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Fan have been clamoring for Offset and Gunna to drop a whole tape together.
The duo have newer tracks, like “Prada Dem” and “Style Rare,” and older ones, like “Beat the Case” and “Wild Wild West,” that have highlighted the chemistry between the two Atlanta stars. So when ‘Set gets on social media to tease songs that they’ve made together, fans start asking about a collab album.
The Migos member fanned those flames last night (Oct. 2) when he got on Instagram Live and once again played some unreleased music he has with Gunna. One of the songs he played is tentatively called “Fresh Out the Can.”
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“They been waiting on this, this the one they want,” Offset said before screaming, “This the one they want!”
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NEW Gunna x Offset Snippet 🔥😮💨🔥🔥🔥
Tag Gunna in the comments & tell him to WAKE UP @1GunnaGunna pic.twitter.com/YNqrLybbQs
— GUNNA DAILY💙 (@Gunnnaupdates) October 2, 2024
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He also played other songs where he rapped along to them, with one of them having a Turbo producer tag at the beginning.
NEW Gunna x Offset Snippet 🔥😮💨🔥🔥🔥
Tag Gunna in the comments & tell him to WAKE UP @1GunnaGunna pic.twitter.com/YNqrLybbQs
— GUNNA DAILY💙 (@Gunnnaupdates) October 2, 2024
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Gunna on this too I believe just never played verse https://t.co/hGjZ4DcOpm pic.twitter.com/v7knOFKo6V
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) October 2, 2024
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Earlier this summer, Offset teased another track with Gunna in the back of a whip where he also rapped along as if he’s been playing all these songs for his own enjoyment instead of giving the fans what they want.
A few months after Gunna was released from jail, he posted a series of fashion pics on his Instagram with fans spotting Offset in the last couple slides. They were also spotted in Paris together during Fashion Week, where they again teased unreleased tracks for the likes of LeBron James.
All this music Offset has been teasing could be for the follow-up to his 2023 LP Set It Off. Or will they give the people what they want and drop a collab tape? Billboard has reached out to reps about the possibility of a joint project.
Recently, Offset was in the news for all the wrong reasons. He and his estranged wife Cardi B got into a public back and forth on social media as they head for divorce, with ‘Set accusing Cardi of cheating while pregnant.
Fat Joe’s commitment to healthcare price transparency is unwavering. With 32 days until the presidential election, the Bronx native is launching a PSA calling on elected officials to stop the price gouging and “robbing all of us.”
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The 54-year-old is looking to bring the power back to the people and is putting pressure on those in office. Teaming up with unions, workers and employers, Fat Joe’s healthcare price transparency PSA went live on Thursday (Oct. 3).
“To every elected official and politician in America, the people stand united,desperate for you to listen,” he says in the spot. “If you’re not advocating for prices and transparency in healthcare, you’re compromising every single American across this country.”
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Joe continues: “Because when we can’t see prices, hospitals, insurers, and their middlemen charge us whatever they want. Our very own healthcare system is robbing all of us. We just need the prices. That’s how our economy works!”
With more than 100 million Americans mired in medical debt, the “Lean Back” rapper hopes to see political leaders take a more honest approach when it comes to crafting a more affordable health care system.
“If you want to do right by workers, employers, and unions, then you’ve gotta to do right by the people they represent and the families who depend upon them,” Joe, 54, (born Joseph Cartagena) demands. “And we gotta hear it. Prices now! Power to the Patients.”
Fat Joe’s latest PSA is part of an ongoing advocacy campaign with Power to the Patients looking to garner even more momentum toward significant legislative change for Americans. Before leaving office in 2021, President Donald Trump’s executive order went into effect requiring hospitals to make prices of health services publicly available.
President Joe Biden followed-up with an executive order of his own in 2023 demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services enforce it. However, a nonprofit called Patient Rights Advocate discovered that most American hospitals are refusing to comply with the rules outlined.
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Get the tissues ready—Eminem is about to hit us right in the feels again.
The rapper is releasing the music video for his deeply emotional track “Temporary” on Oct. 3, and fans are already bracing themselves for a tearjerker.
In a post on Instagram on Oct. 2., the Detroit native shared a picture of his daughter, Hailie Jade, as a child, taken on the iconic stage of The Eminem Show. The image was handcrafted into a card by Hailie herself, and the post included a poignant quote from the song: “It won’t be too long…” followed by the tag “#Temporary.”
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If that wasn’t enough to get fans tearing up, Em also dropped a sneak peek of the music video, which features never-before-seen Polaroids of him and Hailie over the years.
He then shared a snippet of the music “The tears are temporary,” he captioned the post, before revealing that the visuals for “Temporary” will drop tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.
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On the track from his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady, Eminem gets personal, lamenting the countless hours and days he missed due to his struggle with drugs and alcohol; Em celebrated 16 years of sobriety in April.
The 51-year-old rapper’s emotional tribute to his daughter has already struck a chord with fans. Hailie, now 28, recently opened up on her Just a Little Shady podcast about how the album’s songs, especially “Temporary” and “Somebody Save Me,” brought her to tears.
“I audibly sobbed… I think for both songs, but especially ‘Temporary.’” However, after watching the video and listening to the songs, Hailie praised her parents for “doing such a good job” when she was growing up to shield her from the reality of “how bad things were.”
“But now as an adult in hindsight, it’s so scary to think about and I think that’s why I get emotional… I will say if you’ve ever lost an addict or loved one, I feel for you,” she added.
“The older I get the less I can listen to any of the songs.”
For longtime fans, “Temporary” feels like a continuation of Eminem’s history of dedicating music to his daughter, like “Hailie’s Song” and “Mockingbird.” The tracks have always given a glimpse of the softer, more vulnerable side of Em—a stark contrast to his fiery diss tracks and rapid-fire rhymes. And with “Temporary,” it looks like we’re about to get another look into that emotional side of Slim.
The Death of Slim Shady has proven to be yet another success for Eminem. The album, released in July, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and marked his 11th chart-topper.
The lead track, the rhythmically tight and razor-sharp “Houdini,” quickly soared to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, while “Somebody Save Me,” a deeply personal collaboration with Jelly Roll, reached No. 27. “Brand New Dance” and “Tobey,” both climbed into the top 30, while “Temporary,” featuring vocals with longtime collaborator Skylar Grey, debuted at No. 56.
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Westside Gunn said he was done making traditional studio albums, but he didn’t say he was going to stop making music. Actually, his exact words were, “It’s back to dumping.”
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With his third and final installment of the Flygod trilogy still on the way, the Griselda boss announced a Nov. 1 release date for the “perfectly curated” Still Praying that he mentioned in the summer with a lengthy Instagram caption. “Westside Gunn ‘Still Praying,’ perfectly curated by WSGUNN, Nov 1st,” he wrote. “This is for Big Dump, Michelle, GDad, Virgil, Chinegun, Sly Green, Kutter, Shots, Bacon, behind the wall and Buffalo!!!!!! I promise y’all about to witness a new chapter in this sh—t starting now!!!!”
Adding, “Still praying is the beginning of a new era of Griselda Records I promise y’all I’m a make sure y’all never forget this sh—t, just support the art and watch how life change for the better. Flygod Is an Awesome God, when everybody thought i was just chillin I was actually curating the illest art (wrestling/fashion/music) I ever made, but now it’s time to show y’all everything I been working on, I’m a show y’all why it’ll never be another Westside Gunn.”
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He revealed the album art last month in September, which features a picture of wrestler Sid Vicious, who recently passed away a few months ago in August, lending to Gunn’s infatuation with pro wrestling.
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Gunn has teased a couple tracks back in January. First, his song “Chocolate Face” featuring DJ Khaled was used as TNA’s Slammiversary official theme song, and a few days later he tweeted out a snippet of “Big Dump” featuring Stove God Cooks. Although, neither song has been officially release yet.
50 Cent had some interesting things to say about why he doesn’t rap anymore. During an interview earlier this year with Earn Your Leisure at Invest Fest that’s just now making the rounds on social media, 50 alluded to rap music today being dumbed down. “If you listen to the music that’s out right now, […]
“Gin and Juice” wasn’t just an anthem from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, it was a lifestyle. In promotion of their Gin & Juice cocktails, the iconic West Coast duo linked up with Big Boy on Tuesday (Oct. 1).
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Snoop put Dre’s drinking habits on blast when recalling how the legendary producer would pull up to the studio with a milk gallon jug, but instead of milk, it was filled up with gin and juice as the beverage of choice.
“That’s all we were drinking in the studio. This n—a would come in there with a gallon — you know the milk gallons? He’d pour the milk out — half gin, half orange juice,” Snoop explained.
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Dre quickly interjected to provide some context in his defense: “We were in our 20s, man.”
“I come in with the bumpy face gin and juice,” Snoop reminisced. “It just was our drink. Super Socco gin. It was just the s–t. It was our drink. It was some hood s–t. What I love about Dr. Dre is when he work with you, he finna learn everything about you.”
“Gin and Juice” landed on Snoop’s Doggystyle debut album and peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Snoop and Dre are looking to leave their mark on the spirits industry with the launch of Gin & Juice, which arrived in February. The cocktails come in four flavors: capricot, citrus, melon and passion fruit.
There’s also new music on the way from the two. Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are joining forces for their first full-length project since 1993’s Doggystyle. The sequel to Snoop’s debut is fittingly titled Missionary, and is slated to be released in November.
Dre revealed there will be some superstar collaborators involved, including Sting. “We have Sting on the song,” he told Entertainment Tonight in August. “Man, it’s an amazing roster of artists that’s on this album. I shouldn’t have revealed that, to be honest.”
Watch the clip of Snoop and Dre recalling their days of drinking in the studio below.
It’s not spooky season until Megan Thee Stallion says it is. With the calendar turning to October, Megan continued her tradition of taking a pumpkin head photo shoot on Instagram Tuesday night (Oct. 1). As the countdown to Halloween begins, the Houston Hottie is one step ahead of everyone as she threw on her pumpkin […]
When the NBA returns to Abu Dhabi for the Global Game, the association will be bringing 2 Chainz to the UAE with it. The Atlanta rapper is slated to perform at NBA Fan Appreciation Day at Etihad Arena on Oct. 5. In addition to the concert, there will be three-point and dunk contests as well […]
Quavo has been quietly active this year, releasing a slew of singles and features, most notably “Tough” with Lana Del Rey, which briefly sparked dating rumors. He was also involved in a rap battle with Chris Brown that was overshadowed by the madness that was Drake vs. Everybody. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and […]
Rich Homie Quan’s cause of death has been ruled to be an accidental drug overdose, according to a report from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office released to PEOPLE on Tuesday (Oct. 1).
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Per the report obtained, there was a toxic mix of drugs in Quan’s system at the time of his death, which included fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, promethazine and THC.
Born Dequantes Devontay Lamar, RHQ reportedly had no signs of trauma related to his death and it was ruled an accident. Quan passed away at 33 years old on Sept. 5. An autopsy was performed a day later and he was officially laid to rest with an Atlanta funeral service held on Sept. 17.
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Billboard has reached out to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office for comment.
The celebration of life ceremony saw Quan’s parents, siblings and peers deliver moving speeches paying homage to the late rapper.
“I appreciate him for taking me from 285 Old National to the Eastside, to endless flights. From endless oatmeal and cereal to continental breakfast and continental breakfast and personal chefs,” Quan’s brother Andre Munford said. “We went from apartments — sometimes no hot water — we didn’t stop. I love you, man.”
According to a 911 call obtained by TMZ, Rich Homie Quan’s girlfriend discovered him motionless on the couch and put a blanked on him the morning of Sept. 5.
However, upon returning from dropping her kids off at school, she noticed he still had not moved and didn’t feel a heartbeat. After turning him over, she saw foaming of the mouth and alerted emergency services. Quan was ruled dead shortly thereafter.
With the hip-hop community still in mourning, the “Type of Way” rapper’s family released a posthumous song titled “Song Cry,” which was followed by a gut-wrenching visual on Sept. 30.
Rich Homie Quan charted seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in his career, including top 20 hits “Lifestyle” (No. 16) alongside Young Thug and Rich Gang as well as YG’s “My Hitta” (No. 19) with Jeezy.