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Nicki Minaj & Mike WiLL Made-It, Black Barbies | Track Review 🎵

Nicki Minaj & Mike WiLL rework Rae Sremmurd no. 1 hit “Black Beatles” as “Black Barbies.” The results remain impressive.

Up-and-coming rapper Post Malone drops one final single, “Leave” ahead of his highly anticipated debut album, ‘Stoney.’

Up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another superb single with “Advice.” “Advice” arrives ahead of her proper debut, ‘SweetSexySavage.’

“Aces High,” a song performed by Serayah on the third season of Empire, suffers from the pitfalls of the soundtrack cut.

Alternative, Left-field rapper Kid Cudi returns strong with single “Baptized in Fire.” Cudi is assisted by Travis Scott.

Hot 100: Rae Sremmurd remains no. 1 with “Black Beatles” while The Weeknd dominates the Hot 100 overall.

Lin-Manual Miranda and a star-studded cast strikes gold with ‘The Hamilton Mixtape,’ a compilation of covers, reinterpretations, and newbies.

The Weeknd has a big week on the Billboard 200 as he takes ‘Starboy’ to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – trades rhymes for singing on his ambitious third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!”

Music Shopping List: J. Cole leads a crop of new releases this week with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’

59th Annual Grammy Award nomination predictions: Adele will be nominated in three out of the four big categories (album, record, and song).

John Legend delivers another captivating solo album with Darkness and Light. While his sound is tweaked, fundamentally he remains the same artist.