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Soulja Boy has shared his interest in purchasing TikTok after US Congress passed a bill that could lead to the app’s potential ban.This week (April 23), US Congress passed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act that could force TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the platform within nine months. If not, TikTok will be banned from US markets and removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store nationwide. US President Joe Biden signed the legislation yesterday (April 24).After the news broke, the Atlanta rapper took to X/Twitter to show his frustration around the decision.

Kanye West has announced that ‘Vultures 2’ – his highly anticipated second collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign – will be out next week.Back in February February, Ye and Dolla $ign released the long-awaited debut collaborative project ‘Vultures 1’ – which featured verses from the former’s daughter North West, YG, Playboi Carti, Freddie Gibbs, and more. The LP was the first instalment in the ‘Vultures’ trilogy, with the two sequels originally set to be released March 8 and April 5, respectively.This week, West sat down with social media icon Justin Laboy for the first-ever episode of The Download – a new podcast exclusively on the Yeezy website.

Tupac Shakur’s estate have threatened to sue Drake over the use of AI-generated vocals to replicate the late rapper’s voice on his diss track.According to a cease-and-desist letter (per Billboard), the ‘Headlines’ rapper was told by litigator Howard King that his track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle‘ must to be taken down in less than 24 hours. If not, Tupac’s estate would go ahead and “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him.The letter – penned by King – read: “The Estate is deeply dismayed and disappointed by your unauthorized use of Tupac’s voice and personality.

Mary J. Blige is surely feeling more than “Just Fine” — after the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was announced as one of the 2024 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday night.But for the Yonkers, New York native, the enshrinement into musical immortality may be coming at the end of an illustrious career that began with her groundbreaking debut album, 1992’s “What’s the 411?”“I’m actually in the studio right now recording more music, and I’m having fun,” Blige, 53, told People.“This is another album,” she added, “and it’s probably my last studio album.”Say what now?“Everybody says that,” she added with a laugh.

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Nas has announced details of a new UK and European tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his iconic album ‘Illmatic’. Find ticket details below.The dates will see the hip-hop legend embark on a number of shows across the continent later this year to mark 30 years since he dropped his iconic debut album.Set to run throughout October and November, 15 shows are lined up, and each live date will see the American rapper and East Coast legend perform the breakthrough album in its entirety.The dates kick off with the run of European shows, starting at the House Of Culture venue in Helsinki on October 22.

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Drake has taunted Kendrick Lamar once again on the new track ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’, making use of AI versions of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg.The song was posted on the rapper’s X account today (April 20), the latest in a string of shots back and forth between the two artists.The first verse on the track has been manipulated to sound like 2Pac, with lines including: “Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior / Engraving your name in some hip-hop history / Fuck this Canadian light-skin, Dot / We need a no-debated West Coast victory, man”.Taylor Made Freestyle pic.twitter.com/OrcdsIb8Wf— Drizzy (@Drake) April 20, 2024That is swiftly followed by the AI Snoop, who also goads Kendrick into defending the West Coast legacy: “I know you never been to jail, or wore jumpsuits and shower shoes / Never shot nobody, never stabbed nobody / Never did nothing violent to no one, it’s the homies that empower you / But, still, you gotta show this fucking owl who’s boss on the West / Now’s a time to really make a power move”.On the final verse, Drake’s true voice comes through: “I guess you need another week to figure out how to improve / What the fuck is taking so long, we waitin’ on you / The rest of y’all are definitely involved, y’all gettin’ it too / Soon as you get the courage to drop, I’m out on the loose“.Drizzy also uses the dominance of Taylor Swift’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ to mock Kendrick: “But now we gotta wait a fucking week ’cause Taylor Swift is your new top / And if you ’bout to drop, she gotta approve”.Drake was continuing to taunt Kendrick yesterday, telling fans that K-Dot “had nothing to drop” in response to Drizzy’s ‘Push Ups’ diss track.The issue began on the 2023 single ‘First Person Shooter’, when

George The Poet has waded into the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef, saying that Kendrick is just “cosplaying as a revolutionary”.The London artist has dismissed the rapper as “catty” in a new interview, adding that he is not an artist that represents radical values and has not spoken enough out on social issues.Speaking to The Guardian, George said: “Kendrick Lamar is a non-revolutionary cosplaying as a revolutionary. [He is someone] who’s been silent about very important things at very important times.”“And now that he has a little catty moment, we’re acting like hip-hop’s back? I don’t want to be part of that.”“We all had record deals at some point.

Drake has been taunting Kendrick Lamar online, telling fans that the rapper “has nothing to drop” in response to his ‘Push Ups’ diss track.On the 2023 single ‘First Person Shooter’, Drake compared himself to Michael Jackson as the two are now tied for the most Number One singles on the Billboard charts. Last month, Lamar took jabs at Drake on ‘Like That’ from Metro Boomin and Future’s first joint project, ‘We Don’t Trust You’ by likening himself to Prince – Jackson’s longtime rival. “Prince outlived Mike Jack’ N****, bum, ‘fore all your dogs gettin’ buried That’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary,” he rapped.Last weekend (April 13), Drake seemingly replied on the diss track, ‘Push Ups (Drop And Give Me 50)’. “This the bark with the bite, nigga, what’s up? / How the fuck you been steppin’ with a size seven mens on?” he rapped, alluding to Lamar’s fifth studio album ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’.

AP Dhillon has pulled out of weekend two of Coachella following the guitar smash backlash he received.The Indo-Canadian artist delivered a set on the Sahara stage at the festival in Indio, California last Sunday (April 14). During his set, Dhillon destroyed his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during a dramatic part of the show.

Coachella 2024, while comparing himself to Kurt Cobain.The Indo-Canadian artist delivered a set on the Sahara stage at the festival in Indio, California last Sunday (April 14).Dhillon has since shared footage of himself destroying his metallic gold ESP LTD Kirk Hammett V guitar during a dramatic part of the show. He honoured the late Indian rapper/singer Sidhu Moose Wala by performing ‘Brown Munde’.However, his act of smashing his instrument led to widespread condemnation from fans.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again – also known as YoungBoy NBA has been arrested on drug, gun and fraud charges in Utah.The rapper – real name Kentrell Gaulden – was arrested yesterday (April 16) on six charges: pattern of unlawful activity; procuring or attempting to procure drugs; identity fraud, forgery; possession of controlled substances; and possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person (Per records from the Cache County Sheriff’s Office). According to the records, no bail has been set yet.Gaulden has been under house arrest for the past couple of years in Utah as he awaits trial for separate charges of possession of two weapons as a felon.

50 Cent has shown his support for Kesha, who changed the lyrics to her debut single ‘TiK ToK’ to insult Diddy while performing at Coachella this weekend.Reneé Rapp brought out the Kesha last Sunday during her set at the California festival to sing her 2009 Number One song, which has the memorable opening line: “Woke up in the morning feeling like P Diddy.” While on stage, Kesha changed the lyrics to instead sing, “Wake up in the morning like fuck P Diddy”.50 Cent – who has been vocal about his views on Diddy’s current legal troubles – found Kesha’s lyric change funny – telling his Twitter followers: “LOL! She said, [middle finger emoji] ‘Fuck P. Diddy’.

TikTok rapper-producer has revealed he created the reeent viral Kendrick Lamar diss track.On the 2023 single ‘First Person Shooter’, Drake compared himself to Michael Jackson as the two are now tied for the most Number One singles on the Billboard charts. Last month, Lamar took jabs at Drake on ‘Like That’ from Metro Boomin and Future’s first joint project, ‘We Don’t Trust You’ by likening himself to Prince – Jackson’s longtime rival. “Prince outlived Mike Jack’ N****, bum, ‘fore all your dogs gettin’ buried That’s a K with all these nines, he gon’ see Pet Sematary,” he rapped.Drake seemingly responded to Lamar on ‘Push Ups (Drop And Give Me 50)’ – a leaked diss track aimed at Lamar, Metro Boomin, Future and more. “This the bark with the bite, nigga, what’s up? / How the fuck you been steppin’ with a size seven mens on?” he added, alluding to the Californian’s fifth studio album ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’.Earlier this week, a snippet of a supposed diss track by Lamar surfaced online. In the song – known as ‘One Shot’ – the rapper said: “Utter my name three times in front of your mirror / You hesitate to proceed after you have to reconsider.” This has caused fans to think the lyrics were mostly aimed at J.

Future, there’s no better time than the present.In addition to dropping a new album on April 12, the popular rapper just announced his 27-concert arena ‘We Trust You Tour’ with producer Metro Boomin.Midway through the summer run, the Hip-Hop icons are slated to drop into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, Aug. 15.On this jaunt, fans can expect to hear tracks from the duo’s aforementioned No.

Last Wednesday, a friend texted the groupchat: “If Drake diss song fye… what do we do Kendrick bros?” I replied, “KENDRICK GOT HIM RAPPING AGAIN… THANK YOU MR. MORALE!!!!!” Haven’t you missed this? Drake rapping like he actually cares about the music, not just the money it can make? The last time a Drake song had social media lit up this bright was three years ago with “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” and that wasn’t anywhere near this level of political intrigue.

Tyler, The Creator wore a pin badge showing the Palestinian flag during his headline set at Coachella.The rapper made an explosive entrance during his headline set at the Californian Music and Arts Festival, bringing out some huge names as surprise guests and breaking out a number of fan-favourite tracks.Taking place as the closing performance of Coachella day two, eagle-eyed fans also noticed that there was a subtle pin badge that the musician was wearing throughout the set, showing his support for Palestine.As highlighted by Clash, the distinctive pin simply showed the Palestinian flag, and was worn alongside a pin for Congo too – shedding light on the humanitarian disasters in both countries.Following the set, various fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the pin. “Tyler the creator really decided to give us performance of the YEAR.

OutKast, has died at the age of 52.The news was confirmed by his family in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of our son, father, husband and brother Rico Wade,” it read.“Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a talented individual who touched the lives of so many.

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Megan Thee Stallion has opened up about the way she was treated after revealing that she was shot by Tory Lanez.In a new cover story for Women’s Health, the ‘Savage’ rapper revealed that she was not treated like a human after speaking out about the incident with Lanez. The rapper – real name Daystar Peterson – was found guilty in December 2022 of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in 2020.He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and began serving his sentence the following August.“A lot of people didn’t treat me like I was human for a long time,” Megan told the publication. “I feel like everybody was always used to me being the fun and happy party girl.

Joe Budden has made claims that Drake and Kendrick Lamar have both gone into the studio and made diss tracks against one another.On the 2023 single ‘First Person Shooter’, fellow rap peer J. Cole called himself, Lamar and Drake “the big three” of modern rap music.

Tyler, The Creator has shared a message to his fans who are heading to Coachella ahead of his headlining set at this year’s festival.The Grammy Award-winning rapper is one of three headliners of the annual music and arts festival in Indio, California this weekend (April 12-14), alongside Lana Del Rey and Doja Cat. The ‘Who Dat Boy’ rapper is set to hit the main stage at Coachella, closing out Saturday (April 13).Ahead of the weekend, various billboards by different Coachella acts have been popping up alongside the drive into greater Palm Springs.

50 Cent has reacted to J. Cole‘s public apology for creating a diss track against Kendrick Lamar, urging the rapper to call him.Last Friday (April 5), the North Carolina rapper surprised rap fans by releasing his fourth mixtape, ‘Might Delete Later’.

Roskilde Festival has completed the line-up for its 2024 edition, with the likes of 21 Savage and PinkPantheress joining the bill.The 52nd edition of the Danish non-profit event is due to take place between June 29 and July 6. Foo Fighters, SZA, Doja Cat and Skrillex will all headline this year.

Diddy has shared the music video for his 1998 song ‘Victory’ to social media; showing him running away from the police and causing a stir amidst ongoing sexual assault allegations.Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been under fire after reports revealed US Homeland Security are investigating him for sexual trafficking. The rap entrepreneur’s homes in Miami and Los Angeles were raided last month while Combs was not there.The rapper has denied any wrongdoing, while his lawyer labelled the raids “a witch hunt” that was a “gross use of military-level force”.

Ice Spice has revealed that she has been playing her forthcoming album at “full volume” in her car to make sure it passes the “car test”.The ‘In Ha Mood’ singer recently appeared as one of the latest guests on First We Feast’s Hot Ones hosted by Sean Evans. During the interview which sees guests make their way through 10 spicy wings while being asked questions.In the episode, Ice Spice was asked if her songs have to pass a “car test” to which she replied yes, confirming that she as been blasting her new tracks while driving in her car.“Yes, I’ve been playing the album fully through in the car, volume all the way up,” she told Evans.