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Evidence made a triumphant return in January with his critically acclaimed Weather Or Not LP. Its release was significant because his solo career had been on the figurative shelf for the past seven years. In the years since 2011’s Cats Dogs dropped, he’s been busy working on group projects — Dilated Peoples and Step Brothers …

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Anderson .Paak says fans can expect his third studio album — the follow-up to 2016’s widely-acclaimed Malibu — to be released sometime this year. During a recently published interview with Australia’s triple j radio station, .Paak also revealed that label boss Dr. Dre has been heavily involved in the album’s creation. “[Dr. Dre] had a …

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Quincy Jones’ history in the music business stretches back six decades. The veteran producer has earned 79 Grammy Award nominations over the course of his career and now, in a new interview with Vulture, the 85-year-old drops some bombshells about working behind the scenes with some of music’s most iconic artists, including Michael Jackson. Jones, who was …

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It’s a celebration for rapper Jaden Smith, with the musician marking more than 100 million streams of his debut album, SYRE, on Spotify. The accomplishment comes a few months after SYRE‘s November 17 release. Partaking in the milestone moment was Jaden’s father, Will Smith, who opted to celebrate his son’s feat by recreating Jaden’s “Icon” music video, which served as a single from the …

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Arrested Development MC Speech caused a social media uproar last week following what many deemed a controversial Instagram post. The veteran Hip Hop figure posted a photo of JAY-Z,  Sean “Diddy” Combs and T.I. (among others) with a lengthy caption reminding people that many Hip Hop artists became successful for “perpetuating the worst Black stereotypes.” #KEEPPERSPECTIVE I …

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