Music

Music@ Rockstar Games (official X)

GTA VI is throwing a Miami festival with Kodak Black, Travis Scott, Cardi B and Don Toliver

Rockstar Games and PlayStation announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Festival on Monday, a one-night live event on Nov. 21 at Mana Wynwood in Miami, two days after GTA VI launches on Nov. 19. The lineup includes Cactus Jack presents Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Kodak Black and Sofaygo, plus Cardi B, Metro Boomin, Tainy, Rauw & Friends, Suero, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, a Justice DJ set and more, across two stages. Rockstar says the artists come from the game and its official soundtrack. The game is set in Vice City, Rockstar's version of Miami, which puts Pompano Beach's Kodak Black on home turf. Tickets are lottery-only through DICE: entries close Tuesday, Nov. 10, and winners get a one-time code to buy on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at noon ET. Max two tickets, 17 and up, non-transferable. The event is produced by the team behind Miami's III Points festival. Prices haven't been announced.

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Music@ Akademiks X post (on card)

Akademiks calls Lil Baby's FRESH 'A Fresh Flop' as it tracks 60K+ for a possible No. 1; Baby on Hot 97: 'My numbers still good'

DJ Akademiks is calling Lil Baby's new album FRESH a flop before the official numbers are in. On X on Monday, Ak wrote: "Remember if yall see the final numbers like 80k. his label bought 20k copies... A Fresh Flop." He followed up that he had "hit up billboard and luminate," tagging Billboard, Luminate and Spotify, and warned against "bundle finesse." He did not show evidence of any bought sales. The post he quoted, from Talk of the Charts, has FRESH challenging for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with a 60K+ opening week, which would be Baby's fifth No. 1 album. In a Hot 97 interview with Nessa released Tuesday, Baby did not mention Ak but addressed the noise: "The hottest thing to do is say the Baby album trash, or the Baby fell off." Asked about numbers, he said hip-hop "ain't in the state it was in 2018," adding, "My numbers still good."

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Music@ X — AT&T Stadium official (verified): 'history made' / most attended rap show in US history

Ye broke his own U.S. rap attendance record in Dallas: promoter says 83,000 tickets and $16.5 million

Ye's Nov 7 YE LIVE show at AT&T Stadium in Arlington is now the most-attended rap concert in U.S. history, according to the venue, with promoter figures attached for the first time. AT&T Stadium's official account posted Sunday morning, "history made" and said Ye "headlines the most attended rap show in US history at AT&T Stadium," without giving a count. Later Sunday morning, a representative for IKON Presents, the company producing the stadium run, confirmed to Breakfast Club reporter Loren Lorosa that the Dallas show sold 83,000 tickets and generated $16.5 million. Lorosa wrote that the total exceeds the promoter's reported 74,412 tickets from the Houston show a week earlier, and she added IKON's line: "100% independent tour." One honest wrinkle: the Houston Chronicle and IQ Magazine had put Houston at 80,210, a figure ITSBIZKIT noted was never publicly reconciled with IKON's 74,412. Dallas's 83,000 clears both reported Houston numbers. Kid Cudi and Dallas native Erykah Badu came out during the show. The U.S. run's next date is Nov 21 at State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix area. These are promoter- and venue-reported figures, not a Billboard Boxscore.

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Music@ @PlaqueBoyMax on X: RISING STAR NOVEMBER 6 (trailer)

PlaqueBoyMax is putting $25K on an unknown: Rising Star runs Nov 6-8, finale at The Belasco in LA

PlaqueBoyMax is running a talent search out of Los Angeles. Rising Star, done with Red Bull, puts six emerging artists under one roof for three days of livestreamed challenges, with a rotating panel of celebrity judges and daily fan rankings deciding who stays on top. The winner gets $25,000, a shot at a Red Bull Music Studios session in LA, and the stage at The Belasco downtown on Sunday, Nov. 8. "My community gave me a chance and helped me get to where I am today," Max told Complex. "Now I want to do the same for somebody else." The streams start Friday, Nov. 6, at 2 PM Pacific on Twitch and YouTube. Max hasn't named the six yet. He says they get revealed on the first stream, and on Wednesday night he posted that one of them already dropped out and asked fans who he should bring in. Actor Nitro Camden stars in the trailer, but Max made clear he isn't one of the contestants. Max built his name on Song Wars, where underground rappers have caught real looks. This is the same idea with a bigger budget and a live finale.

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Music@ Club Shay Shay (official X), TikTok-song clip

BigXthaPlug on Club Shay Shay: drill music was "killing hip-hop" and viral TikTok songs shouldn't sit next to Drake and Future

Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug sat down with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay and took aim at two things: drill music and viral TikTok hits. "No disrespect to the drill rappers, but when the drill music came out, I feel like they were killing other things than just them people. They were killing hip-hop, too," he said. He also questioned how artists with one viral TikTok song end up in the same category as Drake and Future: "I've been rapping 5 years. Ain't no way I should be at the top... There's no way somebody that got a TikTok song should have the No. 1 hip-hop song in the world." He said rap "need to be fun again" because everybody feels like they have to be aggressive. The comments land days after his album BETTER OVER TIME dropped (Oct 30).

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Music@ 93.9 WKYS: TOB's Lil Chris Talks Viral 'Shake That,' Streaming Drama & New Music

TOB says Chief Keef didn't pull 'Shake Dat' off streaming

DC go-go band TOB's viral record "Shake Dat (I Just Wanna Dance)," a go-go cover of Chicago rapper BabyChiefDoIt's "Ghetto Love Story," got pulled from streaming right as it was taking off. The song blew up after TOB performed it on Nucci's Front Porch, and Queen Peachifi's dance carried it across TikTok. With the original song tied to Chief Keef's camp, fans pointed at Keef. TOB's Lil Chris told Aladdin Da Prince on 93.9 WKYS that Keef and his team weren't behind it. He alleged someone filed a fraudulent complaint, and said Keef publicly supported the record. Chris premiered a new studio version on WKYS and said the song would be back on streaming platforms that Monday; Apple Music now lists "Shake Dat (I Just Wanna Dance) [Studio Version]" as a single. Chris called the run a "second half comeback" for a band that has been playing for 22 years, and said more original music is coming in 2027.

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Music@ Record Store Day official listing (Black Friday 2026, #20386)

Lil Wayne's 'No Ceilings' turns 17 and gets its first-ever vinyl pressing

Lil Wayne's No Ceilings mixtape turns 17 today. Wayne released it as a free download on Halloween 2009, rapping over other artists' beats on tracks like "Swag Surf," "Wasted," "Shoes" and "I'm Single" with Drake. Now it's getting a physical home for the first time. Young Money/Republic is pressing No Ceilings on burnt orange vinyl as a Record Store Day Black Friday exclusive, limited to 5,000 copies, dropping Friday, Nov. 27, 2026 at participating independent record stores. The 12-track LP adds "Kobe Bryant" as a bonus track. Retailers list it at 9.99 with a two-copy customer limit, and some stores say leftover copies go online the next morning while supplies last.

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Music@ Apple Music: BETTER OVER TIME (18 songs, 42 min, editorial notes)

BigXthaPlug Is Back to Rap: 'BETTER OVER TIME' Drops With GloRilla, Lil Yachty and No Country Features

BigXthaPlug went country, hit the top 10, and came right back to rap. The Dallas rapper's fourth album, BETTER OVER TIME, is out now: 18 tracks through his own 600 Entertainment under exclusive license to UnitedMasters. His last album, 2025's I Hope You're Happy, was a country record that debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. This one has no country guests at all. The guest list runs GloRilla ("FAF"), Lil Yachty and Babyface Ray ("BELIEVE"), Leon Thomas ("NO LIMIT"), Loe Shimmy ("I LIKE IT"), Ava Max ("BURN"), Belly Gang Kushington (lead single "LITE"), his childhood friend Ro$ama ("DA FUCC") and Fridayy ("HEAL ME"). On "NO LIMIT" he raps about buying his pops a house, and Apple Music's notes say "FAF" deals with fake friends and locals who say they don't see him around Dallas anymore. He also dropped a new video for "I LIKE IT" with Loe Shimmy today. The album comes after his August arrest in Collin County, Texas, on DWI, marijuana and gun possession charges, per Complex. He made bail and teased "LITE" right after.

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Music@ The Source - Today In Hip Hop History

Ice Cube's Death Certificate turns 35: 'No Vaseline' is still the diss every diss gets measured by

Thirty-five years ago today, Ice Cube released his second solo album, Death Certificate, through Priority Records. It closed with "No Vaseline," his answer to former N.W.A groupmates Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella and their manager Jerry Heller, after the group took shots at him on 100 Miles and Runnin' and Niggaz4Life. Cube named names, accused the group and Heller of exploiting him, and the record is still widely ranked as the greatest diss track ever. The album, produced by Cube, Sir Jinx and the Boogiemen, arrived with over a million advance orders and also carried "Steady Mobbin'" and "True to the Game." It drew heavy criticism too, including for "Black Korea" and lines on "No Vaseline" itself. Cube and Dre later reconciled and worked together again.

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Music@ Young Nudy on X (OUT NOW post with cover and tracklist)

Young Nudy drops 'Just Doin Me' with cousin 21 Savage, JID and Fatt Smaxk

Young Nudy went with a rare midweek drop. The East Atlanta rapper posted "OUT NOW" on X late Tuesday night, and his new album Just Doin Me hit streaming for Wednesday, Oct. 28. The back cover lists 16 tracks with three guests: his cousin 21 Savage on "Spinnin," JID on "Judy," and Atlanta's Fatt Smaxk on "Stars In My Car." The rollout singles "Who Dat Is" and "Broke Bitch" both made the final tracklist. Apple Music's listing shows 19 songs, so there may be extra tracks beyond the printed back cover. Nudy and 21 have a long run of songs together, and "Spinnin" is the newest one.

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Music@ REVOLT 'Big Facts' full episode (YouTube RQfLgikJ4ik, 92.7K views at check)

Babyface Ray says he's done putting new Detroit rappers on; Dawgface calls him out on live

On REVOLT's Big Facts, Babyface Ray was asked who's next to blow out of Detroit. His answer: "I ain't gone lie, I'm to the point I ain't even turning these n****s up no more." Detroit personality Dawgface went live and called Ray out, demanding he support the city's new artists. Fans are split: some call Ray selfish, others say he's been burned by artists he helped before.

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Music@ Future @1future on X — YA HIT ft The Avengers, artwork Jim Joe & Lewy

Future drops "Ya Hit" with Drake, Travis Scott, Loe Shimmy — Sexyy Red on the ad-libs

Future just put the Avengers on one record. "Ya Hit," out today (Nov 6), features Drake, Travis Scott, and Loe Shimmy over an ATL Jacob beat, with Sexyy Red punching in ad-libs on Drake's verse and Mike Dean on the master. Future posted the Jim Joe & Lewy cover and called the crew the Avengers

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Music@ Hot97 — Chris Brown seemingly responds after Atlanta backlash

Chris Brown & Usher's Atlanta Night 1 started ~3 hours late and got cut at midnight

Chris Brown and Usher opened a record five-night stand at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov 5 for The R&B Tour, and Night 1 immediately drew fan heat. Attendees said the show started nearly three hours late (some clocks put it at about 2 hours 40 minutes), then got cut short at midnight to meet a local ordinance — eating roughly an hour of planned music. Fans also complained about rough sound and that the two headliners never performed together, even with surprise guests T.I. and Young Dro. Social media floated rift and set-order rumors

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Music@ NFR Podcast on X

Cordae on Justin Timberlake: 'Gentrified the rap game, we only asked to renovate' in new LA Leakers freestyle with Anderson .Paak

Cordae and Anderson .Paak pulled up to Power 106's LA Leakers (Justin Credible Freestyles) and rapped over Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm," and one bar is already the whole conversation. On his verse, Cordae raps: "I still can't f*** with Justin Timberlake, gentrified the rap game, we only asked to renovate," right after a line about getting weight off his chest and Janet. The verse also shouts out Lil Wayne, Nas and "Ye at SoFi." The freestyle lands four days after the duo's joint album "Heavy Is the Crown" came out Oct 23, the same album Cordae's former label MMMG tried to block in a federal lawsuit seeking at least $25 million earlier this month. Timberlake has not responded. Sources: LA Leakers freestyle clips on X (Oct. 27, 2026); TrapHop USA earlier coverage (Oct. 16, 2026). Frame: Power 106 LA Leakers / Justin Credible Freestyles (Oct. 27, 2026).

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Music@ AllHipHop

That Mexican OT drops horror-themed album "CUCUY" after Texans stadium-roof session

Bay City, Texas rapper That Mexican OT released "CUCUY" on Oct 23, 2026, a 17-track album named for the boogeyman figure from Tejano folklore. Per AllHipHop, it builds on Houston rap and reaches into country and blues, with guests including Kodak Black, Rob49, HoneyKomb Brazy, 1900Rugrat and Yung Hood. Before the drop, OT previewed "Apple Bottom" in the Houston Texans' new "713 Sessions" series, performing on a steel truss of the stadium's retractable roof with classical and flamenco guitarist Jeremy Garcia. "It was only scary when you looked down," Garcia told the Houston Chronicle. OT also has a November tour with comedian René Vaca. Sources: AllHipHop (Oct. 23, 2026), citing the Houston Chronicle; Apple Music and HotNewHipHop album pages. Photo: RespectMyRegion via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

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Music@ MyMixtapez

Boosie Badazz & Webbie drop joint tape "Back At It"

Baton Rouge's Boosie Badazz and Webbie released their joint project "Back At It" on Oct 24, 2026. The release date was announced at the end of September, and Boosie put out the official video for "Pull Up" on his YouTube channel on Oct 20 ahead of the drop. MyMixtapez lists 9 tracks while Apple Music's listing shows 10 songs. The two Trill Entertainment alumni have a long history together going back to the label's 2000s run. Sources: MyMixtapez and Apple Music (Oct. 24, 2026); Boosie Badazz on YouTube (Oct. 20, 2026); Hip-Hop Vibe (Sept. 29, 2026). Images: stills from the official "Pull Up" video (Boosie Badazz/YouTube).

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Music@ Puck

Jay-Z Reportedly Picked Himself to Headline the 2027 Super Bowl Halftime Show

Jay-Z has been picking the Super Bowl halftime headliner since 2019. For 2027, he reportedly picked himself. Puck's Dave Brooks reported Tuesday that, according to multiple sources, Jay-Z chose himself to headline Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, at SoFi Stadium. Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber were also considered, per Puck. Neither the NFL nor Roc Nation responded to Puck's request for comment, and there's no official announcement yet. Roc Nation has run the halftime show under a deal with the NFL since 2019. Puck says that deal pays $5 million a year and was renewed in 2024 for five more years. Under Jay's watch, the stage went to Dr. Dre and the West Coast crew, Rihanna, Usher, Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny. He never booked himself. He's hinted at it before. "I thought it would be selfish to pick myself too early," he told Entertainment Tonight in January 2024. "Maybe one year." The timing lines up. Jay has been on a stadium run all year for 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and 25 years of The Blueprint, including three sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium. His next stop is two shows at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23 and 24, the same building as the Super Bowl. Puck says he could make it official there this weekend. The internet already has jokes about Jay-Z booking Jay-Z, and an old Cam'ron prediction about Hov wanting the gig is going around again. If it happens, it'll be his first time headlining halftime. Sources: Puck (Oct. 20, 2026); AllHipHop, USA Today For The Win and Consequence (Oct. 20, 2026). Photo: NYS Senate Media Services, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and color-adjusted.

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Music@ Billboard

Eminem Defends Kid Rock Collab: "Not About Choosing Sides"

Eminem is standing on his Kid Rock feature, and he's not backing down. Kid Rock dropped his faith-based album "Halfway 2 Jesus" on Friday, Oct. 17. Eminem is on track 5, "Heal My Faith." Lil Wayne is on track 3, "7 Sins." Some of Em's fans were shocked. Eminem endorsed Kamala Harris at a Detroit rally in 2024 and went at Donald Trump on records like "Campaign Speech." Kid Rock is one of Trump's loudest supporters in music. Hours after the album came out, Eminem answered on social media: "Not about choosing sides, just choosing to make music with my old friend. Praying for all of us." He says it on the song too. "He is my brother, not my political enemy," Em raps on "Heal My Faith." He also raps, "However you voted or lean, liberal and evangelical can agree." The two Detroit-area artists go back about 40 years, Kid Rock told Billboard. "I really didn't want to drag him into my political world," he said. The feature almost landed on a different song. Eminem was first announced on "7 Sins" when the tracklist came out Oct. 1. Days before release, Em asked to switch to "Heal My Faith," the first song they worked on. The Detroit Free Press was in Kid Rock's Nashville studio for the scramble. Kid Rock reached out to Lil Wayne and Chuck D for "7 Sins." Wayne hit him back with "Holler at me" and recorded a verse that day. Kid Rock told the Free Press the complaints are "confirming the problem to us." This isn't their first time on a record together. Em was on Kid Rock's "F-ck Off," and Kid Rock showed up in Em's 2013 "Berzerk" video. Sources: Billboard (Oct. 18, 2026); Rolling Stone (Oct. 17, 2026); Detroit Free Press (Oct. 15, 2026). Image: frame from Eminem's "Houdini" official music video, via YouTube.

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Music@ Stereogum

SOB X RBE Is Back: Vallejo Trio Sets Reunion Album "From The Land" for Nov. 6, Seven Years After Breakup

SOB X RBE is officially back together. The Vallejo, California rap group announced its reunion album, "From The Land," on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, and dropped the video for the new single "Someone" the same day, Stereogum reported. The 13-track album is due Nov. 6 on EMPIRE. The reunited lineup is Yhung T.O., DaBoii and Slimmy B. "Time gave us the chance to grow up, become fathers and understand what really matters. We never stopped being brothers," the trio said in the announcement. The comeback started in July with "Ten Summers," their first song in seven years. The group split in 2019 after "Strictly Only Brothers." Former member Lul G is not part of the reunion. He was arrested and later sentenced to 21 years in prison on a first-degree murder charge, per Stereogum. The road back has not been smooth. SOB X RBE was booked for a reunion set at Back 2 The Bay fest in August, but organizers canceled it, citing threats made to the group's team. The tracklist includes "Ten Summers," "Someone," "SOB Only" and "Her Loss" featuring 1 Umbrella. The group also has tour dates lined up, including Ventura (Nov. 4), Santa Ana (Nov. 6), San Diego (Nov. 8), Reno (Nov. 12), San Jose's SAP Center for Who Want The Smoke (Nov. 20) and Sacramento's Golden 1 Center for Welcome to the West (Dec. 11). The three also sat down with Jeff Weiss on The Truth Hurts podcast this week to talk about what split them up and how they got back together. Sources: Stereogum (Oct. 16, 2026); SOB X RBE "Someone" official video (YouTube, Oct. 16, 2026); EMPIRE pre-save page; The Truth Hurts podcast on X. Photo: frame from SOB X RBE's "Someone" official music video.

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Music@ Lil Baby rollout / Kurrco

Lil Baby Sets "FRESH" Album for Nov. 6 With Future and Young Thug on "All My Patnas"

Lil Baby just put a date on his next album. It's called FRESH, and it's due Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. The Atlanta rapper's camp shared rollout photos on Friday night, Oct. 16. In them, Baby and his crew wear black hoodies that read "NOV 6TH" in a studio, next to a whiteboard with "FRESH" circled in the middle, "Nov 6th" written under it, and 17 song titles around it. The board lists Future and Young Thug on "All My Patnas" and Rylo Rodriguez on "In Your Head." The other titles written on it are "Top Uh It," "Rare Form," "Burnt Shit," "Frm Da Back," "Mr. Do Some," "Ain't Goin," "My Side," "Like A Brat," "Be The One," "Televised," "Keep Going," "Your Fault," "All Of Us," "Life Of The Party (L.O.T.P.)" and "Dead Fresh." That last one is the Pharrell-produced single he dropped in July. The whiteboard is a rollout tease, so the final tracklist could still change. FRESH will be his first solo album since WHAM, which came out in January 2025 and opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 140,000 equivalent units. It's expected to be his fifth solo studio album. Kurrco, RapTV and Hip Hop All Day all posted the Nov. 6 date. One Complex Music post listed Nov. 4, but Baby's own hoodies and whiteboard say Nov. 6. The announcement lands during a loud week for Baby online, with DJ Akademiks posting accusations about him and 4PF. Lil Baby has not been charged in connection with any of it. Sources: Lil Baby rollout photos (via Kurrco on X, Oct. 16, 2026); Ratings Game Music (Oct. 16, 2026); HotNewHipHop; Hot 99.1 (July 17, 2026). Photo: Lil Baby FRESH rollout photo, October 2026.

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Music@ Gucci Mane on X

Gucci Mane Drops "Against All Odds" Tonight, His First Album Since The Alleged Pooh Shiesty Gunpoint Plot

Gucci Mane's new album "Against All Odds" arrives at midnight Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. It is his first album since federal prosecutors say he was held at gunpoint in a Dallas studio in January. The 17-track project comes through 1017 Global Music and Atlantic, per its Apple Music pre-release listing. Gucci posted on Oct. 15: "Tonight at midnight! #AGAINSTALLODDS the album!" The tracklist he shared has "Last Night in ATL" featuring Summer Walker, "Priorities" featuring his son Ice Davis, and "Lambo Pass By" featuring OJ Da Juiceman. April single "Crash Dummy" sits at No. 16, right before the closer, "1017." The title lands heavy. In April 2026, a Justice Department criminal complaint alleged that Lontrell Williams Jr., known as Pooh Shiesty, set up a Jan. 10 meeting with Gucci (Radric Davis) at a Dallas studio over his 1017 contract, then pulled "what appeared to be a black AK-style pistol" and made Gucci sign papers releasing him, NBC News reported. Prosecutors also allege others in the group robbed people in the room. Williams, his father and others face federal kidnapping and robbery charges. Williams has pleaded not guilty. A federal judge in Dallas denied his bond again in July, Hot 97 reported, and the trial is set for Feb. 22, 2027. All of the claims against him are allegations and have not been proven in court. Gucci has not said whether the album speaks on the case. Atlanta finds out at midnight. Sources: Gucci Mane on X (Oct. 15, 2026); Kurrco on X (Oct. 15, 2026); Apple Music pre-release listing; NBC News (Apr. 2, 2026); Hot 97 (Jul. 21, 2026). Photo: HotNewHipHop "Against All Odds" announcement lead image.

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Music@ Complex

A$AP Rocky Drops 'Shroom Clouds' Friday, Tells Ferg 'U Know Where Home Is' and Calls Himself the Godfather of Rage

A$AP Rocky says new music is right around the corner. In a Complex interview published Oct. 14, 2026, the Harlem rapper said his new single and video "Shroom Clouds" drops this Friday, with Disc 2 of his No. 1 album Don't Be Dumb "following up right after that." "Sorry for the wait. I just needed to get off this tour so I could, you know, concentrate, do things the right way," Rocky told Complex's Antonio Johri, fresh off a 49-date world tour. He said Disc 2 is mostly songs from his alter egos built up during his eight-year album hiatus, naming "Babushka Boi," "Sundress," the "Grim Freestyle" he's been performing live, "Hijack" and "Trunks," plus new revisions, new verses and a couple of unheard singles. He said there are "like two guests" on it and told fans to wait on news about his Metro Boomin songs. Rocky also called himself the godfather of the rage sound, pointing to Playboi Carti. "My artist that I birthed is like the godfather of the new contemporary rage vamp music. And he came from ASAP. He came from AWGE. He is still signed to AWGE," Rocky said. "Technically I'm somewhat responsible for whatever it is and whatever it turns into." The interview lands a day after Rocky publicly opened the door for Ferg. On Monday (Oct. 12), Ferg, who dropped "A$AP" from his name, posted on Instagram that he finished his new album and asked who wants to distribute it. Rocky replied in the comments: "U know where home is" with a red heart and "congratulations." Billboard and Complex both reported the exchange; no distribution deal has been announced. Rocky previously told Apple Music that Ferg dropping the A$AP name "bothered me but I ain't gon' hold it against him." Rocky also said he's homesick for New York, shouted out Ice Spice as "the next generation representing New York," and named Don Toliver's Octane, J. Cole's The Fall Off, Baby Keem's Ca$ino and Bruno Mars among his top albums of the year. Sources: Complex (A$AP Rocky interview, Oct. 14, 2026); Complex and Billboard (Rocky / Ferg Instagram exchange, Oct. 12-13, 2026); XXL (Oct. 14 recap). Photo: BET Digital / The Jason Lee Show (Aug. 2026).

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Music@ Complex

Doechii Drops "BOMBS," Brings Back Swamp Sessions as Debut Album Work Continues

Doechii is back on one. On Oct. 12, 2026, she dropped "BOMBS," a roughly 95-second loosie that also restarts her Swamp Sessions series — the short, self-directed clips that helped build Alligator Bites Never Heal. The video is on her official YouTube. She directed it herself. Complex, Pitchfork, Stereogum, and AllHipHop all covered the drop. Complex called it her first solo release of 2026. Her last single was the Lady Gaga-assisted "Runway" from The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack in April. Alongside the track, Doechii posted a handwritten letter to fans. Pitchfork published the full note. She wrote that she spent the past few years "relearning Hip-Hop as a student," studying its language and roots, and that a mission is brewing "to see Black Womanhood exist at the center of Hip-Hop AND Pop." She framed her devotion as becoming "the dark skin ICON my little girl eyes wanted to see." The letter ends: "I don't have shit else to say hoe, I've decided." She still has not released an official debut album. Alligator Bites Never Heal won a Grammy as a mixtape. Fans have been waiting on the full-length follow-up, and this Swamp Session reads like the start of that chapter — not the album itself. Doechii is from Tampa. The city gets another music drop with real stakes behind it. Sources: Complex (Jaelani Turner-Williams, Oct. 12, 2026); Pitchfork (Walden Green, Oct. 12, 2026, full letter text); Stereogum (Tom Breihan, Oct. 12, 2026); AllHipHop (Mike Winslow, Oct. 13, 2026); Doechii official YouTube — "BOMBS | Swamp Sessions" (EaVL5HIaiNg). Photo: David Jaelin via Pitchfork.

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Music@ FreshHipHopRnB / HITS Daily Double

Four Songs, 70K and Back to No. 2: Drake's HABIBTI (FOMO) Numbers Are In, but Only 838 People Actually Bought It

Drake added four songs to HABIBTI and the album went right back to No. 2. The expanded HABIBTI (FOMO) edition moved 70,513 album-equivalent units in its first week, according to HITS Daily Double numbers posted by FreshHipHopRnB on Oct. 10. That puts it at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. DJ Akademiks reported the same 70.5K and No. 2, as HotNewHipHop noted. Billboard's official chart story hadn't posted as of Sunday afternoon. The catch: only 838 of those units were actual album sales. The rest came from streams. The FOMO edition dropped Friday, Oct. 2, with four new songs: "Solar Eclipse" and "Cold Shoulder," both with Don Toliver, plus "Quebec" and "Classic Pt. 2." The songs first showed up in Drake's FOMO short film, which premiered Sept. 15. On Oct. 6, Drake put out official videos for "Solar Eclipse" and "Cold Shoulder" on YouTube, Complex reported. Early projections had the album at about 65K. It beat that. The original HABIBTI also peaked at No. 2 when it debuted with 114K, The Source reported. Drake's catalog is still everywhere on the chart, too. ICEMAN did about 30K at No. 11 and Take Care did about 22K at No. 22 in the same HITS numbers. HotNewHipHop compared it to Quavo, whose Pharrell-produced album did about 13K. Drake did 70K off four songs. So is Drake still carrying rap, or is streaming doing all the work? Sources: FreshHipHopRnB / HITS Daily Double (Oct. 10, 2026); HotNewHipHop (Alexander Cole, Oct. 10); The Source (Oct. 5); Complex (Alex Ocho, Oct. 6); DrakeVEVO on YouTube. Photo: Drake in the official "Solar Eclipse" video (DrakeVEVO, Oct. 6, 2026).

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Music@ Young Nudy YouTube

Young Nudy Drops "Who Dat Is" and Locks In His New Album "Just Doin Me" for Oct. 28

Zone 6 has a date. Oct. 28. Young Nudy dropped "Who Dat Is" on Oct. 9, along with the official music video on his YouTube channel. Kurrco flagged it as the lead single for his upcoming album, "Just Doin Me," and that post pulled more than 440,000 views on X in a day. Apple Music already has "Just Doin Me" up as a pre-release, dated Oct. 28, 2026. The record is Nudy looking back. HipHopDrops describes it as a full identity check on the years before the plaques, staying on that come-up the whole way. It runs past four minutes over hard drums and heavy low end. The video keeps it dark and smoky: Nudy in the middle of the couch, the room packed around him, and close-ups straight into the camera. This is the East Atlanta rapper's next full-length after "PARADISE" in 2025. He's also been on features this year, including "Reign" with 2 Chainz and Cash Cobain. Nudy has never been the loudest name in Atlanta, but his fans ride hard. Can "Just Doin Me" be the one that gets him his flowers? Sources: Young Nudy official YouTube ("Who Dat Is" Official Music Video, Oct. 9, 2026); Kurrco on X (Oct. 9); Apple Music pre-release listing for "Just Doin Me" (Oct. 28, 2026); HipHopDrops (Oct. 10). Photo: Young Nudy in the "Who Dat Is" official music video, Young Nudy YouTube, Oct. 9, 2026.

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Gunna Drops "Pop It" With Coco Gauff in the Video, Launches SB the Label With Three Atlanta Signees

Gunna came back with a song and a company on the same day. The Atlanta rapper released "Pop It" on Friday, Oct. 9. It is his first solo song of 2026 and the first single from his next studio album, Splurge, which still has no release date. The video, directed by Spike Jordan, stars tennis star Coco Gauff. In the clip she takes the first point off her serve, asks Gunna what he wants, he says "an ace," and the hook hits: "pop it." Gauff's mom, Candi, shared it on Instagram. The video also features Casper Bluff, Nechie and Dracc. That trio is the bigger news for Atlanta. Gunna (real name Sergio Kitchens) launched SB the Label on Friday in partnership with Atlantic Music Group, with himself as CEO. Casper Bluff, Nechie and Dracc, all from the Atlanta area, are the first three artists signed. "SB the Label represents the beginning of a new chapter for me," Gunna told Variety. "It only felt right to start that chapter alongside my brothers Casper Bluff, Nechie, and Dracc." The label stays inside the same Warner family Gunna came up in, from his early days at Young Thug's YSL Records through 300 Entertainment and Atlantic. Splurge would be his seventh studio album. His last three albums all landed in the Billboard 200 top three, with No. 1 debuts for Wunna (2020) and DS4EVER (2022). CONFIRMED. Is "Pop It" a hit or nah? Sources: Variety (Oct. 9); iHeartRadio (Oct. 6); Sportskeeda (Oct. 2026); The Needle Drop (Oct. 6). Photo: Spike Jordan, "Pop It" press image.

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Music@ HotNewHipHop

Offset Drops "Every Night" With Don Toliver — GMFU Single Samples Jodeci

Offset just put the next GMFU tease in the streets. "Every Night" featuring Don Toliver is out now (Oct. 8, 2026). It is a single off Offset's upcoming solo album GMFU, which drops October 23. HotNewHipHop says the record is about freaky nights and late-drive energy, with Offset and Toliver trading catchy flows. FreshHipHopRnB and Hip Hop Vibe flag a sample of Jodeci's classic "Freek'n You." iHeart notes Offset previewed the flip in a casino clip before the full drop. This is another Offset × Don Toliver link-up after "Worth It" (SET IT OFF, 2023) and the earlier JACKBOYS cut "HAD ENOUGH" with Quavo. GMFU follows Offset's own Oct. 4 album announcement ("F**k everybody that went against me"). CONFIRMED — multi-desk coverage of the Oct. 8 single. Sources: HotNewHipHop (Alexander Cole, Oct 8); FreshHipHopRnB (Oct 8); Hip Hop Vibe (Oct 7 announce / Oct 8 drop); iHeart (Tony M. Centeno, Oct 8). You riding with Offset and Don Toliver on this one? Sources: HotNewHipHop; FreshHipHopRnB; Hip Hop Vibe; iHeart. Photo: Offset, Hip Hop Vibe lead (Oct 2026).

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Music@ HotNewHipHop

Gospel and hip-hop just ran the reunion again. Kirk Franklin released This Time featuring GloRilla on Sep 25 via Uptown Records — the lead single rolling into his double album I Am What I Am (Oct 30). iHeart (Tony M. Centeno, Sep 25), uDiscoverMusic (Sep 25), and EURWeb (Mona Austin, Sep 26) confirm the drop. The track interpolates Mandrill''s Children of the Sun — the same DNA Shawty Lo flipped on Dey Know — while GloRilla slides Memphis bars over Franklin''s choir bounce and teases her next album direction ("Blessed and highly favored / Well, I might just''ve named my album"). This is their second run after Rain Down On Me (GLORIOUS), which won the 2025 BET Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award. Angle: GloRilla''s gospel/hip-hop lane + searchable names — not another Memphis regional. Status: CONFIRMED single drop (label + multi-desk). Lane: T4 MUSIC.

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Big Moochie Grape × Zaytoven Drop Grapetoven — Memphis

Memphis Paper Route Empire just got a full Zaytoven stamp. Big Moochie Grape dropped Grapetoven on Sep 25 — an 11-track collab with Atlanta producer Zaytoven via Paper Route Empire. HotNewHipHop (Alexander Cole, Sep 25) and Hip-Hop Vibe (Sep 25) confirm the project is out now; Imprint Entertainment posted the tracklist ahead of release. Features: Fetty P Franklin on Brady Bunch, Bally Baby on Big Deposits, Snupe Bandz on What Are U, Trigga500k on Ball Without the Dribble. Album highlight Still Signed to Dolph keeps the Young Dolph / PRE lane front and center. For Memphis, this is a regional Friday that pairs a PRE signee with one of Southern trap's most recognizable producers — not another national A-list recap. Status: CONFIRMED album drop (desk + streaming). Lane: T3 REGIONAL Memphis music spotlight.

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Drake’s FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) “not so short film” premiere is LIVE tonight on his official YouTube channel (watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD9fHx-h57Y). Complex hit #1 trending on the drop; Spotify and Apple Music were also billed for the premiere window. The self-funded project is framed as surrealism about one summer — and a pushback from Drake that music videos still matter while the genre is supposedly dying. TrapHop is covering the LIVE premiere angle only (site already carried the Sep 13 announce separately). Watch the official stream, then read Complex’s FOMO premiere coverage. Runtime, full cast credits, and reviews are not confirmed here beyond the live YouTube drop and desk reports.

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Music@ Pitchfork

Rio Da Yung OG Drops The World Is Yours — Pitchfork Says Tired

Flint's Rio Da Yung OG released The World Is Yours (22 tracks) Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 via M.I.N.E. Entertainment / EMPIRE — the big post-F.L.I.N.T. album. Pitchfork reviewed it today (Sept. 15), calling it an uneven, exhausted follow-up dampened by ill-fitting guests and forced experiments, while praising select Michigan thumpers and Rio's wit. Features include Trippie Redd, Lil Yachty, Tierra Whack, Monaleo, Rylo Rodriguez, Veeze, YN Jay and more. TrapHop angle: city-level Michigan drill/trap tape, not Drake FOMO. Sources: HotNewHipHop (release/tracklist), Pitchfork (Sep 15 review).

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B.G. Proposes Onstage at Cash Money No Limit Tour

B.G. (Christopher Dorsey) proposed onstage to girlfriend Brooke Jones (Bodied By Brooke) at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, Sep 12, during the Cash Money & No Limit Tour. She said yes — then B.G. asked Mannie Fresh which hand the ring goes on ("the left one?") before celebrating with a song. The joint arena run opened in Houston Sep 11, hit NOLA the next night, and continues to Atlanta Sep 18.

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Music@ The Source

Quavo Locks QRÖMELIFE for Oct 2 — Backwards With T.I.

Quavo locked October 2 for his Pharrell Williams-executive-produced album QRÖMELIFE and dropped the latest single “Backwards” featuring T.I. The Atlanta-inspired visual puts Quavo and T.I. in front of a massive city flag; Quavo also opened WWE’s Sunday Night Main Event in Atlanta with the track. This is the solo QRÖMELIFE date lock — separate from the Quavo/Offset final Migos album + tour confirmation already on TrapHop.

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Quavo & Offset Confirm Final Migos Album + Tour

Quavo confirmed on Atlanta V-103 with DJ Greg Street that he and Offset will reunite as Migos for one more album and a tour. Coverage via Complex and iHeart (Sep 10). Culture III (2021) was the last Migos album released in Takeoff lifetime; posthumous Takeoff vocals not yet confirmed. Quavo Pharrell solo QROMELIFE due Oct 2.

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Tamer Nafar Taps Lennon Energy for Palestinian Hip-Hop Album

Tamer Nafar ain't playing it safe with this one. The Palestinian rapper and co-founder of hip-hop crew DAM crafted an album that blends personal trauma with political witness—no punches pulled. He's sampling the energy of John Lennon's rebellious spirit while detailing his own family's history and the weight of living in conflict zones. This ain't your typical "conscious rap" project that talks around the real issues. Nafar digs deep into endurance, resilience, and what it means to keep creating art when your world is constantly under pressure. Every track carries the burden of streets that don't make the evening news unless bodies drop. The album proves hip-hop is still the most honest medium for telling untold stories. When mainstream media stays silent, rappers pick up the pen and make noise. Tamer Nafar just reminded everyone why hip-hop exists—to speak truth when everything else is compromised.

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Music@ allhiphop.com

Bizzy Bone Netflix Doc: Kidnapped Kid to Hip-Hop King

The Bone Thugs member is taking it all the way back to his most painful chapter. His kidnapping as a child shaped everything—the trauma, the hunger, the fire that made him one of hip-hop's most distinctive voices. Netflix picked this one up and it's gonna hit different.\n\nBizzy ain't holding back either. He's laying out the raw details of how he survived that darkness and turned it into art. This ain't therapy speak—it's real streets-to-screen narrative that shows why Bone Thugs will forever be legendary.\n\nWhen this drops, it's gonna be one of the realest documentaries hip-hop's seen in years. Not some soft-focus success story, but actual survival mode turned into cultural influence. Netflix knows they got something special here.

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Music@ eurweb.com

Lizzo & Sexyy Red Drop 'Hoes' for Scary Movie 6

Two of the hottest names in music just linked up for the Scary Movie 6 soundtrack and it's exactly what we needed. "Hoes" brings Lizzo's star power and Sexyy Red's raw energy together on a track that hits different. The music video dropped with the single, giving fans the full visual experience. This ain't just any movie track either—Scary Movie 6 is bringing back the OG Core Four for the first time in forever, and this collab got everybody hyped for what's coming. Lizzo and Sexyy Red showed up and showed out on the production, making noise before the film even drops. When a movie franchise this legendary taps top-tier artists, you know the soundtrack gonna be different.

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Music@ allhiphop.com

French Montana & Max B Drop Wave Gods 2

This ain't just another album drop—this is a full redemption arc. Max B did 17 years and came home to a whole new hip-hop landscape. Now he's linking back up with French Montana to finish what they started. The chemistry on the first Wave Gods was special, and everybody's been waiting to see if they could recapture that magic. May 22nd marks a moment. Two legends who held each other down through the struggle, now ready to show the culture what loyalty looks like. Wave Gods 2 ain't about features and clout—it's about two real ones getting back in the booth and reminding everyone why they mattered in the first place. This whole situation hits different because Max B is literally resurrecting his entire career from the cell. No soft comeback story, no interviews crying about what he missed. Just straight to work with French, making moves that matter. That's the wave right there.

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