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Metro Boomin is one of the most prolific hip-hop producers working today, but he reckons he won’t be doing a Verzuz event anytime soon. On Wednesday, a fan tweeted they “would love” to see Young Metro do a Verzuz battle with another producer. He said he doesn’t believe he’ll be ready for quite a while. “Lol thanks but I need […]
Florida-based artist Y&R Mookey received a 10-year sentence this week after previously being convicted on a possession of a firearm charge. Both the sentence and the trial that preceded it have received nationwide attention, due in large part to the fact that music videos were utilized during the court proceedings. Per a regional report from Jacksonville’s […]
Meek Mill has questioned the amount of attention given to first week numbers, as well as the music industry’s competition-spurring Friday release strategy. As anyone who’s even remotely invested in the industry news cycle can attest, multiple headlines are typically spurred each week in connection with first week sales and streaming numbers (i.e. early projections […]
Coi Leray reminds fans that numbers aren’t everything. DJ Akademiks reported this week that Leray’s debut album, Trendsetter, was expected to move 11,000 units in its first week. If the figures are correct, the project will move about 35,000 fewer units than Lil Durk’s 7220 effort, which is expected to take the top spot again next week. Though […]
Dylan Sinclair has just announced his upcoming EP with grounding new track “Lifetime”. A laid-back and pensive track, “Lifetime” was co-produced by ROWAN and Jordon Manswell, the latter of whom has worked with the likes of Daniel Caesar and Mariah Carey. The song shows Sinclair clinging onto his roots as he assures himself he won’t change […]
During a recent sitdown with Akademiks for his Off The Record podcast, Waka Flocka Flame went into detail about the label drama that consumed his career in the 2010s. He also said shady dealings were what ultimately led to Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, and French Montana leaving Mizay Entertainment – the label headed by Waka’s mother, Debra […]
In a new interview with XXL, Playboi Carti opened up his upcoming album, the possibility of him and Lil Uzi Vert releasing a collab album, his relationship with Iggy Azalea, and much, much more. Carti said that he’s naming his next album Music and explained why to XXL’s Vanessa Satten. “I was about to name my album Music because that’s where I’m at, you know […]
Fivio Foreign’s latest project is headed for a top-10 debut. According to early projections shared by HitsDailyDouble, the Brooklyn rapper’s B.I.B.L.E is expected to sell 29,000 units in its first week. The figure would put Fivio at the No. 10 spot on U.S. charts, a respectable position for the MC’s debut effort. B.I.B.L.E, which arrived nearly two years after Fivio’s […]
Fat Joe says he has no intentions of hanging up the mic. The Terror Squad rapper began hinting at his retirement years ago, saying he wanted to throw in the towel following the release of his 2019 studio album, Family Ties. “I don’t really wanna stop. I’m stoppin’ because I’m trying to be a regular guy […]
Playboi Carti is naming his next album Music, and in a new interview with XXL, he explained why. During his wide-ranging discussion with Vanessa Satten, King Vamp opened up about his relationship with Kanye West, his cult following, and the forthcoming Whole Lotta Red follow-up. “I was about to name my album Music because that’s where I’m at, you […]
