This week on our “R&B Season” playlist, we decided to highlight a few of the protest anthems that R&B artists have recently dropped in order to show our solidarity with those speaking out against systemic racism and police brutality in light of the police killing of George Floyd and countless others. These past few weeks have been heavy and emotional, as they’ve served to further highlight these issues that have been prevalent in America for decades. People across the globe have been protesting these injustices in many different ways: signing petitions, donating to organizations that help Black communities, standing on the frontlines at rallies. Others have been using music to get their message across, including artists like Trey Songz and Eric Bellinger.

On Wednesday, Eric dropped his new song, “ENOUGH,” drawing on his own experiences with racism and calling for the end of this treatment of Black people. Trey Songz also protested through the art of music with the thematically similar tune, “2020 Riots: How Many Times.” We’ve also decided to include Trey’s duet with Summer Walker titled “Back Home” on “R&B Season” this week. Although “Back Home” already dropped earlier this year, Trey included it in the single release for “2020 Riots: How Many Times.” Check out our “R&B Season” playlist below, and stay safe out there.

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If there’s one thing Summer Walker knows how to do, it’s grab attention with racy Instagram thirst traps. The R&B singer is known for posing in barely-there garb on the ‘Gram, but when she began to speak out against misguided rioters and Deep State, Summer Walker claims that her label told her to tone it down. The singer made a few controversial statements on her Instagram Story where she told people to support black businesses, stop giving money to companies who don’t support black people, and to take issue with police, not the innocent.

“Lmao y’all tryna benefit yourselves. I’m not promoting violence but your issue is w law enforcement, the police. The police cars, stations. That’s who your issue is with, for racial injustice in case you forget,” she wrote in one of many posts. “If you want to do some damage, stop GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY. Gucci, Dior, LV, Target or where ever else. Support black business only, if you want to hurt them. But y’all looking real ghetto at this point.”

Later, Summer Walker shared that while her label doesn’t have a problem with her showing off her body, shaking it for the camera, or pushing the lines of acting sexual on social media, they did hold issue with her remarks. “You can talk about your p*ssy and post your ass, talk about buying worthless jewelry instead of businesses and property, flex money, and disrespect your women. AND NONE OF THAT IS INSENSITIVE,” Summer added. “But trying to warn people that DEEP STATE IS FINNESSING YOU ALL AND TRYING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR RIGHTS, IS TOO SENSITIVE.”

“Black, White, Hispanic, Chinese, Indian THE DEEP STATE IS FINNESING US ALL,” she continued. For the record, “Deep State” is recognized as a group of high powered officials that secretly controls and manipulates political moves. “But my label just told me that this information is too sensitive, but I NEVER got a call about me clapping my ass in panties is to sensitive. Surprised? No Disappointed? Yes And ima leave it at that cause I don’t wanna disrespect nobody.” Swipe through below.

Summer Walker has been acting a little out of pocket lately, using her alternate social media accounts to show the world who she truly is. That means that, in the last few weeks, we’ve been blessed with a wide array of thirst traps, conspiracy theories, and more. 

Getting back together with London On Da Track, the critically-acclaimed singer has let fans into her life, showing off their hot-tub escapades and enjoying her time during the quarantine. As businesses continue to re-open, the singer took a drive in her whip and she decided to get all dressed up (or down?) for the occasion.

Summer rocked an ultra-revealing outfit, wearing a grey crop top pulled even higher to sit just above her boobs, which were covered solely by some cupcake stickers. She cinched her waist and kept her pants unbuttoned, listening to that new Chris Brown and Young Thug.

When she got back home, the pants came off and she danced in the mirror, jamming to Lil Gotit and continuing to show off her figure.

In recent weeks, Summer Walker has been going crazy on her alternate ‘gram account, posting all of the material that she wishes she could share on her official verified joint. At least she’s got an outlet to go off when she wants.

Yaya Mayweather is currently under investigation for allegedly stabbing Lapattra Jacobs, one of her boyfriend Youngboy Never Broke Again‘s baby mamas. The strange love triangle attack has Mayweather facing life in prison and, as we wait for more updates on her legal status, the 20-year-old is sharing boo’d up pictures with her rapper beau.

Taking to Instagram Stories, Yaya Mayweather posted a new photo of her and Youngboy Never Broke Again, confirming that they’re still together and choosing a strange song to showcase at the top.

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The photo was accompanied by one of Summer Walker‘s tracks from her debut album. Her collaboration with Jhené Aiko, titled “I’ll Kill You”, is actually a beautiful love song. However, the title of the song is a little questionable for somebody in Yaya Mayweather’s position to be sharing on the internet. After all, she did just allegedly threaten the life of Lapattra Jacobs, leaving her paralyzed in one of her arms. She probably doesn’t want to be sharing songs with titles that seem like murder threats…

Are you surprised that Yaya and Youngboy have made it this far or do you think they’re the real deal? Are we looking at the next Ike and Tina?

Summer Walker and London On Da Track just can’t keep their hands off of each other. After a month-long break, the couple is back together and they’re making up for lost time, getting sultry for the masses to witness.

These days, the R&B star is more active on her alternate social media accounts than her official pages. Her @GalactaWhore page is a must-follow for fans that are looking for daily content from the talented artist. She generally posts her more risqué photos and videos to the burner, also spreading conspiracy theories from time to time.

This week, she celebrated her reunion with her super-producer boyfriend by jumping into a very revealing bikini and hopping into the spa with him.

Summer showed off her summer body in a lime green swimsuit, which has the smallest bottoms imaginable. Seriously, if these were any tinier, this would only be suitable for OnlyFans.

Following up on the thirst trap, Summer and London went inside the hot tub and had some fun together. Sticking the camera in her boyfriend’s face, Summer Walker then lifted up her leg and seemingly invited him to go to town on her feet. He happily obliged, sticking her toes in his mouth before she backed away in disgust.

Are you a fan of this couple?

Say hello to hip-hop’s most up-and-down couple lately: Summer Walker and London On Da Track.

The two musicians have been romantically linked for over a year, collaborating hand-in-hand for Summer’s debut studio album, Over It. They seemingly painted a picture of love, but that was before controversy became the third wheel in their relationship. London was accused of domestic violence by the fans after he was seen putting his hands around Summer’s throat on social media. Then, they allegedly split before reuniting and breaking up shortly after again. They’ve now been on-again-off-again for a few months, but it looks like they’re definitely on the right side of things at this current moment.

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Sharing with the world that they’re officially back together, Summer Walker and London On Da Track posed for some very sexy pictures in the studio.

“Everything we make together is so beautiful to me,” wrote Summer on Instagram, straddling her boyfriend in a series of suggestive images. “He’s was the missing puzzle piece to creating, so talented.”

The couple apparently broke up last month, quietly going their separate ways and keeping the other in their good books for future collaborations. Friendship just doesn’t seem like it’s in the cards for them though.

Do you think they’re a good match or do they need to scoot on away from each other?

An artist can have their own sound and make their own lane, but regardless of the genre, it’s certain that they’re going to be compared to someone else. It’s something that comes with being in the music industry, and Kehlani recently touched on the subject while speaking with Teen Vogue for her cover feature. The singer is still riding high from her freshly released project It Was Good Until It Wasn’t and she spoke with the outlet about being connected to other female artists as people try to rope them all in together. 

“Fans put so much pressure on artists, sometimes more than the industry,” said Kehlani. “I’ve never been compared more in my life than last year and this year, and now it seems like every day I see a ‘SZA, Kehlani, H.E.R., or Summer Walker — one of them has to go.’” Not all fans feel that way, of course, but the pressure can be a bit daunting for artists who just want to create music.

Kehlani also spoke about three of her close friends who have all passed away in recent years: Mac Miller, Lexii Alijai, and Chynna Rogers. She and Mac were scheduled to have lunch together the day he died and Kehlani had planned on not only taking Lexii on tour but signing her to a deal. “Chynna, I had brought her out at my shows. She slept in my house all the time in Brooklyn and we would talk about how we can do this.”

“We have to start appreciating multiple people at the same time,” she added. “I’m sure if [Mac, Lexii, and Chynna] felt a little bit more successful, a little bit more loved, things might have gone a little different. Life might have been in a better place.”

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Prior to this last week, it seems as if we didn’t hear much from Summer Walker. She’d been in the media regarding her relationship with London On Da Track, but the R&B singer wasn’t accumulating as much attention as she had in the last several months. Then, Summer Walker burst back onto the scene with the announcement of a new album and a few sexy photos—then came the rumors that she’d had cosmetic surgery. While the public debates Summer’s looks, Trey Songz chatted about wanting to sign the singer way before she gained notoriety in the music scene.

“Funny story about Summer Walker, actually a lotta people don’t know. Actually, nobody knows,” Trey Songz revealed. “I got this app on my phone that I store music in, unreleased music. Everything from like, people sending me songs that they would like me to listen to or like me to cut or feature on, et cetera. So, I had this song that I would listen to and I forgot who sent it to me.” Trey said he occasionally listened to the track, “Girls Need Love,” but he still couldn’t figure out where it came from.

“I text every producer that I know personally like, ‘Do you know who’s singing this song? I love this girl. I wanna sign this girl,'” he continued. “And then like, two years later, after all that, Summer Walker comes out with ‘Girls Need Love.’” Trey Songz added that he would even play the track for his friends who enjoyed it as well, but not knowing the singer put his plans on pause. So, R&B artists out there, you never know if Trey Songz is just bopping around for years, loving your music but not knowing who you are. Watch his clip below.

Summer Walker is looking a little different these days, according to some of the people who came across her most recent posts. On Saturday (May 16th), Summer took to social media to announce that she'll be releasing a new EP produced by NO1 in the near future, and included some recent photos of herself posing in a white, cut-out jumpsuit. Despite the exciting news that we'll be getting some new tunes from her soon—especially since she had previously declared that she was quitting music for good—fans were more focused on just how shockingly different she looks in these recent shots.

The comments on her IG post were flooded with her followers' reactions to her transformation. "You don’t even look like yourself," one user wrote, which another agreed with, saying, "U don't look like you summer." Others speculated that she'd gotten further plastic surgery following her rumoured nose job back in February, which led to her getting compared to Michael Jackson. "Did she get more work done?" one user questioned. "...... work has been done," another concurred. 

R&B had such a major year in 2019 and one of the biggest stars to emerge was Summer Walker. Her album Over It was easily one of the best projects to drop last year out of any genre but unfortunately, she’s continuously threatened to never release music again. Despite that, she’s released covers and short snippets over the months with hints that a new project is along the way.

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In late April, Summer teased a snippet of some new music on her Finsta story. Following that, she said that was the last bit of unreleased music she’ll be sharing until she drops a new EP. She didn’t explain when the project might come but it appears to be coming soon. Taking to IG, she shared a series of photos with the caption, “EP coming soon babies ft. @no1 no1.” 

Along with snippets of new music that she’s previewed over the months, she’s also shared live covers of records like Drake‘s “Summer’s Over Interlude” as well as Don Toliver‘s “No Idea.” 

The singer did reveal that she’s quitting music after 2020, though it’s unclear if she’s sticking to those plans. But, we are excited for whatever she has in store for the remainder of the year. Keep your eyes peeled for more news surrounding Summer Walker’s upcoming EP. Check out the post below.