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Childish Gambino's next album will be "Awaken My Love"

Childish Gambino a.k.a. Donald Glover just wrapped up the first season of the critically acclaimed TV series Atlanta, and according to some leaked information, the actor/rapper/comedian may be following up his recent acting successes with a brand new album, entitled "Awaken My Love."

Retailers Amazon and FYE may have accidentally announced Gambino's next album today. Amazon accidentally listed the album on their site earlier today, but have since removed the listing. FYE also listed the album as an upcoming release, with a release date of December 2nd.

The first season of Atlanta, a TV series starring Glover, recently ended. The series has earned a positive reception from critics. John Singleton, the director of Boyz N The Hood, praised the series

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Rap pioneer Kurtis Blow recovering after near fatal heart attack

Kurtis Blow, the golden age rapper who gave hip hop its first RIAA gold album, suffered a severe heart attack last Friday. Thankfully, Blow's life was saved thanks to the quick response of police and EMT, and now the pioneering musician wants everyone to know how thankful he is.

"I died and these officers saved my life," Blow told NBC News. "The police saved my life, a black man. In this day and age, people need to hear that."

Blow reportedly collapsed near a bus stop following a verbal argument with another man on Friday. Two LAPD police officers, who had just arrived on scene to settle the argument, immediately began performing CPR on Blow moments later, reportedly saving his life.

"They got there so fast. If they got the

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"Don Killuminati" Reaches 20th Year

Tupac Shakur, PAC, Makavelli—names all synonymous to a music legend. This day in Hip-hop acknowledges the anniversary of his fifth album, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.

The “Seven days” alludes to the time span behind the albums recording: three days for writing and recording, and four days apart for mixing—the week also signified Tupac's last moments in studios and recording sessions, as the West Coast legend tragically passed one month later. Although scheduled to drop on March of the following year, producer Suge Knight opted to release Shakur's final album four months in advance.

Always quite the enigmatic individual, Tupac's final album sleeve interestingly captioned, “Exit 2PAC, Enter Makavelli,&rdqu

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French Montana's “MC4” is FINALLY Here

From push-backs to setbacks, media leaks and cancellation announcements—fret not Hip-hop fans, French Montana finally releases his much, much-awaited MC4 project.

Montana took to Instagram announcing the good news via short video paying tribute to the late Riot Squad member Chinx. In all caps, “Droping MC4 tonight on iTunes Datpiff Spotify OVOSound,” read the caption. The Bad Boy rapper voiced a more sentimental line on Twitter, “Listening to this Chinx and [Max B] song made me tear up man, miss my Bros... 'was hard for me to do without my Bros but I know God got a plan.”

The album lists fourteen tracks and features a laundry list of guest artists, such as Kanye West, Nas, Miguel, Beanie Sigel, Jadakiss, Max B and Ch

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"Parade To The Polls," Chance The Rapper Hosts Free Concert

Chicago MC Chance The Rapper proudly announces his “Parade To The Polls” free concert, to be commenced Monday, November 7th.

While the nation mounts only a stone's throw away from perhaps the most heated presidential election in US history, a myriad of artists, athletes, musicians, and personalities utilize their platforms, attempting to bridge the gap between the Democrat party's Hilary Clinton, and Republican enthusiast Donald Trump, and in certain cases, neither.

Chance The Rapper brandished his own political banner early morning on Saturday, November 5th, displaying the official flyer to his free concert entitled “Parade To The Polls: A Live Show Of Democracy”, working in tandem with the Social Works non-profi

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Throwback Albums: Jay Z, E40 & Too Short

November 6—This day in Hip-hop takes a throwback to the date these two very memorable albums entered the scene, authored of course by only among the industry's finest.

History Mob Music (2012)

 

  • The album marked the highly-anticipated collaborative effort combining “The Ghetto” rapper Too Short and The Click co-founder, E-40. Released under Heavy On The Grind Entertainment and EMI Group, the record existed in two pairs: Mob Music and Function Music—as well as featuring numerous guest appearances from artists such as B-Legit, Kurupt, DJ Battlecat, and Stressmatic. While the duo managed to land top seats off charts such as the US Top Rap Albums and Top R&

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