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Cover art: Dahi feat. Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Channel Tres, French Anthony, Moses Sumney, Mez, Amber Mark, Ravyn Lenae, Baby Rose, Fousheé & Obongjayar – Black Boy (Alternative)

All New Music Releases Sep 2, 2026

Dahi feat. Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Channel Tres, French Anthony, Moses Sumney, Mez, Amber Mark, Ravyn Lenae, Baby Rose, Fousheé & Obongjayar – Black Boy (Alternative)

The debut album from the producer behind "Money Trees" and "Worst Behavior," 11 tracks and 40 minutes that put Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino on the same sequence alongside Vince Staples, Ravyn Lenae and Moses Sumney.

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Deep Dives

Gary The Creator Sep 2, 2026

DMX Left No Will: It Took Four Years and a Judge to Say Who Owns His Name

A fragrance DMX picked himself returned to shelves last Friday. Between his death and that approval sit two rounds of court-appointed administrators, a suspension order, and a ruling on what a divorce agreement transferred.

Cover art: Erykah Badu & The Alchemist feat. Westside Gunn, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Steve Lacy, DRAM, Kamasi Washington, Joi & DJ Creole Princess – Before the World Blows

New Music

New Album

All New Music Releases Sep 1, 2026

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist feat. Westside Gunn, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Steve Lacy, DRAM, Kamasi Washington, Joi & DJ Creole Princess – Before the World Blows

Badu's first full-length in more than a decade, built with The Alchemist across Dallas and Los Angeles over roughly 18 months, 16 songs deep with Westside Gunn, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Steve Lacy and Kamasi Washington.

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Cover art: Rochelle Jordan – Never Enough (Chad Hugo Remix)

New Music

New Single

All New Music Releases Sep 1, 2026

Rochelle Jordan – Never Enough (Chad Hugo Remix)

The new single from Rochelle Jordan — listen now.

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The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Sep 1, 2026

Tank Turns "Yes" Into an Album Cycle: "EXPERIENCE" Arrives September 25

Tank has announced EXPERIENCE for September 25, giving his rising single “Yes” a full album destination while his 2026 run stretches across stadiums and television.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Sep 1, 2026

The Fee to Register Your Sound Recordings Doubles This Fall Unless Congress Steps In

The Copyright Office sent Congress a new fee schedule on July 14, and the group filing that covers an album's sound recordings goes from $65 to $130. The 120-day clock runs out in the second week of November.

Sheek Louch, Jadakiss and Cam'ron at Verzuz

Voices

Gary The Creator Aug 31, 2026

Dipset Lost One Night at the Garden. Cam'ron Says It Cost Them the Tour.

Cam'ron says the 2021 Verzuz against The L.O.X. killed a tour that was already booked. The same week, Rick Ross canceled two anniversary dates and Drake crossed 140 billion streams. Attention has never been cheaper, or harder to convert into a ticket.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Aug 30, 2026

Tamia Went Eight Years Without a Solo Single: She Came Back Making the R&B She Never Abandoned

Tamia returns with “Forever and a Day,” her first lead single since 2018, and reunites with Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony for a grown relationship ballad that sounds more like continuity than reinvention.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Aug 30, 2026

Nipsey Hussle Had Another Side of His Story Ready to Go: Prolific Was Supposed to Show It

New details from Bino Rideaux show that Prolific was not simply a vault release. Nipsey Hussle conceived the album after Victory Lap as a more vulnerable, relationship-centered turn.

Cardi B, Ciara and Akeem Ali, Ice Spice and Lil Yachty, Dawn Richard

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Aug 30, 2026

New Music Videos: Cardi B, Ciara, Ice Spice, Dahi, Dawn Richard and More

Cardi B takes over Brooklyn, Ice Spice and Lil Yachty get surreal, and Dahi brings Kendrick Lamar and Amber Mark into a stark black-and-white visual. Ciara, Ne-Yo, Dawn Richard, Rob49 and MNEK also land in this week's HitsCulture video roundup.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Aug 28, 2026

New Music Friday, August 28: Badu Finally Named It, Prince Opens the Vault, E-40 Ships Forty Songs

Badu and Alchemist land the record fifteen years in the making, Dahi shows up with Kendrick and Gambino, and Prince gives up ten songs nobody has heard.

The Daily Pulse

Gary The Creator Aug 27, 2026

The Game's 'The Life' Video Puts Los Angeles Back at the Center

After a release week dominated by other rappers’ names, The Game turns the camera back toward Los Angeles. “The Life” makes hometown identity, not feud speculation, the center of The Documentary 3.

Johnny Gill's 'A Dance, A Kiss' Tops Billboard Adult R&B Airplay + Drops Video

After 'Hold On Me' and 'Won't Let Go,' Mariah Dawne Sings About Letting Go on 'Make Room'

Jessie Reyez Sets A Little Vengeance Deluxe for Nov. 6, Mid-Tour

Dahi feat. Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Channel Tres, French Anthony, Moses Sumney, Mez, Amber Mark, Ravyn Lenae, Baby Rose, Fousheé & Obongjayar – Black Boy (Alternative)

DMX Left No Will: It Took Four Years and a Judge to Say Who Owns His Name

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist feat. Westside Gunn, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Steve Lacy, DRAM, Kamasi Washington, Joi & DJ Creole Princess – Before the World Blows

Rochelle Jordan – Never Enough (Chad Hugo Remix)

Tank Turns "Yes" Into an Album Cycle: "EXPERIENCE" Arrives September 25

The Fee to Register Your Sound Recordings Doubles This Fall Unless Congress Steps In

Dipset Lost One Night at the Garden. Cam'ron Says It Cost Them the Tour.

Tamia Went Eight Years Without a Solo Single: She Came Back Making the R&B She Never Abandoned

Nipsey Hussle Had Another Side of His Story Ready to Go: Prolific Was Supposed to Show It

New Music Videos: Cardi B, Ciara, Ice Spice, Dahi, Dawn Richard and More

New Music Friday, August 28: Badu Finally Named It, Prince Opens the Vault, E-40 Ships Forty Songs

The Game's 'The Life' Video Puts Los Angeles Back at the Center