''My New Album ESGN Out In July''
8:30PM ET May 24th, 2013
Contributor : Chris G.
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Despite his highly-publicized departure from Young Jeezy's CTE imprint, Midwestern rhymer Freddie Gibbs has been hard at work on his forthcoming studio album. Gibbs made an announce today (May 24th) regarding the project.

The rapper didn't share very many details, but he did give fans an update on the project.

Gibbs confirmed the release via his Twitter page.

"My new album #ESGN out in July," he tweeted.

Gibbs has been one of the more talked-about rappers in indie hip-hop for the better part of four years.

Atlanta, GA and Oslo, Sweden Among New Cities
8:30PM ET May 24th, 2013
Contributor : Martin James
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Kanye West made an announcement this afternoon (May 24th) via Twitter. The hip-hop superstar revealed the new locations of “New Slaves� video projections that will take place throughout this coming Memorial Day weekend in 24 different cities around the world.

Atlanta, Cannes, Philadelphia, Oslo, San Diego and Austin are all among the cities around the world expected to see projections.

West premiered "New Slaves" last weekend with a music video that was projected onto 66 buildings around the world in cities ranging from New York City to London to his hometown of Chicago.

''People Who Die From Drugs Are Just Weak-Minded''
4:30PM ET May 24th, 2013
Contributor : Stephen Willis
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After A-Trak mentioned him in a Huffington Post piece about drug culture in rap music, Trinidad James offered his own perspective on drugs, hip-hop and influence. Speaking to XXL, the rapper who became known for his "popped a molly, I'm sweatin'!" catchphrase said that drug abuse is the result of a weak mind.

"I’m my own man, and I have my own reasons for why I do anything," James said. "But I respect where [A-Trak is] coming from, because when someone like him starts that conversation, it’s going to influence somebody. I have a strong mind, but people are going to read his thoughts, and hopefully his message reaches a kid or an adult who doesn’t have a strong mind so they won’t even waste their time with drugs because if they do they’ll end up being an addict and dying. I feel like people who die from drugs are just weak-minded."

"I watch the energy that I put out in the world," he says. "I try to put a positive energy out in the world, but my music is still real and it has its ratchet moments. But at the end of the day, it’s about how you take it. You can’t blame Trinidad for nothing. Nothing."

''ON THE WAY SEPTEMBER TENTH!!!!''
4:30PM ET May 24th, 2013
Contributor : Martin James
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2 Chainz may have only dropped his debut solo album in the summer of last year, but the Atlanta hip-hop star has been hard at work on its follow-up for the past few months. The star finally gave fans an idea of when they can expect to hear the latest opus from the artist formerly known as Tity Boi.

"FEATURES ON HAULT... NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY SEPTEMBER TENTH!!!!" the rapper tweeted.

It isn't clear whether or not "Features On Halt" is the name of the album or not.