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HNHH TIDAL Wave: Benny The Butcher & T.I. Provide This Week’s Soundtrack

Another week filled with incredible music releases.

Despite the world looking bleak with an election in a couple of weeks and a pandemic continuing to keep us stationed at home, we’ve got a decent soundtrack to keep us entertained and sharp.

Last week saw full-length album releases from Griselda’s Benny The Butcher and the King of the South T.I., as well as new singles from YSL Records’ standout Lil Keed, the outstanding Black Thought, and more. Each of them is featured on the brand new update of the TIDAL-exclusive TIDAL Wave playlist.

Our staff always ponders over all of the recent releases for a weekly update of the playlist and, as always, our eclectic range of tastes made for a pretty fun playlist to curate. On one end, we’ve got lyrical rappers tearing things up and, on the other, R&B singers come through as PARTYNEXTDOOR, Queen Naija, and Victoria Monét make appearances this week.

Listen to the new playlist update below and let us know whose personal list is the best this week.

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Alex Zidel (Editorial)

Pop Smoke – Iced Out Audemars (Remix) [feat. Lil Wayne]
Sada Baby – Whole Lotta Choppas (Remix) [feat. Nicki Minaj]
Lil Keed – Show Me What You Got (feat. O.T. Genasis)
SAINt JHN – Gorgeous
Money Man – 24 (feat. Lil Baby)

Alex Cole (Editorial)

Benny The Butcher – One Way Flight (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Benny The Butcher – Where Would I Go (feat. Rick Ross)
Queen Naija – Love Language
T.I. – 1/2 Ticket (feat. London Jae & Conway The Machine)
T.I. – Respect The Code (feat. Rick Ross)

Mike Rapp (Sales)

Benny The Butcher – Where Would I Go (feat. Rick Ross)
Benny The Butcher – One Way Flight (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Pop Smoke – Iced Out Audemars (Remix) [feat. Lil Wayne]
Money Man – 24 (feat. Lil Baby)

Mitch Findlay (Editorial)

T.I. – Hit Dogs Holla (feat. Tokyo Jetz)
Benny The Butcher – Famous
Black Thought – Steak Um (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
Benny The Butcher – War Paint (feat. Westside Gunn & Conway The Machine)
Young Nudy – Never

Paul Pirotta (Sales)

Benny The Butcher – Where Would I Go (feat. Rick Ross)
Statik Selektah – Keep It Moving (feat. Nas, Joey bada$$, & Gary Clark Jr.)
T.I. – Respect The Code (feat. Rick Ross)
T.I. – Pardon (feat. Lil Baby)
Benny The Butcher – Legend (feat. Hit-Boy)

Aron A. (Editorial)

Benny The Butcher – Sly Green
M Huncho & Nafe Smallz – PMW
Benny The Butcher – Famous
Top 5 – Heard Of Me (feat. Why G)
PARTYNEXTDOOR – WEST DISTRICT

Cole Blake (Editorial)

Benny The Butcher – One Way Flight (feat. Freddie Gibbs)
Benny The Butcher – Over The Limit (feat. Dom Kennedy)
Black Thought – Good Morning (feat. Pusha-T, Killer Mike & Swizz Beatz)
Black Thought – Steak Um (feat. ScHoolboy Q)
Denzel Curry – Live From The Abyss

Rose Lilah (Editorial)

Victoria Monet – Touch Me (feat. Kehlani) [Remix]
Money Man – Amazon
Ty Dolla $ign – Spicy (feat. Post Malone)
Money Man – 24 (feat. Lil Baby)

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Snoop Dogg Wants To Pay Someone $10,000 A Month To Eat Ice Cream

Snoop Dogg in Hollywood, California, 2019

Photo: Glenn Francis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Snoop Dogg has had a lot of job titles over the years, but “official ice cream taster” wasn’t one of them until now — and he’s hiring someone else to fill it. His company Dr. Bombay just opened applications for the role, and it pays $10,000 a month.

The gig is fully remote and open to anyone on the planet, which Snoop announced himself in a video that’s exactly as laid-back as you’d expect. “I love the paper, but not the paperwork,” he said, explaining that HR firm Deel is handling the logistics while he handles, presumably, the ice cream.

The actual job is less “sit around and eat pints all day” and more part-time cultural scout. Whoever gets it will track flavor and food trends around the world, report back on what people are eating and talking about, and work directly with Dr. Bombay’s in-house flavor lead to help shape what the brand does next. It’s a three-month contractor role, and Snoop’s team says they’re actively looking outside the usual resume pile — creators and non-traditional applicants welcome.

Dr. Bombay itself leans nostalgic, with flavors like Long Beach Fruit Cart, Sticky Caramel Apple Pie, and Peanut Butter Jelly Time already sitting on shelves at Walmart and moving through DoorDash and Instacart. Somewhere out there is one very lucky applicant about to get paid five figures a month to have opinions about ice cream, and honestly, good for them.

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Ronan Furlong finds renewal in the sea with latest release “Splitting The Ash”

“Splitting The Ash” opens with a distinctly Celtic riff before Ronan Furlong moves into an energetic song influenced by ideas of healing, rebirth, and spiritual renewal. The title and subject of the song are based on an ancient Irish ritual in which an ash tree is split open, giving the song a strong link to tradition, while its message is firmly rooted in the present: finding strength, renewal, and inspiration when life puts barriers in your way.

The sea is central to the track’s feeling, a symbol of challenge and regeneration. Furlong links his power to the resilience that can develop from exceeding physical boundaries. The song’s backstory lends that notion further weight, penned during a swim in the Irish Sea in January. The music’s context of creation gives it a particularly direct relationship with endurance and the willingness to push beyond discomfort.

“Splitting The Ash” ultimately feels life-affirming but never loses sight of struggle. The Celtic opening of the song gives an immediate sense of place, while its focus on renewal keeps the message open and universal. Ronan Furlong uses an old image of healing to remind us that difficult experiences can also be a source of strength, inspiration, and a renewed connection to life.

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