R&B Singer LAYA just dropped her EP titled ‘Um, Hello?‘
Hailing from Staten Island, the Warner Records signee packed quite a punch as this collection gives 90’s essence infused with today’s pop culture and sound.
As explained in an interview with Melody Maker Magazine, ‘Um Hello’ is “a call to the universe” with the “intention of [grabbing] the world’s attention and [bringing] something fresh to the music scene,” both in sound and aesthetic.
LAYA opens with soft harp-like strums and a ringing phone in ‘Closed Case.’ Her opening message emphasizes that it’s finally Lay season! She has the rare flow to back it up.
In the third record, LAYA emphasizes that at this point in her life, she’s ’Too Up.’ Considering her caliber, she’s too focused for fruitless romance — especially not with any egotists.
“I try to look by The fact that you hide behind Some big ass front Pass the blunt and step aside They fake They late They hate the fact you Ain’t they date By the way you move so hard Time to vacate”
Even though she may not be crazy about swank speech, LAYA makes it crystal clear that she’s not too fond of sheepish behavior. For ‘Brag’ she teams up with Fivio Foreign for this slow bounce.
In the corresponding music video, LAYA and Fivio take it back to their high school days, with red and blue laser-colored grad photos, yearbook superlatives, and prom kodaks!
These next two songs scream love-struck. She sings all about how she’s been pining for a love that’s been giving her fever like never before in ‘Crazy Down.’ Did I mention that she sampled the well-known ‘I Wanna Be Down’ by Brandy?
She’s got it so bad that she’d do the most for this one — all in the name of the moon! ‘Sailor Moon’ is exactly what the title alludes to. For three minutes, the singer pays it forward to the popular anime girl with the Cancer sun and the Type O blood, Usagi Tsukino!
“Changing form, for you I’d slay a raging swarm of demons i aint ’fraid no more”
Check out the music video — I promise you’ll need all of the nostalgia!
After facing a barrage of diss tracks from the likes of Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and more, Drake returns with a response that appears to have leaked online.
Earlier this week, Rory and Mal of the New Rory and Mal podcast teased the diss on episode 258, with Rory dropping hints like, “Drop down & give me 50,” a line directly lifted from Drake’s response.
“Pip squeak pipe down, you ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wipe down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down, like your label boy you Interscope right now” “How the f*** you been big steppin with size 7 mens on”
“Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty, then we need a verse for the Swifties, Top say you drop, you better drop and give up fiftyyy”
Drake’s reply to J. Cole’s apology for dissing Kendrick Lamar: “And that f*cking song y’all got is not starting beef with us/This sh*t been brewing in a pot, now I’m heating up/I don’t care what Cole think, that Dot sh*t was weak as f*ck”
Drake’s clapback at Rick Ross:
“I might take ya latest girl and cuff her like Ricky, can’t believe he’s jumping in, this n**** turning 50, every song that made it on the chart he got from Drizzy, worry bout whatever going on with you and—”
Drake’s response to Metro Boomin:
“Metro shut your h*e ass and make some drums, n****”
Doja Cat has made her return, dropping seven new tracks on the deluxe album of her 2022 release, Scarlet.
The updated project features additional contributions from ASAP Rocky and TeezoTouchdown. Scarlet debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart , moving 72,000 units in its first week of release.
Stream below.
Scarlet 2 CLAUDE Tracklist:
1. ACKNOWLEDGE ME 2. DISRESPECTFUL 3. URRRGE !!!! (feat. ASAP Rocky) 4. OKCLOSER 5. MASC (feat. Teezo Toucheown) 6. Piss 7. HEADHIGH 1. Paint The Town Red 2. Demons 3. Wet Vagina 4. F*ck The Girls (FTG) 5. Ouchies 6. 97 7. Gun 8. Go Off 9. Agora Hills 10. Can’t Wait 11. Often 12. Love Life 13. Skull And Bones 14. Attention 15. Balut