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Childish Gambino’s Disappointing “Bando Stone And The New World” First Week Sales Projections Arrive

July 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this month, Donald Glover unveiled his final project under his Childish Gambino moniker, Bando Stone And The New World. The eclectic project has since received mixed reviews. While many found it to be a solid last effort, others were left somewhat disappointed. This is expected to be reflected in the album’s commercial performance too, as its first-week sales projections are less than impressive.

According to HITS Daily Double, Bando Stone And The New World is on track to move 35K album-equivalent units in its first week, including 3K in pure sales. This would mean that the album wouldn’t crack the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Instead, it would debut at No. 15.

Childish Gambino’s Bando Stone And The New World Expected To Sell 35K Its First Week

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While this figure is certainly lower than one would hope, this doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, as Gambino has seen a steady decline in sales since his 2020 album 3.15.20. In its first week, it sold 25K, a considerable drop-off from the numbers he was seeing in the 2010s. His 2013 album Because the Internet, for example, earned 96K in its first week and debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. This was before Billboard counted streams towards album sales. 2016’s “Awaken, My Love!” had a similarly impressive first week, entering the top five with 101K.

Regardless, Gambino’s latest release marks the end of an era, and the beginning of another. To celebrate, he’s scheduled to kick off a world tour next month with a performance in Oklahoma and has set the bar high. “If this isn’t the best live show you’ve seen,” he promised on Hot Ones, “After the first song, if you’re like, ‘I gotta go,’ you can leave and I’ll give you your money back. That’s how much I care about all of this. That’s not a joke.” What do you think of the first-week sales projections for Childish Gambino’s new album, Bando Stone And The New World? Are you surprised or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Latto Unveils Trailer For New Album “Sugar Honey Iced Tea”

July 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Latto has proven to be one of the best young women artists in rap. Overall, she has come through with a couple of successful projects and she has a ton of big singles. Moreover, she is currently in a bit of a feud with Ice Spice which has certainly led to some intrigue. Throughout all of this, fans have been hoping for some new music. Well, it turns out that those fans will be getting just that. Recently, Latto revealed that she is dropping off a new album called Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

The album trailer can be seen down below, and it is narrated by Big Rube of Dungeon Family. Moreover, “24’s” by T.I. is a fixture of the trailer which makes you think of what we might be getting here. Lastly, some of the ad-libs throughout the video sound as though they are coming from Playboi Carti, which is definitelt intriguing. Either way, the album is going to be highly anticipated and is set to drop on Friday, August 9th which is in two weeks from now.

Latto Is Dropping Soon

“[Aesthetically], I’ve been pulling from Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Lil Kim. [Musically], I’ve been pulling from Kelis, but obviously with a Southern Hip Hop twist,” Latto told Billboard in regards to the album. “They have very feminine energy, but masculine in the sense of confidence. I feel like they was boss biches.” Only time will tell what kind of project Latto gives us as the artist continues to grow.

Let us know what you think of the album trailer, in the comments section down below. What kind of features would you like to see on this upcoming album? Do you believe that this is going to be one of the best projects of the year? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Ice Spice Teases “Crazy” Post-“Y2K” Plans

July 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ice Spice is going to be dropping Y2K on Friday, and fans are excited to hear what this new project is going to bring forth. Overall, it is a bit of a weird release given there are only 10 tracks and we have already heard four of them. However, there are some interesting features on the project, so there is that. Meanwhile, Ice Spice recently did an interview with Capital XTRA Breakfast where she revealed that she has some risky plans for after the release of the project.

“I kind of want to do something that is kind of crazy, but I don’t want to say what it is yet. I feel like people are going to have so many things to say, but if I do it, you guys will not miss it,” Ice Spice said. “That’s all I can really say. But let’s see, let’s see, though. I don’t know, I might change my mind. I’m very indecisive.” There are a million things that she could be talking about, but for now, we just won’t know for sure.

Ice Spice Is Thinking Big

As for her mindset heading into the album, she admitted to being nervous about the process. “I think naturally, I’ll have good nerves, if anything,” Ice Spice wrote. “I feel like it’s a good thing to be a little nervous, because it means you just care. I’m so eager to put out the album, I’m really excited. And my fans are really excited, so yeah… it’s like finally here. I’ve been working on it for like a year.”

Let us know if you are looking forward to the new Ice Spice album, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that the project is going to live up to the hype? Do you think that this is going to be a make-or-break time for Ice Spice? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Will Smith Is Officially Working On His First New Album In Two Decades

July 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Will Smith is in comeback mode. The Oscars slap but a severe dent in his legacy, and he’s worked hard as hell to recover. Bad Boys: Ride or Die proved that he still had the goods as a movie star. Now, it seems, Smith is dead set on reviving his music career. The Grammy-winning artist has been popping up on other people’s albums, but he finally confirmed what the hip-hop world has been suspecting. Will Smith has plans to drop a new album of his own. It will be his first since 2005’s Lost and Found.

The bombshell news was announced during Will Smith’s appearance on Black Film Allies. Despite the cinematic focus of the channel, the actor decided to shed some light on his recent reentry into music. “Over the past year and a half, I’ve been in the studio,” he admitted. It was the rest of the statement, though, that sent expectations sky high. Smith claimed that the upcoming album will be one of his best ever. “I have a project that is the most personal and powerful music project I’ve ever done,” he opined. “The idea of the music is, ‘Dance in your darkest moments.’”

Will Smith Claims The Album Is His “Most Personal” Yet

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The idea makes sense, given the public backlash Will Smith received after the Oscars slap. The actor spoke with Daily Show host Trevor Noah about the soul searching he did in light of the incident. “All of that bubbled up in that moment,” he recalled. “You know, just, that’s not who I want to be … I was gone. That was a rage that had been bottled for a really long time.” Smith’s return to music has seemingly been well-received. He performed alongside J Balvin at Coachella, and debuted a song called “We Can Make It” at the recent BET Awards.

More recently, he teamed up with Russ and his son Jaden for the song “Work of Art.” Russ gushed about the collab on Instagram, citing Will Smith’s indelible impact on the genre. The trio have performed “Work of Art” live, but a proper release date has not yet been announced. Smith’s comment about dancing “in your darkest moments” has sparked an online theory that the expression will serve as the title of the upcoming album. The actor has repeatedly used the expression on social media, and the phrase even has its own website. Few people are more conscious of branding, after all. Hopefully Smith provides us with an update soon.

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Tink Details Details Struggles Working With Hitmaka After Their Break Up

July 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tink and Hitmaka have both made names for themselves in the music industry. They’ve scored individual success as artists. As a couple, though, things have been messy. Tink and Hitmaka parted ways in 2023 after reports that the former put hands on the latter. The nasty split spilled over to Instagram, where the two artists proceeded to air out each other’s dirty laundry and throw insults back and forth. Then, out of nowhere, Tink and Hitmaka decided to make amends. The duo decided to set their personal differences aside and focus on the music.

Tink detailed this interesting set up during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club. The singer was asked whether it’s been difficult work so intimately with an ex, and she was forthright. She told the hosts that her and Hitmaka were contractually obligated to work on an album together, so they were forced to put their feelings aside. “I had to take the emotion out of it,” the singer noted. “And we were already in a contract so there were obligations. Things were already in motion.” Tink’s album took a particularly long time to record, and a lot of it came down to the difficulty of working with someone that she had so much history with.

Tink Wrote Several Songs About Her Split From Hitmaka

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“That process was different for me,” Tink explained. “It took a lot of maturity for me to get in that booth and for us to come to agreement on these songs.” The singer also admitted that certain days proved to be more difficult than others. In some instances, she needed to steer clear of Hitmaka entirely. “We had hard days where he had to walk out, and that’s just what it is,” she revealed. “I needed time away to get my mind together. I can’t look at you today, I can’t be around you, listening to what you want to say right now. “

Tink was asked which songs were about Hitmaka, in particular, but she preferred to keep the focus broad. She commended the producer for putting his ego and feelings aside to get the best possible album made. She did, however, admit that he was a point of reference during the songwriting stage. “I feel like the entire album could relate to him,” she opined. “I purposely waited to drop this album so it wasn’t 14 songs about one person.” Ultimately, though, the album is the product of both artists, and Tink is proud of it. “We went through a lot of turmoil,” she concluded. “So there’s a bit of him in a lot of these records. And he knows that, we worked on the album together.”

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Joe Budden Reveals Why He’s In No Rush To Hear Eminem’s “The Death Of Slim Shady”

July 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this month, Eminem finally unveiled his eagerly anticipated new album, The Death Of Slim Shady. So far, the project has received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. While some think it’s some of Em’s best work yet, others are unimpressed. One person fans have been waiting to hear from is Joe Budden, who typically never fails to weigh in on releases as big as this one. In a new episode of his podcast, however, he revealed that he hadn’t listened to the album yet for a few different reasons.

“I will eventually listen to this, but I haven’t yet. I ain’t thought about it yet… Maybe my life is litter than you guys’ is. In my younger years, I couldn’t imagine a day where I didn’t run to an Eminem project — excluding him dissing me [on] Kamikaze,” he explained. “An Eminem project, you rush to it. I know where he stands as an MC. I know what he does. [But] I didn’t feel that urgency with this. It has nothing to do with him or with music.”

Joe Budden Says He’s Never Been Into “The Funny Sh*t”

“I don’t care about none of the Slim Shady sh*t. I don’t care about f*cking Jennifer Aniston or whoever he’s dissing, f*cking Nick Storm, Nick Fury, or whoever he’s dissing,” Budden continued. “For me, Slim Shady helped me to live and stay alive and deal with depression. Back then, that’s what he did for me… I was never into the funny sh*t, but he caught one with that, ‘Guess who’s back, back again.’ I liked that one. But other than that […] I’ma check out the Em album, but I felt good that I have outgrown the urgency of having to rush to it.”

What do you think of Joe Budden revealing that he’s yet to listen to Eminem’s new album, The Death Of Slim Shady? Are you surprised or not? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Pries Returns With “Ghetto Rich” To Preview Upcoming Album

July 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Pries has returned to the music scene with a new single titled, “Ghetto Rich.” It arrives ahead of his upcoming album, Heartbreaks and Headaches, which is expected to drop sometime in the fall. On the new song, the Denver artist brags about getting women, being slept on, and his wealth with an infectiously smooth flow. Before “Ghetto Rich,” Pries previously made waves with the release of his 2023 song, “Stoop Kid.” In 2021, he released the album, Beautifully Depressed, which encompasses a total of 20 tracks. It’s one of over a dozen projects he has released over the course of his career.

In other music news, it’s been a busy week for hip-hop. In addition to Pries, Childish Gambino, Denzel Curry, Rich The Kid, and more artists all released new music on Friday. For Gambino, he dropped what he’s billing to be his final album, Bando Stone And The New World. Its release predates a film of the same name that he’s working on. Denzel Curry, on the other hand, paid homage to his Southern roots by dropping off King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2.

What did you think of Pries’ latest track, “Ghetto Rich?” Check out the song for yourself in the video below as well as some of the more quotable lyrics. Be on the lookout for further updates on Pries and his upcoming album, Heartbreaks and Headaches, on HotNewHipHop. He’s yet to confirm an exact date for the project. We’ll also have you covered on the biggest releases in music.

Pries Shares New Song, “Ghetto Rich”

Quotable Lyrics:

My foot in the game, I’m standing on business
My dream is a house, my neck is a chandelier

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Childish Gambino Inspires Drake Beef Theories On “Bando Stone” Cut, “Yoshinoya”: Stream

July 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Childish Gambino brought us a chaotic, lush, and vibrant sound to explore on his new album Bando Stone And The New World, but there are still some gritty and grounded moments by comparison. One of these is the track “Yoshinoya,” which might be the most “standard” hip-hop song on the project when compared to the other lyrical performances and rap-style beats. This is thanks to some triplet flow variations in the first part of the song and a more hardened and aggressive boom-bap second half with calmly delivered but still fiery flows.

Given all of Childish Gambino’s flexing and combative lyricism on “Yoshinoya,” some folks think that this is a Drake diss. But there are about as many flaunts and smoke-seeking moments on the album as there are lines that indicate that he doesn’t really care about industry drama. So whether or not Drizzy or even Joe Budden were Donald Glover’s enemies on Bando Stone, it seems like his point was to show a contrast and internal conflict.

Regardless, “Yoshinoya” is still a really well-produced banger with plenty of quotables, and it will likely ring off at Childish Gambino’s hotly anticipated tour. If you haven’t heard this track or the rest of Bando Stone And The New World yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check it out on YouTube below. Down there, you can also find some standout bars from the track and the comments section for you to drop your thoughts on the song and album. As always, come back to HNHH for more of the hottest music releases around the clock.

Childish Gambino’s “Yoshinoya”: Stream

Quotable Lyrics
I’m allergic to the drama, you saw me and Tyler, I’m allergic to this rap s**t,
Made a song, but spent more time writing the caption,
I’m an actor, you can put that on set, I’m about that action,
My tweets all lower case, I saw these n***as capping

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Ice Spice & Paris Hilton Link Up And The “Y2K” Vibes Are Stronger Than Ever

July 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Ice Spice’s upcoming album Y2K clearly owes itself to the 2000s quite heavily, so it’s no wonder she recently linked up with Paris Hilton for a photo shoot. Moreover, the two donned some pink, white, and purple clothing items with a pink luxury car to match, bedazzled flip phones and purses, and plenty of other elements that evoke that decade’s aesthetics. It’s certainly a fitting team-up and one that is building up the new sound and homage behind this new LP. We wonder whether there will be other promotional ideas that the Bronx femcee might play with that aren’t as straightforward as typical album rollout methods, and more moves like these could play into that.

However, a big part of Y2K‘s release narrative also involved Ice Spice’s beef with Latto, but the Atlanta artist’s recent comments on the matter indicate that there won’t be much more of a promo boost from this specific situation. “If I was to do [a battle], it would have to be with somebody I feel like I’ma go tit for tat with,” she told Billboard. “I really don’t mean it as shade. Would she even want to do that? I feel like she’s doing her in her lane. It’s two different types of vibes. I don’t even think she gives me like, ‘Oh, she wants to engage in an actual rap beef.’”

Ice Spice & Paris Hilton Go Full Y2K

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As such, maybe a full-blown battle won’t be part of why folks tune into Y2K, which might be for the best for both Ice Spice and Latto to show off a more complete and earnest side to their artistries on their respective upcoming albums. Elsewhere, a lot of folks are also talking about Spice’s apparent weight loss online, which is threatening to dampen some of her new album’s hype. Not because it makes people less interested, but because that’s what the algorithm has chose to throw in your face… for whatever reason.

Meanwhile, maybe Paris Hilton won’t be the only person that Ice Spice enlists to help promote Y2K some more. She’s been very close with Central Cee recently, which albeit resulted in some controversy, and other artists could definitely jump in as well. But the fanbase will listen to the project no matter what, and they will be the ones to assess whether the record is even the fart. Hopefully it’s the… you know.

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Chance The Rapper Leaves Fans Eager For New Mixtape After Atlanta Listening Event

July 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Chance The Rapper previewed his upcoming mixtape, Star Line, for fans at his “Writings On The Wall” listening event in Atlanta, Georgia, earlier this week. Several attendees have been taking to social media to share their thoughts on the highly-anticipated project. It will be his first full-length project since The Big Day in 2019.

According to reports, he showed off 10 unreleased songs and two music videos. “Chance The Rapper is transforming how we consume music and interact with artists…again lol. Beautiful and inspiring experience. So grateful,” one user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, as caught by Uproxx. Another on Instagram remarked: “Such a cool experience. I can’t believe how intimate and fascinating it was to unravel music in such a collective way.”

Chance The Rapper Attends SXSW For 50th Anniversary Of Hip-Hop

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 19: Chance looks on during the ’50th Anniversary Of Hip Hop’ keynote at SXSW Sydney on October 19, 2023, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Chance has already released several singles from the project, including “Together,” “Stars Out,” and “Buried Alive.” He has still yet to confirm a release date for the album, although he told BET in a recent interview that he’s in no rush to do so. “I don’t have to rush to put anything and that gives me the confidence and security knowing that it’s cool to wait until I have everything packaged,” he said. “Then, I’ve fallen in love with it over and over again before I release it.”

Chance The Rapper Announces His Next Listening Event

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Fans who missed out on Chance’s listening event in Atlanta will have a chance to catch another one in New Orleans, next week. Be on the lookout for further updates on Chance The Rapper on HotNewHipHop.

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