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Kanye West unexpectedly started his album rollout this weekend, putting on a secret album listening session in Las Vegas. Playing the album for Kevin Durant and Justin LaBoy as part of a separate listening party, Kanye plans to additionally hold an event in Atlanta to play the album for even more people on Thursday. Following that party, the project should be released to the public. 

As we wait for more information on the upcoming release, which is the long-rumored tenth studio album Donda, a tracklist and list of features have allegedly leaked online. Despite cell phones being banned from the Las Vegas listening session, it appears as though somebody managed to capture audio and video from the event, sharing a snippet of a new song with Baby Keem, as well as a second preview, which sounds like classic Kanye.

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The first snippet includes solely Baby Keem’s feature on the album, which sounds introspective and hard-hitting. The second preview includes Kanye’s lyrics about a father skipping a baby shower, his daughter turning one year old, and family trauma. 

According to multiple attendees of the Las Vegas listening party, the upcoming album is one of Kanye’s most ambitious production-based projects to date. It has significant religious influence, but it’s allegedly more sonically realized than Jesus Is King. There are rumors that one of the new songs will premiere as part of a commercial airing during Game 6 of the NBA Finals, which will feature a cameo from Sha’Carri Richardson.

Listen to the leaked snippets below.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Dr. Dre is working on a brand new album, his first since 2015’s Compton. 

Not only did Dem Jointz openly speak on the ongoing studio sessions he’s been actively participating in, but Eminem previously teased that he recently traded a song to Dr. Dre to receive “Guns Blazing,” a track originally meant for Dre’s album. Adding further fuel is the arrival of an unreleased snippet featuring KXNG Crooked, during which Dre spits scathing divorce bars aimed at his ex-wife Nicole Young. 

Suffice it to say, Dr. Dre’s creativity is surging, and it’s only a matter of time before we begin to see concrete signs of an album beginning to surface. In the meantime, many of the players involved have been content to leave breadcrumbs, including a recent one from legendary lyricist The D.O.C.

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Yesterday, the No One Can Do It Better emcee took to Instagram to share a picture of himself, his daughter, Dr. Dre, and Eminem. “What in the Aftermathmatics is going on ova here?” he captions, words cryptic enough to induce a bit of hype. While some might conclude that this is simply a friendly gathering, it’s impossible to deny how rare Eminem and Dre link-ups appear to be. The pair typically connect to work on new music, as they have for the recent Music To Be Murdered By albums.

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As such, it stands to reason that Em came through to return the favor, as he’s a near-guaranteed contributor to whatever the Good Doctor has in the pipeline. Check out the picture below — as shared by The D.O.C — and be sure to keep an eye out for more tidbits surrounding Dr. Dre’s fourth studio album. 

A picture of Ice-T’s daughter Chanel Nicole with her mother Coco Austin is going viral on social media with fans remarking how much Chanel looks like her famous father. The five-year-old daughter of Ice-T and Coco looks identical to the rapper, as pointed out by hundreds of fans over the weekend.

Coco posted a gallery of photos from this weekend, carrying her little one in the final picture. People have been leaving astounded comments all morning, stating, “That kid look just like her daddy” and “Ice T dont need no paternity test.” 

On Twitter, the comments resulted in Ice-T becoming a trending topic. This isn’t the first time that people are pointing out Chanel Nicole and Ice-T’s facial similarities, and it definitely won’t be the last.

Check out photos of Chanel Nicole and Ice-T below.

Recently, Ice-T clapped back at people who were critical of his acting skills. Rapper Soulja Boy also reflected on his feud with the iconic music star, claiming that Ice-T was “confused” while they were at each other’s necks. Hip-hop’s “original gangsta” turned sixty-three years old earlier this year. Take a look at him with his five-year-old daughter and let us know if you think they look alike.