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Flau’jae Johnson Details “Surreal Experience” Of Working With Lil Wayne

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Flau’jae Johnson was able to land a collaboration with Lil Wayne on the track, “Came Out a Beast,” from her new project, Best of Both Worlds. The LSU Tigers basketball star dropped the nine-track album on Friday. In a statement caught by Complex, she said of the collaboration: “Working with Lil Wayne on ‘Came Out a Beast’ was a surreal experience. His energy and talent pushed me to new heights.”

On the song, Flau’jae raps about her basketball skills over production by Dolla Baby. Fans on YouTube have been loving the track. “Flau’jae broke it down and Wayne rolled it up straight fire,” one user commented. Another wrote: “Shorty you a beast fr cause you still. Hooping at a high level and arguably one of the dopest female mcs out!! Keep grinding shorty the time is yours.” The project also features NLE Choppa and 2Rare.

Read More: Flau’jae Is Dropping An Album, Shows Off Artwork And Announces Release Date

Flau’jae Johnson Speaks During BET Experience Fan Fest

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 28: Flau’jae Johnson speaks during the NFL Voting Panel on the BETX Main Stage: Where Black Music Lives during the 2024 BET Experience Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

The title of the album stems from her love of both basketball and music. “I love combining my two talents. Best of Both Worlds shows you don’t have to choose one path—you can excel in multiple arenas,” Flau’jae said. “This project reflects who I am—a basketball player, a rapper, and someone who refuses to be put in a box. I hope my fans can feel the passion and dedication I’ve poured into every song.”

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SZA Confirms Her Next Album Is Arriving Soon With New Snippet

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SZA revealed that her next album, Lana, will be arriving soon. She made the announcement during a performance at Hyde Park on Saturday night, “New album, you ready?” she asked the crowd on stage before launching into an unreleased song. After the show, she shared a clip of the track on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption: “I know you told stories about me. most of them awful. All of them true. Here’s some for u.” The words are lyrics from the highly-anticipated song.

Despite the announcement, users on social media are hesitant to get too excited. When Pop Crave shared the news, one fan replied: “I’ll believe it when the album drops. No more getting excited to be cussed out about being excited.” Another remarked: “I’ll believe it when I see it.”

Read More: SZA Reveals How Her Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award “Validates My Entire Career”

SZA Accepts Songwriters Hall Of Fame Award

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 13: SZA speaks onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 13, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

News of a new album from SZA comes just weeks after she took home the highly-coveted Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall Of Fame. While on stage at the ceremony, she admitted that the honor “validated” her entire career through that point. Previous winners include John Legend, Ne-Yo, Drake, Lil Nas X, and Post Malone.

SZA Teases New Music

Check out clips of SZA debuting her new song on X above. SZA still hasn’t confirmed a release date for Lana, and due to various leaks, the project has dealt with numerous delays. She originally planned it as a deluxe version of her previous album, SOS, but in 2023, she confirmed it was beginning to grow into its own full-length effort. Be on the lookout for further updates on SZA on HotNewHipHop.

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Ice Spice Shows Love To Cash Cobain After He Hilariously Admits His XXL Freshman Freestyle Was “Ass”

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Ice Spice showed some love to Cash Cobain after he admitted that his XXL Freshman freestyle was “ass” on X (formerly Twitter). Spice discussed the up-and-coming rapper during a recent interview with Bootleg Kev. “Cash really has my attention right now,” she said during the conversation. “I’ve been listening to him a lot. It’s really his time, so he’s mostly who I’m a fan of right now.” Spice will be touring with Cash for her Y2K! World Tour in promotion of her upcoming album. She also previously teamed up with Cash and Bay Swag for a remix of the song, “Fisherrr.”

XXL listed Cash among their freshman choices for the annual piece, earlier this month. Following his performance in the iconic freestyle, he took to X to write: “my xxl freestyle is ass and idgaf” as well as “i get more b*tches than all yall idc.”

Read More: XXL Freshman Class Catches Flack For “Not Like Us” Slogan With No West Coast Artists Included

Cash Cobain Performs At Hot 97 Summer Jam

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 02: Cash Cobain performs onstage during Hot 97 Summer Jam 2024 at UBS Arena on June 02, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Spice will be dropping her debut studio album, Y2K!, on July 26, 2024. During a recent interview with Zane Lowe, she explained how she decided on the inspiration for the aesthetic direction of the project. “Thankfully, I had my mom, so growing up I’d see her really embody the Y2K aesthetic in its truest form,” she explained, earlier this year. “It’s duck nails, it’s a tramp stamp. It’s brown lip liner no matter where you go. So thankfully I had her as my inspo growing up. And of course, just like the internet, you feel me? Just like anyone else.”

Ice Spice Speaks With Bootleg Kev

Check out Spice’s comments on Cash in the interview above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Ice Spice and Y2K! as well as Cash Cobain on HotNewHipHop.

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Fat Joe & E-40 Support Joe Biden At Rally In North Carolina After Brutal Debate Performance

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Despite coming off of a now-infamous debate performance against Donald Trump, President Joe Biden was able to land appearances from two legendary rappers during a rally in North Carolina on Friday. Both Fat Joe and E-40 performed at the event, during which Biden attempted to restore confidence in Democratic voters.

Taking over the stage, Joe performed his hit song, “All The Way Up,” and reminded the audience of the importance of healthcare transparency while encouraging them to vote for Biden. E-40, on the other hand, performed the iconic, “Tell Me When to Go,” to get the crowd excited.

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Fat Joe Performs During Rally For Joe Biden

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – JUNE 28: Rapper Fat Joe performs before U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive at a post-debate campaign rally on June 28, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Last night President Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

As for Biden, he attempted to convince his base that concerns about his health are unfounded. “I know I’m not a young man — state the obvious,” Biden said during the event. “Folks, I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know. I know how to tell the truth.” He added: “Folks, I give you my word as a Biden I wouldn’t be running again if I didn’t believe with all my heart and soul I can do this job. Because quite frankly the stakes are too high.”

The concerns for the incumbent candidate began immediately after the start of his debate against former president Donald Trump, earlier in the week. He slurred his words and appeared confused throughout the night. Regardless, he still intends to participate in the second debate later this summer. Be on the lookout for further updates on the upcoming presidential election on HotNewHipHop.

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Tia Kemp & Tokyo Toni Unite For Fiery Rick Ross Diss Track

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Tia Kemp and Tokyo Toni joined forces on social media to concoct a diss track aimed at Rick Ross. Rapping over the beat to his iconic debut single, “Hustlin’,” from 2006’s Port of Miami, they ruthlessly trolled Ross. “This n***a can’t do sh*t. Can’t f*ck a b*tch. Can’t touch his f*cking hip,” Kemp raps at one point while Toni fires off several ad-libs. The two, along with Karlissa Saffold, recently teamed up to launch the Aunt Tea podcast on Zeus Network.

When The Neighborhood Talk shared the clip on Instagram, fans had plenty of jokes in the comments section. “They not even drunk or high. They just being themselves,” one user wrote with laughing emojis. Another wrote: “Man we already dealing with Joe Biden sleep walking now we gotta deal with Thelma and Louise.”

Read More: Tokyo Toni Disses Rick Ross: “The Ni**a’s A Rat, He Got The Police Friends And That”

Rick Ross Hosts His Annual Car Show

FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA – JUNE 1: Rappers 2 Chainz (Tauheed Epps) and Rick Ross (William Roberts) at the Promise Land for the 3rd Annual Rick Ross Car & Bike Show on June 1, 2024 in Fayetteville, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)

It’s far from the first time Kemp has called out Ross online. The two, who share a child together, have been publically feuding for years. Appearing on Future and Metro Boomin‘s recent track, “Everyday Hustle,” Ross labeled the mother his “biggest op.” It’s also not the first time Tokyo Toni has dissed Ross in a freestyle, having done so on social media back in April.

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Check out Kemp and Toni’s fiery freestyle about Ross on Instagram above. They aren’t the only two who have dissed him as of late. Ross has also been feuding with Drake. Be on the lookout for further updates on Tia Kemp and Tokyo Toni as well as Rick Ross on HotNewHipHop.

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SZA Transforms Into A Sexy Grasshopper (?) For The Latest Single Teaser For ‘Lana’ Album

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Glastonbury 2024 has already served as a platform for political message (as seen in Idles set). But over at BST Hyde Park 2024, SZA had some important news to share with fans.

Today (June 29), the “Kill Bill” singer seemingly confirmed that her long teased album, Lana, is on the way and teased her forthcoming song. After tracks from were leaked online, SZA reportedly scrapped the project, leaving fans heartbroken.

“New album, y’all ready,” she asked the crowd.

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Following the sold-out set, SZA took to her X (formerly Twitter) page to further the hype with a teaser clip. The visual featured SZA covered in body and prosthetics. The video leaned into the Mother Nature aesthetic heard on her previous single, “Saturn.” But instead of dialed up the tranquil element, transforming herself into what appears to be a sexy alien grasshopper hybrid.

The caption of the upload featured the lyrics featured throughout the teaser. “I know you told stories about me. Most of them awful. All of them true. Here’s some for u,” wrote SZA.

Although SZA hasn’t disclosed when supporters should expect the project. But prior to Lana‘s leak, SZA revealed the album was near completion. So for fans sakes, they hope it is shared before the summer ends.

Ghostface Killah Admits He’s Never Watched “Wu-Tang: An American Saga”

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Ghostface Killah has revealed that he’s never watched an episode of the Hulu series, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, and likely never will. Speaking about the show centered around the iconic hip-hop group during an interview on the Touré Show, Ghostface explained why he’s completely uninterested in checking it out.

“I never seen that sh*t. I never watched it,” he said. “Never in my life. RZA know that. Because that’s not my story. You want a Ghostface story, you get a Ghostface story. You could take a piece of me: ‘Oh, he had two brothers with muscular dystrophy.’ I’m me. There’s a story behind myself.” He added that RZA is his “brother” and is still happy for his success.

Read More: Method Man Explains Why He Hasn’t Watched The Wu-Tang Series

RZA Attends “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” Premiere

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 04: RZA attends the Wu-Tang: An American Saga Premiere on September 04, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Hulu)

Ghostface isn’t the only Wu-Tang Clan member to reveal that haven’t checked out any of the series. Method Man previously made similar comments while discussing the show with Kevin Hart for an episode of the Golden Minds podcast, last year. “So to see this come to fruition on screen, it was a no-brainer for me knowing how RZA works,” he said at the time. “In the beginning, it was like, ‘Wow, they’re taking a lot of liberties here with the story.’ In hindsight, knowing how some of these things work, and embellishments and sometimes dudes still be having open cases and sh*t so I could understand. I haven’t watched an episode, personally, but I get the scripts ahead of time. Everything ain’t for everybody, that’s all I could say.” He went on to describe RZA as a “genius.”

Ghostface Killah Discusses Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Check out Ghostface’s full interview with Touré above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Ghostface Killah and the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan on HotNewHipHop.

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Megan Thee Stallion Jokes With Jonathan Wright About “Tearing Up” Her Release Party After Security Altercation

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Megan Thee Stallion doesn’t appear to be upset with Jonathan Wright after the celebrity hairstylist got into an altercation with security at her album release party on Friday night. When Wright shared a photo of the two of them celebrating their friendship on Instagram, Megan joked about him “tearing sh*t up” at the event.

“Y’all 2 BEST Freeenns has Reunitedddddd,” Wright captioned the post with several heart-eyes emojis. Megan commented: “Lmaooo dawg hour one of us reunited you was tearing sh*t up.” In the comments section elsewhere, fans praised their friendship. “She need to rehire him. She will have a stylist and bodyguard in one. Know he got them hands,” one user joked. Another wrote: “My discernment felt like Jonathan was the main person around that truly cared about Meg. Everyone should have a protector and friend like Jonathan around. You could tell the difference when he wasn’t around.”

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Megan Thee Stallion Performs On The “Hot Girl Summer Tour”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 21: Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the Hot Girl Summer Tour at Crypto.com Arena on June 21, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation)

At the event, Megan was promoting the release of her new eponymous album, which hit streaming platforms on Friday. Across the tracklist, she collaborated with GloRilla, UGK, Victoria Monet, and more. The 18 tracks include her two US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “Hiss”, and “Boa.” Following the album’s release, Megan is performing on her Hot Girl Summer Tour. Across 35 shows, she’ll be performing in various cities throughout North America and Europe through August. It’s her first time headlining a tour.

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Cardi B Slammed The ‘P*ssy Ass’ Production Team Of BET Experience 2024 After Her Set Was Riddled With Technical Issues

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As the kids say, Cardi B is back outside. The “Enough (Miami)” rapper is positioning herself to release her long-awaited sophomore album.

Yesterday (June 28) Cardi put her best foot forward during the BET Experience 2024 concert series. Unfortunately, in Cardi’s eyes, the set didn’t have the bang she wanted. So, during the show, she took a moment to slam the production team in charge of her stage effects.

“Production, y’all messing up my pyros,” she said. “Y’all messing up my music. F*ck am I paying y’all p*ssy ass n****s for? What am I paying y’all for?”

While many fans jumped to the defensive, others, including YouTuber Milagro Gramz, weren’t fond of her comments. “I understand that people have families to feed, but I wished we lived in a better world because no one should ever be disrespected like this in a workplace environment/at all,” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Cardi immediately clapped back. “Girl shut up,” she wrote. “When you do a show you don’t pay after, you pay before. I paid 350,000 up front the least they could do is get my pyro ready and turn the fans on because guess what??? At the end of the day, that money is not returnable… don’t half ass my show because you comfortable when I definitely don’t half ass when it comes to paying.”

The two went on to get in a heated exchange over resurfaced commentary from the YouTuber. View the exchange below.

Cardi B closed out by doubling down on her onstage remark after a supporter backed her. Read her detailed about of the technical issues below.

Thank you for understanding. Let me tell you about yesterday! I spent $100k on pyro, that we couldn’t use because the production team failed to have the fire marshall go over safety with my team which is so simple to do. Spent days in rehearsal learning choreography just for them to have the wrong mix, and we had to swap it out. Booked four fans so they could be turned on during ‘Bartier Cardi’ and that never happened. You wanna know why? Because they didn’t bother to show up to rehearsal while hundred thousands of dollars was put into this show. Don’t play with my money in this economy, honey.

The 2024 BET Awards are scheduled for June 30. Hopefully by then, the production team has ironed out any technical hiccups for the other acts.

Polo G’s Mother Defends Filing For Restraining Order Against Her Daughter After Viral Shooting

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Polo G’s family drama has escalated with his mother, Stacia Mac, officially filing a domestic violence restraining order against her own daughter, Leilani. The move comes after a climatic incident back in April when the two came to blows. Mac claims Leilani returned home intoxicated after Easter and began attacking her inside her bedroom and breaking other property throughout the home. As tensions rose, Mac says she needed to use a gun to protect herself. A security camera captured the moment of the shooting in a video that went viral on social media afterward.

In a statement Mac posted on her Instagram Story, on Saturday, she admitted the clip is “distressing,” but argued: “Stacia Mac found herself in a position no one should ever face: having to defend her home and loved ones, especially from someone she deeply cares about. For months before this incident, Stacia was desperately trying to get help for her daughter, Leilani. She reached out to family and friends, seeking their support and urging them to join her in getting Leilani the professional care she needed. Tragically, her pleas went unheard, and Leilani’s mental health continued to decline, leading to increasingly erratic and ultimately violent behavior.”

Read More: Polo G’s Mother Stacia Mac Allegedly Shoots At Daughter In Viral Footage

Polo G Performs On Future & Friends’ “One Big Party Tour”

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 13: Rapper Polo G performs during Future & Friends “One Big Party Tour” at Spectrum Center on January 13, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina.(Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

In further posts, Mac fired back against various accusations Leilani has been making online. For one, she shared a receipt showing that she paid her son’s bond when he was under arrest in 2022. Leilani had allegedly claimed that Mac worked as a state’s witness in that case.

 
 
 
 
 
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