It’s that time of the week again: time to check out the latest additions to our “Fire Emoji” playlist on Spotify. HNHH is always keeping you updated on the hottest hip hop offerings, and there’s no better destination than our “Fire Emoji” playlist. This week wasn’t quite as stacked far as album releases go, but the sparsity only allowed Gunna‘s highly-anticipated Wunna to shine even brighter. The YSL artist blessed us with the new project on Friday, and we’ve decided to highlight the already widely acclaimed body of work by including the title track on our “Fire Emoji” playlist.

Among our batch of new heat is a joint off up-and-coming Brooklyn drill rapper Sheff G’s new project, One and Only, which dropped last week. We’ve also made sure to include fellow TDE artists REASON and Schoolboy Q’s new collaboration, “Pop Shit,” in our selections for the week. Check out our “Fire Emoji” playlist in its entirety below and don’t forget to follow our other specially-curated playlists on Spotify as well.

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Before the quarantine period kicked off, all signs seemed to point to an imminent album release from TDE's Reason. Alas, the best-laid plans collapsed for every label, including the generally well-oiled machine that is Top Dawg Entertainment. Still, we have seen some activity from the daring lyricist, who most recently turned heads with his provocative and controversial single "Might Not Make It."

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It would appear that Reason is once again back on course to release something new, as the rapper has officially confirmed another single will be dropping on Friday. This time, the track is set to feature his labelmate ScHoolboy Q, marking the first collaboration between the two. As Reason tells it, we'd be wise to prepare ourselves for this one. "Me and  @ScHoolboyQ got somethin for y’all Friday," he confirms. "Been waiting to put this out." 

Given that this would be the fourth Reason single to drop in the past seven months, it stands to reason that his major-label debut will be out by summer. After all, the mighty label has to start somewhere, and who better to set things off that one of the West Coast's sharpest lyricists? Sound off below with your expectations on both the new Reason single and the album as a whole.

The wait for a Black Hippy album has gone on for roughly a decade at this point, though there aren't any signs that truly indicate we might hear a whole project with ScHoolboy Q, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Ab-Soul going bar-for-bar. However, following another highly successful TDE Fan Appreciation week that unveiled a string of new songs from the Top Dawg camp, the head honcho might be hinting at even more music dropping in the near future.

SiR's "John Redcorn" video will be equipped with appropriate King Of The Hill-themed animations but the opening of the recent visual shared by the TDE artist may have indicated something even more promising. While Sir takes on the role of John Redcorn for the video, the members of Black Hippy portray Hank Hill, Dale Gribble, Bill, and Jeff. Kendrick is notably the only one out of the four drinking water rather than beer.

Top Dawg and Ab-Soul, however, shared screenshots of the Black Hippy members and shared it to socials which prompted speculation that perhaps there's a joint album in the works. Some fans began pleading with Top Dawg to unleash the project while others simply stated that they weren't going to hold their breath. 

Whether or not a Black Hippy album is in motion, we do know that Kendrick Lamar has been grinding away on his forthcoming project which has been rumored to drop this year. 

It looks like the TDE camp is finally blessing us with some new music during this period of self-isolation and quarantine. Earlier today, the ever-elusive Ab-Soul popped in with the release of “Dangerookipawa Freestyle” in honor of Top Dawg’s birthday. Now, it’s not only rare to hear from Soulo but pretty much every other artist on the roster. We can’t blame them, either, knowing how hard at work they are.

Thankfully, Soulo isn’t the only one dropping this week. Top Dawg hit the ‘Gram to announce that they’ll be releasing a new song every day for the rest of the work in honor of #TDEFANAPPRECIATIONWEEK. “Celebratin my BDAY 2day, releasin New Music ALL WEEK,” Top Dawg wrote. “Startin wit @souloho3 “Dangerookipawaa Freestyle” Available on ALL PLATFORMS #TDEFANAPPRECIATIONWEEK”

No mention was made of who we’ll end up hearing from this week but it could very well be the beginning of a new album campaign for someone. Currently, artists like Isaiah Rashad and SZA have fans eager for new albums while Kendrick Lamar, of course, has been said to be preparing the release to his follow-up to 2017’s DAMN. Ab-Soul is also said to have an album that he’s conjuring up. Though “Dangerookipawa Freestyle” is only a loosie, it could also be a signal that Soulo has a new album roll out on the way.

Who do you want to hear new music from off of the TDE roster this week? Sound off in the comments. g

The latest additions to our scorching “Fire Emoji” playlist on Spotify include a new collaboration from Wiz Khalifa and Tyga, two cuts off Joyner Lucas‘ freshly dropped, ADHD, and much, much more. As you all spend your days wandering aimlessly around the house trying to find something to occupy your mind, why not check out our “Fire Emoji” playlist, updated weekly with the absolute hottest tracks out right now? Despite the global pandemic forcing everyone to stay inside, plenty of your favourite artists are still delivering heat. While most of this new music was likely recorded before the coronavirus escalated, it’s likely that some tracks were concocted for the purpose of keeping fans entertained during this stressful and confusing time. Whether it’s a remix of The Weeknd’s “Heartless” with Lil Uzi Vert off the deluxe edition of After Hours, or the highly-anticipated “Turks” collab with Nav, Gunna, and Travis Scott, we’ve got you covered with our specially curated collection of the dopest music out there.

Leading the way with two joints off his long-awaited debut album, ADHD, is Joyner Lucas with “Will” and “The War” featuring Young Thug. Among the rest of our newest additions is Wiz Khalifa and Tyga’s joint effort, “Contact,” which dropped earlier this week followed by some accompanying visuals. Childish Gambino also made our list with a track off his cryptically teased project, 3.15.20, titled “Algorhythm.” Tory Lanez came through with his latest single, “Do The Most,” as did Mick Jenkins with “Snakes” featuring Kojey Radical. Trouble and Quavo teamed up for their banger, “Popped,” and who could forget Murda Beatz and YNW Melly joining forces with Lil Turk to deliver “Banana Split.” With drops from the likes of Run The Jewels, Schoolboy Q, and more, check out our updated “Fire Emoji” playlist and don’t forget to follow our other specially-curated playlists.

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Despite the faint cries of “BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM” still echoing in the faintest corners of your mind, it’s been a relatively quiet 2020 for the Griselda movement. Some might call that the calm before the storm, as Conway The Machine has officially returned to set it off with a new EP called Lulu A joint collaboration with The Alchemist, Lulu features a reasonable serving of seven tracks, complete with features from ScHoolboy Q and Cormega. Check out the tracklist for yourself below.

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1. Intro
2. 14 KI’s 
3. The Contract
4. Shoot Sideways ft. ScHoolboy Q
5. Calvin
6. They Got Sonny ft. Cormega
7. Gold BBS’s

Though brief, Lulu will be produced in its entirety by Alchemist, who has already proven himself to be an invaluable ally to The Machine. Who better to conjure up hard-hitting and cinematic lo-fi backdrops for Conway’s gritty lyricism — outside of Daringer, of course, the Griselda movement’s de-facto producer. Still, it’s about time that Alchemist starts getting the love he deserves, as one of the game’s most consistent producers of, well, perhaps ever.  

Lulu also happens to be a collaboration with Patta, who have come through with a badass limited-edition capsule. As pictured below Conway’s Instagram, the capsule will include a copy of the vinyl, a jacket, and a SnapBack; should you be interested in purchasing, you can check back on March 30th when Lulu arrives in its entirety. 

Snoop Dogg interviewed ScHoolboy Q on a new episode of GGN this week and during their chat, the rappers spoke about acting and if the TDE star would ever transition to a role on the big screen. He said that he would have no hesitation to play a cop or a snitch in a movie before the conversation shifted for Snoop Dogg to tear Tekashi 6ix9ine a new one.

Perhaps the most vocal critic of the Brooklyn rapper-turned-informant, Snoop Dogg laid the pressure on the rainbow-haired rat once more, bringing him up once the conversation included the topic of snitching.

“We already got one in hip-hop,” said the Doggfather when ScHoolboy Q joked about snitching in movies. “6ix9ine doing that already. He doing the hell out of it. He doing the shit out of that telling shit.”

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This is just the latest instance of Snoop Dogg talking trash about Tekashi 6ix9ine, following a series of memes, jokes, and insults thrown on social media.

As pointed out by Complex, both Q and Snoop are admitted gang members and they followed up by discussing the implications of gang activity and 6ix9ine’s involvement. 

“It’s some new wave bullshit going on in the world,” said Snoop. “I know back in the day—even where you come from—n***as had to get put on. Wasn’t no just wake up and you from the ‘hood. You had to get put on, you had to go through some things, you had to really earn your keep. To me, that remedy is out of here. There’s no more of that. It’s washed away.”

Watch the video below at the 18:40 mark for more.

Snoop Dogg has brought back his beloved GGN web series to YouTube. It seems he’s currently unloading a vault of episodes he recorded some time ago because the questions asked in his new one with Schoolboy Q suggest it took place shortly after the release of CrasH Talk. The fact that Snoop asks Q to speak on Mac Miller would also make more sense if the interview occurred closer to Mac’s passing in September of 2018. 

At the time, the TDE rapper preferred not discuss the loss of his close friend. “I can’t really talk about it. It’s hard,” he said. In Q’s place, Snoop offered a fond memory he had of Mac – the time they shot hilarious scenes for Scary Movie 5 together. “I used to fuck with that n****,” he said before explaining how the Circles artist ended up appearing in the 2013 movie (around the 10:35-mark): 

“Mike Epps cussed Harvey Weinstein… walked out of the set… we didn’t have nobody to play the role, so I called all kind of n****s and Mac Miller picked up. I’m like Mac, I need you in this movie, cuh. He’s like what you need unc? That n**** showed up, we blew dope, n**** learned his lines and, n****, it was some classic shit. We did a movie together cause my n**** was there for me. I went through my Rolodex and wasn’t nobody answering… I needed to get the white boy because he had flavor! I fucked with him, man! And he saved the day, cuz! That’s what hip hop is about – to where it have no color to it.” 

Mac also appeared on GGN back in 2013. 

It looks like Top Dawg Entertainment is getting ready to sweep the game in 2020. With new albums from Kendrick Lamar and SZA likely to drop this year, ScHoolboy Q is also getting ready to drop his follow-up to CrasH Talk. The rapper just wrapped up his European run on the CrasH tour with Jay Rock where he doubled down on his promise to drop a brand new album before the year ends. “Let me tell you this. I’m droppin’ a new album this year y’all,” he said during the final date in Moscow.

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Q’s tour runs for Crash Talk has not been as extensive as some of his previous efforts. His North American run was nineteen dates across the U.S. and Canada in November and early December before kicking off the European run in January. Perhaps the short tour is a sign that he’ll be back in California locking in-studio time for his next project. 

Along with Q, there’s been rumors floating around that Kendrick will also be unleashing a new album this year. He has yet to confirm this but he did recently announce his new media company, pgLang with Dave Free which prompted immediate speculation that he would be releasing new music. SZA also teased her new album would be dropping this year so it looks like we’ll be getting tons of good music from the TDE camp this year. 

Watch Q’s announcement in his latest vlog below. 

ScHoolboy Q‘s fans are subject to humiliation at his concerts but only if they get under the rapper’s skin. Such is the case during a recent show in Germany when a concertgoer yelled, “B***h, be quiet,” to the crowd. It appeared to be fairly quiet already with Q being zoned in on what his next move was. Unfortunately, the disturbance knocked Q of his game for a moment but it prompted what could be one of the funniest ScHoolboy Q moments ever. 

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“That’s why I f*cked your momma last night,” he told the audience member to an eruption of applause. “Your old ass momma. The old one, the old momma you got,” he added. “I bent her over and I fucked your momma like this,” he continued as he did a thrusting position to make his point abundantly clear that he indeed f*cked the person’s mother. “Shut the f**k up.”

It appears that the majority of the European leg of his tour has gone smoothly. He kicked it off in Dublin on Jan. 24th before concluding the tour in Feb. 22 in Moscow. Even though the tour will conclude, it seems like he has another album in the cut right now. The rapper announced during his show in London last month that he’ll be dropping a new album this year. We’ll see if he keeps his word.