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Nearly 30 years after Snoop Dogg delivered his debut solo album "Doggystyle," he and Dr. Dre are reconvening for "Missionary." Speaking to Stephen A. Smith on the new podcast "K[no]w Mercy," Snoop confirmed the project would arrive via Death Row Records/Aftermath Entertainment next month. 

"Me and Dr. Dre have been working on an album for the past two months," he said. "And it will be done in November, and it’s produced by Dr. Dre. It’s our 30th anniversary to 'Doggystyle.' And the name of the album is called 'Missionary.'"

Snoop also talked about acquiring the Death Row Records brand, adding, "I was looking to get my masters back from 'Doggystyle'—that was what I was searching for. And during the process, they were—the people that had it—were charging more fo

Zion I rapper Stephen "Zumbi" Gaines died unexpectedly in August 2021 while hospitalized at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, California. On September 30, The Mercury News reported police and prosecutors have determined Gaines' death was not criminal in nature despite determining he died after being restrained by hospital staff and handcuffed by police. 

The Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau wrote Gaines' death was a result of "physiologic stress of altercation and restraint during a psychotic episode." COVID-19 infection and cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart, were listed as contributing factors. The report was finalized last May but no

Too $hort, Killer Mike, Ty Dolla $ign, YG, Meek Mill, E-40 and CEO of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr. were on deck at a virtual bill signing this week as Governor Gavin Newsom signed The Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, which restricts the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court in California.

The California Senate and Assembly unanimously approved AB 2799 in August. Leaders from the Black Music Action Coalition and Songwriters of North America also joined the signing ceremony.

"For too long, prosecutors in California have used rap lyrics as a convenient way to inject racial bias and confusion into the criminal justice process,” Dina LaPolt, entertainment attorney and co-founder of Songwriters of North America," said in a press release. "This legislati

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RAPstation Charts February 2022

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RAPstation Charts January 2022

HipHopGods Radio current TOP 20 tracks
01 Kut One & O.C. - Raised By Wolves
02 Remedy feat. Inspectah Deck - Death Defying
03 Dana Dane - Nightmares Again
04 Planet Asia feat. Evidence - Stay For Credits
05 KRS-One - Knock Em Out
06 Dinco D feat. Doitall, Freedom Williams & Kangol Kid - Fuck Dumb Shit
07 Cult Encounters feat. Craig G - Launch Code
08 Lord KCB feat. Prince Po & Lot Pacosso - Test Of Time
09 Double Dee & Steinski - Let The Twenty Ride<

Tune into the RAPstation app every day to really hear how we support across the worldwide footprint of hip hop like no one else on the planet. The app is free and available for Apple and Android users.

Charts December 2021

AYDS Top 10
01  Locksmith - "Planned Parenthood" feat. Rebecca Nobel
02. Common - When We Move ft. Black Thought, Seun Kuti
03. AZ - Just 4 You
04. Rahim Samad & Skyzoo - 8th Wonder
05. Eternia and Rel McCoy - Most PPL
06. Joell Ortiz - Love is Love ft. Sheek Louch
07. Gift of Gab - Slaughtah Dem
08. Bumpy Knuckles - Be on Point
09. Cypress Hill - "Open Ya Mind"
10. Remedy - Crazy 8's ft. Method Man Ghostface InsDeck Masta Killa

RAPinst Top 20
1. Jungle Brothers - Sounds Of The