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Soulja Boy Puts Out “Swag Season” For His 34th Birthday

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Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way on July 28, 1990, recently celebrated turning 34 years old! HNHH wishes the Chicago, Illinois rapper a happy belated birthday and from what we have seen online, it seems he’s been celebrating big time! The self-proclaimed first rapper to do everything in the industry is doing Big Draco things like copping the all-new Tesla Cybertruck. He also put on a performance at SeaWorld alongside Bow Wow. But perhaps the biggest thing Soulja Boy has done over the weekend was put out his new album Swag Season on his day of birth. This marks the second project release for him, as it follows up on Swag 6 from February.

Swag Season could be a slight sequel to 2023’s Soulja Season, a much shorter tape in comparison. That sits at nine songs at just 22 minutes and 12 seconds in length. However, Soulja Boy really ups the ante here, bringing out 24 cuts with a 55-minute runtime. Looking back at his singles catalog as of late, it seems that Swag Season is full of brand-new material. It makes sense though, considering the fact that Soulja announced this project would be coming back on July 12 via social media. Across the album, you are getting signature Draco, meaning loads of brags, confidence, and arrogance.

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Swag Season– Soulja Boy

Swag Season Tracklist:

  1. C4
  2. Damn
  3. Drip Check
  4. Iguodala
  5. Tornado Arm
  6. Big Check
  7. Gas
  8. Balling Like Jordan
  9. Cold Boy Summer
  10. Rick Owens
  11. Foreign
  12. Locked In
  13. Again
  14. Drop That
  15. Like That
  16. My Phone Ringing
  17. G-Lock
  18. Pack Touchdown
  19. So Much Money
  20. You Aint Steppin Like Me
  21. I Can Buy Anything
  22. Crank You
  23. Bad B**** Party
  24. Blastin

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Polo G Announces New Album, “Hood Poet,” With Star-Studded Feature List

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Polo G has confirmed that his next album will be titled, Hood Poet, and is dropping on August 9. He made the announcement in a post on Instagram, Tuesday. “The Wait Finally Over,” he wrote in the caption. Ahead of the release date, he’ll be sharing the next single from the tracklist, “We Uh Shoot.” with Lil Durk on this Friday. It’s among several collaborations with top artists to land on the project. Polo will also work with Future, GloRilla, 42 Dugg, Offset, The Kid LAROI, Lil Durk, G Herbo, Hunxho, and Fridayy. He described them as his “co-stars” in the album announcement.

While plenty of fans in the comments section of Polo’s announcement were excited about the project, others did have concerns. “We all know you gonna delay again bro don’t lie,” one top response reads. Another user asks: “Bro how is there no tjay?” Some fans theorized that will be coming on a deluxe version of the album.

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Polo G Performs On The “One Big Party Tour” In Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – JANUARY 13: Rapper Polo G performs during Future & Friends “One Big Party Tour” at Spectrum Center on January 13, 2023, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

The new project will be Polo’s first full-length studio effort since dropping Hall of Fame in 2021. That album debuted atop the Billboard 200, after earning 143,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. It also spawned his first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, “Rapstar.”

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Polo has been teasing the release of Hood Poet since 2022 when he teamed up with YouTuber Kai Cenat for an announcement trailer. He dropped the first single, “Distraction,” in June of that year. He ended up in legal trouble in August of 2023, leading to a significant delay. Be on the lookout for further updates on Polo G on HotNewHipHop.

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Gordo’s Production Shines On His Genre-Hopping Album “DIAMANTE”

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Gordo has varied taste. The producer teased this variety during a Rolling Stone profile, and assured fans that they would get to hear it on his solo album, DIAMANTE. Well, the album has arrived, and Gordo lived up to his word. The album is one of the most wide-ranging of the year in terms of genre. There’s a blend of dance, reggaeton, rap, and R&B playing out on each track here, and it’s a testament to Gordo’s talent that he pulls these disparate strains together into something cohesive. The opener, “Guard Down,” is the album in microcosm. It’s simultaneously a dance floor banger and a slow burn love song with vocals from Alice Aera.

We’ve already singled out the standout Drake collabs on the album, “Sideways” and “Healing.” Despite being the biggest feature on the album, Drizzy blends seamlessly into Gordo’s global sound. “Sideways” in particular, is an obvious candidate for lead single. DIAMANTE shines even brighter, though, when the producer tweaks the signature sound of his guest features. T-Pain’s voice is altered to the point of being unrecognizable on the yearning track “Target.” Larry June, meanwhile, ditches soul chops to pontificate over Gordo’s busy drum pattern on “Lake Como.” Leon Bridges sounds refreshed over a contemplative musical bed on “Candid Zone,” and Maluma takes a nocturnal left turn on the busy “Pareca.” Gordo has the chops to make each of his collaborators shine, and the result is the most eclectic mainstream album of 2024. It’s going to be hard to top it.

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Gordo Challenges His Collaborators On New Album

DIAMANTE tracklist:

  1. Guard Down (featuring Alice Aera)
  2. Sideways (featuring Drake)
  3. HONEYLAND (featuring Afshin Momadi)
  4. Easier (featuring Rampa)
  5. Target (featuring T-Pain)
  6. LAKE COMO (featuring Larry June)
  7. CANDID ZONE (featuring Leon Bridges)
  8. NENE (featuring Fuerza Regida)
  9. Cafecito (featuring Sech & Nicki Nicole)
  10. Pareca (featuring Maluma)
  11. Hombres y Mujeres (featuring Feid)
  12. Kill for This Sh*t (featuring Young Dolph)
  13. TAKE CONTROL
  14. WDYM (featuring Karolina Falk)
  15. AURA (featuring NTO)
  16. Healing (featuring Drake)

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Killer Mike Announces His New Album And It’s Dropping Way Sooner Than You Might Think

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Killer Mike has announced that he will be releasing his next album, Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival: Songs For Sinners & Saints, on Friday, August 2, 2024. The project will encompass 10 tracks and feature collaborations with Offset, Key Glock, Project Pat, and more. In a statement obtained by HipHop-N-More, Mike described it as a continuation of the sound he used to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album with MICHAEL, last year. To that effect, the tracklist features a new version of “Slummer” and “Something For Junkies,” from MICHAEL that are combined into one song.

“I had a year to live with MICHAEL, and I realized I had more I wanted to do with this sound before moving on,” he began. He added, “For me, this is a testimonial. When I was growing up an important part of church service was people having the opportunity to stand up and give public testimony on their trials, tribulations, and triumphs. After the celebratory atmosphere that followed MICHAEL I was reminded that tribulations never cease, but God is always with me and this is a testimonial of my tumultuous times, my trials, and my continued triumph in spite of doubt, outright hate, and fear. I am here to speak to and with my fellow sinners and Saints.”

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Killer Mike Announces New Album

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Mike will be celebrating the release with a live stream of his ongoing residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC at 10:30 PM, EST on Wednesday, July 31. Check out the full tracklist for Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival: Songs For Sinners & Saints below. Be on the lookout for further updates on Killer Mike on HotNewHipHop.

Michael & The Mighty Midnight Revival: Songs For Sinners & Saints Tracklist

1. BUSSIN BRICKS INTRO
2. NOBODY KNOWS (feat. Anthony Hamilton, Jordan Alyssa, Troy Durden & Adonica Nunn)
3. HUMBLE ME
4. HIGHER LEVEL (feat. Jori & Adonica Nunn)
5. EXIT 9 Scenic Route (feat Offset, Blxst, Lena Byrd Miles & Troy Durden)
6. LORD PREPARE ME (feat. Bellygang Kush, Jane Handcock, Adonica Nunn)
7. SLUMMER 4 JUNKIES (feat. Lena Byrd Miles, Alicia Peters-Jordan, Jori, Adonica Nunn, Jordan Alyssa & Troy Durden)
8. HAD TO GO GET IT (feat. Troy Durden)
9. ’97 3-6 FREESTYLE
10. STILL TALK’N THAT SHIT (feat. Key Glock & Project Pat)

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Rakim Ends 15-Year Album Drought With “G.O.Ds NETWORK – REB7RTH”

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Even though New York City multi-talent Rakim does not command the same presence as he once did in the 90s, getting a new album from him is something we will never turn down. Back in May, Tha God MC announced the end of his decade-and-a-half long drought on social media, “July 26th – “Rebirth” Rakim new album Produced by Tha God Mc himself…. #Rakim #MasterKilla #GOTTi MY GOD……”. Following that exciting reveal, Rakim would deliver the lead single for G.O.Ds NETWORK – REB7RTH, “BE ILL”, alongside Kurupt and Masta Killa.

While the track was spectacular on its first few listens, it might be even better now that it is the tape’s opener. It’s a celebratory moment for Rakim as he certainly has achieved his dreams of being “ill” and “real” now that he is over 30 years deep into his career. There are loads of winning performances from the main attraction, but his guests are holding their own, too. Speaking of which, Rakim was able to score posthumous verses from Nipsey Hussle and DMX, as well as others from Snoop Dogg, B.G., 38 Spesh and more. Wrapping up this seven-track project with a tight bow are the head-nodding instrumentals. Each one presents a feeling of wonder and awe, making it clear that Rakim’s got plenty left to go.

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G.O.Ds NETWORK – REB7RTH– Rakim

G.O.Ds NETWORK – REB7RTH Tracklist:

  1. BE ILL with Kurupt, Masta Killa
  2. NOW IS THE TIME with B.G., Hus KingPin, Compton Menace
  3. LOVE IS THE MESSAGE with Nipsey Hussle, Planet Asia, Louis King, Snoop Dogg, Sally Green, Kobe Honeycutt
  4. GOD’S PLAYGROUND with 38 Spesh, DMX, Fred the Godson, Skyzoo
  5. PENDULUM SWING with KXNG Crooked, Canibus, La The Darkman, Chino XL
  6. INTERNATIONAL with Kool G Rap, Joell Ortiz, Tristate
  7. SIGN OF SE7EN with Prodigy, X-Raided, Method Man, Big Twins

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ASAP Rocky Will Respond To Drake Disses On “Don’t Be Dumb” Album

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ASAP Rocky is in album mode. It’s been a while. Rocky’s last album, Testing, dropped in 2018, and since then, the landscape of hip-hop has changed. Hell, the landscape of hip-hop has changed in the last six months alone. Drake went to war with nearly every big star in the genre, including ASAP Rocky. The 6ix God threw shots at Rocky on the songs “Push Ups” and “Family Matters,” and even made reference to Rocky’s relationship with Rihanna. It’s been radio silence since those songs dropped, but it won’t be for much longer.

DJ Kast One went on Hot 97 to hype ASAP Rocky’s upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. He assured fans that it will be worth the wait. He also claimed that Rocky is going to fire back at Drake with a few disses of his own. I heard ASAP Rocky definitely addressing a lot of the main topics that are happening out here right now,” Kast One asserted. Let’s just say, the list keeps going on strong.” He initially played coy about the beef between ASAP Rocky and Drake, which led Ebro to get clarification. “So you saying Rocky is still on Drake’s list is what you saying?,” the host asked.

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ASAP Rocky Previously Dissed Drake On “Show Of Hands”

DJ Kast One did not hesitate to confirm. “He’s gonna be cemented on the list after this,” he claimed. It’s worth noting that ASAP Rocky has already dissed Drake on record. After the release of “Push Ups,” the Harlem superstar hopped on the Future and Metro Boomin song “Show of Hands.” Rocky referenced the mother of Drake’s child, Sophie Brussaux. He also alluded to sleeping with her before she got with the 6 God. “N**gas in they feelings over women, what, you hurt or somethin’. I smash before you birthed son, Flacko hit it first, son,” Rocky raps. “Still don’ trust you, it’s always us, never them. Heard you dropped your latest sh*t. Funny how it just came and went.”

Unfortunately, for ASAP Rocky, the diss did not go over well. Fans generally agreed that his criticisms were weak, especially given Drake’s romantic history with Rihanna. Drake even pointed this out on the “Family Matters” verse addressing Rocky. He even called out the rapper by his real name, “Rakim talkin’ sh*t again,” Drake spits. “Gassed ’cause you hit my BM first, n**ga, do the math, who I was hittin’ then?” The consensus was that Drake won the battle against ASAP Rocky, which means the pressure is on for the next response to be good. Don’t Be Dumb drops August 30.

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Ice Spice Album Torched By Fans Online As Some Feel Like It Completely Misses The Mark

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Ice Spice officially dropped off her new album Y2K! on Friday. Overall, her debut album was something that a lot of fans were looking forward to. After all, she is an artist who has been bubbling over the last couple of years. Ever since the release of “Munch,” Ice Spice has shown that she can make hits when she needs to. Unfortunately, with the rollout of her new album, Spice was leaving a lot to be desired. Fans were worried about the quality of the singles, and with only 10 tracks on the album, there was some trepidation.

Well, the 10 tracks are here, and the album has features from Travis Scott, Central Cee, and even Gunna. Unfortunately, it seems as though these features are not saving the album from getting negative reviews from fans. If you were to go on Twitter today, you would see very few positive reviews of the album. Instead, hate is everywhere, with many claiming that every song is a bust. It’s a disappointing reaction, although given how fans reacted to the singles, this should not be a huge surprise.

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Ice Spice Under Fire

Ice Spice had a lot riding on this release. While the reactions appear to be negative, there is always a chance that she is still able to get some hefty first-week sales. If not, then Ice Spice may have to reassess her sound and strategy, moving forward. Only time will tell whether or not Y2K! will grow on people. Below, you can find some tweets with general reactions towards the project.

Fans React

Let us know how you felt about the album, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that the album is as bad as some people say it is? Have you listened to the entire project already or are you saving it for later? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Mustard Drops His Best Album Yet With “Faith Of A Mustard Seed”

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Mustard’s hit-making ability cannot be questioned. He was one of the producers who defined the sound of the 2010s. He has too many classic singles to count. That being said, Mustard’s propensity for singles extended to his albums. He had solid solo outings, but nothing that lived up to his one-off collabs. Until now. Faith of a Mustard Seed, Mustard’s fourth album, is his best yet. The Los Angeles producer finally put together all the pieces and delivered a project that’s catchy as it is cohesive and consistent. There are legitimately too many standout moments to catch in one sitting.

Kirk Franklin provides a spoken word intro, and once the album gets going, it doesn’t slow down. “Up Down” chops up an 80s synth line into a superhero theme for the likes of Lil Yachty and 42 Dugg. The next track, “Pressured Up,” goes full G-funk with menacing verses from Vince Staples and ScHoolboy Q. Quavo and Rob49 help Mustard switch things up yet again with the string-heavy street anthem “One of Them Ones.” The Travis Scott-aided single “Parking Lot” is still one of the best songs here, but it’s a testament to Mustard’s sequencing that the sample-driven banger fits in with the rest of the material here. The album’s slower moments also stick the landing. Ty Dolla Sign sounds perfect on “A Song for Mama,” while Blxst skates over “Worth a Heartbreak.” There’s not a weak link in the tracklist, and that includes Mustard’s own bars on the epic closer, “Pray for Me.” Mustard is not only still here, but he may be entering his prime.

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Mustard Gets More Ambitious On His New Album

Faith Of A Mustard Seed tracklist:

  1. Show Me the Way (featuring Kirk Franklin)
  2. Up Now (featuring Lil Yachty, BlueBucksClan & 42 Dugg)
  3. Pressured Up (featuring Vince Staples & ScHoolboy Q)
  4. One of Them Ones (featuring Quavo & Rob49)
  5. Parking Lot (featuring Travis Scott)
  6. 7 to 7
  7. A Song for Mom (featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Masego & Charlie Wilson)
  8. Worth a Heartbreak (featuring Blxst & A Boogie Wit a Hoodie)
  9. Truth Is (featuring Roddy Ricch)
  10. Mines (featuring Ty Dolla Sign, Future & Charlie Wilson)
  11. One Bad Decision (featuring Ella Mai & Roddy Ricch)
  12. Yak’s Prayer (featuring Kodak Black)
  13. Ghetto (featuring Young Thug & Lil Durk)
  14. Pray for Me

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Ice Spice Turns Up The Aggression On Her Debut Album “Y2K!”

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Ice Spice has excelled in terms of combing softer and harder sounds. Her flow is aggressive, but it sounds great over light, pop-friendly production. It’s why crossovers with the likes of Taylor Swift and PinkPantheress have proven so effective. Spice decides to ditch this musical tension on her new album, though. Y2K, her first outing as a solo artist, sees the rapper go full trap mode over a series of rattling instrumentals. It’s effective, even if it proves to be off-putting to some of her casual fans. The opener, “Phat Butt,” was a single, but the stuttering beat proves to be a good table setter for the rest of the album.

The aggression carries over to the second song (and first collab), “Oh Shhh…” with Travis Scott. Ice Spice flows over a trunk-rattling instrumental, and Scott provides his typical psych trap flourishes on the back end. It works here, even if the formula proves less effective on the plodding “B*tch I’m Packin’” with Gunna. Ice Spice has less chemistry with Gunna than she does Scott, or even Central Cee on “Did It First,” and the song suffers as a result. “Plenty Sun” mashes up the glitchy, Cash Cobain wave that’s trendy right now with Lex Luger horns circa 2010. If that sounds great to you on paper, then you’ll love the song. The standouts remain the singles, “Gimme a Light” and the aforementioned “Did It First.” Y2K! isn’t an amazing album, but its concise, catchy, and memorable. No complaints here.

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Ice Spice Hops On Multiple Trap Instrumentals For Y2K!

Y2K! tracklist:

  1. Phat Butt
  2. Oh Shhh… (featuring Travis Scott)
  3. Popa
  4. B*tch I’m Packin’ (featuring Gunna)
  5. Plenty Sun
  6. Did It First (featuring Central Cee)
  7. BB Belt
  8. Think U the Sh*t (Fart)
  9. Gimme a Light
  10. TTYL

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Ty Dolla Sign & Kanye West Announce “Vultures 2” Listening Party In Taiwan

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There are long album rollouts, and then there are Kanye West album rollouts. The Chicago rapper has become infamous for making announcements he never follows through on. Vultures 1, the collab album he dropped with Ty Dolla Sign in February, was supposed to be the first in a trilogy. There’s been radio silence with regards to Vultures 2 and Vultures 3, though. Until now. Ty Dolla Sign dropped a bombshell on July 25, and it came in the form of a single image. According to the singer, Vultures 2 is going to be played in full in August.

Ty Dolla Sign posted the promo sheet for a listening party taking place on August 25. The party will be held in Taiwan, and is being billed as a “listening experience.” Both him and Kanye West are credited on the promo sheet above the title “Vultures.” At a glance, this looks to be another listening party for the first album. There was a similar announcement made for a “listening experience” in Korea on August 23. Ty’s caption, however, says otherwise. “V2,” he wrote alongside the sheet, confirming that he and West are finally going to unveil the second album in their trilogy.

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Ty Dolla Sign Claims That Vultures 2 Is Completed

For context, Vultures 2 was supposed to drop back in March. The original concept was that the three albums would drop in consecutive months, building to Vultures 3 in April. Obviously, none of this came together. Kanye West has been sidled with one controversy after another, and Ty Dolla Sign, seemingly, has no clue on when fans will get to hear the albums. He told XXL that Vultures 2 could drop “any day now” back in May. More recently, the singer told Billboard that all of the songs for the album have been completed.

“We got all the songs,” Ty Dolla Sign confirmed. “Basically, it’s just like, ‘How can we get it there? How can we go bigger than the first album?’” Dozens of songs have leaked on line in some form or another, including anticipated collabs with Young Thug, Lil Wayne and Kid Cudi. A new release date has yet to be offered by either Ty or Kanye West. That being said, listening parties for the new album is an extremely good sign. Maybe the Vultures trilogy will be completed after all.

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