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As promised Billy Danze, 1/2 of the legendary Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York group, M.O.P., has just dropped a new solo album titled "The Listening Session," in conjunction with producer TooBusy.

Available now wherever music is streamed and sold: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/billydanzeandtoobusy/the-listening-session-3

To coincide with the release, Billy cuts loose an official music video for the hard hitting song "Don't Believe Ya."

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The thirteen-track project features Method Man, Havoc, DJ Premier, Lil Fame, M.O.P., Daz Dillinger, Cormega, La Boogie and Frontline Live.

Tracklist:

[03:13] 01. Don't Believe Ya
[03:43] 02. Gotham feat. Method Man
[03:02] 03. Cyrus
[02:32] 04. Southern Man
[02:26] 05. Damn feat. La Boogie & Frontline Live
[02:41] 06. WeBusy
[02:39] 07. One to Grow on feat. Havoc
[03:10] 08. Take a Step feat. DJ Premier
[00:32] 09. The Beginning (Interlude) feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P.
[03:09] 10. That Time feat. Lil Fame & M.O.P.
[03:32] 11. Don't Want It
[02:44] 12. Respect Some Shit feat. Daz Dillinger
[03:28] 13. Worship the Ground feat. Cormega

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New Orleans, La., mc, singer, songwriter, and producer Rahmón P. just released the last single before his forthcoming self produced album PATTERNS entitled "KEEP SCORE" Hosted by the legendary Fat Joe. This comes at a great time for new innovative sounds and colors. Due to Rahmón's futuristic and boundless approach to production and arranging this new song is much more like a musical journey, taking you through a wide range of soundscapes accompanied by his witty lyrics and warm vocal tone. Safe to say Rahmón P. is well on his way to making big waves in the music game and there's nearly nothing that can stop the rise with his determination and knack for pushing artistic limits.

Rapper Mo3 was desperate to get away from his killers before he was gunned down on a Dallas freeway ... a chase that allegedly started the minute he'd left a friend's house.

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... the Dallas-based rapper left a female companion's house Wednesday morning and noticed he was being watched. It's unclear who the person tailing him was, but we're told they followed him in their vehicle from the home to a gas station.

Our sources say that's when Mo3 knew something was up, and jumped on I-35 in an attempt to lose the other vehicle. We're told he tried to get around traffic but ended up crashing on the side of the road.

That's when Mo3 got out of his car and ran for his life, before the trigger man gave chase and shot him in the back of the head. No one's been arrested for the deadly shooting, and police haven't identified a suspect yet.

TMZ broke the story ... Mo3 was shot and killed in his hometown where an innocent bystander was also shot and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Mo3 died at a hospital.

It's interesting ... fans are making an eerie connection between Mo3's death story and his 2017 "True Story" music video. It starts with him laying on a morgue's table and the coroner saying she was treating a "rapper who got shot in his own city."

Source: TMZ

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Gucci Mane and Jeezy are set to go hit-for-hit in a Verzuz battle on November 19th, according to an Instagram post from Gucci.

The bad blood between these two is well documented. It will be interesting to see whether they will be in the same room during the battle.

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Boosie Badazz has a bullet hole in his leg after coming under gunfire during a trip to Dallas ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Boosie was shot at in Dallas Saturday, after rolling through town in what we're told was a sprinter van near a strip mall called Big T's Plaza. Yesterday evening, he stopped by another venue to pay his respects to recently murdered Dallas rapper Mo3 -- who was a friend and collaborator of his.

At some point, somebody opened fire on the vehicle and one of the bullets struck Boosie in the leg. We're told the shooters booked it, and Boosie and co. made their way to a hospital, where he was treated for a gunshot wound below the knee.

Our Boosie sources say he is doing okay ... his injury seems to be non-life-threatening.

Someone posted video of the Big T parking lot where the action supposedly went down, claiming Boosie was NOT shot -- but we've been told otherwise ... Boosie is, in fact, a patient being treated for his wounds. According to this purported witness though, there were multiple vehicles involved -- at least three of them.

Dallas PD tells us ... officers responded to reports of an armed encounter Saturday, where the callers stated someone had been shot but then fled in a private vehicle. We're told when the cops showed up at the scene, there was nobody around and no signs of a crime being committed.

We should note, the shooting comes just days after rapper Mo3 was shot dead in the same city on a freeway. Word is Mo3 had been feuding with a fellow rapper, but it's unclear if there's any connection between that and his slaying.

Cops haven't arrested a suspect yet in Mo's death case quite yet. It's unclear if there is any connection between his fatal shooting and Boosie's incident.

Story developing ...

Source: TMZ

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Jeremih is fighting for his life, battling COVID-19 -- he's currently hospitalized in the ICU and the prognosis is bleak ... sources tell TMZ.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us the R&B singer is being treated at a hospital for COVID-19. It's unclear how long he's been admitted, or how long he's had the virus ... but he is not doing well.

Word that he was seriously ill started percolating online Saturday -- with rappers like 50 Cent, Chance the Rapper, producer Hitmaka and others asking for prayers on Jeremih's behalf, but not necessarily saying what exactly was wrong with him at first.

Fifty was the only one who gave a bit more insight, claiming it was COVID-related -- while also saying Jeremih was hospitalized in his native city of Chicago.

50 wrote, "pray for my boy Jeremih he’s not doing good this covid s*** is real." He added, "he's in ICU in Chicago."

Chance also touched on the seriousness of the situation, writing ... "Please if you can take a second to pray for my friend Jeremih, he is like a brother to me and he’s ill right now. I believe in the healing power of Jesus so if you can for me please please say a prayer over him."

Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Jeremih is currently on a breathing ventilator within the ICU he's being treated at, and we're told his condition has recently gotten worse.

Source: TMZ

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he won’t let President Trump “bully” New Yorkers over the COVID-19 vaccine.

“That’s how this president operates. He bullies,” Cuomo said in a Saturday news briefing. “I’m going to tell the truth. I’m going to protect the people of the state and New Yorkers don’t back down to bullies.”

The latest salvo in the ongoing feud came after the president tweeted earlier that only states that use the vaccine immediately would get it.

Trump also proclaimed “I LOVE NEW YORK!”

“I love New York,” Cuomo countered. “If that’s what the president thinks then he just has an abusive personality. He has been hostile to New York from day one.”

Trump, in a Rose Garden press conference Friday, said New York wouldn’t get the vaccine because Cuomo has said he doesn’t trust it and wanted to evaluate it before distribution.

Cuomo again insisted yesterday a state-convened panel would immediately look at any vaccine and there would be no delay in getting it to New Yorkers.

“Send me a vaccine today, I will distribute it this afternoon,” he said.

Cuomo also suggested New York City should “seriously consider” looking at the rate of COVID-19 cases in individual schools rather than shutting down the whole system when the positivity rate hits 3 percent.

“Add to your calculus a positivity rate in the school, because if the school is not spreading the virus or if the school has a much lower positivity rate than the surrounding area, then the school is not part of the problem,” he said.

City officials said Saturday schools will remain open Monday after the citywide positivity rate, measured on a seven-day rolling average, dropped slightly on Friday.

Statewide, the number of positive results for 184,162 tests processed Friday was 2.57 percent, excluding hot zones, a decrease from 2.6 percent a day earlier. The positivity rate in hot zones stood at 4.83 percent.

There were 24 deaths, 1,788 people hospitalized and 5,388 new cases in the state on Friday.

Source: New York Post

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In this clip from next week's "People's Party with Talib Kweli," Kweli and co-host Jasmin Leigh talk with rapper Inspectah Deck about the impact of 'C.R.E.A.M' and his headspace while writing his historic verse on that track. Check it out to hear Deck explain how what could have been a straightforward dope boy's anthem turned into a conscious rap song.

Full episode arrives on Monday 11/16 at 9AMet/6AMpt.

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Bonnie Stone, 1/3 of the Springfield, Massachusetts collective M.D.S. (Mack.Donn.Stone.), is establishing herself as one of the top lyricists in the game.

She has just released a new solo album titled "Explicit Truths." The lead single and music video off of it is for the Danny Caiazzo-produced banger, "Digital Underground."

Directed by Money $hot Made It

"Explicit Truths" is available now on all streaming platforms and Bonnie's website

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1Xy2lozMkECXQU7dRrpISm

iTunes/Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ng/album/explicit-truths/1537338608

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Earl Thomas' wife is clearly done trying to make things work with the NFL star after the two were involved in that wild April incident ... TMZ Sports has learned she just filed for divorce.

According to court records, Nina Thomas put in the paperwork on Nov. 3 ... citing adultery as the grounds for ending the marriage.

Nina added in the docs that the couple has such a strained relationship ... there's zero "reasonable expectation of reconciliation."

It's interesting ... because Earl has seemed to put in a ton of effort to make things work since Nina was arrested for allegedly pointing a loaded gun at him back on April 13.

We broke the story, cops say Nina SNAPPED after she allegedly caught the former Baltimore Ravens safety cheating on her at a rented home in Austin, Texas.

Police say Nina busted in the home angrily ... and eventually held Earl at gunpoint.

Nina was ultimately arrested ... but shortly after the incident, Earl announced the two were trying to work through things.

And, it all seemed to be going smoothly ... he posted on social media several times the past few months praising her -- and even celebrated her birthday last month with a photo and a mushy "I love you" note.

But, Nina -- who married Earl in a well-publicized, extravagant wedding in April 2016 -- makes it clear in the docs ... she wants out.

The couple has three kids together ... and in the court filing, Nina is asking for Earl to only have limited access to the children until "he takes a parenting course and can show evidence that he is able to care for the children for an extended period of time."

Source: TMZ

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Tave Getem releases his new single "Hard Times" featuring and produced by A-Wall. The track will be featured on their upcoming joint project titled Tavewall Shit, which is due out on Black Friday. His recent video "White Power" has hit over 20K views on YouTube and he also plans to announce some big features that are in the works.

A-Wall is the younger brother of R&B singer Trey Songz and has produced for Shy Glizzy, Iggy Azalea, Kat Deluna, and of course Trey Songz. The Virginia natives demonstrate undeniable chemistry on the track and we’re looking forward to more new music from the duo.

DJ Kay Slay rounded up some of the top lyricists in the game for his new album titled "Homage." Stream it up top and grab a copy from anywhere music is streamed and sold: https://music.empi.re/homage

Tracklist:

01. DJ Kay Slay – Homage

02 DJ Kay Slay - Rolling 50 Deep

03. DJ Kay Slay x Ghostface Killah x Busta Rhymes x Junior Reid – It’s About To Go Down

04. DJ Kay Slay x Conway the Machine x Sheek Louch – Where Is The Love

05. DJ Kay Slay x Juicy J x Jim Jones x Phresher x Bun B x Pesh mayweather – Man Down

06. DJ Kay Slay x Joell Ortiz x Papoose x Ransom – Rhyme or Die

07. DJ Kay Slay x AZ x Papoose x Bun B x Benny The Butcher x TRAE THA TRUTH x ZONE x Ghostface Killah – We Get Busy

08. DJ Kay Slay x EMC Scotty x BILLBOARD BABY x 6 Keys x Sammi J – Lose Control

09. DJ Kay Slay x Dave East x Vado – Street Life

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Hailing from Tacoma, Washington and Jeanerette, Louisiana comes Avenue$ounds CEO, Vini, and his partner in rhyme Solo with a new EP titled "From Pacific To The Bayou."

Available soon on Spotify, Tidal and Soundcloud.

Tracklist:

1. Driver & Shooter
2. RoadRunner
3. Let It Go
4. Could It Be
5. 6PM
6. Outro

Recorded by Gage Edwards

Mastered by Leviticus Black

Executive produced by Alvin Smith

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Jamal Gasol teams up with Quis Star to bring you "Consignment" - now available everywhere music is streamed and sold! This marks the first single off of Jamal Gasol's forthcoming "The Ghost of Fritz" album. The new 13-track project is fully produced by Quis Star with features from 38 Spesh, Rome Streetz, Jynx716, Yaya and Washy. Preorder the album today and tune in to the new single now!

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/004g5NPxhdB8bUGoa0tDet

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge denied bond Friday for the father and son charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, saying he’s concerned the white men took the law into their own hands and endangered neighbors when they pursued and shot the Black man on a residential street.

Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. The McMichaels armed themselves and chased 25-year-old Arbery in a truck after they spotted him running in their neighborhood.

During two days of courtroom testimony and legal arguments, Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley heard conflicting accounts of the Feb. 23 shooting just outside the port city of Brunswick, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Savannah.

Defense attorneys for the McMichaels argued that they were legally justified to go after Arbery because they suspected he was a burglar. They also contended Travis McMichael was defending himself when he blasted Arbery three times with a shotgun.

Cellphone video of the shooting shows Arbery trying to run around the McMichaels’ pickup truck. Arbery comes face-to-face with Travis McMichael in front of the truck. The video shows Arbery punching him and grappling for the gun in between gunshots. Arbery finally staggers and falls after the third gunshot hits him at point-blank range.

Prosecutors say Arbery was no criminal but merely out jogging and the McMichaels acted as “vigilantes” motived by racist views. They showed the judge photos of a home near the shooting scene that was damaged by gunfire.

“You can interpret the video in a number of different ways,” Walmsley said Friday from the courthouse in Brunswick as the hearing was streamed live online. “But the video tells me there’s a significant risk and danger to the community.”

The judge also agreed with prosecutors that Gregory McMichael not only appeared “willing to place the law in his own hands” by chasing Arbery without first calling 911, but also seemed to try to influence investigators who arrived after the shooting.

Police body camera video played in court showed Gregory McMichael, 64, telling police he’s a former law enforcement officer and “I know what you guys do.” He also tells them Arbery is suspected of break-ins during ”frequent trips to the neighborhood.”

“Possibly it’s one of the reasons this case took so long to get where it is right now,” Walmsley said, apparently referring to the two-month delay between the shooting and the McMichaels’ arrests.

Questions about whether racism played a role in the killing sharpened during a June hearing when an investigator testified that a third defendant, a neighbor who joined the pursuit and took the cellphone video, told authorities he heard Travis McMichael, 34, utter a racial slur after shooting Arbery.

In court Thursday, prosecutor Jesse Evans read a message Travis McMichael posted on Facebook that used an offensive term for Asians, as well as a text message he sent last year to a friend that used a slur for Black people when referring to a “crackhead ... with gold teeth.”

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Kobe Bryant is still a titan of industry -- even in death -- so says Forbes which just ranked him #6 on its "Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities of 2020" list.

The NBA legend passed away on Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash -- but in the months that followed, his estate pulled in an estimated $20 million in earnings, Forbes says.

The main source of income is from shoes and apparel -- with Nike reportedly raking in around $250 mil annually from Mamba items.

In addition to sneakers, Kobe's 2018 autobiography, "The Mamba Mentality: How I Play" sold more than 300,000 copies this year --TEN TIMES the number of copies it did in 2019, Forbes says.

There's more ... after the Lakers won the NBA championship in October, Bryant's jersey was the #2 seller for the organization, behind Finals MVP LeBron James.

As for the rest of the Forbes list ... Michael Jackson is still #1 with $48 mil in earnings in 2020. Dr. Seuss is #2 with $33 mil. Peanuts creator Charles Schulz is #3 with $32.5. Arnold Palmer is #4 with $25 million. And #5 is Elvis with $23 mil.

Elvis' estate has lost a ton of money this year because of the COVID pandemic -- tourism at his legendary home Graceland is a big moneymaker, but it's been hit hard by the shutdowns.

Unfortunately, there's another newcomer to the "Dead Celebs" list -- rapper Juice WRLD, who died back in Dec. 2019 at only 21. Forbes says his music sales spiked after his death, helping the estate bring in $15 mil.

Source: TMZ

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Virgin Island native Scarzeo releases a visual to his new track “Where I’m From” produced by Ayo Rodney. The release is from his upcoming project titled “Son Of An Immigrant.” The video was shot in Scarzeo's hometown of the Virgin Islands, where he gives a birds-eye view and direct look to where he is from. Check out the Josh Sikkema directed visual below.

Legendary New Jersey emcee Ransom and super producer Nicholas Craven blessed hip hop with their three-part "Director's Cut" series. Fortunately, there were several gems left on the cutting room floor.

With that in mind, check out the duo's "Deleted Scenes" EP.

Available now on all streaming platforms:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0bSumc88UItdZGGWQwf3f5

iTunes/AppleMusic: https://music.apple.com/us/album/deleted-scenes-ep/1538700716

2020 Presidential/Momentum and Nicholas Craven Productions

Tracklist:

01. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – Deliver Us from Evil
02. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – Eyes Wide Shut
03. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – Final Destination
04. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – Midsommar
05. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – The Shocker
06. Ransom x Nicholas Craven – The Reaper’s Hood Remix

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