​Author: Scarlett Pham

"Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" is not unfamiliar with anyone in recent times. Kendrick Lamar's newly released fifth studio album has been a huge hit, including debuting at No.1 on the Billboard 200 on May 13th. The song "N95" topped the music charts for a long time, has over 128 million global streams on Spotify.

On August 30th, Chart Data announced that the album has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. Becoming the first hip-hop album to achieve this feat in 2022.

"Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" sold over 500000 units and was certified gold by the RIAA, but we know for sure that this masterpiece will not stop here. Continue to support "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" and Kendrick's future projects.

Author: Scarlett Pham

On its fourth anniversary, the single "Drip Too Hard" from Lil Baby and Gunna's joint project "Drip Harder" was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Drip Too Hard" peaked at No.4 on the Billboard 100 and was nominated for Best Rap/Song Performance at 2020 Grammy Awards.

"Drip Too Hard" is honored to be the 86th song to receive a diamond certification in music history, especially since it's a rap song. This helps Lil Baby and Gunna become "members" of a special club that includes other names in the hip hop industry like Eminem, Future, Drake, and a few others.

Earlier this month, Lil Baby announced the release of "It's Only Me" on October 14th. This will be his third studio album.

Now, you can watch "Drip Too Hard" again below:

Author: Scarlett Pham

After months of  the announcement of the project in June, Nav finally released the album "Demons Protected by Angels" contributing to making the weekend more exciting.

Nav collaborated with many prominent artists to create this album, marking his comeback after two years since the project "Emergency Tsunami" in 2020. This album has 19 tracks featuring amazing hip hop artists like Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Gunna, Future, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Bryson Tiller, Realest K, Babyface Ray, and especially Lil Uzi Vert appear twice in "Dead Shot" and "Interstellar."

During an interview promoting the album, Nav shared that the album's title was inspired by a sweater his friend made. It shows that Nav is very attentive and appreciates even the small things around him. Now, listen "Demons Protected by Angels" below:

Although busy with tours, Lil Baby is still on schedule to release his new album. On September 1st, Lil Baby dropped the single "Detox" with a music video. The song is Lil Baby's chance to close the bustling summer.

Lil Baby has also revealed the name and release date of his new album. "It's Only Me" will arrive on October 14th. If you're a Lil Baby fan, mark this date on your calendar!

Now, watch "Detox" below:

Author: Scarlett Pham

On August 26th, JID released his third studio album "The Forever Story" after his debut album "The Never Story" and the second album that brought his name to many music charts - "DiCaprio 2."

Perhaps because he couldn't wait for the release of the next project, in an interview to promote "The Forever Story", JID shared about the plan to release the mixtape "DiCaprio 3" in collaboration with DJ Drama.

JID is very confident about "DiCaprio 3" and revealed that it will be a Gangsta Grillz project. JID's "DiCaprio" series is inspired by the famous actor of the same name that JID admires, Leonardo DiCaprio.

While waiting for "DiCaprio 3" in the future, let's listen and feel "The Forever Story" below:

Author: Scarlett Pham

On August 26th, DJ Khaled officially dropped his 13th studio album "God Did" filled with 18 song featuring star guests like Eminem, Jay-Z, Future, Drake, Ye, Travis Scott, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Kodak Black, Gunna, Quavo, and many more. 

The meaning of the album cover was honestly shared by DJ Khaled on his Instagram 6 days ago:

"God Did" is the follow-up to the platinum certified album "Khaled Khaled" of 2021, "God Did" debuted at No.1 and brought Khaled his third top charting project.

Stream "God Did" below:

Kodak Black surprised fans when releasing an EP with four tracks "I'm Off That", "They Fear Me", "X & O's" and "Some Time Away." The songs are posted on YouTube.

Kodak candidly shared on his Instagram that he unexpectedly released the EP because it was leaked online, adding to that he said he probably would have never released the EP.

Listen to the surprise release of the four tracks below:

Author: Scarlett Pham

The meaning behind the new single from Dust Cwaine's catalog, "Aliens in LA", was expressed to be a fat positive anthem. It is meant to be a fun empowerment track. They spent a lot of time thinking about the culture of fatness and how it is so out of rhythm with the rest of the world, how amazing that is, and how much power that yields. The song carries that reflection. 

A song can tell us a lot, especially about the artists behind it. According to Dust Cwaine, "Aliens in LA" is a really strong song, lyrically and instrumentally. For them and producer Josh Eastman, this is one of their top tracks on the album.

When asked about next plans. Dust Cwaine said next they will release their debut album and TONS of shows.

We asked Dust Cwaine "what does their project aim to say?"

Dust replied "I think more than anything I want people to be excited to embrace themselves and inspire folks to love themselves where they are at. The saying 'we don't want to belong' is a sentiment that places us at the center of our uniqueness."

Enjoy this uplifting single from Dust Cwaine titled "Aliens in LA" below:

Drake's new collaboration with DJ Khaled and Lil Baby on "Staying Alive" debuted at No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100. That means Drakes now has his 30th top five single on the chart, beating The Beatles' record of 29 singles.

The legendary band of the 60's held their record for 55 years, but Drake is now really true to what he raps in "Going Bad."

​He lived up to the line in this track stating that "I got more slaps than The Beatles."

Watch "Staying Alive" below:

Author: Scarlett Pham

In February of this year, NBA YoungBoy criticized Atlantic Records for blackballing him. The reason came from the record label suddenly removing his mixtape "Colors" from online music platforms even though the project debuted at No.2 on the Billboard 200. At that time, NBA YoungBoy also advised other artists should not be signed to Atlantic Records. His fans demanded that the record label end its contract and return the masterpiece to NBA YoungBoy.

However, in a post on NBA YoungBoy's Instagram account, NBA said that the issues with the record label have been resolved. Notably, he also revealed that he had just resigned with Atlantic Records through a new contract worth up to 60 million dollars. 

Although $60 million is not a small number, his fans believe he deserves more than that. They believe that if NBA works as an independent artist, the amount of money he could earn will definitely be more than the deal with Atlantic Records.

Not only attracting the attention of the audience, this news also caught Kodak Black's attention. He revealed that his contract with Atlantic Records is about to end soon, and he wants a similar number to NBA YoungBoy. Kodak explained that he just wants to get the money he deserves.

Check out NBA YoungBoy's newest album here: