September 23, 2020
How Hip-Hop Songs Both Old and New Are Taking Over TikTok
[ad_1] More LifeIn two years time, TikTok has become the premier app for content creators. Now, hip-hop songs both old and new are taking over.Words: Kathy IandoliEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.A teenage girl stands in front of a cell phone camera, smiling and rubbing her hands together, Birdman-style. “He likes my diamonds and my pearls,” she mouths along with the lyrics filling the air, giving a wink as her mother walks out from behind her and finishes the line, “I said, ‘Thank you, I designed it.’” The verse is taken from Tierra Whack’s 2018 song “Hungry Hippo.” Only now, two...