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Roddy Ricch On Social Media Pressure From Fans: ‘Jesus Only Had 12 Disciples, And I Ain’t No Where Near Jesus’

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When Roddy Ricch dropped “The Box” at the end of 2019, he couldn’t have had a clue how the next year would play out. The single, which was dropped after the album’s release, upended the social order of the Billboard charts and held onto the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks in 2020. It’s already diamond-certified and its success seemingly signaled the birth of a new superstar who would reign over hip-hop for the foreseeable future.

By the same time the next year, those same fans are social media had declared his new album, Live Life Fast, DOA, and Roddy himself washed up. (Even worse, he’s currently facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the song that supercharged his ascent, filed at the end of 2022.) Roddy suddenly saw himself dealing with both the gift and the curse of social media.

Incidentally, that’s the title of the Roddy-focused episode of RapCaviar Presents, which started streaming on Hulu today. The episode (which features yours truly as a talking head) addresses Roddy’s love-hate relationship with social media — something we touched on in Uproxx’s cover story about him — with Roddy commenting on how unnatural it all seems to him.

At the 21-minute mark of the episode, Roddy says, “A lot of people don’t have to deal with more than 10 people. So just imagine seven million that see your posts every day… Jesus only had 12 disciples, and I ain’t nowhere near Jesus… Let me be great, man.”

Check out the full Roddy Ricch episode and the rest of the RapCaviar Presents series on Hulu.

Roddy Ricch is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Best New Music This Week: 6LACK, BIA, Chlöe, and More

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  • 6LACK, “Decatur” 


  • Lola Brooke f/ Latto, Yung Miami “Don’t Play With It” Remix


  • BIA f/ Timbaland, “I’m That Bitch”


  • Chlöe, “Body Do” 


  • HUNXHO, “48 Laws of Power”


  • Internet Money f/ Kodak Black & Roddy Ricch, “I Remember” 


  • Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro, “Beso”


  • Quando Rondo, “Cut You Off” 


  • Mike Dimes, “Kiss N Tell”

Hulu Dropped A New ‘RapCaviar Presents’ Trailer, Featuring City Girls, Tyler The Creator, Roddy Ricch, And More

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One of Spotify’s most-followed playlists is coming to life on-screen. Today (March 22), Hulu has unveiled the official trailer for RapCaviar Presents, an upcoming hip-hop documentary series.

Over the course of six episodes, RapCaviar Presents will cover an array of topics, including mental health and trauma, misogyny, and sexism in the industry; hate and negativity online; and the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court. The participating acts will also touch on their journeys breaking through in the industry, and some of the roadblocks they’ve run into along the way.

In the trailer, fans can see clips of concert footage, studio sessions, and talking heads of their favorite rappers weighing in on the aforementioned topics.

Appearing in the six episodes are City Girls, Tyler The Creator, Polo G, Roddy Ricch, Coi Leray, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Bobby Shmurda and more.

Additionally, several hip-hop and culture experts will be providing commentary throughout the series, including journalists Ivie Anie and Jamilah Lemieux, along with Uproxx’s own hip-hop editor Aaron Williams.

Find the full trailer above.

All episodes of RapCaviar Presents will be available for streaming on Hulu on 3/31.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Blxst & Roddy Ricch’s First Collab Will Have You Feeling “Passionate”

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We’re only two New Music Fridays into March, and already, we’re impressed with the quality of work our favourite artists have been sharing this month. Last weekend, projects from Kali Uchis, Dreamville, and Masego stole the spotlight. This time around, it was Conway the Machine who came through for rap lovers, and Blxst who held it down for any R&B fanatics out there.

The latter didn’t deliver a full-length project, though he did treat fans to a four-pack EP called Just For Clarity 2 featuring the previously released “Keep Calling” with Larry June. Blxst operates solo on “Call My Bluff,” but the two other titles, “Ghetto Cinderella” and “Passionate,” find him working with some impressive collaborators. On the project’s opening track, he teamed up with Mustard and Terrace Martin, and following that, he and fellow Californian Roddy Ricch came together for the first time.

Blxst’s New EP Features Roddy Ricch and Other Friends

“‘Passionate’ is bigger than a song to me,” the Before You Go hitmaker said of the catchy track. “I like to look at it more as a mindset, especially working with Roddy on this record. It’s dope to see somebody’s success go from zero to a hundred, especially somebody from the hometown.” Blxst went on to recall the early days of he and “The Box” lyricist in the studio before they had established themselves, also praising their endless passion.

While four songs may be enough to hold fans over for now, they obviously want more from the 30-year-old in the near future. Luckily, he’s teased that his new EP is simply “an appetizer before the debut.” Blxst added, “I call it a flawless four-pack because it’s intentionally short and sweet.”

Stream Blxst and Roddy Ricch’s “Passionate” collab on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, stream the former’s Just For Clarity 2 EP here if you haven’t already. Make sure to check back later for more release recommendations on our weekly Fire Emoji playlist update.

Quotable Lyrics:

Yeah, and I done put my heart and soul in it
Got it out the mud, I promise it’s a cold feelin’
This ain’t overnight, I woke up with no ceilin’
I made a vision come to life, I’m Cole Bennett

Blxst Is Back With “Just For Clarity 2” EP Featuring Roddy Ricch, Larry June, And More

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Blxst has been working in the music industry in various capacities for nearly a decade now, and 2022 was one of his biggest years to date. In the early months, he appeared on Murda Beatz’s “One Shot” with Wale, as well as the wildly successful “Peru (Remix)” alongside Fireboy DML and 21 Savage. In April, the multi-talent’s Before You Go project arrived, boasting 13 titles, including popular releases such as “About You” and “Every Good Girl.”

Following that he closed the year out with a few more collaborations with the likes of Chris Brown, Kalan.FrFr, Babyface Ray, and Nija. As we continue to speed through 2023, Blxst is making his mark with a new four-track EP, Just For Clarity 2, which arrived this New Music Friday (March 10). It includes the previously premiered “Keep Calling” featuring Larry June, plus two more joint efforts and one solo song.

Blxst and Roddy Ricch’s First Collab Is Plenty “Passionate”

Blxst’s tracklist begins with “Ghetto Cinderella” featuring Mustard and Terrace Martin, which chiefly sets the tone for what’s to come. Next, he and Roddy Ricch put on a “Passionate” display with their first-ever link-up. Where the 30-year-old’s voice really shines is on “Call My Bluff,” where he operates solo.

As The Source reports, the R&B artist’s work with “The Box” hitmaker sounds to be his personal favourite. “‘Passionate’ is bigger than a song to me,” Blxst explained. “I like to look at it more as a mindset, especially working with Roddy on this record. It’s dope to see somebody’s success go from zero to a hundred, especially somebody from the hometown.

“I just remember us being in a studio before anybody knew who we were and we had that same drive and passion,” he added. “This track is a look back at that, seeing where we were, where we are, where we’re going, and what brought us here today.” Of his project as a whole, Blxst also shared, “When I think of clarity, I think of being clear and getting straight to the point.”

“It’s a moment for me to vent and be honest and transparent, which is a theme throughout the EP. I call it a flawless four-pack because it’s intentionally short and sweet, but it’s also an appetizer before the debut.” It remains unclear when his album will be dropping, but fans are certainly excited to see what else the California native has in store.

Stream Blxst’s new EP, Just For Clarity 2 on Spotify or Apple Music Below. Afterward, tell us which of the four titles is your favourite in the comments. Make sure to check back later this weekend for more release recommendations on our Fire Emoji and R&B Season playlist updates.

Just For Clarity 2 Tracklist:

  1. Ghetto Cinderella (feat. Mustard and Terrace Martin)
  2. Passionate (feat. Roddy Ricch)
  3. Call My Bluff
  4. Keep Calling (feat. Larry June)

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Roddy Ricch Checks Paparazzi for Filming Him Putting Car Seat in his Car

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Roddy Ricch has altercation with paparazzi

Roddy Ricch is the latest celebrity to push back after paparazzi have crossed personal boundaries. Video, allegedly taken on December 29, recently surfaced showing an unnamed member of the paparazzi getting a little too close for comfort to The Box artist.

The video, which was shared by The Hollywood Fix, was taken in West Hollywood and shows Roddy and two men (likely his security detail and a store employee) trying to load what appears to be a car seat into the artist’s black car. The person (an unknown male) recording the film at first just zooms in on the three men before approaching them and talking about how he saw the artist in concert.

The security guard blocks the camera and tells the person recording “he’s doing something private now, he’s doing something for his family.”

The person appears to back off before continuing to try to talk to the artist, to which the security guard repeatedly tells him to back off. The person continues to record and Roddy approaches him and tells him to “turn that off” and says he wants to talk to him “like a man.” The man continues to object and Roddy continues to ask him to turn the camera off, saying “you walked up on me…this is real life, bro.”

The man backs off and talks to someone off camera, confirming that it is indeed Roddy Ricch, but saying “he [Roddy] is in a bad mood though.”

Roddy and his security guard drive off without incident.

Earlier this year, rapper Kodak Black had a similar incident in which he told a person filming him in his private life to back off and stop recording, citing the murder of PNB Rock days before. (The artist’s murderer apparently found his location based on a social media video.)

It is unclear who the car seat was for. Roddy has one child, a son, with baby mama Allie Minati.

The post Roddy Ricch Checks Paparazzi for Filming Him Putting Car Seat in his Car appeared first on The Source.

Roddy Ricch Goes Off On Paparazzi

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2022 has been a rather redeeming year for Roddy Ricch. After last year’s LIVE LIFE FAST didn’t exactly live up to expectations, he took a brief break from dropping music.

Additionally, the world was witness to him deleting his Twitter account following a snippet receiving widespread criticism earlier this year. On Thursday (December 29), however, the Compton native made headlines for getting into a heated exchange with some paparazzi.

Rapper Roddy Ricch performs onstage during the “Twelve Carat Toothache” tour at State Farm Arena on October 18, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

The incident occurred while the “Down Below” rapper was out in L.A., appearing to be loading a baby seat into the trunk of his car. After his security guard warns the paparazzi to back up, he proceeds to cross the street. Roddy doesn’t hesitate to flash him the finger as he’s doing so. After all, he does continue to film the 24-year-old, who evidently isn’t happy upon realizing this. The Compton native subsequently decides to approach the cameraman.

He repeatedly tells the paparazzi to turn his camera off and stop recording. “Turn that off, ’cause I wanna talk to you like a man,” he pleads.

“You was the first dude that walked up on me. You walked up on me, bro. Don’t walk up on me. This is real life, don’t walk up on me. I’m handling my personal business, you walking up on me. This ain’t that bro, I’m living real life,” Roddy states. He ends by telling the cameraman, “Leave me the f*ck alone.”

After a string of impressive mixtapes, including his Feed Tha Streets series, the Compton native dropped his debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial in December 2019. Of course, this was backed by his biggest single to date in the megahit, “The Box.”

Last month, he returned to drop off the third instalment of his infamous series, Feed Tha Streets III. Although it does follow a similar formula to past Roddy projects, as a whole, it showcases his confidence and effortlessly melodic flow.

What are your thoughts on paparazzi disturbing celebrities while they’re out in public? Comment down below. Finally, make sure to stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates in music and pop culture.

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