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Drake's 14th Hot 100 No. 1 Breaks Tie With Michael Jackson Among Solo Male Artists

"Janice STFU" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated May 30, giving Drake his 14th career chart-topper and the solo-male-artist record. Only Mariah Carey (19) and The Beatles (20) remain ahead.

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Meek Mill Calls Out Nike Over LeBron 23 "Dreams and Nightmares" Collection

The Philadelphia rapper says Nike grabbed his album concept, paired it with LeBron, and didn't call. Dream Chasers Records filed for the trademark eight days before the LeBron 23 collection hit retail.

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MGK and Wiz Khalifa Release Nine-Track Mixtape 'Blog Era Boyz' on Lost Americana Tour

Machine Gun Kelly and Wiz Khalifa dropped 'Blog Era Boyz,' a nine-track joint mixtape, on May 22 — a deliberate return to the 2010-era blog scene that produced both artists.

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JPEGMAFIA Releases 25-Track 'Experimental Rap' as Sixth Studio Album

JPEGMAFIA released his sixth studio album 'Experimental Rap' on May 21 via AWAL — 25 tracks, self-produced, no press copies. A North American tour follows in September.

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French Montana and Max B Release 'Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers'

A 26-track Coke Wave reunion: Max B's first full-length collaboration with French Montana since his 16-year prison sentence. Features Kanye, Rick Ross, Ron Isley, Ty Dolla $ign, and the late Chinx. The series that built melodic New York rap gets its long-overdue second chapter.

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Rob Base, Rapper Behind "It Takes Two," Dies at 59

The Harlem rapper born Robert Ginyard died on May 22, 2026, after a private battle with cancer. "It Takes Two," his 1988 duo with DJ E-Z Rock, is one of the founding records of hip-hop crossover — a Lyn Collins flip that has been sampled, covered, and stadium-played for 38 years.

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Vince Staples Releases 'White Flag' Single and Video Ahead of June 5 Album 'Cry Baby'

Vince Staples released "White Flag," the second single and music video from his upcoming seventh studio album Cry Baby, dropping June 5 via Loma Vista. The video closes with Staples shooting an American flag he has painted white.

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Kenny Mason Releases BULLDAWG With JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike

Atlanta's most consistent trap-rock hybridist returned May 12 with a 15-track LP on RCA — features from JID, Paris Texas, and Dominic Fike, and the most confident statement of his self-defined lane to date.

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Big K.R.I.T. Expands 'Dedicated to Cadalee Biarritz' to 25 Tracks With Deluxe Edition

K.R.I.T. doubles back on his Cadillac-shaped concept album with eight more tracks — a Southern rap record built to be played loud in a moving car.

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Action Bronson Releases 13-Track Eighth Album 'Planet Frog' With Lil Yachty and Paul Wall

Thirteen tracks, 32 minutes, drums so faint they barely count — Bronson's eighth album is the most committed-to-vibe record of his career.

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Isaiah Rashad releases IT'S BEEN AWFUL after five years

The third Isaiah Rashad album arrives five years after The House Is Burning — sober, introspective, and built around the kind of personal accounting most rappers his age aren't willing to do in public. The wait was the work.

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Jay-Z Makes the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters — and Pusha T Wrote the Tribute

The New York Times named Jay-Z one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters — and Pusha T, his most famous adversary, wrote the tribute.