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Here Are the Lyrics to Beyoncé’s ‘Cuff It’
Beyoncé charted all 16 songs from her new album Renaissance on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 13), with “Cuff It” taking a stand at No. 13. Her Renaissance album, meanwhile, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The first part of what Beyoncé has called a three-act project debuted with the second-best first week of 2022, behind Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. If you need a guide to follow along with Beyoncé’s “Cuff It,” find the lyrics below: I feel like fallin’ in love (fallin’ love)I’m in the mood to f— something up (tonight, I’m f—ing something up, baby)I need some drink in my cup (I need a drink)Hey (pour me a drink)I’m in the mood to f— something up (I’m in the mood to f— something up) I wanna go missingI need a prescriptionI wanna go higher, can I sit on t...
Here Are the Lyrics to Beyoncé’s ‘Alien Superstar’
Beyoncé charted all 16 songs from her new album Renaissance on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 13), with “Alien Superstar” coming in at No. 19. Renaissance, meanwhile, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and debuted with the second-best first week of 2022, behind Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. If you need a guide to follow along with Beyoncé’s “Alien Superstar,” find the lyrics below: Please do not be alarmed, remain calmDo not attempt to leave the dancefloorThe DJ booth is conducting a troubleshoot test of the entire system I’m one of oneI’m number oneI’m the only oneDon’t even waste your time trying to compete with me (don’t do it)No one else in this world can think like me (true)I’m twisted (twisted)I’ll contradict it, keep him addictedLies on...
‘Elvis’ Soundtrack Surges to Top 10 on Album Sales Chart
The Elvis soundtrack vaults back onto Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Aug. 13), as the set’s CD release on July 29 prompts its re-entry at No. 9 – its first week in the top 10. The multi-artist soundtrack, led by Elvis Presley, spent one previous week on the list, dated July 9 (at No. 35), following its initial release via digital retailers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the tracking week ending Aug. 4, the Elvis soundtrack sold 8,000 copies (up 1,466%), with 7,500 of that sum on CD. (The remaining 500 were digital album purchases.) On Top Album Sales, the Elvis soundtrack – billed as by Elvis Presley & Various Artists – gives Presley his sixth top 10 on the chart since it launched in 1991. Elvis also returns to No. 1 on ...
Megan Thee Stallion Guest Stars in P-Valley
Megan Thee Stallion made a guest appearance on tonight’s episode of the Starz show P-Valley, starring in the role of Tina Snow. The TV show, about a strip club in the Mississippi Delta, wraps its second season next week. Below, watch clips from Megan’s performance with Lil’ Murda at the Pynk strip club. Adapted from her play Pussy Valley, P-Valley is created and executive produced by Katori Hall for Starz. Megan Thee Stallion also wrote and recorded an original song for the second season. She recently shared a new song featuring Future, “Pressurelicious,” and is preparing a new album. Read the interview “What Shannon Thornton From P-Valley Is Listening To” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the si...
Open Mike Eagle Announces Component System With the Auto Reverse, Shares New Song
Open Mike Eagle has announced a new project titled Component System With the Auto Reverse. It’s due October 7 via his own label Auto Reverse Records. In anticipation of its release, Open Mike Eagle has shared the new song “I’ll Fight You,” produced by Diamond D. Check it out below. Component System With the Auto Reverse spans 14 tracks in total, including the previously released singles “Burner Account” (with Armand Hammer) and “Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet,” featuring R.A.P. Fererria, Still Rift, and Video Dave. It also lists a track called “For Doom,” which shares a title with his 2021 freestyle in honor of the late rapper. The record includes a range of other guest producers, as well, including Madlib, Quelle Chris, Child Actor, Kuest1, and Illingsworth. Open Mike Eagle is referring to his...
Lady Gaga Advocates for Abortion Rights at Washington, D.C. Show
Lady Gaga spoke up about abortion rights during her Chromatica Ball tour stop in Washington, D.C. Monday night (August 8), dedicating “The Edge of Glory” to “every woman in America… who now has to worry about her body if she gets pregnant.” “I pray that this country will speak up, that will stick together, and that we will not stop until it’s right,” she said before beginning a solo piano rendition of the Born This Way track. See more via fan-captured video here. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June, numerous artists have joined the public outcry against the attack on bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. Paramore and Rage Against the Machine both pledged a cut of tour proceeds to reproductive rights organizations. After speaking up about the upheaval at Glastonbury, Olivia Rodrig...
Talib Kweli Sues Jezebel Over 2020 Story on Alleged Harassment
Talib Kweli has filed a lawsuit against the website Jezebel, alleging that the website “caused negligent infliction of emotional distress” to the rapper by publishing a 2020 article called “Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off.” Kweli filed the lawsuit, obtained by Pitchfork, in a New York court earlier this month. In addition to Jezebel, the website’s parent company (G/O Media) and the article’s author (Ashley Reese) are named as defendants in the lawsuit. In her article, Reese wrote about how Kweli was “permanently suspended” from Twitter after “repeated violations” of the site’s rules. The article also described the rapper’s online interactions with a then-24-year-old student and activist named Maya Moody. In the lawsuit, which Kweli fil...
Kodak Black Speaks on Collaborating With Kendrick Lamar on ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
Kodak Black opened up about collaborating with Kendrick Lamar for the latter’s newest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, touching on their professional relationship and creativity. Speaking on Spotify’s RapCaviar, the artist — who appeared on the tracks “Worldwide Steppers,” “Rich (Interlude),” “Silent Hill” and “Mirror” — explained that the two of them have very unique similarities, allowing them to work together on a different level. “Me and Kendrick got a lot of little things in common that people won’t probably understand. Both of us, we Geminis. Both of us, you know, we Hebrew Israelite,” Black shared. “Me and him, we could talk and he understand me beyond than what the internet theories. It’s like he got a different perception of me and he ain’t cap. Like, he say we going ...
Fetty Wap Arrested For Threatening To Fatally Fade A Snitch On FaceTime, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Looks like Fetty Wap has once again run afoul of the law and got himself pinched for using FaceTime to threaten someone this past Monday (August 8). According to The New York Post, the “Trap Queen” rapper was arrested in New Jersey for allegedly threatening to kill someone during a FaceTime call this past December 21, 2021. Apparently Fetty dialed up “John Doe” to call him a rat while brandishing the handgun and threatened to murk him saying “Imma kill you and everybody you with.” Related Stories That in itself was a violation of state law and also Fetty’s conditions of release so he ended up back in the clink. Unfortunately for Fetty, Magistrate Judge Steven Locke revoked the rapper’s bond pending tr...
Man Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery Gets Federal Life Prison Sentence, Too
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty Travis McMichael, one of three men responsible for the death of Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced to life in prison on federal hate charges in a Georgia courtroom as Arbery’s family was present. On Monday (August 8th), U.S. District Judge Lisa G. Wood sentenced McMichael to life in prison plus ten years without the possibility of parole for his act of fatally shooting Arbery in February 2020. “You received a fair trial,” Judge Wood said to Travis McMichael as he was being sentenced. “It was the kind of trial Ahmaud Arbery did not receive.” His father, Greg McMichael, would also receive that same sentence later on in the day. William “Roddie” Bryan, their neighbor would receive a prison sentence of 35 years. Related Stories The men were sente...
Twitter Explodes Over FBI Raid On Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Herald / Getty The web went into a frenzy as it was revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at the resort of former President Donald Trump in Florida, which he confirmed through a statement. On Monday evening (August 8th), the former POTUS issued a statement confirming that FBI agents had arrived at his Mar-a-Lago Resort to execute a search warrant. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” his statement read, which included the claim: “They even broke into my safe!” According to reports, the agents began their search earlier in the day focusing on the section of the resort complex where his personal quarters and offices a...
Bad Bunny & adidas Team To Send Fans To Puerto Rico In “Flight To Remember” Contest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Bad Bunny is the hottest reggaeton artist in the game today and with the help of adidas, he’s about to make someone’s summer as hot as his career with a trip to his homeland of Puerto Rico. Source: adidas / adidas According to adidas, anyone looking to get away from it all for a minute will have the chance to register for a free trip to Puerto Rico on the adidas Confirmed app and fly the friendly skies in an exclusive plane that’s draped in baby blue just for this occasion. So long as they win, of course. Spending a night in Puerto Rico and briefly encapsulating the ultimate summer, travelers will then ride on a custom wrapped baby blue airplane from Puerto Rico to New York. The plane will have all things baby blue and give each invitee th...
