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Lil Baby And Gunna's ‘Drip Too Hard’ Is Now Certified Diamond
Public Enemy’s Chuck D Sells Major Stake In His Songwriting Catalog
Lil Baby and Gunna’s 2018 ’s 2018 collaborative sin- gle “Drip Too Hard” has offi- cially been certified diamond by the Recording Industry As- sociation of America (RIAA).
The news coincides with the fourth anniversary of the track’s release. The lead single off Baby and Gunna’s 2018 joint project Drip Harder, “Drip Too Hard” peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 100 en route to earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Song/Sung Performance.
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Public Enemy‘s Chuck D
has sold off a large portion of his decorated catalog for an undisclosed fee.
First reported by Rolling Stone on Tuesday (September 13), the deal was agreed to with Reach Music and in- cludes Chuck D’s full song- writing share of royalties and half of his “copyright interest” as the publisher. With the deal, he’ll still keep half of the interest in his publishing roy- alties.
“Doing this deal was the right timing for a forward and logical evolution of [their] business together in an ever- changing industry,” he told RS. “Reach has always been ahead of the curve on estab- lishing respect for the Hip Hop genre songwriting and pub- lishing-wise, and they will con- tinue taking care of my works.”
The deal spans more than
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300 tracks bearing Chuck D and Public Enemy’s name- sake from 1987 through 2012, including acclaimed PE al- bums It Takes a Nation of Mil- lions to Hold Us Back and Fear of a Black Planet. The 62-year-old rapper has been in business with Reach Music for over two decades.
Halle Bailey Said Filming ‘The Little Mermaid’ Changed Her Life
The trailer for The Little Mermaid has debuted and as expected, Halle Bailey blew us away. In the sneak peek, we see Ariel swim through the sea until she reaches the sun and her eyes light up. She then showcases her sweet vo- cals as she sings “Part Of Your World.”
The Little Mermaid will be released on May 26, 2023.
While filming the remake of the Disney film, Halle Bailey said she and Ariel had some parallels.
“I’d definitely say coming into this film I was a lot more, I think, just young-minded and a bit more not sure of myself so much,” the grown-
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ish star told People. “The whole experience of filming,
in more ways than one, mir- rored Ariel’s journey of find- ing herself and her voice.”
“I remember at the end of filming, wrap day, I was just sobbing because I truly felt like I had come out of this co- coon with Ariel,” she contin- ued. “This story has done so much for me and the filming process has really kind of changed my life. I’d definitely say it mirrored what Ariel goes through in the film.”
The 22- year-old singer/ac- tress said she felt the pressure while taking on such a beloved role. When she took on the gig, she had to tap into her inner child and channel what she felt while on set.
Megan Thee Stallion Chats With Hillary Clinton About The Cultural Impact Of 'W.A.P'
It looks like Hillary Clin- ton is a fan of Megan Thee Stallion. The former first lady recently sat down with the Houston femcee on the second episode of her Ap- pleTV+ series “Gutsy” to talk about the cultural impact of her and Cardi B’s 2020 hit “W.A.P.”
On the latest “Gutsy” episode, Clinton and her daughter Chelsea spoke with Meg about her meteoric rise to fame following the re- lease of the raunchy track. While some fans absolutely adored the pussy powered anthem, “W.A.P” received an
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outpour of backlash from naysayers who weren’t too thrilled about the song’s sex-
ually suggestive lyrics.
While painting poolside
with the Clintons, Meg went into detail about the in- spiration behind the hit smash.
“I’ve always wanted to do a song with Cardi,” the rapper said. “As soon as she sent it to me, I think I sent it back to her the next day. Men, they seem so confident in what they’re saying and they don’t have no problem in talking about their sexuality and how they’re going to have sex with you, so I was like, ‘Well, I can do that, it’s going to sound fire coming from a woman!’”.
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