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September 25, 2020
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Tory Lanez Drops 17-Song Album After Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

[ad_1] After apologizing for his silence on the Megan Thee Stallion shooting on Thursday (Sept. 24), Tory Lanez has released new music.On Friday (Sept. 25), the Canadian rap-crooner put out the new album, Daystar. The project contains 17 songs with features from Yoko Gold. Tory addresses the Megan situation on the LP's first song, "Money Over Fallouts." He teased the project right before its release, captioning the cover art on Instagram, "There is a time to stay silent . And a time to speak ...

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September 25, 2020
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YNW Melly Won’t Have Next Court Appearance Until 2021

[ad_1] YNW Melly is still behind bars and it looks like his next court appearance won't be until the top of next year.According to documents obtained by XXL on Thursday (Sept. 24), Melly, born Jamell Demons, has a court appearance scheduled for a hearing on Jan. 28, 2021 at the Broward County Central Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "Defendant's appearance is required and mandatory," the court document reads. "The failure of the defendant to appear on the date and time noted herein shall result in the estreature of any bond."Estreature is when a bond is forfeited due to failure to appear in court. However, YNW Melly has not been granted bond. In fact, according to...

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September 24, 2020
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Tory Lanez Breaks Silence After Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

[ad_1] Tory Lanez has broken his silence three months after he was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon the same night that Megan Thee Stallion sustained gunshot wounds on the back of her feet.On Thursday (Sept. 24), Tory apologized to his fans via Twitter for not coming forward sooner, presumably referring to him not addressing the series of events that have transpired since the shooting involving Megan took place back in July."To my fans ...

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September 24, 2020
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Cardi B Explains Why She Divorced Offset

[ad_1] Cardi B reveals more about her decision to split from Offset after three years of marriage.Late Wednesday evening (Sept. 23), after announcing she would be going live on her OnlyFans account, the 27-year-old rapper talked about her decision to divorce Offset. In the live stream, the rapstress explained how she refused to wait for another controversy in the media regarding Set's infidelity to make headlines."I didn't wait [for] another controversy with him being involved," Cardi started. "I decided to leave. If I wanted to stay, I could have stayed. I decided to leave.”Elsewhere in the conversation, the "Wap" rapper told fans that nobody could make her feel self-conscious about her decision to leave...

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September 24, 2020
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Cardi B, Meek Mill and More Demand Justice for Breonna Taylor

[ad_1] Rappers have united in the call for justice for Breonna Taylor following the grand jury's decision yesterday (Sept. 23), which didn't charge any officers involved in her death.According to CNN, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon that former Louisville police officer, Brett Hankison, one of three officers involved in Taylor's killing, was charged by a Jefferson County grand jury with three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree. The charge stems from the shots that were fired into the apartment of Breonna Taylor's next-door neighbor while officers were at her home serving a "no-knock" warrant. The charges did not pertain to the several bullets fired into the 26-year-old emergency room technician's home...

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September 24, 2020
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Cinematic Music Group Gives Major Labels a Run for Their Money

[ad_1] U See UsWith streams in the billions, more certified platinum plaques and a growing roster of rap talent, Cinematic Music Group is giving the major label machine a run for its money.Words: Georgette ClineEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Fall 2020 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now.Twenty years ago, Jonathan Shapiro learned a valuable lesson during his time as a manager for Foxy Brown and Nappy Roots: the music industry is difficult. The trials and tribulations he experienced as a music manager could’ve relegated the New York native to stick to DJing or producing, but Shipes, as he’s known, powered forward with the launch of his full-service, “majorly...

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September 24, 2020
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Rap Albums That Should’ve Been Nominated or Won at Grammy Awards

[ad_1] The Grammy Awards have long been considered the most prestigious event in music. Winning a golden gramophone is a goal for artists far and wide, especially rappers. With all of its storied history, the Grammys have quite a checkered past when it comes to hip-hop though. In 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, a.k.a Will Smith, boycotted the Grammy Awards ceremony, along with a who's who of rap at the time, including Salt-N-Pepa, Kid 'n Play and LL Cool J. This action was taken because the Grammys committee refused to televise any rap awards given during the ceremony, a slight to the genre that was booming at the time. Here, XXL tries to make...

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September 24, 2020
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The Break Presents: Rucci – XXL

[ad_1] Following in a family member's footsteps turned out to be a good thing for West Coast rapper Rucci. Back when he was a 5-year-old kid in Inglewood, Calif., Rucci, known by the nickname Midget in his younger years, saw rap as something he did for fun with his uncle P Funky, who was also an artist. That time spent rapping helped him develop his skills. Now, he's grown into something of a people's champ on the West Coast due to his music showcasing a clear-cut ability to turn up a party as well as his lyrics being vulnerable and honest. He tends to detail his experiences in the streets and his family's connection...

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September 24, 2020
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Logic Reacts to Reason’s Diss, Says He Doesn’t Know Who Reason Is

[ad_1] Sometimes, rappers wage war against one another on diss records. Other times, they turn the other cheek. Logic seems to have taken a page out of that playbook following TDE's Reason taking a few shots at him on his new song.During recent interactive livestream, which began circulating the internet on Wednesday (Sept. 23), Logic appears to be responding to a fan who inquired about the jab the Top Dawg Entertainment rhymer took at him on his newly released record, "The Soul (Pt. 2)." "Did Reason diss you on his new song?," the former 2013 XXL Freshman says before responding, "I don't know who that is."The bars in question are on the song's second verse....

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September 24, 2020
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Fat Joe Says Eminem Tried to Talk Him Out of Rap Retirement

[ad_1] Fat Joe says Eminem wants him to dust off his mic, but will he?Yesterday (Sept. 22), during the Bronx native's Instagram Live show The Fat Joe Show with special guest Big Sean, Joey Crack explained that Em called him up last week to talk him out of rap retirement."That’s nuts to me, bro,” Joe told Sean Don. “That’s nuts. You know, Em called me last week. I don’t want to keep throwing his name around, but the man was trying to talk me out of retirement last week. This is all I ever wanted my whole life, for one of the rap gods like to call me and tell me, 'Yo Joe, you nice. You need to...

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