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Noah “40” Shebib Voices Support For Palestine, Amidst Israel’s Bombing Of Gaza

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Drake’s long-time producer at OVO Sound, Noah “40” Shebib, put out a statement in support of Palestine on Instagram, Sunday, amidst a weeks-long bombing of Gaza by Israel that has resulted in the deaths of at least 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women. Over 1,200 others have been wounded.

40 recommends his followers check out the documentary, Al-Nakba: The Palestinian Catastrophe, which examines the history of Israel and the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians:

I hate making these posts. It’s like a big deja vu that has been reoccurring my entire life and beyond. So what I’ll say is that “Al-Nakba: The Palestinian catastrophe” is an incredible documentary on YouTube that can help everyone understand the Palestinian struggle. I will also say that I recognize I’m making this comment from a country that is a colonial state. This is a world issue #landback

Noah "40" Shebib, Palestine
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As Hamas militants attempt to fire rockets into Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an end to the bombing of Gaza is not imminent.

Israel has reported 10 dead, including two children during the last week of violence.

Saturday, Israel Defense Forces leveled a high-rise building in Gaza, which housed The Associated Press and Al-Jazeera, claiming that it was being used by Hamas intelligence offices. 

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt released a statement saying he is “shocked and horrified” by the bombing. 

He added: “We have had no indication Hamas was in the building or active in the building. This is something we actively check to the best of our ability. We would never knowingly put our journalists at risk.”

The United Nations Security Council is set to convene, Sunday, to discuss the hostilities. 

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Kevin Hart Criticizes Joe Budden For Rory & Mal Drama: “It’s Poor Leadership”

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Joe Budden and his former podcast co-hosts Rory and Mal have had a pretty rocky relationship since it was revealed a few months ago that they were no longer regular hosts of the podcast. They eventually returned for a reunion episode and things seemed to be on good terms at the time. 

Budden has come under intense scrutiny by the public in the days following his hasty firing of Rory and Mal on the spot. He claims that his co-hosts were trying to audit him despite not having any actual ownership of the show, although the duo insists they were trying to ensure they were being paid fairly. Like many other Internet users, Kevin Hart chimed in on the drama, calling Joe Budden “an example of poor leadership,” among other things, for his handling of the situation. 


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Hart took some time to air out his feelings regarding the drama on his Straight From The Hart series. “I actually was a supporter of the progression of him and his podcast. From afar. I’m a fan of your growth, I’m a fan of what you’re doing and the conversation behind it. It’s dope. He’s not doing business here, he wants to own it, he wants to control it, that’s dope,” began Hart.

“But to see you publically sh*t on the guys that was with you, that’s an example of poor leadership. That’s an example of why you are where you are. This is why. Here’s the answer. Point blank,” criticized the comedian.

“You wanna be by yourself, you wanna be King. You can’t do that. You can’t do that. Wealth should be shared, not owned. Facts. So this is a shoutout to Rory and Mal, you guys were dope as f*ck at that job, once again I was a fan of that f*cking podcast. It’s a sad day to see this sh*t end when you guys were on your way to what seems to be higher levels of success.

I won’t sit up here and promote the negativity, wish there was a world where you could work it out. But you need a good f*cking leader that understands it’s not just him. I don’t think Joe has that. I also don’t like the firing on air,” added Hart.

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“Well, it’s a podcast so it wasn’t live, right?” asked another person. “Nah, he was on air and went on a rant and basically told him that because he wasn’t there, he was in breach and he was fired as of that moment,” explained another. Check out Kevin’s full analysis of the situation above.

Do you agree with Kevin? Let us know down below!

MFnMelo & Frsh Waters Float On squeakPIVOT’s Production On “Handheld”

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Coming out of Chicago, Pivot Gang has made a huge impact on their city and fans have become enamored with the varied range of styles. The collective has a plethora of dope artists and back in 2019, they dropped a debut project called You Can’t Sit With Us. Since that time, individual artists from the group have been dropping their own songs on a consistent basis. On Friday, three of those artists, MFn Melo, Frsh Waters, and squeakPIVOT, all joined forced on a laidback track called “Handheld.”

With this song, squeakPIVOT handles the production and gives us an incredibly laid-back beat that has some psychedelic elements hanging in the back. This creates a nice landscape for MFnMelo and Frsh Waters to work with and they take full advantage with playful flows, clever lyrics, and some dope energy. It’s yet another solid effort from the Pivot Gang artists and you can check it out, below.

Quotable Lyrics:

Lamar Jackson all action with the option
Whole hater turned to a fraction from the oppin’
Heard I got it on the verses, is you coppin’

Alkaline Releases New Project “Top Prize”

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Alkaline hasn’t let a summer pass without dropping something for us to ride out to but it has been a minute since he’s released an album. 2016’s New Level Unlocked marked his official debut album, following much speculation surrounding his mysterious presence in the dancehall community.

Even though we’ve waited five years, Alkaline has made sure that the wait was well worth it with the release of his latest album, Top Prize. The album is stacked with fourteen songs and a run-time of nearly 45-minutes of pure summer anthems. The featureless project includes previously released singles like “Cree,” “Ocean Wave,” and “Deh Suh”

Check out the latest album from Alkaline and sound off in the comment section with your favorite track off of Top Prize. 

King Los Tackles “Forgot About Dre” On New Freestyle

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There are few rappers in the game that can match the level of lyricism that King Los delivers every time he steps up to the mic. It was only a few days ago when we published the article titled, “What Happened To King Los?“ exploring his moves since the early 2010s when he was aligned with Diddy. He’s continued to make moves, proving that he’s still one of the illest to touch that mic with every track and freestyle he unleashes on his fans.

This week, the rapper came through with a brand new freestyle over Dr. Dre and Eminem’s iconic collab, “Forgot About Dre.” Los unleashes a bombardment of bars while flexing his technical prowess and witty lyricism.

Peep the track below.

Quotable Lyrics
Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you
It’s funny how they scared to converse but still wanna walk in my shoes
Study it, n***a, take your notes, jack the cadence, make the quotes
Make it yours, don’t make it Los, just make it close, holy shit, you’re makin’ clothes
The government gon’ think that I’m makin’ clones

Masego Introduces New “Mystery Lady” TrapHouseJazz Remix

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Masego dropped off his popular Don Toliver-assisted single “Mystery Lady” back in November. The hit single was the final one rolled out for his 2020 project Studying Abroad, which marked the singer’s first project in two years. The flirty cut off the highly anticipated six-track collection was one of two songs on the project to include a featured artist, the second being “Silver Tongue Devil” with Shenseea.

He released the airy cut “Passport” and his collaboration with Shenseea as the first two singles from the project. The multi-hyphenate artist recently revealed to fans that he’s gearing up to treat them to the deluxe edition of the EP dubbed Studying Abroad: Extended Stay. Set to arrive next week on May 21st, the re-issue will feature additional appearances from TeaMarrr and Sheléa. 

Ahead of the release of the deluxe, the announcements arrives alongside a TrapHouseJazz remix of the EP’s most popular track “Mystery Lady.” Electing to go solo for this version, the remix sounds like a completely different track. Keeping the lyrics largely the same, he switched his cadence and delivery for the updated track. 

Give the “Mystery Lady (TrapHouseJazz Remix)” a listen below and let us know how you’re feeling about it. 

Quotable Lyrics:

Thinking I could make this many songs ‘bout
A Lady, when I haven’t met her,
But she on me heavy.
On my cerebellum.
If I say I love her am I wrong
am I crazy, am I over zealous

Taleban Dooda Makes His Mark With Debut Album “Fallen Angel”

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19-year-old Taleban Dooda has been establishing himself as a newfound force in the South that’s readying to claim his stake in the game. Over the past year, he’s blown up off of songs like “Tru Colors” and “2 In Da Morning.” This week, he shared his latest body of work and formal debut album, Fallen Angel. The 17-song project includes previously released singles like “Chopstix” ft. Tory Lanez and “Broken Soul.” The project includes a few other heavy-hitters attached to the project such as 42 Dugg, Yung Bleu, and production from TM88 and Internet Money.

Peep the project and tracklist below.

1. Demon Time
2. Finish Him
3. Broken Soul
4. Chosen feat. T9ine
5. My Bruddas feat. OMB Peezy
6. Backwards
7. Heart Turned To Ice
8. Sinning
9. No Libs
10. More Than Average feat. Yung Bleu
11. Stay Dangerous feat. Dee Watkins
12. Trappin Ain’t Dead feat. 42 Dugg
13. Dis Dooda
14. Ready For War
15. Chopstix II ft. Tory Lanez
16. Come Back Again
17. Tru Colors (Bonus)

A.CHAL Is Feeling Himself On Dope New Single “High Horse”

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Peruvian singer-songwriter A.CHAL has been making a huge impression on fans thanks to his mixture of styles that brings hip-hop, r&b, and pop music together. Each new song has a distinct style to it and this is ultimately what has allowed A.CHAL to thrive in such a manner. He has steadily been dropping some new songs and on Friday, he delivered a brand new effort called “High Horse.”

This track has a simple yet effective trap beat to it all while A.CHAL offers up playful flows and a ton of braggadocios lyrics. From his wealth to his status, and even to the women he attracts, A.CHAL has plenty of things to pop off about. The topics expressed in the song have certainly been done before although you can’t help but feel like his voice is unique enough to carry him further.

You can stream the new song, below.

Quotable Lyrics:

In case anybody gon’ violate
Drippin’, drippin’ like the shit Tapatío
I make that ass clap, Rosalía
Baby girl know how to sing like Aaliyah
I send her back in a Lyft in a Kia

Drake Compliments Kodak Black On New Album: “You Really On Another Level”

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Drake was one of Kodak Black’s earliest supporters before the Florida native became a leading name in the rap scene. It earned him some criticism but clearly, it wasn’t enough to prevent the Canadian rapper from showing his public appreciation for Yak. On Friday, Kodak Black shared his latest album, Haitian Boy Kodak— his first project since his release from prison.


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While the project might partially be drowned out by the hype surrounding J. Cole’s The Off-Season, it’s still winning over fans who’ve been eager to receive new, fresh music from Kodak. Apparently, it’s Yak’s work that has been fueling Drake’s creative energy. “Man you always give me that inspiration… Real POET… Oracle,” said Drake in a series of messages to Kodak Black on Instagram. 

“I Wanna B Like You Bra, You The Greatest… Sign Me,” responded Kodak along with a laughing emoji and a purple demon emoji.

By Drake’s response, it didn’t seem like he was interested in adding the Broward County star to the OVO roster but he did invite Kodak to collaborate in the future. “Man let’s do some music for sure,” responded Drake. “But for real you really on another level.”

Maybe, it’s best for Kodak’s career at this point that he doesn’t get placed under Drake’s guidance but still, the Canadian rapper’s praise resonated deeply with Kodak.

“When drake holla @ me that mean the most… I appreciate everybody support to my new project #HaitianBoyKodak & Everything else,” he wrote on Twitter. 

This, of course, would not be the first time Drake had good things to say about Kodak. Back in 2018, Drake also DM’d Kodak following the release of Dying To Live with praise. Kodak Black later publicly requested that Drake do an entire collaborative project with him.

Check Kodak’s post below. 

Drake Compliments Kodak Black On New Album: “You Really On Another Level”

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Drake was one of Kodak Black’s earliest supporters before the Florida native became a leading name in the rap scene. It earned him some criticism but clearly, it wasn’t enough to prevent the Canadian rapper from showing his public appreciation for Yak. On Friday, Kodak Black shared his latest album, Haitian Boy Kodak— his first project since his release from prison.


John Phillips/Getty Images 

While the project might partially be drowned out by the hype surrounding J. Cole’s The Off-Season, it’s still winning over fans who’ve been eager to receive new, fresh music from Kodak. Apparently, it’s Yak’s work that has been fueling Drake’s creative energy. “Man you always give me that inspiration… Real POET… Oracle,” said Drake in a series of messages to Kodak Black on Instagram. 

“I Wanna B Like You Bra, You The Greatest… Sign Me,” responded Kodak along with a laughing emoji and a purple demon emoji.

By Drake’s response, it didn’t seem like he was interested in adding the Broward County star to the OVO roster but he did invite Kodak to collaborate in the future. “Man let’s do some music for sure,” responded Drake. “But for real you really on another level.”

Maybe, it’s best for Kodak’s career at this point that he doesn’t get placed under Drake’s guidance but still, the Canadian rapper’s praise resonated deeply with Kodak.

“When drake holla @ me that mean the most… I appreciate everybody support to my new project #HaitianBoyKodak & Everything else,” he wrote on Twitter. 

This, of course, would not be the first time Drake had good things to say about Kodak. Back in 2018, Drake also DM’d Kodak following the release of Dying To Live with praise. Kodak Black later publicly requested that Drake do an entire collaborative project with him.

Check Kodak’s post below.