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“INDUSTRY BABY” is presently the top trending song in music as Lil Nas X continues to tease the release of his upcoming debut album MONTERO, but it looks like he may need to change his rollout plan for the album after sixteen songs reportedly leaked online this week.

According to a report by HipHopNMore, a grand total of sixteen songs were leaked from Lil Nas X’s MONTERO recording sessions. It’s unclear how many of them were actually cleared for the album release, but it’s likely that many of them were going to make the final tracklist. 

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The new songs that were reportedly leaked are: “Life After Salem,” “Tales Of Dominica,” “Anomaly,” “Dolla Sign Slime,” “Void,” “You Can Awake,” “Scoop,” “One Of Me,” Lost In The Citadel,” and more. There were also tracks featuring Miley Cyrus (“Am I Dreaming”) and Sam Smith (“Empathy”) that were included in the leak. The tracklist also features previously released songs, including “INDUSTRY BABY” with Jack Harlow, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” and “SUN GOES DOWN.” 

Unless this was part of his planned rollout strategy, Lil Nas X and his label will need to seriously consider whether they still want to wait to release the album. Previously, Lil Nas said he wasn’t interested in quickly rolling out the project, allowing time for each single to properly drop. He may not have a choice now, unfortunately.

Lil Nas X has not commented on the reported leak as of the time of this publication.

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Yesterday, Young Thug premiered four new songs from his upcoming album Punk during his first NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Originally announced in 2019, mere months after the release of his studio debut So Much Fun, it would appear that we finally have an idea of which Thug will be showing up on this one. 

As some might have guessed based on the project’s title, there’s a notable emphasis on live instrumentation. Guitars, bass, and drums appear to be the backdrop for several of the recently-premiered songs, including “Die Slow,” “Droppin Jewels,” “Hate The Game,” and “Tick Tock.” While many continue to explore the new tracks, Rolling Stone shone further light on the upcoming Punk with a new digital cover story.

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Revealing that Thug mainly listens to “fucking pop-star music,” jazz, and “sounds but not actual words,” perhaps we can assume that Thugger will be delving further into the direction on his sophomore drop. We’ve already heard him going full pop-punk on “Hate The Game,” arguably his most mainstream-sounding song thus far.

Another of the Tiny Desk-premiered tracks “Die Slow” featured some of his realest writing to date, and it seems as if Thug’s story will continue to be explored in greater detail. “With Punk I tapped into more real world,” he tells the publication. “I’m just rapping more about life situations because I had time to sit down and actually reflect and think.”

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He also opened up about a recent health scare, where he lost most of the feeling in his body after suffering organ failure. “I kinda just stayed in the bed and I was like, ‘Yo, call the ambulance. I can’t move my body,’” he recalls. “Then later, when the ambulance came, I couldn’t get out of the bed. They had to get me out of the bed, basically. I felt like my whole body was numb and I couldn’t move. I went to the hospital and I had found out that I had liver and kidney failure. And I kinda had sorta passed away, like I kinda died.”

One can only assume he’ll be touching on that traumatic experience on Punk, a project that’s shaping up to be his most honest to date. Check out the full story over at Rolling Stone here, and look for Thug’s new album to land on October 15th. For an early glimpse at some of the songs, behold the Tiny Desk Concert below.

WATCH: Young Thug premieres Punk songs 

Even when an average-sized person dives from the stage to the audience, there’s a chance that someone is going to get hurt. A few years ago, Post Malone epically failed a stage dive when nobody caught him. Other artists, including Busta Rhymes, Iggy Azalea, YG, and more have fallen off the stage and narrowly missed injury. When it comes to Lizzo though, she’s never even attempted a stage dive, so she’s confused about the rumors that she allegedly killed somebody by jumping into the crowd.

The unfounded rumor has been going around, claiming that Lizzo killed somebody by jumping into the audience during one of her concerts. She decided to finally speak on the speculation, denying that she’s ever injured somebody by stage diving because, well, she’s never even done a stage dive.

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“So, I’ve seen a lot of annoying things about me on the internet but the thing that bothers me the most is this rumor that I stage-dived at a concert and killed somebody,” said Lizzo on TikTok. “Like, that rumor, it’s a lie, first of all. I’ve never stage dived in my life and bitch, how, like– killed somebody!? Y’all really gon’ put that on my motherfuckin’ name? Like, I know I’m big but bitch, I’m not that fuckin’ big.”

She proceeded to show that she probably wouldn’t kill somebody by stage diving, filming herself belly-flopping onto her bed and barely making anything move. “Bitch!” she exclaimed, proving her point.

Watch her response below.

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Unless you have young children or a keen fascination with PBS Kids’ animated programming, the most that you’ve likely seen from Arthur are all the memes that have found their way to social media. It turns out that Arthur has actually been quietly expanding its legacy as the longest-running children’s animated series in American television.

However, Arthur will reportedly end its run next year because PBS Kids has shockingly canceled the show after 25 years on air. According to ScreenRant, the network’s decision to pull the plug on the beloved kids’ show comes two years after Arthur‘s polarizing gay wedding episode.

According to ScreenRant, Arthur creator Kathy Waugh is disappointed with the show’s unexpected cancellation, and in response to her show’s fast-approaching conclusion, she has stated that PBS’s axing of Arthur was a bad decision.

“We had our wrap party two years ago,” Waugh reveals. “I think [PBS] made a mistake, and I think Arthur should come back and I’m know I’m not alone in thinking they made a mistake. I don’t know if it was a ratings issue or if it felt like it needed to be retired. To me, it felt evergreen, like it was never going to end but it did end, we finished the last episode, season 25 two years ago.”

With the final season of Arthur officially out of production and set to air next year, the long-running animated series is finally coming to an end, but at least we’ll still have those hilarious Arthur’s fist and DW memes to remind us of Arthur‘s legendary 25-season run.

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Kanye West is known for his love of minimalist design but he took that to the next level with his living quarters at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The music legend is presently living inside of the stadium as he completes his tenth studio album DONDA and on Tuesday night, he showed off his personal room, which appears to have been temporarily converted from a storage room. 

The very modest room features a twin bed, a place for him to hang two outfits, a handful of footwear options, a clock, and that’s it. After pushing back his album release by a couple of weeks, Kanye has been working hard on the album, taking periodic breaks to enjoy other events happening at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Last week, he was spotted watching a soccer game in the same outfit he wore during his DONDA premiere. 

Given how humble Kanye’s living quarters are, his fans have had a lot to say about his set-up, predicting that the album could feature a refreshed ‘Ye, rapping from his soul and checking all material possessions at the door. Some people have also taken the opportunity to clown Yeezy for such a minimalist set-up, but if he doesn’t need anything more than this, what’s the point of going so crazy for a temporary housing situation. In two weeks, he’ll be out of there anyway.

Take a look at all the reactions to Kanye’s room at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium below.

Gunna is so prolific when it comes to releasing music that it’s hard to imagine him not having a new album on the way.

Having last popped up with 2020’s Wunna — which also happened to be the catalyst for our recent Digital Cover Story with Gunna right here — it feels like it’s about due time for a follow-up effort. 

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Luckily, it would appear that Gunna stands in agreement, taking to Instagram to unveil his next endeavor. “Why Me?” he captions, alongside a telling hashtag for “DS4.” In case you need a refresher on the acronyms, DS refers to Drip Season, a mixtape series that has officially spawned three installments so far. The latest — arguably the project that skyrocketed Gunna into the spotlight — arrived in February of 2018.

Suffice it to say, a lot has happened to the Atlanta melodist since then, and the fact he’s opted to revisit the series speaks volumes about his creative headspace. On his IG page, Gunna shared a snippet from a forthcoming single titled “Why Me,” which finds him baring his soul over a melancholic guitar instrumental. Perhaps we’re looking at a potential realest shit he’s ever wrote contender — check out the preview below, and sound off with your take.

While Gunna has yet to share a release date, look for more information on Drip Season 4 to surface in the near future. Are you looking forward to a new Drip Season album? 

It may not have made the cut for Complex‘s best albums of 2021 mid-year ranking, but Mach-Hommy’s Pray For Hati has received widespread critical acclaim since releasing earlier this summer, with Rolling Stone going as far as to call it “the best rap album since Young Thug’s Barter 6.” The Westside Gunn-executive produced album has even earned Mach-Hommy an insightful new interview with NPR, in which the enigmatic artist discusses the current political climate in Haiti.

For the unaware, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse was brutally gunned down during an assassination earlier this month, and further investigations have revealed that the Columbians arrested in connection to Moïse’s murder reportedly received training from the United States military.

When discussing the new wave of turmoil that has swept over Haiti this month, Mach-Hommy addresses the cyclical nature of political chaos in Haiti, and he also touches on the emotional impact that it has over the Haitian-American rapper and other people like him.

“What’s going on right now is kind of like the norm for us, especially abroad, where, most of us, we send more than our prayers back home,” the Griselda artist explained. “A lot of our psychological energy and makeup is kind of like split between two places because we have to be where we are. But we also – we can’t leave where we come from. So I wasn’t really shocked by the recent events. This kind of theme is a recurring theme with our nation and our history in the Western Hemisphere.”

“To me, it’s a broken record that’s on repeat,” Mach-Hommy continues. “So when I call my family, it’s the same conversation. A lot of people are extremely depressed more than anything at the recent events.”

Listen to Mach-Hommy’s full NPR interview below.

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