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This week, rapper XXXTentacion announced via Instagram that he won't be releasing any new music or recording any more due to the amount of hate that he has been getting recently.   X appeared upset by his ups and down in the music industry and said that due to the "hate," he's announcing his retirement. "Sad to announce I will not be making or releasing any music," he wrote. "I am tired of being mentally abused for trying to help people, I am tired of the hate, I'm done."  His post is shown below: The news of his retirement is pretty strange, considering the fact that he hasn't been in the business of music for a very long time. I guess the amount of hate that he is getting from fans and other rappers is overwhelming to him. He signed a $6 million dollar deal with Capitol records, but has said that he will be axing that deal. X will also be going to trial soon for domestic abuse. 

Future and Young Thug have made themselves big name rappers in the hip hop/rap scene. They have both proven themselves and to others that they are here to stay, and don't plan on leaving any time soon. Both rappers have their own unique style of trap music, which originated in the south in Atlanta, Georgia. Future and Young Thug dropped a surprise album this weekend titled "SUPER SLIMEY" which features just the two artists with one feature, Offset from Migos. The idea behind the album is that the two rappers try to out rap each other on their own songs on the album and also rap together on songs. The album is honestly nothing special - it is a pretty stereotypical trap sounding album featuring the two artists. It has a very "Future Vibe" in the sense that it just sounds a lot like Future's songs and albums that he drops. The beats and production used are pretty standard trap sounding. An interesting thing about the album is the cover art, shown below. It...

Gucci Mane dropped a new album this weekend, named "Mr. Davis." Gucci is known for dropping albums and mixtapes all the time - in 2016 he dropped 3 albums, "Everybody Lookin", "Woptober", and "The Return of East Atlanta Santa", and has already dropped 2 albums this year. Along with quantity, Gucci continues to deliver quality music as well, and this album is nothing short of quality. The album is a mixture of songs with big name features and solo songs. "I Get the Bag" is a smash hit from the album featuring Migos, who have been discussed on this blog page on their stardom. This song really helped boost the anticipation of the album with a killer hook by Quavo, clean first verse from Takeoff, and a finishing verse from Gucci himself. This song is the biggest debut for Gucci, and is the highest the single has reached on the Hot 100 chart ever. Along with this song, features on the album include Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, Slim Jxmmi from Ra...

This past weekend, a legendary musician passed away from cardiac arrest. Tom Petty was one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived and was also one of the best selling musicians, having sold over 80 million albums. He was a fellow Florida native that loved music, dropped out of high school to join a band named the "Mudcrutch". He would later be the lead singer and front man of the band "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" of which he was most notably known from. It is very miraculous that his band was known as the heartbreakers, as he died of cardiac arrest. He created some of the most recognizable songs ever created, such as "American Girl", "You Got Lucky" and "Free Fallin'." Petty was a longtime smoker, so its suspected that that could be a cause for his cardiac arrest. An autopsy has been performed and the results to see if any drugs were in his system could take a few weeks to determine. Tom Petty will live on through his...

Marilyn Manson was performing in New York this Saturday when he was badly injured by a stage prop that he attempted to climb on during the performance. The prop was a large stage display of two pistols with which fell on Manson and caused him to be carried out with a stretcher to the emergency room. It is still unclear of the severity of his injuries but Billboard will update when they get more news. Below is a video of what happened at the show - skip to the 2:00 mark to see what happened, it is kind of hard to see him actually climb on the prop itself. Although I don't listen to Marilyn Manson's music, I do still respect him for his individuality and the fact that he is a very intelligent and well-spoken human being in interviews and overall is a down to earth person. I really hope that he is okay and that whatever injuries he may have are healed with ease. I know that he has a great fanbase and has been a successful artist so I really do hope that he is okay after this ...