Young Thug‘s first performance after being released from behind bars is coming this summer. On Thursday, Lyrical Lemonade announced that Thug will co-headline Summer Smash Festival with Don Toliver x Yeat, and Future this year. The festival is scheduled for June 20-22 in the Chicago area. The headlining performance from …
Read More »Playboi Carti Deepens His Gen Z Rap Dominance
At 30 tracks that span an hour and 16 minutes, Music is the long-awaited banquet of fresh – or, at the very least, reheated – Playboi Carti material that fans have clamored for. The Atlanta rapper’s prior album, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, currently stands as a foundational text for dozens …
Read More »Lisa Will Feature Tyla, Future, and Megan Thee Stallion on 'Alter Ego'
Lisa is gearing up to release her debut solo album — and is giving fans an update on the songs to expect. On Friday, the pop star announced that she’ll feature Future, Tyla, and Megan Thee Stallion on the upcoming album, out next Friday. The new album will feature 15 …
Read More »Future Announces D.A.R.E. Donation, Mourns Friend With 'Lost My Dog' Video
Future shared a new music video for “Lost My Dog,” a single from his seventeenth mixtape, aptly titled Mixtape Pluto, which was released in September. The song and video are dedicated to the memory of a close friend of Future’s who died of a fentanyl overdose. The rapper has announced …
Read More »Travis Scott Debuts New Single '4×4' at College Football National Championship Game
After slyly hinting at a new project over the weekend, Travis Scott debuted “4×4” at the College Football Playoff National Championship. Scott rapped on the roof of Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium Sunday, alongside a uniformed marching band. Scott stomped to the brass and synth fused trap song, as the band …
Read More »Songwriter Hits Travis Scott, SZA, Future With Copyright Suit Over 'Telekinesis'
Travis Scott, SZA, and Future have been named as defendants in a copyright infringement legal complaint filed in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The complaint, filed by Roc Nation-signed singer and songwriter Victory Boyd, claims their collaboration “Telekinesis” utilized elements of her 2019 song “Like the Way It …
Read More »Young Thug Drops First Verse Since Release on Lil Baby's 'Dum, Dumb, and Dumber'
Young Thug has officially returned to music, with the rapper dropping his first verse since his release from jail last year on Lil Baby’s “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber.” The track also boasts a verse from Future, and features production by Wheezy and Juke Wong. Young Thug, for his part, sounds …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Should Dominate the Grammys' Best Rap Song Race With an Undeniable Diss Track
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s nominations for Best Rap Song will likely celebrate the two most exciting things in …
Read More »Schoolboy Q Has a Shot at Winning the Best Rap Album Grammy. Will Eminem Play Spoiler?
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 8, Rolling Stone is breaking down 13 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s Best Rap Album race is poised to be a duel between Atlanta trap and …
Read More »Future Delivers a Splash of Reality in the Middle of a Blockbuster Year on 'Pluto Mixtape'
The first solo Future mixtape in eight years, the gritty, immediateMixtape Pluto, lurches in like a relapse, resurfacing the familiar demons that haunted his moody, nocturnal, tortured projects likeMonsterand56 Nightsa decade ago. It’s a quick splash of reality in the middle of a blockbuster 12 months of comparatively lusher and …
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