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SummaryOvrkast. has announced his sophomore studio project, WHILE THE IRON IS HOT."I'M ON" arrives as the latest single, following up "Small Talk" with Samara Cyn.The album drops on May 30.Oakland's very own has unveiled his next move. After being announced as Saba's support on his imminent The Big Picture Tour, Ovrkast. has lifted the curtain on his latest LP, which will mark his second studio album.Entitled WHILE THE IRON IS HOT, the emerging California talent's next new project is set to drop at the end of the month. He's already started heating up the release with its new single "I'M ON," which landed paired with a cinematic new music video and last week's live beat-making event hosted by the rapper himself at NYC's Essx streetwear outpost.Earlier this month's "Small Talk" with Samara ...

Summarybilly woods drops first studio album in two years, GOLLIWOG.Production comes from The Alchemist, Kenny Segal, Conductor Williams, Preservation and many others.GOLLIWOG spans 18 tracks in total."When I was nine years old, I wrote a story about an evil golliwog. My mother read it and told me it was overly derivative and needed some work. Here we are," said billy woods on his haunting new studio LP.Named after the anti-Black caricature that is the "Golliwog" and inspired heavily by MF DOOM, GOLLIWOG expands the vast world of the elusive woods' even further; (seemingly) fearless and frenetic, woods dives in head-first to his first solo LP in two years, presenting a humor-infused, horror-core homage to his past.Equipped with his poignant pen and underground mentality, woods' 18-track off...

SummaryFuture, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar are being sued by Rodney O over sample royaltiesRodney O claims no clearance for the version with version and lack of writing creditMetro Boomin's rep states the sample was cleared and that they had paid $50,000 USDFuture, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar are facing a lawsuit over their 2024 collab "Like That." Rodney O, whose "Everlasting Bass" is sampled, alleges that he isn't receiving his royalties from the Drake and J. Cole-aimed diss track.Legal documents obtained by TMZ Hip Hop state that while Epic Records did reach out to Rodney O to strike a deal, the label did not receive full clearance to release the version with Dot. He added that nobody checked with him if he had any relationship with Drake, and that he was not given his writing c...

SummaryLeon Thomas has announced the deluxe edition of his sophomore album, MUTTTitled HEEL, the extended version features Kehlani, Big Sean, Halle, and more.The record will be released on May 30.After the title track on his sophomore album, MUTT, reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart, Leon Thomas is giving the record another jolt with an all-new deluxe edition, titled HEEL. Out May 30, the extended version of the project continues to tell Thomas' sonic story with a mix of psychedelic R&B, rock sounds, soul-filled production, and new collaborations with Kehlani, Big Sean, Halle ("RATHER BE ALONE"), and more."MUTT has always been about embracing complexity in sound, in identity, in experience,” Leon said in a statement. “HEEL is me leaning even deeper into that chaos, and...