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Post Malone, Playboi Carti, Gunna & Young Thug to Headline Summer Smash Festival in Chicago

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Summer Smash Festival has announced the full music lineup for this year’s three-day music festival, which will take place in Chicago, Illinois, from Friday, June 17 to Sunday, June 19. Headliners for this year’s edition include Post Malone, Young Thug, Gunna, and Playboi Carti.

Summer Smash Festival, founded by two Chicago-based music powerhouses – concert promoter SPKRBX and next-gen media business Lyrical Lemonade – has evolved into one of the country’s largest independent music events, with 90,000 attendance last summer. Summer Smash will shortly return to its regular dates in mid-June, bringing the festival’s most stacked lineup to date, packed to the brim with today’s biggest hip-hop names.

The festivities will begin on Friday with a headlining performance by Grammy Award-winning rap pioneer Young Thug, who will be joined by fellow YSL Records labelmate Gunna for the Atlanta-based rap duo’s first-ever full-set collaborative performance; and will conclude on Saturday night with a performance by singer/songwriter Post Malone, who is one of the highest-selling music artists of the past quarter-century and is preparing to release his next album later this year. Following his recent “Album of the Year” nomination at the 2022 Grammy Awards in recognition of his efforts to Kanye West’s critically praised project Donda, enigmatic emcee Playboi Carti will help finish out the three-day festival on Sunday night.

Additional weekend performances include cloud rap, southern hip-hop, trap, drill, West Coast, and more, with first-time Summer Smash appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Polo G, Rico Nasty, Oliver Tree, 2 Chainz, and Ohgeesy, as well as the Chicago debut of emerging rap artist Yeat. Other notable artists include Trippie Redd, Ski Mask The Slump God, Lil Tecca, and $not, among many others, who are helping to complete the 2022 schedule.

“Today marks an exciting milestone for Summer Smash as we unveil our biggest music lineup to date. It’s been incredible to witness our fest grow into one of the largest annual music events in the country in only four short years”, said Summer Smash Festival Director and SPKRBX Founder Berto Solorio. “Our team is always striving to improve and elevate the festival experience, so we can’t wait to show our fans what we have in store this summer including bigger music acts performing on bigger stages, plus more food trucks, improved amenities, and more art installations than ever before. We’ve leveled up the entire experience.”

Tickets for the three-day GA and VIP events will go on sale this Friday, April 8, at 10:00 a.m. CST at www.TheSummerSmash.com.

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Lil Durk Promises “What Happened To Virgil” Video if Single Receives 10K Creations on TikTok

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Lil Durk’s poignant ballad “What Happened To Virgil” ft. Gunna is having a massive moment on TikTok, fresh off the release of his Billboard 200 chart-topping album 7220.

The song is tearing at the emotions of TikTok fans, with over 34.7K creations, since the title refers to the passing of prominent fashion designer and entrepreneur Virgil Abloh. “Oh my God, what happened to Virgil?” is a popular lyric from the song that has inspired both sorrowful and lighthearted responses from folks who reflect on Virgil’s death, can’t believe their former classmates are having children, and wonder why their buddies can’t contain their drinking.

@eunesa1999 I be like dang, city girls down 🤣 #fyp ♬ What Happened To Virgil (feat. Gunna) – Lil Durk

@ondndee wishing i could’ve saved him 😔 #fyp #foryou #OscarsAtHome #whathappendtovirgil ♬ original sound – WW

On their respective accounts, Lil Durk and Gunna have been interacting with the sound, with Durk promising to release the song’s video after the sound reaches 10,000 creations.

@lildurk

10,000 videos to the sound on TikTok and I’ll drop the video w/ gunna 🎥

♬ What Happened To Virgil (feat. Gunna) – Lil Durk

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[WATCH] Rowdy Rebel Visits Hot 97 for a Freestyle with Funk Flex

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Rowdy Rebel paid a visit to Funk Flex at Hot 97. During his time with the legendary DJ, Rebel delivered a freestyle to JAY-Z’s “You, Me, Him and Her.” Tap in below.

Just yesterday, Rowdy Rebel was loud and clear to DJ Akademiks about his friend Tekashi 6ix9ine. Appearing on the Off The Record podcast, Rebel blasted the rainbow-haired rapper, claiming he knew that he would rat on his GS9 gang members and associates.

The conversation started after Ak would point out how the NYC rap fan was stalled for a while. Rebel flipped it on the controversial host and called him out for aligning with 6ix9ine. Rebel would then lay into 6ix9ine for telling on the stand.

“That pussy had a great run, son,” said Rowdy. “I seen the toughest niggas fold under pressure in that room. He wasn’t even half as tough.”

Ak wanted Rebel to provide more details which Rebel had no problem with, “He was never outside! He ain’t have no morals.”

He added, “Niggas was posting shit saying he was gonna tell. Stop playin’ with me. Niggas thought he was gonna fucking rat like some fucking pussies.”

You can tap into it all below.

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[WATCH] Fivio Foreign Releases ‘B.I.B.L.E.’ Documentary Ahead of His Debut Album

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Fivio Foreign has released a documentary detailing his preparation and process leading up to the release of his debut album B.I.B.L.E, which was executive produced by Ye. The never-before-seen clip shows the rapper surrounded by his family, friends, other musicians, and industry leaders. The documentary is available below.

Fivio Foreign has announced his first-ever headlining tour, just days after revealing his debut album, which will be released on Friday, April 8th. The Fivio Foreign Tour takes off on May 6th in Salt Lake City before going to the West Coast for a highly anticipated hometown event at Irving Plaza. Fans can look forward to seeing B.I.B.L.E singles live for the first time.

“I’ve never been on tour, so this is mad exciting for me. I’m excited to go to places I’ve never been and see the reaction from my fans in real life,” Fivio Foreign said of the tour.

You can see the dates below and buy your tickets here.

Fivio Foreign: The Fivio Foreign Tour
May 6th – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex (The Grand)
May 8th – Denver, CO – Cervantes
May 10th – Chicago, IL – Avondale Music Hall
May 11th – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
May 13th – Syracuse, NY – Westcott Theater
May 14th – Boston, MA  – Big Night Live
May 17th – Philadelphia, PA  – TLA
May 18th – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
May 20th – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
May 22nd – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 23rd – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
May 25th –  Atlanta, GA – Believe Music Hall
May 27th –  Houston, TX – House of Blues
May 29th –  Dallas, TX – House of Blues
June 1st – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
June 3rd – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
June 4th – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
June 6th – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory

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[WATCH] Warren G Speaks On Being Pressed By Suge Knight For Telling Snoop Not To Sign Death Row Contract

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West Coast/G-Funk legend Warren G sat down with Talib Kweli for his ‘Peoples Party’ podcast, where the production pioneer talked about being affiliated with Death Row Records, but not actually signing to the label.

Warren explained how things got heated when Suge found out that Warren warned the label’s premiere artist Snoop Dogg not to sign the Death Row contract without getting it reviewed by an attorney.

He said, “I told Snoop ‘No, don’t sign that. You don’t know what you’re signing. You gotta get a lawyer to look at that stuff.’ And I was a young buck saying this!”

Warren said when Suge came for him, “He was like, ‘Aye, blood! Where Warren G at?!’ And I was like, ‘Sh*t, what’s up?’ He said, ‘Aye, blood. You told them not to sign that contract?!’ I took off! But the only way you could get down was the elevator, so I’m at the elevator like [hurriedly pressing the button]. He grabbed me and pushed me up against the wall and was like, ‘You told them not to sign that contract, blood?!’” 

See the video below.

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[WATCH] Warren G Speaks On Being Pressed By Suge Knight For Telling Snoop Not To Sign Death Row Contract

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West Coast/G-Funk legend Warren G sat down with Talib Kweli for his ‘Peoples Party’ podcast, where the production pioneer talked about being affiliated with Death Row Records, but not actually signing to the label.

Warren explained how things got heated when Suge found out that Warren warned the label’s premiere artist Snoop Dogg not to sign the Death Row contract without getting it reviewed by an attorney.

He said, “I told Snoop ‘No, don’t sign that. You don’t know what you’re signing. You gotta get a lawyer to look at that stuff.’ And I was a young buck saying this!”

Warren said when Suge came for him, “He was like, ‘Aye, blood! Where Warren G at?!’ And I was like, ‘Sh*t, what’s up?’ He said, ‘Aye, blood. You told them not to sign that contract?!’ I took off! But the only way you could get down was the elevator, so I’m at the elevator like [hurriedly pressing the button]. He grabbed me and pushed me up against the wall and was like, ‘You told them not to sign that contract, blood?!’” 

See the video below.

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[WATCH] Slain DC Rapper Goonew’s Body Propped Up On Stage For Nightclub Funeral

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DC rap mainstay Goonew was shot and killed a few weeks ago, but over the weekend, the 24-year-old late rapper’s body was propped up on stage at a DC nightclub for a memorial service, much to the disgust of some critics and attendees.

Complete with an iced-out watch, hoodie and crow, Goonew’s embalmed body was on display at Bliss Nightclub, with many calling the viewing disrespectful, while others say that this is the way Goonew, whose real name is Markelle Marrow, to go out.

The nightclub apologized, saying that they were aware of the memorial service, but had no idea that an actual corpse would be on the stage.

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[WATCH] Slain DC Rapper Goonew’s Body Propped Up On Stage For Nightclub Funeral

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DC rap mainstay Goonew was shot and killed a few weeks ago, but over the weekend, the 24-year-old late rapper’s body was propped up on stage at a DC nightclub for a memorial service, much to the disgust of some critics and attendees.

Complete with an iced-out watch, hoodie and crow, Goonew’s embalmed body was on display at Bliss Nightclub, with many calling the viewing disrespectful, while others say that this is the way Goonew, whose real name is Markelle Marrow, to go out.

The nightclub apologized, saying that they were aware of the memorial service, but had no idea that an actual corpse would be on the stage.

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[WATCH] Lawyer Says Eyewitness Saw 2 Men, 1 Female Attacking Megan, Woman May Be Shooter

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One of the most impactful legal voices to weigh in on legal and criminal cases in Hip Hop is Moe Gangat, who has given his POV on cases such as NBA YoungBoy and Casanova 2X, but Gangat has some integral speculations about the Megan Thee Stallion/Tory Lanez case that many may find shocking.

According to Gangat’s IG post, “Two extremely interesting facts that came out about the Tory Lanez case”. “First, the police have admitted into evidence, they’ve testified, that the other woman who was involved here, they tested her hand for gunpowder shot residue, and she had gun powder residue on it, suggesting that she may have been the shooter. Number two, there was an eyewitness, somebody who was a third party who saw the whole thing and he said, ‘I saw two men and another woman beating on Meg.’ As for who pulled the trigger? He said, ‘I don’t know but I did see the muzzle flash go off and the other woman was the one closest to the muzzle flash.’”

During yesterday’s hearing, Lanez was cited for violating the no contact order with Megan Thee Stallion handed down by the judge. He was taken into custody and forced to pay a $350 bail in order to be released.

The case will resume on September 14.

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Pusha T Releases New Single “Neck & Wrist” Feat. JAY-Z and Produced by Pharrell

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Days after naming himself and JAY-Z as two of the best coke rappers of all time, Pusha T has linked with Hov for the new single “Neck & Wrist.”

King Push revealed the single on Tuesday, sharing an image of the single art and quoting the goat. “We got different Saab stories, save your soliloquies.”

The new single will be a part of the forthcoming album It’s Almost Dry, which currently doesn’t have a release date. The first single from the album was “Diet Coke,” which featured production from Kanye West and 88 Keys.

You can dive into “Neck & Wrist” below.

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