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Detroit, Michigan emcee Valid surprise-dropping his 2nd mixtape. Introducing himself properly over a decade ago with Reach High, he would follow it up in 2019 getting more personal on the sophomore effort Mihajlo which I personally would recommend to anyone as the best place to start for anyone who wants to get up on Valid’s music & eventually the Plum Brandy EP only 9 months later. Coming off The Bronko Tape & Peach Brandy, he’s preluding this next chapter of his career with a Bronko Tape sequel. “See It Twice” hops over a synth-driven boom bap beat Pig Pen cooked up talking about the rap game making him fatter than he’s ever been whereas…

Here we have the 2nd extended play from Sacramento, California emcee/producer Mi$tuh G. Emerging within the underground at the beginning of this current ongoing decade off the strength of his full-length debut G Files, I myself was subsequently introduced to his music in the summer of 2020 back when the whole world shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic through his debut EP G.W.O. (G-World Order) conceptually revolving around all the events that had transpired at that point. He & Mak7teen brought Your Worst Nightmare to life a year later & coming off Keep It G back in 2024, he’s looking at things from a…

The mother of King Von’s son, Shekema “Queen Kema” Springfield, called OTF Vonnie a liar and thief during her testimony at Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial.On Thursday (Sept. 3), at Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles, Springfield took the stand and reportedly testified that he never saw Durk at the home of King Von’s memorial and there were no conversations about avenging Von’s killing during the three-day gathering. According to Los Angeles Magazine reporter Taylor Parise, who is covering the trial, Springfield, a 10-year U.S. Army veteran, testified that King Von and OTF Vonnie (born Kavon Grant) were very close…

This is the 3rd extended play from San Diego, California emcee Sham Blak. Releasing his full-length studio debut Money Well Spent all the way back in 2013 when I was teenager, he would follow it up with his debut EP ShamRock along with the sophomore effort D Day & the previous EP The Evolution of Sham Blak: As Lucc Would Have It. He recently put Gratuity as well as Something Out of Nothing & ShamRock 2, coming off last summer’s Red October to be a Man of My Word. “Power & Capability” featuring K4NO finds the pair linking up to…

Ye surprised the crowd with not only a Big Sean reunion on night one of his two Chicago shows, but appearances from 2 Chainz, Future and fellow hometown hero Twista as well. On Thursday (Sept. 3), Yeezy took the stage at Soldier Field in Chicago for the first of his two sold-out hometown shows. Equipped with a new face mask that features uneven glowing eyes, Ye stood atop the world as he ran through his extensive catalogue for over two hours.At one point, he stopped to tell the crowd, “Had to bring my homie from the D out,” and Big…

Lil Durk will not be taking the stand to testify in his ongoing murder-for-hire trial. On Thursday (Sept. 3), journalist Michael Blackshire reported the defense had rested its case and Durk would not be taking the stand, nor would his two accused co-conspirators on trial with him. “The defense has fully rested. Durk Banks (Lil Durk) Deandre Wilson (OTF Dede), and David Lindsey (Browneyez) will not testify,” Blackshire wrote on X. Lil Durk is currently on day ten of his murder-for-hire trial as of this writing, where he stands accused of orchestrating the 2022 hit on Quando Rondo in retaliation…

Here is the 7th solo LP from Detroit, Michigan emcee/producer & Black Day in July Productions founder Bronze Nazareth. Known for his membership with the Wisemen alongside his late brother Kevlaar 7 & eventually the Wu-Tang Clan’s in-house production team the Wu-Elements, he made his solo debut The Great Migration almost 2 decades ago & then School for the Blindman only 5 years later. Bundle Raps & Ekphrasis produced entirely by Leaf Dog & Roc Marciano respectively respectively became his strongest output since his debut, coming off his childhood friend Apollo Brown producing Funeral for a Dream in tandem with Escapism Recordings last summer to have his sibling behind the boards 1 last time for Elysian. After the “Elysian Invocation” intro, the opening…

Several witnesses for Lil Durk’s defense testified in court today, including OTF Jam’s wife and ex-girlfriend. Additionally, Durk’s FBI arrest video was played for the jury.On Thursday (Sept. 3), during Durk’s murder-for-hire trial, a wide array of witnesses took the stand for the Chicago rapper’s defense team. The testimonies included Tonya Johnican, sister of Big Country; Kevin Freeman from Durk’s non-profit organization Neighborhood Heroes; Sanchay “Dharmic” Jain, Alamo Records’ SVP of Marketing; Shekema Springfield, mother to King Von’s child; OTF Jam’s wife; and his former girlfriend, Briana Dangerfield.According to YouTuber Trap Lore Ross and Los Angeles Magazine journalist Taylor Parise,…

Pusha T reveals his solo album is done, and it’s produced entirely by Pharrell.On Thursday (Sept. 3), Pusha T appeared on The Breakfast Club and gave an update on his next music projects. In the video below, at the 5:42 mark, the Virginia rapper informed TBC co-host DJ Envy that not only is his solo album done, but there’s also another Clipse project in the works.”So have y’all started yet? Is it your album? Clipse album”? DJ Envy inquired.”Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. All of the above. All everything. Everything,” Push coyly replied. “One project is done already,” he added, possibly referring…

Colin Kaepernick is opening up about the candid conversation he had with JAŸ-Z following news of Roc Nation’s partnership with the NFL in 2019. Ahead of the release of his new book, The Perilous Fight, Kap sat down with NBC News’ Lester Holt where he opened up about his long-standing issues with Hov that began with the NFL deal. According to NBC News, Kaepernick discusses the Brooklyn native in the book, noting that he didn’t learn about the NFL deal until after it was done, despite talking to Hov often. It was then he says he told JAŸ, “You’re serving…