After earning a Number One single earlier this year with “Rapstar,” 22-year-old rapper Polo G also landed his first Number One album with Hall of Fame. The 20-song set, which incorporates contributions from veterans (Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne), young streaming stars (Rod Wave, Kid Laroi), and several MCs from Polo …
Read More »Hear Lil Wayne's DJ Khaled-Hosted 'No Ceilings 3' Mixtape
Lil Wayne dropped his surprise DJ Khaled-hosted No Ceilings 3 Friday, the third installment in the rapper’s ongoing mixtape series. The 20-track mixtape — which follows 2009’s No Ceilings and 2015’s No Ceilings 2, also released on a Thanksgiving weekend— features guests like Drake (“BB King Freestyle“), Young Thug, Gudda …
Read More »'YM Wasted' Is the Last Gasp of Lil Wayne's Greatest Era
More than any other pop star of the 2000s, Lil Wayne thrived in the chaos left behind by a rapidly changing music industry. When streaming was still a dream and physical CD sales were cratering, the New Orleans rapper consumed and re-contextualized everything from the Beatles to Beyoncé. It was …
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