In the late 2000s into the 2010s, Alabama-born, Atlanta-bred rapper Gucci Mane was at the height of his popularity. He performed the iconic party song “Wasted” at the BET Awards in the fall of 2009. That winter, his sixth studio album The State vs. Radric Davis topped the charts, and …
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Two weeks before the arrival of UY Scuti, Young Thug’s first release since he took a plea deal from state prosecutors for his involvement in the YSL racketeering case, he dropped “Miss My Dogs.” It’s a meandering and wounded apology to the sundry friends and industry associates that he criticized …
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As the adage goes, music marks time. We’ve all had formative experiences to different soundtracks. In No Sense In Wishing (Atria Books, July 8th) author and cultural critic Lawrence Burney sharply expresses his life and times in a powerful collection of essays. The book traces what he’s learned from his …
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Young Scooter, the prolific Atlanta rapper known for his collaborations with Future, Gucci Mane, and Young Thug, has died at the age of 39. The rapper born Kenneth Bailey died from injuries he sustained while fleeing a house in Atlanta after police were called to the residence on a report …
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Camila Cabello called herself “a weirdo” when she announced her fourth solo album, and “I Luv It,” its Playboy Carti-assisted, Gucci Mane-sampling fever-dream lead single, certainly fits the bill. Zip-tie synths accompany Cabello’s breathless delivery of semi-surrealistic lines like “I go soprano/ Baby go down low/ And when he leads/ …
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Enchanting, the Texas rapper who signed to Gucci Mane‘s 1017 label in 2020 before leaving last year, has died at the age of 26. “So sad to have to say R.I.P to such a great young lady a true star we gone all miss you Chant,” Gucci wrote in a …
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Camila Cabello‘s hyperpop has officially started. On Wednesday, the pop star dropped “I Luv It,” the first single off her upcoming album and of her long-picked-apart new era that commenced when she died her hair bleach blonde. “Certain things in our human realm do make me feel like I’m in …
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ONE Musicfest and Live Nation Urban are heading to Dallas for TwoGether Land, an expansion of their partnership and a two-day festival on May 25 and 26. Lil Wayne, Summer Walker, Latto, and Gucci Mane will headline the event. Taking place at Fair Park, the inaugural festival will also see …
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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Florida rapper Kodak Black should be released from custody after he landed in jail two months ago on a Broward County drug possession charge dismissed two weeks ago. The “Super Gremlin” rapper walked out of detention Wednesday night, meaning he’ll be free to witness …
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Jailed rap star Kodak Black scored a legal victory Friday when a Florida judge dismissed his drug charge linked to his Dec. 7 arrest for possession of a substance deemed “cocaine” at the scene but was actually oxycodone through subsequent lab testing. Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, submitted …
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