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Westside Gunn Claims His Upcoming Album Was Recorded In A Day

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Westside Gunn doesn’t take long breaks between albums. The Buffalo rapper has been one of the most prolific artists of the 2020s. He’s dropped five projects in the last two years, in addition to tons of guest features. Gunn has been teasing the release of Fly God Is an Awesome God 3 for months, but he decided to treat the fans to a little something extra on August 18. Westside Gunn took to Instagram to announce that he’ll be dropping another album before Fly God Is an Awesome God 3. This one was reportedly laid down in a single day.

Westside Gunn told fans that he wanted to challenge himself by recording lots of songs in a single session. To see if he still had “it,” as he put it. “I just made this album in a day,” he said in the Instagram video. “I wanted to see if I still had it.” The Griselda star then built up more anticipation by claiming that the release of the untitled album is imminent. “Listen, I’m not even waiting. I want to drop this ASAP,” he teased. “I gotta go figure out what I gotta do, how I gotta do it, whatever distribution, I want this out ASAP. This is to let people know.”

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Westside Gunn Plans To Drop The New Album ASAP

Westside Gunn provided further context for the new album in the captions. He claimed that it came about during the sessions for Fly God Is an Awesome God 3. Evidently, the vibe that was captured in these sessions was so unique that he decided to make it its own thing. “I came here to mix and master my album and was waiting for my files,” he recalled. “So I had played some beats and caught a vibe. [I] told him load it and made a joint. Then made another joint and then made another joint and now 24hrs later i made a new project.”

Westside Gunn is famous for being a proficient emcee in the studio. He talked about his process during a 2022 interview with The Fader. He emphasized the importance of “energy” when it comes to recording good music. “It’s always off energy,” the rapper explained. “That’s why I do it so quick. I’m not a person who’s in the studio four times a week. I might rap five, six times a year, and out of that year you might get two projects.” His math checks out. We can’t wait to hear what both of his 2024 projects sound like.

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Post Malone’s New Country Album Predicted To Top Billboard Charts

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Post Malone is the latest rapper to roll the dice on a different genre. The artist who broke out with smash singles like “rockstar” and “congratulations” has gone full country. No trap drums or 21 Savage features in sight. And it worked. F1-Trillion, Malone’s latest offering, has proven to be a smash out the gate. Chart Data ran the numbers on the album on August 19, and predicted that F1-Trillion will top the Billboard 200 with sales landing between 200-225K units first week.

If true, Post Malone will have completed one of the most successful genre pivots in recent memory. Fans have seen people like MGK drop successful albums in other genres, but Malone is in a different league in terms of album sales. He’s one of the best-selling artists of all time, and he currently holds the record for most Diamond-certified songs in Billboard history. F1-Trillion will actually signify a big comeback for Post Malone. The artist hasn’t had a chart-topping album since 2019, despite putting out albums in 2022 and 2023. The genre pivot looked like a smart commercial move, even if its led to lots of criticism from fans.

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Post Malone Hasn’t Topped The Billboard 200 Since 2019

Post Malone has long been criticized for his role within hip-hop. He’s downplayed the genre’s depth with regards to songwriting, and instead championed genres like rock and country. He’s also been labeled a culture vulture from the moment he blew up. Post Malone addressed these criticisms as far back as his 2015 appearance on The Breakfast Club. “I’m not scared [to be labeled a culture vulture] because I’m not trying to be anything I’m not,” he explained. “I like what I like and I don’t think I’m biting off a certain culture of copying a certain culture… I like what I like.” The irony, now, is that Malone is getting backlash from country artists who have the same complaint.

Post Malone recently sat down for an interview on CBS This Morning. He admitted that the criticisms did get to him. “It sucked. I was a kid,” he conceded. “It’s hard not to [take it personal].” The artist claimed to take up drinking as a means of coping. His solution more recently has been to focus on his fans instead of his critics. “It’s not for the people who hate you,” Post Malone asserted. “It’s for the people who love you and yourself.”

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38 Spesh Delivers His Fourth Project Of 2024, “Mother & Gun”

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38 Spesh, Rochester, New York rapper and producer, is always going to be active year in and year out. You can pencil him in for at least 2-3 projects every 12 months, and sometimes even more. With him dropping Mother & Gun, 38 Spesh is already over that quota, and there’s still about three and half months to go. This new 10-track offering follows up a trio of collaborative efforts that saw the veteran go behind the boards for. The most recent of them was Grafh’s God’s Timing, which dropped back on July 26. The other two works that Spesh has been involved in include The Musalini’s In God We Trust and Rasheed Chappell’s Checks & Balances.

Besides this being his first solo album of the year, 38 Spesh is also making this release a big deal content matter wise. When he announced Mother & Gun back over a week ago via social media, he mentioned how this record has lots of emotional weight. “Im dropping my album next Friday 8/16 and it’s called “Mother&Gun”. This is the most intimate and personal project I ever made. I can’t wait until yall hear it.” You’ll be able to feel that right away on the opener “Early Morning”. In some of the first few lines, Spesh mentions how this is a tribute to his late mother. Overall, the project also delves into resiliency, his past, and other personal anecdotes. See what all the hype is about with the links below.

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Mother & Gun – 38 Spesh

Mother & Gun Tracklist:

  1. Early Morning
  2. Sacrifice (feat. Clemm Rishad)
  3. Spesh Is Back
  4. Del Lago
  5. Had It Coming (feat. Havoc & Lloyd Banks)
  6. Burn Marks
  7. Speshal Methods with Method Man (feat. Ti-Lar Bee)
  8. Can’t Show Love Pt. 3
  9. Only You (feat. Klass Murda)
  10. Underestimated (feat. Benny The Butcher & Che Noir)

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NoCap Delivers His Hyped Up Second LP “Before I Disappear Again”

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NoCap isn’t your typical rapper from the south. His delivery is definitely one of the aspects in his repertoire that sticks out the most. His drawn-out melodies and rap/singing style differentiate him from the rest of the pack of your standard trap MCs. Instrumentally speaking, he’s also quite unique. Guitars are a major piece to the puzzle, as well as piano keys, lowkey hi-hats and softer drums. He definitely works in some soul influence into his approach, too. All of these elements we just mentioned pop up on Before I Disappear Again, the sophomore LP from NoCap.

This project has been highly anticipated by his fanbase, and rightfully so. NoCap has put out some of his most successful and replayed singles ahead of this 23-song set. “Baby Drake” and “Yacht Party” are currently totaling over 2.3 million streams. Also teasing this project was the August 2 record, “Maliboo”. Also giving Before I Disappear Again some street cred so to speak are the features. French Montana, Quavo, his native contemporary, Rylo Rodriguez, as well as SoFaygo and his stylistic twin (in some respects), Sleepy Hallow, also land here. See what this project can do for you with the links below.

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Before I Disappear Again – NoCap

Before I Disappear Again Tracklist:

  1. Champain
  2. Far From Nigeria
  3. Feelings with D’yani
  4. Sack Vision
  5. Invoice (feat. Rylo Rodriguez)
  6. Yacht Party
  7. Assist
  8. Cat Piss (feat. French Montana)
  9. One More Summer
  10. Celean (feat. Quavo)
  11. Judge The Jury
  12. Baby Drake
  13. Keep Me Waiting
  14. Drown In My Styrofoam
  15. Maliboo
  16. Stuck On You
  17. Peepholes
  18. Bridge In London (feat. Sleepy Hallow)
  19. Diamond Blick
  20. Die For Me (feat. SoFaygo)
  21. Mistweaver
  22. Greece Or Sweden (feat. Rylo Rodriguez)
  23. Front Row

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Latto Gets Official But Disappointing First Week Sales For “Sugar Honey Iced Tea”

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Latto’s new album Sugar Honey Iced Tea has been a big hit for fans, but they are a bit disappointed with the wider music-consuming landscape for not showing the same love. Moreover, the project’s official first week sales numbers are here courtesy of HITS Daily Double and Chart Data, pointing to a No. 14 debut on the Billboard 200 chart with 29K in album-equivalent units sold. Some of the Atlanta femcee’s rival fanbases already clowned this debut, but it’s not far off from what many other rap creatives are selling these days. As such, it’s important to note that this is part of a wider conversation around rap’s commercial status, not a sole attack or ridicule concerning a specific artist.

Regardless, we doubt that Latto is very pressed about this; in fact, she’s probably very grateful for the support and acclaim that she received over the past week or so. After all, she has a headlining tour coming up soon which she’s probably gearing up for quite excitedly. Mariah The Scientist and Karrahbooo will join Big Mama for this trek, and it should make for quite the bombastic and entertaining concert series. We’ll see what else the Sugar Honey Iced Tea era and rollout holds for 2024.

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Latto’s First Week Sales For Sugar Honey Iced Tea

Elsewhere, though, Latto caught some heat from female hip-hop fans for her thoughts on the GOAT femcee (who she thinks is Lil Kim). Nicki Minaj fans, including Akbar V, took strong issue with this. “Lil Kim was the Goat …” Akbar wrote. “her and foxy both had they run and did a lot for us female rappers so did eve, missy elliot , etc but what about when there was a stand still and no label wanted to sign female rappers ? Who came and open the door and had the longest run in history Nicki Minaj … so let’s not say Kim is the Goat of all time because no dck grabbing it’s @NICKIMINAJ …..give that damn girl her flowers when it’s due yall don’t got to fk with each other but keep it a stack.”

Meanwhile, Latto had even more to offer fans with Sugar Honey Iced Tea thanks to the bonus track “Chicken Grease.” Even though its Billboard performance left many fans disappointed, there are still many tracks to enjoy and give longevity to throughout the year and those that follow. We’ll see what her next moves are, and what this new era holds.

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Tinashe Delivers Part Two Of Her Trilogy & Her Seventh Album “Quantum Baby”

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Tinashe has once again been having a stellar stretch in her career. In 2023, the Lexington, Kentucky native put out a handful of addicting singles, those being sexually charged “Needs” and the pulsing “Talk To Me Nice”. Both went onto be promotional release for her eventual sixth album, BB/ANG3L. Easily one of her most consistent and concise records to date, it’s laid the groundwork for what she’s set out to do in 2024. Sure, the project was just seven cuts and 20 minutes, but sometimes, less is more. Fast forward to April 12 and Tinashe would go onto to drop her most viral single since 2014’s “2 On” with “Nasty”. The track has received some backlash, as most popular songs do.

But here, the R&B/pop balladeer seemed to blend those two genres to perfection like never before. The track hooks you right away with her trippy repetition of “I’ve been a nasty girl, nasty / I’ve been a nasty girl, nasty“. Then, when the simple but addicting drum pattern kicks in and you start dancing to it, it’s got you for good and it’s not letting go. Quite ironically, Tinashe’s new album, Quantum Baby, is quite the opposite of this single. More times than, you are getting more airy and experimental sound palettes. Examples of this include “Cross That Line”, “Red Flags”, and “Getting No Sleep”. Its hard to chose which is better, but Tinashe has another high-quality effort with Quantum Baby. This is now project number two in this ongoing trilogy and it’s her seventh album to date. Give it a try with the links below.

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Quantum Baby– Tinashe

Quantum Baby Tracklist:

  1. No Simulation
  2. Getting No Sleep
  3. Thirsty
  4. Red Flags
  5. Cross That Line
  6. When I Get You Alone
  7. No Broke Boys
  8. Nasty

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YG Finally Releases “JUST RE’D UP 3” Featuring Lil Yachty, Ty Dolla $ign, Saweetie, & More

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YG has been in quite the mix-up over the past couple of days. Reportedly, a neighbor called the police as they were worried about loud noises coming from inside his and his girlfriend (?) Saweetie’s home. When authorities arrived, they quickly separated the two after an intense shouting match that thankfully didn’t involve any hands being thrown. Since then, fans are skeptical on how their relationship will move forward. However, YG doesn’t seem all that bothered after shutting down rumors and dropping his new album, JUST RE’D UP 3.

The California MC has been working toward this release over the last couple of months, leaving off single after single. The lead-off track was “KNOCKA”, which came out back in April. After, that YG would go on to give fans four more, including “STUPID” with Lil Yachty and Babyface Ray, “WEIRD”, and more. This is obviously now the third installment in his Just Re’d Up series, which started back at the early stages of the 2010s. Now, after about 11 years since number two, 3 is here. You can check it out with the links below and there are plenty of names attached to this album. Kaliii, Stunna Girl, Kalan.FrFr, Mustard, Larry June, and G Herbo are just few to list.

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JUST RE’D UP 3– YG

JUST RE’D UP 3 Tracklist:

Disc 1

  1. GO BRAZY (WITH MUSTARD & BABY STONE GORILLAS)
  2. RIGHT NOW
  3. ONLY FANS (WITH JAYE ANDERSON)
  4. SHE PRETTY (WITH SAWEETIE)
  5. PUT IT IN MY HAND (WITH LARRY JUNE)
  6. STREET LOVE (WITH DIAMOND PLATNUMZ)
  7. HER WAY <3 (WITH KALAN.FRFR)
  8. IT’S GIVIN (WITH TY DOLLA $IGN)
  9. INTERLUDE

Disc 2

  1. MALIBU (WITH TEE GRIZZLEY & G HERBO)
  2. VIOLENCE
  3. RESCUE ME (WITH TY DOLLA $IGN)
  4. KOLORS (WITH MOZZY & ACKRITE)
  5. LOVE MAKE
  6. STUPID (WITH LIL YACHTY & BABYFACE RAY)
  7. MY FAVORITE (WITH KALAN.FRFR)
  8. KNOCKA
  9. PIMP MY RIDE
  10. I’M IN LOVE

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TDE Drops Release Date For Doechii Mixtape “Alligator Bites Never Heal”

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Doechii is ready for her big moment. The rapper broke out with the single “What It Is” in 2023, but she has a lot more up her sleeve. Top Dawg Entertainment is positioning her to be a star, and the signee is gearing up for the release of her third mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal, as a result. The mixtape is a notable step forward for Doechii, as it will mark the first full-length project she’s dropped since signing with TDE in 2022. We not only have a title and a striking mixtape cover, but a proper release date.

TDE unveiled Doechii’s mixtape to the world on August 14. The label tweeted out the cover, which sees the rapper holding an albino alligator (naturally). The most exciting part of the announcement, though, was the release date. Fans won’t have to wait long to hear Doechii’s latest offering, because its set for release on August 30. It’s a quick turnaround, but it makes sense given the promise that TDE made in January. A document was passed around at an Isaiah Rashad featured the names of every artist on the TDE roster. The conclusion that was drawn was that every one of them plan to drop a new album in the calendar year.

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Doechii’s First TDE Tape Will Drop On Her Birthday

Doechii talked about the inspiration behind her upcoming mixtape back in May. She voiced a desire to embody her Florida upbringing, and showcase cultures that most rap fans don’t see. “I wanted to take my audience to the swamp,” she told Elle Magazine. “Not a lot of people see that very country Florida environment like that. Usually when people think of Florida, they think of Miami. So I wanted to take them out of the city and show them a country aesthetic. I’m gearing up for an album.”

The mixtape’s title, Alligator Bites Never Heal, certainly speaks to the swamp aesthetic Doechii is going for. The mixtape will also come out on the rapper’s 26th birthday, which she noted on Instagram. “Happy birthday to me,” she wrote in a caption accompanying the mixtape cover. Alligator Bites will feature the rapper’s latest singles, including “NISSAN ALTIMA,” “ROCKET” and “MPH.” It’s also rumored to include the JT collab “Alter Ego.”

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Rihanna Rumored To Drop New Album And Launch World Tour In 2025

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Rihanna is nothing if not patient. The pop superstar has been teasing fans with new music for nearly a decade. Somehow, there’s still no concrete details. That being said, a new report by the UK outlet The Sun claims to have the inside scoop of Ri’s upcoming moves. If they are to be believed, fans will get the comeback they’ve been waiting for. The outlet posited that Rihanna is “on the cusp” of dropping her new album, and will promptly support it with a world tour in 2025.

The claims were made by Sun journalist Jason Hardwick. He promised fans that he had inside info from Rihanna’s camp, and the pop star is planning a full-on return to the spotlight. “Rihanna’s ninth album is finally on the cusp of being released,” he asserted. If Hardwick’s claims are true, then it makes the other news even more thrilling. “[Rihanna is] also in talks for a huge world tour throughout 2025, which has the potential to be one of the biggest comebacks of all time.” Furthermore, the outlet posits that Rihanna will keep the momentum from her tour going. She’s allegedly considering a headline set at Glastonbury.

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Rihanna Confirmed That She’s Been Recording

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Rihanna allegedly booked a headline set at the legendary festival in 2023. Her second pregnancy kept her from performing, however. “I understand she is once again at the top of Glastonbury’s list to headline next summer’s event,” Hardwick added. The only way to validate these claims, of course, is to find out if they come true. Rihanna has been intensely private when it comes to the rollout for her new album. She told Entertainment Tonight that it took a little bit of time to shake the cobwebs off in the studio. “Music, for me, is a new discovery,” she claimed. “I’ve been working on the album for so long that I put all that aside. Now I’m ready to get back in the studio.”

As thrilling as it was to know Rihanna was in the studio, fans were dealt a blow in June. The pop star told the outlet that she was starting the album from scratch. Evidently, she wanted to improve on what she’d already recorded. “I’m starting over, but I don’t want to neglect the songs I already have,” she noted. “I want to listen to everything with new ears. From my new perspective, and see what.. resonate with me.” Rihanna’s partner, ASAP Rocky, is slated to make his comeback in August, so hopefully she follows suit.

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Chance The Rapper Threatens To Scrap “Star Line” Project

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Fans are eager for Chance the Rapper to deliver Star Line. However, there constant and specific nagging could be ruining things for everyone else. According to AllHipHop, the Chicago, Illinois multi-talent went on Instagram Live to explain what he’s wanting from his supporters during the project’s rollout. He understands a lot of people are excited for it, but he also wants everyone to respect what Star Line means to him. He essentially describes it as more than an album and that its going to be something totally unique compared to what other artists in his lane are doing.

He begins his address, saying, “All right, so this was the main point I was trying to make. Stop calling it the album. And I don’t mean that in an ungrateful way. I’m grateful that people are putting in my comments, ‘Drop the album’. I’m not going to drop the album until y’all start calling it Star Line“. He continues, “I’m not going to drop the project. I got so much s*** ready. But I hope that y’all understand that. I understand how all this stuff works. ‘Drop the album.’ That’s for all the other artists. That’s for all everybody else, whose work I also appreciate. But what I’m doing is something different. It’s something very specific. It’s called Star Line“.

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Chance The Rapper Wants His Fans To Tell Him To Drop Star Line

 
 
 
 
 
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On top of this, Chance also wants fans to refer to it as such due to how long he’s been teasing this record. “I’ve been saying one specific phrase for coming up on two or three years now. I’ve been saying Star Line. You see the star, n****’s asleep, but he got the star on his shoulders. He carrying it”. Not only does this irk the rapper, it also confuses him. “It confuses me. It makes me think that everybody doesn’t [know what’s going on]”. So, the one thing that will encourage him to keep going forward with the rollout and eventually drop is to properly acknowledge it by calling it Star Line. “If y’all say he drop Star Line enough, it’s going to make me drop Star Line… I don’t know what the album is. I know about a Star Line, you hear me? And that’s on everything”.

What are your thoughts on Chance the Rapper threatening to toss his Star Line LP? Do you think his fanbase will abide by his request? When do you see the Chicago native releasing this tape? Is this still one of your most anticipated releases of the year/in general? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Chance the Rapper. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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