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YBN Cordae's debut album, The Lost Boy, is finally here. Immediately after lurking around hip-hop's stratosphere over the last couple of months thanks to collaborations with Chance The Rapper ("Bad Idea"), Anderson .Paak ("RNP"), and H.E.R. ("Racks"), YBN Cordae arrives in splendor with an album boasting big features and an even bigger presence. He isn't lost, at least not anymore. ..
Read MoreThe search for the ever-elusive "bop" is challenging. 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 could contain anything — it's a snapshot o..
Read MoreIn the thick of summer, Lizzo and Missy Elliott's "Tempo" keeps it up and continues to crank the warm up, supplying a terrific twerk anthem that sends the body into to sexy, shaking spasms. In the new song's identically sizzling new video, Lizzo takes centerstage, biting her lip and shining her radiant smile — all before Missy shows up, too. The celebratory, sexual scenery of the n..
Read MoreBig Sean is clearing his consciousness through his new music. By getting out everything that's been pent up over the course of his brief break, he says he's making the ideal music of his life. His latest song, "Single Again," is the latest taste of his new reality, as he speaks about his past relationships and being better off by himself. Interestingly, it features his ex-flame, Jhene..
Read MoreRick Ross and Drake are the last bidders, and winners, of expensive paintings at auctions. They fill up their gas tanks without so much as glancing at the price on the pump. If they're dying of thirst in the middle of the desert, they'll find Fiji water — because normal water won't do. They aren't just rich; they're rich. And their new teamwork, "Gold Roses," is pinky-up, drinking-..
Read MoreTyler, the Creator really has a way with words. Just listen to "Earfquake" and his adorable pleading that manages to get a sole tear falling from your eye. He dropped by Funkmaster Flex's show to deliver a whimsical 7-minute storm of words in a freestyle that was random, wild, and socially aware thanks to a brief shoutout to A$AP Rocky, currently detained in Sweden on assault expendit..
Read MoreRight after being detained for three weeks, A$AP Rocky has officially been charged with assault in Sweden soon after an altercation that occurred in Stockholm in June, the AP reports. Rocky, as well as two other individuals, is "suspected of assault causing actual bodily harm, having come to the conclusion that the events in question constitute a crime and despite claims of self-defe..
Read MoreRico Nasty, the Monarch of the Moshpit, is damn overjoyed of herself and her achievements, as she should be. Coming from nothing to something is an exciting experience, ultimately culminating in your days moving so fast because you're living your dream that, eventually, they become a blur and also you wake up on Monday and go to sleep on Thursday. Time flies any time you're having fun..
Read MoreYoung Thug is bringing the slime season to Hotel Diablo with the announcement of a new joint tour with Machine Gun Kelly. It'll feature a slew of rising artists, Polo G, YBN Nahmir, KILLY, and Strick. The North American trek starts soon following the two perform at their own festivals, with Kelly playing at his E.S.T. Festival on August 2 and 3, and then Young Thug's Family member Org..
Read MoreRappers often deliver curated stories of their life to the masses, glossing over the most personalized specifics of real life in favor of Instagram influencer-like chicness. What has separated Big Sean from most of them is that he's never shied away from delivering both the high points of his career and the lower ones. Just earlier this year, he revealed to fans that, thanks to thera..
Read MoreYBN Cordae, Anderson .Paak, and J. Cole have come with each other for a ping-pong game or rap in their new group effort, “RNP.” J. Cole produces the bouncy instrumental so he remains in back of the veil, nevertheless both YBN Cordae and .Paak make you dart your eyes (and ears) back and forth as they hand each lyric off to other in every verse, building the ultimate display of team..
Read MoreBusy traveling the world? Lounging on a beach somewhere? Taking fire Instagram pictures in an outfit you wouldn't normally wear? Well, according to Megan Thee Stallion, you're having a "Hot Girl Summer" — a term she coined to describe someone who's out there living their best life, loving themselves unapologetically, and getting some well-deserved vitamin D. And right now, the r..
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