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“Remember this, girls,” rings the intro of Doja Cat’s latest new track. “None of you can be first, but all of you can be next.” The intro — lifted from professional wrestler Ric Flair — heralds the beginning of “Balut,” the final song on the star’s upcoming new album Scarlet and its most recent single. […]
After two and a half years of marriage, Jeezy has filed for divorce from his wife and former TV host Jeannie Mai, Billboard can confirm. The rapper filed the petition on Thursday (Sept. 14) at Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — who was first to break the news — reported that the […]
Drake and Year are teaming up for a cinematic new collaboration that soundtracked a promotional campaign for NOCTA’s new Glide release. Drizzy shared the daring teaser to Instagram on Wednesday (Sept. 13), featuring two people jumping off a snowy mountain and gliding through the air in wingsuits. The track, which plays in the background, features […]
Gunna nabs his third No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart with “Fukumean,” which vaults from No. 4 to the top of the tally dated Sept. 23. It’s the rapper’s first unaccompanied No. 1 on the chart. He first reigned as featured on Chris Brown’s “Heat” in November 2019, followed by “Lemonade,” a co-bill with […]
Cardi B has never been one to hide how she feels or cower in fear of her haters. In a new interview with The Spout Podcast, the Grammy-winning “Up” rapper opens up about her approach to handling haters, and where she takes cues from Beyoncé’s example. “Surprisingly, I have held myself back a lot … […]
Drake and SZA joined forces on “Slime You Out,” which was released midday Friday (Sept. 15) as the first single from Drizzy’s upcoming album For All the Dogs.
The five-minute song is a slugfest fueled by disappointment and lies. Drake leads the way on the R&B-centric tune by expressing his frustrations about spending an exorbitant amount of money on women. Clever lines such as “sending wires on wires on wires like Idris” are aplenty. At the same time, SZA delivers counterjabs about her beau’s fraudulent behavior, including one colossal haymaker: “Tripping when that d–k is barely third place.”
The superstar rapper first announced the single at the Austin stop of his It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage. “I’m even going to say something tonight in Austin, Texas, I haven’t said yet,” he shared at Moody Center. “I know y’all excited to hear the album. I know it’s, like, two weeks out. I’m a drop a song for y’all this week. Yeah, yeah. What a time, what a time. I appreciate y’all. Deeply, by the way, I do. It’s a lot of love in Texas.”
The green slime-covered cover art for “Slime You Out” originates from Halle Berry getting slimed at the 2012 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.
Although “Slime You Out” marks Drake and SZA’s first official collaboration, the two have nodded to each other multiple times throughout their musical releases. SZA’s 2016 “2AM” track — which was officially released last June as part of CTRL‘s deluxe edition to commemorate her critically acclaimed debut studio album’s five-year anniversary — refers to PartyNextDoor and Drake’s “Come and See Me” from the former’s 2016 album PartyNextDoor. On Drake’s “Diplomatic Immunity” track from the 2018 Scary Hours two-pack, he raps, “I just pulled up on Solána show, the girl’s a natural/ I knew her way back when Hollywood was international.”
On “Mr. Right Now” from 21 Savage and Metro Boomin‘s 2020 joint project Savage Mode II, he raps “Yeah, said she wanna f–k to some SZA, wait/ ‘Cause I used to date SZA back in ’08” in his guest verse. (She later confirmed on Twitter — now X — that the pair dated in ’09, but “in this case a year of poetic rap license mattered.”) And most recently, SZA’s guest verse on the Future-assisted “Telekinesis” from Travis Scott‘s 2023 Utopia album seems to directly respond to Drake’s third verse on “Marvins Room” from his 2011 sophomore album Take Care.
For All the Dogs will be released next Friday, Sept. 22, via OVO Sound and Republic Records. He announced the highly anticipated album’s release date by posting an archival video on Instagram of his father, Dennis Graham, from the early ’90s, singing alongside a blues band on the local Toronto TV show Stormy Monday With Danny Marks.
For All The Dogs marks the 6 God’s eighth studio album and his first solo album since his dance-heavy Honestly, Nevermind project that he released in June 2022. Five months later, he teamed up with 21 Savage on their joint LP, Her Loss. Both releases debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Listen to “Slime You Out” below.
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Two of Billboard’s newly crowned R&B/Hip-Hop Hall of Fame recipients joined forces on Friday morning (Sept. 15), when Nas enlisted Lil Wayne for his Magic 3 standout track “Never Die.” The Hit-Boy-produced song comes shortly after Nas’ 50th birthday, as the venerable MCs ruminate about their longevity in the rap game. “We ain’t gon’ never die, I’m […]
Time and time again, Michael Jackson’s immeasurable influence reminds us why he’s called the King of Pop. Now, Grammy-nominated rapper Offset is leaning on Jackson’s iconography, as well as the antics of social media personality Kai Cenat, to deliver a music video for new song “Fan” that shows off his artistic eye, dancing ability and overall creative vision.
The new video begins with a newscaster reporting live from “the aftermath of a riot,” while a Cenat lookalike screams, “I don’t know what’s going on! It’s a riot” before the scene cuts to Offset waking up on a mattress placed in the center of the chaos. The scene appears to be in reference to Cenat’s headline-making Manhattan giveaway on Aug. 4; the giveaway-turned-unruly riot injured several people, damaged property and resulted in Cenat being taken into NYPD custody and charged with rioting, inciting a riot and unlawful assembly.
Cenat himself appeared in a promotional clip via Offset’s Instagram page on Thursday (Aug. 14); the streamer subsequently made a cameo in the official music video.
The bulk of the video’s visual identity, however, comes courtesy of Jackson, with the plot taking inspiration from “Thriller.” Offset and his girlfriend — played by Everybody Hates Chris actress Paige Hurd — take a walk around the neighborhood, and after she ends the relationship, his immediate emotional turmoil transforms him into a werewolf. Similar to Jackson’s boundary-pushing John Landis-helmed video, the scene turns out to be part of a movie that Offset and his girlfriend are watching in the present day. Nonetheless, once the couple steps outside of the movie theater, Offset morphs into a zombie — just as Jackson did in his visual.
The MJ references don’t stop there. When the camera zooms out to capture the full scene of Offset lying on a mattress in the middle of a riot, the “Clout” rapper is wearing a replica of Jackson’s iconic singular rhinestone-encrusted white glove. In another part of the video, an Off the Wall vinyl decorates the couple’s bedroom. The second half of the “Fan” video takes some cues from Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” with Offset wearing a similar white suit and hat as he smoothly executes a dance sequence that includes a reverse Moonwalk.
The new video comes on the heels of some MJ-adjacent controversy in the world of Offset and Grammy-winning wife Cardi B. In an interview with Hot 97 on Sept. 8, Cardi hilariously lamented about Offset’s unfortunately placed Michael Jackson stomach tattoo. “I don’t even wanna take it there. I will take it there, but it’s just like, y’all really have to see it,” Cardi said. “Because every single time I, you know like, [mimes oral sex], it just be looking at me. I swear to God. You gotta see that tattoo. The tattoo really be looking at me like, ‘Yeahhhh.’” Offset responded that he’s “never” removing the tattoo.
On Thursday (Sept. 14), Offset revealed the official title and artwork for his forthcoming sophomore solo studio album. The new record, titled Set It Off, features a semi-apocalyptic album cover and is slated for an Oct. 13 release. Set It Off is the follow-up to Father of 4, his 2019 debut solo studio album which spawned Billboard Hot 100 hits such as “Red Room” (No. 49) and the Grammy-nominated “Clout” (No. 39, with Cardi B). As a member of Migos, Offset has released four studio albums — two of which have topped the Billboard 200.
Watch Offset’s new “Fan” music video above.
After one person was killed and another wounded in a shooting across the street from a video shoot by Sexyy Red and Sukihana, the “Pound Town” rapper released a statement on her Instagram Stories on Thursday night (Sept. 14) clarifying that the violence was unrelated to her project while sending her thoughts to the victim’s […]
It’s all love in Diddy’s world. The music legend and business mogul unveiled his latest studio effort, The Love Album: Off the Grid, on Friday (Sept. 15). The jam-packed feature lineup includes notable names such as The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige, Jazmine Sullivan, H.E.R, Summer Walker, Babyface, John Legend, Teyana Taylor and more. “Music […]