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Bobby Shmurda is fresh out of the pen and he’s getting acclimated to his new reality as a free man. The New York rapper spent the last six years locked up on gang charges but, on Tuesday morning, he was released ten months earlier than expected, marking an incredible moment for hip-hop fans that have waited on his arrival for years. 

Now that he’s out, Bobby has been spending his time with his godchildren, his rapper peers Rowdy Rebel and Quavo, and of course, with the ladies. He shared his first twenty-four hours out with GQ’s Frazier Tharpe, telling the journalist about his experience in prison, his plans now that he’s out, and much more.

According to Thorpe’s recollection of the day, Bobby was joking in nature, laughing about how long his showers could be. “How long I got in the shower?” he asked his friends, no longer sure of how real-life worked. Most important, and much like he was while locked up, he’s in high spirits. “My spirit’s always gon’ be up. I used to sleep next to people who had 40 to life,” detailed Bobby. “People who’ve been in there for 30 years and haven’t laughed—I’d have them crying all day. When you got good energy, no matter where you at, you can bring a smile to someone’s face.”

While in jail, he learned how to get the best treatment. “I’m not saying jail is not going to break anybody. But usually, jail sh*t I don’t really care about,” he said. “Even though I’m locked up all the time, I still live good in jail. Since [I was] 12. You get the best treatment in jail when you get a job. Wanna shower five times a week instead of three? Get a job. Eat better? Get a job. More phone time? Get a job. But they kept firing my ass when they realized I was just doing it to stay on the phone.”

According to Bobby, he only realized how important music was to him while he was locked up, which begs the question how he was feeling when “Hot N***a” blew up. “I didn’t really care too much for it until I went to jail and I seen how the fans were loyal,” he said. “I can’t name a week that I didn’t see at least 10 [pieces] of fan mail, throughout the whole bid.” When asked what he was focused on pre-prison, Bobby admits that “money and b*tches” held a lot of importance to him.

Read Bobby Shmurda’s first day out chronicles over at GQ at the link below.

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The joint album you didn’t know you needed is on its way. We all know that at the stroke of midnight at the top of Friday (February 26) morning, artists were excitedly tweeting and posting about their new releases to hit streaming services. As fans jumped from one track to the next. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak decided to shake things up by revealing that they’ve teamed up and locked in during quarantine to create music together. Mars made an announcement on Twitter.

“We locked in and made an album. The band’s called Silk Sonic. First song drops next Friday 3/5,” the Grammy Award-winning singer shared. According to the photo he posted, their “special guest host” on the record is none other than Funk legend Bootsy Collins, bassist of Parliament-Funkadelic. 

Both Mars and .Paak are known for their vibrant musical stylings that often include sounds that pay homage to the Funk, Soul, and R&B. It will be interesting to hear what they’ve been working on together, especially considering they’ve known each other for years and even toured together back in 2017. We haven’t received a new album from Mars since his Platinum-selling 24K Magic, and the last time we received a full-project from .Paak was when he shared his acclaimed Ventura. Check out their posts above and below.