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Junior Boys return with “Night Walk,” new album details

Junior Boys will release Waiting Game on october 28. Watch the slow television-inspired "Night Walk" video now.

music / Electronic

California legislature passes bill limiting use of rap lyrics in trial, goes to Governor for signature

AB 2799, a bill that would limit the use of lyrics in criminal trials, has been passed by the California legislature.

music / Hip-Hop

JID confirms Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, and more for new album The Forever Story

J.I.D's The Forever Story, due August 26, will feature guests Yasiin Bey, Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, EARTHGANG, Ari Lennox, Mustafa The Poet, BADBADNOTGOOD, and Foushee.

music / Hip-Hop

Sleep press actual weed into reissued Dopesmoker vinyl

Archetypal stoner metal band Sleep are pressing actual cannabis into a reissue of their seminal album Dopesmoker.

music / Rock

Nicki Minaj is first solo female rapper since Ms. Lauryn Hill with No. 1 Hot 100 debut

Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” is the first single by an unaccompanied female rapper to debut atop the chart since Ms. Lauryn’s “Doo Wop (That Thing).”

music / Hip-Hop

Megan Thee Stallion demands $1 million from label in ongoing legal battle

In a new amended complaint, Megan Thee Stallion adds damages and claims new album Traumazine satisfies "all option periods" in her "contract with 1501 Certified Entertainment.

music / Hip-Hop

Vince Staples announces live-streamed A Walk Through Ramona Park concert

Vince Staples: A Walk Through Ramona Park will stream live on Prime Video, the Amazon Music app, and the Amazon Music Twitch channel from 8pm ET on Tuesday, August 23.

music / Hip-Hop