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Chief Keef was slated to hit the road for his A Lil Tour this week, but the 17-date North American trek has been postponed. Sosa announced on Wednesday (July 17) that A Lil Tour won’t be going on as scheduled due to a health issue.
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“I apologize to all my fans. I know how much yall are expecting to see me and the Glo in yall city. But for health reasons Im postponing the tour until later this year. Yall can get a refund or hold onto your tickets for the new date. Be on the road real soon! – Sosa,” he wrote to his Instagram Story.
Live Nation issued a statement to UPROXX on behalf of Chief Keef, citing a medical emergency that he needs additional time to recover from.
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“To my fans, I’m so sorry to announce this, but due to a medical emergency, I’ve been ordered to stay home to recover, so I have to postpone the tour. Those who bought tickets can opt for a refund or keep it for a future date. I intend to be back on the road soon,” Keef said. “Thank you, I love y’all.”
The Lil Tour featured support from Lil Gnar, who is signed to the Chicago native’s 43B label, along with the Glo Boyz.
The first of 17 shows was set to kick off in Boston on Tuesday (July 16), with upcoming stops in Detroit, Brooklyn, Philly, Charlotte, Atlanta, Miami Beach, Houston, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Phoenix, wrapping up in San Francisco on Aug. 13.
Chief Keef returned on the music side with his anticipated Almighty So 2 project in May, featuring guest appearances from G Herbo, Tierra Whack, Sexyy Red, Quavo and more. The drill pioneer’s sequel to his 2013 mixtape reached No. 30 on the Billboard 200 and No. 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
As far as his next endeavor, Sexyy Red is teasing a joint project from herself and Sosa as they expand their collaborative relationship.
Find Chief Keef’s statement regarding his postponed tour below.
Eminem released another limited-edition digital album of his The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) on Wednesday (July 17). The rapper takes it back to his roots when reconnecting with a frustrated Steve Berman, who appears on another skit, which has been added to this latest version of the album. The Interscope Records vice […]
Big Sean is in album mode. He dished out an appetizer for fans on Tuesday (July 16) when joining On the Radar for a fiery freestyle over Aaliyah’s 1996 classic “If Your Girl Only Knew.”
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Rocking a DMX shirt, Sean wanted to salute another late legend and “pay tribute to one of [his] favorite singers ever.”
“I got better things to do than find someone to beef with/ Or else I’m off the deep end/ This game will take you either way, you know it’s offense-defense,” he raps.
The Detroit spitter rumbles through the two-minute sprint and gives a shout-out to Black activist Dr. Umar Johnson. “Trust when I see your dark side I got night vision/ Going hard is Dr. Umar on white women,” Sean spews to close out the freestyle.
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The “find someone to beef with” bar caused a stir on social media, as fans speculated that he could be targeting Kendrick Lamar — following his feud with Drake — or Ye, who attempted to hop into the same beef.
Big Sean took to X to bring an end to the narratives running rampant on social media making it seem as if he were sniping at his peers.
“Yall goin wit so many narratives, im talking to da haters who just keep finding something to point out they dont like bout me,” he wrote in a since-deleted tweet. “Its not even worth explaining tho im a just focus on the music.”
Kendrick affiliate DJ Hed claimed he spoke to Sean and confirmed that the lyric in question wasn’t directed at K. Dot. “I talked to Sean. The bar was ‘I got better things to do then find someone to beef with’ And it was not for Dot,” he tweeted. “Bar was directed at a different Gemini.”
Earlier this week, Big Sean previewed an unreleased track titled “Fighting Fires” produced by Ye (former known as Kanye West), which he said could be headed for Vultures 2 — if it ever arrives.
Elsewhere during Monday night’s (July 15) IG Live session, Sean provided some insight into his Detroit 2 follow-up, which could be coming sooner than fans think.
“You know what I love about this album? It’s so many different sides of me,” he said. “It’s multi-f–king-faceted, just like me. I meditate every morning, but I also got straps in the studio — not them straps; I keep guns. [The album] really represents what the f–k I’ve been going through for these past couple of years.”
Sean Don also admitted that he stopped drinking and is practicing sobriety, which has it’s tough times, especially with his partner Jhené Aiko on the road with their 1-year-old son.
“I just stopped drinking in 2022 ’cause that s–t was just f—ing me up,” he explained. “Any of y’all who got like issues with s–t, mentally, that motherf—king alcohol — it’s a depressant so if you dealing with any anxiety like me, I always be thinking about what I gotta do, how I gotta do it, what’s next et cetera. N—a stay away from that alcohol, boy.”
Big Sean has three consecutive No. 1 albums atop the Billboard 200 with 2020’s Detroit 2 serving as his most recent LP. He returned earlier this year with his “Precision” single and dished out features for Jessie Reyez and Eminem. The 36-year-old will also be adding “author” to his résumé in October when his Go Higher book promoting mental wellness arrives.
Watch Sean’s “On the Radar” Freestyle below.
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After its first full tracking week, Eminem, Big Sean and BabyTron’s “Tobey” rockets to the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was released on Wednesday, July 3, allowing it only two days of activity for the chart’s Friday-Thursday tracking cycle for the week of June 28-July 4, but despite the truncated window, “Tobey” still debuted at No. 26. After the tracking week of July 5-11, the collaboration, which name checks Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire in its hook, soars to No. 7 on the list dated July 20.
For the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which combines streaming, radio airplay and sales data, “Tobey” registered 13.6 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, In the July 5-11 tracking week. The nine-figure sum prompts a No. 4 debut on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart and No. 21 on the corresponding, all-genre list. The track also sold 3,000 song downloads and repeats at No. 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart. “Tobey” only generated a negligible amount of airplay, with radio promotional efforts still focused on Eminem’s focus single, “Houdini.”
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With “Tobey,” Eminem captures his 18th top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Here’s a rundown of his collection:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Eminem), Peak Position, Peak Date
“Lose Yourself,” No. 4, Dec. 21, 2002
“Forever,” Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem, No. 2, Oct. 31, 2009
“Love the Way You Lie,” featuring Rihanna, No. 7, Oct. 2, 2010
“My Life,” 50 Cent featuring Eminem & Adam Levine, No. 6, Dec. 15, 2012
“Berzerk,” No. 2, Sept. 14, 2013
“Survival,” No. 6, Oct. 26, 2013
“Rap God,” No. 2, Nov. 2, 2013
“The Monster,” featuring Rihanna, No. 1 (13 weeks), Nov. 16, 2013
“Guts Over Fear,” featuring Sia, No. 6, Sept. 13, 2014
“Walk on Water,” featuring Beyoncé, No. 6, Dec. 2, 2017
“River,” featuring Ed Sheeran, No. 5, Jan. 3, 2018
“Fall,” No. 10, Sept. 15, 2018
“Lucky You,” featuring Joyner Lucas, No. 5, Sept. 15, 2018
“The Ringer,” No. 7, Sept. 15, 2018
“Killshot,” No. 2, Sept. 29, 2018
“Homicide,” Logic featuring Eminem, No. 2, May 18, 2019
“Godzilla,” featuring Juice WRLD, No. 3, Feb. 1, 2020
“Houdini,” No. 1 (one week), June 15, 2014
“Tobey,” with Big Sean & BabyTron, No. 7 (to date), July 20, 2024
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The new hit secures Big Sean his 12th career top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and first in nearly seven years, since “Feels,” a Calvin Harris track that featured the rapper alongside Pharrell Williams and Katy Perry, reached No. 10 in August 2017.
BabyTron, meanwhile, achieves a career milestone by teaming up with his fellow Michigan rap stars, earning his first Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 10 with his first title to make the chart.
“Tobey,” which includes lyrics suggesting Eminem’s stance on his place on the Billboard staff’s Greatest Rappers of All Time list, appears on the superstar’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) album. The set, released on July 12, is the rapper’s first new body of work since 2020’s Music to Be Murdered By.
This September, Billboard will host its live concert series Hip-Hop Live in conjunction with its R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration. Kicking off Sept. 6 at Brooklyn’s immersive rolling rink Xanadu, Hip-Hop Live will feature performances by the night’s headliner, Teezo Touchdown, rising rapper BossMan Dlow, with a DJ set handled by Miss DJ Milan. Explore See […]
Two years after it was announced, the first authorized Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary finally has an air date. The two-hour doc, Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys, is slated to premiere on A&E TV on August 25 at 9 p.m. ET before hitting streaming the next day.
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According to a show description from the network, the first official feature doc on the late Grammy-nominated Wu-Tang Clan co-founder and solo star (born Russell Jones) will feature never-before-seen footage from his persona archive shot by wife Icelene Jones. It also promises “access to his closest friends and family, this culture-defining special humanizes ODB as a man, a father, and a husband like never before,” including interviews with Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang bandmates Raekwon and Ghostface Killah and son Bar-Sun Jones, as well as his parents and record executives.
The doc was co-directed by Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI, Black Art: In The Absence of Light) with son Jason Pollard (Get Me Roger Stone, Bitchin’ The Sound and Fury of Rick James), with the two men promising to give fans “an intimate picture of ODB’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”
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“Part of A&E’s DNA is telling the stories of iconic people who have left a lasting impact on culture and the world,” said A&E vice president and head of programming Elaine Frontain Bryant in a statement. “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys does just that with intimate, never-before-seen footage and interviews with the people who knew him best. The documentary tells his story while celebrating his life and his lasting impact on hip-hop and the music industry.”
Wife Icelene Jones added, “I am so happy to have brought this documentary about my husband’s life to the screen. He was and is an inspiration to my family, children, and fans across the world. It’s been amazing to work on this project with my partners at Four Screens, as well as Pulse and A&E.” Jones, who is the administrator of her late husband’s estate, added, “Like all of hip-hop, I have missed his energy. This project has let me know that he is alive and well in all of our hearts.”
ODB died at 35 of a drug-induced heart attack in 2004.
Watch the trailer for Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys below.
The beef that keeps on giving, just keeps on giving. Two weeks after Kendrick Lamar resolutely slammed the lid shut on his verbal takedown of Drake with the iconic “Not Like Us” music video, the two men were in the spotlight again on Tuesday night (July 16) when their bars brawl made it into a […]
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During an interview with Viper magazine at London’s Wireless Festival this past weekend, Sexyy Red revealed that she has a project with Chief Keef in the works. “That’s my boo… We droppin’ an album soon. Yeah, for sure. We be workin’,” she responded after being asked if the two rappers were an item or just […]
50 Cent may be a close friend of Eminem‘s, but he’s also a fan. And following the release of the latter’s The Death of Slim Shady last week, the former sang the project’s praises in a congratulatory Instagram post Monday (July 15). “😆Yo @eminem s–t is crazy,” the “In Da Club” rapper wrote, sharing a […]