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Who is Laila!

Laila! releases her new album GAP YEAR! on September 6

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Asake's "Lungu Boy": A Sonic Journey through Lagos and Beyond

Lungu Boy is Asake’s third album in three years, released on August 9, 2024.

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Kendrick Lamar's Los Angeles Juneteenth Show: "The Pop Out – Ken and Friends" features Dr. Dre, Ab-Soul, SchoolBoy Q, Jay Rock, Russell Westbrook and more

Kendrick Lamar held a special Juneteenth show in Los Angeles.

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Tems releases "Born In the Wild"

Almost six years after releasing her breakout single, 2018’s “Mr Rebel,” Nigerian superstar Tems delivers her debut LP, Born in the Wild.

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NPR Music Celebrates Black Music Month with Powerhouse All-Female Lineup

NPR Music celebrates 2024 Black Music Month by releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women.

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Kaytranada Releases New Album "Timeless" Featuring Childish Gambino, Tinashe, Dawn Richard, & More

Kaytranada has officially announced his highly anticipated new album, "Timeless," which will feature a star-studded lineup including Childish Gambino, Tinashe, Dawn Richard, and more. The album marks Kaytranada's return to solo projects.

Culture

Sound by AIMÉ LEON DORE: DJ AAA

The latest SOUND installment from Aimé Leon Dore features DJ AAA, a London DJ, delivering an hour-long set at the brand's flagship sound room at 32 Broadway, New York.

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The Roots Announce 2024 Tour Dates with Arrested Development and Digable Planets

The Roots, Arrested Development, and Digable Planets unite for a 2024 tour — three groups that shaped 1990s hip-hop sharing the stage for the first time.

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Skepta, Portable, and Jae5 Unite for "Tony Montana": A Triumphant Fusion of Sounds

Skepta, Portable, and Jae5's 'Tony Montana' bridges UK grime, Nigerian Afrobeat, and British-Ghanaian production into a genre-defying collaborative statement.

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Release Day: Young Thug, Coi Leray, Camidoh, Big Freedia

Coi Leray channels her critics and her complicated relationship with her father Benzino into her self-titled sophomore album COI. Big Freedia returns after nearly a decade with Central City, featuring Faith Evans and Lil Wayne.

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Friday Notes "Amapiano, We go show, We go let dem know, na we de run the town"

Asake's sophomore album Work of Art drops, igniting what the post calls the Summer of Amapiano. Nikola Jokic's low-key championship celebration contrasts with Denver's euphoric Nuggets parade, while Minneapolis marks three years since George Floyd's murder.

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Release Day: Asake, Killer Mike

Asake's Work of Art arrives less than a year after his debut, operating at a near-peerless level with amapiano-Fuji fusions and Yoruba panegyrics. Killer Mike's MICHAEL is his most personal record — gospel, funk, and hip-hop all grounded in the Black Southern church.