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[ANNOUNCEMENT] The first ever r/HipHopHeads Rate is on its way! - HipHop

[ANNOUNCEMENT] The first ever r/HipHopHeads Rate is on its way! - HipHop

[ANNOUNCEMENT] The first ever r/HipHopHeads Rate is on its way!

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 10:02 AM PDT

Hi folks! So as some of you might be aware, /r/popheads and /r/indieheads hold monthly/semi-monthly competitions called Rates - in them, the sub's users get to listen to a few albums and assign scores to and comment on each song from each album. Those scores are then tallied, and over a weekend, each song is revealed one by one until a winner is crowned. Here are a few recent examples:

If you'd like to see more, a full list of each sub's Rate histories can be found here for indieheads and here for popheads

So what does this mean for r/hiphopheads? Well, as I'm sure you probably could've guessed, we'd like to (finally) get rates going on HHH. As a mod team, we'd like to gauge y'all's interest before proceeding, because this will hopefully be something we keep going for the foreseeable future rather than just being a one-off thing.

Linked at the end of this post will be a Google Form in which you can indicate your interest in participating in or hosting a rate, as well as provide any suggestions as to what our first rate should be. When providing a suggestion, please keep the following in mind (but it's not 100% required, just recommended):

  • The albums should have some sort of unifying theme (region, release year(s), subgenre, etc)

  • The albums should be popular enough that the average HHH user can rate the songs easily after one or two relistens, but also accessible enough that anyone just popping in from a neighboring subreddit can easily get a grasp on the albums if they wanna participate (the Overposted and Essentials lists are good references for this)

  • Across 3 or 4 albums, having about 60 total songs is the sweet spot for the reveal threads (20 songs revealed on Friday, 20 on Saturday, 20 on Sunday)

  • You want to rate albums that people are gonna love and really have fun with. Obviously, if they're albums that everyone here loves and knows well, there will be more participants and the atmosphere will rock. So, at least to start off, think of the bigger and more popular artists.

The Google Form can be found here.

After about a week or so, or until we have a good sense of the interest and a good sample of possible rates, we'll come back here with the results and look to you guys to choose which set of albums we'll rate first. If you guys have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, comment them here and I'll do my best to address them. I really hope this goes well and I really hope you all enjoy it!

Sincerely yours,

The HipHopHeads Moderators

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T-Pain Claims Kanye West Told Pain His Bar Was Corny and Then Kanye Stole It

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:33 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Maxo Kream - Big Persona (feat. Tyler, The Creator)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 09:03 AM PDT

Mike Dean Talks Kanye West’s Donda: “It was grueling, lots of hours, lots of changes. Yeah. Came out great though [...] He took all the information he got from everyone, including online reviews, personal friends’ reviews, and [he’d] just kind of digest it all and adjust the album the way he wants.”

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 02:30 PM PDT

Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert ALBUM REVIEW

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 07:35 PM PDT

An Ode to Mac Miller: "Three years since Mac Miller passed away, rap lost its most beloved and appreciated artist."

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 01:16 PM PDT

Thundercat and John Mayer talk about Mac Miller, then proceed to jam out together

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 07:02 AM PDT

Anderson .Paak - Cheers (feat. Q-Tip)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 05:23 PM PDT

Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation Sued for Child Sex Trafficking

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 08:16 PM PDT

Tony Seltzer announces 'Hey Tony' album ft. Lil Ugly Mane, Wiki, KEY!, MAVI, Eartheater and more

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 05:07 PM PDT

Drake to Collaborate With ESPN on Monday Night Football Music

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:36 PM PDT

J. Cole - For Whom The Bell Tolls

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 09:35 AM PDT

Polo G Arrested for Carrying Concealed Firearm in DTLA

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 05:40 PM PDT

Injury Reserve announces fall/winter tour for By the Time I Get to Phoenix with Slauson Malone & Zeroh

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 07:51 AM PDT

INJURY RESERVE BY THE TIME I GET TOuring

American dates:

October 8 in CHICAGO at Lincoln Hall

October 10 in PHILADELPHIA at First Unitarian

October 11 in NEW YORK at Bowery Ballroom

October 12 in BOSTON at Crystal Ballroom

October 13 in BALTIMORE at Soundstage

October 16 in ATLANTA at The Loft

November 3 in LOS ANGELES at 1720

November 4 in OAKLAND at the New Parish

November 7 in SEATTLE at Neumos

November 8 in PORTLAND at Hawthorne Theater

December 29 in PHOENIX at the Van Buren

European dates:

January 31 in BRIGHTON at Chalk

February 1 in MANCHESTER at Academy 3

February 2 in DUBLIN at Academy

February 3 in EDINBURGH at Summerhall

February 4 in LEEDS at Belgrave Music Hall

February 5 in BIRMINGHAM at O'Institute 2

February 9 in LONDON at Heaven

February 10 in BRISTOL at Trinity

February 12 in BRUSSELS at Botanique-Rotunde

February 14 in PARIS at Le Pop Up

February 15 in AMSTERDAM at Bitterzoet

February 17 in COLOGNE at Yuca

February 21 in BERLIN at Frannz

February 22 in WARSAW at Hybrydy

February 24 in PRAGUE at Underdogs Ballroom

Tickets go live at 10am Friday (9/10) local time

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Daily Discussion Thread 09/07/2021

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 10:47 AM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed, as stated in the guidelines.

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

New to /r/hiphopheads or hip-hop in general?

Check these out:

9/10

sorted by Spotify monthly listeners

Release Calendar

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Ab Soul - The End Is Near (Ft. Mac Miller)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:52 PM PDT

Kanye West - Never Abandon Your Family (Scrapped "DONDA" Track)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:34 AM PDT

Eminem - Killshot

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 02:56 AM PDT

Styles P - Good Times ( I Get High)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 06:18 PM PDT

2Pac - “If I Die 2Nite” (1995; prod. by Easy Mo Bee)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 09:41 AM PDT

Smino - Summer Salt (ft. Bari)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:18 PM PDT

Lil Wayne - B.B. King Freestyle ft. Drake

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 09:21 PM PDT

Mac Miller - Funny Papers

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 07:04 PM PDT

Ab-Soul - The Law (Ft. Mac Miller And Rapsody)

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 03:42 PM PDT

GRIP - The Lox! feat. Tate228

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 04:47 PM PDT
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Top Ten Tuesday: RZA - HipHop

Top Ten Tuesday: RZA - HipHop

Top Ten Tuesday: RZA

Posted: 07 Sep 2021 12:27 AM PDT

Here's how this works:

• One song per comment.

• The thread will be put into contest mode (randomized comment order).

• Upvote the songs you like.

• Please don't downvote!

• Artist must be main credited artist in the song(No features)

• Search/use ctrl+f to see if anyone posted the song already.

• Try to limit yourself to posting one or two songs.

• Please post a link with your song.

• The 10 songs with the most upvotes will be HHH Top Ten.

• Have fun!

Here is is our spreadsheet with all past results, made by /u/elektrikg33k.

Our upcoming schedule:

09/14/21 - C-Bo

09/21/21 - Arrested Development

09/28/21 - Ace Hood

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RZA_discography

please take 5 seconds to ctrl+f the thread to see your song has already been posted

and as always pm me if you want to see a certain artist here

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Drake - ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Review Thread

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 10:36 PM PDT

The Ringer: The hollow prestige of 'Certified Lover Boy'. Drake can still operate on a level that few other artists can, but on his new album, it feels like he's stuck in place

Fantano Score: Light 3

Pitchfork: Drake's sixth album sounds good but feels labored. Melancholic and often incisive, it becomes an overlong and very familiar journey through the life, mind, and heart of Drake. Score: 6.6/10

NME: A boring, bloated disappointment. On his sixth studio album, Drizzy sounds jaded and dull, treading water while he once again whines about women and fame. Score: 2 stars

The Independent: Album's greatest crime is how bland and boring it is. There's very little here that Drake has not done better or more emphatically elsewhere; his album is deprived of any kind of experimentation or insight Score: 2 stars

Variety: Drake Offers a Risk-Free Playlist of His Greatest Tropes in 'Certified Lover Boy

Consequence of Sound: The pain and pleasure of Drake's Certified Lover Boy. Drizzy addresses love, lust and some personal affairs on a fairly great sixth studio album

The Guardian: Drizzness as usual. Has hip-hop's most self-pitying superstar finally grown up? The answer delivered by another album of toasts, boasts and dubious love songs is clear: you bet he hasn't Score: 3 stars

LA Times: 'Donda' was pure psychodrama; Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' is irresistible even at its bleakest.

The community also wonders why the mods (or a mod) was so aggressive in deleting Fantano and Pitchfork reviews as single threads. The new rule was to consolidate extra reviews for big albums but never to push Fantano and Pitchfork here as well. Y'all got pin power so let us know, shit like this kills the community fr

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Michael K. Williams (RIP) explains how Tupac helped him land his first film role

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 03:11 PM PDT

Baby Keem's album "The Melodic Blue" out this friday

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 06:12 AM PDT

Mac Miller - Fight The Feeling (ft. Kendrick Lamar)

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:59 AM PDT

Westside Gunn - Omar's Coming Ft. Conway And Roc Marciano (RIP Michael K Williams)

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 02:17 PM PDT

Blu has announced on Twitter his new LP “THE COLOR BLU(E)” is dropping on September 24th, produced by Exile, Sirplus & J57

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 04:44 PM PDT

[FRESH VIDEO] Baby Keem - the melodic blue (Album Trailer)

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 06:57 AM PDT

Kanye West - Donda Album Review | DEHH

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 12:12 PM PDT

Michael K Williams as ODB - Brooklyn Zoo

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 04:39 PM PDT

Kendrick Lamar - The Jig Is Up (Dumpin)

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 05:07 PM PDT

Playboi Carti, The Onomatopoeia Rapper; "Carti doesn’t focus on his lyrics as much as he hones in on the sound and energy."

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 07:45 AM PDT

Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Dirt off Your Shoulder / Lying from You

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 12:57 PM PDT

[FRESH] 4 tracks on Rico Nasty’s SoundCloud

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 11:15 AM PDT

Black Star - Respiration (ft. Common)

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:52 PM PDT

DJ Nate claims G Herbo did not give royalties nor pay for uncleared cold world sample

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 08:41 PM PDT

Elzhi - The World Is Yours

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 10:31 PM PDT

[FRESH] Rich Brian, EARTHGANG - Act Up

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 05:45 AM PDT

Daily Discussion Thread 09/06/2021

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:24 AM PDT

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

  • objective questions with right/wrong answers (e.g. "Does anyone know what is happening with MIXTAPE?", "What is the sample in SONG?")
  • general hip-hop discussion
  • meta posts...e.g. ideas for the sub

Do not create a separate self post for these types of discussions outside of this thread - if you do, your post will be removed, as stated in the guidelines.

Weekly/Monthly Threads

Other ways to interact

There are a number of other ways to interact with other members of HHH:

New to /r/hiphopheads or hip-hop in general?

Check these out:

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Wiley charged with assault and burglary of kickboxer friend

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 07:04 AM PDT

Thirsty Fish (Open Mike Eagle, Dumbfoundead, and Psychosiz) - Grind it Out feat. Busdriver [Produced by TOKiMONSTA]

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 06:13 PM PDT

Czarface & MF DOOM - Captain Crunch [Prog Hip-Hop/Alt Rap]

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 11:10 AM PDT

Tinashe - Bouncin [Official Music Video]

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 04:23 PM PDT

TWEETMACK - LEAVE IT UP

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 10:21 PM PDT

Three 6 Mafia - Where’s Da Bud

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 12:56 PM PDT

Sir Michael Rocks- Brite

Posted: 06 Sep 2021 09:38 PM PDT
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[DISCUSSION] Kanye West - Donda (One Week Later) - HipHop

[DISCUSSION] Kanye West - Donda (One Week Later) - HipHop

[DISCUSSION] Kanye West - Donda (One Week Later)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 08:40 AM PDT

Now that you've had a week to listen to the album how do you feel about it?

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[DISCUSSION] Do you we really want artists to evolve?

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 03:05 PM PDT

CLB dropped and the sentiment of Drake sounding the same popped up yet again. However, thoughts like that have been circulating this sub for awhile.

Dababy is constantly called out for sounding exactly the same, Polo G comes under fire for it and I even see Lil Baby getting called out for it time to time.

One of my favorite artists, Rico Nasty, faces this criticism as well, and I just wanted to explore it more.

What do you expect from an artist's new releases? The same general sound just a bit better? While there maybe some objective measures like wordplay complexity and layers of beats, "improvement" is subjective and becomes even harder to identify when wanting more of the same but better.

So is it a new sound direction completely? Are any of us really looking back and are grateful that Wayne gave us Rebirth? It does have some songs I enjoy but it's definitely the black sheep of his discography and I don't think the points he got for branching out was worth it in the long run. Something even more experimental than that and you got to ask, "What makes you believe this artist wants to and is capable of pulling off such a feat?".

So is it about recapturing a certain sound? This criticism has been levied against Wayne, Drake, Rico, and many many more artists. But then that's not really evolution then is it? That's just kind of hoping an artist makes your favorite songs from them over and over again. Which is actually something sometimes I basically want too, if I'm honest with myself.

Just curious about people's thoughts on this. Maybe (over)saturation plays a big role too.

Edit: Just want to say I'm glad this post picked up some steam. It's really cool seeing people's thoughts on this!

Edit 2: Just saw my typo in the title. My bad.

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Masego - Navajo

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 06:24 AM PDT

[LEAK] Kanye West - New Again [OG] (Scrapped Chris Brown Verse)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 07:40 PM PDT

[DISCUSSION] What Are Some Songs That Address "The State of Hip Hop?"

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 07:10 AM PDT

I'm trying to find different songs that critique the state of hip hop or the culture as a whole at various points in time to see how much of the common criticisms have remained the same. This is all I've been able to come up with so far:

  • Common- Used to Love H.E.R
  • GZA- Labels
  • De La Soul- Stakes is High
  • Nas- Hip Hop is Dead
  • Jay Z- D.O.A (Death of Autotune)

What are you guys' favorite one's? If you could try and mention the context of the song.

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Sunday General Discussion Thread - September 5th, 2021

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 09:28 AM PDT

Happy Labour Day weekend to all the new moms out there 🙏

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Action Bronson - Through The Eyes Of A G (Ft. Ab-Soul)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 08:41 AM PDT

[FRESH] Knxwledge - bettrsayno (Kodak Black - Senseless remix)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 04:05 PM PDT

A$AP Twelvyy - Diamonds (feat. A$AP Rocky)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 09:42 AM PDT

8-Ball & MJG (feat. The Notorious B.I.G & Project Pat) - Relax And Take Notes (2007)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 02:41 PM PDT

The Alchemist - White Lines (Danny Brown instrumental)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 02:08 PM PDT

Kembe X - Caged Bird ft. Isaiah Rashad

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 08:42 PM PDT

Mobb Deep - Bloodsport

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 07:12 AM PDT

Ja Rule - New York (Feat Fat Joe & Jadakiss)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 09:12 AM PDT

Skinnyman -- Council Estate of Mind

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 03:29 PM PDT

Tha Dogg Pound - Get Out My Way

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 09:36 PM PDT

Clover Hope Revists Erykah Badu's Debut Album: Baduizm | Pitchfork

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 08:47 AM PDT

Lupe Fiasco & Gemini/Gem Stones - We On (2007)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 01:42 PM PDT

[DISCUSSION] 6ix9ine- TattleTales (One Year Later)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 10:05 AM PDT

There is a TLDR at the end.

A year ago on September 4th 2020 69 dropped his follow up to his studio debut (Dummy Boy) titled TattleTales. 69 is no stranger to controversy but received his most after turning state's witness and testifying in court against the 9 trey bloods. This angered many people that cosplay as gangsters on the internet and many thought 69 would be finished.

About a year later 69 on is released on house arrest and goes on insta live and sets the record at 2 million watchers (has since been broken). He then goes on to make the "house arrest trilogy" releasing videos for 3 songs GOOBA, TROLLZ, and YAYA (PUNANI was released when he was free). Contrary to what others thought, not only was 69 still here, he was still rapping about the same old gang stuff and embraced being a snitch. And his songs were very popular, even securing a #1 spot and forcing Billboard to change its merch bundle rules. Things seemed to look good for 69, until TattleTales came out and sold 56k copies first week, well under its 150k projection charting at #4 on the Billboard 200.

TattleTales has a half hour run time across 15 tracks. It has less features than "Dummy Boy" due to a black ball on 69, much to the project's detriment. 69 also employs a much more subdued rap style on most of the project. I'll go track by track rating it and giving my thoughts.

1) LOCKED UP Pt. 2(ft. Akon)

Akon got a lot of heat for putting 69 on his classic song "Locked Up". 69 is introspective here reflecting on how he got in his predicament. It is interesting to hear his side, but his vocals are grating at points and Akon is the best part of the song. - 4/10

2) TUTU

No feature listed but it sounds like there is someone else hitting high notes. Personally this person hurts the song. The song is basically a "I have a lot of money and you're all my sons" song. It isn't that bad and is a good example of the more subdued 69 rap style employed on the album. - 5/10

3) GOOBA

The first single from the project, this song is a normal 69 song having him yell and threaten you. He also embraces being a snitch and calls out people clout chasing him. 6/10

4) WAIT

Another example of the subdued rap style 69 tries to employ on this project, I think it is pretty solid and it definitely helps that the song is under 2 min. - 7/10

5) CHARLIE (Ft. SMILEZ)

This song features SMILEZ, one of the biggest goober nerd ass jocks in the world. And he's 100% an industry plant. His verse isn't terrible here but his music is generally horrid. 69 saying "Ray Charles, I ain't never seen a bitch I need" is so dumb I love it. - 6/10

6) TROLLZ (Ft. Nicki Minaj)

The biggest song off the project and probably the best, I like the subdued style 69 uses and later jumping into his older yelling style. Minaj is also great on the song roasting Usher, Meek, and Cardi. - 8.5/10

7) NINI (Ft. Leftside)

A dancehall song that I actually like, Leftside is good on this and the beat sounds like something that would get played in 2016 when this music saw a US revival. - 7.5/10

8) PUNANI

This song is fucking terrible, it doesn't help that there is a leaked version with Tory Lanez that is better. But he took his feature off because it would not be a good look to be on the album. Then he shot Meg.- 3/10

9) YAYA

The Spanish banger on the project, you can't help but compare it to BEBE and MALA from Dummy Boy which were better, but this isn't terrible - 5.5/10

10) LEAH (Ft. Akon)

Akon interpolates Bryan Adam's "Heaven" for the chorus (although this sub may know it from DJ Sammy's version from the early 2000s) which is good, someone needs to sample this. 69 has a couple of good lines (She wants to take ecstasy pills) but overall it is whatever. 69 kind of ruins Akon on this. - 4/10

11) GATA (Ft. Lil AK)

That clown Academics is on this. And he's the best part of the song. The beat is ass and 69 repeats like 10 things over a 2 minute song. - 3/10

12) GTL

The beginning reminds me of Prisoner 1 & 2 by Lupe so that is already an L for 69 since that song is 8 min of fire. This sounds like a first draft of his "Locked Up" verse and it is done through a prison phone. I get that it is meant to be more emotional, but I really just don't care. - 3.5/10

13) AVA

Showing 69's new subdued style on a more toned down beat it isn't terrible, just not the 69 people know - 5.5/10

14) R.E.D. (Ft. Sleiman)

This is dogshit. This is also a diss to A Boogie, if you didn't know that then that is how effective it was.- 1/10

15) TROLLZ - Alternate Version (Ft. Nicki Minaj)

This was most likely made to take advantage of the Billboard rule on remixes/other editions that LNX took advantage of. It cuts the song down while giving both a slightly different verse. - 8/10

Overall Tattletales suffers from 69 being generally blackballed and his features largely not clearing verses. Dummy Boy was solid largely because of the features (7/10 album imho). This album also sees a big departure from 69's scream rap that his fans like with many songs being more subdued. I do think it is a better project than most people do, but it isn't as good as his last work. Now I have to listen to Late Registration to scrub my ears.

Song Score (Average of all song scores) = 5.2/10

Project Score (How much I enjoyed the project) = 5/10

Overall Score = 5.1

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TLDR: TattleTales is a departure from the feature heavy "Dummy Boy" and the scream rap associated with 69. Some of the songs are still good. TROLLZ, WAIT,CHARLIE, and NINI made my main playlist (1307 songs at about 78 hours of music) but it isn't as hype as his earlier stuff sans TROLLZ. I know most people can't have a legitimate conversation about 69 on this sub, but consider the project or the much better "Dummy Boy". I know someone will ratio this post by saying snitch9 or something.

Score - 5.1

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[FRESH] Sideshow - interchangeable feat. MAVI + Na-Kel Smith.

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 01:05 PM PDT

Da$H - Grain of Salt

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 05:30 AM PDT

Dro Kenji - "KILL CUPID" featuring $NOT (Official Music Video)

Posted: 05 Sep 2021 09:29 PM PDT
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