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Young Cash artists must really enjoy their beds. First, Drake instructed us he only loves his bed and his momma, and right now, Nicki Minaj's "Bed," featuring Ariana Grande, tells the tale of "thousand dollar sheets" and "strawberry lingerie." Who can blame the YMCMB crew for loving their naps? "Bed" is unique in that it finds Minaj going into her pop bag for the initial time this Qu..
Read MoreListening to Kanye West's "I Thought About Killing You" is a jarring experience. The initial song off ye finds the Chicago artist using a spoken word stream of consciousness to discuss killing a mysterious person — "Today, I seriously thought about killing you / I contemplated, premeditated murder." From the outset, it wasn't clear who Kanye was aiming his anger toward on the song..
Read MoreOne can learn several things from a breakup. As an example, the joys of sending reckless DMs or consuming food alone at a restaurant as you sneer at each person condescendingly judging you. Luckily, for Nicki Minaj what she learned from single life is a lot more inspirational. In her latest cover story for ELLE, Minaj spoke what it looked like being single for the opening time in my l..
Read MoreThree things in life are certain: death, taxes, and complaining about XXL's annual Freshman class. Yesterday (June 12), XXL revealed its 2018 class of artists to watch: Ski cover the Slump God, Lil Pump, Smokepurpp, J.I.D, Stefflon Don, BlocBoy JB, YBN Nahmir, Wifisfuneral, and Trippie Redd. Since 2007, the yearly list has featured hip-hop heavyweights poised to blow up and counts ..
Read MoreDonald Glover and Chance the Rapper just proved that "The Worst Guys" can also be the ideal guys. Yesterday (June 11), Glover surprised a room full of Chicago youth at OpenMike by performing Childish Gambino's "This Is America." Because the beat to the song begins playing the auditorium erupts as students rush to the stage, while Gambino breaks out his signature dance from the video..
Read MoreA decade ago, Sha-Ron Prescott asked a question that would unknowingly plague rap fans for years: "Hey, Mr. Carter / Tell me, where have you been?" On a dreary Sunday night (June 10) at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, Lil Wayne emphatically waltzed by means of the drizzle and mentioned "hello" like he never left. For a brief moment in a turquoise fur coat, I saw the man who made me beli..
Read MoreRap revolves around the summer. The genre was place on Earth 45 years back under the sweltering heat of a Bronx day, and since then, artists have used the season to launch claims to fans' auditory real estate. Each year, there really is a "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince or a "Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B that beats your loyalty into submission at cookouts, graduation pa..
Read Morein the event you listen faintly enough, you may hear the collective whimpers of broke bois across the country realizing their time is up. Nicki Minaj's new song prosperous Sex" featuring Lil Wayne sees the Queens rapper throwing down the gauntlet. She's had enough of the brokies, triflers, and scrubs — word to TLC. "It ain't such a thing as broke and handsome," Nicki raps matter-o..
Read MoreFans have been waiting for Tha Carter V for nearly six years, which is an eternity in the rap game. Luckily, it seems like we'll finally get to experience the album immediately after it was announced that Lil Wayne has settled two ongoing and often contentious lawsuits. On May 23, Wayne's attorney, Howard King, filed that they hope to dismiss the lawsuit against Universal Music, acco..
Read MoreA$AP Rocky and Skepta show off their respective hometowns in the new video for "Praise the Lord (Da Shine)," and, as it turns out, New York and London aren't that different right after all. Directed by Dexter Navy, the grainy, jet-setting clip features split-screen visuals that blend Rocky's life in Harlem with Skepta's world across the pond. Both rappers (Flacko in Dior chains and v..
Read MoreOne of the most susceptible parts on Kanye West's new album ye is "Wouldn't Leave." On the song, the father of three apologizes to his partner for making the controversial statement on TMZ that slavery was "a choice." Throughout the initial verse Kanye raps, "My partner callin', screamin', mention we 'bout to lose it all / Had to calm her down 'cause she couldn't breathe / instructed ..
Read MoreKanye West is a master of the redemptive arc. As music industry titans filed into Diamond Cross Ranch on a crisp Thursday evening, the façade wasn't hard to peel back. The same critics who claimed West was cancelled after calling slavery "a choice" were right now in a bacchanalian haze watching caramel and chocolate horses roam in green tranquility. For one fleeting night, West did..
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