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DaBaby went baby on baby last night (September 30) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon any time whenever he was the musical visitor. He performed "Intro," "Really," and "Bop" from his recently released album Kirk. Along with featured visitor Stunna 4 Vegas, DaBaby hopped around the stage like a toddler right after four buttercream-frosted cupcakes drizzled with pancake syr..
Read MoreThere's a new Lil Peep documentary called Everybody's Everything set to hit theaters on November 12. This weekend, a new trailer dropped that gives a glimpse into what it will entail: an intimate peek into the late rapper's life and his legacy and cultural impact. The film, executive produced by Peep's mother Liza Womack and The Tree of Life director Terrence Malick, has garnered co..
Read MoreIt's been a long weekend for Kanye West fans who prepped for the release of his ninth studio album, Jesus Is King. It didn't come out. Immediately after missing its two scheduled release dates, there's no clue any time we'll visualize the religious LP. The rapper organized a number of listening events over the weekend to hold the crowd over, so the album really does exist, yet Jesus..
Read MoreWe should have seen the writing on the wall. Last year, Kanye West's Ye publicized the deepest recesses of his id, arriving amid months of questionable behavior from the rapper. He suggested slavery was a choice, sported a "Make America Excellent Again" cap, and extended support to maybe the most divisive president in history. The album marked a troubling entry in his lengthy discogra..
Read MoreThe search for the ever-elusive "bop" is tough. Playlists and streaming-service suggestions can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn't discriminate by genre and can contain anything — it's a snapshot of what's..
Read MoreIn Lana Del Rey's video for "Doin Time," the singer was a skyscraper-sized siren wandering around Downtown Los Angeles, alone and unbothered. She eventually used her powers to help out a smaller version of herself who existed in another world. She was one-of-a-kind, a hint at what massive, apocalyptic destruction could happen if there were more of her kind. In the video for French Mon..
Read MoreJack Harlow has never seen House Party. Over the phone, I explain to him the setup for the sprawling dance film and its sequels that helped define hip-hop culture in the 1990s: Rappers Kid 'n Play spend the initial half of each movie planning huge parties for almost also long. Then, as soon as the title celebrations finally begin — awesome glimpses at life defined by spontaneity, h..
Read MoreIf you're not scratching your head soon after watching Big Sean and A$AP Ferg's new video for "Bezerk," you could have been watching the incorrect thing. This video is a wild one, requiring you to wonder aloud what the hell is actually going on. There's one thing to understand about it though: energy. That never changes, whether the rappers are flying across the sky propelled by the c..
Read MoreNicki Minaj reported her retirement earlier this month to begin a family member and told her dedicated Barbs to keep her name in hip-hop's orbit. We're not sure exaclty if she's still retired, nevertheless it looks like she'll have the ability to keep her name spinning with the release of "Fendi" with PnB Rock. The song, produced by Murda Beatz, comes ahead of the launch of her colla..
Read MoreIt feels like a lifetime ago that DaBaby dropped his debut studio album, Baby On Baby, in March. Since then, his megahit "Suge" has went platinum and he became a member of XXL's 2019 Freshman Class. Right after an eventful summer, it looks like he's dropping his second studio album, Kirk. It's set to come out on September 27 and carries a stacked list of features from artists like..
Read MoreHot Girl Summer is officially over. Megan Thee Stallion's epic summer took over the digital and physical worlds, led by the rapper who is currently in the method of trademarking her catchphrase. With the leaves slowly darkening to oranges and browns, there's no mistaking it: it's fall, the season of preparing for the holidays and breaking out those handy dandy turtleneck sweaters. Whi..
Read MoreLizzo's that chick, 100 percent. She's been that chick. However she's now really that legendary chick with the reveal that her epic self-love anthem "Truth Hurts" has landed her a special achievement as revealed by Billboard: soon after four weeks on top of the Hot 100 Chart, the record has become the longest-leading rap No. 1 song to not have any features. Lil Nas X isn't the onl..
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