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Freddie Gibbs and Gunna spent a portion of Wednesday exchanging words on Twitter. The tiff began in the afternoon when Gunna tweeted, “When my album drop Freddie Gibbs will [have] the biggest moment of his career.” Gibbs responded by retweeting Gunna and sharing a kiss emoji. “Definitely about to be …

Freddie Gibbs and Jadakiss have teamed up for new song “Black Illuminati.” The rappers previously linked up on 2013’s “Own Thing (Remix) and 2012’s “Krazy,” which also features Jay Rock, from Gibbs’ Baby Face Killa mixtape. In the accompanying video, the pair hang out in a mansion and take a …

Trippie Redd and Lil Uzi Vert have teamed up in the video for new song “Holy Smokes.” The track is expected to appear on Trippie Redd’s upcoming Trip at Knight album. The Mooch-directed video opens with an explosion lighting up the night sky over a city, which signals something strange …

Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, may be impossible to duplicate. It was arguably the hip-hop event of a pandemic-blighted year, generating hit singles even as fans of his mixtape work rebelled against everything from the initial Virgil Abloh-created artwork to an excess of …

Public Enemy have released a new music video for “Grid,” their collaboration with Cypress Hill and George Clinton from their most recent album, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? Directed by David C. Snyder, the clip finds Chuck D and Flavor Flav embracing the post-apocalyptic vibes of …

The Weeknd has dropped new song “Smile,” his collaboration with the late rapper Juice WRLD. The song is the first time the artists teamed up. In the lyric video for the pensive song, which was posted on Juice WRLD’s YouTube page, an artist paints a portrait of Juice WRLD as …

In the wake of George Floyd‘s killing by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25th, streaming numbers for protest songs have soared. Vintage tracks like N.W.A’s “Fuck tha Police” that specifically call out police violence serve as a reminder that our current national crisis is nothing new. As Black Lives …

When Juice WRLD died of an accidental overdose in December, a small subset of the population placed the blame at Future’s feet. Juice WRLD infamously detailed how he told Future during their first meeting that he influenced the young Chicago rapper to try lean at a young age. “When he …

Eminem surprise-released his 11th album on midnight Thursday, ending weeks of rumors and speculation on when the rapper would unveil the follow-up to 2018’s Kamikaze. The 20-song album features guest appearances by Ed Sheeran, Black Thought, Q-Tip, Royce Da 5’9″, Anderson .Paak, Young M.A., and a posthumous appearance by Juice …

“Punch you in the face, muthafucka I knock ya teeth out,” screams a row of four girls in their early teens. Casanovais performing “Set Trippin” on the Barclays Center stage for a Tidal-sponsored festival, and they know every word. Casanova isn’t the most popular rapper on the lineup (that’s Lil …