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Kanye West has said he doesn’t like Kendrick Lamar‘s music following the release of Playboi Carti‘s long-awaited album.The record, ‘Music’, was set to be released yesterday (March 14) at midnight, but Carti originally delayed the release by three hours, with delays reportedly due to an issue with sample clearances.The album has 30 songs with guest spots from notable artists such as Travis Scott, Future, The Weeknd, Ty Dolla $ign, and Young Thug. You can check out the full tracklist here.

Diddy” Combs appeared in court yesterday (March 14), and plead not guilty to two new indictments that were unveiled against him in January and earlier this month.Several outlets have noted that the 55-year-old’s once dark hair was fully grey, and he sported a greying beard that had grown since his arrest last September. Yesterday marked the first time he spoke to the court since his arraignment on sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution charges.

Will Smith and Doechii have teamed up to recreate the viral ‘Anxiety’ dance, which features choreography from Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.Doechii first shared ‘Anxiety’, which is built around a sample of Gotye‘s 2012 hit ‘Somebody That I Used To Know‘, on YouTube in 2019. Recently, the song went viral, and the rapper officially released it last week.Part of its online success has come from a TikTok dance, which has seen users copy choreography featured in the popular 90s TV show, in a scene between Smith and co-star Tatyana Ali.Earlier this month, Smith shared the original clip alongside Doechii’s song, and now he’s teamed up with Ali and Doechii to create a new version.

The internet was starting to panic. Playboi Carti had promised that his album MUSIC would drop on Friday, March 14. After weeks of buildup involving advertisements, rap gossip accounts promising new music, and errant Instagram comments from Carti himself, he'd even tweeted that the album would arrive.

Playboi Carti has finally dropped his long-awaited album, ‘Music’ – here’s the official tracklist featuring a star-studded line-up including Future, The Weeknd and more.The record should have been out at midnight today (March 14), but Carti originally delayed the release by three hours. When the album didn’t arrive at 3am, fans became worried, but – according to hip-hop correspondent DJ Akademiks – the delay was due to an issue with sample clearances (via HotNewHipHop).‘Music’ finally dropped a couple hours later.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music It’s often said that one downside of streaming is the lack of traditional album artwork, like you get with vinyl and CD releases — and a side-effect of that is the lack of full credits. It’s crazy, but there is no official source for full album credits.

SZA has played Catwoman in an advert for US company State Farm, co-starring Jason Bateman.In the two-minute commercial, set in the world of DC comics, a narrator talks about how using any other company would be like “having Bate Man instead of Batman”.It then shows a montage of the Arrested Development character trying to solve crimes as Bate Man, only to be completely unprepared until The Dark Knight comes along.Confronting many of Batman’s famous enemies, SZA appears as Catwoman as Bateman tries to stop her during a jewellery heist.She says “nice fanny pack” to her co-star, kicking him to the ground and foiling his rescue attempt. The genuine Batman is seen turning up in other scenes to save the day.

Diddy” Combs have alleged CNN altered video footage of him assaulting Cassie Ventura.Over a year ago, Ventura – Diddy’s ex-girlfriend and former signee – filed a lawsuit against the Bad Boy Records founder for physical assault and rape, and the case was settled the following day despite Diddy denying the claims.Months later, CNN obtained CCTV footage of Diddy dragging, kicking and hitting Ventura in an LA hotel, lending credence to Ventura’s allegations. Diddy later apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour in the aforementioned video, which Ventura’s lawyers called “disingenuous”.Last September, Diddy was arrested and charged with crimes including sexual trafficking and racketeering.

Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards has been heard on a recording admitting Jay-Z “didn’t have anything” to do with the sexual acts – and that her lawyer “pushed” her to sue.As ABC News reports, the lawsuit against Carter and Combs has since been withdrawn with prejudice, meaning it cannot be revived.The recording is an exchange between the woman, known anonymously as Jane Doe, and two private investigators associated with Jay-Z. ABC News and Rolling Stone obtained an excerpt of the recording.“He was just there, but he didn’t have anything to do with the any sexual acts towards you.

Fugees‘ Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean have teamed up for a performance at Roberta Flack’s memorial earlier this week.Flack passed away on February 24 with her representatives sharing a statement that read: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning. She died peacefully surrounded by her family.

“The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.”“We’re on set one day, and he’s like, ‘Yo, it doesn’t make sense that we’re beefing,'” Mackie, 46, recalled. “I was like, ‘Right.’ He was like, ‘I need something on you.'”Mackie, who played Clarence “Papa” Doc in the 2002 film, said that he and Eminem “talked for two hours” about his life growing up in New Orleans and attending private school.“I was like, ‘Alright man, I’ll see you later.’ I go to the casino,” Mackie said.

YouTube star Yung Filly has reportedly pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault.He has been on bail since last October, following accusations of three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.The alleged assault of a woman in her 20s took place in a Perth hotel room on September 28, following the rapper’s performance at the Bar 120 nightclub on September 27.Now, according to various reports by BBC, The Independent and Sky News, new court documents have shown that the rapper – real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.He is set to appear before the state’s higher district court on June 13.The rapper and YouTuber was born in Cali, Colombia, and moved to the UK as a child with his family.

Kneecap have played a free, surprise gig in Melbourne’s Federation Square – check out footage from the massive show below.On Monday (March 10), the Irish rap trio – who are currently touring Australia – announced that they’d be playing a short, impromptu set at Melbourne’s Federation Square around 5pm local time for free as a treat for fans who were unable to score tickets to their originally announced show later that night.The show drew a massive attendance – while a confirmed attendance has not been determined, footage shows a sea of people gathered at Federation Square for the free gig. Federation Square has estimated that 10,000 people showed up.The band said while announcing the show: “It’s a bank holiday.

Drake has begun teasing his “next chapter”, which he claims may leave fans “feeling uneasy” – see what he had to say below.The Canadian ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper took to Instagram last night (March 10) to begin the tease, writing: “U know I grew up non confrontational and always treated this game as a sport where my pen won gold, but my these days the podium has been hard for all of us to ignore.”He goes on to continue: “I understand that this next chapter may leave you feeling uneasy, but I hope you see my honesty as clarity not charity that answers some questions especially about the unanswered texts you’ve been sending me.”Check out the full post below.A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)While the opening line of his post about growing up “non confrontational” may seemingly refer to last year’s heated beef with Kendrick Lamar – in August Drake teased “round two” in the feud though nothing has stemmed from it so far – the rest of his post is up to interpretation.Drake most recently teamed up with PartyNextDoor for the album ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ on Valentines Day.

Doechii will receive the Woman of the Year Award at Billboard’s 2025 Women in Music Event.

Aitch made a surprise appearance at a rave on a train across the North of England.The bash, which was organised by the rapper, took place on a train which Aitch sent fans on a hunt for by scattering train tickets across northern cities, inviting them to join him for the exclusive event.Those that were lucky enough to get their hands on tickets were treated to a surprise performance from the rapper who also performed his new single ‘Straight Rhymez 2’ which was released last Friday (March 7).The event, which was part of a team up between Aitch and Southern Comfort, to launch Northern Comfort – a limited-edition SoCo bottle “inspired by the north’s unique energy and celebrating its vibrant culture and spirit,” took place last Thursday (March 6).A post shared by @aitchHe said in a press release: “Southern Comfort’s all about good vibes, no rules, just enjoying and being yourself, you know – whatever’s comfortable and feels right. The north deserves big moments, and this was one of them.”“Sometimes we can be overlooked up here, so Northern Comfort is all about showing love to the culture, a proper celebration of the north.

Kanye West has teased the return of his Sunday Service choir events and posted a picture of a KKK robe on social media afterwards.On Saturday (March 8), the rapper took to Instagram to share that his Sunday Service events will reportedly be returning on March 16. He shared a photo of himself in discussion with Sunday Service choir director Jason White but has yet to share further information on the planned project.West launched the Sunday Service in 2019 in the build to the release of his ‘Jesus Is King’ album.

Doechii joined Ms. Lauryn Hill on stage in Miami this weekend for a duet of ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ – check it out below.The surprise collaboration took place during the Fugees star’s set at the Jazz In The Gardens Festival at the Hard Rock Stadium in the city on Saturday (March 8). The show was only Hill’s second live appearance of 2025, after playing at SNL’s Homecoming Concert in New York on February 14.“I want to introduce y’all to another sistah,” Hill said to introduce her guest.

Kanye West has reportedly settled lawsuits he was facing from teachers at his Donda Academy, a month before they were scheduled to go to trial.The rapper, who has changed his name to Ye, has agreed to conditional settlements with the school’s former assistant principal Isaiah Meadows and teachers Cecilia Hailey, Chekarey Byers, and Timanii Meeks, who all sued West in 2023, per Rolling Stone.Cases were initially scheduled to go to trial in April, but West had failed to show up to proceedings and his attorney asked to withdraw from the cases in August 2024, claiming the rapper had fired him and refused to pay his fees.Since, West has reportedly been unable to find new legal representation due to a slew of highly controversial rants on social media.West will have to fulfill his end of the agreement within 45 days, and the teachers will submit a request for dismissal to the Los Angeles Superior Court.NME has contacted West’s representative for comment.West opened the tuition-based Christian school in 2022. Named after his late mother, the school aimed to “prepare students to become the next generation of leaders” with the website stating at the time that the daily schedule included “full school worship, core classes of language arts, math and science, lunch & recess, enrichment courses including World Language, Visual Art, Film, Choir and Parkour”.Fees were $15,000 (around £13,000) per year although, as stated on the admissions page of the website at the time, “Everyone is welcome to apply regardless of financial situation.

Suge Knight has responded to an Eminem diss track, saying “an honourable man doesn’t kick the defenceless”.In January, the track ‘Smack You’ was leaked online, having been recorded by Eminem in the mid-2000s and remaining unreleased ever since. It opens with a sample of 2Pac’s ‘Bomb First (My Second Reply)’ and includes verses in which he hints at Death Row co-founder Knight’s alleged involvement in 2Pac and Biggie Smalls’ murders.Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in California after he pleaded no contest in 2018 to a voluntary manslaughter charge after a 2015 hit-and-run incident.Now, Knight’s son Suge J.

Kanye West‘s recent Grammy Awards red carpet appearance with his wife, Bianca Censori.At the 2025 Grammys, Ye and Censori walked the red carpet before leaving and missing the ceremony. The latter originally wore a huge fur coat before dropping it in front of the cameras, revealing an extremely sheer dress – sparking controversy about the ‘College Dropout’ star’s influence over Censori.During an appearance on sports personality Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast, Rose – a former girlfriend of West – chimed in on the conversation, saying Ye was “for sure planting her like that”.“He did the same thing to me and Kim. This is who he is,” she explained, bringing up Ye’s previous marriage with socialite-turned-businesswoman Kim Kardashian.