When Slick Rick rapped “La-di-da-di, we like to party/We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody” over Doug E Fresh’s iconic beatboxing, the two Hip-Hop vanguards created a rap classic that would go on to be sampled over 500 times. Twenty-six years after “La Di Da Di” was released, it would go on to be incorporated into a Beyoncé song, which would go on to be one of the best Hip-Hop and R&B crossovers of the 2010s.
“Party,” served as the second track on Beyoncé’s highly anticipated fourth solo studio album 4, and the warm album cut features mind-blowing contributions from two of the most influential figures in Hip-Hop history: Kanye West and André 3000.
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With Ye handling the production alongside Jeff Bhasker, Beyoncé delivering a soul-warming vocal performance, and Three Stacks absolutely killing one of his characteristically rare features, “Party” was an instant fan-favorite, and the support for the song led it being pushed as 4‘s third official single. Even though it wasn’t able to take home the Grammy award for “Best Rap-Sung Collaboration,” Beyoncé, André 3000, Kanye West’s rare team-up is still remembered fondly a full decade after its release.
Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of 4 by listening to “Party” below.
Quotable Lyrics
Set the scene, 3000 degrees I ain’t worried about them, f*ck n*ggas over there But they worry about me I got a homeboy named Butter And another homeboy there, n*gga named Cheese F*ck with me, baby, I’ll make it milk till it drip down your knees Spit this sh*t for real-o, Brain Brillo Kiddo say he looks up to me, this just makes me feel old
Former President Donald Trump reportedly came close to death during his battle with COVID-19, last October, according to a new book written by Washington Post reporters Damian Paletta and Yasmeen Abutaleb. Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History analyzes the COVID-19 pandemic inside the Trump White House during 2020.
“Hours after his tweet announcing he and first lady Melania Trump had coronavirus infections, the president began a rapid spiral downward,” an excerpt published in the Washington Post reads. “His fever spiked, and his blood oxygen level fell below 94 percent, at one point dipping into the 80s. Sean Conley, the White House physician, attended the president at his bedside. Trump was given oxygen to stabilize him.”
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Paletta and Abutaleb write that “doctors gave Trump an eight-gram dose of two monoclonal antibodies through an intravenous tube. That experimental treatment was what had required the FDA’s sign-off. He was also given a first dose of the antiviral drug remdesivir, also by IV. That drug was authorized for use but still hard to get for many patients because it was in short supply.”
Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where some of his aides reportedly feared he wouldn’t return from alive.
The book’s authors report that “at least two of those who were briefed on Trump’s medical condition that weekend said he was gravely ill and feared that he wouldn’t make it out of Walter Reed.”
At the young age of 21, Louisville-bred singer Marzz joined the talented cast of R&B singers that are present on the up-and-coming Keep Cool Records roster. Her knack for emotive ballads made her a perfect fit on the label while her teenage-esque heartbreak stories helped her stand out on her own without fading into the background behind her skilled labelmates.
There are many other things that make Marzz stand out. The singer has synesthesia, a neurological condition that gives you the ability to see sounds as color. She also identifies as gay, something that once confined her to a bubble in fear of her parents and families’ reaction. She eventually popped that bubble to enjoy life in her truest form. These are all small pieces to the puzzle that make Marzz who she is, but they certainly don’t define her.
An emphasis on inclusivity and striving to make that a reality in all corners of her life are additional things that make Marzz the promising young singer she is. Fresh off the release of her debut EP, Love Letterz, we caught up with the singer to talk about the new project, her sprawling collection of notebooks, how Kehlani’s SweetSexySavage influenced her, and more.
So your new EP, Love Letterz, is inspired by your special mood notebooks. I’ve read that you keep them everywhere you go and have 29 of them.
Yes, actually, I have like 36 of them just sitting in my backpack right now. I have synesthesia, where I can see colors when I’m creating or just in general from listening to something whether it’s on the TV or I’m hearing somebody talk, I can see their aura. I have these notebooks where if I’m angry, I write in my red notebook. When I was little, I didn’t really express myself verbally, I would always have to write something down and I’d be like, “No, no, this is what I want to tell you.” I’d literally hold up the notebook and show them like, “This is what I want to tell you,” but I’d be holding my red notebook, this is when I’m angry. A yellow notebook, this is when I’m sad. A purple notebook when I’m frustrated. A blue notebook when I’m happy. That’s really how I go about those and whatever I’m feeling, that’s the mood notebook that I write in. It’s the way that I write my songs as well.
When did you first start using or creating these mood notebooks and how has your continued use with them shaped the way you write and convey emotion?
I started writing in my notebooks around like, I ain’t gonna lie, I didn’t have a phone, so literally the only thing I could use was paper and pencil. My mom didn’t give me a phone till seventh grade, I had this little Blackberry Slider, I thought I was doing my thing. When I was little, I believe I was into poetry, I used to watch a lot of Kevin Hart doing stand-up comedies. This is something I’ve never even told anybody: When I really first started getting into writing, I thought I was gonna be a comedian, but I was like nah, I’m funny, but that’s not what I would want to do. So I just started writing down my feelings. I used to listen to Kehlani and her album, SweetSexySavage, a lot because everything that she was talking about just connected with me. I was still trying to figure out who I was and she really helped bring that creativity out of me. I was like, “Well maybe today, I should start songwriting” or “Maybe I should just write a song.”
On this EP, the songs come off as diary entries. First-person, heavy in reflection and questioning life’s events, and expressive in a way that you might not be in person. Were you perhaps hesitant to take these entries of sorts and put them into song for the world to hear?
I’ll say it’s a little bit of both, to be honest. I’m a very open-minded person and I’m very understanding. I’ve come to a point in my life where I really don’t care what people say. I have to do this, I have to put my feelings out because if not, it’s going to eat me up alive. Even if it helps somebody else and even if it’s a different circumstance, they can know that they have somebody they can relate to and I’m always going to be fulfilling them with love, joy, and positivity. They can always come to me and listen to my songs and just be at ease, knowing that everything is about to be okay and it is okay.
My favorite song on Love Letterz is “Done Witcha,” simply for the moment of finally deciding to move on from someone who is no longer best for you. What personally pushed you to say enough is enough?
Really again, going back to my mentality, I was in a really bad headspace. My mom and dad just got through a divorce, we just got situated, and I got introduced to my stepdad, all of this was happening at once. I came out to my family at — I think it was my grandma’s, Christmas or Thanksgiving one of the two, I know it was a lot of food, I don’t remember. All my cousins and stuff were there, I was like, “Y’all, I’m gay.” Everybody was looking at me and chaos just broke loose and I was like, “Oh my God…” That moment was really when I put myself in a state where I was like, “No, I gotta get myself together. I have to get my mind straight,” because I stopped going to school. I stopped posting stuff on Instagram and I was always on Instagram, so everybody was like, “Yo, what’s going on with you?” I didn’t talk to anyone when I went to school. I was just in a really bad headspace and I was like, “No, I can’t let the enemy take me like this, he can’t destroy my joy.” I don’t like hypocrites, so if I say imma do something, I gotta do it. It’s like, alright, I gotta put my big girl pants on and thug it out. You only have one life, you have to make yourself happy.
When you came out to your family about your sexuality, you popped the bubble you were in where you suppressed your true self. How did things change for Marzz after this moment?
My mom, I believe that she always knew that I was going to be who I am today because when I was younger, I was a straight tomboy. I’m more masculine than anything and me coming to her [and] actually telling her my sexuality and what I’m into, it kind of threw her off, but she was like, “Oh, I already knew,” so I was more at ease. Her reaction was calmer than I expected, definitely, because my mom is super spiritual so I was kind of in shock. I was like, well, okay, that kind of makes me go into [coming out to] my family. That reaction, they were baffled, they were like, “Oh, my God, I can’t believe it,” and it was just like, dang, y’all really gonna do me like that? It really took for my mom to explain to them, as far as the difference within religion, I guess Christianity, with how heavy they are in that. She was like, love is love, God would want us to love her regardless of what I choose, we have a choice. She said, if this is what I choose to do, that she supports me strongly and they should too. Some people still don’t [support me] that are in my family. A lot of people are more open-minded to it and they understand it because they know that this is truly what I want. I appreciate them for being open with me. That really put me in a headspace as to how I’m going to express this in my music. I’m gonna take and really push myself out there and even if it’s my family listening to my music, they can understand my headspace. They can understand what’s going on in my mind, what I’m feeling at the moment, and if I experienced anything at the moment, they know why I was feeling that way.
You very much live a life of and in color. Between your vibrant appearance, which gave you the nickname Skittles, and living with synesthesia, your world is vibrant. Has this affected your view of the world in terms of seeing more than just the black and white of things?
I’ve always been taught not to judge a book by its cover. I ain’t gonna lie, it’s hard not judging people, but we can’t do that. You can have an opinion, but it’s not right for you to make an assumption about somebody or perspective about somebody regardless of skin color. With me being a Black female, I ain’t gonna lie, it is kind of scary out here because I feel like I have to always watch my back just because of anything. I’d rather be cautious in making sure that I’m just doing right by people and making sure that I’m right within. You can do what you please, but imma make sure I make peace with any and everybody regardless of the circumstance, whether you’re an ex-enemy or enemy.
As you continue to grow and release more and more music, what do you hope your listeners take away from you as an artist through your work?
Believe it or not, I hope that they take the pain that I experienced and turn — even if it’s dealing with their own — that around for the better. I’m gonna keep saying it because I’ve been self-reflecting on myself so much, I’m so tapped in with myself, it’s crazy. This quarantine stuff made me tap into myself in so much, but I feel like it’s very important for people to have a commitment to self-love. I feel like that’s so important because a lot of people don’t genuinely love themselves. They’re out here trying to find love by doing the craziest stuff, just for somebody to love them. Like a sweetheart, you got to love yourself first. I really want them to take the pride that I have in also changing my life around for the better. For me, it’s okay to put yourself first, it’s okay to be selfish. Take that moment that you need, but also, know to get focused and move on, so you can keep growing.
Love Letterz is out now via Keep Cool/RCA Records. Get it here.
When “Best Friend,” Saweetie’s January 2021 single with Doja Cat, leaked early in December of last year, it became apparent that the burgeoning Bay Area star is super particular about her rollout and her sound. That perfectionism has prompted her to push back the release of her long-awaited debut album Pretty B*tch Music after confirming its release date last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Explaining her reasoning in an interview about the upcoming 2021 BET Awards with Big Tigger for Complex, she said, “Pretty B*tch Music was supposed to come out this month, but I was really living with it. And one of my goals is for people to really feel something with every song, so I had to go back and reconstruct some songs. Just know that I’m a perfectionist and it’s on the way.”
Fans who have been waiting for the album have followed a long trail of breadcrumbs leading up to its release, including the aforementioned “Best Friend,” the Jhene Aiko-featuring “Back To The Streets,” “Fast (Motion),” and the Pretty Summer Playlist, Vol. 1 EP made up of collaborations with artists like Bbyafricka and Drakeo The Ruler. Her perfectionism was also revealed through her attendance to an artist development boot camp to ensure her performances are up to snuff whenever the album finally does drop.
Watch Saweetie’s interview with Big Tigger above.
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In the Instagram post below, you can see how the Jordan 15 has an all-over beige look to it while the Jordan 1 has that loud neon green aesthetic. Both shoes are set to have Eilish’s name on the insoles all while her logo makes its way onto the tongue. According to @zsneakerheadz, both shoes are rumored to release on the exact same day, which is September 9th of 2021.
Jordan Brand has yet to unveil official images for the collab and for now, this release date remains unconfirmed. Having said that, stay tuned to HNHH as we will be sure to bring you all of the latest updates from the sneaker world.
In the meantime, let us know what you think of these collaborations, in the comments below.
As new waves of rappers have emerged over the past few years and commanded the spotlight, it’s easy to forget just how long some of the biggest artists in Hip-Hop have been at the top of their game. Weeks ago, the Hip-Hop community commemorated the 10-year anniversary of Drake’s perennial classic single “Marvin’s Room,” and there’s still a massive amount of 2011 rap nostalgia awaiting fans.
Recently, Big Sean hit Instagram to reflect on his debut album Finally Famous and reveal that he will be dropping a remixed and remastered version of the album this Friday, three days ahead of the project’s true 10-year anniversary.
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“It’s the 10-year anniversary of my first album Finally Famous,” Sean says. “I never experienced this, but obviously, I’m super grateful. It’s the album that changed everything for me. It took me from being a mixtape artist to going city to city and hearing myself on the radio with “My Last” with Chris Brown to “I Do It,” and “Marvin & Chardonnay” with me and Ye. “A**” with me and Nicki, I mean that sh*t still go crazy.
“That’s back when we were rocking the TISA hats and the “POW!” chains,” Sean continues. “It was all different experiences and my voice was super high, dog. I was just figuring it out, nervous as hell. [I was] relying a lot on No I.D. too. He not only executive produced the album but produced a lot of songs on there, and I was relying on his expertise as a producer. He helped me pull the album together.”
Sean continues to walk down memory lane and reveal that artists like Young Thug, Cordae, and Lil Yachty have all given him his flowers for that project, noting that it inspired them at one point in their careers. In addition to reflecting on Finally Famous‘ upcoming 10-year-anniversary, Big Sean also comes through with a low-key announcement that along with his debut album’s re-releasing this Friday, he will be sharing a new track, titled “Freshman 10.” According to Sean, the song is a story-driven, freestyle-esque track that has already gotten approval from artists like Wiz Khalifa and J. Cole prior to its release.
Even more exciting, Big Sean confirms that he has more new music on the way this year, saying, “I know that yesterday’s stats don’t win today’s games, so I’m excited for the new music we got coming too.”
Be on the lookout for the 10-year anniversary edition of Big Sean’s debut album Finally Famous and his new Hit-Boy-produced track “Freshman 10” when they arrives this Friday.
Today, Carlisle officially found his new head coaching job as he was hired by the Indiana Pacers on a four-year contract worth $29 million. For those who may remember, Carlisle was the head coach of the Pacers during the 2003-2004 season although he eventually left the squad for other opportunities.
This current Pacers squad is a bit of a work-in-progress as they still need quite a few pieces before they can even think about contending in the Eastern Conference. Regardless, Carlisle has a history of working with teams that are in this current state, and he seems to be a good fit for a team that can still compete for playoff spots.
Let us know what you think about this hiring, in the comments below. Also, keep it locked to HNHH for more news from the sports world.
West Coast rapper Saweetie knows there’s a science to her music madness – or at least the delays connected to her Pretty B*tch Music debut album. The hip-hop star has stepped up to finally provide clarity into why it’s taken months to finally get out her studio introduction to the masses. Saweetie Keeps It 100 […]
Toosii says the craziest party that he’s ever been to was hosted by Future and that he’s “never seen so many females.” The New York-born rapper recalled the party in a new interview with XXL, this week.
When prompted to discuss kickbacks, he called them the “worst type of parties,” and decided to reveal the best party that he’s been to.
“Funny story, I went to a Future party and, like, that was like the best party of my life. I never seen so many females, ever, like a day in my life. Yeah, it was lit.”
He stopped himself before going into any specifics of when and where the party took place: “I got a girlfriend now though.”
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Elsewhere in the interview, Toosii discussed his investments and his opinion on Dogecoin.
“I was thinking about investing in that,” he explained. “When it comes to me and investing, I watch a lot of interviews. So like, I watch a lot of like, Jeff Besos, Bill Gates, Nipsey Hussle. Like, I watch a lot of interviews like that so it’s important to me because I want my money to last a lifetime. Longer than a lifetime, you know? Instead of just here while I’m here.”
In Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks, Ben Simmons was awful. While he may have gotten 13 assists, he was only able to score five points on four shots which is unacceptable from your supposed “superstar.” Sixers fans were livid following the match and since the loss, many have been calling for Simmons to get traded. He hasn’t been able to live up to his contract and based on comments made by Joel Embiid and Doc Rivers, it seems like Simmons isn’t well-liked.
Today, however, Simmons got some interesting news when it comes to his future in Philadelphia. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Sixers had a sit-down conversation with Simmons where they reiterated their intentions for the star. Essentially, Rivers wants to help Simmons through his shooting woes and that for the foreseeable future, they want Simmons on their team.
This is certainly surprising news as it seemed like trading Simmons was the only viable option. Of course, the Sixers could change their mind on the matter, especially if Simmons doesn’t show any improvement throughout the offseason. He’s going to need to put in a lot of work, which is something we haven’t seen a lot of from the star.
Keep it locked to HNHH as we will continue to bring you updates from the NBA world.
