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Any notion that Eminem had a problem with Drake because of his issues with Joe Budden was put to rest Tuesday, August 16.

Drake surprised the crowd at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena when he brought the music icon out to perform their 2009 collaboration titled "Forever."

Drizzy later bowed to Slim and heaped praise on the "Lose Yourself" hit maker.

"Detroit, make some noise for the greatest rapper to ever got on the motherfucking microphone. And he goes by the name of Eminem," he told the crowd.

Peep the footage above and below.

Photo credit: Jeremy Deputat - Detroit Free Press

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YG is taking his "FDT" campaign out on the road as he announces "The Fuck Donald Trump Tour."

RJ, Kamaiyah and Sadboy will serve as the opening acts during the 52-city trek that kicks off September 18th in San Diego.

Along the way there will be stops in Houston, Orlando, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Portland before winding down in Tempe on December 4th.

Billboard reports that registered voters will receive discounts on tour merchandise. A portion of the profits from the gear sales will donated to families affected by police brutality.

Fans will be given the opportunity to vote and participate in a pre-show panel discussing the 2016 presidential election in certain cities.

Tickets go on sale today at http://4hunnid.com/pages/tour

The Fuck Donald Trump Tour Dates:

Sept. 18 - San Diego, CA @ Observatory North Park^*"

Sept. 20 - Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory^*"

Sept. 21 - Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theater^*"

Sept. 24 - Tuscon, AZ @ The Rialto Theatre^*"

Sept. 25 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theatre^*"

Sept. 27 - Dallas, TX @ South Side Music Hall^*"

Sept. 28 - Austin, TX @ Emo's East^"

Sept. 29 - San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall^*"

Sept. 30 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live^*"

Oct. 1 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues^"

Oct. 3 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum^*"

Oct. 4 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution^*"

Oct. 5 - Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theatre^*"

Oct. 7 - Jacksonville, FL @ Mavericks at the Landing^*"

Oct. 8 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre^*"

Oct. 9 - Charlotte NC @ The Underground^*"

Oct. 11 - Richmond, VA @ The National^*"

Oct. 12 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore^*"

Oct. 14 - Norfolk, VA @ Norva^*"

Oct. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts^"

Oct. 17 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza^*"

Oct. 18 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place^*"

Oct. 19 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues^*"

Oct. 21 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre^*

Oct. 22 - Montreal, QC @ Theatre Berri^*

Oct. 23 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues^*"

Oct. 25 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre^*"

Oct. 26 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection^*"

Oct. 27 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall^*"

Oct. 28 - Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom^*"

Oct. 30 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe^*"

Nov. 1 - Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works^*"

Nov. 2 - Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford^*"

Nov. 4 - St. Louis, MO @ The Ready Room^*"

Nov. 5 - Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club^"

Nov. 6 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater^"

Nov. 7 - Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall^*"

Nov. 9 - Minneapolis, MN @ Caboose^*"

Nov. 11 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre^*"

Nov. 12 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater^*"

Nov. 13 - Denver, CO @ Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom^*"

Nov. 15 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex^*"

Nov. 16 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Center^*"

Nov. 17 - Yakima, WA @ El Dos de Oro^*"

Nov. 19 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre^*"

Nov. 21 - Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre^*

Nov. 22 - Bend, OR @ Midtown^*"

Nov. 23 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater^*"

Nov. 25 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater^*

Nov. 26 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades^*

Nov. 27 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst^*

Dec. 4 - Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee^*"

^ = w/ RJ * = w/ Kamaiyah " = w/ SadBoy

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De La Soul links up with Usher for a new gem titled "Greyhounds." This is off of the group's forthcoming "and the Anonymous Nobody" album, dropping August 26.

Pre-order now: https://delasoul.lnk.to/andtheanonymo...
Vinyl pre-order also available: http://smarturl.it/dls_vinyl.

CD: http://smarturl.it/dls_cd
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dls_itunes 
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/dls_googleplay
Amazon MP3: http://smarturl.it/dls_amazonmp3
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/dls_spotify

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Looks like Christmas is going to come early this year thanks to the one and only Lloyd Banks.

The G-Unit emcee unveiled the James Dunne-designed cover art for the next installment of his "AON" mixtape series titled "All or Nothing: Live It Up."

DJ Drama is back to host the project.

The release date will be announced soon!

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2016 XXL Freshman Kodak Black has struck a deal with prosecutors that will free him from the Florida jail cell he has been locked up in since May.

The Orlando Sun Sentinal reports that the 19-year old, born Dieuson Octave, appeared in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday, October 16, where he pleaded no contest to charges of robbery, false imprisonment, fleeing a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a delinquent.

In return, Judge Lisa Porter sentenced him to 12 months of house arrest, followed by 5 years of probation.

Porter agreed to withhold adjudication, meaning Black won't become a convicted felon and will be allowed to tour internationally.

Rapper #KodakBlack pleads no contest to multiple charges against him as they enter into a plea agreement.

— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016

Members of @AtlanticRecords executive team plead for judge to defer adjudication for #KodakBlack so he can travel and tour.

— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016

Prosecutor says victims involved in #KodakBlack want to see the rapper get another chance.

— Derek Shore (@DerekShore) August 16, 2016

Black will have to attend anger management training, community control supervision and perform community service.

Black was arrested 3 times within a 7 month span.

In October 2015, he was picked up in Pompano Beach for allegedly forcing a group of people into a car. He suspected them of breaking into his house.

Black was hauled in again in April 2016 in Hallandale Beach, after police witnessed what they believed to be a drug transaction between a passenger in the rapper's vehicle and another individual.

Cops say they saw the individual hand the passenger cash in exchange for a large bag filled with a "green, leafy substance."

Black reportedly tossed a gun into a dumpster during a subsequent chase, before he was apprehended.

In May he was arrested in Broward County and charged with false imprisonment, robbery without a weapon, operating a vehicle without a viable license and possession of marijuana.

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Check out Snow Tha Product's new music video for the song "Snooze (Woke)." It was produced by DJ Pumba.

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Neighborhood Nipsey Hussle The Great seems to have an endless amount of musical gems in his vault. He blesses his fans with a new one titled "Mercy" featuring Stacy Barthe.

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A previously unreleased song from Azealia Banks titled "Blossom" has hit the net.

"A leftover track from 2014's Broke With Expensive taste made its way onto the interwebs," Banks wrote on Instagram. "It's called Blossom and the song is about a lesbian romance. Go and check it out when you get the chance !!!"

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Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City forgot all about 9/11 while giving a speech on Monday, August 15.

"Under those eight years, before Obama came along, we didn't have any successful radical Islamic terrorist attack in the United States. They all started when Clinton and Obama got into office," Giuliani said.

That was more than enough for Charlamagne Tha God to give Rudy "Donkey of the Day" for Tuesday, August 16.

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Michigan native artist JP Thornewell is creating a major melodic lane for himself with new single “How to Live.” This song speaks to escaping regular life and being in the moment, yet exposing yourself to new experiences. JP’s cadence and bounce on the hook keeps you engaged to transition to the next verse, encouraging his “Cute lil bad b*$#h” to leave the boredom of the everyday acquaintances.

The mid slow tempo gives you a chance to rock with the beat, giving you a euphoric visual of living the experience JP’s painted. The delayed echoes in the background carry the song, encompassing his life as an individual not following the in-crowd. Setting the scene for some alone time, JP gives his chic an opportunity to not only keep it real with him but understand his lifestyle and his heart.

The son of a Vietnam veteran, his parents divorced at an early age. This fact attributes to why his sound bellies’ his youthful appearance. Conversely, his military school upbringing also attributes to his strong work ethic. Growing up hearing southern & midwest sounds is why JP strives to make music that connects with all people and gives him a distinct, non regional sound.Looking to be a contender on the national music scene in 2016, be on the look out for new music from JP Thronewell.

JP Thornewell - How To LIve

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The much talked about Drake and Gucci Mane project looks like it's coming to fruition.

During an inter with Vlad TV, producer Zaytoven explained how the idea was sparked, that he and Mike Will Made-it will provide production and the title of it is "The 6ers."

“Gucci and Drake started talking,” Zay told Vlad. “And you know how Gucci is, ‘Hey man, we gotta do a tape together. We gotta do something together.’ And Drake like, ‘Bet. We gotta do it.’ Right then, they started thinking about a name and then Drake said, I think he said, ‘We oughta call it The 6ers‘ or something like that because I guess where he’s from, they call it the 6 and Gucci Mane is from Zone 6. Then we just ran with it. Mike WiLL [Made-It] jumped in and was like, ‘Me and Zay will start on it. We’ll do the beats for it. We’ll start on that right now.’ Everybody was in agreeance with it. It was like, ‘Okay, that’s what we’re gonna do.’ And we started making songs on it already.”

According to Zaytoven, Gucci has already recorded two songs and sent them to Drake for his vocals.

"We did the songs at Gucci's house and Gucci sent 'em to Drake. And Drake already said he was knocking them out."

Props to Rap-Up

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YG, Macklemore and G-Eazy are no fans of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Check out the official music video for YG's "FDT (Fuck Donald Trump)" remix.

Directed By : Matt Hobbs (http://vitalfilms.com)

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Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That must be what Tyga is thinking this morning.

The 26-year old Compton native, born Michael Stevenson, dodged the warrant that was issued for his arrest last week by settling the $480,000 debt owed to a former landlord. Now, he's about to be dragged into court by Jason of Beverly Hills.

According to TMZ, the jeweler has been trying to get the rapper to pay off the $200,000 judgement awarded to them for items he failed to pay for in 2013.

After seeing the landlord get paid, Jacob hired the same attorneys in an attempt to make Tyga cough up what he owes.

Danny Abir and Boris Treyzon from the law firm Abir, Cohen, Treyzon and Salo will use the same strategy that worked for them previously.

In the landlord case, Abir and Treyzon, argued that Tyga's recent purchase of a $200,000 Maybach for his girlfriend Kylie Jenner's 19th birthday was "a fraudulent transfer of assets" that should have gone towards satisfying the judgment against him.

Tyga failed to show up for that hearing on Tuesday, August 9, prompting a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.

Expect the same argument to be used on behalf of Jason of Beverly Hills.

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Most people have had a friend like former NBA superstar Gilbert Arenas. You know, the kind of person that likes to stir the pot no matter the situation.

That's where Los Angeles Lakers player Nick Young finds himself today.

Arenas routinely clowns Swaggy P on Snapchat about his ex-fiancee, Iggy Azalea, and teaches his 4-year old son "tough love."

On Monday evening, August 15, Arenas released a Snapchat video that shows him yelling at Young who was on the phone with Azalea at the time.

"What you and Iggy talking about?" Arenas says loud enough for Azalea to hear. "Come on nigga! We got shit to do! We got bitches to fuck! We got hoes to get!"

Gilbert Arenas Gives Nick Young Relationship Advice While He Talks To Iggy Azalea pic.twitter.com/SeFQJLSQwk

— ChasinDatPaper (@ChasinMoPaper) August 16, 2016

By Tuesday morning Arenas was trending worldwide on Twitter. Some users found the clip to be hilarious. Others ... not so much.

Gilbert Arenas is that homeboy who never wants you to have a steady girlfriend, cause he knows he'll risk losing his #1 wingman @ComplexMag

— NUFF$AID (@nuffsaidNY) August 16, 2016

Anytime Gilbert Arenas is trending you know it's going to be a wild day

— Lamond Maurice (@MondoMaurice) August 16, 2016

Gilbert arenas is a whole clown. Idk how nick still friends wit jitt

— PhreshPrince (@PhreshPrince727) August 16, 2016

I couldn't be friends with Gilbert arenas he would've been caught that fade

— Deshun... (@dkingg_) August 16, 2016

Gilbert Arenas a jackass but he my 2nd fav player all time so i vouch for his antics 

— A$ap Forbes (@ForbesMoney) August 16, 2016

Gilbert Arenas is awful lmaooooooo

— LIZZY (@FancyFour) August 16, 2016

Gilbert Arenas is the best thing to ever happen to snapchat

— LH (@thekidlionheart) August 16, 2016

Gilbert Arenas back at it again #nochill

— Nick Cipolla (@cipolla_42) August 16, 2016

gilbert arenas is OD.. LOL

— Keemiee (@KeemKeem_95) August 16, 2016

Check out Arenas with Young's son below and his response to TMZ's question about whether or not he's too hard on the kid.

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Ar-Ab continues his lyrical rampage as he drops one hot joint after another. Check out his freestyle over the classic Luniz "I Got 5 On It" instrumental.

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Here's a new single from Chinx titled "Match That." This is off of the late rapper's forthcoming posthumous album titled "Legends Never Die," which will be released on September 16. You can pre-order it now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/legends-never-die/id1114300544

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Big D

A rap artist from Tacoma WA., has performed with many mainstream artists such as: Twista, Kurupt, Badass, as well as being featured in many different magazines and has done over 300 shows while writing to complete his album "Electrified" which will be released Nov 2016, making sure all the finishing touches to the album are correct.

B.I. has started a "Friday Barz" session thats pushed from his Youtube channel that has been gaining attention since he started. With the word play and metaphors he brings, Im sure artists throughout the northwest will seek a hot 16.

Connect with B.I. on his Official website and his many Social Media outlets listed below.

www.godspeedmusicgroup.com
www.facebook.com/dennis.parker.1029
www.twitter.com/bigd6777
www.youtube.com/therealbigd1

Street Talk Nw Artist Blast: B.I. aka Big Deezy... Check out this artist and hear why hes turning heads:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r8rWRGfiM8&feature=youtu.be

23-year old Long Beach, California native Vince Staples is preparing to release his second EP titled "Prima Donna" on August 26.

The project features vocal contributions from ASAP Rocky and Kilo Kish.

Peep the cover up top and full tracklist below.

Prima Donna Tracklist:

1. War Ready
2. Smile
3. Loco feat. Kilo Kish
4. Prima Donna feat. A$AP Rocky
5. Pimp Hand
6. Big Time

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Harlem, New York rapper A$AP Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, is currently dating 20-year old model Kendall Jenner and at least one person isn't happy about it.

Kari Mayers has sounded off on the relationship, telling The Daily Mail that her 27-year old stepson should get as far away from the Jenner/Kardashian clan as possible.

"I’ve heard all about him dating Kendall and I don’t like it," Meyers said. "Everything I hear about the Kardashians makes me think they are a bad family for Rakim to be involved with. They are just not the kind of people I’d like to see him hanging around with. I don’t want him being dragged into that circus, he is too good for that and can do so much better."

Sheesh...

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Singer Skylar Grey surprised her fans Monday, August 15, by announcing that she will be releasing a new album titled "Natural Causes" on September 23.

According to Billboard, the 12-song project will feature production from Eminem, Symbolic One (S1), Alex Da Kid, Mark Batson and Mike Elizondo.

"NATURAL CAUSES" TRACKLIST:

Intro - Wilderness
1. Jump
2. Straight Shooter
3. Kill For You
4. Come Up For Air
5. Off Road
6. In My Garden
7. Real World
8. Lemonade
9. Moving Mountains
10. Picture Perfect
11. We Used to Be Bad
12. Closer

Catch me this Fall on the #NATURALCAUSESTOUR!

Tix on sale Friday! Sp: @EppaSangria#NaturalCauses pic.twitter.com/0KN0jbAlFR

— Skylar Grey (@SkylarGrey) August 15, 2016

Grey will kick off a 12-city tour in support of the project on September 23 in San Francisco. Along the way there will be stops in Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee before the trek winds down on October 11 with a show in New York City.

Tickets go on sale this Friday via the singer's website http://www.skylargreymusic.com/

Natural Causes Tour Dates:

9.23 | San Francisco, CA
9.24 | Portland, OR
9.25 | Seattle, WA
9.27 | Los Angeles, CA
9.28 | Phoenix, AZ
9.30 | Denver, CO
10.3 | Minneapolis, MN
10.4 | Detroit, MI
10.6 | Chicago, IL
10.8 | Milwaukee, WI
10.10 | Washington, DC
10.11 | New York, NY

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