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Spillage Village Unleashes An Impressive Posse Cut For The “Baptize Remix”
Last September, Spillage Village dropped off its debut studio album Spilligion, and roughly seven months later, the Hip-Hop and R&B collective — which consists of 6lack, JID, EARTHGANG, Mereba, and Hollywood JB — is back with an official remix to the album’s second single “Baptize.” Although Johnny Venus’ throaty hook is kept in tact on the remix, the new version of “Baptize” features a posse cut of artists outside of Spillage Village, including Deante’ Hitchcock, IDK, and Flatbush Zombies.
Spillage Village’s “Baptize Remix” arrives almost exactly a week after Deante’ Hitchcock’s last #NewAtlantaTuesdays freestyle, in which he delivered a scorching take on the collective’s popular single, so it makes sense that Hitchcock’s impeccable double entendre-filled verse is recycled for the official “Baptize” remix. The rising Atlanta artist’s verse kicks things off, and Spillage Village member Hollywood JB follows Hitchcock’s lead by delivering a more slowed-down and introspective verse. After Johnny Venus comes through with the song’s unforgettable hook, IDK snatches the reigns and fires off some impressive and energetic bars, and Flatbush Zombies members Erick The Architect and Zombie Juice close out the posse cut with a bang.
If Spillage Village releases a deluxe version of Spilligion, would you want “Baptize Remix” to make the cut?
Quotable Lyrics
Submerged, physical, came out the water spiritual, uh
Seen the light, blink twice, just seen a miracle, nah
They been waitin’ for this (Uh-huh), like Pop comin’ back
The seven day theory, they immortalize the wrong n*ggas
Man, it’s just scary
Kodak Black’s Reaction To IG Live Singer Goes Viral
Kodak Black is one of the funniest rappers without actually trying to be funny. At this point in his prolific career, the Florida-based rapper has gone viral on multiple occasions simply for being himself. His hilarious Instagram Live sessions have enthused fans for years, and yet another instance has been picking up attention due to Kodak’s reaction as an aspiring singer was sharing his soulful song.
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A singer hopped into Kodak’s live stream and began showcasing his voice, and while Kodak was listening, the entire chat was clowning the man. Throughout the clip, the rapper listens on as he eats a snack, but it’s his friend beside him that is getting a lot of the attention. Yak’s friend was standing there with a blank stare on his face, appearing to be angry as hell at the man singing on the other line. He took a drag from his cigarette and gave more of a glimpse at his face, looking seriously disgusted at what he was hearing.
“Man watup with dude in the corner,” asked one commenter, pointing out Kodak’s friend’s behavior. It’s unclear how Kodak and his friend reacted once the man got finished with his song. For what it’s worth, Kodak didn’t look too disturbed during the video. His homie on the other hand…
Watch the funny video above.
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Duckwrth Debuted New Music In His Groovy NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Back in August, LA-based singer Duckwrth leaned into his funk-forward sound though his anticipated debut album SuperGood, which saw a handful of soulful collaborations with the likes of Earthgang and Jean Deaux. Though its been less than a year since his full length LP, Duckwrth has already been hard at work on new music. Taking his tunes to an NPR Tiny Desk performance, Duckwrth premiered two new upbeat songs.
Backed by a full band and a pair of backup singers, Duckwrth kicked off the set with a rendition of his SuperGood track
“Kiss U Right Now.” He then moved into one of his unreleased song titled “Make U Go,” which he said was written “for the lovers and the freaks.” Next, Duckwrth delivered another new sultry tune, “Birthday Suit,” before closing out the performance with his debut album’s title track “Super Good.”
Ahead of his Tiny Desk concert, Duckwrth sat down with Uproxx to talk about his debut album SuperGood and how rhythm is central to his sound:
“I think that for me, it was proving to myself who I am and what sound I like the most for myself, what space I want to be in, and it’s something about soul and more specifically rhythm. Rhythm is my sh*t. When I perform, I don’t stop moving. Unless it’s just one of those moments I have to sit still, but further than that rhythm is my shit. So I think SuperGood solidified it for me. Like, “N****, this is you, so kick it here for a bit,” but I’m still going to play with different genres.”
Watch Duckwrth’s Tiny Desk concert above.
SuperGood is out now via Republic. Get it here.
Iggy Azalea Exposed The Thirsty DMs She Gets From Famous Followers On TikTok
It goes down in the DMs. Just weeks after Lil Nas X made a TikTok using a screenshot of his Instagram DMs to put Tekashi 69 on blast after Tekashi tried to troll Nas with homophobic jokes, another artist has adopted the format to take her own thirsty messengers to task.
Apparently, ever since she broke up with Playboi Carti, Iggy Azalea‘s inbox has been flooded with direct messages from famous followers shooting their shots. However, from the screenshots she uses in her TikTok video, in which she dances in the foreground while the screenshots appear behind her, plenty of these famous followers could use some game lessons.
@thenewclassic ha ha ha as if!?!?!
stay outta my DMs uglies.
Among them are men who go way too graphic way too quickly, while others offer money for Iggy’s company. One takes a day’s worth of silence from the Australian rapper as license to start insulting her, and another simply obsessively repeats “I love you” over and over again. Take notes, gentlemen: These are all what not to do — not just to famous women, but to anyone online. There’s shooting your shot, then there’s lobbing the ball toward the gym from the parking lot and expecting it to fall in the hoop through the skylight. Just don’t do it.
Meanwhile, Iggy herself has been promoting a new single, “Sip It,” her second collaboration with Tyga after “Kream,” and has been on an anti-music industry campaign, claming she’s been blackballed. You can check out the new single here.
Demi Lovato Says She Was ‘Scared’ After Hearing About DMX’s Reported Overdose
It was reported a few days ago that DMX experienced a drug overdose. The latest reports indicate that he is still in the hospital. The rapper has received an outpouring of support from his musical peers since the news broke, and now Demi Lovato, who has been open about her own overdose, has shared her thoughts about the situation.
In an interview with TMZ, Lovato was asked if she was scared by the DMX news and she replied:
“Yeah, of course. Any time that I see somebody OD or even pass away that’s in the public eye, I immediately think, ‘That could have been you had you not been putting all this work in for the last couple years of your life.’ There are times where I’ve talked about feeling survivor’s guilt, because you do ask yourself, ‘Why am I still here? Why are others not?’ It’s a challenging thing to get over, but ultimately, I had to realize every day is a day that someone else doesn’t get, you know? Every day that I’m here on this Earth is a day that I need to be counting my blessings and just be appreciative and grateful for. It makes me want to live the best life I can possibly live, knowing that others didn’t get the same chance that I did.”
Check out more from the interview here.
Ja Rule Is Selling An NFT Of A Viral Fyre Festival Cheese Sandwich Tweet
As NFT-mania maintains its vice grip on the public consciousness, early adopter Ja Rule continues to capitalize on the craze by once again returning to the scene of one of his biggest business failures: Fyre Festival. After selling a massive painting of the Fyre Festival logo as an NFT for over $120,000, the latest Fyre-related NFT to appear on his Flipkick platform is a viral tweet about the “gourmet” dinner provided to attendees, which turned out to be a sad cheese sandwhich.
The dinner that @fyrefestival promised us was catered by Steven Starr is literally bread, cheese, and salad with dressing. #fyrefestival pic.twitter.com/I8d0UlSNbd
— Trevor DeHaas (@trev4president) April 28, 2017
The 2017 tweet was one of the wider world’s first indications of trouble in paradise, as influencer attendee Trevor DeHaas alerted his Twitter followers to the logistical shortcomings that would soon become a full-blown disaster and the subject of competing documentaries on Netflix and Hulu. DeHaas seems to have developed a sense of humor about the whole thing because he has partnered with Flipkick to sell the rights to the now infamous tweet. They’ve valued those rights at $80,000, which will go toward DeHaas’ medical expenses — he needs a kidney transplant and is currently on dialysis.
There’s precedent for selling tweets as NFTs, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet going for $2.9 million, but it’s unclear just what happens once the non-fungible token trades digital hands. Plenty of investors are betting big that other rich folks will want to “own” a digital code that says they have the rights to a piece of artwork most people can just right-click/save as on their desktops. But at least the money in that case went to a good cause; Dorsey donated the money to GiveDirectly, which works with US families affected by COVID.
Meanwhile, Ja’s other big investment this year, into inflated GameStop stock, isn’t quite showing the payouts that enthusiastic investors promised when they made a run on the stock in January. Maybe this isn’t the guy to take your financial advice from, just a thought.
J.I.D. Laments The Agonizing Sample Clearance Process
It’s been nearly three years since J.I.D delivered his last studio album in DiCaprio 2, a project that featured guest appearances from J. Cole, Method Man, Joey Bada$$, 6LACK and more. Though several loosies and a strong presence on Revenge Of The Dreamers 3 (read about his involvement in Dreamville’s compilation album here) have dulled the wait, anticipation for his upcoming project stands at an all-time high.
Previously teased to be titled The Forever Story, a thematic callback to his 2017 debut album The Never Story, little is admittedly known about J.I.D’s next endeavor. Originally rumored to feature heavy involvement from No I.D, who was revealed to be working with the Atlanta rapper for a collaborative project, The Forever Story has been kept relatively under wraps. In fact, much of what has been learned has been gleaned from J.I.D himself, who occasionally offers brief updates on his Twitter page.
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Alas, a recent post from the lyricist doesn’t exactly bode well. “Been waiting almost 2 months for one sample to clear, this shit gotta change,” laments J.I.D, alluding to a holdup that doesn’t appear to be moving forward at a desirable pace. “If someone sample your song take the money and shut tf up it’s art, u put that shit out there.”
Of course, it’s not the first time an artist has seen their project delayed over sample clearance-related issues. Sometimes, entire songs are forced to be cut over an artist’s reticence to pull the trigger on allowing their music to be sampled. It has long been a provocative debate within the industry, and in this case, it’s abundantly clear on which side J.I.D stands. We can only hope that the process takes a turn for the better, as The Forever Story would be a most welcome addition to the 2021 release slate.
Check out J.I.D’s since-deleted message below.
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Cardi B Doesn’t Feel Like She Needs To Endorse New Women In Rap
Cardi B is the latest cover star of XXL Magazine, divulging on her next album’s sound, her thoughts on the current crop of women in rap, and much more. During the interview, she spoke about how she has historically supported women that have been elevating in hip-hop, including the City Girls, Rubi Rose, Mulatto, Sukihana, and others. Cardi has extended her platform to a number of rising women in rap, giving them advice and showcasing them to a larger extent. While she loves doing it, her co-sign is not guaranteed.
“If I like you, I’m gonna endorse you. If I like your music, I’m gonna tell you that I like your music,” said Cardi B when asked if she feels like she needs to co-sign the rising women in rap. “I’m not in no catty sh*t, but it’s like at the end of the day, it is what it is. Like, this could get a little bit catty. So, it’s like, I don’t want to feel like I have a responsibility to look out for the girls and coddle the girls and this and that. I feel like nobody did it for me, so it’s like, I don’t have to do it for you.”
However, if you show me love, I’m going to show you love, and I’m gonna show you respect. Like, if you compliment me, I’ma compliment you. If you show love to my projects, I’m gonna show love to your projects. If sometimes, I see that you’re getting dragged on social media, like, I will want to give you advice like, ‘Girl, just don’t say nothing. Don’t worry about it. Sh*t’s gonna pass. Yo, you know what? Do this so people could stop saying that about you.’ I’m a person that likes to give advice, but I’m not gonna give advice to just anybody because they’re a female. Like, at the end of the day, I came from a female industry. I came from the strip club. And I’m from New York. The women are just crazy two-faced.”
She goes on to say that she won’t support someone just for being a woman, but if they’re showing love, she won’t hesitate to try and help where she can.
“I don’t have to look out for you just because you’re a woman. I’m going to respect you. As long as you show me respect,” added Cardi. “And if you ever ask me for advice, if you ever ask anything from me, I’m gonna give it to you. I’m gonna talk to you like a sister. When I met the City Girls, I didn’t know them at all. I told them like, ‘Y’all gotta keep working. Y’all gotta keep doing this. Y’all gotta keep doing that.’ And that’s exactly what they did. And they big artists. They’re really popular. That’s just advice that I would tell any woman. However, I don’t feel like I gotta embrace everybody ’cause you might embrace a b*tch, and then next thing you know, you find out the b*tch don’t even f*cking like you.
I don’t gotta have beef with somebody ’cause I’m not into beef. I hate beef. I’m not a petty person. I’m not a person that could go back and forth. I’m not none of that, ’cause I like to fight.”
What do you think about Cardi’s latest comments about women in rap?
Big Pun’s Sister Claims Rapper’s Wife Had An Affair With His Brother
Big Pun’s sister, Nicky Rodriguez AKA Sista Pun, is making some allegations about the rapper’s wife Liza Rios. According to Nicki, Liza called her in 1998, allegedly admitting that she had an affair with another man. She made the claims during an interview with Hot Shot Radio.
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“Even though Pun was my brother, [Liza] confided in me. She called me when I was in Daytona Beach and she was crying. I’m like, ‘Liza, what’s wrong?’ And my brother was behind her saying, ‘tell her’. And she said, ‘Nicky, I had an affair on Chris,'” recalled the legendary rapper’s sister. “She told me and I said, “oh my god, Liza, are you sure? Are you joking?”
Liza allegedly revealed to Nicky that she had slept with a man on her mom’s block in The Bronx. She says that Big Pun found out the man’s identity later on, which Nicky was fearful about because she didn’t want the rapper to get violent. She also says that, in a separate conversation, Liza allegedly admitted that she had another affair with the rapper’s own brother from his father’s side.
“He was aware of the infidelity, that was the first one,” said Sista Pun. “The son of the grocery store across the street in Bronx River. It was him. He was Big Pun [at the time]. This was about 1998. Later on, before my brother’s passing– let me backtrack. My brother has a brother from his father’s side named Vincent. My brother just did not have a good feeling about him. Vincent would always come around and my brother would be like, ‘I don’t want that n***a here. I’m not vibing him. I’m not feeling him.’ It turns out, trust your gut. It turns out that Liza was having an affair with my brother’s brother Vincent for about a year and a half before my brother’s death.”
It’s unclear why this information is just coming out now. Watch the videos above.