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    8 Crush Songs for Valentine’s Day

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    Hear tracks by Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys and of course, the Jets.Frank Ocean.Angela Weiss/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesDear listeners,Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, but for today’s playlist I wanted to give you something more specific than a collection of love songs. (For one thing, that mix would be approximately three billion tracks long.) Here, instead, is a playlist of crush songs.How exactly to define a crush? I’m glad you asked, because earlier this week The Times published an entertaining history of the word’s etymological evolution. For all the experts consulted in the piece, I most appreciated the definition offered by one reporter’s 7-year-old daughter: A crush “means you are in love with someone but the other person doesn’t know.” She added, “If you walk past them, all your blood goes up to your head, and it feels so startling.”Naturally, this state of being has provided inspiration for all sorts of notable songwriters, like Bruce Springsteen, Frank Ocean and Alicia Keys. As you’ll hear on this playlist, though, crush songs run the emotional gamut from painfully heart-wrenching to light and flirty, sometimes even with a bit of self-deprecating humor thrown in.Valentine’s Day is too often considered a holiday only for those already lucky and content in love. But if you’ve got your eye on someone special and haven’t let them know yet, or if you’re just trying to ride things out until you catch the ick and are finally liberated, let this playlist be your soundtrack. Consider it a candy heart from me to you. Crank it up and get ready to pine.Got a beach house I could sell you in Idaho,LindsayListen along while you read.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. More

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      Mahogany L. Browne’s Love Letter to Hip-Hop

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      It was a clear black night, a clear white moon. Warren G, “Regulate” (1994)Originally appearing on the soundtrack of the Tupac Shakur film “Above the Rim,” this song is built around a sample of Michael McDonald’s “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near).” I’m looking like a star when you see me make a wish. […] More

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      Trina Approves Idea of Going Against Lil' Kim on 'Verzuz'

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      The ‘Love and Hip Hop: Miami’ star also shares that should the two face each other in the battle, it will not be tense as she says, ‘I won’t even feel like a competition because it’s a family thing.’

      Mar 25, 2021

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      Trina is more than ready to face Lil’ Kim on “Verzuz”. During her appearance on 103.5 “The Beat”, the Miami star revealed that she’d be down to go hit-to-hit in a popular song battle show against her former rival.

      In the interview, Trina discussed a female emcee that she thought would be the best to go against her on the show. When the host name-dropped the Queen Bee, the “Love & Hip Hop: Miami” star was quick to express agreement.

      “Kim is that b***h. Let’s be very clear,” so she said of the Brooklyn star. “When I came into the industry, this is who I looked at, looked up to. This is the lyrics that I recited, this is what made me know that it’s okay to talk that lethal s**t.”

      Further gushing over the “Lady Marmalade” spitter, Trina continued, “Therefore, I would feel like that’s equivalent because Kim is legendary, and she got mad records.”

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      Trina also added that should the two face each other in the battle, it won’t be tense. “I won’t even feel like a competition because it’s a family thing,” she explained. “I’m probably gonna be so much more engaged in her records than anything cuz it’ll go back to when I first heard her, so I’ll be in my vibe, like fanned out…That’s just what I would say. That’s just my little opinion, but nobody reached out.”

      Trina and Kim have been friends for a long time, but they infamously used to beef for an unknown reason. The pair reconciled after the deaths of Trina’s mother and Kim’s father. “On this very day I found out my Daddy passed away. I was so distraught and had to put on a brave face, and keep working because I had a show that same night,” Kim posted a picture of her together with Trina back in 2019.

      “When @trinarockstarr came into my dressing room we instantly bonded. She comforted me, and it was exactly what I needed in that moment. It’s as if her Mom and my Dad brought us together and healed our friendship. We both have angels watching over us,” she went on saying.

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      Lil 'Kim Wants Teyana Taylor for Her Biopic

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      The ‘Magic Stick’ femcee would love to have the ‘K.T.S.E.’ star play her as she hints at developing a movie about her life and career in the entertainment industry.

      Jan 23, 2021
      AceShowbiz – Lil’ Kim has casted her vote as to who should play her in a biopic – Teyana Taylor.
      The “Magic Stick” star has been hinting that a film about her life and career is in the works, and told Essence magazine that she’s already has her eye on a potential person to star as her.
      “It can only be a girl that’s from the hood that I’m from (to portray me),” she said. “There’s nobody else in the industry at all but Teyana.”
      But if “Coming to America 2” star Teyana isn’t available for the gig, Kim might look closer to home and cast an unknown from her hometown of Brooklyn in the biopic.
      “I love Teyana, but she’s from Harlem. Before Teyana, I would love to get some little girls from Brooklyn a chance so I can connect. Really connect,” she mused.

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      Kim was previously portrayed on screen by Naturi Naughton in 2009’s “Notorious”, but was never a fan of the film – which told the story of her ex, murdered rapper Notorious B.I.G.
      “I hate that movie. To me, it was like a spoof. It was something that I would have never approved. I didn’t like who played me. No. No, no, no, no,” she said at the time.
      The rapper also dissed Naughton in a previous interview, “I would have never picked Naturi. She doesn’t have a Lil’ Kim aura at all! She looks nothing like I looked back then. We have NO similarities. Watching her on-screen was so ‘dreadful’ as Simon Cowell would say. She is tasteless and talentless.”
      Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, hit back at Lil’ Kim, “She felt the character we chose for her was too dark… Do you know why the character was too dark for her? Because she’s a white woman trapped in a black woman’s body, and you can tell the world I said it, because those are Lil’ Kim’s words. She should be ashamed of herself.”
      Meanwhile, Naughton said, “I did my absolute best. I decided, if I’m going to do Lil’ Kim, I’m going to murder it. I’m not going to halfway this character.”
      She went on, “I learned everything. I embraced the tone, the style, the swag, Brooklyn; I made sure the best way that I could. I wanted to honor her because she was so dope and I grew up loving the Notorious B.I.G. and Junior Mafia. It was legendary. So I just wanted to do it justice.”

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      Snoop Dogg Convinces Lil' Kim Lovers & Friends Festival Is Not a Scam

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      Though she initially distanced herself from the inaugural festival, the ‘Lighters Up’ rapper confirms her participation following a direct intervention by the ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ hitmaker.
      Feb 21, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Lil’ Kim has credited hip-hop heavyweight Snoop Dogg for saving the day after initially denying plans to perform at California’s inaugural Lovers & Friends festival.
      Fans were left fearing another Fyre Festival disaster this week (begins February 17) after Kim, along with fellow rappers Ma$e and Twista, distanced themselves from the new gig following the release of the star-studded line-up, headlined by Lauryn Hill, Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon and TLC.
      According to promoters at events company Goldenvoice – the same firm behind Coachella, Jhene Aiko, Megan Thee Stallion, Summer Walker, Nelly, T-Pain, Sean Paul, Ja Rule, Brandy, Monica, Eve, Ginuwine, Cam’ron and SWV are also billed to take the stage during the one-day bash in Los Angeles on 9 May.
      However, Kim quickly dismissed the claims, sharing the poster on her Instagram Stories timeline and declaring, “This is so fake! I am not a part of this.”

      Fellow rapper Ma$e also used social media to request promoters “pls (please) take my name off of this flyer,” while Twista claimed he wasn’t confirmed because he had yet to receive his advance. “Ain’t no deposit hit my account for this show (sic),” he wrote online.
      “Slow Jamz” hitmaker Twista soon told fans he would now be playing the gig, updating them by posting, “Locked and loaded playin all the hits ya diggg (sic).”
      Now Kim has also cleared up any issues with Goldenvoice officials after an intervention by Snoop, who was revealed to be one of the concert’s promoters and reached out to the “Lighters Up” star himself.
      “Lil’ Kim, get at me on the DM (direct message) so we can get at you about this money (sic),” Snoop wrote.

      It appears he managed to smooth over relations between Kim and event bosses, as she will be in attendance after all.
      “THE CHECK HAS CLEARED,” she declared on Instagram on Thursday (February 20), as she shared the festival poster with followers.
      “Thank uncle @snoopdogg guys cause if it wasn’t for him this would not be happening but y’all know how much I love Cali and Uncle Snoop. See ya’ll May 9th, 2020 @loversandfriendsfest (sic).”

      It’s not yet clear if Ma$e, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ former protege, will also be among the acts performing at the festival following his initial statement.

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