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Victoria Monet Showcases Her Provocative & Lovey Side With The Deluxe Of “JAGUAR II”

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It’s been quite a whirlwind of a year for the Sacramento, California raised singer and songwriter Victoria Monet. Just prior to dropping JAGUAR II, her long-awaited follow-up to it’s 2020 counterpart, it felt like she was on the cusp of really breaking out. It’s safe to say that became a reality, as the project went on to take home three GRAMMY awards (Best New Artist, R&B Album, and Engineered Album, Non-Classical). Unfortunately, those major wins have been followed up by painful loss. She has recently been dealing with a painful breakup from boyfriend and father to her daughter, John Gaines.

She expressed her emotions beautifully in a recent statement, saying how it’s essentially been a struggle but not messy by any means. Still, she’s making sure they are both moving on from each other in a healthy manner. Making music for most artist’s is a great way to escape from the stresses, and Victoria Monet dropping the deluxe of JAGUAR II could help her too. It may not be one of the reasons, but it does drop at an opportune time for her. It’s also here because of the incredible success of the original 11-song set. Monet has 10 new songs to share, including some older cuts such as “SOS” with USHER and “We Might Even Be Falling In Love (Duet)” with Bryson Tiller. Both highlight how in tune she is with her sexual and sensual side, as she leans into full erotica and super cuddly moments as well.

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JAGUAR II : DELUXE – Victoria Monet

JAGUAR II : DELUXE Tracklist:

Disc 1

  1. Smoke (feat. Lucky Daye)
  2. Smoke (Reprise)
  3. Party Girls (feat. Buju Banton)
  4. Alright
  5. Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)
  6. How Does It Make You Feel
  7. On My Mama
  8. I’m The One
  9. Stop (Askin’Me 4Shyt)
  10. Hollywood (feat. Earth, Wind & Fire + Hazel Monet)
  11. Good Bye

Disc 2

  1. D**kAtNight
  2. Don’t Sleep (feat. Thundercat)
  3. SOS (Sex on Sight) (feat. USHER)
  4. 2SEXY (Interlude)
  5. 1900’s
  6. Love Is Stronger Than Me
  7. Everybody Needs Someone
  8. We Might Even Be Falling In Love with Bryson Tiller (Duet)
  9. The Greatest
  10. The Greatest (Lovenotes Outro)

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Leon Thomas Explains What It Means To Be A “MUTT” On His Second Album

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From Nickelodeon’s Victorious to producing and writing for artists like SZA, Drake, Kanye West, and more, Leon Thomas has really seen everything. For some of us at HNHH, it’s hard to disassociate him from his character on the popular kid’s series when he’s writing heavily emotional and explicit tracks. But it just goes to show how much he’s grown in about a decade, and it may be safe to say Leon Thomas is at his most mature on MUTT. Yes, for those who don’t know, the Brooklyn, New York native also has a solo career. This is his second album and a follow-up to 2023’s Electric Dusk.

With this record, Leon Thomas focuses a lot on what his life and love have done to him mentally and emotionally. According to an interview he did with Uproxx, he explains how his dog was a source of inspiration for the themes and its title. “Perfecting that sound and just continuing to tell these stories as I’m a single guy doing my thing, trying to figure it out, trying to find love in a very interesting dating circus that we have right now”, Thomas says. “As I started working on the album in my new home, I began to notice similarities between my dog’s behavior and my own. Even though my dog may sometimes [make mistakes]… I know he means well. This became a metaphor for not being a perfect partner but having good intentions”. Those messages are strong, as are the production and feature choices. Check out MUTT now.

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MUTT – Leon Thomas

MUTT Tracklist:

  1. HOW FAST
  2. SAFE PLACE
  3. DANCING WITH DEMONS
  4. VIBES DON’T LIE
  5. LUCID DREAMS (feat. Masego)
  6. FEELINGS ON SILENT (feat. Wale)
  7. ANSWER YOUR PHONE
  8. YES IT IS
  9. FAR FETCHED (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
  10. SOONER OR LATER (feat. Axofolie)
  11. MUTT
  12. I DO
  13. I USED TO (feat. Baby Rose)
  14. MUTT (feat. Freddie Gibbs) [Remix]

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4batz Returns With “Roll Da Dice” Featuring Lil Baby

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For 4batz, things have not gotten off to a roaring start, to say the least. Overall, there are some listeners out there who find the Dallas, Texas native to be unique. But the majority are deeming him as boring and an industry plant. Overall, we are sort of in the middle, as 4batz certainly possesses an interesting delivery. It can lead to some fun and sticky melodies like the ones you’ll hear on “act ii: date @ 8”. In the that same breath, though, he’s lacking a bit in terms of songwriting and ear for production. Hopefully, with all of the high-profile connections he already has, such as Drake, Kanye West, and USHER, he can continue to develop.

He’s certainly in an interesting spot right now, as he’s a few months removed from his debut EP, u made me a st4r. The reviews weren’t favorable, so he can opt for trying something new or try and improve and make his existing approach more interesting. This weekend, 4batz is pretty much opting for the latter with this Lil Baby collab, “roll da dice”. Here, both rappers are showing the willingness to go all in on their love interests and take things to the next level. See if 4batz can you change your opinion about him with the link down below.

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“Roll Da Dice” – 4batz & Lil Baby

Quotable Lyrics:

The city got too much influence, move you out to Texas
I’ll buy you everythin’ you got from them, f*** all your exes
You drive me crazy with them lil’ dresses, I love your complexion
I bow my head, you sayin’ “I felt it”, think our souls connected
Your Audemar comes from the factory, got you out here flexin’
Hundred grand spent on your necklace, you my lil’ reflection

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Tory Lanez Is Stuck On Past Flings On “Time Away” & “Topless In Miami”

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Tory Lanez fans definitely shed a few tears about a week and a half ago when he announced the temporary end to the “Prison Tapes”. The Canadian rapper/singer hybrid had his cell raided and during the search, any and all recording equipment was swiftly taken. Fans were quick to the point the finger at Roc Nation (Megan Thee Stallion’s management) for being behind this. Just a day later, Tory Lanez took to Instagram with a lengthy letter to his supporters to confirm the initial reports. “My cell was not raided and trashed because I learned how to record myself in prison or because I created ‘The Prison Tapes’. I was shut down because the ‘HIGHER UPS’ figured out what I was really doing with ‘The Prison Tapes’ and how many inmates were being helped in a life changing way because of them”.

Despite this massive setback and the unknown future surrounding these charitable tracks, he’s still providing “new” music. “The Lost Tapes” are still going strong, as evidenced by last week and now this weekend too. For this Thursday and Friday, Tory Lanez is back with two love cuts, “Time Away” and “Topless in Miami”. The former is a 2019 leftover, and the latter comes from one of his peak years in 2016. Both songs tell supposedly real past relationships and the good times that he had with each one. Overall, they don’t have a lot of lyrics in the literal sense, but they still bring solid vibes despite the short run times. Give them a spin below.

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“Time Away (Lost Tapes 2019)” / “Topless In Miami (Lost Tapes 2016)” – Tory Lanez

Quotable Lyrics From “Topless in Miami”:

Topless in Miami
Shawty from the breeze so I took her where it’s sandy
She can hit the Grammy’s
Just for being bad, sorry you don’t understand me, no
Every time, my favorite time
Wait in line to make you mine, yeah

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Tory Lanez Keeps His Playlist Alive With “Time” & “Look No Further” Lost Tapes

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It’s been a rough few days for Tory Lanez and his fans. On Monday, September 9, reports came through that his prison cell was raided. During that search, any sort of recording equipment was confiscated, putting his Prison Tapes in immediate jeopardy. If you haven’t been following the Canadian rapper’s activity lately, he’s been recording new songs in real time behind prison walls. He’s been compiling them into a Free Tory Playlist for just over two months now. Then, a couple of days later, the rapper/singer penned a message revealing that the worst was true and that they are not going to be happening “until further notice”.

Even though his good deeds for both listeners and his fellow inmates alike are on hold, he’s still getting music out there. Yesterday and today, Tory Lanez added new songs to the playlist and those are “Look No Further” and “Time”. Both are Lost Tapes and are from 2016. Additionally, each come from his FARGO FRIDAYS run he started back in 2014 and concluded in 2017. Some of the songs during this stretch were released onto streaming such as “Acting Like”, “I Sip”, “Diego”, “Traphouse”, and more. Now, both “Look No Further” and “Time” are getting that same love.

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“Look No Further” & “Time” – Tory Lanez

Quotable Lyrics From “Look No Further”:

Gotta know that we be flippin’ dope
The coppers is on corners watching so we getting ghost
But it’s you on top of my mind when I’m in the corner hustling
With all of my n****s you gotta know I got to hit the folks
But look, you knew the vision, I gotta hustle the dream
My n****s hustle and scheme

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Joey Bada$$ & Chloe Have Questions About Love On “TELL ME”

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Joey Bada$$ has been a busy guy as of late, but not really in terms of his solo music career. He was on set quite a bit for 50 Cent’s Power franchise. Additionally, he’s been lending his talents to other artists work as far as features go. In the last year he’s been working alongside names such as Rome Streetz, Erick the Architect, Conway the Machine, IDK, and more. That all changes today, though, because Joey Bada$$ is back with “TELL ME”. It follows up on two previous solo releases which are “Fallin’” and “Passports & Suitcases” featuring KayCyy.

Both further develop Joey’s sensual/R&B side, something he’s been honing for the last couple of years. He’s got some real hits when he goes in this direction sonically and lyrically, and “TELL ME” could be the next one to do so. This time around, the New Yorker is working with another new collaborator Chloe Bailey, the sister of Halle Bailey. They have some great chemistry over the pounding lowkey beat, and show it by adlibbing for each other, splitting a verse, and singing the chorus together. Throughout the cut, both are asking their respective partners what kind of situation they’re in romantically. It’s a theme that is sure to resonate with all of the hopeless romantics out there and we are vibing with it as well. Hear why below.

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“TELL ME” – Joey Bada$$ & Chloe

Quotable Lyrics:

Tell me, why you in love with me?
Is it money or the fame
Or the fact that I’m livin’ in a lab, but it’s luxury?
Tell me why all of suddenly you wanna come kiss up with me
Used to pass a n**** by like tumbleweed
Used to play me by the side ’til I got a little buzz like a bumblebee

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Queen Naija Laments How “Good Girls Finish Last” On New Single: Stream

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Even Big Meech is a big fan of Queen Naija’s music, and her R&B sensibilities should make that come as no surprise. Moreover, she just released another helping of that with the tender “Good Girls Finish Last” single, a guitar-led ballad about finally realizing that you need to get out of a relationship where your love isn’t being validated. Thanks to some heavenly backing harmonies and a simple but crisp percussion pattern, this is one of those last rays of summer sun before autumn fully sets in.

It’s actually been some time since we’ve heard from Queen Naija in a more lengthy fashion, whether in a collaborative or solo sense. Her last non-song release on her own was the November EP After The Butterflies, which had some standout cuts like “No Fake Love” with NBA YoungBoy. Maybe the near future will hold another album or shorter project that this and other possible singles could lead up to. But at the end of the day, we won’t know until it happens.

With that in mind, we look forward to hearing more gentle and captivating material from the “Let’s Talk About It” singer. If you haven’t heard Queen Naija’s “Good Girls Finish Last” yet, find it on your preferred streaming service or check it out on YouTube below. Down there, you can also find some notable lines and the comments section for you to leave your thoughts on the record. As always, come back to HNHH for more great music releases around the clock.

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Queen Naija’s “Good Girls Finish Last”: Stream

Quotable Lyrics
There’s nothing I could do to save us,
And I’m starting to feel like everyone’s telling the truth,
About how you can’t force a man to choose you,
I guess good girls finish last no matter what we do

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Lola Brooke & Jeremih Know Who They Want By Their Side On Sensual “No One Else”

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Lola Brooke is one of the artists in who New York who can really do it all. Based on her fairly small catalog, you can already tell that she doesn’t like to pigeonhole herself to one lane. She can bob and weave in between different subgenres and eras of hip-hop, as well as R&B. Furthermore, Lola is also great at switching up her tone. She’ll dish out brash lyrics but can turn right around and get more vulnerable or sensual. This weekend, that’s what she’s bringing to the table. “No One Else”, shows how Lola Brooke will act if she finds the right man for her.

Acting as the man on pursuit is R&B mainstay Jeremih, giving this contemporary/90’s R&B homage some extra credentials. If you’re wondering what Brooke will do once she lets the right person in, she’s here to explain that. “I always get what I want when I go put that s*** on / He never tell me I’m wrong when he see me in a thong (Uh)“. In a press release for this “No One Else”, Lola explains it a bit further. “With No One Else, you hear more of Lola, the lover girl. We all have feelings, and your girl is in a soft girl mood that you will hear more about with this track and maybe a few more”. More you say? Sign us up because this is a banger.

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“No One Else” – Lola Brooke & Jeremih

Quotable Lyrics:

Even though it’s small, tell me that it’s fat
Fun size, baby, I deserve to be your brat
When the tongue ties, baby, that’s a booby on a trap
They say Brooklyn girls is toxic, but the ussy always slaps
He wanna ring the alarm when I’m in Louis Vuitton
He keep a bag on my arm, and princess cuts on the charms

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Strick Is At An “ALL TIME HIGH” After Dropping His Biggest Project Yet

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We have not been talking about Strick a lot here at HNHH. However, based on our coverage of “RECIPE FOR LOVE”, he’s a guy you want to root for. He’s been at it for quite a bit in what he calls the “obstacle course that is the music industry”. After breaking through in 2017 with risk=reward, Young Thug and the crew over at YSL (Young Stoner Life Records) signed him to a deal in 2019. He would go on to drop five projects under them, but his biggest one yet sees him going back to his roots. Strick has dropped what is being billed as his sophomore LP, ALL TIME HIGH, along with the help of his OG team at CROWN & SWORD INC.

So how does this make you want to pull Strick? Well, even though this second album does not have ties to YSL (outside of a Young Thug feature), he continues to show love to them at every turn. The Lumberton, North Carolina native did so in his IG announcement for the arrival of ALL TIME HIGH. “#JEFFCOMINGHOME”, he wrote. Additionally, he penned a heartfelt message to as to what this album means to him and everything it took to get to this point. “I dedicate this album to my daughter through the last couple of years I struggled with love and searching for love when I ended up discovering real true unconditional love from my daughter! Devi I love you and you’re my heart! If it’s one thing you learn from your dad I pray that it’s to believe in yourself and never give up!! I love you princess!!”.

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ALL TIME HIGH – Strick

ALL TIME HIGH Tracklist:

  1. Chess Not Checkers
  2. KISSES MAKE SURE (feat. Young Thug & James Blake)
  3. Neat Freak
  4. CR@SH (feat. Travis Scott)
  5. Lacrosse
  6. Nightcrawler
  7. RECIPE FOR LOVE (feat. Future)
  8. Party @ 4am (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
  9. Fighter Jet
  10. Complete You
  11. On Your Line
  12. COME ALIVE (feat. 6LACK)
  13. Higher Living
  14. Vase
  15. Voice and Laugh
  16. ILY.
  17. Slurrincane
  18. Point Proven

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Victoria Monet & USHER Are Ready For Action On “SOS (Sex On Sight)”

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Victoria Monet and USHER are really laying it down in a hot and heavy manner on their new single, “SOS (Sex on Sight)”. This track belongs to the former of the two artists and it’s one she’s been teasing for a little over a week. On the 20th, the Atlanta Georgia native would go on to announce the release date and title of the track on her Instagram in a brief video in which she also teased the beginning of the audio, too. Then, on August 22, Monet was creating quite a lot of buzz within her fan base, hinting that a feature would be on “SOS”.

““SOS” = SEX ON SIGHT!!! 😌 Who do you think the feature is? 👀 tag them”. Finally, a day later, USHER would go to be revealed as the guest artist, which marks their first collaboration together now. This song sees one of the current R&B stars work alongside a true legend of the genre in a cool mixture of eras. “SOS” shows that in the production department, especially, thanks to the slow-mo/sensual vibe. It feels like something from the early 2000s, but it has more modern touches, too. That can be attributed to the groovy and funky bass lines, shimmering synth passages, and celebratory horn sections. Monet has been in this sonic fixation on her past two projects, but it’s been working, and it is here on “SOS (Sex on Sight)”.

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“SOS (Sex on Sight)” – Victoria Monet & USHER

Quotable Lyrics:

I need that SOS, sex on sight, baby, it’s urgent
Let me f*** up all your plans, come put this work in
‘Cause I think it’s about time we take this all the way
(And I) Wonder which one of my lips gon’ be your first kiss
Doesn’t matter ’cause they both gon’ fit you perfect
And I’m ready, so don’t make me have to do this on my own

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