Emimen has had a busy week. Last Friday, he released an 11-minute, acapella freestyle furiously directed at no one in particular, apparently in support of the battle rap film he produced, Bodied. This Friday, he gets the shit kicked out of him by Jessie Reyez in the new music video for …
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The apex of Travis Scott’s second night at Madison Square Garden for his Astroworld — Wish You Were Here tour wasn’t when Kendrick Lamar — leading candidate for best rapper alive — made a guest appearance to perform his verse on “Goosebumps.” It wasn’t “Stargazing,” the rattling, pyrotechnic-inflected opener that …
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Before the rapper Smino dropped his official debut, blkswn, in 2017, he started to loathe the music on it. “There was a point when I got to the end of the project where I was like, ‘I hate that shit,’” he recalls. “Then people are like” — he adopts a …
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Young Thug saves the best for last on his new EP: The final track, “High,” is a striking, AutoTune-slathered duet between the rapper and Elton John, whose voice is imported via a sample of the classic hit “Rocket Man.” Fervent Young Thug fans — is there any other kind? — …
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Kanye West took to Instagram on Thursday to address the rumors that Drake had an affair with his wife, Kim Kardashian-West. In four separate videos, the Chicago artist states that the rumors are untrue, and goes on to detail why he takes issue with Drake’s handling of the situation. “The …
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Nicki Minaj denied insulting Cardi B‘s parenting ability after the two stars got into a public altercation during a Harper’s Bazaar event on Friday night at New York Fashion Week. Cardi B’s tussle with Minaj’s security entourage was caught by phone cameras; the cause of the fracas remains unknown. After …
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UPDATE 2:Lauryn Hill has canceled several of the remaining dates of her Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary tour,The Virginian-Pilotreports. Following her Pitchfork Music Festival performance last weekend, she canceled shows this week in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and St. Petersburg, Florida, per Live Nation’s list of Hill’s upcoming …
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Juelz Santana was arrested on drug and weapon charges Monday, two days after the rapper fled a Newark airport after TSA discovered a loaded gun in his carry-on bag. Santana surrendered to police following the incident. The Dipset rapper faces unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a controlled …
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The hip-hop one-percenter life is a gated mansion in Atlanta that sits on more than two acres and has two Bentleys in front of it, and when you open the front door a cloud of weed smoke punches you in the face. Welcome to the huge, half-empty house owned by …
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Jeezy and Tory Lanez debuted a slick new love song titled “Like Them” on Wednesday. The track will appear on Jeezy‘sPressure album, out December 15th. On The Late Show, Jeezy rapped over melancholy synthesizers and a snappy breakbeat played by a live drummer. He delivered lines in his usual gruff, …
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