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Cardi B is already working on her third studio album, and she says fans can absolutely expect it next year in 2027.Last Friday (Sept. 18), Bardi spoke to the hosts of The Breakfast Club backstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, where she confirmed the project is on the way. “I am doing a new album, and after my birthday in November, I am shipping myself away just to record,” she told hosts Charlamagne, Jess Hilarious, DJ Envy and Loren LoRosa. “[I’ve done] like two songs already. It’s not gonna be a long way to go. Absolutely [next…

A man who sat on the jury in Lil Durk’s trial sat down for his first interview, explaining how the not guilty verdict was ultimately decided.On Saturday (Sept. 19), YouTuber Ceddy Nash published an over two-hour conversation with the anonymous juror, who said he was deeply proud of the work he and his fellow jurors put in. “We worked our a*ses off,” he said. “Like I’m proud of the result. We went through every single page of that [binder of evidence]. They were like 10 inches long. There was one exhibit book. Then there was a second exhibit book. So…

Jaÿ-Z is taking a deep dive into his three-decade career in an eight-part documentary series alongside legendary producer Rick Rubin. The first two episodes premiered on HBO last Friday (Sept. 18), with two new episodes arriving weekly from there. The series revisits more than 25 songs from Hov’s catalog, using each track as a lens to explore his lyrics, personal experiences and evolution as an artist.Among the biggest revelations is that Hov didn’t initially view becoming a rapper as the dream it eventually became. “Rappers were pulling up in turtle tops and minivans, and we was coming with 4Runners and…

British rapper Derek “Sway” Safo has died at the age of 44.According to a report in U.K.’s The Guardian, published on Thursday (Sept. 17), Sway Dasafo, passed away at his home in Ghana, Africa. A cause of death has not been released. The news of his death was announced by the MOBO Awards on the organization’s Instagram account. Sway made history as the first unsigned artist to ever win the Best Hip-Hop Act honor at the 2005 MOBO Awards, beating out hip-hop heavyweights 50 Cent and The Game.”Sway will always hold a special place in MOBO history,” the statement read…

Lil Durk is scheduled for a bond hearing shortly after his second trial for murder-related racketeering charges next month.According to a document obtained by XXL on Friday (Sept. 18), Durk’s attorneys requested a bond hearing on Nov. 4, before Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, who presided over the Chicago rapper’s murder-for-hire trial. A member of the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office was also ordered to attend the hearing and provide the court with an updated bail report.This comes as Durk’s second trial on murder-related racketeering charges linked to Only the Family (OTF) is scheduled for Oct. 5. However, Melanie Gooseby…

Fivio Foreign has decided to save himself for marriage as part of the faith journey he recently embarked on. On Thursday (Sept. 17), the Brooklyn rapper revealed the choice to abstain from sex has been the most difficult part of the major life change thus far. “No sex before marriage is the hardest part of my walk with Jesus by farrrrr,” he wrote in a post to X. The life change appears to have been sparked back in December when Fivio revealed he was entering rehab.”I feel like I’m just at a point where I wanna change,” he said on…

Drake has gifted two of his FOMO collaborators, Sexyy Red and Stunna Sandy, with their very own OVO chains customized with pink diamonds. Talking to N3on in a live stream shortly after FOMO premiered on Tuesday night (Sept. 15), Sandy revealed she had only gotten the chain the day before and that she has zero plans of ever removing it. “Are you afraid to take it off?” N3on asked.”No… I’m going to live in it,” she jokingly replied.Neither Sandy nor Sexyy rock the chain for their respective scenes in FOMO, so it appears the gifts arrived afterward. Drizzy himself gave…

Croydon, South London, England, United Kingdom emcee, teacher & Hidden Hobby Records founder Montener the Menace back for his 3rd studio LP. Catching wind of him during the COVID-19 pandemic when he released his full-length debut I Have a Hidden Hobby, dude definitely proved himself lyrically even though it was overloaded with features & the production sorta sounded similar to one another. Coming off both Anyone Home? & The Miserable Git Next Door though, Mercurial has finally arrived almost 2 years since it was initially announced. We get this soulful boom bap instrumental on the intro “Special” delivering this brief freestyle clocking at only a minute whereas…

New collaborative full-length between Hawthorne, California by way of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania emcee Kurupt alongside Brooklyn, New York emcee Masta Killa & finally pioneering Long Island emcee/producer Rakim. All 3 of whom are notable in their own rights where it be Rakim being acknowledged as The God MC or Young Gotti & Jamel Irief coming up as members of Tha Dogg Pound & the almighty Wu-Tang Clan respectively. They linked up a couple years ago on the “Be Ill” single & that singlehandedly sparked interest in making The Godbody LP produced by Nick Wiz & Rakim under Holy Toledo Productions & Compound Interest Entertainment a reality. “Goin’ Down” gets things started hopping over a sample-driven beat…

YouTube children’s educator Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore’s $1 million Palestine donation.On Thursday (Sept. 17), Ms. Rachel shared a message on her Instagram page in response to Macklemore’s call for wealthy celebrities to match his $1 million donation to organizations providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians. In her missive, which you can read below, the popular children’s educator said she will match the rapper’s donation and asked every White celebrity to do the same.”I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza,” she wrote.”Over 20,000…