Chloe x Halle continue to display their unbelievable talent with their latest cover medley, in which they've flawlessly mashed up Lauryn Hill, TLC, and Aaliyah with their new single, "Do It." The songstress sisters shared the video to Instagram, indicating that these were just a handful of the artists whose music had serve as inspiration for their upcoming sophomore album, Ungodly Hour, dropping tomorrow (June 12th).

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in honor of our album coming out this friday, here is a mashup of songs from a few of the artists who’ve inspired us ??

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In the clip, Chloe pays keyboard while she and her younger sister, Halle, harmonize with ease. They begin with some of Ms. Lauryn Hill's "Ex-Factor" before interjecting a snippet of Aaliyah's "More Than A Woman." They then shift gears by taking on TLC's "Creep," blending it with their latest single, "Do It," which dropped last month.

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Last Monday (June 1st), Chloe x Halle announced that they would be postponing the release of Ungodly Hour in light of recent events. The album was originally slated to drop last Friday, June 5th, but they decided to delay it until June 12th "in solidarity of all the beautiful black lives lost." The duo explained their reasoning in a video posted to their social media channels. 

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we’ll be postponing our album to June 12th in solidarity of all the beautiful black lives lost ✊??

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We may not hear much from Lauryn Hill, but the music icon has emerged to deliver a motivational message to the graduates of Temple University. The COVID-19 pandemic has curbed public graduations for millions of students who had hopes of walking across stages to celebrate their accomplishments. With the “Stay Home” order in place, large public gatherings have been nixed in many places worldwide. Celebrities have given words of encouragement from the comforts of their homes to students who have to miss their proms or had their graduations canceled, including Lauryn Hill who wrote a moving piece to Temple University graduates.

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“I know this message finds you in the unique and unprecedented circumstance of a graduation ceremony held remotely, but for the safety of you and your families consider this the beginning of a significant story you’ll have to share with those that follow you,” the award-winning singer wrote. “For this time is indeed historic, and if we’re paying attention, pregnant with purpose. Purpose is powerful. The work one puts his or her hands to with purpose attached, becomes charged, activated and often deeply meaningful. Purpose-filled acts can change lives, move communities and alter the course of history.”

She also told them that in this time, what we need are young people to fulfill acts of “kindness,” “courage,” and “responsibility.” Lauryn Hill added, “The world desperately needs youthful optimism and people prepared to help lead and guide its course with wisdom and informed perspective. Make no mistake, our times aren’t easy, but they aren’t impossible to alter and positively affect either.”

“Extend gratitude to your families, and to the faculty and administrators who assisted in the development of your full-of-potential young minds. You’ve grown from promising students into mature, more-than-capable young adults ready to accomplish incredible goals in your respective fields and beyond. We celebrate you.” You can read Lauryn’s letter in full here.

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Has there been a hip hop-R&B-neo soul battle yet? We've watched artists and producers go toe-to-toe, and fans are calling for Verzuz to give the ladies their time to shine. We've seen a number of musicians pair up on Instagram Live, including the most recent Verzuz match involving Babyface and Teddy Riley that pulled in over 4 million viewers in total. Instagram even reportedly malfunctioned for a bit because they weren't prepared for that sort of response.

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Recently, a side-by-side photo of Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill began to circulate asking who would win between the two. A Twitter user wrote, "I’m riding with my girl fat belly! ... What y’all think!?" The post caught the attention of Ms. Badu who humbly recognized that her sister-in-music would take the crown. "I’ll be pulverized...," she responded.

After weeding through the jokes about Lauryn Hill being late, there were fans of both women who debated who they believed would take the title. Erykah Badu obviously has a bigger catalog, considering that Lauryn just released one solo studio album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and had two records with The Fugees. However, both ladies are deeply respected as artists and have worked with various others in the industry over the years, creating hitmaking music. Would you tune into this one?

21 Savage had a solo karaoke party over Instagram live on Sunday, belting out some absolute R&B classics from artists like Beyoncé, Usher, Aaliyah, and many more. The coronavirus quarantine has many people jumping on IG live to keep themselves and their followers entertained, and 21 Savage definitely knows what his audience wants to see. The rapper did not hold back one bit while he showed off his impressive repertoire of R&B hits from over the years. Included in this collection are Beyoncé's "Me, Myself & I" as well as Destiny's Child's "Cater 2 U," and you don't want to miss his emotional rendition of Usher's "Burn." Check out all the different songs he tackled from artists like Brandy, Chris Brown, and Pharrell, and prepare to be blown away.

"Me Myself and I" - Beyoncé

Chicago natives Syleena Johnson and Kanye West joined forces on a record that has gone down in music history as a The College Dropout classic, but the collaboration almost didn’t happen. Before Ye was the international superstar that he is today, he was a music producer from the Windy City building on his dreams brick by brick. In the early 2000s, Kanye was working on his debut album and the track “All Falls Down” that sample Lauryn Hill‘s “Mystery of Iniquity” from the live MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 album.

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Kanye and Syleena were at the same recording studio in two different rooms working on differing projects. According to Syleena, it was just about to break dawn when Kanye tapped on her door and asked her to sing on his hook. Syleena revisited the memory during her recent chat with The Breakfast Club. The singer shared that Kanye was working on mixing and mastering The College Dropout and the deadline was fast approaching, but they hadn’t received a clearance to use the Lauryn Hill sample.

Syleena said she had no problem helping out her “family” Kanye, and while recording the hook, she attempted to sing it exactly as Lauryn did. However, Ye wanted her to switch things up because legally, he needed there to be a slight difference from the original. When they got the chorus locked down, Kanye surprised her with the news that the single would be dropping the following week.

At the end of the track, Yeezy made sure to let the singer know how important her additional was for him. “Now, Syleena, you just like a safe belt, you saved my life,” he stated. Watch the clip of Syleena sharing her story below and hear her interpretation of why she believed she was mentioned on the Grammy-nominated song “All Falls Down.”