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Gorillaz has released a brand new EP out of the blue entitled Meanwhile. The short three-track project features all new songs, namely “Déjà Vu” with Alicaì Harley, “Jimmy Jimmy” with AJ Tracey and “Meanwhile” with Jelani Blackman and Barrington Levy. All of the songs were debuted live during their show at London’s O2 Arena earlier this August, with the EP serving as a celebration of Carnival and West London. Meanwhile arrives almost a year after the group’s latest studio effort Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, which included appearances from Robert Smith, Beck, ScHoolboy Q, Elton John, 6LACK, Octavian, slowthai, Skepta, EarthGang and JPEGMAFIA. Stream Gorillaz’s Meanwhile on Spotify and Apple Music. In other music news, take an inside look at Kanye West’s third DONDA list...

Flavor Flav is confirming Dr. Dre‘s new project is on the horizon and that he has heard what the rap-mogul has been cooking up. In a recent appearance on the podcast Wilde Ride! with Steve-O, Flava Flav claimed that on he heard the record on his most recent visit to Dre’s house, “I was just over Dre’s house a week and a half ago. One of the best people in the world, man. Not only that, but I’m honored for him to have me record something at his house for his upcoming album that’s getting ready to come out. That’s big to me, man. C’mon. Flavor Flav on a Dr. Dre album? Man. Word. That’s big to me, bro.” Flav is not the only one to have stopped over at Dre’s studio. Earlier this month, Grandmaster Flash made an appearance and took to Instagram to share a photo with Dr. Dre, himself. Flash did ...

Westside Gunn has dropped off the eight installment in his Hitler Wears Hermes series, Sincerely Adolf. Clocking in at 40 minutes, the 13-track project features Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, Stove God Cooks, Sauce Walka, Boldy James, Mach-Hommy and Rome Streetz and is billed as the first volume of Sincerely Adolf. The second half is scheduled to release on September 3, the eve of his and Griselda‘s performance at JAY-Z’s Made In America festival. Sincerely Adolf marks Gunn’s first release in the series since 2019’s Hitler Wears Hermes VII and his first full-length of the year. The Griselda titan recently opened up a brick-and-mortar store for his Buffalo Kids boutique, executive produced Mach-Hommy’s Pray For Haiti, collaborated with Travis Scott for “Lost For...

HYPEBEAST is live at Chicago’s Soldier Field tonight for the third listening party of Kanye West‘s DONDA. This event follows two predecessors in Atlanta in late July and early August, however the album failed to release the day following. This time, however, Ye’s manager Bu Thiam reaffirmed to fans that he is “absolutely” and “100%” releasing DONDA tonight, but that remains to be seen. While waiting for tonight’s festivities, HYPEBEAST also chronicled the journey of the elusive Kanye West album in a lengthy timeline that dates back to early 2020. Check back in for live updates, photos and videos as the night progresses, and case your vote on our poll of which version you prefer. Who’s ready for #DONDA? — HYPEBEAST (@HYPEBEAST) August 27, 2021 Much to everyone’s expectations, Ye’s team reco...

Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar have dropped off their debut collab track, “family ties.” Produced by Cardo, Outtatown, Roselilah, Jasper Harris, Frankie Bash, Deats and the pgLang artis thimself, “family ties” is billed as the debut single from Baby Keem’s highly-anticipated upcoming album, The Melodic Blue. The cut arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Dave Free and features appearances from both artists and Normani. “family ties” marks Baby Keem’s third release of the year following “no sense” and “durag activity” with Cactus Jack. Meanwhile, K-Dot recently announced that his upcoming album will be his last for TDE; he will most likely move to pgLang, his own company that signed Keem. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint...