During her Tuesday night appearance on the South Korean variety show The Sea of Hope, Blackpink member Rosé performed a cover of Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You” with Onew of the four-piece group Shinee and Lee Suhyun of the sibling duo AKMU.
Against the beautiful seaside backdrop in front of a live audience, the three singers stuck to the original track’s sparse piano rendition and let each of their powerful voices shine, while harmonizing with each other on the choruses. Later in the episode, Rosé joined Onew again for a cover of Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat’s duet “Lucky.”
Rosé has made several appearances on The Sea of Hope as of late, performing renditions of Paramore’s “The Only Exception” and John Mayer’s “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room,” which earned praise from Mayer himself.
The Blackpink singer released her debut solo album R this past March, featuring the hit singles “Gone” and “On the Ground.” R marks the second solo release by a Blackpink member, after Jennie released the appropriately titled Solo in November 2018. Blackpink released their debut record The Album last year and put on a blockbuster virtual livestream concert titled The Show to accompany the LP.
Ken Carson has finally released Cartunez, the deluxe edition of Xperiment, and the project finds him making several bold moves. One of the biggest moments comes on “9 bitches,” his collaboration with ApolloRed1, where Carson appears to directly target Nine Vicious. The tension began after Nine Vicious criticized the Opium label and mentioned its cofounder, Opm Babi. Carson seemingly answers those remarks through the new track, firing back at the polarizing former YSL rapper. He calls out Nine Vicious by name and delivers several harsh lines aimed in his direction. Carson also brings people close to Nine Vicious into the conflict, making it obvious that he is ready for the situation to escalate if Nine decides to respond.
Release Date: August 27, 2026
Genre: Hip-Hop
Album: Cartunez
And I got nine bitches
N***a talk down on the O, we gon' put nine stitches
ARP on me bold, I've been ridin' with it
Pussy bitch, know you a ho, Nine Vicious
