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Juvenile Says “Fuck American Airlines” After Kicked Out Of First Class

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Juvenile fired shots at American Airlines following a recent incident where the New Orleans rapper and his wife were kicked out of first class on

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Westside Gunn To Release Surprise Project He Recorded In One Day

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Westside Gunn is in album mode. As fans await the release of his anticipated “Flygod Is An Awesome God 3” album, the Buffalo rapper has

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Nicki Minaj Announces Deluxe Version Of “Pink Friday 2”

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Nicki Minaj revealed on social media that she will be following up her fifth studio album “Pink Friday 2” with a deluxe LP. Originally released

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Lil Yachty And Veeze Are Unapologetic On “Sorry Not Sorry”

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The Lil Yachty content-flood continues. After the Georgia rapper dropped off “Let’s Get On Dey Ass” in mid-July, Boat followed it up with “Hate Me”

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Lady Gaga And Bruno Mars Drop Unexpected “Die With A Smile” Collaboration

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars have joined forces for a surprise musical collaboration, releasing a single titled “Die With A Smile.” The multi-Grammy winners have

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Travis Scott To Re-Release “Days Before Rodeo” Mixtape

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Travis Scott‘s mixtape “Days Before Rodeo” is getting re-released later this month with previously unreleased bonus tracks for the project’s 10th anniversary. The 12-song set

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OMB Peezy Shares New Visual For “Hallways To Highways”

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OMB Peezy joins forces with multi-platinum producer Will A Fool (Future, Rod Wave) for a brand-new single entitled “Hallways To Highways” via Overkill Entertainment/300 Entertainment.

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Mary J. Blige Drops Music Video For Feel-Good Single “Breathing” Featuring Fabolous

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Mary J. Blige releases a brand new single “Breathing” featuring Fabolous. The Grammy-winning singer also dropped a music video for the feel-good song. On “Breathing”,

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Hitkidd’s “If I Was President” Video Reimagines Life In The Oval Office

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Hitkidd is on a winning streak in the music industry, having recently produced the lead single “Highjack” on A$AP Rocky’s latest album, and co-produced the

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Gunna Drops Off Cinematic Music Video “today i did good”

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Continuing a prolific run, Atlanta rapper Gunna has revealed the music video for his new single entitled “today I did good.” Once again, he re-teamed

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Drake Drops Songs From “100 GIGS” On Streaming Services

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Drake‘s new songs have hit streaming services just days after he premiered them in a trove of content from his 100 gigabytes archives. The Canadian

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Jay-Z Files Legal Notice To Own Rights Of “Reasonable Doubt” By 2031

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Jay-Z is making it official. The Hip-Hop mogul isn’t letting the rights to his debut album, “Reasonable Doubt,” fall from his hands because Dame Dash

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Quavo And Lenny Kravitz Rock Out In “Fly” Music Video

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Quavo and Lenny Kravitz rock out together in the “Fly” music video after teasing their ultimate link up for over a week. After collaborating with

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Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi” Music Video Sees Her Transform Into A Gigantic Snake

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Megan Thee Stallion has frequently proven that she’s a lover of Japanese culture. The Texas raptress’ new song “Mamushi” featuring Yuki Chiba has been dominating

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Kanye West And Ty Dolla $ign Premiere “Can U Be” With Travis Scott

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Kanye West and his collaborator Ty Dolla $ign have released the latest drop entitled “Can U Be” from their “Vultures 2” digital deluxe edition. Clocking

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Benny The Butcher Releases New Project “Summertime Butch”

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It’s been six months since Grammy-Nominated and Emmy-Award-winning artist Benny The Butcher, a proud member of Buffalo’s acclaimed Griselda collective, delivered his Def Jam Recordings

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John Legend Announces New Album “My Favorite Dream”

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12-time Grammy Award-winner John Legend announced that he will release “My Favorite Dream,” an album of sing-alongs and lullabies for children and families on August

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Tech N9ne Unveils New Single “The Punishment (Lockdown)”

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Opening up like never before, chart-topping rapper Tech N9ne shares a revelatory new single entitled “The Punishment (Lockdown)” via Strange Music. A thick bass-y bounce

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Smif-N-Wessun Announce “Still Shinin’ Tour”

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Just ahead of the 30th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album, “Dah Shinin’”, Smif-N-Wessun announce the launch of “Still Shinin’,” a tour that takes

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The Game’s Sexual Assault Accuser Wants The Rapper To Sell His Mansion

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Years after suing rapper The Game for an alleged sexual assault on the set of VH1’s “She Got Game”, Priscilla Rainey is seeking to seize

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Gunna Releases “One Of Wun” Visual

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Gunna unveiled the official music video for his title track “One Of Wun,” directed by Spike Jordan and filmed at the Overtime Elite Arena in

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Ralo Shares New Music Video “Baby You Fine”

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Maintaining a consistent run this summer of back-to-back releases, Atlanta rapper Ralo drops a brand-new song and music video entitled “Baby You Fine” via 300

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Killer Mike To Release New Project “Songs For Sinners & Saints”

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Killer Mike is bringing his “Michael” era to an end with the upcoming release of “Songs For Sinners & Saints.” Today (August 2), the Atlanta

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2Pac’s Family Investigating Diddy’s Alleged Involvement In His Murder

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2Pac’s family is reportedly deeply troubled by claims that Sean “Diddy” Combs may have been involved in the legendary rapper’s death and is committed to

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Lil Pump Claims Kamala Harris Is Not Black

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Lil Pump has taken issue with Vice President Kamala Harris identifying as Black. The longtime supporter of Donald Trump took to Twitter to share his

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Alicia Keys Scores First Diamond Certification For “Empire State Of Mind”

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Alicia Keys and Jay-Z’s hit single “Empire State Of Mind” has been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Empire State Of

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Larry June Announces New Album “Doing It For Me”

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Larry June will release his new album entitled “Doing It For Me” on August 9. The album will be June’s eleventh solo studio release, arriving

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Chino XL Reportedly Dead At 50

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Chino XL, real name Derek Emmanuel Barbosa, has reportedly passed away at age 50. No official cause of death has yet been shared. Several figures

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Wiz Khalifa Drops 13-Song Mixtape “Wiz Owens”

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Wiz Khalifa returns with a full length project entitled “Wiz Owens” and a music video for the title track, “Jet Lag.” The project features a

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Big Sean Leaves Roc Nation After A Decade

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After spending 10 years with Roc Nation, Big Sean has inked a new management deal ahead of the release of his anticipated sixth album. Big