It looks like New Music Friday might not be finished. We know that Rich The Kid is always working on new vibes and, according to a recent post-and-delete on his social media, he may be planning to release a free mixtape before the day ends.

Taking to Instagram Stories, the Atlanta–New York rapper teased a new project called The Lost Tape, which may be coming out today.

“Should I drop a free mixtape tonight???” asked Rich. “Featuring Future, Juice WRLD, Meek Mill, Gucci [Mane], and Big Sean?? The Lost Tape.”

The post has been taken down, so his plans for an immediate release are up in the air. Being acquainted with the way Rich The Kid generally promotes his projects, this is probably just building hype for the eventual drop in a couple of weeks/months. Hopefully, he proves me wrong though and actually comes through before midnight.

RTK was recently in the news for his short-lived feud with Tekashi 6ix9ine. The rappers went back and forth, with 6ix9ine even promising to shave his head if his rival continued losing followers. That didn’t play out and, nowadays, Tekashi has even larger targets.

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Do you hope The Lost Tape gets released tonight?

In the last ten years, we’ve gotten some great collaborative albums and mixtapes from some of the most iconic artists in the world. Kanye West and Jay-Z teamed up for Watch The Throne. Drake and Future came through on What A Time To Be Alive. Those classics have inspired rappers and artists to join forces and attempt to create the next collaborative masterpiece. Perhaps we’ll be looking back at this one with rose-colored lenses.

Chris Brown and Young Thug announced several weeks ago that they would be working together on a new mixtape but nobody knew when it would be arriving. Would it take days, weeks, months, or years? Thankfully, we did not have to wait too long because, dropping on Chris Brown’s birthday, the duo has officially released Slime & B. 

Complete with thirteen songs and features from Future, Gunna, Lil Duke, E-40, Too $hort, and more, this has all the makings of the next great collaborative project from two of the most impactful artists of the last generation. Considering the fact that this was seemingly thrown together at the last minute during quarantine, that makes this all the more impressive.

Listen to the brand new mixtape below and let us know what you think of it.

Lil Tjay continues to be one of the best up and coming artists in hip-hop right now and fans are excited for his project that is coming out on May 8th called State Of Emergency. Interestingly enough, Tjay has been a lot more active on social media these days and it hasn’t always been for the right reasons. For example, Tjay is currently in a feud with Rubi Rose after he left her stranded without a flight home. It’s a situation that has gotten the attention of all the big outlets and now, all eyes are on Tjay.

Last night on social media, Tjay made sure to give himself even more promo as he teased his new project on Instagram. He also offered up a lengthy all caps caption in which he declared himself the king of New York.

“FUCK ALL THAT OTHER SHIT GOING ON RN SHIT IRRELEVANT ? ONLY THING I KNOW IS IM SHUTTING THE STREETS DOWN FROM NOW ON IM THE KING OF NY !! ALL THAT OTHER NA NA NA SHIT ND SNITCH RAINBOW HAIR SHIT GOING ON IN MY CITY A DUBB! THE REAL GON UNDERSTAND… MAY 8 IM GIVING YALL THAT PAIN YALL NEED, ITZ UP NY STAND TF UP,” Lil Tjay wrote.

This declaration will certainly rub some artists and fans the wrong way although you can’t help but admire Tjay’s confidence here. Hopefully, his project is able to deliver on these promises.

Drake‘s new mixtape, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, could potentially not be debuting at No. 1, if country superstar Kenny Chesney beats him for the top spot with his new album, Here and Now. When Drake dropped his new tape at midnight on Friday, it was, for the most part, a surprise. Although there were whispers of a new Drake project dropping the day before, he had put in zero promo work for DLDT, which is comprised of both previously released or leaked tracks, and some new, never-before-heard joints. The official numbers will be in next week, but while Drake is almost always a shoe-in for a No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 chart, he’s got some close competition this time in the form of a veteran country singer.

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According to a report from HitsDailyDouble on Saturday (May 2nd), Drake’s Dark Lane Demo Tapes is projected to move between 230,000 to 255,000 equivalent album units, while Kenny Chesney’s expected to rake in 220,000 to 235,000 with his new album, Here and Now. These close quarters mean that Drizzy is at risk of failing to top the charts if Kenny does exceptionally well, and those country music fans are persistent. In fact, a whopping 210-220k of the Tennessee artist’s units are from pure album sales.

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If Drake does end up losing to Mr. Chesney, that would break his undefeated streak of No. 1 solo debuts thus far. As pointed out by XXL, every single solo Drake project since 2009’s So Far Gone, along with his 2015 joint mixtape with Future, What A Time To Be Alive, up until now has debuted in the top spot. The official results will be announced next week, so fingers crossed for hip hop fans that Drake comes out on top.

It feels like forever since the last time Drake dropped a full-length project but, without much notice, the King of Toronto came through unannounced with a surprise mixtape called the Dark Lane Demo Tapes. 

On Thursday (April 30), it was rumored that Drake would be releasing something at the end of the day and those rumblings came true when Dark Lane Demo Tapes hit the internet. As expected, the new collection features a flurry of songs that the fans had been asking for, including his “Demons” collaboration with Fivio Foreign and Sosa Geek, his “Pain 1993” track with Playboi Carti, and an official release of “Desires” with Future. Elsewhere on the 14-track display, there are songs that nobody even knew about.

Another new collaboration with Chris Brown, titled “Not You Too,” is threatening to become another sleeper hit after the success of “No Guidance” last year. In addition to that, a fresh link-up between Drake, Future, and Young Thug called “D4L” took the world by storm.

There is definitely a lot to unpack with this mixtape, but Drake is already looking toward his future. The superstar recording artist announced that his next album will be released in the summer, teasing a new track with Roddy Ricch shortly after the arrival of the Dark Lane Demo Tapes.

Have a listen to the new project below and let us know what you think.

Before the end of the (at-home) workday, rumors began circulating that none other than Drake, the biggest artist in the world, was preparing to drop a surprise mixtape. A tracklist was floating around with names like Chris Brown, Fivio Foreign, Playboi Carti, and more attached to the project. Still, we needed to wait for official confirmation of the tape. It didn't take long for Drake to reveal that the Dark Lane Demo Tapes was a real thing, coming through at midnight with a collection of new music.

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Packed with fourteen previously-unreleased songs that were either highly-anticipated (like "Pain 1993" with Playboi Carti) or genuinely unknown to the public, Drake has officially released his latest project. As you would expect, the internet went absolutely bonkers with the news that he was dropping and, when the mixtape was uploaded to streaming services, things blew up even larger.

As people sift through the lyrics to find that perfect Instagram caption, all of Drake's OVO followers will be freaking out for the next little while. Without an outlet in the real world, social media will have to do for now.

What do you think of Drake's Dark Lane Demo Tapes? Let us know in the comments.

Drake is one of if not the biggest artist in the world and when he drops music, people pay attention. Typically, Drake is extremely calculated and will give us quite a few singles before finally dropping his project. He even gives us some album artwork to fawn over before the music finally makes its way to streaming services.

Now, though, Drake's tactics could be on the verge of switching up. According to XXL and some fan Twitter accounts, there is interesting evidence pointing towards the fact that the Canadian megastar could be dropping a surprise mixtape tonight. For instance, Shazam is listing a new Drake song with Chris Brown called "Not You Too," on their app. Meanwhile, a Drake fan account has claimed a mixtape is dropping and even provided a tracklist which includes "Pain 1993" with Playboi Carti. If you remember, Ian Connor recently praised Drake's Carti collab, which could have been a hint that it is dropping soon.

Since releasing the extended version of an already-mega album, Indigo, in October of last year, Chris Brown has been keeping fans fed by way of a sries of features. He’s popped up consistently, appearing most recently on T-Pain’s record “Wake Up Dead” last Friday.

If fans were itching for even more though, the time is almost here. At the beginning of the month, Chris Brown revealed that he had a joint mixtape with Thugger Thugger in the works, much to our surprise; “ME AND THUGGA THUGGA @thuggerthugger1 Got a mixtape coming soon,” he announced.

This morning, on his artwork-filled IG page, he shared an image of the words “Slime & B,” referring to the Slime gawd Young Thug, and himself as Breezy. In the caption, he announced that their project would be arriving on May 5th, “5th DAY OF THE 5th MONTH,” he said, tagging Thug in the process so we know it’s real.

Is this tape going to be the perfect way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Are you guys excited? It’ll be interesting to see what the sound is like on this, but it could definitely be fire if they merge the best of both worlds– trap, r’n’b, melodies all tied into one. The fans flooded Chris Brown’s comment section, and they definitely are excited.

Stay tuned on May 5th for their joint effort.

With so many albums falling victim to the ongoing coronavirus-related uncertainty, which has left the best-laid music industry plans ravaged, we can no longer take solace in the arrival of some of 2020’s most anticipated albums. Even though the year was positioned to be a massive one, with albums from Drake, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and many more set to arrive at some point — though at this stage, who knows what has become of them? Luckily, we have artists like the reliable Curren$y Spitta, who has decided to give the people what they so desperately need.

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Today, the rapper took to Instagram to unveil some glorious news, that he and producer Cardo Got Wings are gearing up to release a new tape this weekend. Sharing a bit of back and forth messaging, the general sentiment seems to be that of sincere desire to spread cheer and happiness, qualities that certainly go a long way in this trying time. 

“Me and @cardogotwings have that stay at home kit for y’all this weekend,” writes Spitta, though he opts to remain mums-the-word about any further details. Judging from the back and forth transfers in the screenshots, expect songs like “100 Gs” and “Take That” to line the tracklist. Big shout out to Curren$y and Cardo for holding it down, but let’s be honest — did you really think that Spitta was going to sit out the entire month of 4/20? 

Time and time again, artists have jumped the gun and announced that they are working with another star on a collaborative project. Only few have been able to pull off the feat. Usually, something comes in the way and prevents the actual release of said mixtape. Kanye West and Jay-Z have done it. So have 21 Savage and Offset. Drake and Future‘s What A Time To Be Alive cannot be forgotten either. Are Chris Brown and Young Thug about to be next?

It would appear as though Chris Brown and Young Thug have been speaking, plotting out their next moves and deciding that they should work as a unit.

Announcing on his Instagram Story that his next full-length release would be a collaborative mixtape with Young Thug, Chris Brown shocked the world several hours ago.

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“ME AND THUGGA THUGGA @thuggerthugger1 Got a mixtape coming soon,” wrote the Virginia native. 

CB and King Slime don’t have too many songs together but they have collaborated in the past. Apparently, they believe that with their experience in the studio, they have what it takes to crank out the next legendary collab tape.

Do you think they can achieve big things as a team? Are you surprised by this announcement?