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Freddie Gibbs has announced details of his fifth studio album ‘$oul $old $eperately’ and shared lead single ‘Too Much’ – listen to the track below.The new record from the US rapper will arrive on September 30 via Warner, marking Gibbs’ major label debut.A tracklist has yet to be revealed, but the artist previously shared that Pharrell, The Alchemist, Madlib, and Boi-1da also co-produced the album.Lead single ‘Too Much’ features Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo and arrives with a casino-set music video. Listen to the new track and check out the album artwork below.‘$oul $old $eperately’ follows 2018’s ‘Freddie’ and his subsequent three collaborative albums: ‘Fetti’ with Curren$y and The Alchemist in 2018, ‘Bandana’ with Madlib in 2019, and ‘Alfredo’ with The Alchemist in 2020.Recent stand-alone singles also include ScHoolboy Q collaboration ‘Gang Signs’, ‘Big Boss Rabbit’, ‘Black Illuminati’ with Jadakiss and ‘Ice Cream’ with Rick Ross.Gibbs previously teased the new album announcement with a series of cryptic casino-themed billboards that read “Something big is coming,” along with a phone number and web address.In June this year, the rapper announced a four-date run of Australian shows for January 2023, his first time back in the there for three years.

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Rick Ross has announced a special, one-night-only event for Atlanta, where he’ll perform alongside the all-Black Orchestra Noir.The show, slated for November 4 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, comes as the first North American event in the Red Bull Symphonic series. As its name implies, the series pairs an orchestra with artists that is typically unassociated with classical music, reinventing their catalogues in a hybrid format.

DJ Khaled‘s 13th studio album, ‘God Did’, has arrived. The follow-up to last year’s ‘Khaled Khaled’ is a predictably star-studded affair that features a veritable who’s who providing guest appearances.Contributors on the new album include Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Future, Migos‘ Quavo and Takeoff, SZA, Travis Scott, Gunna, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Baby, Jadakiss, a posthumous appearance from Juice Wrld (on a track titled ‘Juice Wrld Did’) and more.Among the 18 tracks on the album is a remix of Kanye West‘s ‘Use This Gospel’, which originally appeared on Ye’s 2019 album ‘Jesus Is King’.

Rick Ross has pledged $10million (£8.5) to secure an opponent for Jake Paul’s next fight.The controversial boxer and YouTuber has been searching for his next opponent after a number of bouts were cancelled for various reasons.Taking to Instagram and sharing a photo of himself and Paul, Ross wrote: “Since everyone seems to be afraid to fight Jake Paul Im down to put another 10million on top to make the right match happen.“What fight would you want to see?” he added. “We talking big shit on the homie podcast so stay tuned.”See the post below.A post shared by Biggest Boss Rick Ross (@richforever)Last year, Tekashi 6ix9ine responded after Paul challenged him to a boxing match.

Rick Ross has been fined for labour law violations at five of his chicken wing company’s franchise locations in Mississippi.Among the violations, investigators found that the rapper’s company illegally forced employees to pay for their own uniforms, training, and background checks, covered till shortages from their own pocket (bringing their pay below minimum wage), and breaching child labour laws by allowing a 15-year-old employee to repeatedly work past 10pm.As a result Ross, via his business Boss Wings Enterprises LLC, has been forced to pay $114,427 (£950,000) in back wages, liquidated damages, and civil penalties, according to Pitchfork.The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division District Director Audrey Hall said in a statement: “Restaurant industry employees work hard, often for low wages, and many depend on every dollar earned to make ends meet. The law prevents Boss Wing Enterprises LLC from shifting operating costs to workers by deducting the costs of uniforms, cash register shortages or training expenses, or to allow a worker’s pay to fall below the minimum wage rate.”The fine appears to have implications for Ross’s family, as sister Tawanda Roberts and mother Tommie Roberts are listed as the registered agents for the company in Mississippi.

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz — whose real names are Timothy Mosley and Kaseem Daoud Dean — sued Triller on Tuesday for $28M, claiming that the digital media platform missed several payments after acquiring their live-streaming music series Verzuz.The two producers sold the highly successful Verzuz to Triller in 2021, after almost a year of internet-breaking battles from superstar entertainers such as Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Teddy Riley, Young Jeezy, Brandy, Monica, Rick Ross, SWV, and many more.According to the lawsuit, after Triller purchased the burgeoning battle series in January 2021, began to default on payments to Timbaland and Swizz Beatz a year later.. It also states that the company agreed to a settlement in February requiring them to “make a payment of $18,000,000 ($9,000,000 to each of Dean and Mosley) upon the earlier of (i) three business days following the closing of not less than $100,000,000.” The suit claims that Triller has not made any of the agreed upon payments as of now.Verzuz rose to prominence during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many people were forced to stay inside, these carefully curated battles between their favorite artists became a hot topic across the internet; specifically on social media.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSwizz Beatz and Timbaland have hauled short-form music video app Triller into court, with the pair of artists alleging Triller must pay them $28 million after acquiring Verzuz, their livestreaming rap-battle show.The duo founded the popular Verzuz virtual battle series in March 2020, then less than a year later agreed to sell it to Triller for undisclosed terms. Swizz and Timbaland received equity in Triller, part of which they said would be allocated among 43 artists who had appeared on Verzuz, including John Legend, Alicia Keys, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Too $hort, Patti LaBelle and Gucci Mane.According to the lawsuit, after Triller failed to make a large payment to Swizz (Kasseem Daoud Dean) and Timbaland (Timothy Mosley) in January 2022, the company agreed to a settlement requiring Triller to pay them $18 million ($9 million each) by March 20, with $1 million per month for the following 10 months.

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have sued Triller for $28million (£23m) over claims of non-payment after the recent sale of their popular VERZUZ series.VERZUZ is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format.Kicking off in March 2020 after Timbaland and Swizz Beatz issued challenges to one another, artists that have taken part so far have included T-Pain, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Brandy, Monica, Rick Ross, DMX, Snoop Dogg, D’Angelo and many more.Last year, the rights for the series were sold to Triller, who livestream the events on their app.In a new lawsuit seen by Billboard, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claim that Triller owe them £23m and have been defaulting in previously agreed payments.The suit goes on to claim that while the pair received payments as planned in January and April 2021, a payment that was due in January of this year has still not arrived.A new payment plan was then reportedly agreed, but the money from that has still not come through.Speaking about VERZUZ previously to NME, Timbaland said: “Well, it’s not really a battle – it’s a celebration of our heroes in music, the ones who make us feel a certain type of way.

“Many Men” hitmaker said the rapper’s wife “jumped out” at him and “was ready to fight” after he stopped by to talk to her husband in Las Vegas many years ago.“She was on a window sill. We were in Vegas,” he recalled during Friday’s appearance on “The Breakfast Club.”The 47-year-old rapper said the “Break My Soul” singer “jumped out” and pulled a confrontational face at him.“And I’m like, ‘Wait, what is you doing? That’s me and Jay-Z’s stuff, this ain’t got nothing to do with you, girl,” 50 Cent told hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy.Though his clash with the “Big Pimpin'” hitmaker never escalated into a full-blown feud — unlike his ever-lasting beef with Ja Rule and Rick Ross — the two rappers didn’t quite see eye-to-eye in the early 2000s.The rapper admitted he was taken aback by Beyoncé’s reaction to their quarrel.“I was like, ‘Oh, s–t!’ I didn’t really know what to do,” he recalled.

Festival headliner LL Cool J, Rock The Bells has a mission to elevate Hip-Hop culture from its roots to the modern day via content, commerce and experiential moments. Saturday’s event at Forest Hill stadium far exceeded that goal, with families, fans, and Hip-Hop heads young and old gathered in unison to rap along with artists like Roxanne Shante, Scarface, N.O.R.E., Lil Kim, Ice Cube and many more.

Lil Kim rocked Dolce And Gabbana as she lit up the stage this Saturday at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens in New York City.The 48-year-old was part of a glittering star-studded lineup performing for LL Cool J's Rock The Bells hip-hop festival.Rock The Bells is making its grand return this year with a day-long extravaganza of performances, a decade after the last time it happened. Making it happen:Lil Kim rocked Dolce And Gabbana as she lit up the stage this Saturday at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens in New York CityShe slipped into a saucy D&G ensemble that shimmered with sequins and allowed her to flash not only her midriff but also her amply endowed cleavage.Accentuating her unmistakable features with makeup, she showed off her shapely legs in a set of intricately embroidered D&G stockings.

ESSENCE excitedly in anticipation of this year’s festival. Along with the aforementioned rappers, the full festival line-up includes Jadakiss, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, and much more. Ahead of this year’s festival, ESSENCE caught up with LL COOL J at The Edition Hotel to talk about his love and appreciation for his femcee peers, the growth of Rock The Bells over the years, and his top five female rappers in the game.“There is room for females to look at Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott.

Kanye West's support of Donald Trump proved "too much" for his friendship with John Legend. The two musicians used to be close friends but the 'All of Me' hitmaker admitted his pal's public backing for the controversial former president, as well as the 'Stronger' rapper's own run for office means he has stepped away from his pal and they don't have the bond they used to. Speaking on 'The Axe Files' podcast, John said: “Well, you know, we aren’t friends as much as we used to be because I honestly think because we publicly disagreed on his running for office, his supporting Trump, I think it became too much for us to sustain our friendship, honestly.

Rick Ross has expressed his upset after being denied entry into Buckingham Palace after a visit to London.On his Instagram story, Ross explained how he tried to get into the royal residence, but was denied entry. In a tongue-in-cheek post, the rapper joked that not even his illustrious CV was enough to gain access to the palace.He wrote: “Alright so y’all saw me go to Buckingham Palace.

June was a massive month for gigs in Manchester, playing host to city son Liam Gallagher, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, as well as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, The Killers and Alisha Keys. And July is shaping up to be a whopper of a month for live music, too.

Diddy – aka Love – is back with his first new song in five years, teaming up with Bryson Tiller on the feel-good anthem ‘Gotta Move’ – listen to it below.The seductive, groove-laden track is the first preview of Diddy’s fifth studio album – his first since 2006’s ‘Press Play’ – which is set to be released via the hip-hop mogul’s new label, Love Records. It’s his first track as lead artist since 2017’s ‘Watcha Gon’ Do?’ featuring The Notorious B.I.G.

Drake has teased that he’s set to release another ‘Scary Hours’ EP while talking about his forthcoming projects.The Canadian artist hosted his new SiriusXM show Table For One on Thursday evening (June 16) during which he spoke of his surprise new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.“I’m about to play you an album that means the world to me,” Drake told listeners as he introduced the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’. “It took us about six [or] seven months to make, maybe.“It’s something that I always wanted to do.

British professional boxer, Tyson Fury has amassed millions in his career, and it seems he’s not shy about spending his well-earned cash. The two-time world heavyweight champion recently announced that he would be retiring from the sport, after winning his match against Dillian Whyte in April.The dad-of-six took to Instagram to show off his brand new Rolls-Royce Phantom Series II cars, which retail at £384,000 each.The 33 year old ‘Gypsy King’ shared two videos to Instagram to show off his flash new purchases.

Freddie Gibbs has announced a four-date run of Australian tour dates for January 2023, coming in support of his forthcoming ‘Soul Sold Separately’ album.It’ll mark the rapper’s first time Down Under in exactly three years, having last played shows in Naarm/Melbourne, Eora/Sydney and Meanjin/Brisbane in January 2020. He’ll return to the latter two cities on this run, taking to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on January 8, and Brisbane’s Tivoli on January 10.From there, Gibbs will make his debut appearances in Kaurna/Adelaide and Whadjuk/Perth, respectively playing the Hindley Street Music Hall on January 12, and the Astor Theatre on January 13.

Freddie Gibbs make his film debut, with a starring role in the forthcoming Down With The King.The movie sees Gibbs star as Mercury “Money Merc” Maxwell, a superstar rapper who is sent by his manager to a farm in the countryside in order to escape the pressures of fame in the city.The first full-length trailer arrived yesterday (May 23), and sees a glimpse of Maxwell’s high-profile celebrity life before cutting away to a plaintive look at his time in the countryside.Initially there on a creative retreat, the trailer shows Maxwell bonding with the local community, working on the farm, and eventually becoming conflicted when it comes to returning to his old life.The film is directed by Diego Ongaro and also stars Bob Tarasuk, Sharon Washington, and Jamie Neumann. Gibbs is also executive producer.The film, which received its Cannes debut as part of the ACID (Association for Independent Cinema and its Distribution) lineup, was also awarded the Grand Prize at the Deauville American Film Festival.