It’s been a rough few months for Young Thug. His latest album, Uy Scuti, was met with a fairly lukewarm reception from fans, despite being his first project since his release from jail last year after spending over 900 days behind bars. You can see it in his demeanor in …
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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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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Doja Cat channels Eighties synths on her fifth studio album, Young Thug keeps making up for lost time with his second new LP of the year, and Rauw …
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With his first new album since being released from jail a year ago, Young Thug has successfully done precisely what he’s best at: getting the entire rap world talking. It was only a few weeks ago that Thug’s social media tirades, ill-advised as they were, seemed to put the entire …
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Hip-hop producer Metro Boomin told jurors at his civil rape case on Wednesday that he had two consensual encounters with his accuser in 2016, always wore a condom, and couldn’t wait for his trial to start so he could testify and give his side. “Were you wrongly accused?” his lawyer, …
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Jurors handed hip-hop producer Metro Boomin a decisive win at his civil sexual-assault trial in Los Angeles on Thursday. After only about an hour of deliberation, the panel of five men and three women unanimously found that plaintiff Vanessa LeMaistre had failed to prove her claims that the influential musician, …
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She’s baaaaack. Cardi B has finally returned with Am I the Drama?, one of the most hotly awaited second albums in history. Incredibly, it’s been seven years since the Bronx queen crashed into the music world with her classic debut, Invasion of Privacy, like a one-woman explosion of neon hip-hop …
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There’s room for everyone in rap! Cardi B seemed to send her gratitude Young Thug‘s way after he suggested on social media that he changed the release date for his album, UY Scuti, so that it wouldn’t arrive the same day as her LP, Am I the Drama? “Yall know …
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Since June 2020, the Black Music Action Coalition, or BMAC, has alchemized moments of tragedy and controversy into opportunities to improve the material conditions of artists and their communities, distributing a reported $4 million in direct relief. One of their latest efforts includes a newly launched guaranteed income and support …
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Young Thug has released a seven-minute apology song, “Man I Miss My Dogs,” with verses addressed to Drake, Mariah the Scientist, Future, and more. The song arrives as Thugger contends with a wave of controversy over leaked recordings of jailhouse calls he made while incarcerated during the YSL trial. On …
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