The 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 contribute anything — it's a snapshot of wha..

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YG's new album 4Real 4Real is out today (May 24) and at the end of the album is an emotional, touching tribute to Nipsey Hussle, a friend and mentor to him. It comes from the speech that he gave at Hussle's funeral and is as emotionally pertinent and touching as it was as soon as it originally was heard in April. With its release, YG's sendoff forever becomes a piece of his new album..

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Surprise! Young Thug, J. Cole, and Travis Scott have kicked off New Music Friday several hours early with the release of "The London." The triple-threat group effort was actually teased at Miami's Rolling Loud festival earlier this month, where attendees spotted flyers promising a "summer anthem" on the way. "The London," named immediately following the high class resort chain, deli..

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Denzel Curry dropped TA1300 ten months prior and right now it’s time for a new chapter. Enter ZUU, the new album that’s set to drop on May 31 that he’s just reported. And also the surprise reveal of the around-the-corner-body of work, Curry also released a new song that previews it. “Speedboat” is a unique celebration of the good life and its accompanying “audiovisual” ..

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It's over, finally. And right now, I can breathe. Megan Thee Stallion's new video for "Realer" is out today and yes it might take the air out of your windpipes. There's plenty of colors, shaking body parts, and fierce faces in a swirling vortex here, so much that by the time that the video ends, you'll be wide-eyed with shock. Through it all, the authenticity is apparent. There's nob..

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Megan Thee Stallion is the Houston rapper whose Instagram Live videos are so popular and shareable, they get regurgitated onto your Twitter timeline in bits and pieces. You know her. Her late-2018 song “Big Ole Freak,” currently sitting at No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, is a sex anthem for bosses that manages to sound both silkier than the most sensual records and angrier than t..

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DJ Khaled had a busy weekend. Moreover to dropping Father of Asahd, his eleventh studio album, Khaled spent all day Friday releasing brand-new, expensive, star-crammed videos for the album's tracks "Higher," "Just Us," "Celebrate," "Jealous," and "Holy Mountain." And because Khaled wouldn't be Khaled without his trademark penchant for dogged self-promotion, there's even more: "You Sta..

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Tyler, the Creator has released an initially adorable, then later haunting video for "Earfquake" from his new album Igor that came out earlier today (May 17). Playboi Carti doesn't appear in the video; it's only Tyler along with a surprising actress: Tracee Ellis Ross. The two play off each other's awkwardness for a hilarious visual that might make you hesitant to step near a piano i..

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Lil Nas X's video for "Old Town Road" is finally here and its sheer hilarity and large scale have made it worth the wait. The star-studded five-minute visual isn't just the accompaniment to the viral song, it's a film within itself, a masterpiece of cowboy western and modern proportions. It's a magical, tongue-in-cheek look at the world of broncobusters tumbleweeds and why it differs ..

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The search for the ever-elusive "bop" is complicated. 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 contribute anything — it's a snapshot ..

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Chance the Rapper has released a new tune that'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy indoor. It's "Groceries," a teamwork with Texas dance-master rapper Tisakorean and its bubbly energy will make your Friday much better, no matter how absurdly good it already is. It's pure, nonsensical, fun. https://youtu.Be/EoHwMlxmQkE"Groceries" is Chance the Rapper in rare form. With nice and steady..

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DJ Khaled's Father of Asahd is officially here — 15 tracks spanning trap, R&B-inspired pop-rap, and a OutKast interpolation, and featuring a usually superstar roster of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Future, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Quavo, Cardi B, Meek Mill, Post Malone, Travis Scott, and somehow even more. We already know some of the songs here, like "Top Off" and "No Brainer," althoug..

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