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New Music Friday: Ayra Starr, Phoebe Bridgers, KATSEYE — August 14, 2026

Ayra Starr's Starr Girl, Phoebe Bridgers' Lost Weekend, Trippie Redd's NDA, KATSEYE's WILD, Fridayy's Tension, and Open Mike Eagle & Kenny Segal's DOOMED! all land August 14, alongside new singles from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist and Rema.

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New Music Friday: Ckay, Beyoncé & Whitney Houston — August 7, 2026

Ckay's Banger Boy, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Morning Dew (Donk) remix, and a Whitney Houston hits collection led a stacked August 7, 2026 release day.

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Reebok G-Unit G6 Returns August 20 for $130 in Its Original 2003 Colorway

Reebok is re-releasing the G-Unit G6 on August 20 for $130, rebuilding the 2003 original down to the grey suede toe, the royal blue G-Unit heel script and the translucent blue outsole. Tony Yayo leaked the return on The Real Report podcast months before the brand confirmed it.

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New Music Friday: Davido, Ariana Grande & Shaboozey — July 31, 2026

Davido marks 15 years in music with ORIADÉ, Ariana Grande returns with petal, and Shaboozey, Jacquees, Arca, Cautious Clay and Isaiah Falls also released albums on July 31, 2026.

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Young Thug Buys $5 Million Cooper City, Florida Mansion in All-Cash Deal

Young Thug paid $5 million in cash for a seven-bedroom Cooper City, Florida mansion, property records show, purchased through a trust tied to an LLC he manages with Geoff Ogunlesi.

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New Music Friday: Tyla, Rico Nasty & Cypress Hill — July 24, 2026

Tyla rebrands her sound as pop on A*POP, Rico Nasty reunites with Kenny Beats on RX, and Cypress Hill raps a full album in Spanish — six releases worth your time this New Music Friday.

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New Music Friday: Rick Ross, Steve Lacy & Syd — July 17, 2026

Rick Ross returns with Set In Stone, his first album in five years, alongside Steve Lacy's Oh yeah?, Syd's Beard, Larry June's Who Coppin and LADIPOE's REVIVAL. A Friday built on long-delayed returns — and one heavily announced album that never showed up.

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JAY-Z Plays Three Yankee Stadium Nights With Beyoncé, Nas, Eminem and Rihanna

JAY-Z headlined three nights at Yankee Stadium July 10-12, 2026, marking Reasonable Doubt's 30th and The Blueprint's 25th, with guests from Beyoncé and Blue Ivy to Nas, Eminem and Rihanna.

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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Cleveland hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 8, 2026, honored in the Recording category as Ice-T and Fat Joe paid tribute.

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New Music Friday: Future, The-Dream & Kelela — July 10, 2026

Future's The Real Me, The-Dream's Love/Hate II, Kelela's new avatar, Ne-Yo's Highway 79 and Baby Rose's YEARNALISM headline this week's New Music Friday.

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Future Releases 'The Real Me,' His First Solo Album in Four Years

Future released The Real Me on July 10, a 22-track album and his first solo studio LP since 2022, with the guest-feature list withheld until the moment it dropped.

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New Music Friday: Tekno, Madonna & Ken Carson — July 3, 2026

Tekno returns with the Where Did Love Go? EP, Madonna reopens the dance floor on Confessions II, and Ken Carson pushes rage rap further on xperiment — plus Jorja Smith and Wizkid link up.