Ye Shares New Single “Beauty & The Beast,”

 

Kanye West, is notorious for announcing multiple projects at a time and not delivering on all of them. The 47-year-old artist recently shared a new single and announced a forthcoming solo album while continuing his Vultures era. The 24-time Grammy winner hosted a Vultures listening at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, Hannan, China, and had some news to share with the attendees. “I got a new album coming out,” he said while playing a new record. “The album is called Bully and this song is called ‘Beauty And The Beast.'” On “Beauty And The Beast,” the Chicago artist sings about having “fresh new tires” and admits he’s attempting to manage his emotions better. “It’s been a long time coming/ Fresh new tires, I’m still runnin’,” he softly croons on the track, which he posted on his Instagram. “It’s a few things I’m overcomin’/ But the checks still clear, still think about it every night and day/ Try to stay away to keep my audience up/ Don’t take this as disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect/ I’m thinkin’ ’bout it every night and day/ Try to stay away, to keep my audience up/ Don’t take this as disrespect, I’m still here in a trifecta.” The production is downtempo, a departure from the energy of his Vultures series, and the ideal canvas for Ye to be more vulnerable. Check out the song and an accompanying visual below. 

Big Meech Has Been Released From Federal Prison

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory has been reportedly released from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house. According to The Jasmine Brand, Flenory is initially expected to be released back home in 2026 at the latest. Shortly after the news broke, journalist Philip Lewis reported on the news, typing, “Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson tells me Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory was transferred yesterday from FCI Coleman Low to community confinement (home confinement or halfway house). Flenory has a projected release date of Jan. 27, 2026.” previously reported that the Black Mafia Family co-founder could be walking free in 2026. The famous hustler was set to serve a 30-year sentence, which he was handed back in 2008. Brittany K. Barnett, Flenory’s attorney, initially had 32 months diced off of his sentence.

RAP BEEF : UK Sleeky Stan Responds To Wizkid RAP IS DEAD

  

It appears Wizkid has started his press run for his new album. The artiste, who caused a ruckus on X after posting a derogatory comment stating Rap Is Dead and Sleeky Stan quoted his response to Wizkid tweet and remarks about Rap music In Nigeria on a song.

 You can Call it a diss track and also a track that shows the Versatality of Rap Music as Sleeky Stan uses Syllables and clever word play in this well crafted rap song. It's basically a song uplifting Rap.music as a genre for the Genius minds and not for shallow minds.

 Enjoy this track and the lyrics and feel free to leave your comments and follow @sleekystan on all platforms #rapmusic #rapisdead #wizkiddiss #afrorap #afrobeat #afrorap

HEROES & VILLAINS METRO BOOMIN

 

HEROES & VILLAINS is Metro Boomin’s sophomore studio album, following his November 2018 project NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES.

HEROES & VILLAINS was revealed to the world on November 18, 2021, when Metro’s close friend DJ Holiday revealed a note about a new project, reading:

DJ Holiday,

I cannot believe it’s been 3 years since we released NOT ALL HEROES WEAR CAPES.

The project’s status was left in the dark until September 16, 2022 when Metro released an album announcement through YouTube—ultimately revealing a November 4 release date.

 

Meek Mill is sharing his takes on some of rap’s biggest hits in his latest mixtape, Flamerz 5.

Clocking in at 40 minutes, the 15-track project features guest appearances from Tafia, Yung Ro, Vory, Kur and Fridayy and hears Mill deliver his own bars over the beats of DJ Khaled’s “GOD DID,” Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U),” Drake, Future and Tems’ “Wait For U,” Lil baby’s “Forever,” GloRilla’s “Tomorrow” and more. Flamerz 5 is only available to stream on Audiomack after the rapper last week tweeted that he does not want it on other streaming services. “This strictly underground music…Billboard can’t rate it…Just rate the music…I’d bet you a million I can make the United States/world play it with one upload button…Been doing it since MySpace lol,” he added.

Elon Musk is booed during surprise appearance at Dave Chappelle's show

Elon Musk was met with a mixture of boos and cheers over the weekend when he made a surprise appearance during Dave Chappelle’s show in San Francisco. 

The comedian welcomed the tech billionaire and Twitter owner to the Chase Center stage Sunday night. Videos of Musk’s appearance have circulated online.

“Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the richest man in the world,” Chappelle said, according to one video shared online by an account that no longer exists as of Monday morning.

The crowd erupted in cheers, which was quickly overwhelmed with audible cries of “boo!” as Musk, sporting an "I love Twitter" shirt, waved to the arena.

“Cheers and boos, I see,” Chappelle said as Musk shrugged to the audience.

“Controversy, buddy. It sounds like some of the people you fired are in the audience,” the comedian said to the laughter of the crowd and Musk.

Shortly after taking over Twitter, Musk's team announced widespread layoffs at the company in November. He has faced intense scrutiny over his leadership and position over loose content moderation policies.

“Dave, what should I say?” Musk asked at one point on stage.

Megan Thee Stallion tells court that Tory Lanez shot her

Megan Thee Stallion said fellow hip-hop artist Tory Lanez ordered her to "dance" before he shot her feet in 2020 after a party in the Hollywood Hills.

Megan Thee Stallion, 27, whose real name is Megan Jovon Ruth Pete, took the stand Tuesday, the second day of Lanez's assault trial.

She testified she felt "shock" and "hurt" and saw blood on her feet after Lanez shot her following a party at Kylie Jenner's home on July 12 of that year, City News Service reported.

She told jurors that just after she was shot, Lanez offered her $1 million to keep quiet. She testified that Lanez, 30, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, made the offer because he was on probation, according to CNS.

She said she got back into the vehicle with Lanez and two other people because she was wearing a thong bikini and felt her manager would know what to do if she could contact him. She also testified she didn't know Lanez had a gun that night, the news service reported.

Police stopped the vehicle and ordered all of the occupants out. Megan Thee Stallion said she told police she had injured her feet on glass when they asked why she was bleeding, according to the news agency.

DJ Stephen tWitch Boss Dead At 40

DJ Stephen tWitch Boss, who got famous manning the turntables on Ellen Degeneres' talk show, is gone at age 40.

He was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gun wound yesterday in a Los Angeles hotel room.

Shortly before his body was discovered, tWitch's wife Allison Hooker ran to a Los Angeles police station and expressed concern because her husband had left the house without his car, which he had never done before.

Boss began DJing Ellen's show and 2014 and remained until it ended this year.

He started a career as a dancer and appeared in the Step Up movie franchise.

He had three young children with Hooker.

Kanye West Accuses Chris Paul of Having an Affair with Kim Kardashian

Kanye West, you can never really tell what you’re going to get, especially on social media. On Thursday night, Kanye dropped a bombshell revelation, accusing Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul of having an affair with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.

Let’s break one last window before we get outa here I caught this guy with Kim Good night pic.twitter.com/1rqdJ5szrj

— ye (@kanyewest) December 2, 2022

Kanye just came out of nowhere with that tweet that no one definitely saw coming.

Investigation Sparked After Inmates Post Music Video from Michigan Prison

 

An investigation has been sparked at Michigan's Macomb Correctional Facility after two inmates filmed a rap video that was posted on YouTube. 

The video shows one of the inmates on a cell phone, which is prohibited in prisons. Michigan Department of Corrections spokesman Chris Gautz addressed the incident, stating, "It’s incredibly dangerous [to have phones inside state prisons], especially with capability of getting onto the internet because they can be used to arrange escapes, harass witnesses, or place ‘hits’ on people inside or outside the prison." 

KANYE WEST SAYS “I LIKE HITLER” ON UNHINGED INTERVIEW

December may have just started, but it’s going to be hard for it to get any more bizarre after Kanye West set the bar high on Thursday in an unfiltered interview with Alex Jones in which Ye made some of the most shocking statements of his career.

A fully masked Ye went on Alex Jones’ show on the website Infowars on Thursday where he spent almost three hours discussing his opinion on religion, politics, art, the media, Hollywood, Donald Trump, and much more.

YOUNG THUG’S TEAM FILES MOTION TO REMOVE LYRICS FROM EVIDENCE

 

Young Thug’s legal team filed a motion to have his Thug’s lyrics, along with social media posts and music videos, removed from evidence. The rapper’s attorney stated that using his client’s speech and artistry as evidence can be considered a “Constitutional Violation” and “an abuse of discretion.” His attorney argues that Thug’s lyrics are protected under the Constitution. The legal team further argues that using his lyrics and speech against his client is “racist and discriminatory because the jury will be so poisoned and prejudiced by these lyrics/poetry/artistry/speech.

NEW SINGLES FROM KANYE WEST & XXXTENTACION, CALVIN HARRIS, YOUNG THUG

 It’s wild to think that the month of May is coming to a close, but here we are. Summer continues to inch closer and it seems the Hip Hop and R&B worlds have begun to unveil music made to soundtrack BBQs, brunches and sunny afternoons in the park.

Today’s edition of New Music Friday kicks off with “True Love,” an unexpected collaboration between Kanye West and the late XXXTENTACION. From there we head South to Memphis to check out Moneybagg Yo’s latest single “See Wat I’m Sayin,” his follow-up to the Kodak Black-assisted “Rocky Road.”

Also included on this list is Summer Anthem Auteur Calvin Harris’s latest single with Young Thug and Dua Lipa titled “Potion,” Sleepy Hallow’s “Die Young” with 347aidan and a fresh track from Kali Uchis.

It’s Friday: start the preparations for your Memorial Day weekend by slowing down on work and pressing play on any (or all) of these brand new singles

Hearing Kanye West and XXXTENTACION on the same track is a strange experience. It’s always odd to hear new music from an artist after their death, but it adds another level that the reclusive Ye is featured as well.

“True Love” is full of angst, a well-established trend in the music of XXXTENTACION, who was murdered in June of 2018. Kanye, meanwhile, has always been open and vulnerable about his own love life, especially on his dramatic and highly publicized divorce from Kim Kardashian. If anything, “True Love” is a testament to X’s staying power, even four years after his death.