Gunna has announced he will headline his first two shows in two years. His first, dubbed The Gift is at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sept. 9, and The Curse follows at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 28. The shows are his first since his release from jail …
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Young Thug’s new album Business is Business dropped last week, and, as usual with an A-list rap release, the music isn’t the only thing making headlines. Thug’s third studio album, which debuted at number 2 on the charts, is his first full-length release while incarcerated and awaiting trial on the …
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From Slick Rick and 2Pac to Shyne and Bobby Shmurda, prison time impacts musical careers, mostly for the worst. Young Stoner Life (YSL) top dog Young Thug has been incarcerated for more than a year on charges of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act. Yet, in spite of that tragedy …
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Last year, Atlanta rapper Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens was riding high on the release of his celebratory eighth project, DS4EVER. But in the year and a half since that LP’s January 2022 release, Gunna and YSL label head Young Thug have had their lives and careers upended by RICO charges that …
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Gunna has released a new album, A Gift and a Curse, marking his first major project since his release from jail following his plea in the YSL gang case. The 15-track album is a fully solo affair with no features. On several songs, Gunna appears to address his arrest, the …
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Welcome to our weekly rundownofthe best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week Doja Cat drops her boisterous first solo single of the year, Gunna sets the record straight, and Gracie Abrams‘ gifts us a dissonant deluxe track, plus great songs …
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Gunna addresses the YSL gang case and the fallout from his plea deal on his new song “Bread & Butter.” Gunna is upfront about it all from the get-go, as the song starts with a smattering of news reports about his arrest in May 2021 as part of a massive …
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Earlier this week, Tory Lanez’s lawyer Jose Baez posted a note to his 35,000 followers on Instagram alleging that the DNA evidence in Lanez’s shooting case was “false and misleading.” As if he were dropping a new album himself, he announced that he would divulge more details at 6 PM …
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ABC News Studios and Hulu are prepping a new documentary, Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial, that will explore the ongoing YSL/Young Thug trial and the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions. The doc will premiere Feb. 23. Young Thug (real name Jeffrey Williams) was one of 28 people arrested …
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While the rap community has largely shunned Gunna since his release from prison last month, he’s found a willing collaborator in German rapper Ufo361, with whom Gunna has dropped “Brodies,” his first new music of 2023. The two rappers also shared their new video for the track Friday, with Gunna’s …
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