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Cole Blake July 31, 2025 Music Metro Boomin sadly had to make fans wait after setting a July 22nd release date, but the mixtape will arrive in no time.
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Zachary Horvath July 30, 2025 Reviews Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career.
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Aron A. July 29, 2025 Music Live Nation Australia says Drake will still be returning to Australia and New Zealand at some point in the future.
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Cole Blake July 29, 2025 Music While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 28, 2025 Pop Culture N3on apologized to the public actions after his old, highly racist content resurfaced following his "Breakfast Club" interview.
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Devin Morton July 27, 2025 Music Rymir Satterthwaite has been trying to prove that Jay-Z is his father since 2010. After dropping this latest suit, he says he's not done yet.
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Devin Morton July 27, 2025 Music Playboi Carti took to Instagram to shout out the new NBA YoungBoy album "MASA," on which he makes an appearance.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 26, 2025 Music In his new "FAULT Magazine" cover story, Don Toliver says his new album is what he's looking forward to revealing the most this year.
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Caroline Fisher July 25, 2025 Music Drake has been in England since his historic headlining performance at Wireless Festival, earlier this month.
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Cole Blake July 25, 2025 Music We will see if Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang finally take Opium on the road, as they promised some years ago.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares July 24, 2025 Music Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa says Drake suing UMG over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track is "kind of like calling the police."
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Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025
Music Will.i.am Argues Black Thought Is Better Than Jay-Z But Wants To See Them Battle Will.i.am also shared his picks for the five best rappers of all time, including Big Daddy Kane, Nas, and more.
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Cole Blake 
Music Metro Boomin Confirms The New Release Date For Stacked "A FUTURISTIC SUMMA" Metro Boomin sadly had to make fans wait after setting a July 22nd release date, but the mixtape will arrive in no time.
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Zachary Horvath 
Reviews Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist "Alfredo 2" Review Ultimately, for an artist who has found himself in an odd place of his career these past few years that have seen him flirting with the idea of leaving hip-hop entirely, "Alfredo 2" is proof that Gibbs is far from reaching a glass ceiling in his career.
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Aron A. 
Music Drake Finally Cancels His Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates After Months Without Updates Live Nation Australia says Drake will still be returning to Australia and New Zealand at some point in the future.
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Cole Blake 
Music Metro Boomin Boasts Impressive Feature List For New Mixtape "A Futuristic Summa" While some familiar names will appear on this Metro Boomin mixtape, its most exciting guests are Southern rap icons of yesteryear.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Pop Culture N3on Apologizes For Racist Remarks Following Controversial "Breakfast Club" Interview N3on apologized to the public actions after his old, highly racist content resurfaced following his "Breakfast Club" interview.
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Devin Morton 
Music Man Who Dropped Paternity Lawsuit Against Jay-Z Says He's Not Done Fighting Yet Rymir Satterthwaite has been trying to prove that Jay-Z is his father since 2010. After dropping this latest suit, he says he's not done yet.
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Devin Morton 
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Teases Tracklist For New Album "BABY BOI" Playboi Carti took to Instagram to shout out the new NBA YoungBoy album "MASA," on which he makes an appearance.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Don Toliver Confirms He’s Dropping A New Album In 2025 In his new "FAULT Magazine" cover story, Don Toliver says his new album is what he's looking forward to revealing the most this year.
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Caroline Fisher 
Music Fans Theorize Drake Was Dissing Kendrick Lamar With Pinocchio Reference On "Iceman" Stream Drake has been in England since his historic headlining performance at Wireless Festival, earlier this month.
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Cole Blake 
Music Ken Carson Tour Reportedly Canceled Amid Playboi Carti & Opium Tour Rumors We will see if Ken Carson, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, and Homixide Gang finally take Opium on the road, as they promised some years ago.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares 
Music Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl James Rejects Drake Comparisons Amid UMG Lawsuit Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa says Drake suing UMG over Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss track is "kind of like calling the police."
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Caroline Fisher