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Tyler, The Creator has continuously pushed his own artistic boundaries throughout the years, a process that has proven highly rewarding for the Odd Future innovator. His last two albums Flower Boy and Igor, both of which leaned deeper into a more melodic sound, earned Tyler some Grammy recognition — the latter even took home the Best Rap Album award at the 2020 ceremony.

Tomorrow, Tyler is ready to release his sixth studio album (in a blink-and-you-missed-it event, the rapper has become a vet) Call Me If You Get Lost. Fueled by the blistering lead single “LUMBERJACK,” many welcomed Tyler’s apparent return to a more bar-heavy sound; some even drew comparisons to some of his earlier work, sparking a wave of nostalgia for the days of Goblin and Wolf. 

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With the project due at the stroke of midnight, the tracklist has arrived ahead of schedule thanks to the album’s release in select international markets. Currently accessible — albeit in preview form — on Apple Music, it would appear that Call Me If You Get Lost is set to clock in at sixteen total tracks.

In addition, look for guest appearances from 42 Dugg, Ty Dolla $ign, YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Lil Wayne, Domo Genesis, Teezo Touchdown, Brent Fayaiz, Fana Hues, Lil Uzi Vert, and Pharrell Williams. You can check out the complete tracklist below, and look for the complete project to land tonight when the clock strikes twelve. 

1. SIR BAUDELAIRE
2. CORSO
3. LEMONHEAD (Feat. 42 Dugg)
4. WUSYANAME (Feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)
5. LUMBERJACK
6. HOT WIND BLOWS (Feat. Lil Wayne)
7. MASSA
8. RUNITUP (Feat. Teezo Touchdown)
9. MANIFESTO (Feat. Domo Genesis)
10. SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE (Feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)
11. MOMMA TALK
12. RISE! (Feat. DAISY WORLD)
13. BLESSED
14. JUGGERNAUT (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Pharrell Williams)
15. WILSHIRE
16. SAFARI

WATCH: Tyler, The Creator – LUMBERJACK

Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth is opening an ice cream shop near his hometown with the goal to employ young adults with special needs. Trae’s Howdy Homemade Ice Cream will open on July 22nd, which was named Trae Day by former mayor Bill White in 2008.

“God Is Key!!!” he wrote on Instagram, announcing the ice cream shop. “Im Proud To Announce Me & My Bro ( Rod ) @vortex_surgical Just Franchised To Open Our Own Ice Cream Shop!! Howdy Homemade ice cream Katy will be opening TraeDay July 22nd. This Is Special Because We will Employ Special Needs Young Adults and Give Them A Opportunity To Work And Experience & Have a chance To Be Supported!! We hope to change the way the world looks at everyone. Follow @howdyhomemadekaty. The Mission Is To Inspire And Bless Others With Our Blessings!!!”

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The goal of helping the special needs community is personal for Trae, who is the father of a son with special needs. 

“Every aspect of Howdy Homemade encompasses the special needs of the huge under-employed segment of our population with one goal: To change the way businesses hire people with special needs,” the company’s website explains. “Today in North Texas alone, there are over 240,000 special needs adults looking for work.”

In addition to the opening of a Howdy Homemade Ice Cream shop, the rapper is partnering with Brooklyn Nets star James Harden to give away 10 scholarships to students on Trae Day.

Earlier this week, Trae dropped a new single, “June 27th,” off his upcoming project. Check it out here.

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Earlier this week, the New York Times threw gallons of gasoline on Subway’s Northern California tuna lawsuit by releasing a report from an independent study that analyzed the DNA of the sandwich restaurant chain’s tuna. The report found that there was no tuna DNA present in any part of the “60 inches worth of Subway tuna sandwiches” that were tested, and upon hearing that, many people ran off with jokes about Subway serving fake tuna to its customers.

As previously reported, the NYT’s report also presented an extremely important caveat, in which the people behind the study admitted that DNA testing may not be the most accurate test to find out what Subway’s tuna is made out of. “There’s two conclusions. One, it’s so heavily processed that whatever we could pull out, we couldn’t make an identification,”  one of the lab workers revealed. “Or we got some and there’s just nothing there that’s tuna.”

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Regardless of how bad the situation may currently look, however, Subway is still adamant that their now-infamous tuna is in fact “100% wild-caught, cooked tuna.” According to Complex, Subway has responded to the controversy by releasing the following statement:

A recent New York Times report indicates that DNA testing is an unreliable methodology for identifying processed tuna. This report supports and reflects the position that Subway has taken in relation to a meritless lawsuit filed in California and with respect to DNA testing as a means to identify cooked proteins. DNA testing is simply not a reliable way to identify denatured proteins, like Subway’s tuna, which was cooked before it was tested.

Unfortunately, various media outlets have confused the inability of DNA testing to confirm a specific protein with a determination that the protein is not present. The testing that the New York Times report references does not show that there is not tuna in Subway’s tuna. All it says is that the testing could not confirm tuna, which is what one would expect from a DNA test of denatured proteins.

Are you buying Subway’s stance on the situation or are you still skeptical as to what the sandwich restaurant chain’s tune is made out of?

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Regardless of the criticism he may receive from the public, the mother of DaBaby’s daughter, MeMe, is going to stick by his side. The North Carolina rapper has been taking a few hits from the public following his “SKAT” collaboration with Tory Lanez, and now that he and longtime collaborator Megan Thee Stallion no longer follow one another on social media anymore, the Houston rapper’s fanbase has been on the attack.

DaBaby has taken the drama in stride and now MeMe has come forward to suggest that their family unit is locked in and there’s nothing anyone can say that can shake her support.

MeMe posted a photo of herself with DaBaby along with their daughter who is seen holding up her middle finger. “Them: Yo babydaddy dis, yo babydaddy dat…” MeMe wrote over the image. “Me:[eye roll emoji] Renny … respond for mommy please.” In another Instagram Story slide, MeMe added, “Respect my peace …. Cause I ont give a f*ck about nunnadatshi [smiling emoji][halo emoji].”

MeMe never backs down when it comes to defending the famous father of her child or their relationship, and she proved that last year when she went toe-to-toe with DaniLeigh on social media. DaBaby and DaniLeigh were just going public with their romance when MeMe kicked up dust with the singer online. Check out MeMe’s posts below.

In just a few days, dozens of our favorite artists will find out if they’re going home with a BET award. Saweetie has been nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist after having a monumental year, and she caught up with Big Tigger to chat about the nomination, her career, and her forthcoming debut studio album, Pretty B*tch Music.

“I’m so excited and hella grateful, so I’m just happy to be here,” Saweetie said in a virtual interview. 

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Tigger wanted to know about her upcoming project that was slated for release this week and Saweetie revealed that there is a bit of a delay. “Yes, PBM was supposed to come out this month, but I was really living with it,” she said. “And one of my goals is for people to really feel something with every song, so I had to go back and reconstruct some songs. Just know that I’m a perfectionist and it’s on the way.”

Elsewhere, Saweetie talked about fame and having her every move watched by the public. “The eyeballs, being under a microscope,” she said. “Every little thing that you do, someone’s report, it can be taken out of context, even Big Tig was saying earlier, Cancel Culture. So, I just feel like, we work so hard to reap the benefits but then, at least for me, I just feel like I’m always being watched and I have to be hyper-aware, and sometimes I feel like I can’t even enjoy some of my moments because there’s just so much opinions.”

Watch Saweetie’s interview in full below and make sure to tune into the BET Awards on June 27.

If there is something Boosie Badazz needs, rest assured he will take to the internet to ask millions of strangers if they can provide. Boosie is hailed as one of the funniest rappers in the industry and it seems that most of the time, it’s unintentional. The public loves Boosie’s authenticity and relatability, and recently, he once again proved he’s not above anyone else when he made a public plea to borrow someone’s car for a few days.

“I lost my identification,” a frustrated Bossie said in the clip. “I can’t get a f*ckin rental car. I’m in Orlando.”

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“I need to borrow somebody car. I need your sh*t for two days,” he continued. “I’mma cash you out $700, I gotta smoke in your sh*t, but I need your car man. If you gotta van, me and my kids need your car.” Boosie added that he could get a driver, but no one will let him “smoke in they sh*t.”

“I need somebody bring me they truck and let me get that for two days. I lost my ID man, I just got to the rental car place. I’m going through it, man. Let me get your sh*t.” Apparently, it didn’t matter what the vehicle looked like, as long as it worked. We can only imagine how many responses Boosie was bombarded with in his DMs, but his video has certainly brought in a few laughs. 

Hopefully, Boosie was able to get everything straightened out. Check it out below.