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Migos’ ‘YRN The Album’ Is Dropping in June
2015 is shaping up to be a monster year for hip-hop. Along with new albums from Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, Migos announced that their highly-anticipated debut LP YRN The Album is dropping June 16 under the Quality Control Music/300 umbrella
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Fat Trel and Tracy T Ask ‘What We Doing’ in New Video
Fat Trel's Gleesh mixtape dropped a year ago but the 2015 XXL Freshman hopeful is still getting run from the project with the video for "What We Doing." Rapping with no shirt on surrounded by dancers and gaudy-sized bottles of Bel-Aire champagne, Fat Trel raps while a woman shakes her best asset next to him
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Listen to Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign, ‘Post Up’
Taylor Gang don Wiz Khalifa and his capo Ty Dolla $ign team up for the sexually explicit "Post Up." Ty opens things up with a verse about stealing someone's girl before harmonizing on the hook. Wiz then comes on and spits a verse about having relations with a woman in New York while smoking California
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Kanye West Did Not Have His Laptop Stolen in Paris
Rumors swirled earlier today that Kanye West's laptop was stolen after to G.O.O.D. Music artist Malik Yusef sent out a tweet claiming that an investigation was underway to find who has their hands on one of Ye's prized possessions:
We have the PRIVATE INVESTIGATION FIRMS ON TOP OF @kanyewest STOLEN LAPTOP...
MF Doom Will Re-Release KMD’s ‘Black Bastards’ Album
Before he donned the mask and became MF Doom, the rapper went by Zev Love X and was part of the Kausing Much Damage (KMD) crew. The group's second album, Black Bastards, was supposed to be released in 1993 (or 1994 depending where you read) but Elektra Records pulled the plug on the project due to the album's controversial art and the Five-Percenter lyrics found in the songs
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Snoop Dogg Will Be the Keynote Speaker at SXSW
South by South West (SXSW) is right around the corner and announcements regarding the week-long Austin, Texas music festival are rolling in. According to SXSW's site, Snoop will host a conversation that is free to all Music and Platinum registrants and showcase artists on Friday, March 20 at the Austin Convention Center...
A-Trak Says He Introduced Kanye West to Daft Punk
Kanye West's "Stronger" from his 2007 album Graduation is one of the biggest crossover hits of his career but it wasn't 'Ye who found the Daft Punk song to flip; it was his former tour DJ and current Fool's Gold head honcho A-Trak. The popular DJ and record label owner annotated some of Kanye's songs for Genius recently and told the story of how "Stronger" came to be.
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Mississippi State Quarterback Dak Prescott Attacked at Waka Flocka Flame Concert
While attending a Waka Flocka Flame concert in Panama City, Florida, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott and two of his teammates were assaulted in an alleged unprovoked attack. Being that this is 2015, much of the fight and its aftermath were caught on social media and captured in Instagram videos and tweets
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Stream RiFF RAFF’s ‘PURPLE iCON (Chopped Not Slopped By OG Ron C)’ Album
RiFF RAFF's Neon Icon album gets the chopped and screwed treatment from his former manager and H-Town legend OG Ron C. Released via Mad Decent, RiFF RAFF dropped the album via iTunes and is offering a merch bundle (which can be ordered here) that includes a custom clear purple cassette tape, blacklight poster and socks
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Former NBA Player Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith’s Daughter May Sign a Deal With Birdman
Despite being engaged in a battle with one of the world's biggest rappers, business doesn't stop for Birdman and Cash Money records. According to reports from TMZ, Birdman is close to signing 21-year-old singer Kayla Brianna Smith to join Birdman's Rich Gang imprint
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Tyler, The Creator Is Going On Tour
Tyler, The Creator and his Odd Future running mate, Taco, are going on an extensive tour this spring. With 42 dates booked on two different continents, Tyler and Taco will be playing festivals and clubs around the world. Check out the dates below:
04-06 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
04-11 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-18 Indio, CA - Coachella
04-20 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
04-21 Oxford, MS - The Lyr
A$AP Rocky Will Co-Headline Red Bull Music Academy Festival
A$AP Rocky will join legendary Parliament Funkadelic lead man George Clinton and FKA Twigs for May's Red Bull Music Academy Festival in New York City. The month-long festival takes place around New York City and features performances, conversations, parties, record fairs and any other music event you can possibly think of
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