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The U.S. government has sold the unreleased, one-off Wu-Tang Clan album purchased by Martin Shkreli in 2015, according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Shkreli reportedly acquired the album in 2015 for $2 million USD. A former pharmaceutical executive, he gained widespread media condemnation for hiking up the price of a critical medication by 5,000 percent. In 2018, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud and was required to forfeit approximately $7.4 million USD in assets. On Monday, the DOJ said that it had sold Once Upon a Time in Shaolin in connection to his sentencing and that proceeds from the sale would be applied to the judgment against him. Information related to the buyer of the album or its sale price remain confidential. “Through...

Shortly after early reports, Kanye West has now confirmed that he really is staying at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. ‘Ye took up residency at the Atlanta stadium that served as the location of his recent DONDA listening event to finish his tenth studio album. The artist was reportedly exhilarated by the crowd that attended his event and decided to finalize DONDA at the location. Taking to Instagram, Kanye West shared a look inside his simple living quarters. Located somewhere in the 71,000-person capacity venue, the makeshift living quarters features a simple bed, television and weights, ‘Ye also looks to be living out of a single suitcase with his YEEZY wares spread out on the ground beside a locker room cubicle. Take a look inside Kanye West’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium livi...

Following the release of his F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU mixtape last week, The Kid LAROI has shared a deluxe edition containing six new tracks. Bringing the overall total to 35 songs, the extended version, dubbed F*CK LOVE 3+: OVER YOU, includes new tracks, “I Don’t Know,” “About You,” “Lonely and Fucked Up,” “Situation,” Attention” and “Best for Me,” none of which enlist any guest features. The deluxe record rounds out LAROI’s F*CK LOVE mixtape series, which first debuted in July 2020 with the release of his 15-track album under the same moniker. The Australian artist then shared a follow-up record, dubbed F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE), later that year with an additional seven tracks, most notably a remixed “Without You,” featuring Miley Cyrus. The original F*CK LOVE 3:...

Ahead of the release of his sophomore solo album Punk, Young Thug performed an NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert at the gardens of the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles. Alongside a full rock band, the rapper offered a preview of four tracks off of his forthcoming album: “Die Slow,” “Droppin Jewels,” “Hate the Game,” and “Tick Tock.” Towards the end of the set, he amped it up with a high-energy rendition of his track “Ski” featuring Gunna from their collaborative album Slime Language 2, which saw pop-punk giant Travis Barker join in on the drums. Barker has been leading the charge on integrating punk music into the sounds of rappers and hip-hop artists. His appearance on Tiny Desk may suggest that he made it onto Thug’s second album. The rapper differentiated between his 2019 debut LP, So...