A$AP Rocky's New Album is Still MIA

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• Billboard Hot 100 📈 

• A$AP Rocky, where are you? 👀 

• Clipse drops more behind-the-scenes details 🎵 

• Industry Insights 🔎 

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Billboard Hot 100

The above chart shows Billboard’s Hot 100 ranking for this week. The Hot 100 ranks songs based on streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions, and sales data —all measured by Luminate.

K. Dot and SZA’s collab “Luther” has officially dropped out of the top five as other rap tracks, including The Weeknd and Carti’s “Timeless” and Doechii’s “Anxiety,” also fall down in rank. Kendrick, SZA news secured a top ten spot this week for her new track “Outside,” which is featured on her upcoming album AM I THE DRAMA?

A$AP Rocky has been on the move and collecting new achievements like infinity stones. He was named the creative director of Ray-Bans in February and just dropped a new campaign to celebrate his “Blacked-Out Collection.” He pulled up with his now-pregnant partner Rihanna at the Met Gala in May and served as one of the co-chairs. He also presented his second AWGE collection titled "Obligatory Fashion” at Paris Fashion Week with unreleased tracks from DON’T BE DUMB blasting throughout the show. However,  if you're still waiting on that new album, you might want to grab a snack. And a chair.

Rocky might have a baby girl OTW — but not the album

While attending The Smurfs premiere with Rihanna, Rocky subtly hinted that baby number three might be a girl, adding another layer of pink to the Fenty family dynasty. Rihanna, meanwhile. kept her lips sealed about the baby’s gender. 

No official due date has been shared, but insiders (and Instagram comments) are circling November. Which brings us to the question every fan is quietly asking: what happens to the album now? 

Back when Rihanna gave birth to their first child, RZA, in May 2022, Rocky dropped the single “D.M.B.” that same month, but provided no other updates. Then, the singer gave birth to their second child, Riot, in August 2023. A month before in July, Rocky dropped the track “RIOT (Rowdy Pipe'n)” and in an interview with Complex, blamed album delays on leaks. Nevertheless, people weren’t buying it.

To be fair, Rocky has had his hands full — literally. Two kids under three and a partner building billion-dollar brands while casually redefining fashion? The man’s been in dad mode. There’s footage of him holding umbrellas, baby bottles, and the kids all at once.  

Now, with baby number three allegedly on the way and due before the year’s out, the pattern is repeating itself like a looped Metro Boomin tag. The potential gender reveal might’ve been sweet, but fans want to know if the album is going back in the vault. Again.

Rocky hasn’t flat-out said it, of course. He’s still showing face  and DON’T BE DUMB is allegedly mixed, mastered, and “coming soon.” The rollout, though, has gotten quieter than a midnight bottle feed.

So while we celebrate the expanding A$AP x Fenty empire (truly, a genetically blessed boardroom), let’s also hope that if there’s a baby coming in November…that there’s an album announcement, too. 

Pusha T Reveals the Backstory of Kendrick’s Verse on the Clipse Album

It’s almost time to Let God Sort ‘Em Out – and new details about the project are dropping every day. Pusha has been on one of the pettiest press runs possibly ever, letting the world know how he feels about “the engine giving out on rap.” The petty highlight reel includes calling Travis Scott “a whore” and saying Ye isn’t a man—it’s been uncensored to say the least. However, fans are most excited to hear what Kendrick Lamar has to say on the confirmed track “Chains & Whips” — and potentially an additional track as well?

Pusha says K. Dot “wanted to do two” album cuts

In a new interview with Spotify, Pusha broke down the process and call that led up to the duo securing one of the most anticipated verses of the year. 

“It was a situation with the traffic of people just coming in and out of the studio and it happened to be a person from Kendrick’s camp who was in the studio. We let his folks hear the album. And he called them and was like ‘Listen, you need to get on this.’ Mind you, at this particular time, he was just super busy [but we] sent those songs over…” Pusha explains. 

K. Dot hitting Pusha and No Malice back laughing shouldn't be much of a surprise since he loves to get into his petty bag, too. 

“He was like, ‘OK. I got to do it. Don’t worry about it. I want to do two.’ The idea of the right place and right time makes everything happen … And it’s music so you can get caught up in the moment. Like you can catch people up in the moment was something polarizing,” Pusha said. 

The features list is a true family affair

Now, Pusha didn’t confirm or deny if there is a second K. Dot feature on the project, but Clipse did drop the album’s official tracklist and stacked features list on June 30th. 

Some of the other tracks and additional collaborations include:

• John Legend: Featured on the previously teased song “The Birds Don’t Sing.”

• Tyler, the Creator: Featured on the track “P.O.V.” after collabing with Pusha on the 2011 track “Trouble on My Mind” and showing Clipse love in 2022. 

• The-Dream: Featured on the track “All Things Considered,” he’s previously worked with Pharrell and Ye. 

• Stove God Cooks: Featured on the track “F.I.C.O.” and has received a co-sign from Pusha. 

• Ab-Liva: Featured on the track “Inglorious Bastards” and was a former member of the Re-Up Gang with Clipse. 

• Nas: Featured on the track “Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers” after Pusha thought he would be perfect to be a part of it. 

• Pharrell Williams: Featured on four tracks, including “So Far Ahead” and “The Grace of God,” and also serving as executive producer of the album. 

Those lucky enough to have already heard the album are giving it a gold star. Rolling Stone, in their early review, stated that “whatever the year, Pusha and Malice are richer than you, smarter than you, and much better at making rap music than you’ll ever be” — and Pusha T showed their appreciation online. 

Pusha in the Spotify interview declared that they would “love to take home the [Grammy] trophy: for the project — and if the reviews and eventual fan reactions keep rolling in like this, they might actually secure that bag. 

• There’s been an update in the murder of Young Dolph. The trial of Hernandez Govan, the person who allegedly was the leader behind the Dolph’s fatal shooting, has been delayed to August 18. 

• GNX gets another accolade. The K. Dot project is officially the longest-running #1 album in history on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart at 22 weeks. 

• Cash Out and his mother are facing legal troubles. They have both been accused of attempting to intimidate a witness as his RICO trial is ongoing. 

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