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After performing on SNL last night, Kanye’s album went up for pre-sale on his website (it might be down right now) and it’ll be in stores on June 18th. A copy of the album, along with a new red colorway of the Air Yeezy II’s, appeared on Kim’s Instagram last night. Previously: Kanye West Performs “Black Skinheads” & “New Slaves” on SNL (Video)

Lil Mouse has endured quite a bit of controversy in his short career. Now, the 13-year-old rapper has been accused of threatening and assaulting a third grader for snitching.  Chicago's Fox 32 investigated the story late last week and spoke with the grandmother of the 8-year-old boy. In a police report she filed earlier last week, the grandmother claims Lil Mouse approached her grandson in the hallways of West Pullman Elementary School. The report states that Mouse slapped the boy and threatened to kill him. "I wanna pack up and just go," said the grandmother. "I've already lost one child and I don't want to lose another one." She added, “The students, the eighth graders have grouped up together, made a phone call and said he's snitching, he need to get killed for snitching.” The boy is afraid to return to the school, and it appears that the threats against the boy have been ongoing. For weeks, the grandmother says, Mouse has been pestering her grandson. She also said that rival gangs have been bothering her family since 2009 after her 16-year-old son was killed. The threats are not just exclusively aimed at the boy, as the grandmother said a father of one of the eighth graders aimed violent words towards her as well. "One of the young men's' father threatened me outside the school," she says. "I wanna move [because] he threatened me and I believe that he's going to go through with it." Lil Mouse has been charged with assault and the third grader has since been transferred from the school. Watch Fox 32's full report in the video below. -- Photo: YouTube

XXL - Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Kanye West made his highly anticipated appearance on the season finale of Saturday Night Live last night. Sticking to the dark theme of the album, ‘Ye started off his first performance by premiering “Black Skinhead.” The new metal song showed his rock side, as he was backed by live band for his rage-filled lyrics. The second performance was the television version of “New Slaves.” He edited some lyrics, but the song carried a similar aesthetic as his worldwide debut on Friday night. If you somehow missed SNL, here are the official videos from NBC. Previously: Cover Artwork: Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ The post Watch Kanye West Perform “Black Skinhead” And “New Slaves” On ‘SNL’ appeared first on XXL.

A photo of Jay-Z in the lab with Drake recently surfaced prompting speculation that the two were working on new music together. The two have worked together in the past on the much-overlooked "Light Up" off Drake's debut Thank Me Later. The studio shot was posted by producer Lenny S. with the caption "Warning: Please be very afraid of the music we're working on. OVO x ROCNATION." It is still unknown where the new music will end up, but things are leaning towards Jay-Z's next LP. Jigga man was also spotted in the lab with Raekwon last week. His last solo album The Blueprint 3 was released in 2009.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nas9xv24_ww Seattle based producer Sax G put together a black and white video with artsy, interpretive choreography set to a couple of tunes from his recent album “Tu Me Manques”, including the title track that features indie soul dive Choklate. Check it out and if you haven’t already, cop the album here. Author informationDuane PowellMedia Editor at KevinNottingham.comDuane is the Soulful Sundays Media Editor at KevinNottingham.com and resides in Chicago, IL.TwitterFacebook Liked this post? Then you'll love these.,, Contest: Submit Your Ghetto Dream Video to Common Sax G: Pootey Brown Is?.?.?. Sax G Sax G: Groove You (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins)

The Three 6 Mafia rap veteran discusses her upcoming mixtape, which she plans on dropping on May 20. Gangsta Boo reveals that the project will feature a guest spot from Future, as well as a recently incarcerated Young Buck.

The rookie Cali femcee says she thinks Nicki Minaj is "dope", and calls Lil Kim "hardcore". When asked to weigh in on the NIcki vs Kim debate, Snow points out that Lil Kim has been in the game way longer than Nicki, and therefore has "OG" status.

Just shy of 21-years-old and coupled with a relatively calm, focused flow that puts him leaps beyond his peers, Waldo is currently preparing the release of his upcoming project #ForeverHumble, scheduled to arrive next month. The Grand Rapids MC, wraps words around the addictive ambient instrumental, only to leave us wondering when we’ll get more. Stream the Sango-produced “Finally” below.

In a matter of 48 hours, Kanye West splurged his fans with two new songs ("New Slaves" and "Black Skinhead"), an album title (Yeezus) and, now, his new album artwork. The casing for West's sixth solo work Yeezus looks like it depicts the melted, distorted gold face of a Jesus or West chain. The title of the LP adorns a piece of red tape attached to the top. The packaging was put up on Kanye’s official website along with a link to pre-order the album digitally ($9.99) or order a physical copy ($14.99). Yeezus drops on June 18. Watch Kanye perform the new track, "Black Skinhead" on last night's SNL here.

XXL - Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Yeezy season continues with the official cover artwork for Yeezus. During Kanye’s appearance on SNL last night, Virgil Abloh snapped an Instagram flick of the possible album cover next to the unreleased pair of all-red Nike Air Yeezy II. You can pre-order the album at KanyeWest.com, which will release on June 18. The post Cover Artwork: Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ appeared first on XXL.