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G-Eazy Pays Tribute to His Mother on ‘Angel’

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G-Eazy honors his late mother on “Angel.”

The heartfelt track, which he created with a close circle of friends, coincides with her first birthday since she passed last fall. G-Eazy shares his pain as he grapples with the loss of his best friend.

“Can’t stop bleeding but I hide these holes / Just a facade that people want to see,” he sings. “If they took the time to look closely, I’m in agony / Till I met an angel who told me she knew someone who looked just like me.”

“Grief can be a difficult thing to navigate. It’s definitely not a linear process and it comes at you in waves,” G-Eazy said. “There will never be enough words to describe the feeling of losing your best friend, or the desire to see them again. In a literal sense, I tried to capture that feeling of longing in the lyrics of the song.”

He continued, “But ‘Angel’ is so much more than a song or a tribute. My mom was more than just my mom, she was everyone’s mom. She was everyone’s teacher. She was everyone’s inspiration. Nothing made her happier than loving people and sharing her creativity with the world. Her energy continues to live on through me, through those she connected with, and through those she inspired.”

G-Eazy has launched The Dandelion Scholarship, an annual college scholarship in honor of his mom, which will award $15,000 to one college-bound high school senior pursuing an arts major. The recipient will be announced on April 15, his mother’s birthday, each year.

Cardi B Joins Kay Flock on New Single ‘Shake It’

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Cardi B takes it back to the Bronx.

After collaborating with Summer Walker, the Grammy-winning rapper links with Kay Flock on the drill star’s new single “Shake It” featuring Dougie B and Bory300. Cardi reps the Boogie Down Bronx on the drill anthem, which samples Akon’s 2005 hit “Bananza (Belly Dancer),”

“I’m not a step up, bitch, I’m a stomper / All of my opps get mixed with the grabba / Broke bitch said she was gon’ touch me / She lyin’, hakuna matata,” Bardi raps over the Elias Beats-produced beat.

Cardi also appears in the video, which was filmed in the City Island neighborhood and includes a cameo from drill rapper B-Lovee. She rocks red paisley hair while mobbing with the Bronx crew during their celebratory night out.

This is the latest collaboration for Cardi, who most recently appeared on Summer Walker’s “No Love (Extended Version).” She continues to ready her sophomore album, due later this year.

Earlier today, she finally revealed the name of her and Offset’s son, Wave Set Cephus, and shared the first photos of the 7-month-old.

Last year, Kay Flock released his debut project The D.O.A. Tape, which spawned the G Herbo-assisted “Being Honest (Remix)” and “Is Ya Ready.”

Lizzo Drops New Single ‘About Damn Time’

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Turn up the music, turn down the lights.

Ahead of hosting “SNL” this weekend, Lizzo returns with her new single “About Damn Time.” The disco-infused bop, which Lizzo has declared the “song of the summer,” is an empowering anthem guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

“I’ve been so down and under pressure / I’m way too fine to be this stressed, yeah / I’m not the girl I was or used to be / Bitch, I might be better,” she sings before declaring, “I’m coming out tonight!”

In the magical video, Lizzo attends the Stressed and Sexy Support Group. When she’s asked to recite a poem, she imagines herself moonwalking in a sparkly catsuit through the halls and playing the flute in a pool while surrounded by synchronized swimmers.

“About Damn Time” follows the Cardi B-assisted “Rumors” off Lizzo’s upcoming album Special, which drops July 15.

“I think that the music really is going to speak for itself,” she said of the follow-up to 2019’s Cuz I Love You. “I’m writing songs about love from every direction, and I hope that I can turn a little bit of the fear that’s been running rampant in this world, energetically into love. That’s the point.”

Lizzo, who recently launched her YITTY shapewear brand, will perform her new single on “SNL” this weekend. She will also serve as host, becoming the third Black female to pull double duty in the show’s history.