Year: 2024

The circumstances behind 4Batz’s sudden breakout remain mysterious, but that isn’t stopping him from capitalizing on it. The “Date @ 8” crooner has announced the dates for his first-ever headlining tour, Thank U, Jada, kicking off in Chicago on July 29 at Avondale Music Hall and concluding on August 10 at KMEL Summer Jam in Oakland, California. Naturally, the show to watch out for will be his hometown stop in Dallas at The Echo, where he’s sure to receive a warm welcome as he returns the conquering hero.

Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, June 7, with a presale beginning the day before at 10 AM local time. You can find more info here.

2024 has turned out to be one crazy year for 4Batz, whose early single, “Act II: Date @ 8,” caught the attention of none other than Drake. The Canadian star’s appearance on the song’s remix supercharged 4Batz rise to stardom, as did Drake’s signing him to a promotional deal with OVO Sound for the release of his debut EP, U Made Me A St4r. To find out when you can see this newly minted star in a city near you, check out the tour dates below.

07/29 — Chicago, IL @ Avondale Music Hall
07/31 — Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
08/01 — Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
08/02 — Washington, DC @ Howard Theater
08/04 — Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
08/06 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
08/07 — Dallas, TX @ The Echo
08/09 — Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
08/10 — Oakland, CA @ KMEL Summer Jam

Denzel Curry has announced his new album, King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2, scheduled to arrive next month. The album is a sequel to his critically-acclaimed breakthrough mixtape, King Of The Mischievous South, Vol. 1

The album will comprise of various collaborations, primarily from southern rap artists, including That Mexican OT, Juicy J, Project Pat, Maxo Kream, Ski Mask The Slump Dog, and more. Ahead of the album’s release, Curry shared the lead single, “Hot One,” a blazing collaboration with TiaCorine and Ferg.

Later this summer, Curry will embark on a North American tour in support of the album

You can listen to “Hot One” above and see the King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 artwork, tracklist and tour dates below.

1. “KOTMS II Intro” feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
2. “Ultra Shxt” feat. Key Nyata
3. “Set It” feat. Maxo Kream
4. “Hot One” feat. TiaCorine & A$AP Ferg
5. “Black Flag Freestyle” feat. That Mexican OT
6. “Headcrack Interlude” feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
7. “G’z Up” feat. 2 Chainz & Mike Dimes
8. “Lunatic Interlude”
9. “Sked” feat. Kenny Mason & Project Pat
10. “Choose Wisely Interlude” feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp
11. “Cole Pimp” feat. Ty Dolla $ign & Juicy J
12. “Wishlist” feat. Armani White
13. “Hit the Floor” feat. Ski Mask the Slump God
14. “Hoodlumz” feat. A$AP Rocky & PlayThatBoiZay
15. “KOTMS II Outro” feat. Kingpin Skinny Pimp

08/07 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
08/09 — Birmingham, AL @ BJCC Arena
08/10 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
08/13 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
08/14 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
08/16 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
08/17 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
08/19 — Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
08/20 — Denver, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
08/27 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
08/28 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
08/30 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
09/03 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
09/04 — Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
09/06 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
09/07 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
09/08 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
09/10 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
09/11 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
09/15 — Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
09/17 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
09/19 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
09/20 — Elmont, NY @ UBS Arena
09/21 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
09/23 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
09/24 — Montréal, QC @ Place Bell
09/25 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
09/27 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
09/28 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
09/29 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
10/01 — Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center
10/02 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
10/04 — Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10/05 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
10/06 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
10/08 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
10/09 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
10/10 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
10/11 — Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena

King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 is out 7/19 via Loma Vista. Find more information here.

After spending the better part of the last few months lighting up his previously unspoken rival Drake, it looks like Kendrick Lamar has some free time on his hands now that Drake waved the white flag. Which means fans now wonder if he’s got a new album up his sleeve. After all, what was this all for, if not promoting music that actually matters?

Well, it looks like he has indeed been in the studio working … something … according to his frequent collaborator and producer, Terrace Martin. The multi-instrumental musician told fans during an Instagram Live stream that he’s “excited” for Kendrick’s new album, whenever it’s slated for release.

“Let me tell y’all the records I’m excited for,” he said. “I’m excited for YG’s album, I’m excited for Mustard’s album. I’m excited for a lot of people, but there’s two albums, I’m going crazy, I can’t wait ’til they drop: Roddy Ricch album and whenever Kendrick drops his album. I’m excited for those two. Those two Compton artists is like, I’m excited.”

Martin’s work has figured heavily into Kendrick’s rise to prominence; as a producer or a musician, he’s had a hand in a number of Kendrick’s projects, especially the critically hailed To Pimp A Butterfly, while Kendrick has appeared on Martin’s projects Here, My Dear and 3ChordFold.

Might we finally be getting new music from Lorde in the near future? It’s been three years since her last album, Solar Power. But yesterday (June 4), the New Zealand native singer took to Instagram, seemingly teasing her fourth record.

In a photo carousel, Lorde is seen standing at a balcony in one photo. Another photo features a hand, carrying a capsule that reads “spit.” In another pic, she is seen wrapped up in a towel by a pool.

Though there isn’t a whole lot of context to the photos, Lorde may have hinted at her upcoming album in the post’s caption.

“Use the existing tools wherever possible,” she said. “If the tools do not exist you are spiritually obliged to create them.”

Perhaps she is alluding to the fact that she has found inspiration for new music within the world around here. Also in the post’s caption are multiple symbols, representing the letter L and the number 4, seemingly hinting that her fourth album — which has been given the placeholder name L4 by fans. — is on the way.

It is also worth noting that this post is currently the only post on her Instagram page, as many artists like to archive their posts ahead of a new era.

You can see the post above.

This Independence Day weekend, spend time with an adult film star trying to make it big in Hollywood. What’s more American than that? A24 has released a new trailer for MaXXXine, the third film in director Ti West’s X trilogy.

The trailer begins with Maxine (played by Mia Goth) getting blood on her hands — literally — on the set of a low-budget indie horror movie. Later, she’s worried she’s being pursued by the “the devil,” a.k.a. the Night Stalker, a real-life serial killer who terrorized Californians in the mid-1980s. You can watch it above.

“I see MaXXXine as a superhero movie – that’s how I read the script,” Goth told SFX Magazine last year. “Maxine, as a character, has come a long way. She’s a survivor, she’s gone through a lot. When we meet her again, in this new world that she’s in, she’s really fought for everything that she has, and she’s not about to give that up. She’s going to fight for what she has. She’s a badass… And she’s a really proactive, determined, focused woman. She goes after what she wants, and she’s not really going to take no for an answer.”

Here’s the official synopsis:

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

MaXXXine, which also stars Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon, opens in theaters on July 5.

At the beginning of the year, months after she released her debut project Like..?, Ice Spice announced her debut album and revealed that it would be called Y2K. The title aligns with the rapper’s birthday which falls on January 1, 2000. At the time, Ice Spice said that Y2K would arrive at some point this year, and true to her word, the rapper revealed that the project will indeed come out this summer.

In posts she shared on her social media pages, Ice Spice announced that Y2K will be released on July 12. “HIIIII >.<,” she wrote in her posts. “THE ALBUM WILL BE DROPPING JULY 26TH !!!! pre-save now ;*.” Ice Spice shared a pre-save link to the project and also unveiled the album’s artwork which depicts her standing in front of a wall of concrete block by subway stairwell with her back facing the viewer. “Ice Spice” is written in graffiti font on the cover, as is “Y2K” which appears on a trash can beside her.

So far, Y2K is led by one single, “Gimme A Light,” which Ice Spice released last month. The track sampled Sean Paul’s 2002 hit “Gimme The Light” with a similar ode to dancefloors and weed, but with a spicy twist. Prior to that, she jumped on Cash Cobain and Bay Swag’s “Fisherrr” for a new remix and released “Think U The Sh*t (Fart)” which she later confirmed was a Latto diss.

You can view Ice Spice’s announcement for Y2K in the post above.

Y2K is out 7/12 via Columbia Records. Find out more information here.

Earlier this week, Kanye West was levied with claims of sexual harassment from his former assistant as well as accusations of breach of contract, wrongful termination, and hostile work environment. Lauren Pisciotta, who began working with West after meeting him during is Donda era, says the musician and fashion designer sent her several vulgar texts during her employment under him. Now, West is responding to those claims and shared plans to countersue Pisciotta for her accusations.

TMZ reports that Kanye’s legal team gave them a statement in response to Pisciotta’s claims. “In response to these baseless allegations, Ye will be filing a lawsuit against Ms. Pisciotta, who actively pursued him sexually to coerce employment and other material benefits, then engaged in blackmail and extortion when her advances were rejected,” West’s team told the publication. “It is evident that Ms. Pisciotta leveraged her association with Ye and his company, and her proximity to him, to seek material gains, clout, and employment through inappropriate means.”

They also accused Pisciotta of attempting to steal West’s phone in order to delete evidence that would prove her accusations were false. This evidence includes nude images that Pisciotta allegedly sent to West as well as her attempts to solicit him for sex and requests for a luxury items like a Birkin bag and a Lamborghini that were both denied.

Kanye’s legal team also denied Pisciotta’s wrongful termination claim, saying that her work with Kanye came to an end because she was unqualified, made outrageous salary demands, and engaged in “lascivious, unhinged conduct.” They go on to say that once her requests were denied, Pisciotta attempted to extort and blackmail Kanye and his team with demands in the tens of millions of dollars prior to her lawsuit.

Haven’t been able to experience Eric Cartman’s favorite restaurant Casa Bonita for yourself? Here’s the next best thing: ¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR!, a documentary that chronicles the “the rise, fall, and revival” of the Colorado landmark that South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker dedicated an entire episode of the animated series to, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 7. It will also stream on Paramount+ later this year.

¡CASA BONITA MI AMOR! is directed by Arthur Bradford, who said in a statement, “I think people will be surprised to see the level of hands-on devotion Matt and Trey poured into this place. Trey was fueled by a Wonka-like passion to bring back the Casa Bonita of his youth.”

Following the Tribeca Film Festival premiere, Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen will moderate a conversation with Parker, Stone, and Bradford (you can find more information here).

The South Park creators used their many millions of dollars to renovate Casa Bonita “like a piece of art,” Stone said. Parker added, “It would be way cheaper if we just went hang gliding over volcanoes.” If only all rich people used their money on restoring the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants,” with its cliff divers and pirate caves, not making the world’s ugliest car.

Casa Bonita is open now in Lakewood, Colorado (assuming you can score a reservation).

Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla‘s Hot Girl Summer Tour continues to be one of the year’s most exciting events. This past weekend, at the Atlanta stop of the tour, they were joined by fellow Hot Girl rapper Latto on stage. But the fun didn’t stop after the show.

In a clip that has since gone viral, Latto and Glo are seen backstage having fun, and dancing to music. The two then swiftly move into a dance-off, as Meg and Glo’s collab “Wanna Be” plays in the background. Latto and Glo then see who can out-twerk the other.

While their competition appears to be friendly, Glo is sure that she was the winner of the twerk off.

“latto didn’t win dat dance battle let’s be fr,” said Glo in a tweet.

Latto, however, wasn’t having it, and asked her followers “Who gone tell her????”

Meg didn’t want smoke with anyone, and simply offered a reasonable suggestion.

“I think yall need a rematch,” said Meg.

But Latto is confident that she’s the clear winner.

“Aww Meg protecting ur feelings that’s a real friend,” said Latto.

Latto doubled down, reuploading a clip with a scoreboard at the bottom of the screen, which seems to indicated that she’s the winner.

You can see the clips above and decide for yourself.

The Chicago Sky played host to the New York Liberty on Tuesday night and were unable to pick up a win. Despite leading as the game entered the fourth quarter, the Sky struggled to get going offensively in the game’s final period and picked up an 88-75 loss to fall to 3-5 on the year.

First-round pick Angel Reese had a double-double on the night, going for 13 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes of work. She also saw her night come to a premature end in a … let’s call it strange way, as the former LSU standout got ejected with two and a half minutes left for voicing her disappointment after getting called for a personal foul.

It, truly, does not look like she does much of anything here — she waved her hand at a referee and walked away, which usually means a player said something a referee doesn’t like, and apparently, she said “that’s bullsh*t” twice. Still, that is awfully harsh, and it go to the point that a player on the opposing team, Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, apparently came to her defense, asking the referee why that deserved two technicals and an ejection.

We’ll see if Reese says anything about this after the game, because if this really just a matter of a player saying “that’s bullsh*t” twice and waving their hand at a referee, this is about as soft of an ejection as you’ll ever see. Bulls guard Lonzo Ball, who was at the game, agreed and wanted to make sure Reese didn’t pick up an additional fine, taking up the cause of calling out the ref himself on Twitter.