New Music From Chloe Bailey, Remy Ma, FKA Twigs, And More

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2022 has come and the music is not disappointing. FKA Twigs has announced a new mixtape, Chloe Bailey shines on Gunna’s new album and Remy Ma makes an appearance with the “Queens” cast. FKA Twigs Announces New Mixtape “Caprisongs” Singer and dancer FKA Twigs is reaching into the vault to make more music for her […]

Dolphins Shockingly Fire HC Brian Flores: Twitter Reacts

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The Miami Dolphins have fired head coach Brian Flores after finishing 9-8 and having won 8 of their last 9 games. Fans online were shocked by the team’s decision.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross defended the organization’s decision in a statement on Monday.

“I made a decision today to part ways with Brian Flores,” Ross said. “After evaluating where we are as an organization and what we need going forward to improve, I determined that key dynamics of our football organization weren’t functioning at a level I want it to be and felt that this decision was in the best interest of the Miami Dolphins.”

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Flores finishes his career with the Dolphins 24-25 in three seasons as head coach. His best performance came in 2020 when the team finished 10-6.

“I wake up to the Dolphins firing Brian Flores after taking a 1-7 team to a winning record & back to back winning seasons with brutal offensive play. And you wonder why the franchise hasn’t won a playoff game in 20 + years… Clueless!!!” one user tweeted.

The Ringer’s Rodger Sherman wrote: “Brian Flores’ Miami teams were constantly improving and Flores constantly put them in a position to win despite some brutal draft selections by GM Chris Grier. I get firing one of those guys… but not Flores.”

Check out more responses to the firing of Flores below.

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RetcH Flips Rod Wave’s “By Your Side” On His Latest Track

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Between dealing with several legal issues, RetcH has not lost sight of his career. The rapper came through in 2021 with the release of August’s Gone ‘Til Autumn but it appears that he’s preparing for an impeccable run this year. On Friday, he blessed fans with his first release of the year, “Gimme A Rush.” Now, he’s back with the release of a new freestyle over one of Rod Wave’s latest hits.

For his latest release, RetcH takes on Rod Wave’s single, “By Your Side” for his record, “Somewhere Far Away.” Taking the laidback production into his own hands, RetcH takes a moment to get introspective about his most recent incarceration, and the joys of freedom.

Check out the latest from RetcH below and sound off in the comments with your thoughts.

Quotable Lyrics
Can’t believe my n***as got caught
Shot ’em then the police got called
Mothafuckas goin’ down
How you think my heart is all chrome?
I can’t wear no Comme Des Garçons

Reason Argues That Fabolous Is A Better Rapper Than Andre 3000

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One of the more fun aspects of rap fandom is arguing about which rappers are “best” — even if the criteria vary from person to person (or maybe because they do). Recently, we got the first big debate of 2022 thanks to TDE rapper Reason, who appeared on Van Lathan’s Higher Learning podcast and made a declaration that baffled the host. Claiming that New York rapper Fabolous is a better rapper than fan-favorite Andre 3000, Reason’s, well, reasoning led to an outbreak of Twitter users sharing their thoughts.

“I feel like if you lined up Fabolous and Andre 3000, I got my money on Fab,” Reason asserted. “I’m not about to hate on Fab, but that boy from Atlanta is a monster,” Lathan replied. However, Reason argued that “[Fab] out-raps Wayne. If you can out-rap Wayne, you can out-rap Andre 3000. He’s out-rapped Wayne on records. … I’m not saying it’s easy for Fab, but I think if Fab came in with the mindset of ‘I want the best verse,’ I think Fab can out-rap Andre 3000.”

Reason posted a clip of the debate on his own Twitter, suggesting, “We need a Fab vs Andre Verzuz. Verses only! I got Fab! Somebody hand me the aux!” which naturally only prompted the debate to spread even further, with fans of all three rappers chiming in.

And while it seems as unlikely that Andre will ever agree to do a Verzuz as Jay-Z will, the debate made for some spicy banter on a relatively slow weekend. Check out the responses below.

Kanye West’s “jeen-yuhs” Netflix Documentary Receives New Teaser Trailer: Watch

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It’s nearly time for Kanye West’s long-awaited Netflix documentary trilogy to make its debut. Ahead of that, the streamer has delivered a teaser trailer for jeen-yuhs, which gives die-hard fans of the “Jail” rapper a 1-minute and 11-second long look at what’s to come when the project arrives in February.

While it doesn’t give away too much information about what will be included in the visual “journey of Kanye West,” we do get to go back in time to the early days of the father of four’s career, where he can be seen hanging out with old friends, acting as braggadocious as ever, even so many years back.

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According to Complex, Act One of the three-part documentary series – which comes from the minds of renowned filmmakers Coodie and Chike – will receive a nationwide theatrical release ahead of its premiere on Netflix.

“Filmmakers Coodie and Chike have created an extraordinary film and we’re honoured that they have trusted TIME Studios to produce jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,” Ian Orefice, president of TIME Studios said in a press release on Monday. “We’re excited to partner with Iconic Events Releasing to give the world a chance to first experience the once in a generation storytelling in theatres.”

Iconic Events Releasing CEO Steve Bunnell has said, “through his work as a performer, producer, and entrepreneur, few artists or businessmen have had a greater impact on worldwide popular culture than Kanye West over the last twenty years,” also adding that jeen-yuhs is a “must-see” film.

The first film, which focuses on Ye’s early years, will hit Netflix on Wednesday, February 16th, with the next two episodes following in the subsequent weeks; check out the new teaser trailer below.

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Meek Mill Says Fans Need An “ETH Address” To Hear His Next Mixtape

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Meek Mill says fans will need an “ETH address” before they can listen to his new mixtape. The Philidelphia rapper discussed cryptocurrency and the blockchain on Twitter, over the weekend.

“I got a whole mixtape can I block chain it? Where is jimmy eTh ?????????” Mill wrote in one tweet.

He added: “I need everybody that rock wit me to learn about stocks and crypto currency!!!!!! ASAP!!!!!!”

On Sunday, he revealed that getting into cryptocurrency would be crucial if fans want to hear his upcoming music: “You gone need a eTh address to hear this new mixtape … google how to get one asap! Now I can really rap.”

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In addition to taking an interest in cryptocurrency, Meek has also said that he wants to release an entire album as an NFT. Mill revealed that he’ll be doing so back in April.

“I’m doing a nft album as soon as im out my deal,” he said on Twitter at the time.

NFTs are continuing to gain popularity in the hip-hop industry. Last week, Eminem dropped $452,000 on an exclusive one-of-one “Eminape” design from Bored Ape Yacht Club.

Check out Meek Mill’s recent tweets below.

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Lady Wray Brings Some Much Needed Soul On “Joy & Pain”

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It’s been over five years since Lady Wray released her last full-length project, Queen Alone. The R&B vet has remained active but it was the 12-track project that helped reintroduce her to the world 18 years after the release of her debut album. Nearly six years later, and it appears that she’s preparing to bless fans with a new full-length before the month ends.

Ahead of its release, she delivered an eight-song EP to set the tone for what’s to come. Joy & Pain brings Wray and Leon Michels back together for a warm and soulful collection of songs. 

Lady Wray’s forthcoming album, Piece Of Me is due out on Jan. 28th. Keep your eyes peeled for that and make sure you press play on Wray’s Joy & Pain EP below. 

Valee & ChaseTheMoney Are Back At It On “Trident”

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Between 2015 and 2017, Valee set Chicago ablaze through his monotone delivery and dry humor in his music. However, the tides changed once he linked up with Kanye West. The rapper signed with G.O.O.D Music after Pusha T discovered him and went on to release GOOD Job, You Found Me, but we haven’t heard much work from him coming out of the Kanye-led campaign ever since.

That’s not to say he hasn’t been working, either. Just before the holidays, he and ChaseTheMoney reunited for their new project, Gimme Five Im High featuring Lil Stl, King Louie, and more. Now, he’s returned with another new cut alongside ChaseTheMoney titled, “Trident.” Bringing his signature flow to ChaseTheMoney’s hallucinatory production, they prove that they’re coming into 2022 on a high note.

Check the song out below.

Quotable Lyrics
A thousand to fly in
Look like the one off Aladdin
N***as talk jazz in a Jag 
But that won’t be nothing that I’m in

Joey Bada$$ Announces New Song “THE REV3NGE” Dropping This Friday

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Joey Bada$$ is back. On Sunday, the 26-year-old rapper shared a post across his social media pages to generate some buzz for his upcoming single, “THE REV3NGE,” dropping this Friday, January 14th.

As The Source notes, it’s currently unclear if the images the “Love Is Only a Feeling” has shared are artwork for the single, or for the album dropping later this year that he confirmed during an Instagram Live session a few days ago.

“Shit, the album dropping this year for sure,” the Wu-Tang: An American Saga actor told fans pondering about new music. “I ain’t going to say exactly when, though, because there’s certain rappers who be on my heels, so I’ma just… It’s coming, though.”

The last time we received a full-length project from the Brooklyn-born recording artist was in April of 2017 when he delivered ALL-AMERIKKAN BADASS, which made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. After that, Bada$$ gave us The Light Pack EP, consisting of three tracks and one Pusha T feature.

When announcing his new release, the 1999 hitmaker simply wrote, “#THEREV3NGE 1/14” alongside images made to look like movie posters. In the first, the rapper can be seen intensely staring down the camera with a dark blue hue cast over him, and in the second, he bears a similar look, but this time we see a group of people edited onto his chest.

“They say success is the best revenge,” the text at the top of the photo reads.

Are you looking forward to new music from Joey Bada$$? Who do you hope to see featured on his 2022 album? Let us know in the comments.

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