Ahead of the November 9 premiere of the Issa Rae-created HBO Max series ‘Rap Sh!t,’ fans are being invited to get a whiff of its official soundtrack courtesy of the ‘Rap Sh!t S2: The Mixtape’ set to drop on November 3.

While boasting contributions from Rico Nasty, Kali, and others, the latest preview of its content has been delivered via Sexyy Red’s single ‘No Panties.’

“I ain’t got no panties on, gotta let this coochie breathe / Bend that shit over, touch them toes, grab your knees (Baow) / Let that n-gga know just to see it, it’s a fee, got him spendin’ all his cheese,” Red raps on the risque track.

Hop inside to hear The Breed-produced cut in full.

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The revered and very true tale of Tonesa Welch – one of the 80’s most prominent female figures in the drug game – comes to small screen courtesy of the BET+ original film ‘First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story.’

Directed by award-winning actress Vivica A. Fox, ‘First Lady’ tells the story of a middle-class woman in Detroit whose seduction of dealing drugs comes courtesy of a leading drug lord who gives her a taste of what the life of crime can yield.

Starring Michelle Mitchenor, Leon, Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, Tobias Truvillion, Kellie Williams, Daphnique Springs, Tristin Fazekas, Faith Malonte, and more, hop inside to see the sizzling trailer ahead of the flick’s premiere on October 5.

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Reunited and it feels so good.

For the first time since blessing fans with 2018’s ‘What’s Free,’ GRAMMY-nominated rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill join forces – this time for the song ‘Shaq & Kobe.’

“What you know, this all it came with minimum wage / They thought it was a game ’til the shots rang,” Ricky Rozay raps on the sizzling tune.

Seeing its arrival accompanied by a music video directed by Kid Art, ‘Shaq’ is one of many musical slam dunks expected from the Maybach Music duo’s forhtcoming joint project ‘Too Good To Be True‘ due at the end of October.

Ahead of its delivery, look inside for ‘Shaq.’

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Billboard has finally broken the tension for anxious Kylie Minogue fans on the edge of their seats awaiting news about the first-week commercial performance of the Pop royal’s latest album.

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It’s been nearly 7 months since its arrival to digital music platforms, but music lovers aren’t done spinning the block on ‘Block Boy‘ – the breakout single from rising rapstress Doechii.

Formally titled ‘What It Is,’ the J. White Did It-produced jam – which famously and prominently features samples of TLC‘s ‘No Scrubs‘ and Trillville‘s ‘Some Cut‘ (even interpolating lyrics from the latter in its chorus) – has seen its solo and Kodak Black-assisted versions take off.

Their commercial performances combined, alongside a handsome response at radio, has not only boosted ‘Block’ to a new Hot 100 high but also the highest rung Doechii’s reached in her career to date.

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Ed Sheeran has unleashed ‘Autumn Variations’ – his seventh album.

Led by the ‘American Town’ the album sees Sheeran reflect with some of his most personal tracks.

That Grape Juice has been spinning the LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘Autumn Variations.’

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Pharrell Williams is set to blaze the stage like only he can at SOUNDSTORM by MDLBEAST this December in Riyadh.

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As if the last two weeks haven’t brought enough good good news for Usher, the 8x GRAMMY winner has added yet noteworthy win to the pile thanks to the ongoing success of his latest hit, ‘Good Good.’

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After landing the year’s first Hip-Hop-flavored Billboard 200 topper with ‘The Pink Tape,‘ rapper Lil Uzi Vert is looking to score just as big of a chart touch down on the Hot 100 with its follow-up, ‘NFL.’

An acronym for ‘Never Fall in Luv,’ the tune serves as the lead single from the upcoming ‘Luv is Rage 3‘ project (the conceptual follow-up to 2017’s chart-topping ‘Luv is Rage 2’).

“What up? Huh, yeah, Lil Uzi, Lil Uzi Verty / Yeah, busting my phone out my pocket, I better have my .30 / Yeah, I got my chopper on me and it moving so sturdy,” he raps in the Be El Be-directed music video.

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In news that Iggy Azalea fans, affectionately called #Azaleans, will certainly fancy, the Aussie-born rapstress is set to hop to her first Diamond certification at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) thanks to her 2014 breakthrough hit.

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Doja Cat sees her name painted in top positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 thanks to the first-week commercial response to her fourth studio album, ‘Scarlet,’ and its breakout hit single ‘Paint the Town Red.’

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Davido has debuted the video for ‘Feel.’

Lifted from the Afrobeats leader’s latest studio album ‘Timeless,’ the release follows the seismic success of ‘Unavailable’ and arrives as is housing LP leaps past the 1 billion streams mark.

Directed by TG Omori, the visual was lensed in Nigeria and chronicles Davido and his love interest’s journey to each other amidst adversity.

Speaking on the premiere, the hitmaker said:

“‘Feel’ is a song that means so much to me. My Director TG Omori and I created a movie with this visual, and I’m excited for the world to finally see and experience it. I hope everyone loves it.” 

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