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It's been two years since A$AP Rocky released his debut album, Long.Live.A$AP. The 26-year old rapper, real name Rakim Myers, is ready to go with a new disc. No date is set, but he tells Billboard it's coming soon.

He also revealed surprise guest appearance by Lykke Li and FKA Twigs on the project.

You also have your sophomore album coming up. What's the state of it right now?

Honestly, it's finished. I'm mastering it right now. It's coming soon. Seriously soon.

Everyone's doing surprise albums -- Kendrick Lamar, Earl Sweatshirt. What about you?

I don't consider it a surprise -- you put it out there and it's art, that's the surprise. I hope people are surprised by my album. I don't know what to expect, I just do what I do.

What about it will surprise people?
How diverse it is. People really don't know the other side of me. The deeper side, the more musical side, the more intellectual side. When I first came on the scene it was more of this trendy, bourgeois, pizazz attitude. That's still me but at the end of the day I think that kind of overshadowed the whole purpose of me doing what I do. I'm an incredibly diverse artist, I'm a universal artist. At least that's how I see it.

Who are some of the collaborators on the album? 

I got one for you. [Long pause] Illz is thinking right now, like, "You know who it is!" Uh… [Long pause] Alright, fine. Three years ago, I did a song with Twigs.

FKA Twigs? Wow. 

Also Lykke Li. Juicy J [who appears on single "Multiply"]. Clams Casino. I can't give nothing else away.

I mentioned Kendrick's album, To Pimp a Butterfly, which everyone's talking about right now. What do you think about it?

I didn't really get a chance to really listen to it yet. When I listened to it I was with the fellas chilling and smoking and listening through a laptop. I like it. It was a bit jazzy as opposed to his aesthetic from the last album, which had more versatility. I kinda feel like it was one mood with this one. I really need to give it a good listen and come back to it because I skimmed through it. But the production is amazing and his lyrics is impeccable as usual. And the concept alone, being black and proud? I'm all for it.

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PORT GIBSON, Miss. (Associated Press) — Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday.

The investigation involves the FBI, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney's office. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is also involved.

The man was last seen March 2 and was reported missing by his family days later, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack said in a statement. Pack says the cause of death has not been determined, and authorities aren't sure if it's a homicide or a suicide.

Jim Walker, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, told The Associated Press that the body was found by the department's officers while they were searching for 54-year-old Otis Byrd of Port Gibson.

Walker said that about 25 minutes after the officers started the search, they found the body hanging in the woods about 200 yards from Byrd's house.

None of the authorities has positively identified the body that was found as Byrd's, however. Claiborne County Sheriff Marvin Lucas Sr. said a positive identification will not be available until the completion of an autopsy, which he said also should help determine whether the death was a homicide or a suicide. Lucas said the body has been sent to the state Crime Lab in Jackson. He said the body was found hanging by a bedsheet.

Walker said the body had "obvious signs" of decomposition, indicating it had been hanging there for more than one day.

Johnie Baker, 87, owns the land where the body was found.

Baker, who did not accompany authorities on the search, described it as an area of pecan and black walnut trees, frequented by hunters and home to several wild hogs.

According to Mississippi Department of Corrections public records viewed by the Clarion-Ledger, "Byrd spent a little over 25 years in prison for the murder of a white woman, Lucille Trimm, who he shot four times in Claiborne County. Records show he robbed her of $101. He was convicted of capital murder on Feb. 8, 1980, and was paroled Nov. 2, 2006."

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Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press Writer Jeff Amy in Jackson, Mississippi, contributed to this report.

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In an explosive excerpt obtained by TMZ from an upcoming book by Lil Wayne the Young Money CEO speaks on finding out Drake smashed his girl while he was locked up in Rikers Island on a gun charge.

Weezy says he found out the news when Drake confessed while visiting him.

"Yeah, it's true. Don't fuck with her like that cause I did fuck her," Drake told his boss at the time.

Wayne goes on to write that it was a good thing he was incarcerated because he's not sure what he would have done to Drake had he not been.

"This is the type of shit that a man never wants to find out when he's locked up. Or, maybe so, cause only God knows what I would have done if I wasn't locked up right now," wrote Wayne. "I woke up feeling fucked up about the fucked up day that I had ... finding out that she fucked Drake was the absolute worst thing I could've ever found out. As a man, honestly, that shit hurt ... and not because it was Drake, it could have been any man. It would've hurt the same."

The revelation was confirmed by Wayne's girlfriend. She reportedly hooked up with Drake the day before she met Wayne.

The "Lollipop" hit maker says he was so depressed after hearing the news that he didn't come out of his prison cell for days.

The book doesn't have a release date yet, although publishers are said to be very interested in it. Wayne was in Rikers Island for 8 months in 2010.

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It's been a minute since we've heard some new solo music from Jhene Aiko. Today she drops off a song entitled "Living Room Flow." Take a listen to it up top and let us know what you think of it in the comment section below.

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After his remake of Hustler's Ambition, Kidd Kidd is back at it with a new freestyle showing his skills! 

This time the G-Unit member takes on BIG's classic, "Juicy."

Make sure to support and vote for Kidd Kidd for XXL Freshmen 2015

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Official music video by Mac Lucci ft. Dae One performing Ho's & Niggaz. 2015 Built 2 Ball Publishing.

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Kanye West may be the most outspoken artist of our generation. His unwavering belief in himself and opinions that range from fashion to music can at sometimes be cringeworthy. At other times he hits the nail right on the head.

CNN takes a look back at some of West's controversial moments.

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Naturi Naughton, who plays "Tasha" on Power, opens up about 50 Cent comparing their show to FOX's Empire. She explains that the Queens emcee always speaks his mind, but Naturi admits that she doesn't agree with the comparisons that Empire and Power are closely related.

The "Notorious" actress also weighs in on Taraji responding to Fif's jabs about her show, but Naturi believes that they are both cool people who were playfully bantering online. 

Check out more of what she had to say about the situation in the above clip.

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Jhonni Blaze sat down with VladTV and shared her thoughts on Amber Rose beefing with Khloe Kardashian and Kanye West after they made comments about her past, specifically Khloe throwing Amber's past as a stripper in her face. Blaze says she felt it was a childish move, and knows that there will always be a stigma attached to being an exotic dancer. She also feels, however, that there are plenty of women who dance to pay for school, open up businesses and take care of their families knowing that they don't want to be a stripper forever, and use the money to build the life they really want. She also notes that many successful women, such as Eve and Lady Gaga, are also former strippers who worked their way out of that lifestyle.

She also briefly addresses her back and forth with Charlamagne and issue with the G4 Boyz. Peep the clip above.

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Quilly pulls together Chic Raw, Redi Roc, Garci and Vodka for his city anthem entitled "Philly State of Mind."

Follow on Twitter @therealQuilly @ChicRaw, @OfficialVodkaTM, @ApeGangGARCI & @RediRoc215

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Here's the official music video for "Peaches N Cream" from Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson.

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Neef Buck drops off an official music video for "I Does Me." The clip was directed by Chop Mosely. This is off of Neef's latest project entitled Forever Do Me 7. Grab it from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forever-do-me-7/id954663723.

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Rihanna releases two new songs off of the "Home" movie soundtrack. The two tracks are called "Dancing in the Dark" and "As Real As You and Me."

Check them out above and below.

"As Real As You and Me"

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Derek Fisher is headed to divorce court, according to TMZ.

Fisher, the current coach of the New York Knicks and former basketball player is citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split from his estranged wife Candace. Legal documents were filed in Los Angeles.

The divorce comes just one month after the soon-to-be ex couple celebrated their 10th anniversary.

Fisher has issued a statement: "This is a difficult time for me personally. For the sake of our children, I ask that everyone respects our privacy during this process."

He's asking for the divorce costs be split and is asking for asking for joint legal and physical custody of their children.

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When Drake told his 21 million Twitter followers that he did not support or have anything to do with a new documentary entitled "Drake's Homecoming: The Lost Footage," it caused irreparable damage, according to the film's distributor.

Specticast is now suing Drake for disavowing the film, which opens Thursday, March 19. According to TMZ, the company believes the Young Money artist did it to draw attention to his upcoming OVO Fest because he started to promote it on the social networking site after making the announcement.

The film features interviews with Jas Prince, the man who discovered Drake and footage from a 2009 concert in Toronto.

Both Jas and his father James Prince stand behind Drizzy's decision to pull his support.

This will ultimately be settled by a judge unless some sort of out of court deal is reached.

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Mac Miller will have to put his lawyers to work to fight off a copyright infringement lawsuit by '70s soul/funk band Aquarian Dream.

Mac is being accused of using the band's song "Yesterday (Was So Nice Today)" without permission to create his own tune entitled "Faces."

TMZ reports that Aquarian Dream's reps reached out to Miller's people and were told that Mac had tried to contact them to clear the sample, but was unable to speak to anyone so he used it anyway.

The band's singer Jacques Burvick says they are asking a judge to award them $150,000 in damages.

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Yelawolf returns to the music scene on April 21st with a full length LP entitled Love Story. Check out the album cover up top and tracklist.

Catfish Billy recruits Eminem for the lone features on the 18-track project.

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The family of a mentally ill man shot and killed by two Dallas police officers are accusing the two cops of wrongdoing.

39-year-old Jason Harrison was holding a screwdriver that officers John Rogers and Andrew Hutchins deemed a lethal weapon. Within seconds of being confronted Harrison was laying face down, bleeding to death from multiple gunshots.

The incident occurred on June 14, 2014. The video, which was shot by one of the officer's body cam, has just been released by Harrison's family because they have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both officers, claiming Harrison's civil rights were violated, according to Vice News.

Police were initially called to the residence by Harrison's mom, Shirley Marshall Harrison, who said her son was off of his bi-polar and schizophrenia medication. His erratic behavior alarmed her.

When officers Rogers and Hutchins arrived on the scene Harrison's mother opened the door and told them her son was "bi-polar" and "schizo" as she walked past them. Harrison soon appeared in the doorway behind her holding a screwdriver.

Both officers told Harrison to drop the screwdriver. Within seconds they drew their weapons and began firing, claiming he lunged at them.

Opinions by experts differ on whether the cops were justified in their actions.

“It’s the worst thing I’ve ever seen in my life,” said Cecile Tebo, the former commander of the New Orleans Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team, told The Dallas Morning News. “That was handled very poorly.”

“They did an absolutely perfect job,” said Keith Wenzel, a retired Dallas Police Department trainer. “There’s a lot of danger. He could take the screwdriver and put it right into the officer’s eye in less than a second. I would be very critical if the officer used a Taser."

Rogers and Hutchins remain on active duty.

View the wrongful death lawsuit documents here. Let us know your opinion in the comment section below.

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