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Lil Durk Announces The Dates For His Upcoming ‘7220’ Tour

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Lil Durk is heading back out on the road after supporting Lil Baby’s 2021 Back Outside Tour. Today, the Chicago rapper announced the 17-city tour for his upcoming project 7220 which kicks off in Phoenix, AZ at the Arizona Federal Theatre and concludes on May 2 at the United Center in his hometown. Durk is fresh off the release of a pair of notable collaborations, one with controversial country star Morgan Wallen (“Broadway Girls“) and another with 50 Cent (“Power Powder Respect,” the theme for the upcoming Power spinoff Force).

Tickets go on sale beginning Friday, January 14 at 10 am local time at LiveNation.com. Check out the full schedule below.

4/8 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
4/9 – Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theatre
4/10 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
4/13 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
4/15 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
4/16 – New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans
4/18 – Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
4/19 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place
4/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
4/21 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
4/23 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
4/24 – New York, NY @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
4/26 – Pittsburgh, PA @ UPMC Event Center
4/27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Andrew J Brady Music Center
4/29 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
4/30 – Indianapolis, IN @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
5/2 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

50 Cent Lusts For Riches On ‘Power Powder Respect’ With Lil Durk And Jeremih

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50 Cent hasn’t made much music lately, but when he does, it’s usually associated with his long-running Starz franchise Power. Considering there are now multiple spinoffs to the popular original series, 50’s output has picked up, as he cooked up “Part Of The Game” with NLE Choppa for Book III: Raising Kanan and has now shared the theme song for Book IV: Force, “Power Powder Respect” featuring Lil Durk and Jeremih.

Like prior themes, it focuses on the ups and downs of life on the streets, with 50 and Durk meditating on the spoils and dangers of the money chase. Naturally, it reflects the same themes within the upcoming season of Power, as fan-favorite hustler Tommy Egan pursues the throne of Chicago’s underworld. Joseph Sikora, who portrays Tommy on the show, can even be seen in the single artwork.

Although it’s been a while since his last proper release, it does appear 50 is looking to at least put out one final album before hanging up his mic completely. He recently teased as much on Instagram, declaring himself one of the top 10 rappers ever while hinting that “my next album might be my last.” Meanwhile, Power is just one of the many shows he’s working on for Starz, in addition to his series about the Black Mafia Family and an upcoming show about a female sports agent.

Cordae Reveals The ‘From A Bird’s Eye View’ Tracklist With Features From Eminem, Freddie Gibbs, And Nas

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After releasing his “FABEV Freestyle” to continue hyping up his new album, Cordae has revealed the star-studded tracklist. When From A Bird’s Eye View drops this Friday, fans can expect to hear features from rap icons such as Eminem, Lil Wayne, and Nas, as well as contemporary faves like Gunna and Lil Durk. The album also reunites the 24-year-old Maryland rapper with Stevie Wonder, with whom he previously collaborated on the 2020 single “Can’t Put It In The Hands Of Fate.”

From A Bird’s Eye View is the long-awaited follow-up to Cordae’s Grammy-nominated debut album, The Lost Boy. Previously released singles include the flex rap “Super” and the Lil Wayne-featuring “Sinister.” Although it will be his first full-length album since 2019, the former YBN member did drop the Just Until EP in April of 2021 to hold fans over until his new album. He also started his own record label, Hi-Level Productions, although he hasn’t revealed any artists or projects from it just yet. Cordae will support the album with a tour beginning in February.

In addition to his reunion with Stevie Wonder, From A Bird’s Eye View will also pair Cordae once again with lyrical mastermind Eminem, who recruited Cordae and Jack Harlow for the remix to his own 2021 single “Killer.”

From A Bird’s Eye View is due 1/14 via Atlantic. You can pre-save it here.

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Lil Durk Vouches For His ‘Broadway Girls’ Collaborator Morgan Wallen: ‘He Ain’t No Racist’

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Country star Morgan Wallen’s recent controversy regarding a certain racial slur didn’t deter him from collaborating with one of Chicago’s biggest rappers, Lil Durk, for a song that quickly rose on the charts, “Broadway Girls.” Apparently, now that he’s gotten a taste of rap collab success, Wallen wants to expand his pool of coworkers to include Kendrick Lamar — a sentiment with which Durk agrees 100 percent.

TMZ caught up to the Windy City drill rap pioneer recently, asking him about the controversy surrounding Wallen. Durk vouched for his collaborator, saying, “Nah, he ain’t no racist. That’s my boy. We had a long talk—he had his public situation, we had [a talk] behind closed doors, and I’ll vouch for him and he good.” When asked whether Wallen should be “uncanceled,” Durk was adamant that he never was. “He ain’t canceled,” he asserted. He also agrees that Kendrick should collaborate with Wallen.

The numbers certainly seem to bear out that sentiment (remember, kids, no one is ever really canceled, that’s just a buzzword and a red herring). Wallen topped several Billboard year-end charts despite the kerfuffle, and his fans even rented billboards to request forgiveness for him. If Kendrick did decide to accept Wallen’s collaboration invitation, it would almost certainly result in some impressive sales figures, if nothing else.

Watch Durk’s interview with TMZ above.

Lil Durk And Girlfriend India Royale Just Got Engaged

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Rapper Lil Durk is officially off the market as he finally proposed to his longtime girlfriend and baby mother, India Royale.  The Chicago rapper got down on one knee while performing at a local radio station’s Big Jam concert in his hometown. He showered India with love first before asking the question “Do you want […]

Lil Durk Proposed To His Longtime Girlfriend India Royale During A Concert In Chicago

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It’s been a big year for Lil Durk and things just got better. During the 107.5 WGCI Big Jam concert on Saturday in the his hometown, the rapper got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend India Royale. He made the move in front of thousands who attended the show in person and even more who tuned in for its livestream from home. “You know I love you to death,” he told his bride-to-be. “You’ve been holding me down when I was going through a lot. You’re the realest and I just love you to death. Would you want to be my wife?”

Royale, who was smiling from ear to ear, said yes. She and Durk have been dating since 2017 and they currently have one child together. Durk previously hinted at marrying Royale earlier this year. “She asked me what I want for my birthday I told her a son and for us to get married,” he wrote in an Instagram post in October, according to HotNewHipHop.

Durk has been extremely open about his love for Royale, as in his recent verse on Drake’s “In The Bible” with Giveon. “India Royale cosmetic, I’m just promotin’ my b*tch / Drake song do a billion streams for sure, I’m just promotin’ her sh*t,” he says. “Nasty with it, take her to Sono Bello and get her some massive t*tties.”

You can watch Durk’s proposal to Royale in the video above.