In between standing on business in paparazzi clashes and dodging endless rumors about his personal life, it turns out Justin Bieber was busy in the studio, making a genuinely interesting album. Swag is full of well-chosen collaborators — Gunna, Sexyy Red, Cash Cobain, Lil B, Dijon—confessional lyrics, and even surprisingly self-aware skits recorded …
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Just in case it’s not clocking to you, Justin Bieber is so standing on business right now. The pop superstar is back with his excellent new surprise album Swag, a comeback he announced only hours before it dropped. It’s been four years since we’ve gotten new music from Bieber, and …
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Kicking off 2025 with a bang, Lil Baby just dropped his new project WHAM, which he began teasing towards the end of last year, and which features a who’s who in hip-hop joining one of its ascendant stars on a declarative new project. While 2024 was dominated by a beef …
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While on stage in Lagos, Nigeria for the first time, Gunna surprised fans with a guest appearance from Tyla, who joined the Atlanta rapper for a performance of their collaboration “Jump.” Gunna headlined the first night of Lagos’ Flytime Fest, a four-day music festival celebrating the African Diaspora that has …
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Gunna isn’t easing up just because it’s the end of the year. The rapper has shared his latest single, “Got Damn,” an ode to his jet-setting lifestyle and his gratitude for the perks that come with it. “Everyday locked in I make M’s off my voice,” Gunna raps on the …
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Surprisingly, when Gunna’s cobalt blue 911 Porsche GT3 pulled into his Fall Family Fest, it didn’t make as much of a stir as I expected. He threw the gathering to give back to and celebrate South Fulton, the Atlanta area he grew up in, as well as the 30 families …
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Gunna and the Black Music Action Coalition have announced a new initiative that will provide a monthly stipend of $1,000 to over two dozen families in the rapper’s hometown for one year. Named the Gunna x BMAC 30349 Guaranteed Income Program, it will choose grantees in the specific zip code …
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When Georgia state prosecutors announced their sprawling gang and racketeering conspiracy indictment against Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and his many co-defendants in 2022, they knew it would generate headlines. They just didn’t know how wild and unprecedented those headlines would get. With courtroom cameras rolling, the case would give rise …
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A little over a week before Ice Spice drops her new album Y2K!, the rapper has revealed the LP’s track list and guest features. The 10-song album was first projected on a series of high-profile billboards — including Times Square in Ice Spice’s native New York — before she posted …
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Tyla performed “Jump” during the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday. The South African singer has had a stellar Sunday night, having won Best New Artist and Best International Act prior to her set. She was up against Sexyy Redd, October London, Fridayy, Bossmon Dlow, Ayra Starr, 4Batz, and 41 for …
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