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Kid Cudi fans will have to wait a tad longer for the release of INSANO after he announced that his ninth studio album will no longer drop this month, and will arrive in January 2024 instead. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I have to push INSANO back until […]
Ring the alarm, America has a problem. For the final show of her three-night Renaissance World Tour run at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Beyoncé brought out surprise guest Kendrick Lamar for an electric performance of their remix of “America Has a Problem,” a fan-favorite track from her Billboard 200-topping Renaissance album. Typically, Beyoncé performs […]
Over the weekend, Drake’s altruism was on display during the Las Vegas stop of his It’s All a Blur Tour when he gifted a fan $50,000 after they spent their furniture money on concert tickets to his show.
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The overzealous fan flaunted a sign in the crowd reading: “Drake I spent my furniture money on your two shows, OVO for life.” It caught the attention of Drizzy, who rewarded the OVO loyalist with $50,000 for their unbridled loyalty. “My manager is my DJ, right. Is he over there? He’s right there? You know what? My man, your furniture money, imma give you 50 bands tonight cause’ I love you. Make sure he gets his money tonight.”
He continued, saying, “Listen, this is what life is about. I’m trying to teach you something tonight. I want you to understand something tonight. You never know what the next person is going through. You never know what the person in front of you, to the left of you, to the right of you, behind you, is going through.”
Last month, Drake gifted a fan a a Birkin bag, and another Chanel purse during his L.A. tour spot at Crypto.com Arena. Priscela Izquierdo thanked the rapper after she posted a sign and noted that it was her birthday. “Drake Gave Me a Chanel Bag on My Birthday,” it read. According to Izquierdo, the 6 God caught wind of the sign and later delivered her a Chanel bag.
“He read it, and we made eye contact. And he said, ‘Happy birthday.’ And then, he was trying to kill me and gave me a Chanel bag,” she quipped while showing off the bag on TikTok.
Drake is readying his new album For All the Dogs, which will serve as a follow-up to his last solo effort, 2021’s Certified Lover Boy.
Fans have been eagerly awaiting any information about Offset‘s upcoming solo album, his first full-length since 2019’s Father of Four. After the recent release of his latest team-up with wife Cardi B, “Jealousy,” the timing seemed right for an update on the as-yet-untitled album and some fans think the Migos member secretly spilled the news […]
Nicki Minaj’s s long-awaited fifth album Pink Friday 2 is coming soon, and pink is definitely the mood.
The Grammy Award-nominated rap star rides the sky train for the album’s cover art, which she shared on her social channels.
In the image doing the rounds, Minaj holds on tight in an all-white combo, traveling on a roofless carriage that’s floating above the (pink) clouds. A gleaming city is visible in the distance.
Destination: Pink Friday 2.
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Curiously, there’s more to come. “Album cover #1 of 2,” she writes on her Instagram post.
Pink Friday 2 is scheduled to arrive Nov. 17, though Minaj has released a few cuts from it, “Super Freaky Girl,” “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” and “Last Time I Saw You”.
Minaj already got her pink on for “Barbie World,” her hit collaboration with Ice Spice and Aqua, which appeared on the Barbie soundtrack.
Pink Friday 2 is the sequel to Minaj’s Billboard 200-topping debut studio album from 2010, and will serve as her first LP since 2018’s Queen, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned singles including “Chun-Li” and “Good Form.”
She’s not lacking any confidence ahead of release date. “Just know that ‘Pink Friday 2’ is going to be the best album that’s been released in years,” she recently announced.
Earlier in the year, the Trinidadian artist expressing gratitude toward her fans and teased plans for a new tour slated for 2024. “I love you guys so much,” she said. “I am so grateful for the years of support & love you guys have given me. At times maybe I didn’t even deserve all that you have poured into me. Nonetheless, you. will. love. this. album. I will give tour deets closer to that time, but obviously the tour will start around the first quarter of 2024.”
Initially, she revealed the new LP would arrive in October, before the release date was pushed back to mid-November.
See the Pink Friday 2 artwork below.
Nelly Furtado is back and better than ever, and in celebration of her reunion with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake on “Keep Going Up,” she sat down with Billboard‘s Jason Lipshutz to discuss where she’s at in her career at the moment. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news […]
For this latest episode of Billboard Explains, the topic of discussion anchors around the women of hip-hop. While names like Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott continue to cause waves in the landscape, it’s a golden age in the genre thanks to the plethora of female MCs wreaking havoc on the mic.
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Before the scorching success of Cardi B, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion and more, many pioneers broke through the seams of hip-hop and paved the way for generations to come. Hip-hop’s first female artist was MC Sha-Rock, who originally started as a Funky 4 + 1 group member. Following Sha-Rock were MC Lyte and Roxanne Shanté, who further fortified the lanes of female hip-hop with their presence in the ’80s. Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim, Salt-N-Pepa, Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott and Eve were among some of the thriving stars in the ’90s and ‘2000s who placed the welcome mat for women looking to step onto the scene.
Even with contrasting styles, their lyrics, individuality and unshakable confidence were the ingredients needed to step inside the lion’s den and prove to be fierce competitors alongside their male counterparts.
“It’s took years, but it’s just that time. They’re not going to be held back,” Nas tells Billboard regarding the feats of female rappers.
Today, sisterhood in hip-hop is at an all-time high, as many collaborations find female artists pairing together and, in some cases, legacy acts joining forces with rookie talents.
“We have our own fanbases, messages, shows — our own everything,” says Baby Tate. “I don’t really see any of this as a competition. Everybody has their own story.”
Watch the newest episode of Billboard Explains on The Women of Hip-Hop.
Nicki Minaj unveiled her new single, “Last Time I Saw You,” on Friday (Sept. 1), and its melancholy energy and plaintive lyrics make the track quite atypical for the woman behind Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits such as “Super Freaky Girl” and “Say So” (with Doja Cat).
“I knew for the album, of course, I would have to discuss certain things or whatever. I just didn’t intend on it being a single. A lot of times people forget that I do a lot of features, and so these are not my actual songs,” she told Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1‘s New Music Daily radio show. “These are not songs from my album. And so sometimes people forget the kind of music that I’m able to create because it’s been a long time since they heard an album, and most of the times they get those kind of cuts on the album.”
“I just wanted the next song that I put out to represent my growth,” she said. “Not just as an artist, but as a human being. I’ve experienced so many things that I hadn’t experienced five years ago, and that’s just the truth.”
“Last Time I Saw You” is the latest taste from Minaj’s forthcoming Pink Friday 2. The LP, which is due on Nov. 17, will serve as both the sequel to Minaj’s Billboard 200-topping debut studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s Queen, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and spawned singles including “Chun-Li” and “Good Form.”
“Me even having people anticipate an album … My first album came out in 2010. My first mixtape came out in 2007. So the fact that people even care is a blessing,” she gushed.
While details surrounding the new LP remain relatively scarce, Minaj stressed, “I could have been put this album out … I feel like as a leader in anything, you have to be willing to take those kind of risks that you know that you’re not guaranteed to win at, but it’s going to shift the motherf–king culture because if you ain’t going to do it, who will?”
In her conversation with Lowe, Minaj also touched on how she “definitely cracked the code to something that gives a person peace no matter what’s going on around them” since becoming a mother — a life-changing experience that occurred around the same time her father passed. “The last thing I thought I was going to have to do when I just gave birth to my first child was to start preparing for my father’s funeral,” she revealed.
Also on the horizon is Minaj’s upcoming collaboration with Drake on the Canadian rapper’s forthcoming For All the Dogs album. The collaboration will serve as the first song solely between Minaj and Drake since 2011’s “Make Me Proud,” which peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100.
“I’ll just say I really love the song. I know my fans are going to love the song,” she teased. “I know the world’s going to love the song. And that’s all I will say about that.” Minaj also sicced her Barbz on Drake, saying, “Barbz, make sure y’all let Drizzy Drake know that Pink Friday 2 is coming out Nov. 17 as well. And we are waiting on his contribution.”
Just as the note on her official website suggests, Minaj is in a space of gratitude above all else. “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you guys have done. And that’s why I’m putting quality,” she said.
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It’s been yet another banner year for Nicki Minaj, and the Grammy-nominated rapper is taking some time to express how grateful she is. On Friday (Sep. 1), coinciding with the release of her new single, “Last Time I Saw You,” Minaj shared a sweet message to fans via her official website. “I can’t thank you […]