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HNHH TIDAL Wave: Travis Scott, Spillage Village, & Lil Wayne Drop New Heat
This playlist is far-less regular than we’d like for it to be but, today, we’re delivering a much-needed update for the TIDAL-exclusive TIDAL Wave offering.
Comprising of recently-released staff-chosen picks, the playlist gives you an eye into what we’ve personally been rocking with during the quarantine. Usually, we get an update up every week but, admittedly, we’ve fallen off in recent months. We’re getting back to it and, hopefully, we can get you another edition of this next week.
The last week of releases has been incredible, including new music from Bryson Tiller, Lil Wayne, and more, which have been added onto TIDAL Wave this week. There are also some drops that have gone underlooked that we’re giving a spotlight here, like that new Saba joint and a few selections from the Armani Caesar album.
Additionally, we’ve got some high-profile bangers on here like Travis Scott’s big-money new single with Young Thug and M.I.A., Sada Baby’s eye-opening “Whole Lotta Choppas”, and Lil Tecca’s “Dolly” collaboration with Lil Uzi Vert.
Hopefully, you find something you enjoy in this playlist. Let us know if you do. Scroll down to see our individual picks and be sure to subscribe to TIDAL to support your favorite artists. TIDAL pays out way more than its competitors. With the pandemic, our favorites rappers can use every dollar.
Alex Zidel (Editorial)
Sada Baby – Whole Lotta Choppas
Travis Scott – FRANCHISE (feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.)
Lil Tecca & Lil Uzi Vert – Dolly
Baby Keem – hooligan
Rico Nasty – Own It
Alex Cole (Editorial)
Capolow – Presidential
Bryson Tiller – Always Forever
Bryson Tiller – Rambo (Last Blood) [feat. The Weeknd]
Lil Wayne – More To The Story (feat. Raekwon)
REASON – SAUCE (feat. Vince Staples)
Mitch Findlay (Editorial)
Lil Wayne – More To The Story (feat. Raekwon)
Action Bronson – Sergio
Spillage Village – Baptize (feat. JID, EARTHGANG, & Ant Clemons)
Armani Caesar – Gucci Casket (feat. Conway The Machine)
A$AP Ferg – Marilyn Manson (feat. Marilyn Manson)
Dre D. (Editorial)
Curren$y & Harry Fraud – White Ashes
96 – Need 2 Know
CoachDaGhost & 22Gz – Movie
Erika Marie (Editorial)
REASON – SAUCE (feat. Vince Staples)
Travis Scott – FRANCHISE (feat. Young Thug & M.I.A.)
A$AP Ferg – Marilyn Manson (feat. Marilyn Manson)
Bryson Tiller – Rambo (Last Blood) [feat. The Weeknd]
Spillage Village – Mecca (feat. JID & EARTHGANG)
Cole Blake (Editorial)
slowthai, James Blake & Mount Kimbie – feel away
Spillage Village – End Of Daze (feat. JID, EARTHGANG, Jurdan Bryant, Mereba, & Hollywood JB)
Spillage Village – Baptize (feat. JID, EARTHGANG, & Ant Clemons)
clipping. – ’96 Neve Campbell (feat. Cam & China)
REASON – SAUCE (feat. Vince Staples)
Aron A. (Editorial)
Lil Wayne – Life Of Mr. Carter
Mostack – Miss Me (feat. AJ Tracey)
Smoke Boys & Dizzee Rascal – Justin Bieber
Pressa – Harriet
Armani Caesar – Ginger Rothstein
Rose Lilah (Editorial)
Night Lovell – Alone
Starrah – Keep Calm
Saba – Something In The Water (feat. Denzel Curry)
Blacc Zacc – Knew Dat (feat. Foogiano)
LBS Kee’vin – Shining (feat. 42 Dugg)
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DJ Akademiks questions if Lil Durk will get bond as the racketeering case goes on
Lil Durk’s legal battle is about to take another big step, and DJ Akademiks is already sharing his expectations for what could go down when the rapper returns to court in November.
Durk is in custody, awaiting his next VICAR case in which authorities say he was running a criminal enterprise. His next trial was set for October 5, but recent developments have called into question when those proceedings will occur.
Durk’s murder for hire trial recently resulted in a not guilty verdict in November. Regardless of that outcome, he remains in custody because the separate racketeering related charges remain unresolved. Durk’s attorneys have asked for the new hearing and have been ordered to appear by U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, which also must submit a fresh bail report.
Against that backdrop, legal commentator Bradford Cohen had previously suggested Durk could eventually get bond. That view ties in with Durk’s not-guilty verdict in the earlier case, and the argument that the outcome could make it harder to sustain the remaining allegations.
DJ Akademiks sees things a bit differently. In a recent livestream, Akademiks predicted that Durk would not get a bond at the Nov. hearing. He believes the charges will stick and cites the seriousness of the allegations in the VICAR case as his reasoning. He also doesn’t appear to expect the rapper to be released from jail anytime soon as the case moves forward.
Akademiks’ prediction concerns the bond hearing, not Durk’s chances at trial. Durk’s legal situation remains unresolved for now. His recent acquittal has altered the circumstances of his arrest, but the separate racketeering case still looms over the rapper as both sides prepare for the next phase.
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DJ Akademiks Resurrects 2015 Drake vs. Meek Mill Beef With Alleged Nicki Minaj Backstory
DJ Akademiks is digging up hip-hop history buried for 10 years as he offers his supposed explanation for how the Drake/Meek Mill feud came to a head in 2015. The back-and-forth between Akademiks and Meek Mill has resurfaced the conversation. Akademiks returned to the long-running Drake-Meek beef on his stream last night, saying a comment by Nicki Minaj had something to do with what happened between the two rappers.
According to Akademiks, Meek and Minaj were shopping at a designer fashion store when they got to the register. He says that when Meek told her he didn’t have the cash to pay for Minaj, she allegedly told him he would never be Drake. Akademiks also claims Minaj left the store on her own, and then Meek went on X, and what happened next started the infamous feud with Drake.
The account remains an allegation, not a confirmed explanation. The information provided has not been independently verified, and ultimately only those involved, including Minaj and Meek Mill, could confirm the story’s authenticity.
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The beef between Drake and Meek Mill started in 2015 and has become a staple in hip-hop conversation. Meek struggled after the fallout, while the beef became a defining moment in Drake’s career. However, the two eventually made up and collaborated on “Going Bad,” signaling a return to a more cooperative relationship despite the rivalry’s tension.
Now that Akademiks and Meek are throwing shots again, the events of 2015 are back in the conversation. By reflecting on the feud, Akademiks has added another possible piece of context to a story that has been a hot topic in hip-hop for years.
Whether his version of events is what actually happened, however, remains unresolved. Currently, the designer-store story isn’t factual, but it is Akademiks’ version of the events surrounding the beef.
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