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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.

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New Music: Snoop Dogg, Joyner Lucas, Destin Conrad, and Everything Else Worth Hearing This Week

Three full-length albums landed today. The headliner is Snoop Dogg's 22nd solo album on Death Row, but the most compelling listen might be the one you haven't heard of yet.

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JAŸ-Z Reissues 'Dead Presidents' On 30th Anniversary Of Original Release

The OG 'Dead Presidents' — the version that never made Reasonable Doubt — hits streaming for the first time, 30 years after its February 1996 release on Roc-A-Fella Records.

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Baby Keem Drops "Birds & The Bees" Visual From New Album Ca$ino

Built around a pitched-up Feist sample, 'Birds & The Bees' is Ca$ino's most seductive moment — and the new video, starring KATSEYE's Lara Raj, plays the charm and chaos perfectly.

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J. Cole Releases "Two Six" Music Video from The Fall-Off

Directed by Simon Chasalow, J. Cole's 'Two Six' video grounds The Fall-Off in grainy Fayetteville imagery — train tracks, bikes, and the 276 area code Cole calls home.

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J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" Drops Tomorrow

J. Cole closes his studio discography with The Fall-Off, a double album split across Disc 29 and Disc 39 — two discs representing distinct chapters of his life and career.