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Blacc Zacc and Renni Rucci have shared a music video for a collaborative single following news of the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star’s pregnancy.
The track, “Nola,” also features Big Lex and was originally released in 2023 on Zacc’s 48 Hours project. The video premiered on Wednesday (April 17).
In the clip, the Columbia, SC native spits alongside scantily clad women eager to show off their assets.
Check out the visual below.
The video arrived on the same day that the duo announced that they’re expecting a child.
Rucci took to Instagram to share the news via a video that showed Polaroid photos of her pregnant, alongside a white cake.
Renni captioned the post: “Junior,
“Hi, it’s your mom and I can’t wait till the day we finally meet. To finally see the love that I’ve been feeling manifested into something as tangible as YOU! You are a product of a beautiful bond and you are so loved already. These past few months have been so hard trying to keep you to ourselves.
“Now, not only are we waiting for you everyone else is too. (I know you were tired of me sucking in lol) You have a big family ready to spoil you rotten. We can’t wait to see your little face!!!
“Love,
Your Mom”
Fans may remember that Rucci used to be engaged to Foogiano, and she stayed with him while he began serving a five-year prison sentence for a parole violation.
The Georgia rapper was so appreciative of his partner’s commitment that he took to Instagram to share a photo of his fiancée alongside a caption that acknowledged just how much she was holding him down.
“Everyone left but you , you don’t get the praise you deserve !” he wrote. “Not even from me . I love you more than I know how to explain . There are no others ,its just me and you and I’m fine with that. They talk but they don’t know. My Queen ! My Fiancee! Thank you for the patience and the love . I’m with you 4 Life & After @rennirucci_.”
Renni Rucci added in the comments, “I love you soooo much and I miss tf out you! these comments are hilarious.”
Though details of their breakup never emerged, the fellow Columbia, SC rapper confirmed the news when she Tweeted: “You can’t cheat when you single [winking face emoji].”
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During a recent appearance on The Leona Graham Podcast, Embrace frontman Danny McNamara looked back on the unusual story behind the band's 2004 single "Gravity," a song that was ultimately handed over to them by Coldplay singer Chris Martin.
"The Gravity story, it all starts on Angelina Jolie's spaceship," McNamara explained. The memorable moment happened around two decades ago in the parking area of a major film studio just outside London. Coldplay had been visiting the set of the sci fi adventure film The Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow when the two musicians found themselves sitting atop a giant replica spacecraft. "Me and Chris from Coldplay, we were sat on this huge mock-up of a spaceship... about the size of about five double-decker buses. It was like gold and green and red, and we were sat on it in the car park in the midday sun playing each other songs on an acoustic guitar."
After McNamara played Martin a new Embrace song called "Ashes," the Coldplay frontman returned the favour by sharing a track that had not yet been released. "He played me 'Gravity.' And I just thought, 'Wow, that's like an amazing song.' It's up there with like 'Fix You' or 'The Scientist.' For me, it's like one of the best ballads they've ever written."
Some time later, McNamara received a surprise phone call from Martin late one evening. Gwyneth Paltrow, who was married to the singer at the time, could be heard encouraging him in the background. "Gwyneth was in the background saying, 'Go on, ask him. Ask him.' So anyway, he says, 'You know Gravity?' And I said, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Do you want it?'"
At first, McNamara was reluctant to accept the offer because he worried the attention surrounding Martin's involvement might take focus away from Embrace's comeback album, Out of Nothing. "My thought was like, 'I don't want this to be overshadowed by Chris offering us this song,' so initially I was sort of thinking no. But then I thought, 'Hang on a minute. He's the biggest rock star in the world. What are you doing?'" Curious about why Martin was willing to part with the song, he asked him directly and was told, "Well, I think it sounds too much like Embrace for us to use."
The experience only strengthened the admiration McNamara has held for Martin over the years. Rejecting the common perception that the Coldplay star is predictable or ordinary, he described him as one of the most captivating people he has ever encountered. "That guy is one of the most interesting, charismatic and fun to be around people I've ever met, if not the most," McNamara stated. "I've met a lot of people in my life, a lot of people even more famous than him, and he is far and away the most interesting person. Whenever he's there, I just stand back and just like let him shine. I love him to bits."
