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November 27, 2020
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Lil Yachty, Juicy J, Stunna 4 Vegas and More: New Projects

[ad_1] As the weekend quickly slides in, there's some new music to indulge in during the three-day holiday weekend. Today (Nov. 27), Lil Yachty adds to his Lil Boat installment series, Juicy J adds to his legacy and DaBaby's artist Stunna 4 Vegas comes through with a new project.In addition to Playboi Carti and Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty's Lil Boat 3.5 has arrived despite being subjected to leaks via social media. The ATL native shared the tracklist for the release on Tuesday, which includes appearances from Carti, his Quality Control Records labelmate Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Young Thug and more. "I hope every leaker dies...

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November 26, 2020
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Megan Thee Stallion’s Former Best Friend Fires Back With Diss

[ad_1] After Megan Thee Stallion recently aired out her grievances with Tory Lanez and seemingly accused her former best friend, Kelsey Nicole, of being in cahoots with the rapper, on the diss track "Shots Fired," Nicole is returning the smoke with a diss of her own.On Wednesday night (Nov. 25), she released a song titled "Bussin Back." Rapping over an interpolation of 2Pac's infamous "Hit Em' Up" track, Kelsey attempts to go in on her former friend. "It was all good, yeah, about a week ago (About a week ago)/Shout out Bobby Shmurda but this bitch is really tweaking, bro," Nicole raps. "If I was the one with the gun you would've...

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November 26, 2020
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Future Teases New Monster 2 Mixtape

[ad_1] Future has already released two projects in 2020 and he may be looking to make it three by dropping another installment of one of his coveted mixtapes.On Wednesday (Nov. 25), the Atlanta rapper got fans stirring after teasing a new Monster 2 tape on Instagram. The post features producers Metro Boomin and Southside—who both contributed heavily to the original tape—in the studio, along with Future's DJ, DJ Esco. The triumvirate seem to be discussing something. The caption of the post simply reads, "Monster 2?"Future dropped the original Monster mixtape back in October 2014 and it is considered one of the best tapes of the past two decades. The project features the...

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November 26, 2020
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Here Are the Rappers We’re Thankful for This Year

[ad_1] There's no way around it; 2020 has been a difficult year. With the struggles of the pandemic, social injustices and economic issues that have touched pretty much everyone in some way, this year is one for the books. Thankfully, music has helped many of us get through tough times, and we're certainly in one of the most difficult eras in our lifetime. Some of the rap game's favorite artists were active through everything going on by dropping albums, singles and videos, and giving fans an escape from the 2020 chaos when needed. Here, the XXL staff highlights artists we're thankful for this year.As a staff, we have a diverse array of...

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November 26, 2020
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Best Hip-Hop Projects to Come Out During Quarantine

[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic will be remembered as a period when the world seemed to stand still and people were confined to their homes. But more than that, it was a time when millions of people around the world lost their jobs, a sense of normalcy and, tragically, in many cases, even their lives. From March to August, roughly the length of the quarantine for much of the U.S., one of the only things that kept people moving was the world of music.One of the best projects to drop during the quarantine is Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes, a 14-song project featuring tracks released or teased leading up to the project's premiere...

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November 26, 2020
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Megan Thee Stallion Explains Why She Dropped Tory Lanez Diss

[ad_1] Megan Thee Stallion dropped her debut album Good News last week, and now she has explained her decision to release the first song on the tracklist "Shots Fired," which is a diss at Tory Lanez following their shooting incident this past summer.During an interview with Hot 97's Ebro in the Morning radio show on Tuesday (Nov. 24), Meg said that she grew tired of being the bigger person, presumably after Tory delivered his surprise 17-song album, Daystar, which touched on aspects of the shooting and maintained his innocence."It comes a time where it gets hard to be the bigger person sometimes," she began. "And, at the end of the day, I just can't keep letting people walk all...

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November 26, 2020
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December 2020 New Music Releases

[ad_1] Just like that, 2020, which has been full of ups, downs and unpredictable circumstances, is coming to a close. But, now without some new releases in hip-hop. This month, Future and Lil Uzi Vert finally released their collaborative mixtape, Pluto x Baby Pluto. Then, 2 Chainz came with So Help Me God. There was also Jeezy's The Recession 2.For the month of December, OG Snoop Dogg is dropping off a new album, Maryland's own Rico Nasty is delivering her debut album and YFN Lucci is offering the third installment to his Wish Me Well series. Take a look below to see what's in store for the last month of the year.Starting off month No....

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November 26, 2020
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The Weeknd Thinks Grammys Snub Means He’s Not Invited to the Show

[ad_1] The Weeknd is fed up with the Grammy Awards after recently being snubbed for a nomination for the upcoming 2021 awards ceremony.On Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 25), the Canadian crooner continued to lament his disappointment with the awards show after the Grammys committee did not acknowledge any of the music he dropped in 2020, by suggesting he's retracting his own invite."Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited?  In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!," he tweeted this afternoon.Just last night (Nov. 24), the XO singer said, "The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency...

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November 26, 2020
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Lil Wayne Announces No Ceilings 3 Dropping This Week

[ad_1] Lil Wayne is offering some new music just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.On Wednesday (Nov. 25), Weezy revealed that he'll be releasing his No Ceilings 3 mixtape "soon." As first reported by Complex, the effort will arrive on Friday (Nov. 27). The New Orleans-bred rapper retweeted an announcement of the news on his Twitter page originally posted by DJ Khaled, who is hosting the tape."Lil Wayne NO CEILINGS 3 . @LilTunechi THEY TRIED PUT A CELING ON OUR GREATNESS SO WE TOOK THE CEILING OFF ANOTHER ONE @mackmaine Soon with http://noceilings3.com powered by @DatPiff @Worldstar," Khalid wrote. The tweet also featured a gif of the mixtape's cover artwork.Meanwhile, in a video uploaded on DatPiff's official YouTube page,...

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November 25, 2020
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Head of Pop Smoke’s Label Opens Up About Pop’s Grammy Nomination

[ad_1] The late Pop Smoke is now a Grammy-nominated rapper, and the head of his record label has addressed claims that Pop's nod could in part be due to his passing. However, while speaking on the topic, he threw some shade at another rhymer that was nominated.During an interview with GQ magazine, which was published on Wednesday (Nov. 25), Steven Victor, the head honcho at Victor Victor Worldwide, expressed that Pop's recognition isn't because he was tragically killed and that he should've been nominated for more than Best Rap Song for "Dior." Victor feels his beloved artist, who helped to amplify the Brooklyn drill rap scene, should've been nominated in either the Album of...

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