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Kendrick Lamar’s affiliate Hitta J3 faces backlash over resurfaced 2015 tweet

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Kendrick Lamar‘s longtime associate, Hitta J3, is facing criticism after an old tweet from 2015 resurfaced online. The tweet, which said, “She off a xan, her coochie easy,” has sparked outrage among fans and social media users for its disrespectful tone. This incident comes when Hitta J3 and Kendrick Lamar are in a public feud with Canadian rapper Drake. Fans of Drake have been taking to Twitter (now known as X) to taunt both Hitta and Lamar.

One user even suggested that Lamar’s popular song “Not Like Us” may have been a hidden jab at Drake’s team, joking, “Not Like Us was actually about your squad lmaoooooooo you so genius you played it as a Drake diss track.” This has fueled speculation about the relationship between the two artists and the possibility of an ongoing rivalry. Adding to the controversy, fans have brought up lines from Kendrick Lamar’s song “Meet The Grahams,” where he speaks about strange behaviors in the music industry. This reference has raised more questions, leading listeners to wonder if there’s more to the story than what is being shown.

So far, Hitta J3 has not publicly commented on the backlash. His silence has left many wondering if he will apologize or explain his past words. All eyes are on him now, as people are eager to see how he will handle the situation. How Hitta J3 responds in the coming days could significantly affect his reputation, especially as fans of both Kendrick Lamar and Drake continue to stir up discussions online.

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“Subterranean Homesick Blues” finds a new direction through Ghost of Panama

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Rearranging a song that carries six decades of cultural weight is a creative challenge, but Ghost of Panama approaches “Subterranean Homesick Blues” with clear purpose. The rock band radically reworks Bob Dylan’s counter-culture hit, reshaping its identity while keeping its rebellious spirit. It’s a tribute to musical heritage and a statement of artistic independence all in one.

This new interpretation is very much shaped by the production, made at Ghost of Panama’s home studio in West London. The setting allows an intimate approach to reinterpreting a familiar song and lets the group engage directly with the material, taking it in a new artistic direction.

“Subterranean Homesick Blues” centers on the tension between conservation and transformation. Ghost of Panama is true to the song’s rebellious spirit without adding to its legacy, and this approach gives the release an adventurous feel, grounded in countercultural energy but driven by a desire to see what the composition can become in a different musical context.

Their version of this 60-year-old classic shows that respecting a song’s history can also mean breaking the rules and finding new ways to express its spirit. Fundamentally, “Subterranean Homesick Blues” presents Ghost of Panama as artists who want to engage with the past without being tied to it. The release’s strongest identity is a familiar heritage reimagined through a singularly forward-looking creative vision.

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“NO MORE” by Amanda Holley connects healing, awakening, and survival

Amanda Holley

“NO MORE carries that kind of emotional weight, and some songs feel like they come from lived experience but reach for something bigger. Amanda Holley blends R&B and soul, turning a lifetime of survival into a vision of healing, awakening, and the determination to move beyond what caused the pain.

“NO MORE is a healing anthem for people who have gone through bad experiences and reached a place of higher awareness, but it’s also an emotionally charged protest. The duality is introspective and outward-looking at the same time, turning personal survival into a broader declaration that some experiences, conditions, or cycles should end.

Holley had a premonition of the song six months before the world went into global shutdown. In the vocal booth, working out melodies with her collaborators, she pictured people in the streets. Those images were hard to imagine at the time, but subsequent events would make them painfully familiar.

“NO MORE is given a particularly contemplative underpinning by the context. The identity of R&B and soul leaves room for emotion. The song’s themes link survival, awakening, resistance, and the need for change. Amanda Holley is an artist using music to process personal endurance and a broader sense of social awakening. It’s got a complicated significance, and its release feels like a glimpse of a moment when personal intuition and public reality collided in an unexpected way.

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