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Akon Crowd Surfs In A Giant Plastic Bubble

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

A new clip of Akon rolling over a crowd of his fans has hit the internet. In the clip, Akon is seen descending from the stage on top of security guards before his bubble is passed on to the audience. Some social media users clowned the artist for the clumsy-looking display, however, others noted that the bubble could actually be a smart idea. The Shade Room shared the clip today, and viewers raced to the comments section to share their thoughts.

“Crowd-surfing in a clear balloon at a hot summer festival, while wearing a sweater and ski pants is WILD,” one viewer writes. Another user claims that the singer appears to be in “a hamster ball.” “He don’t got a single song where he need to be doing this,” someone else in the comments jokes. Other took the opportunity to bring up controversial comments Akon has made in the past.

Akon Rolls Over His Fans

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At the end of last year, the singer received a great deal of backlash for comparing Black Americans and African performers. He claimed at the time that Americans are typically “wobbling, pants hanging half down, bored as hell, half asleep ‘cause they high as hell on stage. But [in] Africa, we wake up in the morning, like look at these YouTube clips of all these kids from Uganda. Like these kids are performers. So for us, it comes natural.”

Van Lathan even chimed in on the controversial comments. “First off, Akon has been on his clown sh*t for years now but that’s another topic,” he began. “When you single out Black Americans for criticism, the ones who have culturally empowered the entire diaspora,” he continued, “you’re sh*tting an entire experience I feel connected to by birthright.” Lathan then called out Akon for “cosplaying like brothers from Atlanta or Miami” throughout his career, making a ton of money off of the same people he criticized.

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Central Cee Gets Praise For Performing At Glastonbury Without A Backing Track

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Central Cee has been receiving a great deal of praise as of late for his recent performance at Glastonbury. The British rapper took on the music festival this weekend alongside other artists like Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and many more. He also notably performed without a backing track, something social media users have expressed their appreciation for.

Central Cee’s performance in Somerset County, England got users talking. “[Central Cee’s] Glastonbury set went hardddd too good,” a Twitter user writes. He opened the show with “Khabib,” a track from his sophomore mixtape released in 2022, 23. The artist then went on to perform several fan-favorites, including “LET GO,” “Overseas,” “Obsessed With You,” and more. He also brought out his fellow UK rapper Dave to perform their new song “Sprinter.” A fan notes the “unmatched levels of talent and energy on that stage,” in a comment on UK Rap Daily‘s shared clip of the artists’ performance. Social media users had previously speculated that Dave may make an appearance. They were ecstatic to see him finally joining Central Cee onstage to perform the single.

Central Cee Gets His Flowers

The beginning of the set paid tribute to the artist’s late friend FDot, who was also a rapper. He passed away in January of this year after being stabbed only blocks from his West London home at the age of 23. Central Cee closed his Glastonbury set with his 2022 song “Doja,” which samples Eve and Gwen Stefani’s “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.” The track famously references Doja Cat, and was joined by an accompanying music video directed by Lyrical Lemonade’s Cole Bennett.

Fans also noted the fact that he was joined onstage with a baby at one point in the show. He held the child throughout most of his performance of “Sprinter” with Dave, later letting the child down to stand on the stage. “Central Cee babysitting at Glastonbury is too funny,” one fan wrote alongside laughing emojis, “the kid was on stage confused.”

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Latto Fans Rock Plastic Bags At The Club

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

A new clip has been circulating the internet, showing club patrons pulling out plastic bags while turning up to Latto’s song “Put It On Da Floor.” Fans are seen with the bags over their heads, pulling them off for the lyrics “rip me out the plastic, I been actin’ brand new.”

Fans clearly love the Latto track, which was released in April of this year. The single quickly went viral on TikTok, and has received a ton of praise from artists like GloRilla, Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and more. A slew of remixes of the hit have also emerged. Cardi B hopped on “Put It On Da Floor Again” earlier this month, after having teased its release. They announced the remix on Instagram, with a clip of Latto pulling a plastic bag off of Cardi’s head, saying “rip her out the plastic, she been actin’ brand new.”

Club Patrons Rip Themselves “Out The Plastic”

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GloRilla also just dropped her “GloMix” of the song last week. She had previously Tweeted that the song had “a condo in [her] head,” prompting fans to demand a remix. She then wrote, “I ain’t did a remix since I blew up.” “But da streets keep telling me to remix ‘Put It On Da Floor,’” she explained, “and I think I’m finna listen. Dat mf too hard.” When Cardi B encouraged her to do it, she told Cardi to “Say less.” GloRilla also previously hyped up “Put It On Da Floor Again,” telling followers, “If Cardi don’t do s**t else, she gone slide on a mf beat. Go cousin.”

City Girls’ Yung Miami also just recently teased her remix of the song. She shared a clip of the remix with her Instagram followers last week. “Who got you b*tches talking like that???” she asked fans. Yung Miami has yet to confirm the release date of her upcoming remix.

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Lil Durk Pops Out At Morgan Wallen’s Chicago Show

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

While the rap community laments the lack of a No. 1 song or album this year from the genre, Morgan Wallen sits atop the mountain. Moreover, his “One Night at a Time” world tour has been very successful so far, reflecting his massive commercial run. Most recently and notably, the tour stopped by Chicago on Thursday night (June 22) at Wrigley Field, and the country star had a special surprise. “This is where I usually step off stage and take a little break, but I’ve got a good buddy in town… he is one of Chicago’s own,” he announced to fans. “Y’all make some noise for my brother Lil Durk!”

Of course, the two performed their latest collab “Stand By Me,” which appears on Smurk’s latest album Almost Healed. Fans were overjoyed, whether for Lil Durk’s appearance or for the hit track. What’s more is that Wallen appeared at Wrigley Field a second time before heading to his next stop in Michigan. Furthermore, the two previously collaborated on the MCs album 7220 on the track “Broadway Girls.”

Morgan Wallen Performing “Stand By Me” With Lil Durk

.@lildurk & @MorganWallen performing Stand By Me last night in Chicago #AlmostHealed pic.twitter.com/V5ZmE55FdK

— Lil Durk Updates (@LilDurkUpdates3) June 23, 2023

However, that’s far from the most acclaimed feature on Almost Healed. In fact, there’s a clear winner that people haven’t stopped talking about. Recently, Lil Durk reflected on how it took him a while to land on the perfect record to collaborate with J. Cole on before finally finding “All My Life” off the album. “He went super cr*zy,” the 30-year-old said on The Nadeska Show. “It’s so cr*zy because we’d been talking for like, two years, and he’d always be like, ‘Send me a record.’ And I’m like, ‘I gotta find the right record.’ I’m glad I waited two years.

“In my eyes, he a legend,” he went on. “If you have a chance to do a song with a legend, it be like, will you send them something just to send it, just to say you got one, or you gone make it stick. So that’s why I never just sent him a record. Cause I’m like, ‘I want something that’s gon’ stick.’” For more on Lil Durk and Morgan Wallen, stay logged into HNHH.

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Jim Jones Responds To Pusha T Diss On New Song “Summer Collection”

June 25, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The beef between Pusha T and Jim Jones just kicked into full gear with its first official diss track. Sure, there was Push’s original shots, but those were more like obvious subliminals given the context than anything else. Now, the Dipset member released “Summer Collection” in response for a “From The Block Performance.” In it, he uses the exact same beat that the Virginia native used in his teased disses towards the New York MC on an unreleased Clipse collab with No Malice. Not only that, but he responds to a few of the points that Pusha made on those bars, and comes through with some more aggressive material.

For example, there’s him urging Pusha T to not doubt his VVS diamonds, and him not caring about any of the former G.O.O.D. Music president’s luxury purchases or flamboyant style. Also, he trashed his artistry is catalog, referencing his album My Name Is My Name but saying “we ain’t screaming that.” Another example of that was Jim Jones stating that Push is only a “gorilla” because of all the “apes” that he features on his albums. He didn’t really clarify whether he depends on his features or picks small names, but either way works, right?

Jim Jones’ Diss Track Towards Pusha T

However, perhaps the nail in the coffin out of all of his bars were instead directed at his brother No Malice. Furthermore, Jones said that he’s not looking too good right now, and that he shouldn’t bother with a Clipse reunion. Considering how deep Pusha T went at Drake after the latter mentioned the former’s fiancée, this can’t spell out good news for the 46-year-old. Regardless, let us know what you think about this diss (which you can find on YouTube) and how it compares to Push’s in the comments. Read some standout bars below and stick around on HNHH for more on Jim Jones and Pusha T.

Quotable Lyrics
The only beef you know, n***a, is Arby’s or the Big Mac
We don’t drive through, we drive by in the car with the big MAC
The last s**t you dropped, that s**t was garbage, take that s**t back
Plus you got your brother rappin’, what you tryna bring the Clipse back?
Talk about your brother, what happened to that boy?
He’s looking like they’ve been selling crack to that boy

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Jack Harlow’s Crowd Doesn’t Know His Own Lyrics

June 23, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Last night Jack Harlow performed at the Power Our Planet concert put on by Global Citizen. The star-studded event featured performances from Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz, H.E.R, and Jon Batiste among others. Jack Harlow also took the stage and may have expected more from the crowd than they were prepared to give him. He tried to do a classic live performance move and start off his song “First Class” without the instrumental while rapping the lyrics himself. The trouble came when he tried to hand it over to the crowd to finish the lyrics. Despite the song’s massive sales numbers, the crowd in attendance totally left Harlow hanging.

“First Class” run at number one was less than a year ago. But Jack Harlow got a taste of the industry’s short attention span when many at his show had no idea what the words were. Thankfully, he played the incident off well and the crowd seemed to catch up once the beat dropped. 2023 has been particularly unkind to new rap music. The year is almost halfway through and there hasn’t been a number-one rap song or album. Despite being over a year old “First Class” is still the most recent rap song to spend multiple weeks atop the chart. Drake’s “Jimmy Cooks” and Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” each topped the charts for one week last year.

Jack Harlow’s Underwhelming Crowd

Like many other celebs, Jack Harlow is in Paris this week celebrating Paris Fashion Week. He posted some pictures of what he’s been up to, including sporting an all-black Givenchy fit. He’s also been pretty consistent at delivering new material for fans recently. His new album Jackman came out back in April. He released a music video for the song “Gang Gang Gang” last week after teasing it on social media. It’s the second video so far from the surprise-released project.

He’s also been dealing with a recent beef with Machine Gun Kelly. In a recent freestyle, MGK took issue with Jack Harlow claiming to be the best white rapper since Eminem. What do you think of the underwhelming crowd response to Jack Harlow’s performance? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Offset Performs “Rick Flair Drip” At Paris Fashion Week Show

June 22, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Offset has made the most of his time at Paris Fashion Week so far. He was present for Pharrell’s debut as Head of Menswear at Louis Vuitton on Tuesday night. After the show he even linked up with Jay-Z and Pharrell himself. He was involved in a more direct way with sportswear brand Li-Ning’s show. His live performance soundtracked the models taking to the runway and he brought a fan-favorite song with him.

Offset brought out his 2017 his “Ric Flair Drip” in celebration of the event. The song comes from Without Warning, Offset’s collaborative album with Metro Boomin and 21 Savage. The album also spawned tracks like “Ghostface Killers” with Travis Scott and “Rap Saved Me” with Quavo. But “Ric Flair Drip” is by far the projects biggest hit and Offset performing it made major news. While Offset has walked in runway shows before for Off-White and Balenciaga, this time he was mostly just serving as the soundtrack for the event.

Offset Brings The “Drip” To Fashion Week

.@OffsetYRN performs “Ric Flair Drip” at Li-Ning show for Paris Fashion Weekhttps://t.co/52WCdDsvQr pic.twitter.com/iZ2uhe92qO

— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) June 21, 2023

Earlier this week Offset linked up with fellow Migos member Quavo. The pair got together to celebrate Takeoff’s birthday. The third member of Migos was tragically killed late last year and would have been 29 this week. He also tributed his friend with an Instagram post calling the late rapper “the greatest to touch a mic!” Offset has also popped up with Cardi B and the pair’s children at a number of events recently. The most notable one being when Cardi spoiled the rapper for Father’s Day over the weekend.

Offset had been relatively quiet musically so far in 2023. That is until the release of Metro Boomin’s Across The Spider-Verse soundtrack where he appears on three different songs. He appears on one of the albums most popular songs “Annihilate.” The track also has features from Swae Lee and Lil Wayne. Offset also makes a contribution to one of the projects most acclaimed songs, “Danger (Spider) with JID. What do you think about Offset’s performance for Paris Fashion Week? Let us know in the comment section below.

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DaBaby Shares His Take On Bebe Rexha Phone Drama

June 22, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Earlier this week, pop singer Bebe Rexha was hit in the face by a phone thrown by a fan during one of her shows. She ended up needing stitches and the pictures she posted of the aftermath went viral. A photo and quote from the man responsible for throwing the phone also went viral following the incident. As is often the case with viral stories, many other celebrities gave their thoughts on the situation. One of those was DaBaby, who was asked about the story when TMZ recently caught up with him.

The rapper who is nothing is not humorous, had an unsurprisingly funny take on things. DaBaby took the opportunity to promote his new project, saying fans aren’t for throwing, they’re for streaming his music. The rapper is no stranger to things being thrown on stage during performances. In a notorious viral video DaBaby has to dodge a shoe thrown on stage during his show at Rolling Loud. Unsurprisingly though even in that moment he managed to give the moment a humorous spin.

DaBaby’s Thoughts On Throwing Objects On Stage

DaBaby recently celebrated a major streaming milestone. He’s not the only male rapper with three songs released this decade that have each been streamed a billion times on Spotify. His own track “ROCKSTAR” with Roddy Rich, and his features on Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” and Pop Smoke’s “For The Night” have all reached one billion streams. DaBaby shared a video of himself celebrating the achievement and of course, promoting his new song.

Last month DaBaby reflected on a different controversy stemming from his live performances. Back in 2021 he broke out into a homophobic rant during another performance at Rolling Loud. In the aftermath of that drama many called him out online for his hateful sentiments. In the days following the drama he made further comments about his words that felt more like doubling down than an apology. He seemed to do this again recently while looking back on the incident. What do you think of DaBaby’s comments about the Bebe Rexha phone drama? Let us know in the comments below.

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Lizzo Twerks It Out With Tiffany Haddish

June 21, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Last night, Lizzo performed the Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc for an exclusive event hosted by iHeartMedia and MediaLink. The one-hour performance took place in Antibes, France, and Lizzo surprised her audience with some special guests. She welcomed comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish onstage, followed by Kevin Hart who was in town for the Cannes Lions Festival. Lizzo was sure to let the crowd know that “Everyone at a Lizzo show is a thicc bitch.”

During the show, Lizzo showcased some of her biggest hits, including “Truth Hurts,” “About Damn Time,” and “Juice.” Haddish jumped onstage for a brief twerk-off, and Hart joined her for “Good As Hell.” Lizzo told the comedian, “You look beautiful tonight.” Later on, she also brought CEO of MediaLink, Michael Kassan, onstage. After a dance move proved to be riskier than intended, Lizzo apologized to the exclusive audience. “Sorry it was inapprops,” she told them. The performer then finished off the show with one of her signature flute solos.

Tiffany Haddish Joins Lizzo Onstage

Despite the recent light-hearted festivities onstage with her comedian friends, Lizzo recently shared a serious message with her followers. Earlier this month, a series of Tweets revealed that she’s tired of constantly being confronted with fatphobia. “My ‘brand’ is FEEL GOOD MUSIC… CHAMPIONING ALL PEOPLE…. BLACK GIRL LIBERATION,” she reminded followers. “BEING FAT ISNT MY ‘BRAND’ BEING FAT IS WHAT MY BODY LOOKS THAT. THATS IT.” SZA has taken up for the artist in the past, telling her followers that the amount of hate Lizzo receives just doesn’t “add up.” The body-positive icon was also recently announced to be headlining this year’s Made In America festival alongside SZA in September. The Philly event will also feature sets from Ice Spice, Metro Boomin, Latto, and more.

In a recent interview with Wall Street Journal during the Cannes Lions Festival, Kevin Hart appeared to allude to a sex tape extortion incident that happened in 2019. “There was a time when I doubled down on family. Why? Well, I have a lot of brands that love the idea of family. Let me show family on a global scale,” he told Suzanne Vranica.

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Jay-Z Tells Fans To Stop Clapping After They Can’t Stay On Beat

June 21, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Pharrell’s debut collection as head of Louis Vuitton Menswear was unveiled at a massive event in Paris last night. Celebrities piled on top of each other at the event which meant there was plenty of news and plenty of fits. Part of the show included a performance from Jay-Z, Tyler, The Creator, and even Pharrell himself. It was during Jay-Z’s performance that a funny interaction with the crowd happened as he tried to keep the hype up.

Before jumping into a fan favorite track from his Magna Carta Holy Grail album Jay-Z tried to get fans to clap along to the beat, but it didn’t go well. According to XXL, Jay-Z tried to correct the audiences clapping, telling them to stay “on-beat though.” After that didn’t seem to help much he decided just to keep the momentum up in other ways. “Forget the clap,” he said before transitioning into the song. While the video of the interaction is funny, Jay-Z seemed to take it well. The rest of the performances features many of his classic hits and some collaborations with Pharrell as well.

Jay-Z’s Crowd Can’t Clap On Beat

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The clapping debacle wasn’t even the only attention-grabbing thing that happened during Jay-Z’s performance. Video emerged after the show of Kim Kardashian dancing to the song “N*ggas In Paris,” which of course features her ex-husband Kanye West as well. Another musical story emerging from the event came from Clipse. The rap duo of Pusha T and No Malice have been pretty quiet since the 2000’s aside from the closing track of Push’s most recent album last year. The duo were present on the Louis Vuitton runaway and even debuted a new song they made together while there.

The show featured a parade of celebrities on top of those already mentioned. Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and more were all also in attendance. The show celebrated Pharrell’s first collection following his takeover of the position once held by Virgil Abloh before his death. What do you think about Jay-Z’s interaction with the crowd during his performance? Let us know in the comment section below.

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