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Erica Banks Says She “Hated” Her Breakout Single “Buss It” Before It Blew Up

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Whether you love or hate her, it’s hard to deny that Erica Banks has made her mark on the world of female rap. The biggest tracks we’ve heard from her so far are “Buss It” and “Toot That” featuring DreamDoll and BeatKing, but the southern starlet has plenty more on the way for fans. The former release wound up going viral on TikTok, prompting bodacious beauties such as Yung Miami and Ice Spice to participate in a salacious video challenge showing off their silhouettes.

While she certainly has the track to thank for the success she’s achieved today, Banks admitted during a recent interview that she initially wasn’t a fan of her work. “It’s done a lot for me,” she told Gray Rizzy on SiriusXM’s Hip-Hop Nation. “It had to grow on me first because I didn’t like the record, so I wasn’t gonna put it out. I hated it.” Thankfully, the 24-year-old followed the advice of her team, who helped bring in a major W for Banks with her first Platinum-certified single.

Read More: Erica Banks Calls Ice Spice “Everything” In Response To Recent Praise

Erica Banks Didn’t Love “Buss It”

Aside from that impressive accolade, “Buss It” also peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning Banks some bragging rights. “I listened to my team. I’m glad I did. And it has brought me to sitting right here with you today,” the rap diva acknowledged to Rizzy. “I’m three years in. I’m on my second single. I’m still doing amazing, at a fast pace and I’m just proud of myself, like very proud. So I’m just happy to be here for the most part.”

Music is obviously the main focus in her life, but fans of Erica Banks will also get to see her shine on season 11 of Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta, which premieres on MTV next month. Is “Buss It” on any of your playlists? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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[LISTEN] Tupac’s Former Manager Leila Steinberg Previews Upcoming FX Doc And “Destructive” Industry That Led To His Demise

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Speaking to the hosts of the new SiriusXM program “The Last Mile Radio,” Steinberg discussed the upcoming FX documentary about Tupac, Dear Mama, and she shared how the “destructive” music industry was to blame for his downfall:

“Well, I wanted to say something about ‘Dear Mama.’ Last year, Alan Hughes reached out to me and said he was doing the five-part series on FX that’s coming out…April 21st…. Part of [Alan] wanting to really do this piece was about healing, was about honesty, was about all of us looking at what happened. And, so I’m just saying this to say, he’s done an incredible piece. I’m in my sixties now. We really blew it. We made a lot of mistakes. Tupac was not always right. Matter of fact, he was so passionate and so emotional and so often not emotionally literate, not able to control his emotions. And so he let his anger speak first and then later he would apologize or acknowledge things…. And so if we’re gonna heal, we have to be honest, I have to sit here as someone who was close to Tupac until his death, who was present many times when I no longer worked with him in a managerial capacity. I was at lots of video shoots that he did. I was in the studio at Can-Am when he was with Suge. And this industry is so destructive, that if I point the finger, I would say that executives and this industry had more to do with his collapse than anything.”

In a separate clip, Quincy D. Jones III shares how people underestimate the work ethic of hip hop artists in general, saying Tupac frequently didn’t even get the chance to sleep.

The Last Mile Radio is inspired by The Last Mile, a unique in-prison program that’s changing lives through technology-based education by preparing currently incarcerated students for careers upon their release.

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Drake Brings Out Dipset, 21 Savage, and Lil Uzi Vert During Two Shows at Apollo Theater

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[WATCH] Drake Drops New 'Jumbotron Sh*t Poppin' Video

Drake took over Harlem this weekend, performing a pair of shows at a sold-out Apollo Theater. The show, presented by SiriusXM brought a career range of hits, while also bringing out guests in 21 Savage, Dipset, and Lil Uzi Vert.

During his time on stage, Drake teased another new album and a run around the country with 21 Savage.

“I hope I can strike up more emotions for you,” Drake said. “Maybe this year. I might get bored and make another one. Who knows.”

You can see all the moments and more from the stunning performances below.

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Here’s a Look At What Went Down in Night 1 of Drake at the Apollo

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  • Drake Wore a ‘Degrassi’ Jersey While Performing in a Recreation of His Childhood Bedroom

  • Attendees Included Justin Bieber, Kevin Durant, and Odell Beckham Jr.

  • Drake Brought Out Dipset to Perform a Few of the Harlem Crew’s Biggest Hits

  • 21 Savage Joined Drake Onstage for “Knife Talk,” “Jimmy Cooks,” “Rich Flex,” and More

  • Drake Teased Another New Project in 2023

Lizzo Will Help Fans Ring In The New Year For A Limited Time On SiriusXM

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Lizzo’s Special 2022 featured a few SiriusXM staples. Her Special Tour trek snaked through her hometown Detroit, where she also performed “About Damn Time” and “Truth Hurts” for SiriusXM’s “Small Stage Series” at Saint Andrew’s Hall in October. Earlier this month, Lizzo sat down with Howard Stern and discussed the perpetuated false narrative that she makes “white music” and the once-held fear that Special would be overlooked because it released in a “goated year.” (Note: it was not overlooked at all, as Lizzo is nominated six times at the upcoming 2023 Grammys.)

So, it’s only right that Lizzo celebrate 2022 and ring in 2023 on SiriusXM. Today, December 30, the company announced Lizzo Radio, taking over Channel 14 for a three-day limited-engagement run beginning on New Year’s Eve.

“Starting New Year’s Eve, turn up Lizzo Radio on SiriusXM for music and personal messages that will have you feeling good as hell. You’ll hear Lizzo’s biggest songs and exclusive performances from her unforgettable SiriusXM ‘Small Stage Series’ concert from last October,” the announcement reads. “The special channel will also include her hand-picked favorites by Beyoncé, Prince, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Cardi B, SZA and many more.”

Hustling in Minneapolis to launch her career, Lizzo also had ties to the late Prince. In 2020, she shared for her Rolling Stone cover story that Prince had offered to produce an album for her before his sudden 2016 death.

More recently, Lizzo welcomed Missy Elliott, Cardi B and longtime friend SZA to the stage during her Special shows at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in November. This week, SZA revealed that she and Lizzo recorded “five or six songs” during an SOS session, and if Lizzo’s recent social media activity is any indication, “Kill Bill” will definitely be in rotation.

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[WATCH] LL Cool J Revisits Special Ed’s “Come On, Let’s Move It” On SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells Radio

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During this week’s episode of ‘Salute the Sample’ on Rock the Bells Radio, LL COOL J, Greg Nice and DJ Z-Trip revisit the 1976 hit disco track, “Miss Broadway” by French trio, Belle Epoque, which was later sampled by Special Ed in his 1990 song “Come On, Let’s Move It.”

The full session will air on LL COOL J’s Rock the Bells Radio on SiriusXM (ch. 43) on July 8 at 12 PM EST.

‘Salute the Sample’ airs every Monday at 12 PM EST on Rock the Bells Radio (ch. 43). 

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SiriusXM Launches Channel Dedicated To Governor’s Ball Music Fest Featuring Headliners Halsey, Jack Harlow And J. Cole

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SiriusXM announced a special limited-run channel in honor of the annual  Governor’s Ball Music Festival–Gov Ball Radio, which began on May 23.

Gov Ball Radio will feature music from the festival’s groundbreaking performers, including headliners Halsey, Jack Harlow, J. Cole, as well as emerging acts and many more from this year’s line-up.  As the exclusive broadcast platform of the festival, the channel will broadcast live sets from Citi Field in Queens, NY and offer backstage coverage featuring exclusive interviews with fan-favorite artists performing over the three-day festival.

Listeners can tune in to Gov Ball Radio beginning today, May 23 through June 15 on the SXM App.  Alt Nation, channel 36, will become Gov Ball Radio from June 10-12 and feature live coverage of Governor’s Ball Music Festival.

For more information on SiriusXM’s Gov Ball Radio visit:  https://blog.siriusxm.com/gov-ball-radio/

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[WATCH] Pusha T Calls Jay-Z The Best Rapper

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Pusha T appeared on SiriusXM’s Hip-Hop Nation to promote his latest project It’s Almost Dry: Pharrell vs.Ye.

During his conversation with SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie, Pusha T discussed why he believes Jay-Z is the best rapper and more.

“Hov, to me… he’s the best rapper, like just period. So when I reach out to him about a record, I feel like he sort of knows that, like, you know I’m not reaching out to him about no bullshit… I must really think that this is like, a joint… something that’s gonna add to the great legacy that he has.”

He continued, “I’ll basically just write the verse, lay the hook down, I do everything and just send it to him with a space open… He’ll hit back, and this particular time he was like, ‘Man, what you want me to say to this man? You going crazy!’ And I was like, ‘Man, just, you know, turn it up like…’ I only send records to him when I feel like there’s more needed to the record and there’s nothing else I can really say to it. Where he’s made it in his career and in his life he can always add an uptick to the record. I can’t say what he says.”

The full interview is available on the SXM App.

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Drake Is Bringing Back OVO Sound Radio On A Brand New 24-Hour SiriusXM Station

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In 2016 and 2017, Drake dropped his Views and More Life albums respectively and a big part of the projects’ rollout, as well as the debut of fellow OVO artists and different acts from across the music world, was thanks to the Toronto rapper’s OVO Sound Radio show on Apple Music.

From the show’s start in the summer of 2015 to its eventual end in 2018, a number of artists would debut new music on the platform including Drake’s “Hotline Bling” and “One Dance.” Many even credit a 2016 set on the platform as the first time they heard Ella Mai’s music. Well, nearly three years after OVO Sound Radio stopped airing regular episodes, Drake announced that it would be making a return on Thursday night.

The rapper shared the news in a rare post on Twitter. “Going live tonight at 10:30pm EST with the return of OVO Sound Radio and the launch of our 24 hour station SOUND 42 a new experience on @SIRIUSXM” he said. A notable aspect of the announcement is that the radio show was moved from Apple Music to SiriusXM. It’s unclear why he opted to switch platforms but after nearly three years away from the radio show, Drake may have just felt like a change was in order.

The radio show’s launch arrives hours before the release of Scary Hours 2, his upcoming project that looks to hold fans over until the release of his sixth album, Certified Lover Boy.

You can read his post above.