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Nicki Minaj Confirms October Release Date For Next Album

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Nicki Minaj’s last studio album, Queen, made its debut way back in 2018, boasting a 20-song tracklist and features from the likes of Eminem, Labrinth, Lil Wayne, The Weeknd, and more. Since then, the Trinidadian has been busy raising her little boy, known as Papa Bear, with husband Kenneth Petty. 2022 saw her make an impressive string of singles and collaborations, but ultimately failed to produce an album. Thankfully, Minaj confirmed via Twitter on Monday (June 5) that her fifth studio LP will arrive later this year.

“10/20/23,” she wrote in a post this afternoon, officially marking October 10th as the debut date of the untitled project. “The Album 💿🎀,” Minaj added after, making it clear she’s coming in full force this fall. It remains unclear who she plans to work with on the upcoming effort, though we’ve already heard her team up with stars like Ice Spice, NBA YoungBoy, and Kim Petras so far this year.

Read More: Nicki Minaj’s “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” Visual Has The Barbz Praising Her On Twitter

Nicki Minaj is Coming This Fall

Prior to 2018’s Queen, Minaj began to gain notoriety back in 2010 with Pink Friday. That tracklist boasted fan favourites such as “Moment 4 Life” with Drake and “Fly” featuring Rihanna. In the time after that, she gave fans the Roman Reloaded cut of the project, followed by The Pinkprint in 2014. The latter only brought more success the fashionista’s way, specifically thanks to collaborations like “Only” and “Feeling Myself.”

The only solo effort we’ve heard from Onika so far this year is “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” which earned her plenty of praise for expertly sampling a throwback favourite to spit her signature flow over. Elsewhere in the news, Nicki Minaj joined Sexyy Red on “Pound Town 2” at the end of last month. The remix boasts some of her most salacious bars to date, and after it dropped she penned a sweet message to the up-and-coming rhymer on Twitter. Read it for yourself at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

Read More: Sexyy Red Reacts To Heartwarming Message From Nicki Minaj After “Pound Town 2” Collab

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Metro Boomin Confirms “Perfect Timing 2” Album With NAV: Video

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This July will mark the sixth anniversary of Metro Boomin and NAV’s Perfect Timing project, which lit things up during the summer of 2017. Among those featured on the 17-track album are Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Offset, 21 Savage, Belly, and Gucci Mane. The most popular titles to come from the release are “Held Me Down,” “Call Me,” and “Minute,” all of which have remained in rotation for years since as fans of the Canadian lyricist and Atlanta-based producer await news of a follow-up.

Thankfully, it finally came our way this past weekend at Montréal’s Metro Metro Festival. During NAV’s set, he continued his recent tradition of surprising concertgoers with special guests. While he recently brought out Travis Scott, Lola Brooke, and Meek Mill in Toronto, his latest audience got to see him reunite with the HEROES & VILLAINS hitmaker, at which time they promised Perfect Timing 2 is on the way, though no further details were given at the time.

Read More: NAV Brings Out Travis Scott, Lola Brooke, And Meek Mill In Toronto

Perfect Timing 2 is Coming Soon, Metro Boomin Says

“Y’all make some noise for my brother, NAV,” Metro Boomin implored the audience cheering them on in Montréal. “We got that ‘Perfect Timing 2‘ on the way, n*ggas is waiting on it! Wait on it! Wait on it!” the multi-talent excitedly declared, the “Some Way” singer joining in on his chant at the end. He may not have given fans much of an idea of what we can expect to hear from him and NAV, but still, Metro is sure to be taking over speakers all across the country this summer as the various efforts he’s been pouring into as of late arrive on DSPs.

Most recently, the 29-year-old confirmed that he’ll be producing the soundtrack for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which Coi Leray has already been teasing her work on via social media. What’s your favourite song from the original Perfect Timing album? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in with HNHH later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

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Jorja Smith Announces New Album “falling or flying” For September 2023 Release

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Singer-songwriter Jorja Smith has shared new details surrounding her upcoming album, falling or flying. The singer’s second LP is set for release later this year via her own label, FAMM, and fans can preorder the album now. Listeners can expect to hear falling or flying on September 29, 2023. She also took to Instagram to share the album’s cover art with her followers. The album will be Smith’s first full-length record since 2018’s Lost & Found. It also follows her 2021 EP Be Right Back, and her 2016 EP Project 11.

Smith shared in a press statement “I don’t slow down enough.” “This album is like my brain. There’s always so much going on but each song is definitely a standstill moment,” she adds about the new LP. She also shared an Instagram post today, captioned, “falling or flying, my second album! Out 29th September 2023. I can’t believe it tbh….Album cover shot by @lizjohnsonartur !!!!!”

Read More: Jorja Smith Drops Soulful New Single “Little Things”

Smith’s Second Album

The new album will feature two singles Smith also shared recently. Smith released “Try Me” in April, followed by “Little Things” earlier this month. “Try Me” was accompanied by a powerful music video directed by Amber Grace Johnson. It aligned with the song’s intense lyrics, showing Smith enacting a symbolic battle with a lover. “Little Things” took on a lighter tone, with the accompanying video featuring Smith asking people on the street what they look for in a partner. The “Little Things” video was directed by Bolade Banjo.

Smith shared that her newest single is about, “putting yourself out there, in front of a world that has many opinions.” Explaining it’s creation, she says she had “a lil’ concoction — rum, ting, and a magnum.” “It only ever used to be [her] really being [her] own critic,” she explained. Smith also went on to say, “This is the first time I’m putting stuff out there that I can connect with right now.” She recalled “imagining hearing this walking into a party and seeing someone I’d had my eye on.” The artist called the song “fun!” and “pretty self-explanatory.”

Read More: Jorja Smith Stuns With New Track “Try Me”

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Zaytoven Reveals His Twitter Was Hacked Amid Fake “Beast Mode 3” With Future Tease

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Well, it was too good to be true, wasn’t it? After word quickly spread of Zaytoven announcing Beast Mode 3 with Future, the producer took to Instagram to pump the brakes. Moreover, he revealed that someone hacked his Twitter and urged his fans to not believe anything the account is saying. While they gained hope that a trailer meant the collaborative series’ next installment was coming this year, fans now have to deal with that disappointment. In his message concerning the fake news, the Atlanta beatsmith expressed confusion as to how this could’ve happened.

“Hey, do not believe what’s going on on Twitter,” Zaytoven remarked in a video on his Instagram Story. “I don’t know who done hacked my Twitter and what they doing, I don’t know how they got what they got or why they’re saying what they’re saying. But do not believe my Twitter right now. I’m working to get it back. So, PSA, alright? I’m working on it.” In a prior IG Story post, he wrote: “My Twitter has been hacked. Don’t believe what’s being posted.” Still, this wouldn’t be the first time that he teased another Future collab album.

Zaytoven Got Hacked, And Beast Mode 3 With Future Is Seemingly Fake News

However, looking back, this news came amid a lot of previous reports that Future is working on joint projects with other producers. One of the most notable announced team-ups is his upcoming tape with Metro Boomin, who already updated fans on its status multiple times. As such, perhaps it was vain to think that we would be getting a whole lot more from the “HOLY GHOST” MC this year, but it wouldn’t be out of character, either. After all, Hendrix went on very prolific runs throughout his career, as did Zaytoven with his production work.

Meanwhile, we should at least be expecting something from the producer soon, as he promised new music after selling his catalog. Whether that’s with Pluto or other artists, only time will tell, but his credentials should inspire a lot of anticipation. Even though fans are hoping this is all one big PR stunt, it seems like dreams don’t always come true. Apologies for the earlier false coverage. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates from Zaytoven and Future.

Tyler, The Creator Announces “Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale”

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Tyler, The Creator is coming through with new heat for summer 2023. The rapper took to social media to announce Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale, which arrived on Friday, March 31st. He unveiled the first single from the upcoming offering titled, “Dogtooth.” Tyler expands on the luxe production value of the 2021 project on his latest single as dashes of female vocals pop out across the glimmering piano progression. Tyler also comes through with an excellent display of his lyricism. Meanwhile, DJ Drama adds the Gangsta Grillz stamp of approval across the record.

At this point, it’s unclear what we could expect from Tyler, The Creator on the upcoming release. Though he dropped off the first single, he’s yet to release the actual tracklist. However, we’re hoping that he has some new, unexpected collaborations on the project, such as A$AP Rocky, who he said ignored his request to appear on Call Me If You Get Lost, as well as Freddie Gibbs, an artist who he’s reportedly working on a joint project with. 

Tyler, The Creator Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale Drops Friday

Call Me If You Get Lost became Tyler, The Creator’s largest success so far. It was another refreshing reinvention that leaned deeper into his R&B and funk influences without losing his lyrical aptitude. With assistance from DJ Drama, Call Me If You Get Lost presented Tyler joining forces with several artists of the new generation that he’s rocking with, such as NBA Youngboy, 42 Dugg, and Teezo Touchdown. The project moved 169K in its first week, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200. Then, he broke the record for the largest vinyl sales for a hip-hop album last year with 49K units. 

The rapper later went on to earn a Grammy award for Best Rap Album of the year. It was a historical feat that marked the first Grammy for a Gangsta Grillz tape in history. He also earned the Best Hip Hop Album award at the BET Hip-Hop Awards and delivered an exceptional performance of “Lumberjack.” We’ll keep you posted on anymore details regarding the release of Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale. Check out Tyler, The Creator’s announcement above and sound off with your thoughts on “Dogtooth” below.

“Dogtooth”

Lloyd Banks Announces “The Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain”

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Though he’s not attached to G-Unit, Lloyd Banks proved that the PLK title still sticks with Course Of The Inevitable. The 2021 album marked his first studio album in 11 years and fans never forgot about him in that time. The project boasted appearances from lyrical mainstays – Freddie Gibbs, Benny The Butcher, Styles P and Roc Marciano. The collaborators, both new and old, helped Banks as he showcased that he solidified his place in rap history. 

The following year, Lloyd Banks returned with the sequel, Course Of The Inevitable 2. Once again, he locked in with fierce lyricists who only forced him to step his game up. Benny appeared, again, along with Conway The Machine, Jadakiss, Dave East, Vado, and Tony Yayo. The second installment in the Course Of The Inevitable series confirmed Lloyd Banks wasn’t about to head out on another 10+ year hiatus. But, even as fans continue to stream COTI 2 heavily, Banks still has more in store for his dedicated fanbase.

Lloyd Banks Announces New Album

On Friday, March 17th, Lloyd Banks confirmed that COTI is a trilogy. He shared a trailer for his forthcoming project, Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain on his Instagram page. The dramatic black-and-white teaser features a voiceover from Brandon Chastang, who provides a passionate motivational speech that speaks directly to the core of Banks’ latest project. “When you look in the mirror, you are alone. No friends, no family. Just you,” he says.

As Chastang continues to speak about the inner battle that people face as eerie production from Cartune Beatz plays in the background. “Stay the course, no matter how long it takes,” Chastang adds. “Through the ups and downs, embrace pain. Embrace the fear of the unknown. Everything you go through is a lesson. It’s never a loss.” Lloyd Banks didn’t announce a release date for COTI 3, though he provided fans the option to device when it should drop. Perhaps, we’ll see it arrive sometime this summer. Check the trailer above. Who do you want to see Lloyd Banks collaborate with on Course Of The Inevitable 3: Pieces Of My Pain? Let us know in the comment section below. 

Lil Pump Announces “Lil Pump 2,” Tracklist Features YoungBoy, Ty Dolla $ign & More

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One of the most polarizing hip-hop artists of the past decade is back and perhaps better than ever. Lil Pump just announced Lil Pump 2, the direct sequel to his breakout self-titled mixtape. While the feature list is quite scant, there are still a few notable names that caught fans’ attention upon seeing the tracklist on social media. For example, there are some usual suspects, like frequent collaborator Smokepurpp and known feature killer Ty Dolla $ign. However, some less familiar names for some, Rio Da Yung OG and C4 Boyz, will also appear on the project. What’s more is that Pump snagged a feature from YoungBoy, which should make for quite the interesting cut.

Of course, this news comes with the context of the Florida rapper’s often panned artistry. Still, there are a lot of people out there that stand by the visceral, raw, and legitimately experimental approach on Pump’s debut mixtape. Even though he fell off afterwards for many fans, the impact of songs like “Gucci Gang” and “Boss” still ring to this day. For better or worse, the 22-year-old is one of the definitive artists of the “SoundCloud era” of rap in the mid-2010s.

Lil Pump 2: Cover Art, Tracklist & Features

With all that said, the “D Rose” hitmaker is in a completely different phase of his career, at least on paper. While he’s continued to try to make it big with the same sound, his charismatic personality keep him on media cycles and headlines. For what it’s worth, he also worked quite hard to turn his life around in a few aspects and find more fulfillment than pissing old heads off. For example, he recently showed off his body transformation and confessed that hitting the gym is his new addiction.

Meanwhile, Lil Pump 2 will drop on March 17th with 16 songs, and the artist shared the cover art for it as well. Whether you’re looking forward to it or not, it should make for an interesting moment in hip-hop this year. Will lightning strike twice with an energetic and raw project or is Pump’s time in the sun truly over? Let us know your predictions and return to HNHH for the latest updates on Lil Pump.

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T-Pain Announces New Covers Album Titled “On Top Of The Covers”

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T-Pain is timeless. In 2022, the autotune pop-rap legend linked up with some of hip-hop’s hottest young acts to send a reminder. In March, he connected with tobi lou for his “Non-Perishable” cut. Later that month, he and Denzel Curry collided for the incredible “Troubles” off Curry’s latest album. That same week, T-Pain also landed on the song “Happy Hour” from Buddy’s Superghetto. All of these performances did an excellent job of showing the new generation just how talented he is. Additionally, it helped rope in some old heads into some newer artists’ work.

Another recent gig T-Pain partook in was his stellar showing on the FOX TV show The Masked Singer. In 2019’s season, T-Pain won the entire competition. Rocking a monster costume the whole time, T-Pain performed some all-time hits and won over the judges. In particular, renditions of Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” and Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” were his best. Because of this victory, T-Pain continued doing covers of hit songs like these. So much so, that he revealed an incredible new project this week.

T-Pain’s Bringing The Covers

On Wednesday (Feb. 15), T-Pain announced that his upcoming seventh studio album will arrive on March 17. Titled On Top Of The Covers, T-Pain’s forthcoming LP will see him deliver covers of all-time great hits. Only seven songs long, On Top Of The Covers includes T-Pain’s versions of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Additionally, he adds his cover of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” from The Masked Singer to the album, to the delight of many cable television viewers.

Along with the album on March 17, T-Pain will also be giving two back-to-back performances in LA. The venue for these shows is The Sun Rose and they take place on March 17 & 18. Tickets go on sale at 1:00 pm ET on Friday (Feb. 17) on T-Pain’s website. Via press release, T-Pain confirmed that this album was possible because of his independent status. “It got put on hold for a bit but now that I’m independent, I’m able to do whatever I want to do through Nappy Boy Entertainment and this is something I’ve felt strongly about for a long time,” he said. “These songs are not what you’d expect when you hear that T-Pain is doing a covers album and that is what I think is cool about it.” Check out the entire track list for On Top Of The Covers below.

Tracklist:

1. “A Change Is Gonna Come”
2. “Don’t Stop Believin’”
3. “Sharing the Night Together”
4. “Stay With Me”
5. “Tennessee Whiskey”
6. “That’s Life” f/ NandoSTL
7. “War Pigs”

Conway The Machine Announces New Album & Docuseries From His Drumwork Label

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Conway the Machine just announced a new album and docuseries on the way from his new music collective, Drumwork. Moreover, this news comes almost a full year after the 40-year-old lyricist left his longtime label, Griselda. Still, the future is bright for the “Scatter Brain” rapper. Furthermore, the upcoming projects will highlight each of Drumwork’s members, which are not apparently set in stone. “We here!!!” Conway captioned the post. “They doubted us, now we gon make them respect this Drumwork s**t! Time to etch this s**t stone! DW the album & docu-series on the way.” While fans are already ecstatic, he hasn’t shared a release date as of yet.

However, his departure from Griselda is not a sign of bad blood or enemy status when it comes to his former label mates. In fact, in Conway’s announcement post on Instagram, fellow MC extraordinaire (and Griselda member) Benny the Butcher commented a slew of fire emojis. Also, Conway spoke to Ebro last year about the realities faced in his decision to leave. “It ain’t nothing to even trip off, for real,” the Buffalo native expressed. “I don’t know what’s going on… everybody just doing so much man, just on the individual side that we don’t really kinda be having the time to really connect all the time and link.

PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 21: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Conway the Machine attends the Casablanca Menswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 21, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Suu/Getty Images)

Moreover, he continued: “We don’t all live in the same city no more, we don’t really hang out and do shit no more, see each other. So all these conversations we don’t necessarily get to have all the time.” However, in the time since those statements, Conway built an impressive team at Drumwork. Furthermore, it started when he signed Buffalo rapper Jae Skeese to Drumwork Music Group in January of 2021. Upon the announcement, Skeese posted a picture of him and the Machine, calling it the moment he “always prayed for.”

“I’m happy to announce the ink is dry!!” Conway wrote in his post with the same picture. “It’s official!! The first artist signed to @drumworkmusic CONGRATULATIONS KING @jaeskeese this is just the beginning the REAL work begins NOW!! I believed in u from the start and I know when it’s all said and done u gon be in that top 5 convo… it’s up!!!” Skeese dropped his first Drumwork single, “Against The Grain” with Conway and Griselda’s Flee Lord, last March. Stay tuned to HNHH for the latest on Conway the Machine, Drumwork, and a new batch of top-notch MCs.

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Yung Bleu Announces New Album “Love Scars 2”

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Yung Bleu remains a force to be reckoned with and he clearly has no intention of slowing down. In the past three years, he delivered a steady stream of music to satisfy his fanbase. However, is recent releases have shown further growth and he clearly doesn’t have any intentions to slow down any type soon.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 31: Yung Bleu attends Costume Couture Halloween Party on October 31, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images)

It’s only been a few months since his last studio album, and Bleu is already gearing up to have the summer on smash. The artist hit Instagram this morning where he announced his upcoming project, Love Scars 2. We have no doubt that Bleu’s new project will have a grip on this spring since its set for an April 14th release date.

In addition to the release date, he also shared the cover art for the album. The artwork includes an X-ray of his chest with several chains dangling from his neck. Bleu hasn’t dropped a new single to lead the official rollout but it seems like it could be coming soon. 

Love Scars 2 will undoubtedly set up a big year ahead for him, as he’s already riding high off of the release of TANTRA. The rapper’s follow-up to Moon Boy dropped in November, which boasted plenty of star power. Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, ZAYN, Kelly Rowland, and French Montana all appeared on the tracklist. The album also included “What Type Of Games” which sampled DMX’s “How It’s Goin’ Down.” Unfortunately, Bleu faced backlash for his attempt at paying homage.

“I understand that’s such a great song and it will never be duplicated no matter what by any artist! Classic! I’m paying homage!” he said in response to the hate he received.

Bleu released the first installment of Love Scars in 2020. The project, subtitled The 5 Stages Of Emotions, helped propel him to stardom. Love Scars: The 5 Stages Of Emotions included the original version of “You’re Mines Still.” Eventually, the song landed in Drake’s lap who remixed it, which Bleu re-released and included on Moon Boy.