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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are back. The West Coast icons announced on Wednesday (Oct. 30) that their Missionary album is slated to arrive on Dec. 13.
Snoop made the release date official with the unveiling of a hilarious trailer for the Doggystyle follow-up LP, which is fully produced by Dre.
“‘Missionary’ album drops 12.13. Produced by @drdre,” Snoop wrote to caption the clip.
In the video, a couple of men are going door-to-door preaching the Book of Mormon, but they’re left with their jaws on the floor when greeted by a woman in lingerie. “What the f–k? Your ad said you were dedicated to ‘missionary’ work,” she shouts before they run away in shock.
Snoop and Dre seem to be going in a different creative direction with their Missionary work. Following a few delays and a previously rumored November arrival, fans are excited the project has a concrete release date in December.
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Missionary is the first time Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will unite on a full-length project since Snoop’s 1993 Doggystyle debut album. The superstar duo has remained tight-lipped regarding details of the LP, but some special guests expected to appear on the album include Sting and Jelly Roll.
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“We have Sting on the song. Man, it’s an amazing roster of artists that’s on this album. I shouldn’t have revealed that, to be honest,” Dre told Entertainment Tonight in August.
Jelly Roll gushed about the dream collaboration in an interview with Bootleg Kev earlier this month, where he confirmed his cameo.
“I won’t say anything about the record because he didn’t, but man, it’s special. It is really good,” he said. “I’m legitimately on the Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre album. It’s crazy. It’s unreal. Dude, Jimmy [Iovine] hits John [presumably Jelly Roll’s manager John Meneilly] and says, ‘Can we get on a FaceTime with Jelly Roll and Dre?’ I’m like, ‘Dr. Dre?’ I get on a FaceTime from my back porch. I’m like a kid. Jimmy’s there and I’m already like, ‘I cannot believe it’s Jimmy Iovine.’”
Watch the trailer for Missionary below.
Love wins. Snoop Dogg and wife Shante Broadus have been locked in for nearly three decades, as the couple tied the knot back in 1997. The rapper gave his wife her flowers for being a ride or die and integral part in helping him become a global icon and transcending the rap world over the […]
Megan Thee Stallion loves her some DC Comics, and she kicked off Halloween week — aka Hottieween — with her Starfire costume. Starfire Thee Stallion graced Instagram with her photo shoot on Tuesday, and Meg’s costume even got the attention of DC Studios CEO James Gunn. “STARFIRE THEE STALLION #hottieween24,” she captioned the customized comic-book […]
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21 Savage and Summer Walker’s latest collaboration, “Prove It,” wraps a nearly five-month journey to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart date Nov. 2. The single, released through Slaughter Gang/Epic Records, advances from No. 2 as it became the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of Oct. 18 – 24, according to Luminate.
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“Prove It” jumped 7% in plays in the latest tracking week compared with the prior frame. It ousts Megan Thee Stallion’s “Mamushi,” featuring Yuki Chiba, from the top spot, with the former champ sliding to No. 4 after a 14% reduction in plays.
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In capturing the top spot on its 20th chart week, “Prove It” ties for the second-longest run to the summit on Rhythmic Airplay since the list launched in 1992. The single matches the treks of Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Nite” (2009) and Miguel’s “Sky Walker,” featuring Travis Scott (2018), while all three trail TLC’s “Waterfalls,” which needed 24 weeks to obtain the No. 1 spot in 1995.
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Thanks to “Prove It,” 21 Savage banks his eighth champ on the Rhythmic Airplay chart and third of 2024. Here’s a review of his chart-topping collection on the radio ranking:
Song Title, Artist (if other than 21 Savage), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
“Rockstar,” Post Malone featuring 21 Savage, six, Nov. 11, 2017
“A Lot,” two, April 20, 2019
“Jimmy Cooks,” Drake featuring 21 Savage, one, Oct. 8, 2022
“Rich Flex,” with Drake, two, Jan. 28, 2023
“Creepin’,” with Metro Boomin & The Weeknd, three, Feb. 11, 2023
“Surround Sound,” JID featuring 21 Savage & Baby Tate, one, March 9, 2024
“Redrum,” two, April 27, 2024
“Prove It,” with Summer Walker, one, Nov. 2, 2024
Walker achieves her first Rhythmic Airplay leader with her seventh visit to the list. Her previous best was also through a team-up with 21 Savage: “Good Good,” also with Usher, reached a No. 2 high in October 2023.
Elsewhere, “Prove It” slips 4-3 from its peak on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay following a 4% decline in weekly spins. It holds at No. 5 on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, after having reached No. 4, and sheds 2% in format audience to claim 11.5 million for the tracking week. Weighing the rhythmic gains with R&B/hip-hop losses, the net result is still positive: “Prove It” pushes 29-27 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart with a 1% audience gain to 22 million in weekly listenership.
“Prove It” appears on 21 Savage’s latest studio album, American Dream. The set, released in January, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving the rapper his fourth consecutive chart-topper.
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A co-defendant in Young Thug’s YSL RICO case has agreed to a plea deal, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The outlet reports that Quamarvious Nichols, 29, reached a plea deal with prosecutors on Tuesday (Oct. 29), in which he pleaded guilty to a single count of violating Georgia’s anti-racketeering laws in exchange for having several […]
The vinyls for Tyler, the Creator‘s new album CHROMAKOPIA have already landed in the hands of fans and they’ve discovered a cool easter egg. Not only is there a bonus track entitled “Told Me/Turned Out Fine,” there’s also a version of the ScHoolboy Q and Santigold-assisted “Thought I Was Dead” with Playboi Carti on it. […]
Fat Joe is sitting down with Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries for an episode of Fat Joe Talks. A trailer was released on Tuesday (Oct. 29), which finds the Terror Squad boss preaching the importance of healthcare to the politician.
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“The health problem in America, like we’ve lost Frankie Beverly, Batman, Fat Man Scoop, Rich Homie Quan, rest in peace,” he said while citing recent musicians that have passed. “Freddie Jackson, the R&B singer, said he got kidney problems. You know, Black and Latino, man, we really got to take care of our health as much as possible.”
Jeffries believes health-related issues stem from urban communities having a lack of access to healthier food options and premium healthcare, which can lead to diseases plaguing the community.
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“We got to deal with the gun violence problem, but when you actually take a step back, there are more people dying from lack of access to healthy food, lack of access to healthcare, and then what that lack of access to a healthy diet then yields, in terms of diabetes, heart disease, respiratory illness, certain forms of cancer, and then without the access to the healthcare to deal with those chronic, debilitating conditions, you’ve got people passing away prematurely,” he stated.
Healthcare price transparency is a pertinent issue for Fat Joe as he’s continued to speak up in support of U.S. citizens while targeting the price gouging pharma companies. He previously pushed to help pass the Healthcare Accountability & Consumer Protection Act in New York.
Ahead of the 2024 election, as a spokesperson for Power to the Patients, Joe teamed up with unions and workers to launch a PSA calling on elected officials to stop the price gouging and “robbing all of us.”
“[I] also want to commend you for you know, your work in the healthcare space. Healthcare Transparency Act, incredibly important to getting us to a much better place,” Jeffries told Joe. “You have people getting access to the affordable and high quality healthcare that they need. I say often when I’m back home talking to folks about a variety of issues, that in urban America and Black and Latino communities, in particular in our communities, more people die from drive throughs than drive bys.”
The full Fat Joe Talks episode will premiere on Starz on Friday at midnight ET. Look for Babyface to appear on next week’s episode for an exclusive sit-down with The Bronx native in Los Angeles.
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Like Ice Cube was for the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two, New York Yankees fans were hoping that Fat Joe would serve as a good luck charm for the team heading into game three of the 2024 World Series on Monday (Oct. 28).
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Joey Crack took the field in a pair of signature brown Timberland boots to warm up the 40,000-plus fans at Yankee Stadium. Rocking a Yankees letterman jacket and a matching NYY x Terror Squad fitted cap, the Bronx native tweaked some of the lyrics to his hits to go with the baseball theme and rep for his hometown squad. Joe kicked off the set with his “Lean Back” anthem before moving into Ja Rule’s “New York” and closing out with “All the Way Up.”
As he performed, Fat Joe headed to the pitcher’s mound — which had to give the grounds crew members a collective heart attack — where he named some Yankee legends after Derek Jeter threw out the honorary first pitch to have the fans ready to roar for game three.
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“Even when Fat Joe came out, the body language from the fans was like, ‘Damn!’ I was like, ‘What’s going on here?’ Are we in a funeral already?” MLB Fox Sports analyst and former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz said.
Many fans seemed to be perplexed by the performance, as many remained seated. Others roasted Joe and the Yankees on social media. “Fat Joe opening up for the Yankees might be one of the worst things I’ve ever witnessed,” one person tweeted.
Another chimed in: “I’m not a hater, BUT Fat Joe opening up for the Yankees might be one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. I think they got him on SALE 50% OFF.”
Even diehard Yankees fan Desus Nice was displeased, tweeting, “good morning to everyone except fat Joe and his trump sneakers!”
Some wondered why they couldn’t get fellow New York rappers such as Jay-Z or 50 Cent to pull up. Hov previously performed “Empire State of Mind” at Yankee Stadium ahead of game two of the 2009 World Series, which is the last time NYY appeared in the Fall Classic.
But it wasn’t all bad news for the rapper. Some fans chimed in to show their support on social media. “We won no matter the outcome as far as I’m concerned @fatjoe,” one fan wrote on Instagram over a photo of the performer on the field.
“BIG Bronx showed up!” another added over a snap of Big Joe performing, adding a “100” and fist-bump emojis.
Unfortunately, Joe’s performance wasn’t able to help power the Yankees to a win, as the team now faces a 0-3 deficit to the Dodgers. The Yankees’ bats largely went quiet into the night with Monday night bringing on a 4-2 defeat.
Fat Joe and the NYY will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Dodgers on Tuesday evening (Oct. 29) in game four. No performances are scheduled for pre-game.
Watch Fat Joe’s performance below.
