either; on Twitter today (never “X,” let’s be serious), the New Jersey singer promised some changes to the project on streaming arriving on Christmas day.

“After listening w a clear mind I’m Switching some mixes out when I add stuff on Christmas,” she wrote. “This means nothing to you but had to say it for me lol . Who knows u might notice.”

Throughout her career, SZA has been notoriously perfectionist, to the point that her manager/Top Dawg Entertainment President Punch Henderson has joked that he had to swipe her hard drive to ensure that she would actually release her music instead of endlessly fiddling with it. This has led to an antagonistic relationship between Punch and SZA’s fans, but the results can’t be argued with; SOS was one of the most successful releases of the decade so far — in a decade including two Beyoncé releases, a bunch of new Taylor Swift, and several big breakouts. We’ll see where Lana ends up on the charts next week, but with SZA making some ex post facto changes, there should be a surge in streams on Boxing Day as curious fans check out just what gets updated.

SOS Deluxe: Lana is out via Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA Records.

Kid Cudi Says His ‘Time Is Done On Twitter’ Because ‘Life Is Cooler Being Disconnected’

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Over the years, Twitter (not “X,” you kidding?) has been a treasure trove for artists and their fans. The former get to share their thoughts and activities outside music, while the latter get to stay connected to their faves. However, after over a decade, one of the most active users in music might be letting the platform go for good.

Kid Cudi, whose account has given him a direct line to thousands of supporters for updates about his new music, old music, and even his health, said his “time is done” on the app. While he promised he’d continue to give updates on Instagram Stories, he offered his reasoning, which basically boils down to the same thing so many artists leave over: his mental health.

“Ok yall, I think my time is done on twitter,” he wrote. “If u wanna stay connected to me Ill have my ig, Ill keep yall updated thru my stories but I wont be posting much on there either. Just projects and things I got goin on will be posted by my team. Ive been thinkin, I see too much bullshit on here and life is much cooler being disconnected. I think Ive been too accessible, now when u hear from me itll be through my art. I love yall, its been real. Goodbye.”

At least he’ll probably stay out of rap beef now, right? Right?

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Jay-Z Hits Tony Buzbee With A Defamation Amendment To Extortion Lawsuit

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Jay-Z and Tony Buzbee are currently at war with one another and there is no end in sight. Overall, it all started when Buzbee brought forth a sexual assault lawsuit against Jay and Diddy. Buzbee claimed that Jay and Diddy allegedly raped and assaulted his client, who has remained nameless. Since that time, the music mogul has filed an extortion lawsuit against Buzbee. Furthermore, Buzbee has been hit with various other lawsuits that are unrelated to the Jay-Z case.

According to Rolling Stone, Jay-Z has added on to the extortion lawsuit, as he is also alleging defamation. When it came to the initial charge of extortion, this is what the court documents had to say. “Viewed in the context of Buzbee’s prior statements threatening to file criminal complaints against, and publicly shame, a ‘long list’ of celebrities, the message in the Extortion Demands was clear: pay up, or face a criminal investigation and extraordinary reputational harm.”

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Jay-Z and Alex Spiro Go After Tony Buzbee

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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 12: Jay-Z attends Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

As for this latest filing, Jay-Z and his lawyer Alex Spiro could not be more clear. “In short, defendants placed a gun to Mr. Carter’s head. They were demanding that Mr. Carter either: (a) pay ‘something of substance’ to stop Defendants from making public the wildly false allegations of sexual assault that would subject Mr. Carter to opprobrium and irreparably harm his reputation, family, career and livelihood, or (2) endure that financial and personal ruin. Defendants’ statements and correspondence made clear the immediate and extensive threat of exposure if Mr. Carter failed to pay.”

Meanwhile, Tony Buzbee has given his response to the new claim. Just like you would expect, he has denied any wrongdoing. “The new claim is patently frivolous and will be dismissed. I’ve never said a word about him. This is just another attempt to bully and intimidate me. It just won’t work,” the attorney stated. It seems like this situation is just getting started, and we cannot fathom where it will go next.

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