Dope Boy Troy Ave is going full steam ahead with his rap career by dropping back to back projects. His forthcoming one is titled "Album of the Summer." Here's a preview of what fans can expect via the tune "Rob Kardashian."

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Drixxy Phelp$ debuts the new EP "No Fuccs"

Listen to the new EP from Drixxy Phelp$ "No Fuccs" carrying four of his latest tracks out at the moment.

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XXL kicks off the week with a Freshman 2017 cypher featuring Kyle, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Aminé. Track produced by Sonny Digital.

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JAY-Z is all set to hit the road in support of his latest album. The Roc Nation CEO has just announced the '4:44 Tour.' The trek kiks off on October 27, in Anaheim. Additional stops include Houston, Cleveland, Boston and Chicago, before winding down in Los Angeles on December 21.

Pre-sale for TIDAL members and Citi cardholders starts today at 12 p.m. ET. The general public will have access to tickets on Friday (July 14) at 10 a.m. local time.

.@S_C_ announced the 4:44 Tour. Exclusive @TIDALHiFi pre-sale starts today, 12pm ET: https://t.co/zrWz0UN8tF #TIDALXSprint #444TOUR pic.twitter.com/UcUNZlIwJ9

— Roc Nation (@RocNation) July 10, 2017

4:44 TOUR DATES

Oct. 27 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Oct. 28 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Nov. 1 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Nov. 3 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
Nov. 5 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center Arena
Nov. 7 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Nov. 8 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Nov. 9 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Nov. 11 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Nov. 12 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
Nov. 14 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena
Nov. 15 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Nov. 16 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Nov. 18 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 19 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Nov. 21 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Nov. 22 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre
Nov. 25 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Nov. 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Nov. 29 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
Dec. 2 – Uniondale, NY – NYCB LIVE’s Nassau Coliseum
Dec. 5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Dec. 6 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Dec. 9 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Dec. 11 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Dec. 13 – Seattle, WA – KeyArena
Dec. 14 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Dec. 16 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Dec. 17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Dec. 19 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
Dec. 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum

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For the second time in several days a mural of Prodigy from the group Mobb Deep has been destroyed. The painting, which is on a building in Queensbridge, New York, was done by artists Jeff Henriquez and Eli “Eli Eos” Lazare. It was originally completed on July 7, following five days of work.

Within 24 hours it had been defaced by vandals who splattered white paint on it.

"This is some sucker shit," rapper Cormega captioned a photo of the damage.

The memorial was soon fixed, only to be vandalized again over the weekend. This time red paint was used to destroy it.

Bynoe of The Riot Squad posted an Instagram photo on Monday, July 10, of this latest act of hatred. He expressed his anger in it's caption.

"This is some faggot shit!! I dealt with hate on all spectrums but this is corny, I'll just do it in Hempstead if I was them because this corny shit right here is a bad representation of Queens, we ain't never been on this type of time smh!!! Rest Eternally the ghetto super hero."

Hopefully, the mural can be redone or moved to another location.

Prodigy died on June 20, 2017, following a lifelong battle with sickle cell anemia. He was 42 years old.

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Dr. Dre releases a new song titled "Gunfiyah" off of his new HBO documentary "The Defiant Ones." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.

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Set amid many of the defining events of the past four decades, The Defiant Ones tells the stories of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre -- one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton -- and their improbable partnership and surprising leading roles in a series of transformative events in contemporary culture. From director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society) this revealing, compelling and often-gritty story takes place in recording studios, in humble homes and massive mansions, in criminal courts and in the highest corridors of corporate power.

Hughes shows how decades of defiance and determination helped Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre build a few empires, make a series of American dreams come true and transform two American street kids from different tough neighborhoods into a global force to be reckoned with. This epic look at America shows how you can consistently defy conventional wisdom and even logic, and still win big.

The four-part documentary event is told with the help of many of the most notable artists and figures of our time, reflecting Hughes' unfettered access to Iovine, Dre and the remarkable cast of figures who have been a part of their success story. In addition to extensive interviews with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, who speak frankly about their highs and lows, the show includes interviews with such music icons as Bono, David Geffen, Eminem, Nas, Ice Cube, Gwen Stefani, Jon Landau, Tom Petty, Trent Reznor, Snoop Dogg, Bruce Springsteen and will.i.am. The series also features never-before-seen footage from a multitude of recording and writing sessions with Eazy-E, JJ Fad, Stevie Nicks, N.W.A., Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and U2, among others.

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(USA Today Sports) — Dana White insisted that Amanda Nunes’ dramatic late withdrawal from UFC 213 was "90% mental" and vowed never to place to the women’s bantamweight champion in a main event again.

White was left frustrated when the Brazilian star pulled out of her bout with Valentina Shevchenko just hours before its scheduled time slot on Saturday, leaving a significant gap at the top of the card.

Nunes claimed she was too unwell to compete in what would have been her second defense of the belt after beating Miesha Tate to secure the title and demolishing Ronda Rousey in December. However, White said that doctors had cleared her to fight after conducting numerous checks.

"It was 90% mental and probably 10% physical," White said. "A lot of fighters have had times they didn’t feel right and we’ve had guys who are outright sick.

"I don’t think I’ve ever had a situation like (this) where she was physically capable of fighting. I won’t do that again. I won’t main event (her) again."

After Nunes pulled out, there was heavy speculation that her struggles to make the 135-pound bantamweight limit had caused her to suffer an illness severe enough to keep her out of the fight.

Shevchenko was furious and said she believed Nunes had tried to gain an advantage by performing a late and drastic weight cut, before immediately bulking up again.

"When you receive notice you can fight, but you don’t want to fight, it’s like, you had three months to prepare," Shevchenko said. "It’s a big, huge event. You can’t just say, 'Oh no, I don’t feel good today.' My goal is to be the champion and I don’t care (against) who, when and where."

The UFC will now try to reschedule the event for UFC 215 in Edmonton on Sept. 9. Shevchenko was paid a discretionary $70,000 to offset her disappointment, while Nunes received nothing.

"We didn’t pay her," White said. "We have never see anything like this from her before. There is no pattern of her refusing to fight somebody.

"She was medically cleared, physically okay. They found nothing wrong with her, but she didn’t feel right. You can’t make anybody fight. Was it the weight cut? No. She might not have been affected by the weight cut, but she was healthy."

Ever since Rousey surrendered her belt to Holly Holm in November 2015, the bantamweight division has been through extraordinary upheaval. Holm was dethroned by Tate in her first defense, who then in turn was trounced by Nunes.

This weekend’s saga was the latest wild development, one which took the sting out of the fight card. Robert Whittaker’s bout against Yoel Romero for the interim middleweight title was bumped into the main event slot, and Whittaker emerged from a tough battle with a unanimous points victory.

In truth, however, this was one of the UFC’s more forgettable nights and one that White will be keen to put in the rear-view mirror.

Follow Martin Rogers on Twitter @mrogersUSAT.

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With only one week left to Chris Rivers' 'Delorean' project the young wordsmith drops a freestyle over Kendrick's Humble instrumental. It is clear Chris has come to play , with delivering bars upon bars over one of this year most respected record. You can pre order and preview Delorean at thatshiphopmusic.com/album/533477/d…autostart=true

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Bun B is back on the music scene following a long hiatus. His latest effort is titled "Gametime." Give it a listen up top and let us know what you think in the comment section below.

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Kick back and smoke one while you listen to this new heater from ETO, CrimeApple and Smoovth titled "Rotten Apple." The track was produced by Giallo Point.

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JAY-Z decides to release an official music video for the title track off of his new album, "4:44." Check out the TIDAL exclusive below. The album is available now via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/4-44/id1256675529

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"The Revolution Will Not be Televised" by Eddie Somerset is and up to date modernized version of the Legendary Gil Scott Heron's (RIP) original record "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". It's a collage of the everyday struggles of the oppressed and a reflection of the climate that the oppressed has to overcome. Captured perfectly by Video director and editor RadioSyheem. Enjoy!

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Check out Hot Boy Turk's new "Louisianimalz Vol 2" mixtape. Features include, Lil Wayne, NBA Youngboy, Boosie Badazz and more.

Download it from Spinrilla: https://spinrilla.com/mixtapes/hot-boy-turk-louisianimalz-2

Tracklist:

1 Stayed On The Grind Prod.By Chopper Chopper 2 Imma Hot Boy Ft.D'Con Yapp Starr 3 Magnolia Feat.Lil Wayne 4 Relapse on a Perky Prod.ByChopper Chopper 5 Goldfish Prod.ByChopper Chopper 6 Straight Thuggin Feat.Lil Cali 7 Uptown Feat Ya Phat Prod.ByChopper Chopper 8 Murder Remix ft. NBA YoungBoy And BG Produced Dj Swift813 9 Like a Young Nigga - Feat Trackman 10 Blood -Prod.Chopper Chopper 11 Big Homiez Feat.Big Shane 12 Hold up Lebron Prod.By DT Spacely 13 No Make Up - Feat Dee Jackson 14 Dats What It Is ft. Chase Banks 15 Ronald Willams Feat Compton Menace Prod.By DJ Swift813 and Dubba-AA 16 Emani-Thin Line Between Love And Hate Prod.ByChopper Chopper 17 Rich Summer Feat Emani Prod.By DT Spacely 18 Brand New Feat Calliope Var & NBA 33 19 I can talk about that Prod.ByChopper Chopper 20 Take Em Back Feat Boosie

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(New York Daily News) JAY-Z resorts to using an "odious and false" stereotype about the Jewish community in a song on his latest album, an anti-bigotry organization charged.

The Anti-Defamation League — a non-profit Jewish establishment — lampooned the hip hop mogul over a set of controversial lyrics that they believe perpetuates anti-Semitic generalizations in his new song "The Story of O.J."

In the song, which appears on his new "4:44" album, JAY-Z raps: "You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit / You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it."

The ADL officially condemned JAY-Z's use of these lyrics on Thursday in a statement, contending that the rapper's generalized wording seems to play "into deep-seated anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money.

"The idea that Jews 'own all the property' in this country and have used credit to financially get ahead are odious and false," a spokesperson for the ADL told the magazine. "Yet, such notions have lingered in society for decades, and we are concerned that this lyric could feed into preconceived notions about Jews and alleged Jewish 'control' of the banks and finance."

The spokesperson continued in the statement to say that the organization does not believe JAY-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, actually intended to promote Anti-Semitic views with the polarizing lyrics, but the league denounced that portion of the song nonetheless.

"We know that JAY-Z is someone who has used his celebrity in the past to speak out responsibly and forcefully against the evils of racism and anti-Semitism," the statement continued.

JAY-Z has not responded to the Anti-Defamation League's comments. A request for comment was not returned by his rep.

JAY-Z touches on a number of highly personal and social topics in his much-talked about new album, including in the song "Smile" where he reveals his mother, Gloria Carter, is a lesbian.

"Mama had four kids, but she's a lesbian / Had to pretend so long that she's a thespian," he raps.

His mother provides a spoken-word outro in the song, in which she says, "Love who you love, because life isn't guaranteed."

JAY-Z also made headlines for appearing to apologize to his wife, Beyoncé, for cheating on her in other parts of the album, as well as for addressing his fallout with longtime friend and collaborator Kanye West in the song "Kill Jay Z."

"4:44" went platinum less than a week after it premiered exclusively on Tidal.

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Bogish Brand Ent. Presents Ca$his "What it Do" from the E.P. OG & Green Tea 2  from Ca$his.  Mastery of recording is what fuels Ca$his. Continuing on his torrid pace of releases, Ca$his delivers a standout sequel to 2015's fan favorite OG & Green Tea. The instant gratification of "What it Do" sets off the project. So, Press Play, Download and Stream this song on Repeat. Follow Ca$his @therealcashis (twitter), realcashis (I.G.), for booking and features, email cashisbooking@gmail.com and send all beats to bang4thaking@gmail.com

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Move over emcees and make room for the new Princess of Rap. Beyonce and JAY-Z's 5-year old daughter, Blue Ivy, has made her rap debut. We honestly don't understand what the cute kid is saying other than "boom shakalakah," but she gets bonus points for having a flow.

Blue appears on a just released bonus song on the iTunes version of Jay's "4:44" album. The name of the song is "Blue's Freestyle/We Family." Give it a listen below.

Le freestyle de Blue Ivy sur 4:44 pic.twitter.com/UvdQnd2SvB

— BEYONCÉ DIVA (@Bey_Diva_) July 7, 2017

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Veteran Chicago spitter Twista is back with a brand new album titled "Crook County." Features on the 13-track project include Jeremih, Vic Spencer, Blac Youngsta, Cap 1, Bandman Kevo, Bodi Deeder and more. Grab yourself a copy now from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crook-county/id1240564864

Crook County Tracklist:

1. Disrespectful (prod. by Xcel for Beat Bangers Production)

2. Mortuary f. Vic Spencer (prod. by Zenzan Beats)
3. New Flow f. Bandman Kevo (prod. by YF Beatz)
4. Happy Days f. Supa Bwe (prod. by Zenzan Beats)
5. Hollywood (prod. by Supe)
6. Baddest f. Cap 1 (prod. by Zaytoven)
7. Paper Chasin f. Blac Youngsta & B. Scott (prod. by YF Beatz)
8. Dreams f. Bodi Deeder (prod. by Xcel for Beat Bangers Production)
9. Stackin Paper (prod. by Chase The Money)
10. Just In Case f. The Boy Illinois (prod. by Zenzan Beats)
11. Next To You f. Jeremih (prod. by Ty Fyffe)
12. Spend It f. YP (prod. by DJ Tight Mike for 1 Street Heat Production)
13. Can’t Be Me (prod. by DJ Tight Mike for 1 Street Heat Production)

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Gucci Mane links up with his 1017 Eskimo Records artist, Ralo, to drop off a collaborative project titled "Ralo LaFlare." It features OJ Da Juiceman, Young Dolph, Lil Durk, Fetty Wap and Sean Garrett. Purchase a copy now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ralo-laflare/id1254276583

Ralo Laflare Tracklist:

1. Ralo Back (Intro) f. OJ Da Juiceman
2. I Don’t Need Them
3. Trap Star Lifestyle
4. Dangerous Love f. Sean Garrett & Fetty Wap
5. You Don’t Want It
6. Never Going Broke f. Young Dolph
7. I’m Sorry
8. I Know It
9. Sometimes
10. Mothers Day
11. Chiraqistan (Outro) f. Lil Durk

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Steve Aoki will be releasing a new album titled "Kolony" on July 21. Check out the latest single off of it called "Lit" featuring Gucci Mane, T-Pain and Yellow Claw,

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