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Mariah The Scientist and Kali Uchis Link Up on “Is It a Crime”
Mariah The Scientist has tapped Kali Uchis for her latest single, “Is It a Crime.”
Produced by Mat1k and Oliver Easton, “Is It a Crime” is Mariah and Kali pushing back against how people view love from the outside looking in. Mariah opens the record reflecting on how outsiders never really get it, no matter how much they watch or try to paint their own version of the story. For her, it doesn’t matter if the world refuses to call it love — it’s still love to her.
When Kali enters, she doubles down on that idea, declaring that if loving her is supposed to be a crime, then her partner might as well be a prisoner for life — because breaking up isn’t on the table.
At its core, the record is about owning love on your own terms. Messy, complicated, or misunderstood, Mariah and Kali remind us that love doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else as long as it makes sense to the people in it.
“Is It a Crime” follows Mariah’s breakout single “Burning Blue,” which was just certified gold by the RIAA after selling over 500,000 units in the U.S. Both tracks will live on her upcoming fourth studio album, Hearts Sold Separately, dropping August 22 via Buckles Laboratories and Epic Records.
Meanwhile, Uchis is gearing up to hit the road on her Sincerely Tour, set to kick off August 14 with Thee Sacred Souls as special guests.
As previously reported by miixtapechiick.com, Queen Naija announced her engagement to Clarence White earlier this week. Today she made it official through music, releasing “Ring” via Motown Records.
“I had a while to really bask in my moment and now I’m ready to share it with the ones who have truly been here since the beginning to see it all unfold,” Queen said. “I’m so happy to be able to use music to express myself about my real life.”
“Ring” marks her first release since her EP 30. and arrives with early traction already built — the record generated over 1.3 million views and 200,000 likes across her native posts before release, and has sparked over 135 TikTok creations surpassing 2 million views.
After revealing the cover art earlier this week, JT returns with her new single “Numb.” Produced by Danes Blood, Ben10K, Chicken, and BAMBII, a limited signed 7-inch vinyl of the single is available for pre-order now exclusively at thegirljtworld.com.
“I ain’t never been a fake b*tch ever / I can never hang with a lame b*tch never,” she raps on the track.
The release comes off her surprise appearance at Coachella last weekend. JT appeared during Little Simz‘s set to debut their collaboration “Game On,” served as DJ and creative director for a Numb-inspired activation at the Do LaB stage, and hosted an afterparty at the Red Bull Mirage.
“Numb” follows “Girls Gone Wild,” released in November 2025, and her 2024 mixtape City Cinderella, which debuted in the Top 5 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Chicago rapper Glizzy Glow and Atlanta rapper BunnaB have joined forces to release Glow’s latest single, “The Breakup Song,” accompanied by a music video directed by Blue Visionz.
Produced by Thankutimmy and Ki Cooked It, the track finds both artists taking aim at their exes. “Why would I be with you? …He put his chain around my neck, and they wonder why I’m cold / Every time we post a picture, all the b*****s yelling goals,” Glizzy Glow raps on her verse.
“The Breakup Song” follows “CUTWATER,” the 2025 single that put the Englewood, Chicago rapper on the national radar, accumulating 15 million views across platforms and 2.4 million on YouTube.
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