Meek Mill's had a hell of a run in 2019. With the release of Championships, he made major plays in both the corporate offices and musically. The rapper has been teasing new music since the album's release including a new Dreamchasers project and a summer pack that never arrived. Perhaps Meek might be blessing us with some more new music soon but it's clear that he's getting ready to challenge himself on his upcoming effort.

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As Meek Mill continues to keep fans waiting for a new album, he gave his fans some hope that it might be coming soon. He didn't mention any sort of release date but he did reveal his mindstate entering the booth these days. "1 album way from really shaking shit up .... and ima prove myself again!" He wrote. While fans began to speculate when we could expect the album, one fan asked if it was going to be DC5. With a slew of trophy emojis, the rapper simply replied, "U think?"

Meek recently released his single, "Letter To Nipsey" ft. Roddy Ricch which he debuted at the Grammys for Nipsey's tribute performance. It's unclear if that will be a single off of Dreamchasers 5.

Last summer, the rapper announced that he was teaming up with Jay-Z and Roc Nation for his new venture with Dream Chasers. Peep the tweets below.

It’s safe to say that Nicki Minaj‘s retirement announcement may have been a tad bit reactionary. In early September 2019, Nicki shocked her dedicated fanbase when she tweeted that her music career may be coming to an end. “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” she wrote. “I know you guys are happy now. To my fans, keep reppin me, do it til da death of me, ❌ in the box- cuz ain’t nobody checkin me. ✅ Love you for LIFE ?♥️?.”

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Since that time, she’s been featured on a number of tracks, including Meghan Trainor’s “Nice to Meet Ya” that dropped last Friday (January 31). This latest collaboration comes after Nicki’s month hiatus from social media, but now that the Queen rapper has returned, she’s been showing off daily glam looks.

On Monday (February 3) evening, Nicki showed that she’s been hard at work in the studio, as well. The rapper shared a clip of herself previewing a new track that will most likely be featured on her forthcoming record. “Woke up, the price of coke up / I just hit em with the low cut then call my folks up,” Nicki raps. “All that talkin’ out your neck just might get your throat cut / This a mac truck not a black truck / When we move tell ’em back up / Click the clack up.” She then moves into the chorus which mentions, “Yikes, you a clown, you do IT for likes.”

Unsurprisingly, Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty sits right next to her and the two newlyweds groove to Nicki’s newly recorded track. Give it a listen and leave your thoughts.

It’s time. Our weekly “FIRE EMOJI” playlist is back to round up the best tracks from the last seven days.

With a new album from Lil Wayne out, the New Orleans rapper was bound to dominate the playlist. Wayne has three spots held down this week: “Dreams,” “I Do It,” and “Mahogany” all make an appearance. “I Do It” comes featured with Big Sean and Lil Baby who team up to help Wayne put together one of the best tracks off Funeral. “Mahogany” isn’t to be forgotten either. This track features bar after bar and multiple flows for Wayne to weave in and out of.

Moving on, “Fire Emoji” also boasts an appearance from A Boogie Wit da Hoodie. “King of My City” sees the Bronx rapper letting it be known where he originates: “I be feeling like the king of my city/From the Bronx, not Benny.”

Other songs include Royce Da 5’9″, Russ, Rick Ross, A$AP Ferg and more. Check out the full playlist and all our other playlists below.

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Following the success of Yams Day 2020, which we had the pleasure of attending earlier this month, all eyes are on the entire A$AP Mob to release something new on the music side to get us feeling cozy again for the new decade. While no official word has been announced so far, it looks like A$AP TyY might have some insider knowledge of when we can expect Cozy Tapes Vol. 3 to drop.

We were expecting Lil Wayne to release his new album Funeral last night but we did not anticipate waking up to some brand new music from Drake and Future. Mere weeks following the release of their collaborative single "Life Is Good," the ultra-potent duo has returned with a brand new leak, quietly distributing "Desires" the OVO SoundCloud and letting the head honcho do some very minor promotion on social media. Now that fans have had the chance to consume the new joint for a few hours, reactions are pouring in across the internet with people hailing the duo as "toxic kings." 

"Drake and Future really get on tracks and try to out toxic each other, I love it," wrote one fan of the new song on Twitter, which echoes a sentiment felt by nearly all of its listeners. If you dissect the content being presented by Drake and Future on the fresh record, the two are seriously flexing by saying they would move a girl out to "the sticks" where nobody could find her. However, if that ain't the most insecure and anxiety-inducing thing you've ever heard, we've got a problem.

People are loving the song thus far but, as far as the lyrics go, Drake and Future are being praised as leaders of the real-life toxic movement. Hopefully, this leak brings us closer to the arrival of a WATTBA sequel. What do you think of "Desires"?

Former G-Unit star Lloyd Banks has been extremely quiet on the music front, chiming in here and there with a social media post hinting at his return but never really following through on those feelers. Earlier this month, the punchline king cryptically noted that he believes he's about to "relapse," which could either have been something terrible or incredible. If he were talking about alcohol or drugs, that would have been a tragedy. However, his fans fell under the impression that music was on Banks' mind and they may have been correct. During a recent Twitter outpouring, Joe Budden told the world that he might know something about Banks that we don't.

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In the midst of a rant about Justin Bieber and how he seemingly "needs" the hip-hop and R&B communities to thrive these days, a fan asked Joe Budden to quit whining about the pop star and tell Lloyd Banks to drop some new music. Surprisingly enough, the podcaster actually responded and his reply was favorable. 

"He cookin," wrote Budden, in response to a fan who begged for Lloyd Banks to drop something. While this isn't as credible as a tweet from the man himself, Budden's ties to Banks lead us to believe there's definitely some truth behind this. Budden is one of the most knowledgable men in the industry and he holds tons of secrets about what's really going on behind-the-scenes. Maybe he's been in the studio with Banks?

After what’s felt like forever — OK, a little over three-and-a-half years, but still! — international rap-singer M.I.A. will finally be dropping new music on the pop world, and it’s slated to arrive as early as this coming Friday.

“NEW DECADE, NEW MIA, EXPLORING PLANETS AND PLATFORMS, JOIN ME, JAN 31ST 2020,” was all she wrote to describe the new tunes Instagram (seen above), accompanied by a short sound preview that sounds exactly like what we’d expect from the eclectic musician. Big bass, catchy vibes and culturally-significant sonics that play into her Sri Lankan roots are what we’re picking up on from the first listen. The post was also paired with a video in the second slide, which shows M.I.A. donning pink hair and mouthing something that could be lyrics or could be the title of the song/album she’s gearing up to release this week. We’ll let the super fans decode that one, but for now we’re just excited to know that one of pop music’s most forward-thinking and oftentimes politically-driven voices will be doing it all over again to start off the next era in her career. We love to see it!

Expect M.I.A. to make her return to music this Friday (January 31), but peep one of her last singles off 2016’s AIM that could give us a hint at what vibe she’s on now: 

The Barbz empire came to a sudden halt when Nicki Minaj announced her retirement from music towards the end of last year. Granted, the Queen emcee did confirm that she wasn't completely removing herself from the realm of rap, as we saw evident with her Karol G collaboration titled "Tusa" in November 2019. Well, it now looks like she'll be returning once again by pairing with a very peculiar collaborator: pop sensation Meghan Trainor.