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Fat Joe recently weighed in on Busta Rhymes potentially taking the VERZUZ stage sometime soon. While Fat Joe is often seen as a legend in his own right amongst the hip-hop world, he appears to still have his qualms when it comes to going up against Busta Rhymes. To some, VERZUZ is a stage where rappers can get into light-hearted battles, nonetheless, many hip-hop stars are still dropping their choices for potential showdowns. Recently, Fat Joe had a few words regarding whether or not the VERZUZ stage would see Busta Rhymes take center. Joe says, “Busta Rhymes has a problem with a Verzuz. Fat Joe scared to do Verzuz against Busta Rhymes and so is everybody else. You gotta understand, sometimes you ever notice, you see boxers and they knock everybody out? People be scared to fight those boxe...

Kali Uchis has joined forces with SZA to deliver a new version of her Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ cut, “fue mejor.” The pair also released an accompanying music video directed by Daniel Sannwald — a sensual visual tinted with hues of blue, purple and orange and ends with the pair surrounded in flames. “This is Latin R&B, this is SZA singing in Spanish for the very first time, this is spooky season, this IS the moment,” Uchis said about the song. Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ dropped in 2020 and marked Uchis’ first full-length release since 2018’s Isolation. The 13-track album peaked at No.3 on the U.S. Top Latin Albums, while the cut “telepatía” set a record for the longest-running Spanish-language song by a solo act on the Billboard Hot 100 this decade. Fans can ...

YoungBoy Never Broke Again has unveiled an accompanying music video for “Kickstand,” which features a cameo appearance from Birdman. Helmed by Rich Porter and FlyGuyNick, the Sincerely, Kentrell visual almost serves as an intimate look into the Baton Rouge rapper’s everyday life — from working in the studio to bonding with his kids and spending time his friends. Birdman is present in many of the music video’s scenes, and can mostly be spotted in the studio with NBA YoungBoy. In addition to the visual of “Kickstand,” the young rapper also dropped two bonus tracks for his latest album: “Still Waiting,” which went viral after it was previewed by his sister, and the fan-favorite “Footstep” which leaked in early 2021. Sincerely, Kentrell marks YoungBoy’s first full-length release since 2020’s T...

RATING: 7/10 Here we are, at least two decades on from the coining of the accursed metalcore tag, and new records that noisily justify the genre’s existence are in short supply. But then a band like DYING WISH come along and smack you so vigorously around the opinion-dispenser that all cynicism needs to be firmly put to one side, at least for their ferocious debut’s 36-minute running time. This Portland quintet make no claims to be musically revolutionary, but what they do, they do with an urgency and supreme focus that makes this a very easy album to love. With a sound that takes the best and most vicious parts of the last 25 years of metallic hardcore and related ugliness, DYING WISH may still be evolving and will doubtless sound very different a few years from now, but these...

Funko and Walmart have teamed up to get in on the METALLICA “Black Album” celebration with a new-edition “Metallica” Pop! Albums figure. You can pre-order it now at Walmart.com. It is expected to ship in December. Funko‘s Pop! Albums line is features music albums featuring the album itself, using the Pop! figure. The box is oversized and contains a standard Pop! to recreate the primary image on the cover. In addition, the background of the box adds a replica of the album cover to complete the look. Previous classic LPs which have gotten the Pop! Albums treatment include AC/DC‘s “Highway To Hell” and MOTÖRHEAD‘s “Ace Of Spades”. The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all...

In a new interview with Couch Riffs, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim “Ripper” Owens discussed the “cheesiness” factor that is present in much of the lyrical content in heavy metal, including in his new band KK’S PRIEST in which he is joined by fellow ex-PRIEST member K.K. Downing. “Sometimes I’ll go, ‘Ah, God. I’ve gotta sing that’ or ‘I’ve gotta do that.’ But you have to add that to it because you still have those people and we still listen to that stuff and we still do it,” he explained (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “JUDAS PRIEST, you look at that band, and not everybody in the band is in their 70s now, but there’s 70-something-year-old grown men up there in those leather outfits. And s...

During an interview with TWISTED SISTER bassist Mark “The Animal” Mendoza‘s Internet show “22 Now”, former DREAM THEATER and current THE WINERY DOGS drummer Mike Portnoy spoke about the prospect of going back on the road while the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Honestly, I don’t know how I feel about it. I understand the wanting to go out. I had a tour with the NEAL MORSE BAND that was scheduled to begin next month. We ended up having to pull the plug and push it into next year, just because we’re seeing all of these other tours coming down and people getting COVID out there, even if they’re vaccinated. One guy gets it, and then the show comes down. You watch KISS just firing up their t...