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Killer Mike Shares Heartfelt Message For Rico Wade’s Passing

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Killer Mike announced the passing of the iconic Atlanta rapper, Rico Wade, on Instagram, on Saturday. The 52-year-old was a key figure in southern hip-hop and a member of The Dungeon Family and Organized Noize. Further details on his death remain unavailable at the time of publishing.

“I don’t have the words to express my deep and profound sense of loss. I am Praying for your wife and Children, I am praying for the Wade family, I am praying for us all, I deeply appreciate your acceptance into The Dungeon Family, mentorship, Friendship and Brotherhood. Idk where I would be without ya’ll. This is a part of the journey. You told me ‘It ain’t been hard throughout the journey, it’s been a Journey.’ The journey ain’t gonna be the Same Journey without U. Like U say tho Umma ‘Stay Down on it’……we all are.” Other artists, including CeeLo Green and Pete Rock, shared messages in the comments section

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Killer Mike & Big Boi Pose With Rico Wade

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 25: Big Boi, Killer Mike and Rico Wade attend Killer Mike Grammy Celebration at Knife Modern Mediterranean on February 25, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)

Other fans also shared supportive responses in the comments section. “Damn…Rico will always be one of the best things that happened to Atlanta music,” one user wrote. Another added: “Never met him and I’m gutted. I absolutely adored him. One of my dreams in life was to work with him. Absolutely BRILLIANT. A titan. Man this REALLY HURTS to read. I don’t even know what to say. My condolences. Such a HUGE LOSS.” Check out Mike’s post on Instagram below.

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Wade was also a cousin of fellow Atlanta rapper, Future, who has yet to react to the news publically. Be on the lookout for further updates on Rico Wade’s passing on HotNewHipHop.

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Lil Uzi Vert Releases Eminem-Inspired “Theminem” Merch & Vogues At Coachella

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Lil Uzi Vert, who performed at Coachella on Friday night, sold merch at the festival making a play on words of their pronouns as well as Eminem. The $40 black t-shirt features the word “THEMINEM” across the front. Uzi came out as using they/them pronouns back in July 2022.

Speaking with 032c magazine, last summer, they explained: “No, I never hesitated but I did take my time to learn as much as I could about this before I was able to proceed. Taking the time to figure out who you are is a big part of what it means to be alive. Once you figure out whether you’re here with it, there with it, or both, you’re not alone anymore. This community offers access to a certain kind of support that you might not have had [previously during] your entire life because you weren’t raised that way. I come from a household where it’s not okay to be ‘non’ anything.”

Read More: Lil Uzi Vert Changes Pronouns To “They/Them” On Instagram

Lil Uzi Vert Performs At Coachella

INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 12: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lil Uzi Vert performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2024 in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella)

Additionally, Uzi made headlines at the festival for voguing on stage. While some users on social media weren’t fans of the move, Uzi’s partner, JT, came to their defense. “UZI KILLED IT BIG STARRRR!!!!” JT wrote. “CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT!!!!!!!!!” Check out Uzi’s merch as well as their dance moves below.

Lil Uzi Vert Sells “Theminem” Merch & Vogues On Stage

 
 
 
 
 
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Elsewhere during the set, Uzi told fans: “Can I tell y’all a secret? I’ve been holding this in for a very long time. I’m pretty sure a lot of you already knew this. What I wanna tell y’all tonight is… I love y’all and I hope, no matter what, y’all love me the same way I love y’all.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Lil Uzi Vert on HotNewHipHop.

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Drake Issues Apparent Response To “We Still Don’t Trust You” Drama

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There’s been plenty of shade thrown Drake’s way as of late, leaving fans and critics alike anxious to hear a response. For the most part, however, Drizzy has kept quiet. It all started when Future and Metro Boomin dropped their collaborative album We Don’t Trust You last month, and teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for “Like That.” Kendrick’s verse quickly went viral, as he took various shots at both Drake and J. Cole.

Yesterday, Future and Metro dropped the second part of the project, We Still Don’t Trust You. As expected, it also seems to feature several jabs at Drake, this time from The Weeknd and ASAP Rocky. In a bizarre turn of events, J. Cole also appears on the album, leading some listeners to accuse him of betraying his “First Person Shooter” collaborator.

Read More: ASAP Rocky Credits Drake For Putting Him On In Resurfaced Clip Amid Feud

Drake Pokes Fun At Drama

Of course, J. Cole had previously released a Kendrick diss track called “7 Minute Drill,” which appeared on his surprise album Might Delete Later. He’s since stayed true to his word, apologizing and deleting the song from all streaming services. The whole debacle has social media users more curious than ever to hear what Drake has to say, and he knows it. In fact, he recently hopped on his Instagram Story to poke fun at the ordeal, sharing a meme about his potential reaction.

While it remains unclear whether or not Drake plans to respond with a track of his own, he’s made it clear that he’s completely tuned in to all the chaos unfolding. What do you think of Drake’s apparent response to the shade thrown his way lately? What about The Weeknd and ASAP Rocky seemingly hopping on the diss train with their features on We Still Don’t Trust You? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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ASAP Rocky Credits Drake For Putting Him On In Resurfaced Clip Amid Feud

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A clip of ASAP Rocky saying that he’s eternally grateful to Drake for putting him on is resurfacing after he dissed the Toronto rapper on Future and Metro Boomin’s second collaborative studio album, We Still Don’t Trust You. The comments seem to stem from a radio interview early in Rocky’s career. He says: “I forever owe Drake. The only person to put on for me when I ain’t had nobody was Drake. I’m talking like Drake was the first person to put on before anybody. He didn’t want to sign me.” He added that Drake recognized his “raw talent.”

When Complex shared the clip on Instagram, fans took both sides in the feud. One of Drake’s supporters wrote: “Drake really all these rapper’s Dad. Now his kids throwing a tantrum.” A fan of Rocky commented: “Drake throws shots all the time and when these guys throw shots back, OVO and the fanboys start crying.”

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ASAP Rocky & Drake Attend FIFA 14 Launch Party

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 23: *Exclusive Coverage* – A$AP Rocky and Drake attend the FIFA 14 Launch at The Union Square Ballroom on September 23, 2013, in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

As for Rocky’s new diss, it arrives on the track, “Show of Hands.” He raps: “Claiming their partners are the best, I ended up with the least favorable/Emotions stirred over females, are you upset? I was involved before your child was conceived, I was the first, indeed/Trust is scarce, it’s always us, not them/Noticed your new release/It’s amusing how it appeared and disappeared.” Check out Rocky’s past comments on Drake below.

ASAP Rocky Speaks On His Relationship With Drake

 
 
 
 
 
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The diss is far from the only shots sent Drake’s way on Metro Boomin and Future’s new albums. Both Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd also seemingly threw shade at the rapper. Be on the lookout for further updates on ASAP Rocky on HotNewHipHop.

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Shakira Announced Her ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour’ While Crashing Bizarrap’s Coachella 2024 Set

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Shakira released Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran in late March, but she hasn’t taken her foot off the gas. She put on a pop-up concert at TSX in New York City’s Times Square and visited Hot Ones. She took it up another notch on Friday night, April 12.

The crowd for Bizarrap’s Coachella 2024 set heard the she-wolf howl and knew. Shakira appeared on stage with “LA LOBA SE VIENE,” which translates to “the wolf is coming,” on the screen behind her. Shortly thereafter, Shakira used the same screen to announce her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour.

Specific dates are presumably forthcoming, but Shakira confirmed on stage, “Finally, we are going on tour starting here. Starting here this November. This year in this city! I can’t wait.”

Of course, Shakira couldn’t crash Bizarrap’s set without performing “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” their January 2023 Billboard Hot 100 top-10 hit.

Shakira told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that she’s “probably” done writing songs about Gerard Piqué, her ex-partner of 11ish years with whom she shares two children, after her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran track “Última.” That does not mean Shakira is done with performing existing songs directed toward Piqué, a la “BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” especially now that she’s going on tour.

Shaboozey Swears He ‘Ain’t Changin’ For A Check’ On ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy),’ Which All Bars Should Play On A Loop

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Shaboozey was largely introduced to the world as a featured artist alongside Linda Martell on “SPAGHETTII” from Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, a country-centric magnum opus that promptly became Beyoncé’s eighth career No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. The Virginia-born artist is showing his newfound fans why he deserves their attention beyond his affiliation with Queen Bey.

“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey’s new single, is an unfairly catchy country ditty that will have listeners bopping along to the beat and nodding along to relatable lyrics in equal parts. Shaboozey laments his ever-growing list of expenses and wonders aloud, “This 9-to-5 ain’t workin’ / Why the hell do I work so hard? / I can’t worry about my problems / I can’t take ’em when I’m gone.”

Once the chorus hits, Shaboozey seeks a good time to take his mind off his harsh realities at the local bar: “Pour me up a double shot of whiskey / They know me and Jack Daniel’s got a history / There’s a party downtown near 5th Street / Everybody at the bar gettin’ tipsy.” As the song progresses, he swears he “ain’t changin’ for a check” and admits to waking up still drunk at 10 a.m., but that won’t stop him from regrouping to do it all again because it’s too much fun. Who doesn’t love good, clean escapism?

Watch Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” visualizer above.

Lil Uzi Vert’s Coachella Merchandise Cleverly Turned Eminem’s Name Into A Pronoun

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Last December, Lil Uzi Vert told TMZ that they wanted to at least pause their music career “to make women’s clothes.” Uzi might be using Coachella 2024 for a dry run of their designs. The Philadelphia rapper hasn’t abandoned music entirely, seeing as their main purpose for being at Coachella is to perform this Friday night, April 12, and next Friday night, April 19, but Uzi’s merch is dominating the headlines so far.

Several X accounts (formerly Twitter), including Complex, are circulating photos of Uzi’s merch table at Coachella. A $40 black graphic tee featuring a photo of Uzi above the word “THEMINEM” is for sale. Yes, Lil Uzi Vert turned Eminem’s name into a statement on identity. (Lil Uzi Vert publicly began identifying with they/them pronouns in July 2022.) We should expect nothing less from Uzi, a chronically clever mind.

Eminem should be honored, but at the very least, he can probably appreciate the humor in it. Just last month, Em appeared in a “Dre’s Anatomy” skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live! alongside 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. He also pulled an April Fools’ Day joke. Not to mention, Eminem posted he’s “looking for Stans” this week as a casting call for his upcoming documentary. Pro tip: Put Uzi in the film.

Peso Pluma And Arcángel’s Wild ‘Peso Completo’ Video Stars Sumo Wrestlers And Several Women In Bikinis

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Peso Pluma is preparing to take the Coachella 2024 stage on Friday night, April 12, and he might have inadvertently dropped a clue about his setlist earlier in the day. Pluma and Arcángel released the video for “PESO COMPLETO,” and its vibe rivals whatever will go down at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California across the next two weekends.

To start, Pluma and Arcángel step into the ring with sumo wrestlers. They’re not planning on wrestling these massive athletes because that would be silly. Instead, they just bop around and rap in the ring in between the action, which is a relatable decision. However, that is pretty much where any relatability ends.

Elsewhere in the video, the Latin superstars throw around thousands of dollars. At one point, Arcángel casually makes it rain while seated on a jacuzzi occupied by a beautiful woman. We then see several more beautiful women in bikinis around Pluma, who raps poolside while holding (yes) a stack of cash. Sadly, nobody ever joins the woman in the jacuzzi, but she’s not totally alone. The video ends with her filing bills into a cash-counting machine and fanning herself with money.

Watch the “PESO COMPLETO” video above.

Metro Boomin Shared A Visual For ‘All My Life,’ Which Further Proves He Must Never Sleep

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Future and Metro Boomin are on a heater. We Don’t Trust You, their collaborative studio album that dropped on March 22, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Future and Metro Boomin followed that up with We Still Don’t Trust You, a “completely separate body of work” that’s all but guaranteed to also debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Between the two, Future and Metro Boomin have released 42 songs in three weeks.

Still, Metro Boomin won’t rest.

On Friday evening, April 12, Metro a 65-second visual for “All My Life” featuring Lil Baby — one of 25 tracks from We Still Don’t Trust You. The behind-the-scenes video hits all the appropriate notes for a behind-the-scenes video.

There are various shots of luxurious cars, including but not limited to a Tesla Cybertruck. While someone is lighting up in the studio, Future can’t stop vibing to his own “All My Life” bars about selling out Madison Square Garden while his peers can only sell out Barclays Center, flying to Japan, taking a Xanax (“I’m so f*ckin’ high, I can’t even see straight”), and “Ballin’ on this sh*t like Johnny Manziel.”

Listen to “All My Life” above, and check out the full We Still Don’t Trust You tracklist here.

Did J. Cole Remove ‘7 Minute Drill’ From Streaming Services?

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It’s an annual marquee event for J. Cole to take the Dreamville Festival stage. It happened last weekend, as expected. Unexpectedly, however, the biggest headline from Cole’s set was an … apology?

Before performing “Love Yourz,” Cole issued a heartfelt apology to Kendrick Lamar for dissing him on “7 Minute Drill,” a song on Cole’s surprise-released mixtape, Might Delete Later. “7 Minute Drill” was a response to Lamar dissing Cole and Drake on “Like That,” the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit from Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You. Within his apology, Cole said he planned to remove “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services, but did he?

Did J. Cole Remove ‘7 Minute Drill’ From Streaming Services?

As of Friday afternoon, April 12, it would appear that Cole made good on his promise. On Apple Music and Spotify, “7 Minute Drill” is still listed on the tracklist of Might Delete Later but unavailable to stream. The song has been removed from J. Cole’s YouTube page entirely.

At Dreamville, Cole explained that he was “so proud” of Might Delete Later, “except for one part,” which is “7 Minute Drill.”

“It’s one part of that sh*t that make me feel like, man, that’s the lamest sh*t I ever did in my f*cking life, right?” Cole said, in part, later adding, “I felt conflicted because I’m like, ‘Bruh, I know I don’t really feel no way.’ But the world wanted to see blood. So, I say all of that to say, in my spirit of trying to get this music out — I ain’t gonna lie to y’all — I moved in a way that, spiritually, feels bad on me.”