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Pop Smoke Has No More Music In The Vault, Rico Beats Confirms

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There is no more unreleased music from the late New York rapper Pop Smoke, according to producer/manager Rico Beats. Rico responded to a fan who wanted an update on when they can expect more posthumous music from Pop Smoke. The back-and-forth was shared on social media over the weekend.

“Who said he had music left,” Rico wrote back. “What else ya want pop died 3 years ago how much music ya think he did in one year? Y’all gotta be real.” From there, Rico claimed that Pop Smoke wouldn’t be happy with the posthumous music that’s available in his name. “If pop was a live he would not approved of 99 percent of the stuff they put out,” Rico said.

Pop Smoke At Paris Fashion Week

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 15: Rapper Pop Smoke attend the Off-White Menswear Fall/Winter 2020-2021 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 15, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images)

Pop Smoke’s estate has released two albums since his death in 2020. They dropped his debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, a few months after he was murdered during a home invasion. 50 Cent served as the executive producer on the project. A year later, they released Pop Smoke’s second and final studio album, Faith. Both projects featured a star-studded list of features that included Kanye West, Pusha T, Rick Ross, 42 Dugg, 21 Savage, The Neptunes, Bizzy Banks, Takeoff, Lil Tjay, Swae Lee, Future, Chris Brown, Dua Lipa, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Quavo, Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Swae Lee, Future, and Kodak Black, among others.

This isn’t the first time that Pop Smoke’s associates have hinted at running out of unreleased music from the late artist. Following the release of Faith, his friend, Mike Dee, confirmed that they used almost all of his catalog to release that album. “I feel like, instead of dropping all thirty songs, I would have waited until now, till next year, that way his name will stay alive instead of just dropping it all at one time,” he said during an interview with Kalisha Perera at the time. “I’m guessing this is what he had left in the vault. Yeah.”

Rico Beats On Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Music

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Pop Smoke & Jay Gwuapo’s “Lefty” Arrives In Full

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Pop Smoke’s vault has run dry, according to his associates, but there still seem to be a few gems that are due out for an official release. Over the weekend, Pop Smoke affiliate and Brooklyn drill rapper Jay Gwuapo treated fans to the official release of “Lefty.” Snippets of the record began circulating in late 2022 before a full leak emerged. Some variations of the record included contributions from Fivio Foreign, who doesn’t appear on the official release of “Lefty.”

The official version of the record finds Pop Smoke filling the intro and outro while Gwuapo holds down the verse. For those that have been longing for new music from Pop, this might fill the void but ultimately, even his posthumous appearance on the record doesn’t necessarily showcase anything we haven’t heard. However, it’s apparent that Pop’s gruff flow belongs on these types of icy, sinister productions rather than the pop-centric beats that have largely occupied his posthumous albums.

Pop Smoke & Jay Gwuapo Unite On “Lefty”

Ultimately, it looks like there won’t be many posthumous offerings from Pop Smoke in the future. Months after the Brooklyn-bred star died, his label and 50 Cent teamed up for the release of his official debut album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon. The body of work emerged as one of the highest-selling albums of 2020 and continued its reign on the charts the following year. In 2021, his team unveiled Faith to lesser success, although fans were still happy to hear unreleased music from the vault.

As for Jay Gwuapo, the rapper hasn’t released a full project since 2019’s From Nothing Pt. 1. However, he released a steady stream of singles since then. In 2023, he came through with “Blue Faces” ft. Asian Doll and also teamed up with Sabathagod and Plexxbaby for “In The City.” Hopefully, he has more music on the way, especially now that he’s dropped “Lefty.” Check out the single above and sound off with your thoughts in the comment section below.

Quotable Lyrics
Send that boy to heaven
Baby, welcome to the party
Blue flags and some Cartiers
Off the perc, go retarded

Tyler, The Creator Reveals His Stance On Posthumous Music

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Tyler, The Creator remains one of the best artists out right now. Overall, he is someone who is always expanding his craft and showing people what he can do. Moreover, he just released The Estate Sale which is a special expansion to his Call Me If You Get Lost release. It is yet another example of Tyler’s artistry, and there is no doubt that people have been loving his latest release. At the end of the day, how could they not? Tyler’s evolution has simply been amazing to watch.

Recently, Tyler, The Creator got to perform the album during an intimate show. This took place at the El Rey Theatre, and there were quite a few fans in attendance. Subsequently, Tyler performed his newest tracks, while also rapping over other ones. For instance, he performed a song called “Penny” which was made during the recording sessions for CMIYGL. The track went over great with the fans, however, prior to performing it, he did offer an interesting revelation.

Tyler, The Creator Makes One Thing Clear

As you can see below, he explains that he has a hard drive filled with incredible songs. Moreover, he would like to release a lot of them soon. This is because he won’t be releasing posthumous music. On the whole, he thinks posthumous music is disgusting. So much so, he has made it an integral part of his will. “Some of these are so good I can’t just let ’em sit on my hard drive,” Tyler explained. “Because I have in my will that if I die, they can’t put no fucking post[humous] album out. That’s fucking gross, [they’ll get] like some random feature on it, some n***a I didn’t fuck with.”

What Tyler is doing here is very smart. There are plenty of artists who have gotten posthumous releases, and they were all quite underwhelming. Now, Tyler is making sure that he is not the next victim of this trend. Let us know what you think of all this, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news from around the music world.

Juicy J’s “Mental Trillness” Project Includes A Posthumous Gangsta Boo Feature: Stream

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We can hardly believe it, but the final New Music Friday (March 31) of the month is upon us, bringing some seriously noteworthy new releases. Of course, singles from Quavo and Gucci Mane are already causing a stir online, and we have a strong selection of albums to share with you too. Tyler, The Creator’s updated version of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST and Chlöe’s debut solo project, In Pieces, are already on our site, and now, Juicy J’s Mental Trillness is joining the ranks.

On the 18-track project, the Memphis native works with a handful of collaborators, including Finesse2tymes, Xavier Wulf, and La Chat. Another artist, Aleza, appears on two titles – “Ain’t Cool” and “No Rapper” with Slimeroni and K Carbon. Additionally, Juicy J paid tribute to the late Gangsta Boo with a posthumous feature on the second last title, “Follow Home Robbers.” While her verse isn’t actually new (it originally appeared on 2014’s “Come Off Dat”) it’s still a thoughtful way for the 47-year-old to remember his friend.

Juicy J Honours Gangsta Boo with “Follow Home Robbers”

As TMZ notes, the producer snuck another shoutout to his fallen Three 6 Mafia teammate into “Work Out,” his joint effort with Finesse. Landing on the tracklist ahead of “Follow Home Robbers,” Juicy J samples Gangsta Boo’s “Where Dem Dollas At” only the quickly emerging fan favourite. As you may recall, the female rap legend tragically lost her life on New Year’s Day after an evening of partying. Her believed cause of death is a drug overdose, marking yet another talented artist taken too soon due to substance abuse.

Check out Juicy J’s posthumous Gangsta Boo collaboration, “Follow Home Robbers” on YouTube above. Afterward, you can find the full Mental Trillness album on Spotify or Apple Music. For more new release recommendations, check back later this weekend for our Fire Emoji playlist update.

Mental Trillness Tracklist:

  1. The Help You Need
  2. Going Through Sum Sh..
  3. Gettin’
  4. No Man (feat. Xavier Wulf)
  5. I’m Stressin’
  6. Falso Reality World
  7. Ain’t Cool (feat. Aleza)
  8. Drink To Escape
  9. Memphis Made Me
  10. Deadbeat (feat. La Chat)
  11. Different Type
  12. Demon Of Addiction
  13. No Rapper (feat. Aleza, Slimeroni, K Carbon)
  14. Pay Attention
  15. Mental Health Crisis
  16. Work Out (feat. Finesse2tymes)
  17. Follow Home Robbers (feat. Gangsta Boo)
  18. Juicy’s Pain

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Lil Bibby Says Juice WRLD’s Final Album Is In The Works

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Lil Bibby says that Juice WRLD’s final posthumous album is currently in the works. The Grade A Productions founder revealed the plans for a third project from the late rapper on Instagram, Saturday.

“The Last Juice WRLD Album is in the works,” Bibby wrote, before explaining, “We want this album to feel like a Celebration/Party! Let’s celebrate the life of Juice. No more mourning, I want everyone that Juice loved while he was here to help celebrate, especially his fans who he loved! You guys have been the best fans an artist can have (Minus the death threats to Bibby). I’m not gonna complain but I’ll jus say this is not easy. We miss you, We love you 999 til the world ends.” The statement captions a slow-motion video of Juice WRLD in the studio.

CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 20: Lil Bibby poses backstage at Spotify’s RapCaviar Live in Chicago at Aragon Ballroom on October 20, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Spotify)

Juice WRLD’s last posthumous album, Fighting Demons, released back in 2021. The 22-track project saw the late rapper collaborate with Trippie Redd, Polo G, Justin Beiber, and BTS. His first album released following his death, Legends Never Die, dropped a year earlier. That effort featured the Weeknd, Trippie Redd, Marshmello, Polo G, the Kid Laroi, and Halsey.

Juice died back in 2019 of an accidental overdose of codeine and oxycodone. He had been flying from Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles to Midway International Airport in Chicago. Juice was notified that law enforcement officials were waiting to search the plane when it landed. He then shallowed multiple Percocet pills to hide them from police and began convulsing and seizing. He was then transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at the age of 21.

Bibby didn’t provide any further details about the upcoming album from Juice WRLD. However, it will be his final project. The announcement comes after news broke that Opus Music Group quietly purchased Juice WRLD’s catalog for a nine-figure deal, last year. The deal entails 90% of his master income interest and 90% of publishing ownership. Check out Lil Bibby’s Juice WRLD announcement on Instagram below.

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Lil Keed’s Posthumous “Long Way To Go” Earns A Spot On Our “Fire Emoji” Playlist

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All through January, our Fire Emoji playlist brought new tunes from Ice Spice, Moneybagg Yo, A$AP Rocky, and Cordae. As we enter into a new month, the trend of hot new releases is only on the rise. This weekend, we’ve got titles from talented rappers both new and old, male and female, from coast to coast.

At the top of today’s roundup is Shy Glizzy and NBA YoungBoy’s collaborative single, “Fools Fall N Love.” The song notably has an anti-Valentine’s Day vibe to it, even though the Louisana-born rapper was recently married. It’s not the first time we’ve heard the two come together on the beat. Their streak of impressive releases previously began with “Where We Come From” and “Hard.”

Following that is the first official single from the forthcoming CREED III film. Michael B. Jordan is sitting in the director’s seat as well as starring in the movie. Additionally, Dreamville is executive producing the soundtrack. On Friday (February 3), the label shared “Ma Boy,” which subsequently showed up on our Fire Emoji playlist.

The new song finds master lyricists JID and Lute coming together to paint a vivid picture with their words. It remains unclear what other artists will assist in the project. Still, we do know it won’t be limited to just J. Cole’s team. The highly anticipated release is due out on March 3rd.

A posthumous single from Lil Keed also dropped yesterday, “Long Way To Go.” At the end of January, the late rapper’s mother made an announcement that new music from her son is coming soon. She’s organizing an album on his behalf, called Keed Talk To ‘Em 2, dropping in the near future – and likely bringing more titles to our Fire Emoji playlist.

Our final two selections of the weekend come from Skillibeng and Nardo Wick, who show out on their “16CHOPPA” single, as well as a frequent Fire Emoji flyer, GloRilla, who gave us her “Internet Trolls” track. Both titles have received a positive reaction from fans thus far, with the female rap diva’s audience continuing to grow as she rises closer to the top.

Stream our Fire Emoji update exclusively on Spotify below. Additionally, make sure to check back on Sunday (February 5) for more recommendations on our R&B Season playlist.

JayDaYoungan’s Posthumous “Forever 23 2x” Album Is Here

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Last summer, JayDaYoungan tragically lost his life at 23 years old in the midst of a shooting. The hip-hop community was taken aback by the sudden and gruesome incident and has continued to keep the late lyricist in their thoughts and prayers ever since.

While he’s no longer here with us to share his musical creations himself, the Louisana native’s estate has been making sure his art gets into the hands of fans, just as Jay intended it would.

JayDaYoungan attends Pandora SXSW 2018 on March 14, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Pandora)

At the end of January, the “Opps” artist’s Instagram feed previously lit up with an exciting message. In that upload, it was chiefly promised that a posthumous album would be coming in February.

Today (February 3), the project finally made its debut. Titled Forever 23 2x, it consists of 16 new titles. The lone feature markedly comes from FG Famous on “Me & My Brudda.”

Aside from that collaborative effort, fans of JayDaYoungan will be undoubtedly happy to know that the other songs on the tracklist are comprised of his own work and clever lyricism.

As for production, names like JB Sauced Up, Heartbeatz, and Lako are among those who significantly crafted beats for Forever 23 2x.

After the album landed on streamers, another IG post went up to remind fans to stream. So far, several users have dubbed it a “no skips” release. Additionally, many others reminded DaYoungan in his heavenly home that they plan to “forever remember” him and his legacy.

Prior to his untimely passing, JDY made a name for himself with releases like his Scarred EP as well as “2 Lil N*ggas Uptown” with Lil Ivyjr and “Many Men” alongside Fredo Bang.

While we continue to mourn, make sure to stream JayDaYoungan’s posthumous Forever 23 2x album on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, tell us your thoughts on the new project in the comments.

RIP.

Forever 23 2x Tracklist:

  1. Gossip
  2. Fentanyl
  3. Dirty Soul
  4. Plays Callin
  5. Gunpowder
  6. Tragic
  7. My Love
  8. Switch
  9. Clout
  10. Head Hurt
  11. I’m In Love
  12. What up
  13. Bastard
  14. Nobody Else
  15. Me & My Brudda (with FG Famous)
  16. Goodbye

XXXTENTACION & Lil Uzi Vert Team Up On “I’m Not Human”

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XXXTENTACION’s estate released a brand new single featuring Lil Uzi Vert this morning.

Today marks what would’ve been XXXTENTACION’s 25th birthday. In celebration, his estate unveiled “I’m Not Human” ft. Lil Uzi Vert, and re-released 2015’s “VERY RARE FREESTYLE” on DSPs.

MIAMI BEACH, FL – OCTOBER 06: Rapper XXXTentacion attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 6, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET )

On “I’m Not Human,” XXXTENTACION and Uzi deliver an acoustic, melancholic record that further showcases their vocal prowess. The soft, guitar-driven production feels like it could’ve landed on 17. At the same time, Lil Uzi Vert is showcasing his range more than ever before. Though Uzi and X came up around the same time, “I’m Not Human” is the type of record that showcases how well they fuse together.

The two never collaborated together, though Uzi recently explained the friendly competitive spirit between them. During a concert in 2022, he paid homage to the XXXTENTACION on the anniversary of his death.

“That was, like, my only competition,” Uzi said of XXXTENTACION. “Every time I dropped, he dropped… He would go number one or I would go number one. Either way it was going to go, one of us was going to turn it up.”

“I’m Not Human” marks the first piece of music we’ve heard from XXXTENTACION since his 2022 appearance on Ye’s Donda 2. The Chicago artist enlisted X for “True Love,” which was later the only single off of the album to be released on DSPs.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 23: Lil Uzi Vert performs during Rolling Loud at Citi Field on September 23, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

As for Lil Uzi Vert, fans are certainly eager for the release of Pink Tape. The rapper unveiled “Just Wanna Rock” in 2022, which he recently performed at Drake’s concert at Apollo Theatre. Reports claim that the upcoming project is due out in February, though Uzi nor his team have confirmed a release date.

Check out XXXTENTACION and Lil Uzi Vert’s collaboration below and sound off with your thoughts in the comment section.

Quotable Lyrics
I feel like I need to find my homе, I feel like I’m just some kind of my own
I’m a translucent, wholе different movement
I keep on chasing you, I am just stupid