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ScHoolboy Q Plays Jay-Z His New Album “Blue Lips” Ahead Of Release This Week

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ScHoolboy Q is dropping his highly-anticipated new album Blue Lips this Friday (March 1), and he and fans just found yet another reason to be super excited for it. Moreover, you may recall that he shared this jitteriness with Twitter recently, expressing wishes to play this album for Jay-Z. Well, it looks like hip-hop Twitter did its thing and made it happen, because Hov and the TDE MC posed for some pictures online and the latter confirmed that he was able to fulfill his wish. “HipHop twitter actually came tHru, played Hov tHe album,” he tweeted on Monday (February 26).

“I lokey Hate HipHop Twitter, tHey looked out tHo so I love em again,” ScHoolboy Q expressed jokingly in a follow-up tweet. In fact, he even specifically shouted out Joey from @gothamhiphop for posting the tweet that got Jay-Z’s attention. Even though the California native doesn’t want a Bobbi Althoff interview, it’s nice to see that he was able to manifest the meetings that he actually wanted. All in all, this really builds up even more anticipation for Blue Lips, and sets it up as one of 2024’s biggest music moments.

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ScHoolboy Q & Jay-Z Pose For Post-Blue Lips Listening Pic

Furthermore, looking at ScHoolboy Q’s past comments on Jay-Z, this admiration is understandable. “Nas is my favorite rapper. I also think Jay-Z is the best rapper to ever rap,” he said back in a 2013 interview. “Just because he’s at his age and what he’s doing and he still is relevant. He’s been doing it for years and [he’s] consistent.” “Honestly, I think Jay-Z won [the Nas beef],” Q told VladTV around the same time. “I mean, Nas is my favorite rapper, but Jay-Z, he was pretty scandalous.

“Jay is the best rapper and everybody don’t wanna believe that,” he added. “Jay, even though Nas is my favorite, Jay is like LeBron, Kobe, Jordan, people just wanna say no or hate. He’s so good you got to hate him.” We can only wonder what the Roc Nation leader thought of the “Cooties” MC’s new record. For more news and the latest updates on ScHoolboy Q and Jay-Z, keep checking in with HNHH.

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Lil Wayne Listens To This Classic Artist To Calm Him Down Before Shows

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Even though Lil Wayne has an incredible career behind him, and a path forward that hasn’t finished, he still gets nervous before performances. Of course, this is natural and normal for people to experience, and you’d be correct in assuming he has a way to handle these reservations. However, you might be taken aback by what Tunechi- who is still releasing great new music– needs to cure his stomachaches and anxieties. Moreover, he revealed as such while speaking with boxer Terrence Crawford on his Apple Music show, Young Money Radio. Unsurprisingly, what keeps Weezy in check and confident is exactly what he does that gets him so jittery: music.

“I put on Anita Baker,” Lil Wayne surprisingly expressed, naming the classic soul legend as the only artist whose work can get him out of that nervous zone. Perhaps you expected a hip-hop companion or some other musician, but there’s nothing like some Rapture. “She take the pain away. I told her to her face too, and she said I’m not the first person to tell her that. I looked [at her] dead in the eyes and told her, ‘I get a very strong stomach ache and I’ve been getting it since day one. Before I go on stage, there’s nothing that works but you.’

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Lil Wayne Thanks Anita Baker For Helping Him With Pre-Show Nerves: Watch

“‘I just put it on shuffle,” Lil Wayne continued. “Don’t matter what the song is. When your voice come through, my stomach ache go away.’ She goes, ‘You not the first person to tell me that.’ I go, ‘See, you know I ain’t lying, then.’ She’s a beautiful hell of a woman.” This is praise that plenty of other artists have for the New Orleans legend, including fellow Louisiana icon Master P.

Meanwhile, the No Ceilings MC doesn’t let his nerves get in the way of amazing concert appearances. For example, he recently blew The Game’s mind with a guest freestyle while onstage at a recent Fugees concert. Just goes to show that anxiety can always be overcome, and that Anita Baker is really that woman. For more news and the latest updates on Lil Wayne, come back to HNHH.

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Boosie Badazz’s First Reaction To Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline,” Has This Divisive Verdict

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With so much amazing hip-hop to listen to in so many eras and styles, even its established stars can’t keep up with everything all the time. Still, Boosie Badazz surprised fans with a blind spot during a recent interview with VladTV and they got a great first reaction out of it. Moreover, the Baton Rogue MC confessed that he had never heard Ice Cube’s classic N.W.A. diss track “No Vaseline” before. That prompted DJ Vlad to play him the first verse, and it was honestly surreal to see someone react to a song like that for the first time. It’s a staple of West Coast rap and an iconic beef moment, but again, it’s hard to keep up with everything.

Unfortunately, we don’t get to see the reaction in real time, but Boosie still had a pretty funny response to the legendary cut. In addition, he was already biased because Vlad posited the track as an opposing option to Tupac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” as the best diss track of all time. The 40-year-old said that the song is “hard,” but that it doesn’t compare to Shakur’s version. Another important factor to consider in this reaction is that Badazz is already quite the Pac fan, and grew up with “Hit ‘Em Up,” whereas he said that “No Vaseline” was a bit before his time.

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Boosie Reacts To “No Vaseline”

Regardless, they still had an interesting back and forth about the two tracks and spoke more about Tupac, specifically. Vlad called the recent “Dear Mama” documentary on the California icon “the best” out of all other attempts to touch on his life, career, legacy, and impact. Interestingly enough, though, Boosie said that he’s still yet to watch the documentary due to his deep and passionate love for the Death Row rapper. It’s tough to watch because it centers a lot around his hardships and what could’ve been, and Badazz doesn’t like to be in that zone about Tupac too much.

Meanwhile, we’re sure that Cube won’t agree with this take, but what’s he going to do, dog on his own song? It’s a debate that gets sparked up every so often, and both tracks are at the top of that all-time diss tracks list. Let us know where you side on that debacle down in the comments. Also, come back to HNHH for the latest news and updates on Boosie Badazz and Ice Cube.

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6ix9ine Listening To Gunna While On The Road, Fans Clown The Two

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When it comes to public favor among the rap fanbase, 6ix9ine and Gunna are not the highest-ranking names you’d think of. Still, with a lot of anticipation around the latter’s upcoming album, past single, and overall loyalty from his fanbase, it’s not surprising to see the former be the one to give him flowers and not the other way around. Moreover, as two figures associated as “snitches” within the game, any connection between the two is bound to cause fans to bring that link up. That’s exactly what’s happening right now as a clip of the rainbow-haired MC rapping along to the College Park rapper’s Drip Season 3 cut, “No Joke.”

“Gunna ft. 6ix9ine – snitch or drown,” one fan joked in the comments section of DJ Akademiks’ coverage of the clip. Another wrote, “They should drop an Album 
‘The Rats.’” Still, the comments also showed that there’s plenty of support for the YSL artist’s music, despite his connection to that group falling under scrutiny. “Drip season 3 was amazing he can snitch one more time honestly,” a fan expressed on Instagram.

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Gunna Gets Love From 6ix9ine

Regardless, there is certainly less of a hullabaloo around that side of things when it comes to 6ix9ine, mostly because it’s been so long since his “snitching.” On the other hand, a lot of eyes paid attention to his gym attack, which caused many within the hip-hop world to debate whether he deserved it or not. In any case, it’s provided a bit of a second wind for his musical career as well, given his Spanish-language singles that he’s dropped since. Whether you enjoy it or not is up to you, but the NYC native is nothing if not an entertainer that capitalizes on the attention surrounding him at any given moment.

Meanwhile, fan reaction to the “bread & butter” MC’s album announcement divided itself. Of course, there were a lot of people that expressed an inability to move past his alleged betrayal. Others don’t care about that at all and just want some good music from the 30-year-old. Whether you think his real-life actions are enough to impact your relationship with his music as a fan or not, there’s certainly a lot at stake both personally and career-wise for him. For the latest news on 6ix9ine and Gunna, stick around on HNHH.

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