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Kid Cudi To Release Two Albums This Year

Kid Cudi has been more active on social media in recent months than usual. The Cleveland native took to Twitter and Instagram to share the name of his new album, which is expected to drop this summer. Today, Cudi took things even further by announcing he will be releasing another full-length album later this year: So my plan is to release 2 albums this year. One for the summer and another for the fall. I finished this new one already. Fine tuning now — The Chosen […]

June 1, 2016 17

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Gucci Mane Goes From Prison Straight Into the Studio

Gucci Mane was finally released from prison, and according to several video clips he's already back in the studio. His girlfriend Keyshia Ka'oir has confirmed that he reunited with Mike WiLL Made-it via Snapchat. Messages on an affiliated Twitter account reads, "Guwop is in our studio 1 hour after his release" and "Gucci recording his new mixtape tonight & releasing it tomorrow... Named 'Gucci Free.'" Stay tuned for more news. https://twitter.com/gucci1017/status/736047873725501440

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Justin Bieber x Skrillex Being Sued For “Sorry”

Undeniably one of the biggest songs last year, Justin Bieber’s Skrillex-produced “Sorry” was a smash hit. It went on to claim multi-platinum status in 13 different countries, with lasting worldwide success. But the celebration might end soon, as Bieber has been sued by Casey Dienel, aka White Hinterland. Hinterland claims that “Sorry” is sampled from her song “Ring The Bell,” which features a similar melody in addition to “unique characteristics of the female vocal riff.” She reportedly contacted Bieber’s camp […]

May 27, 2016 10

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Gucci Mane Is Free! Fresh Outta Jail

Gucci Mane has reportedly been freed from prison four months early. Guwop’s lawyer, Drew Findling, told TMZ that the rapper was released from prison earlier today. The constantly embroiled rapper reportedly has already purchased a home outside the city and video has already surfaced of his girlfriend Keisha Kaoir gifting the 1017 don a new Maybach. Gucci will serve several months of house arrest followed by probation, but that shouldn’t stop him from getting back into the studio and the rap game ASAP. https://twitter.com/XXL/status/735917438576033792 Gucci’s release […]

May 26, 2016 16

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Desiigner Releases Second Single, “Moon People”

Thanks at least in part to Kanye West’s interpolation of the track on The Life of Pablo, Desiigner's “Panda” recently topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became the top rap track in America — nearly four months to the day after it was officially released as a single. Now the Brooklyn-bred G.O.O.D. Music signee is back with his second commercial single — and, yes, it sounds like Future. Dubbed “Moon People,” the track echoes the Atlanta favorite perhaps even more […]

May 10, 2016 31

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Beenie Man: Dancehall is in the mainstream now, Defends Drake Sample

Dancehall artiste Beenie Man has sought to put a lid on the negative comments making the rounds on social media regarding his inclusion on Drake's latest album, VIEWS. Many fans were left upset when it was announced that Beenie Man had replaced fellow dancehall entertainer Popcaan on Drake's single, Controlla. Many were angry at Beenie Man for supposedly 'stealing Popcaan's thunder'. But in a recent interview with Billboard Magazine, the self-proclaimed King of the Dancehall revealed that it was Drake's […]

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Drake Sets New Record With 20 Songs Simultaneously on Hot 100

In more news of the phenomenal success of Drake’s newly-released VIEWS – which has already gone platinum and is setting records left and right – the Toronto rapper has set yet another astounding record by having 20 of his songs included concurrently on Billboard‘s Hot 100 list. This achievement comes alongside ”One Dance” becoming Drizzy’s first ever solo single to become No. 1 on the chart, and surpasses the previous record of Justin Bieber’s 17 simultaneous Hot 100 hits last December. 18 of the 20 chart-topping […]

May 9, 2016 17

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Drake and 40 Talk the State of Toronto Hip-Hop and More with Nardwuar

After teasing it on his social media accounts for the past couple days, Nardwuar has finally released his recent interview with Drake and 40 in Toronto. The trio cover an extensive range of topics over the course of the hour-long conversation, most notably the state of Toronto hip-hop and their opinion on other artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Vybz Kartel and Three 6 Mafia. Drizzy also talks about the time he almost got arrested with Mavado in Jamaica. Check out […]

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Drake’s ‘VIEWS’ Debuts at No. 1 & Sets New Streaming Record

It’s finally official. After much speculation whether Drake's latest album VIEWS would in fact be able to maintain its explosive start, Billboard now reports that the project has earned 1.04 million equivalent album units in the week ending May 5 in the US alone. It also became the Canadian rapper’s sixth straight No.1 album after debuting at the top of the charts this week. Initially an Apple Music exclusive, VIEWS‘ tracks were streamed 245.1 million times during the tracking week, smashing the previous […]

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