Leave it to J. Cole to bless fans with one hell of a surprise like this. Today (March 31), the Fayetteville star and his Dreamville camp — Ari Lennox, J.I.D, Bas, EARTHGANG, Cozz, Lute, and Omen — connect with DJ Drama for D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, which is expected to feature both unheard tracks and previously released cuts like J.I.D’s “Ambassel,” a standout effort from the Madden NFL 22 Soundtrack.

D-Day is also being released in conjunction with this year’s Dreamville Festival, which takes place this weekend in Raleigh, NC, and (in addition to the aforementioned) will see a wealth of support from Lil Baby, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Kehlani, Moneybagg Yo, Bia, Rico Nasty, Wale, WizKid, Morray, Fivio Foreign, Blxst and more. Drama will also be in the proverbial building to perform a Gangsta Grillz set alongside Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I.

It’s been a few years since the Dreamville collective came together for the third installment of their Revenge of the Dreamers series, which contained a healthy 18 cuts and a slew of outside contributions from the like of DaBaby, Reason, Childish Major, Yung Baby Tate, Guapdad 4000, Vince Staples, Ty Dolla $ign, Smino, and Deante’ Hitchcock. The project proved to be a huge success for all parties involved, landing at the number one spot on the Billboard 200 thanks to an impressive 115,000 album equivalent units sold during its first week of release. The following year, a Director’s Cut upgrade of Revenge of the Dreamers III surfaced with 12 additional songs.

As far as Cole himself, last year saw him liberating his sixth studio LP The Off-Season, another chart-topper from the camp (and Cole‘s sixth). He later promoted the album via a tour of the same name, bringing along 21 Savage and Morray for additional support.

source: J. Cole Dreamville 'D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape' (revolt.tv)

As the world awaits the release of his highly-anticipated sixth studio album The Off-Season, set to drop this Friday, J. Cole stopped by Power 106’s L.A. Leakers to freestyle over a pair of rap classics: Mike Jones’ “Still Tippin’” and Souls of Mischief’s “93 ’Til Infinity.”

Cole led things off by rapping effortlessly over Souls of Mischief’s hard-hitting classic, before bodying the beat of the Swishahouse crew’s 2004 anthem “Still Tippin’.”

The pair of freestyles arrive amid a busy week for Cole. After sharing “Interlude,” the first single from his upcoming album, last Friday, the 36-year-old North Carolina rapper kicked off this week with the release of his new documentary Applying Pressure: The Off-Season. Then, on Tuesday, he became the first rapper to grace the cover of Slam magazine, as he chopped it up with Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins and discussed where his mind is at as he prepares for what may or may not be the last leg of his music career.

During the extensive interview, Cole explained the inspiration behind The Off-Season’s title, comparing his career to that of a basketball player.

“The Off-Season symbolizes the work that it takes to get to the highest height,” Cole explained. “The Off-Season represents the many hours and months and years it took to get to top form. Once you get to the season, it’s too late to get better. You’ll get better naturally, but what you know is what you know. You’re getting that shit off in the off-season. So, that’s really what [the title] represents. It represents the time spent getting better and pushing.”

While acknowedging that he’s entering a later stage of his career, Cole maintained that he has no plans of slowing down.

“I’m doing all this work to be at peace with, if I never did another album, I’m cool,” he explained. “That’s the reason for all of this, so I know that I put everything on the table. I left everything on the table, and I’m good with that. Because there’s a lot of shit I want to do with my life and in my life that, because I have such an intense love and passion for the craft, if I don’t let that go, I’m not going to be able to get to these other things that I also want to learn and grow and be good at.”

SOURCE: Watch J. Cole Freestyle Over a Pair of Rap Classics | Complex

American rapper NBA YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been listed for Grammy 2022 just one month after coming out of jail.

Legally known as Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, NBA YoungBoy, 22, can now be credited with a Grammy nod – even though he didn’t receive a direct nomination.

His performance on Tyler, The Creator’s hit “Wusyaname” (which also features Ty Dolla Sign) has been recognised by the Recording Academy.

The song has been listed under the “Best Melodic Rap Performance” and will compete with “Pride Is the Devil” by J. Cole featuring Lil Baby, “Need to Know” by Doja Cat, “Industry Baby” by Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow and “Hurricane” by Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby.

NBA YoungBoy has finally been released from jail after fulfilling $500,000 bail condition. He’s been indicted by a grand jury on charges of possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing a firearm not registered to him, according to TMZ.

SOURCE: Grammy 2022: Was NBA YoungBoy nominated for a Grammy? (ghanafuo.com)

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Elden Ring

RISE, TARNISHED

Be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

A new fantasy world

Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures.

The Lands Between

Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, swamps, mountains, castles and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title.

Genre-defining gameplay

Create your character and define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat.

Game details

ELDEN RING developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date.

Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.

George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Additional information Mature 17+Blood and Gore

Suggestive Themes

Violence

Language

Publisher

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Developer

FromSoftware

Genre

Action RPG

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S

Xbox One

Release date

February 25, 2022

source description: ELDEN RING | Official Website (EN) (bandainamcoent.eu)

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Elden Ring

RISE, TARNISHED

Be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

A new fantasy world

Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures.

The Lands Between

Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, swamps, mountains, castles and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title.

Genre-defining gameplay

Create your character and define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat.

Game details

ELDEN RING developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date.

Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.

George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Additional information Mature 17+Blood and Gore

Suggestive Themes

Violence

Language

Publisher

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Developer

FromSoftware

Genre

Action RPG

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S

Xbox One

Release date

February 25, 2022

source description: ELDEN RING | Official Website (EN) (bandainamcoent.eu)

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Elden Ring

RISE, TARNISHED

Be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

A new fantasy world

Unravel the mysteries of the Elden Ring’s power. Encounter adversaries with profound backgrounds, characters with their own unique motivations for helping or hindering your progress, and fearsome creatures.

The Lands Between

Traverse the breathtaking world on foot or on horseback, alone or online with other players, and fully immerse yourself in the grassy plains, swamps, mountains, castles and other sites of grandeur on a scale never seen before in a FromSoftware title.

Genre-defining gameplay

Create your character and define your playstyle by experimenting with a wide variety of weapons, magical abilities, and skills found throughout the world. Many options are at your disposal as you decide how to approach exploration and combat.

Game details

ELDEN RING developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to-date.

Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.

George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Additional information Mature 17+Blood and Gore

Suggestive Themes

Violence

Language

Publisher

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment

Developer

FromSoftware

Genre

Action RPG

Platforms

Xbox Series X|S

Xbox One

Release date

February 25, 2022

source description: ELDEN RING | Official Website (EN) (bandainamcoent.eu)

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The rap community has enflamed the drama since Von’s death. We should know better, though. We’ve been at this point too many times with rap drama that spills into the streets. When tragedy happens, we publicly mourn, and some of us are reflective. But then, it seems, the machine churns back up, ignoring all tact and respect for the dead in the name of metrics—until tragedy happens again. How many times are we going to let the cycle play out? What does our passive enjoyment of this spectacle say about us? Will any artist’s loss actually cause us to relinquish our thirst for sensationalism out of respect for them? These are questions that we should be asking, instead of blindly watching two gifted artists going full force at each other. One person has already lost their life, and we don’t need anyone else to.

source: Lil Durk vs. NBA YoungBoy Is More Than Rap Beef: Essay | Complex

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Pokémon fans don't have to wait very long before playing the next entry in the core Pokémon RPG series. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have been announced for Nintendo Switch and will be releasing later in 2022. We've already gotten to see some really cool parts of Gen 9 including what the starters look like, where the game is located, and more.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will release sometime in "late 2022," but no exact release date has been given yet. It's likely to release in November considering that has historically been when core Pokémon RPGs release.

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