Russ Keeps Things Nonchalant Despite His Rap ‘Status’ On His New Single

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If you’re a fan of Russ, I have some great news for you. The Atlanta-bred rapper is back to releasing a new song every week for his supporters, something he did early in his career to help him reach the breakout moment he arrived at in 2015. Russ shared that the weekly releases would be returning last week in a tweet writing, “DROPPIN A SONG A WEEK AND IGNORING EVERYBODY.” Now, for its second installment, he shares his latest single, “Status.” The new effort sees Russ cruising through bars about women, friends who doubted him, and his growing popularity all while keeping his emotions in a nonchalant state.

Russ’ latest drop comes after he kicked off his return last week with “Small Talk.” That track brought plenty of energy from Russ as he declared no interest in small talk when there’s business to be taken care of. While the two tracks signal a consistent return to music, they aren’t the first piece of music Russ has delivered in 2021. Prior to that, he dropped a number of singles which include “Ugly” with Lil Baby, “Bankrupt,” “Misunderstood,” and “Hard For Me.”

As for fans who might be interested in a new project from Russ, they may have to wait a bit as he delivered two of them in 2020 with Shake The Snow Globe and Chomp, which should be enough to keep listeners satisfied when paired with the new singles.

Press play on the new track in the video above.

21 Savage, Young Thug, And Gunna Take Care Of An ‘Emergency’ On A Haunting Banger

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21 Savage recently found himself in a new position. The rapper was given the green light to curate and executive produce the soundtrack for the newly-released film, Spiral: From The Book Of Saw. Considering that the new movie is a horror film, the gruesome tales that appear in 21 Savage’s music, as well as the haunting production that accompanies it, make the Atlanta rapper the ideal artist to provide a soundtrack for the film. On it, 21 Savage calls on a pair of his fellow ATL comrades, Young Thug and Gunna, for a stirring new track titled, “Emergency.”

The song is one of four records that appears on the soundtrack for Spiral: From The Book Of Saw. The project also flaunts appearances from Young Nudy, another Atlanta rapper that is more than worthy of their own attention. It also features Millie Go Lightly and members of 21 Savage’s Slaughter Gang collectives. The project arrives just seven months after 21 Savage made his return with Savage Mode II, his joint album with Metro Boomin. It was met with positive reviews from all around and it would go on to be his and Metro’s second chart-topping albums of their careers.

You can press play on the video above to hear “Emergency.”

Spiral: From The Book Of Saw Soundtrack is out now via Epic Records. Get it here.

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Migos’ ‘Straightenin’ Kicks Off The Rollout For Trio’s Highly-Anticipated Album, ‘Culture III’

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This fall will mark three years since Migos released their last album, Culture II. The effort arrived at the height of their stardom, one that was sparked by the series’ predecessor and tracks like “Bad And Boujee.” Since then, music from the trio has been scarce, but it seems like all of that is about to change soon as they reunited for their latest single, “Straightenin,” which Quavo previewed in a video he posted on social media a couple of months ago. The teaser received a good response from fans and now that’s it’s here, fans seem very excited for the Migos’ upcoming album, Culture III.

The new track arrives with a video that portrays the trio surrounded by a large group of people while the Migos sit in luxury cars and hold large sums of money while flexing some muscle on the track. During an appearance on The ETCs podcast with Kevin Durant and Eddie Gonzalez, Quavo updated listeners on the album. “We done with the album, we just waiting on 2021, man, so everything can crack up,” he said. “We want the commotion, we want to move, we want to be outside. We want to drop it and go on tour. We want to have an album listening [party] and have people in that thang and really hearing the album.”

In February, Quavo returned with another Culture III update. “It’s coming real soon,” he said. “Less than a month and a half.” While that didn’t pan out to be true, it’s clear the album is well on its way to the ears of fans.

You can listen to “Straightenin” in the video above.

T-Pain Flips A Classic Track Of His With Kehlani For Their Lush Collaboration, ‘I Like Dat’

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A couple of weeks ago, T-Pain made a shocking discovery on his Instagram account. It turns out that the “Bartender” singer had accidentally ignored direct messages on the app from some of music and entertainment’s biggest names. Rather than sit and sulk about the missed opportunities, T-Pain turned it into something to laugh and learn from while apologizing to those who he accidentally ignored over the years. Despite the long-overdue response, many of the artists that reached out to T-Pain were still open to collaborating with him and today we’ve received the first of what could be many collaborations.

T-Pain connected with Kehlani for their brand new single, “I Like Dat,” an effort that flips the former’s classic 2005 record, “Buy U A Drank.” The duo previewed the song during a town hall that T-Pain held to apologize to all the people he ignored via Instagram DMs. Kehlani herself was excited for the collaboration to finally come to fruition as she took to Twitter to share her thoughts. “woke up out my sleep to say i really have a song wit t pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” she wrote. “on the flipped beat of Buy You A Drank!!!!!!! this b*tch Buy You A Drank Part 2!!!! what is my life!!!!!!!!!!”

You can check out the new track in the video above.

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Nicki Minaj Makes A Royal Return To Her Barbz Beside Drake And Lil Wayne On ‘Seeing Green’

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The last full-length album Nicki Minaj delivered to the world came in August 2018 with Queen. The project was underwhelming and failed to live up to the hype and quality of her previous albums and mixtapes. In the years that followed since Queen, Minaj shared a few singles with fans, like “Yikes,” “Megatron,” and “Trollz” with Tekashi 69, but nothing led to a new album. Now, the hope is that will soon change as Minaj makes her long-awaited return through a re-release of one of her most popular mixtapes, Beam Me Up Scotty.

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The tape was uploaded with five new additions including “Seeing Green” with Drake and Lil Wayne, the trio’s first track together since 2018’s “No Frauds.” The re-release also features new songs with G Herbo and more. Anticipation for the new music began earlier this week when Minaj shared a picture of herself to her social media pages with a simple caption that read “F R I D A Y.” While that specific post did not confirm that music would be arriving, she would reveal that a new song was on the way in a later post writing in part, “New (music notes emoji) @ MIDNIGHT.”

The track arrives after some high and low moments for Minaj. Last month, the rapper’s 2014 record, “Anaconda,” became the first female solo rap song to reach a billion views on YouTube. She also tied Katy Perry and Rihanna for the most overall music videos with more than a billion views. The feat arrived after Minaj’s father was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident on Long Island, resulting in the arrest of a 70-year-old man.

Beam Me Up Scotty can be found on all DSPs here.

Nicki Minaj Reunites With Drake & Lil Wayne On “Seeing Green”

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The Barbz believed that Nicki Minaj would be returning on Friday (May 14) with a new collaborative single with Rihanna after the two ladies appeared on Instagram wearing the same luxury heels, but they had it all wrong. Those uber-fans were correct in assuming that Minaj had a single on the horizon, but no one expected for her to arrive with “Seeing Green” with Drake and Lil Wayne.

It’s a Young Money Cash Money Billionaires reunion and Hip Hop is going wild. Just ahead of that midnight drop, Nicki took to Instagram Live to share that her 2009 mixtape, Beam Me Up Scotty, would finally arrive on streaming services along with four new tracks, including “Seeing Green” with Drizzy and Weezy.

Minaj has promised that she’s been diligently working on her forthcoming, highly anticipated album that fans have been asking for since the release of her last hit, Queen. Nicki has been enjoying motherhood, but judging by “Seeing Green,” she’s ready to make a triumphant return. Stream “Seeing Green” and let us know what you think.

Quotable Lyrics

No cap, I’m on the capsules, I done relapsed, boo
But I been on my feet since Cinderella lost her glass shoe
That cash blue but I’m still seein’ green
I’m in the bathroom and I’m peein’ lean
My b*tch a vacuum, I told her
Keep me clean it seems serene

21 Savage Dabbles In The Dark Side On “Spiral EP” Ft. Young Thug, Gunna, Young Nudy

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It looks like 21 Savage has linked up with Chris Rock. On May 14, horror fans are excited to see just how Rock has revamped the Saw franchise with its latest film, Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Rock stars as a jaded cop named Zeke who begins investigating grisly murders that are eerily similar to those of Jigsaw, but the comedian wanted to bring just a few laughs to the horror flick.

“I love all the other Saw movies but there’s almost no humor in them,” Rock told Yahoo Entertainment about the film. “Once we decided to add humor, it opened us up a little bit. It was always going to stay fresh.”

Adding to the hype surrounding the film is 21 Savage who revealed his accompanying EP, Spiral. The Georgia-based rapper recently shared his “Spiral” single which is a surprising Rap take on the film’s theme song. He isn’t the first artist to revamp the tune as rock and metal artists have tackled it in the past. 

Stream 21’s Spiral EP featuring looks from Young Thug, Gunna, Young Nudy, Real Recognize Rio, 21 Lil Harold, and SG Tip, and share your thoughts.

Tracklist

1. Spiral
2. You Ain’t Heard ft. Young Nudy
3. Down Bad ft. Millie Go Lightly, Real Recognize Rio, 21 Lil Harold, SG Tip
4. Emergency ft. Gunna & Young Thug

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J. Cole Is Prepared For The Journey On “The Off-Season”

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It’s about that time. J. Cole has been a heavy topic of conversation ever since he shared the release date for The Off-Season, and following his “Interlude” single and his fire freestyle on L.A. Leakers, fans have been waiting on his latest record to hit streaming services. The 12-track project unsurprisingly hosts no features, and the usually quiet Cole shared with SLAM magazine the inspiration and theme of his anticipated project.

“The Off-Season symbolizes the work that it takes to get to the highest height. The Off-Season represents the many hours and months and years it took to get to top form,” he told the publication. “Just like in basketball, what you see him do in the court, that sh*t was worked on in the summertime. So for an athlete, if they take their career seriously and if they really got high goals and want to chase them, the off-season is where the magic really happens; where the ugly sh*t really happens, where the pain happens — the pushing yourself to uncomfortable limits.”

Producers on The Off-Season include Timbaland, Boi-1da, T-Minus, Tommy Parker, Jake One, DJ Dahi, and many more. J. Cole has also spoken about making peace with retiring and it has been reported that he’s set to play basketball for the Rwanda Patriots in the Africa League. Stream The Off-Season and let us know what you think.

Tracklist

1. 95 South
2. Amari
3. My Life
4. Applying Pressure
5. Punchin’ The Clock
6. 100 Mil’
7. Pride is the Devil
8. Let Go My Hand
9. Interlude
10. The Climb Back
11. Close
12. Hunger On Hillside

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