Queen Naija

BLEU Releases Amazon Original “Goodbye” Feat. Queen Naija to Celebrate Black Music Month

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“Goodbye,” a brand-new Amazon Original song by BLEU, has been released. The never-before-heard song finds BLEU delivering a smoldering collaboration with R&B sensation Queen Naija as part of Amazon Music’s “Credit the Culture” celebration of Black Music Month.

“With this record I hope my fans get to see the real side of a love story that can’t be saved,” said BLEU about the track. “Real R&B that meets real emotion and heartache. Queen was able to bring that raw emotion from the ladies’ perspective and I was able to keep it real for the guys.”

Additional Amazon Originals from some of the most intriguing new artists will be released as part of “Credit the Culture,” including rising R&B singer and Bel Air actor Coco Jones; artist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist bLAck pARty; and more. Customers can also listen to Amazon Music’s Black Culture Radio, which is a multigenre station that features Black artists from many genres, places, and generations.

You can hear the new release below.

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Queen Naija Boils Down on “I Blame Queen Naija” Jokes on Twitter

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In a recent sit down with The Breakfast Club, Queen Naija spoke about who she wants to collab with in the industry, her recent collaboration with Fivio Foreign, and some internet jokes that bother the 26-year-old artist.

During the interview, Naija explained the love she receives on each platform, excluding the bluebird app. “I get lots of love everywhere but Twitter bruh, they cannot stand me,” she stated.

“They blame me for something that happened between a whole other situation. They blamed me because Nicki couldn’t go live or something before they said its all your fault. Its a trend. Literally, when I be looking at the quoted tweets, everybody’s laughing. It’s like I’m the joke of Twitter.”

“They said I told Chris the joke, I said ‘what is going on?’” Naija continued, referring to the infamous Oscars slap.

While Naija states that some tweets do bother her, for the most part, the singer says that she can laugh at the jokes after understanding that “some people really don’t like me. Just a small percentage right. Then its just that bandwagon thing that everybody likes to jump on because they want to be seen or feel popular or get likes or follows. Its like a trend to dislike me, and honestly I think they really do like me though. You speak about me so much so you must like me.”

We love to see Queen not let the internet’s negativity affect her! She also spoke about shooting her shot in hopes of collaborating with Drake on a track. “Ima say this because usually to be honest with y’all, I don’t try to say big artist because it was a point where I felt like I’m too small or I can’t reach them but you never know what happens, so I would love to do a song with Drake one day,” the singer stated.

Check out the full interview below.

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Queen Naija Speaks on the Versatility of Her Pen: “I Could Do Anything”

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While she may have gotten her respect in the Youtube world, Queen Naija is also coming for her respect in the music game. In October 2020, the 26-year-old singer would release her debut album “Misunderstood” through Capitol Records. The 16 track album is most notable for songs like “Lie to Me,” “I’m Her,” “Too Much To Say,” “Pack Lite,” and more.

While Queen has been proving herself on her tracks, she is also proving herself on features, as she recently appeared on Fivio Foreign’s debut album, BIBLE. Queen Naija, Fivio Foreign, and Coi Leray would link up for a collab, sampling Destiny Child’s 1999 classic “Say My Name” single, titled “What’s my Name.”

In a video that the singer reposted, two men who seemed to be reviewing Fivio’s long-awaited album appeared to mistake the Detroit singer for New Jersey native Coi Leray on the single. “LMFAO its so funny how alot of people thought my part was Coi Leray’s,” she wrote with laughing emojis. “That just goes to show yall I can GET IN THAT BAG when I need to #versatilemami.”

“I could do anything y’all gotta know that. I could do old school R&B, I could do gospel, I could do DRILL, I could do country, hell I could even do punk rock. I haven’t shown ppl that because I’m still trying to make my mark here & set the tone, a lot of people slept on misunderstood and that’s okay. Just means I gotta start playing the game. When you too humble they don’t respect you!!! QN2 in the making..” she continued.

Check out the single below.

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Queen Naija And Big Sean Stand In Solidarity For Each Other In Their Video For ‘Hate Our Love’

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Queen Naija and Big Sean have plenty in store for their fan in 2022. Last year, Naija dropped a deluxe reissue of her debut Missunderstood, which added seven songs and featured guest appearances from Ari Lennox, Wale, and J.I. The Prince Of NY. Big Sean, meanwhile, teamed up with Hit-Boy for What You Expect, which boasted contributions from Bryson Tiller, Lil Durk, Babyface Ray, and 42 Dugg. Earlier this month, Queen Naija and Big Sean teamed up for their first collaboration with “Hate Our Love” and they recently delivered a music video.

Its set in New York City during its autumn months and begins with an intro from DJ Envy from The Breakfast Club. After spending time apart, Naija and Sean eventually reunite to stand together and dismiss those who hope their love will fall apart. The video arrives after Sean used an Instagram livestream with Naija to reveal some news about upcoming music.

“I’m here working on [a] new album and new TWENTY88, me and Jhené,” Sean said during the livestream. “Sh*t, we’ve been working on it for a little bit… It’s coming along good, though.”

You can watch the video for “Hate Our Love” above.

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Queen Naija And Big Sean Seek To Rise Above The Doubters Of Romance On ‘Hate Our Love’

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Queen Naija and Big Sean both released full-length projects in 2020 with Missundertsood and Detroit 2, respectively. Queen Naija’s Missundertsood served as her official debut album complete with 18 songs and features from Kiana Lede, Lil Durk, Lucky Daye, Toosii, Latto, and more. Big Sean’s Detroit 2 was his fifth album and it arrived after he went almost more than three years without dropping a full-length project. Nowadays, both acts are surely working on their body of work, but until it arrives, you can enjoy their first collaboration, “Hate Our Love.”

Together, Queen Naija and Big Sean aim to rise above the hate they feel around them and prove the doubters of romance wrong. They both detail a love that remains solid between the two of them, but the noise from outside individuals proves to be a bit of a nuisance. Rather than let it tear them apart, Queen Naija and Big Sean strive to win and beat all the odds.

“Hate Our Love” arrives less than a year after Queen Naija released an extended version of Missundertsood with seven additional songs, Missundertsood… Still. It also presented quest appearances from Ari Lennox, Wale, and J.I. The Prince Of NY. Last fall, Big Sean connected with Hit-Boy for their project, What You Expect which delivered six songs with features from Lil Durk, Bryson Tiller, 42 Dugg, and Babyface Ray.

You can press play on the video above to listen to “Hate Our Love.”

Single Ladies: Adele, Summer Walker, Kash Doll, LightSkinKeisha & More Hot New Song Drops

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It’s a good day for music—and a good day for this week’s Single Ladies.   Today, we’re spotlighting new singles from Adele, Summer Walker, Queen Naija, Dream Doll, LightSkinKeisha, KenTheMan and Kash Doll. Adele Is 30 & Single Adele busts out the gate for all the Single Ladies this week with her new single titled […]

Queen Naija Details The Struggles She Faced Transitioning From YouTube To Music

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With a top-10 album and multiple singles that have topped the R&B charts, Queen Naija is a star. There was a point not too long ago, though, where she was a YouTuber facing struggles while trying to make music work as her primary vocation. She speaks about that part of her life in the newest Backstage episode.

Opening up about how public perception of her was an issue initially, Naija reveals she had doubters who didn’t think she was capable of doing more than YouTube.

“My name is Queen. I look at my name as royal, I look at myself as powerful,” she says in the clip. “But as soon as you start to get a name for yourself, people dig up dirt about you. Saying very cruel things: I’m not built for the industry life, I need to get media training, I need to talk better.” Thankfully, she has found herself more and more able to deal with critics, saying, “In this industry, you can’t care about what people think, and it’s hard for me. I literally want everybody in the whole world to like me, but the truth is they won’t, and that’s something I’ve had to overcome.”

Naija has certainly persevered through a lot and proven she is able to adapt to different situations: Shortly after signing a record deal, she toured in support of her self-titled 2018 EP while she was eight months pregnant. It’s her level of dedication that is helping Naija make her way to the top.

Naija tells her story best, so watch her do just that in the video above, in which she also talks about scrapping what was originally going to be her debut album.

Ari Lennox And Queen Naija ‘Set Him Up’ In Their Vengeful New Video

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Building on the storyline of their recent collaboration, “Set Him Up,” R&B revivalists Ari Lennox and Queen Naija share the vengeful video for the low-key infidelity call-out. Opening with Ari and Naija calling each other on the phone to talk up their respective new relationships, as the men in question are shot with their faces out of the frame, making the revelation that the “men” are the same man even more visually compelling. In the end, the two singers link up to sing the last third of the song on a couch, which their victim tied up and gagged behind them.

“Set Him Up” arrived on the heels of Ari Lennox’s prior duets with Lucky Daye, “Access Denied,” and Jazmine Sullivan, “On It,” showing off a wide range of topics for the D.C.-born singer to address as she prepares a follow-up for her fan-favorite 2019 debut, Shea Butter Baby. Meanwhile, Naija is a few months removed from the release of her own debut album Missunderstood, which helped legitimize the former YouTube star as a proper artist alongside guest stars like Kiana Ledé, Jacquees, and Lil Durk, who appeared on single “Lie To Me.” The two singers are part of a new wave of sultry, unapologetic R&B singers aiming to bring the genre back to the forefront of pop culture that includes Jhene Aiko, Summer Walker, and more.

Watch the “Set Him Up” video above.

Ari Lennox And Queen Naija Are Out For Revenge On ‘Set Him Up’

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Dreamville singer Ari Lennox links up with YouTuber-turned-R&B-ambassador Queen Naija on her latest single, “Set Him Up.” In somewhat of a thematic 180 from her last all-female duet with Jazmine Sullivan, “On It,” Ari and Naija take unfaithful men to task on their unconventional crossover. The track follows a loose storyline of two friends catching up on their racy escapades with their new lovers — only to realize that their new “lovers” are the same man.

This leads to the duo forming a plot to “set him up” with a dinner invite with an extra plus-one. The two share their delight at the prospect of playing out their revenge fantasy, which involves bringing the philandering fiend to his favorite restaurant, only for both women to confront him; “Ooh, girl, I cannot wait to see the look upon his face,” smirks Naija.

The collaboration is the latest in a string of duets featuring Lennox, including the aforementioned “On It” and Lucky Daye’s “Access Denied.” The increasing frequency of releases suggests that Lennox might be working on a follow-up to her fan-favorite 2019 debut album Shea Butter Baby.

Meanwhile, Queen Naija has been prepping the deluxe edition of her debut album, Missunderstood…Still, with an expected release on April 16.

Listen to Ari Lennox and Queen Naija’s “Set Him Up” above.