Another week, another head-spinning collection of hip-hop and R&B headlines.
On Monday (March 23), the first presales for Jay-Z’s two forthcoming Yankee Stadium shows began, with hundreds of thousands of fans filling online queues for a chance to purchase tickets. Jiggman will celebrate the 30th anniversary of 1996’s Reasonable Doubt, his debut studio album, with a JAŸ-Z 30 show on July 10, and his landmark Blueprint LP will receive its 25th anniversary flowers during a JAŸ-Z 25 show on July 11. Hov’s upcoming trek previews a busy year in music touring, with Wu-Tang Clan and the three-pronged lineup of En Vogue, TLC and Salt-N-Pepa both announcing tours this week.
While hip-hop icons continue to flaunt their draw as live acts, two of the genre’s contemporary stars dominated the weekend with some personal news. Alongside the release of her new “Business & Personal” single, Latto confirmed her forthcoming Big Mama album (due May 29) and revealed that she’s pregnant with her first child, which she’s expecting with fellow Atlanta rapper 21 Savage.
Finally, on Friday (March 20), Chance the Rapper beat the legal claims brought against him by his longtime manager Pat Corcoran, with the jury also siding with the “Cocoa Butter Kisses “rapper on his 2021 countersuit, for which he was awarded just $35 in damages out of the $1 million he initially sought.
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from a new 6LACK joint to a high-octane link-up between Mudbaby Ru and Key Glock. Be sure to check out this week’s Fresh Picks in our Spotify playlist below.
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