Skepta is bringing the heat with the Big Smoke Festival 2024.

Curated by the British Rap titan, the scorching spectacle will feature performances from an eclectic lineup of names as well as the MC himself (in what will serve as his only UK date of the year).

Set to take place on July 6 across two open-air stages at Crystal Palace Park, the newest names to join the bill have been announced.

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Almost 4 years after thrilling Hip-Hop fans with their energetic collaboration ‘Demons & Goblins,’ hitmaking rappers Fivio Foreign and Meek Mill are seeking a similar response to their newest duet ‘Same 24.’

Delivered after a viral Twitter discussion that asserted the rappers are each other’s equivalents in their respective cities (Brooklyn and Philadelphia), the introspective cut sees the emcees take turns reflecting on the impact the game and the streets have had on their lives.

“If everybody demons, I’ma call this Hell / How I get rich off of a skill that I taught myself? / I remember when I couldn’t even afford this belt / I ain’t had the best drip, but I wore it well,” Foreign raps on the Lala-produced cut’s first verse.

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Not even two weeks after confirming the birth of his first child with singer-actress Halle Bailey, rapper DDG is already back to business.

Having spent the latter half of 2023 promoting songs ‘Rizz,’ ‘Hard On Myself,’ and other tunes from his third studio album ‘Maybe It’s Me,’ the influencer-turned-emcee is kicking off the new year by turning his sights to its follow-up LP.

Coming into 2024 with increased traction on social media outlets for his latest single, ‘She Don’t Play’ (which may be featured on the yet-titled forthcoming effort), DDG finally lifted the Hitmaka and OG Parker-produced bop’s official music video.

“She the definition of a bad bitch (Bad) / Hair done, nails donе with the lashes / Every n-gga in thе club wanna smash it / Last n-gga she let hit barely lasted,” he raps on the sizzling track.

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BJ the Chicago Kid‘s 2023 album ‘Gravy‘ may boast an impressive list of features like Coco Jones, Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind, & Fire, Robert Glasper,  Andra Day, and more, but a standout track from the critically acclaimed affair came courtesy of ‘Honey‘ featuring Chloe Bailey.

A feel-good groove that laces 70s-inspired instrumentation with lyrics about indulgent love, the tune got its live TV debut on Thursday (January 18) with the powerhouse R&B performers acted as the musical guests for ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.’

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‘Houdini‘ may have vanished from the Billboard Hot 100’s top 20 not long after it arrived (thanks in great part to the influx of Christmas songs that dominated the chart shortly after), but Dua Lipa is determined to get the Danny L. Harle-penned and produced tune back to its former glory.

The latest tread in that stead comes courtesy of not one but two remixes sure to get music lovers moving just as much as the original.

Branded the ‘Slowride Mix’ and ‘Adam Port Mix’ respectively, the former lives up to its name by giving the upbeat bop a sexy, languid feel while the latter cranks up the percussion to send the Disco-inspired instrumental into overdrive.

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Nearly 9 years separate Andra Day fans from the diva’s debut traditional album, ‘Cheers to the Fall,’ but the wait for its successor – ‘Cassandra‘ – will come to a close in the Spring.

Ahead of the arrival of the deeply personal LP (set to be delivered courtesy of Warner Records), the GRAMMY-winning songstress has unveiled the first taste of the gems set to line its tracklist: ‘Where Do We Go.’

“Just passing through your neighborhood / From down on Woodman / I really should slide / Don’t look like that / I’m gon’ miss my flight / And we can’t fall right back up in it,” Day croons on the slow-burning track.

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From shopping sprees to sightseeing, studio time, and more, hitmaking rapper Lil Baby waves ‘bonjour’ to fans from France in the music video for the December-released song ‘Crazy.’

“This for the times we had no lights and no water / Mama stressing herself to make ends meet,” he raps in the the Daps-directed visual.

Alongside the recently released ‘350,’ the track is believed to be one of the many gems set to line the tracklist of Baby’s forthcoming fourth studio album – the follow-up to 2022’s chart-topping ‘It’s Only Me.’

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August 2024 will mark five years since the world got its first official taste of former Fifth Harmony star Normani as a solo act with the Ilya-produced, Platinum-selling smash ‘Motivation.’

And while the R&B stageblazer has changed creative direction and fueled fan excitement multiple times in the time since with promises her long-awaited debut album would “come soon,” she recently took to press to confirm that 2024 is without a doubt the year her beloved supporters – affectionately called the #NormaniNation – will finally get what they have been waiting for.

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iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment have thrown their names into the fray of award show season madness by announcing the nominees for the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Set to air live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday (April 1), the highly anticipated event – like past iterations – will toast the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app across the previous year.

Streaming on the iHeartRadio app as well as iHeartRadio stations as well, the ceremony will not only feature award presentations in multiple categories like genre-specific Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and more but will boast live performances from some of the biggest artists in music.

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‘Never Lose Me‘ is proving itself the winner Flo Milli‘s been waiting on.

Shining as a personal milestone in her growing discography for being the first solo Hot 100-charting hit of her career (as we reported here), the Gerreaux-produced tune – which moved up to #42 on the hitlist this week – is inching toward another marker for the rising rapper: being her first top 40 hit.

Ahead of what seems to be an inevitable leap into the chart region, Flo was greeted with great news ‘Lose’ leapt to the top of a prized Billboard tally.

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After an extended spell on the bench, ‘Rhythm + Flow’ is back!

And it’s bringing with it changes as well as new faces.

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Lil Nas X is renowned for pushing buttons and doing so with a brand of humor that some find funny and others don’t.

However, the provocateur ventures onto more serious terrain with his incoming documentary ‘Long Live Montero.’

Arriving on January 27, the HBO-housed special set to stream on the network’s companion streaming platform Max.

First premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, the docu-film takes on a diary format and spotlights 60 days with the star while on his ‘Long Live Montero Tour’, which was mounted in support of his debut album, 2021’s ‘Montero.’

In the newly unwrapped trailer, Nas reflects on his rise and the difficulties navigating his sexuality in the spotlight.

Watch the first look preview, which arrives on the heels of the performer’s single ‘J Christ’ and the controversy attached – below…

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