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Rob49 has a new album out, and it’s called Let Me Fly. It’s the follow-up to his 2023 album, 4 God II, and finds him trusting and leaning into himself more. “I just wanted to be myself for real,” he says of the just-released project. “4 God II, it did good, but I felt like I was listening to the people a lot about the songs I was picking and stuff.

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Mozzy is working on the sequel to the Intrusive Thoughts album. He tells Billboardthe project will similarly delve into the trials and tribulations of his life, this time going a bit deeper. He explains there will be “more detail” and emotion. In terms of features, he teases, “You know I’m comin’ with my thugs.”Intrusive Thoughts was released in April and finds Mozzy doing a bit of self-reflection that he hopes could help his young fans in some way.

6 days ago | power1069fm.com | Sweenie Saint-Vil

Chance the Rapper debuted a new song on the season finale of The Voice, where he served as coach for the 23rd and 25th seasons. “Space and Time” finds Chance reflecting on how he’s grown with the space and time he’s had since leaving a situation and how he wants that growth to be seen. “I grew tall overnight, I woke up one day a man/ Walked back by the crib/ Where we would one day raise a fam,” Chance sings in the first verse of the song.

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Cardi B may have fans waiting for her sophomore album, but her cultural influence has not gone unnoticed. She is set to receive the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Culture Award at a private event June 8 in LA. “Cardi B has left an indelible mark on the culture of hip-hop by redefining and challenging the norms for women,” Paul Williams, ASCAP chairman and president, said in a statement.

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With a career spanning over two decades, Bow Wow has passed on quite a few beats in his day. While on the Club 520 podcast, he revealed he passed on the beat for “Lotus Flower Bomb” by Wale featuring Miguel;was mistakenly sent the beat Polow da Don made for Lil Wayne and Rick Ross‘ song “John”; and had been working with Meek Mill on the beat that eventually became “Stay Schemin” by Ross, Drake and French Montana. “It’s just crazy how these beats get submitted to artists and we all get them.