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Kanye West‘s latest song ‘LIFESTYLE (Demo)’ which references Taylor Swift‘s and Travis’ relationship.The new song is featured on the rapper’s – who now goes by Ye – ‘Vultures 2’ LP. The track features a guest verse from Lil Wayne and sees Weezy rap: “I twist my Taylor spliffs tight at the end like Travis Kelce.”Ed Kelce took to his official Facebook page and posted a link to a Daily Mail article headlined: “Kanye West mentions Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in Vultures 2 track.” He captioned his post: “Mental illness on full display.”The rapper was previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder and has previously addressed his ongoing battles with his mental health, touching on his frustrations towards the popular narrative that he’s “crazy”.Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, real name Tyrone Griffin Jr., released their first collaborative album, ‘Vultures 1’, under the name ¥$ on February 10, before ‘Vultures 2’ arrived last Saturday (August 4) – months after its original release date in March.This is not the first time Ye has mentioned the ‘Bejeweled’ singer in one of his songs.

Future X Metro Boomin, you won’t want to miss their ongoing ‘We Trust You Tour.’However, you will need to hurry.As of now, the tireless duo — they often perform 50+ tracks (!) over the course of three unique sets at live shows — only have 18 concerts remaining on their 2024 schedule.That includes a stop at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, Aug. 15.The good news is that tickets are available for all upcoming, ahem, future Future gigs.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one show was $50 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other ‘We Trust You’ concerts have tickets starting anywhere from $54 before fees to $200 after fees.Curious how much it will cost to see Future X Metro Boomin at the venue nearest you?Keep reading, Hip-Hop heads.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Future X Metro Boomin’s ‘We Trust You Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Kanye West has said alcohol was to blame for an anti-Semitic tweet he posted in 2022.The rapper was accused of antisemitism in 2022, following a series of posts on Twitter/X and Instagram, which saw his accounts on both social media sites be suspended. In one post West, now known as Ye, wrote: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.”In a newly-shared interview, which was recorded in 2022, West alleged that he was under the influence of alcohol when he wrote the posts.

Kanye West has said that Beyoncé should allow Jay-Z to cheat on her in a newly shared interview, originally recorded in 2022.While speaking to controversial right-wing pundit Candace Owens, West, now known as Ye, said that “Beyoncé needs to let [Jay-Z] go get some pussy,” while discussing his former friend and collaborator. West was interviewed by Owens for her podcast Candace in 2022 however, the episode was only shared yesterday (August 7).The remark surprised Owens, who burst into laughter before asking “What?”.West then added:”‘Go to the DR [Dominican Republic] or something like that, you know what I mean?”"I just think Beyoncé need to let him go get some p*ssy, seriously."— Kanye West on JAY-Z (2022) pic.twitter.com/Wm3CZtWfFx— Hip Hop Community (@hiphop_communit) August 7, 2024The comment follows Jay-Z’s highly-publicised cheating scandal, which first came to light in 2016 with Beyoncé’s album ‘Lemonade’ — a record that followed a storyline of infidelity.

NBC News Nelly, real name Cornell Haynes II, was arrested in Maryland Heights, a suburb of St. Louis in the US state of Missouri, on Wednesday (August 7) at 4:45am.The rapper was taken to the Maryland Heights Police Department by the state patrol, where he was arrested on a failure-to-appear warrant stemming from a traffic charge in the suburb.

Drake has revealed that he originally wanted Future to collaborate with him on his hit 2015 song ‘Hotline Bling’.It was revealed as the Canadian rapper shared 100GB (gigabytes) worth of data earlier this week, including previously unseen footage and three new songs.Elsewhere on the new website, titled 100gigs.org, numerous videos were shared, including some that were recorded around the time that he recorded ‘Hotline Bling’. In one of these, Drake is seen doing hookah in the studio while listening back to the song being produced, discussing his thoughts on it.“It’s melody but it’s a vibe,” he is heard saying (via Rolling Stone).

“Ready or Not,” one of the classic hip-hop bangers on “The Score,” the 1996 smash that went seven-times platinum and won them two Grammys. But as the Fugees and Ms.

Tory Lanez has released two new songs while incarcerated, ‘Cell 245’ and ‘Wish I Never Met You’ – listen below.Last month, the Canadian rapper announced his ‘Prison Tapes’ series. In a “quick update” posted to his Instagram page, he said he “cracked the code”, adding that he and his engineer had “finally figure[d] out how to record music over the jail phone and still keep the quality as professional”.He also promised that he would be “dropping the all-new ‘Free Tory’ playlist” which will be updated weekly.“This moment is only temporary,” Lanez concluded.

Coldplay have shared a snippet of their upcoming new single ‘We Pray’ – check out the video below.Chris Martin and co. are due to release the song – which features Little Simz and Burna Boy, as well as Palestinian-Chilean singer Elyanna and Argentine artist Tini – on Friday August 23. Pre-save/pre-add here.The track will serve as the second preview of Coldplay’s 10th studio album, ‘Moon Music’ (out October 4).

Snoop Dogg delivered an impromptu freestyle about dressage while in Paris commentating on the 2024 Summer Olympics.This year, the hip-hop legend is an Olympic correspondent for the US TV network NBC. While in the channel’s broadcast booth at the Palace of Versailles with Olympics anchor Mike Tirico, he and his longtime friend Martha Stewart watched a video of a horse named Maxima Bella doing a dressage routine to his 1994 seminal hit ‘Gin & Juice’.Snoop couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw Polish rider Sandra Sysojeva’s performance and enthused: “OK, we got an LBC horse in the house, right?” as soon as he caught onto what was happening.

Q-Tip has commented on whether hip-hop needs another subgenre after fellow legend 9th Wonder says there needs to be.Recently, 9th Wonder said on X/Twitter that he had been telling “folks for at least 20 years now” that hip-hop needs a new subgenre. The esteemed DJ-producer cited the albums Common and Pete Rock respectively released this year, and said they should file into a category called “Adult Contemporary Hip-Hop”.“Tell that to the moment in music history when they created the term ‘Neo-Soul’,” the North Carolina star said, comparing his suggestion to the creation of the R&B subgenre.

Machine Gun Kelly has opened up about the strained relationship between himself and his mother.The rapper – real name Colson Baker – appeared on Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast, shortly after appearing alongside her in the video for himself and Jelly Roll’s most recent collaboration, ‘Lonely Road’.In the opening episode of the eighth season, Kelly explained: “I would like to say for the record, I love my mom dearly and I misrepresented her a lot early in my career. And not misrepresented in the sense of not speaking truth.

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ into a Donald Trump diss outside his appearance at the NABJ conference this week.The former president was speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday (July 31), and a brass band took the chance to mount a mini-protest.The group played the Drake diss, but co-opted its message to direct it at the 2024 Republican nominee for president instead. Where Kendrick sang “They not like us”, this band sang, “Trump’s not like us”.Watch the clip below:Not the White men outside the convention having more sense than the National Association of Black Journalists.They changed the lyrics to 'They Not Like Us' to 'Trump's Not Like Us.'#NABJ #NABJ24 #NABJ2024 pic.twitter.com/2hNZ43cS0O— Dana Abercrombie (@sagesurge) July 31, 2024“Not the White men outside the convention having more sense than the National Association of Black Journalists,” wrote the X user who posted the original clip.Drake himself recently quoted the song, which became a US BIllboard Hot 100 chart-topper and became the most streamed hip-hop song in one day, in response to an impersonator dancing along to ‘Hotline Bling’.

Big Sean has said Kendrick Lamar privately apologised to him for his leaked diss on ‘ELEMENT.’Appearing in an interview with Charlamagne Tha God, the Detroit rapper responded to a question about a 2019 leak of a demo of ‘ELEMENT.’ The track appeared on Lamar’s 2017 album ‘DAMN.’Though the following lines were changed in the final version, the 2019 leak revealed Lamar dissed Big Sean: “Big Sean keeps sneak dissing, I let it slide / I think his false confidence got him inspired / I can’t make them respect you, baby, it’s not my job / You’re Finally Famous for who you date, not how you rhyme.” (At the time, Sean was dating R&B singer Jhené Aiko).Now, Sean has said he and Lamar have solved the feud years ago, revealing to Charlamagne: “The thing is, that song came out and he changed that bar, right? So that wasn’t on the song anymore, it was a leaked verse.“So I had to keep that in mind because I was pissed when I heard it. So then I’m like, ‘OK, he changed that on his own, so he probably came to the conclusion that it was nothing.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s long-awaited ‘VULTURES 2’ has now dropped – here’s what people have to say.The musicians have teamed up for the second instalment of the ‘VULTURES’ series, with the first album dropping in February this year. Two more volumes were scheduled to drop on March 8 and April 5, respectively.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have been expressing their disappointment after the pair’s ‘Vultures 2’ album failed to arrive today as promised.The first instalment of Ye and Ty’s trilogy of collaborative records, ‘Vultures 1’, was released back in February following numerous delays. Two more volumes were scheduled to drop on March 8 and April 5, respectively.Later, West reportedly floated the idea of making ‘Vultures 2’ and ‘3’ available exclusively to buy via his Yeezy website.

Cardi B has revealed she is pregnant with her third child amidst reports of the rapper filing for a divorce from Offset.The Bronx native took to Instagram to share the news, where she was captured against the New York skyline in a sleek red dress.Seemingly referencing news of her divorce from the Migos rapper (as per Page Six), Cardi began her caption: “With every ending comes a new beginning!“I am so grateful to have shared this season with you, you have brought me more love, more life and most of all renewed my power!,” she continued. “Reminded me that I can have it all! You’ve reminded me that I never have to choose between life, love, and my passion!“I love you so much and can not wait for you to witness what you helped me accomplish, what you pushed me to do! It’s so much easier taking life’s twists, turns and test laying down, but you, your brother and your sister have shown me why it’s worth it to push through!”A post shared by Cardi B (@iamcardib)Cardi B is also reportedly seeking “primary custody” of her two children with Migos, Kulture and Wave, with a source telling Page Six: “They’ve grown apart.

Snoop Dogg has claimed in a recent interview that the late Queen Elizabeth II “was a fan” of his.Speaking to DJ Jordan North on Capital FM, the rapper was asked what he planned to get up to while he was in the UK. “I’ll go by the palace, see if they let me in,” he responded, referring to Buckingham Palace (via Music News).North replied: “Well, I’ve heard the future King, William, is a huge Snoop fan.”Snoop then said: “Well, the Queen was a fan too.

Flavor Flav, who has become the US water polo team’s official hype man.The Public Enemy co-founder has been making waves in France, giving motivational speeches to the US team and bringing the attention of the outside world to one of the Olympics’ lesser-known sports.“This is quite an experience for me right now, you know, because the only time I’ve ever seen the Olympics was on TV,” Flav said about his new role. “You know what I’m saying? But I always wanted to see what it felt like being there.”Flav got on board with the water polo team in May when team captain Maggie Steffens put out a call for financial support.

When Kanye West revealed his support for Trump back in 2016 it was a scandal; nowadays, a rapper backing the 2024 Republican presidential nominee is barely news. Trump received the endorsements of Lil Pump, Lil Wayne, and Kodak Black during the 2020 election cycle (and gave presidential pardons to the latter two after losing), and 2024 has only been more fruitful.

A post shared by DJ Polo (@officialdjpolo)Teaming up with Kool G Rap, the two first made a name for themselves on the hip-hop scene with their breakthrough debut album ‘Road To The Riches’ in 1989, which was then followed up by sophomore LP ‘Wanted: Dead Or Alive’ in 1990, and ‘Live And Let Die’ in 1992.While they split in 1993 to focus on solo careers, the group did share a compilation album in 1996 which was titled ‘Rated XXX’. Polo went on to drop his debut solo album, ‘Polo’s Playhouse’ in 1998.Following news of Pough’s death, Kool G Rap paid tribute online by sharing a heartfelt sentiment.