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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.

Snoop Dogg looked as cool as ever as he performed at E11EVEN in Miami during Race Week Miami 2022 on Saturday.The rapper, 50, donned a quirky black crewneck sweatshirt and matching sweatpants from theThe Death Row x Dr Bombay collection.He strolled around the club stage in a pair of blacksneakers and socks, while a leopard-printThe Death Row x Dr Bombay bucket hat rested atop his head. Legend:Snoop Dogg looked as cool as ever as he performed at E11EVEN in Miami during Race Week Miami 2022 on SaturdayA thick gold chain dangled from around the Drop It Like It's Hot rapper's neck and he threw on a pair of white-framed glasses.

Wale has finally added his Seinfeld-inspired mixtape ‘More About Nothing’ to streaming platforms – check it out below.The sequel to the rapper’s 2008 project The Mixtape About Nothing, and precursor to 2015’s The Album About Nothing, features the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Daniel Merriweather, Fat Trel and Brooklyn Nets basketball player Kevin Durant.The 17-track project hits streaming in its original format, with all of its samples in tact, many of which Jerry Seinfeld was instrumental in helping Wale clear.You can listen to the mixtape on streaming below:Wale is among several rappers who have added their old mixtapes to streaming services in recent years. Wiz Khalifa added ‘Kush & Orange Juice’ to DSPs a couple of years ago, followed soon after by Big K.R.I.T.‘s ‘K.R.I.T.

relaxation (hopefully), there’s also the usual, end-of-the-workweek treat. Yes, you guessed it – New Music Friday.Today’s list of new releases are the perfect mixture of newer artists and seasoned veterans.

Mark Ronson, the hyper-successful English musician, producer, and songwriter — and the host of The FADER Uncovered podcast has announced that he'll publish his first book, 93 'Til Infinity, next year via Grand Central Publishing. Named for an iconic Souls of Mischief track and album, the book will take us back to downtown New York in the '90s, where — according to Ronson's statement to the Associated Press, "people stayed all night in the same place to dance, hustle, politic, and party like no one was watching — ascending hip hop moguls, artists, hustlers, models, posers, dancers and hard-working 9 to 5’ers all rubbing shoulders with each other." Read Next: Rick Ross on Miami, “Hustlin’,” and the art of beat selection The book will be part-memoir, detailing Ronson's experience as a DJ in the aforementioned scene, but it will also serve as a culture history of what he called (in the same press release) "the center of the music game and...

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrooklynites will be excited to learn that BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! will return to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park at full capacity, with live, free and in-person performances in June, kicking off on the 8 th with a performance by saxophonist-composer-producer Kamasi Washington and closing on August 6 with Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade.The innovative Los Angeles-based musician is one of the major jazz musicians to emerge in the past decade, having collaborated with a galaxy of jazz artists as well as Kendrick Lamar (on his groundbreaking “To Pimp a Butterfly” album), Florence + the Machine and others. He also has performed at multiple nights of BRIC JazzFest in years past.

A.D. Amorosi The music world is filled with self-made people, and DJ Khaled will never let anyone forget that he is one. Amid 15-plus years of gold and platinum albums, chart-topping collaborations with famous friends including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna, Kanye West, longtime friends Lil Wayne and Rick Ross and even Justin Bieber, he is actually best known for his ubiquitous, boastfully self-referential shout-outs — to himself, in the third person — and his “We the best!” verbal branding.Love it or hate it, you can’t avoid or forget it — and Khaled is as self-aware as he is self-referential.

Jada Pinkett Smith’s former lover is shedding some light into their "entanglement." August Alsina, 29, shared a few clips to his Instagram on Monday sampling a new song titled, "Shake the World," which exposes details of his affair with Pinkett Smith, 50, in 2015. "Well, of course some s--- is bound to go down when you tangled up with the world’s favorite," Alsina sang in a video shared to his Instagram.  Jada Pinkett Smith's ex lover, August Alsina, sheds light into their affair in a new song titled, "Shake the World".

2020 WNBA MVP and 3x All-Star A’ja Wilson join executive producers LeBron James, Maverick Carter and co-creator Paul Rivera, along with fellow special guests: recording artist, author & entrepreneur Rick Ross, Grammy-nominated rapper Gunna, and CEO of UnitedMasters Steve Stoute. During the layered conversation, A’Ja spoke candidly about the doors she hopes to open for future WNBA hopefuls.“Going into the league as a rookie, I wanted to be different. I wanted to change it,” she said.

Sasha Urban editorAnotha one! DJ Khaled will be the latest recording artist to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.DJ Khaled’s unveiling ceremony will take place on April 11. The star is on the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard, close to the location of recent inductees the Red Hot Chili Peppers, whose star was revealed on March 31.Well known for lighting up songs with his eclectic catchphrases that include “major key” and “we the best music,” Khaled is a superstar music producer and DJ who has worked with everyone from Beyoncé to Justin Bieber.

LL Cool J is officially doing it to those (festival-throwing) meatballs with the Rock The Bells Festival, a one-day event celebrating classic rap in Queens, New York. It'll take place on August 6 in the Forest Hills Stadium.

Freddie Gibbs has enlisted Rick Ross for a new collaborative single, sharing a punchy cut titled ‘Ice Cream’.The track was produced by Kenny Beats, and is built around a sample used by Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA and Raekwon for the latter’s 1995 single, also titled ‘Ice Cream’, which appeared on his ‘Only Built 4 Cubin Linx’ LP.Gibbs and Ross pay homage to Raekwon’s ‘Ice Cream’ throughout their cut, notably in the accompanying music video. In it, we see Gibbs riding around in an ice cream van, mirroring footage from Raekwon’s ’90s clip.

Freddie Gibbs has shared new song "Ice Cream" featuring Rick Ross. The Kenny Beats-produced song builds off Raekwon's 1995 song of the same name and arrives ahead of Gibbs' appearance at Coachella (with Madlib) and an upcoming North American tour.

winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his pride-swelling, eye-opening streaming darling Summer of Soul, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson revealed that he’s always at the ready to give fans their own healing music festival experience. While speaking with ESSENCE in the press room just moments after receiving his trophy, the legendary DJ and music curator revealed that he already works to give the people a Summer of Soul of sorts every year with the annual Roots Picnic.

Mary J. Blige is performing tonight in Miami, but first she’s soaking up the sun at the beach!

Pusha T and Nigo have shared a new collaboration together, ‘Hear Me Clearly’ – listen to it below.The track, which comes in at just under two-and-a-half-minutes, features a chorus that interpolates Jay-Z’s verse on Rick Ross‘ 2010 track ‘Free Mason’.Pusha T took to Twitter to share the artwork for the track. It’s a simple polaroid shot of the rapper signed by Nigo with the words ‘Day Uno Family’ written in the corner.‘Hear Me Clearly follows the previously-released singles ‘Want It Bad’ with Kid Cudi and ‘Arya’ with A$AP Rocky.

GTA Online’s expansion The Contract have been made available via streaming – check them out below.‘CircoLoco Records & NEZ Present: CLR 002’ was produced by NEZ and sees the artist team up with ScHoolboy Q on ‘Let’s Get It’ while Three 6 Mafia’s Gangsta Boo and Moodymann feature on ‘Freaks’.Check out the three songs below:The Contract also featured a clutch of previously unheard Dr. Dre tracks that have since made their way to streaming services.

Kanye West is making Kim Kardashian‘s Saturday Night Live monologue a part of his new album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor the first time since 2019, the legendary Roots Picnic is scheduled to return in June with Mary J. Blige, Mickey Guyton — both of whom performed at the Super Bowl on Sunday — Summer Walker and Jazmine Sullivan leading a packed lineup.The festival — which is headlined, hosted, and curated by the Grammy-winning hip-hop group the Roots and co-presented by Live Nation Urban — will take place at the Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia for two days of music, art, and culture on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5, 2022. Also scheduled to perform are Wizkid, Kirk Franklin, Rick Ross, G Herbo and more — see the full confirmed lineup below.A special fan club presale goes live today at 10 a.m.

Conway the Machine's long-awaited Shady Records debut album has a release date. God Don't Make Mistakes will arrive on February 25 with a list of collaborators that includes Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Jill Scott, Beanie Sigel, The Alchemist, Daringer, and more.