Deluxe Editions have always been around, but never have they been quite so prevalent as they are today. And while the releases of yore tended to feature three or four new tracks, these days Deluxe Editions have become full-fledged albums. Albums that artists have occasionally touted as superior to the original version, leaving us wondering — why didn’t they just release the Deluxe first? In any case, fans are arguably benefitting from the trend, receiving twice the music, even if it can feel slightly rushed.

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Now, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has taken to Instagram to announce Artist 2.0 Deluxe Edition (does that technically make it Artist 2.0 2.0?), penning a lengthy dedication to his loyal fanbase. “To the best fans in the world: Thanks for being patient and always supporting everything I do,” he begins. “It took a while to bring you this Deluxe because I wanted to make sure it dropped at a time that felt right.”

Confirming that the album will be arriving on June 19th, A Boogie also revealed that he’d be doing his part to help the young people of his community. “I am donating $100k worth of tablets/laptops to my old elementary school, PS 126, in the Bronx, so that they can do their remote learning in the safest way,” he continues. “With everything going on in the world, I believe it’s important to invest in the youth because by doing so, we are investing in a better future. I can’t wait to see y’all soon but until then, stay safe and take care of each other!”

Check out the album cover and announcement below, and look for Artist 2.0 Deluxe to drop on June 19th.

Gunna is still riding high off of the release of his latest project, Wunna. Though the album arrived a few weeks ago and launched to the top of the Billboard 200, the rapper admitted that it’s been hard to celebrate with everything going on in the world. However, he’s still plotting on the release of the deluxe edition, as most his peers do when they drop an album.

The deluxe version of Wunna will launch along with a special edition collectibles item. The rapper took to Instagram this week to reveal that the Wunna Mann action figure will be available in the near future. But the action figure is only part of a bigger world surrounding his new album and his lifestyle. Along with Wunna Mann, there will be action figures available for Gunna, Wheezy, Young Thug, Turbo, Taurus, and Ator Keys.

“Wunna Mann?? & Duluxe Otw Who ready,” he captioned the post. 

“Gunna is Wunna. He’s wealthy, he’s unapologetic, and he got the D R I P. The life purpose of Wunna is to be seen, be heard, and communicate. Through his new project he will reflect this purpose in a warrior like manner — energetically, outspoken and recklessly, while shining his brightest light to others,” the product description reads.

Though no tracklist has been revealed for the deluxe version, it feels like it’ll be arriving in the neat future. Are you scooping a Wunna Mann action figure?

If there are two artists who we wish would have collaborated at some point during their respective careers, it’s Lil Wayne and Dr. Dre. Despite both standing at the height of their crafts, Dre and Weezy never properly connected for a musical link-up. Still, it’s clear they have respect for one another, as Dre has been officially announced as the latest guest to appear on Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio. 

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Following appearances from Eminem and YBN Cordae, Dre is set to join Weezy on air at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm ET / 11 pm. From the sound of it, it’s clear that Wayne understands the significance of a Dre appearance. “This man doesn’t EVER do interviews,” he captions, alongside another enticing revelation. “Also… I’ll be dropping NEW MUSIC tonight (deluxe style) so TUNE in and watch.”

Like that, we’re looking at a meeting of the minds between two of the best artists in hip-hop history, as well as what very much sounds like a deluxe edition of Funeral lined up for release tonight. All things considered, this might be the biggest episode of Young Money Radio thus far — who’d have thought these Young Money artists would transition so nicely into the radio game? Before long, we’ll surely see Drake at the helm of his own show. 

For those interested in what’s guaranteed to be a great conversation, during which a question along the lines of “why didn’t we ever collaborate?” will surely be asked, tune in to Apple Music later tonight. And look out for that Deluxe Edition to come shortly thereafter.

The deal is well known by now. An album comes, and a few weeks later, a Deluxe Edition follows. Such has been the case for a while now, to the point where some have even reasoned the sole existence of a Deluxe is designed to boost numbers in the short term. In any case, it does lead to new music and for that reason, we'll take it. Especially when it's coming from Chicago's own Lil Durk, who once again dropped off an impressive body of work with Just Cause Y'all Waited 2.

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Now, the rapper is gearing up to deliver an updated variant of the album, and by his own assessment it's set to be a strong addition. "My Deluxe crazzzzzyyyyyyyy," he teases, alongside an abundance of fire emojis. You might reason that a rapper is obviously obliged to promote their own work, a fair assessment to be sure. Still, you've gotta respect the enthusiasm, and Durk has never been one to lead us astray.

For now, it's unclear as to when he's planning on sending this one off into the world, but seeing as the original version was only released at the beginning of May, it wouldn't be surprising to see this one land in a few weeks at minimum. When it does, however, expect it to be a worthy appetizer to Durk's upcoming Metro Boomin collaboration album No Auto Durk, also set to arrive at some point this year. Will you be tuning in for this particular deluxe? 

Jhené Aiko's third studio album, Chilombo, is officially getting a deluxe edition that will be in our hands later this month. The dreamy singer took to Twitter on Friday (May 8th) to announce that Chilombo (Deluxe) would be arriving sometime in May. In the same tweet, she also shared the new cover art for the deluxe edition, which shows her facing the camera head-on, rocking some dark eye makeup with black roses styled into her braids. This new artwork is stylistically quite different than the original cover, which possesses a much brighter colour palette and sees a bare-faced Jhené angling away from the camera.

UPDATE: This article has been amended to reflect that the deluxe edition is for Shake the Snow Globe.

Today marks the three-year anniversary of Russ' major label debut (albeit twelfth album), There's Really a Wolf. The album marked a turning point in Russ' career, as he had signed with Columbia Records after putting in immense work on his Soundcloud-- you already know the story, so we'll leave it at that. Nonetheless, his success has caught the ire of many along the way, but Russ has always remained level-headed and dedicated to his craft. His craft, for what it's worth, includes both rapping and producing. He handled both aspects on There's Really a Wolf, which has since been certified platinum.

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Perhaps in honor or remembrance of the three-year anniversary, Russ has announced today that there is a deluxe edition of his 2020 album, Shake the Snow Globe, on the way. He acknowledged that there has been quite the gap since he dropped the album, saying on twitter, "ps, I know it’s been a minute but the ig lives, tik toks, challenges and just useless info got a little redundant lol had to dip so I could just make music and be present. Talk soon."

That doesn't seem to matter to his fans, who have replied excitedly to his announcement. The announcement came by way of a cover art reveal, which shows an upside wolf, being shaken up, with an orange background. When a fan asked about the artwork concept, Russ revealed: "The wolf (success, fame, etc) is getting shook (reset) in the snow globe (my world)."

Peep the new artwork and announcement below. We don't yet have a release date, so stay tuned.

Are you excited for this one? 

Lil Baby gave fans a little taste of the upcoming deluxe version of his album, My Turn, while he served as one of the guests on the inaugural episode of Lil Wayne‘s new Beats 1 show, Young Money Radio. The premiere of the Young Money founder’s new radio show on Friday (April 26th) was pretty successful, with a stacked lineup of guests such as Travis Scott, Babyface, and Jessie Reyez joining him to discuss music and life in quarantine. Wayne previewed two news songs off his upcoming Funeral deluxe album, one with guest Jessie Reyez and one with absentee Tory Lanez, but he wasn’t the only one giving fans a sneak peek at an unreleased deluxe track.

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Lil Baby was also invited to join Wayne on the Apple Music show during a segment on the show called Wayne’s World, dedicated to updates about artists and new music. He decided to play a snippet of a new song from the deluxe edition of his sophomore album, My Turn, which dropped in February.

Wayne was definitely feel this new joint from Lil Baby, at one point exclaiming in awe, “You gotta catch your breath! He ain’t even take a breath!” Lil Baby dropped another song the day prior to his Young Money Radio appearance called, “All In,” which will also be featured on My Turn deluxe, out May 1st.

What do you think of this sneak peek?

Moneybagg Yo is officially dropping a deluxe edition of his most recent album, Time Served, and it’ll be here before you know it. The Memphis rapper first released the album back in January, marking the third studio album of his career following 2018’s Reset and 2019’s 43va Heartless. With features from artists like Future, DaBaby, Lil Baby, Blac Youngsta, Summer Walker, Fredo Bang, and even Moneybagg’s ex-girlfriend, Megan Thee Stallion, the album was met with relatively positive reception, even peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.

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For over a month now, Moneybagg has been teasing a deluxe version of Time Served, insisting that it was on the way. However, fans had yet to receive a concrete release date until now. Moneybagg took to Instagram on Friday to make an exciting announcement about Time Served Deluxe, and to apologize for the long wait.

“Time Served Deluxe: May 15th,” he wrote on a photo of the new cover art, which features a darker backdrop and red roses instead of black. “After This I Ain’t Slowing Up !! #Sorry4TheWait.” While fans may have to wait another three weeks to hear these deluxe tracks, it’s sure to be worth it.

Are you excited to hear the deluxe version of Time Served?

It’s been a ride leading up to Lil Uzi Vert‘s Eternal Atake, and the double disc album that would follow, including LUV Vs. The World 2. Little did we know way back when Uzi first started teasing the album that we’d be in the midst of a full-blown crisis when it would finally arrive. All that to say, the album has become even more of an a monumental release, as fans hold on to any piece of normalcy and routine in the wake of mass uncertainty. Uzi, for all intents and purposes, reflects the normalcy of the rap industry. On Eternal Atake and LUV Vs. The World 2 Uzi is just being Uzi. He’s doing all the things we expect from the quirky, googly-eyed artist. He’s rapping about materialism and women. He’s, if just for a moment, allowing us to distance ourselves from the Coronavirus news cycle to immerse ourselves in his colourful and alien world. Now that we’ve had time to sit with the unexpected double disc album, we’ve decided to rank our top 10 favorite songs from both discs. Check out the ranking below, and sound off with what’s missing, what’s misplaced, and perhaps (!) what we got right.

10. Secure the Bag (Eternal Atake)

Kicking off the list at a solid #10, “Secure the Bag” helps close out the first instalment in the Eternal Atake saga. It happens to be Uzi’s second song about securing the bag (and titled as such), following one on his joint project with Gucci Mane, although the sounds of each song couldn’t be more different. Whereas the 1017 song was brash and urgent, this song is a drawn out, and a rather whiny affair. Uzi exaggerates his words on the hook, “I was on the roaaadddddd,” he croons, where elsewhere in the song he keeps his whining curt. Securing the bag is all apart of the game that is life, according to Uzi, and he definitely seems to be winning at that. 

9. Wassup feat. Future (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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“Wassup” is only the second collaboration we have between Future and Lil Uzi Vert (!) both icons in their own right, as surprising as that may seem. Their first collab, “Seven Million,” is definitely a favorite from Uzi’s The Perfect LUV Tape. “Wassup” is up there too, with Pierre Bourne’s signature trap-lite production, and Uzi’s incessant chorus of “what’s up, what’s up, what’s upppppppPpp” sure to be stuck cyclically in your head. Uzi’s verse is solely dedicated to money, not having enough of it, and then subsequently, having so much of it that he can “build me a new facility.” He also reminds us that he is not from this world again, “Everybody know I am from outer space / So you know that aliens be sendin’ me.”

8. Low Mein (Eternal Atake)

“Low Mein” became one of the fans’ favorite songs upon release, and their streaming of the song helped it climb up the Billboard charts, to debut at #8 on the Hot 100– the second-highest charting record from the album, and a non-single at that. The second song on Eternal Atake, it begins mostly with Uzi’s voice and the sound of claps, before a swell of production starts, altogether, behind him. Bugz Ronin and Brandon Finessin create something that’s triumphant if not slightly muted, horns sound far-away and a frenzy of organ keys play alongside them, while Uzi’s voice is front and center. Uzi rhymes “large low mein” with “fresh romaine” and that’s about all you need to know.

7. I’m Sorry (Eternal Atake)

“I’m Sorry” is a record that makes up the “Renji” section of Uzi’s album, as Uzi disciples have astutely uncovered. “I’m Sorry” is actually the first “Renji” song, thus kicking off a series softer songs, followed by “Celebration Station” and “Urgency” with Syd. Uzi himself is soft-spoken on the record, his vocals lightly tread atop the glitchy beat. While “Urgency” is the closest thing we get to a certified r’n’b record on the double disc, this one is a close second. The record appears to be an apology to Uzi’s infamous ex, Brittany Byrd.  “And I’m sorry for everything I ever said, yeah I’m sorry if you were misled / And I’m sorry if my words messed with your head,” he sing-raps. Still, even with his apology in tow, he is resolute that Brittany is “banned” for his entire existence.

6. Baby Pluto (Eternal Atake)

“Baby Pluto” is quickly becoming an alternative nickname for Uzi, as it should be. The man is nearing alien-status, with his pitched vocals and spacey production. Lest we forget, the album cover for Eternal Atake shows a UFO approaching earth, with bright purple, green, red and orange hazily drifting out from the planet, in water colour-like fashion. That summary actually makes for a pretty accurate “Baby Pluto” description, too. The whole song is dripping in colourful swag, in a drawing-outside-the-lines manner. The content is materialistic fare, which is pretty common tropes for Uzi. He delivers a punchy hook that runs through a plethora of Uzi’s fancy vehicles.

5. Moon Relate (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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“Moon Relate” is a marching band anthem, Uzi style. A hollow, restrained drum roll pitter-patters in the background of the production from Danny Wolf and Kid808, while Uzi muses in emo-rap fashion about his numbness. However just as quickly as he reflects on how he’s numb from the pain, he’s right back to flexing about his Wraith. Uzi’s seems to be constantly teetering between one side of the spectrum and the other, juggling materialistic pursuits with emotional turmoil. 

4. P2 (Eternal Atake)

It’s pretty much a given that “P2” would make the list. Everyone loved the original. How could we not love a sequel? “P2” retains some of the catchiest elements of “XO Tour Life,” interpolating and sampling the record– handled by TM88 once more. The soft, lurching sound you’ll recognize from the original makes a return appearance in this beat, as do the drums, while TM88 litters in a few new melodic elements. As we wrote in our breakdown of the two records, “P2” has an overall cleaner aesthetic, while Uzi continues to grapple with his break-up with ex Brittany Byrd. He lays bare how he’s feeling, still downtrodden by the fact that his ex is basically ignoring him. There’s the recurring idea that he’s numb, and even money won’t help at this point, yet he turns to it regardless: “I got paper cuts from hundred dollar bills covered in bustdowns / Countin’ with my thumb now, money make me numb now.”

3. Lotus (LUV Vs. The World 2)

The album opener, “Myron,” leads us right into “Lotus.” The two make for similar-sounding bedfellows, and it’s clear throughout this double disc that Uzi knows how to put a tracklist together. Oogie Mane returns for the production on this joint, alongside Don Cannon and Treshaun Beatz. Nintendo-esque buttons chime quickly one after another before petering off into the lonely ether, as the beat builds up with the inclusion of closed hi-hats and drums. Uzi is in his usual zone: high-end designer swag and excess spending are among the main topics, with a few not-so-menacing gun-riddled bars and self-aware lyrics sided in between: “My pants, they so tight, don’t know if they for her or him.”

2. Celebration Station (Eternal Atake)

This record, mid-way through Eternal Atake, is relegated to what sleuthing fans have deemed the Renji section of Uzi’s album. The album is divided into three parts to reflect Uzi’s personality, with ‘Renji’ being his softer, sweeter side. Thus, it’s not surprising that we find both this record and a song like “I’m Sorry” within the ‘Renji’ section (tracks #7-12, as he confirmed on Twitter). Following suit of the apologetic “I’m Sorry,” “Celebration Station” is naturally, as the name would indicate, slightly more upbeat but the vibe is contained nonetheless. It’s a light, airy beat layered with wavy, distant vocal samples and fluttering keys. It’s feel-good and dance-worthy, which is exactly the type of song you need in your life right now.

1. Myron (LUV Vs. The World 2)

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The deluxe edition of Eternal Atake is really a whole new album, in a not-so-surreptitious manner as it’s also blatantly titled LUV Vs. The World 2. As the title indicates, it is a sequel of sorts– to Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World. Uzi clearly knows how sequels work too (if “P2” wasn’t already telling), giving us a sonically similar but fully-updated project that follows exactly in its predecessor footsteps. A lot of quirky, bubble-trap-pop flares define the project, including on the first single and stand-out, “Myron.” A feat, considering the production team is actually quite a bit different. Supah Mario and Oogie Mane kick off “Myron” in a wobbly, glitter haze, while Uzi uses his voice as an instrument, wavering with each bar. The song, which is apparently titled after his fans, is actually not really about the fans at all. It’s really just one flex after another, in the typical goofy Uzi manner: “Cause I could fuck your bitch and fuck your mom and auntie / Your girl’s a five, but your mom is a dime piece” he rattles. “I stand on my money then my height, it turn to 9′ 10″” is another highlight. Honestly, these lyrics are probably true too.

Lil Uzi Vert has plenty of music in the cut, even as he aims to have the number one album in the country next week and possibly outselling Eminem's Music To Be Murdered By first-week debut. Lil Uzi Vert Vs. The World 2 was announced in 2017 following the release of LUV Is Rage 2 but along with Eternal Atake, fans have been waiting for this project. Thankfully, it'll be dropping "sooner than you think."

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As we await the 14-song addition to the Eternal Atake for the deluxe edition, it appears the "bonus tracks" will actually come in the form of LUV Vs. The World 2. "I put 2 albums in one second-half of EA is LUV vs The World 2," he wrote on Twitter after sharing the cover art for the project.

Uzi's teased information surrounding the "bonus tracks" over the past few days. He recently revealed that we'll get two songs with Young Thug on the project. While the deluxe edition of EA was initially announced as having eight songs, he clearly expanded past that. The rapper also teased that the project would include guest appearances from Lil Baby, Future, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.

With LUV Vs. The World 2 serving as the deluxe edition of Eternal Atake, Uzi fans are EATING in 2020. Maybe once this whole Coronavirus pandemic simmers down, we can expect a tour from him as well. Peep the tweets below.