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Verzuz: Erykah Badu vs. Jill Scott

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The word is in: this past weekend Erykah Badu and Jill Scott gave us the best Verzuz Instagram Live battle so far. The two goddesses took fans on a 3-hour ride through their catalogs while trading stories and complementing each-other. And they did it all with virtually zero technical issues! Check out the playlist of every song the pair played.

The hip-hop community is mourning the sudden death of Andre Harrell, who passed away at the age of 59. As the founder of influential label Uptown Records he is credited for bridging the worlds of hip-hop and R&B and giving Sean Combs his first career break. We also remember legendary soul and R&B singer Betty Wright who passed away this weekend from cancer at the age of 66.

Before you digest the rest of issue 26 we highly recommend watching Kehalni’s latest music video, an interview with SoundCloud CEO Kerry Trainor, and if you’re looking for a new playlist, peep this one curated by Beyonce herself.

NEWS

Erykah Badu vs. Jill Scott (Verzuz Battle)

With all due respect to their predecessors, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott easily had the best VERZUZ event so far (and, in all likelihood, ever). The two goddesses did not “battle” at all; rather, they went through their respective and thick catalogs for roughly three hours, while trading stories and complimenting each other along the way.

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Spotify officially launches a shared-queue feature called Group Session

Spotify is introducing a new feature, Group Session, that will allow two or more of its Premium users in the same space to share control over the music being played.

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How Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine kickstarted a digital revolution

Talking beginnings, business and billion-dollar Beats, Dr Dre and Jimmy Iovine reveal how their partnership kickstarted a digital revolution.

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Other must-reads:

5 Years of RapCaviar: Spotify’s Carl Chery Breaks Down the Power of the Playlist

How Hip-Hop Royalty Found a New Home on Instagram Live

Deante Hitchcock: Living a Better Life

Deeply Rooted: An Interview with Mozzy

ALBUMS

Kehlani - It Was Good Until It Wasn’t

More than three years after the release of her debut album, SweetSexySavage, Kehlani is back with her sophomore effort, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t. The 15-track project arrives after it was initially delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Little Simz - Drop 6

After releasing one of the better albums last year in GREY Area, Little Simz is back with her first project of 2020–a five-song EP, written and recorded during the lockdown.

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Bishop Nehru - Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts

The New York-bred rapper is back with his latest full-length release, Nehruvia: My Disregarded Thoughts. “This project is yet another stamp of the beginning of a new evolution,” Bishop says.

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SINGLES

Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj - Say So (Original Version)

In addition to lacking the controversial outro (many thought was aimed at Wendy Williams or Beyoncé), the original version features a different verse from Minaj.

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Joell Ortiz & KXNG Crooked ft. MRK SX - H.A.R.D.

Joell Ortiz and KXNG Crooked have reunited and released “H.A.R.D.” from their new collaborative project of the same name.

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Plays & Neem ft. Conway the Machine - Take Off

Ahead of the June 19th release of their Tones project, the trio of Plays, Neem and AraabMUZIK enlist Griselda’s own Conway the Machine for their new song.

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VIDEOS

D Smoke & SiR - Lights On

“Lights On” features D Smoke’s blood brother SiR (who’s signed to TDE, home to Kendrick Lamar) on the track and Issa Rae in a starring role as a gun-wielding stripper. Danny Trejo and fellow L.A. rapper G Perico also appear in smaller roles.

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TOBi - 24 (Toronto Remix)

Fresh off of releasing his deluxe album STILL+, TOBi pulled another surprise from the vault. He released the visuals to the “24'“ remix featuring Haviah Mighty, Jazz Cartier, Ejji Smith and host of Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution – Shad.

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JoJo ft. Tory Lanez & 30 Roc - Comeback

29-year-old recording artist JoJo has enlisted Tory Lanez and 30 Roc for her steamy new video, “Comeback.” ter recAfently making headlines for lightheartedly…

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BONUS

Lupe Fiasco Takes Fan’s Beat on Twitter & Turns it Into A Freestyle

Lupe Fiasco is a genius rapper and like all greats, he’s a little crazy and random too. Here’s another instance of that. A musician named Kaelin Ellis uploaded…

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