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Remy Ma has announced the first ever all-female battle rap tournament. Set to take place in New York City on October 30, The Tournament will be streamed on her Chrome 23 platform and feature a total of 16 rappers with a grand prize of $25,000 USD. She revealed in the promotional video that there will be three rounds, each one clocking in at 90 seconds for a total of one minute and a half or a maximum of two minutes. “All bitches can rap,” Ma said. Earlier this year, Ma launched Chrome 23’s first rap battle Queens Get the Money which saw the likes of Fabulous, Fat Joe, Joe Budden, Lil Kim, Jadakiss and more in attendance. “I see a lot of the girls out there doing their thing, spitting about their real experiences. I’m a big fan of that and supporting other women in this industry,” she share...

Lollapalooza has unveiled a stacked lineup for its 2023 festivals in Chile, Argentina and Brazil. with the likes of Drake, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Tame Impala, Rosalía and the newly-reunited blink-182 headlining. The Chile and Argentina editions are both set to take place on March 17 to March 19, 2023 at Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos and Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, respectively, while the Brasil festival will take place on March 24 to March 26, 2023 at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo. Also joining the six headliners are the likes of The 1975, Omar Apollo, Fred Again…, Danny Ocean, Dominic Fike and more. Consequence adds that the festivals will mark Eilish and blink-182’s first South American performances, as well as The Boy’s first shows in Argentina and Chile....

After officially dropping “Poland” on streaming platforms, Lil Yachty has now returned to deliver a music video for his viral hit. Appearing out of nowhere, the track has taken over social media thanks to the rapper’s unique yet infectious hook. The viral nature of the release was also built on with the track artwork that builds on the now infamous trick to Poland. Despite having a brief 1:23 run time, Lil Yachty was able to put together a playful and evocative visual for the f1lthy produced track. The music video directed by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade fame sees Yachty making his way through New York’s Soho district and setting up at one of the city’s famed train stations. Watch the music video for Lil Yachty’s “Poland” directed by Cole Bennett above. In case you missed it, the Call ...

While Pusha T has vocally stated that he is more than open to doing a full Clipse reunion, he says that it will all depend on his brother, No Malice. Speaking to Rolling Stone for its latest GRAMMY Preview 2023 issue, King Push explained that he “frequently” tries to convince his older brother to fully reunite — despite his efforts being futile so far. “I push the button every so often,” he shared. “I’m like, ‘Yo, listen to what I just made! We can really do this’ — and he brushes me off.… If I had it my way, it would be the Clipse. It’s really up to my brother.” The It’s Almost Dry rapper also opened up about the rise and fall of Clipse, the latter of which was filled with drama from the label and legal issues involving close associates. Push believes that their sophomore album Hell Hath ...

SpringHill Company CEO Maverick Carter has announced that they will not air the episode of The Shop with the artist formerly known as Kanye West. In a statement made to Andscape, Carter explained that they decided to pull the episode after Ye “reiterate[d] more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes” while filming. “Yesterday we taped an episode of The Shop with Kanye West. Kanye was booked weeks ago and, after talking to Kanye directly the day before we taped, I believed he was capable of a respectful discussion and he was ready to address all his recent comments. Unfortunately, he used The Shop to reiterate more hate speech and extremely dangerous stereotypes,” he said. Carter continued, “We have made the decision not to air this episode or any of Kanye’s remarks. While The Shop...