There shouldn’t be a hierarchy of lyrical content in rap, according to Meek Mill. The Philly MC won’t tell you what to rap about, but you better not try to limit his subject matter, either.

“I seen Kid Cudi say, ‘Yeah, they rap about money, cars, and hoes, and all this stuff,’” Meek said during an interview on “The Breakfast Club” on Power 105.1 earlier this week. “And I’m like, ‘Bro, we don’t tell y’all what to rap about.’ If he choose to rap about sniffing coke, I ain’t gonna say nothing about him rapping about that.”

Meek’s comments came in response to an opinion that Cudder voiced on “The Arsenio Hall Show” in March.

“I feel like the braggadocio, ‘Money, cash, hoes’ thing needs to be deaded,” the 30-year-old said. “That’s holding us back as a culture, as black people. That doesn’t advance us in any way, shape or form. We’ve been doing that same thing for years now…Why not tell kids something that they can connect with and use in their lives?”

For the Maybach Music Group rapper, though, it all comes down to the quality of music an artist is making.

“J. Cole wanna rap about college, I might wanna hear the experience of college; I never been to college,” he said. “You know what I’m saying? Rap is rap, man. It’s about how you putting them words together. How you making them flows sound on that beat. And how you making good music.”

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Pharrell will continue to spread that “Happy” feeling all over the world.

The hit-maker is heading out on a 20-date tour across Europe, where he’ll touch down all over — from Spain, to France, to Germany, to Italy.

Last week, he released a video to promote the Dear Girl Tour, which you can watch above, and then check out the full list of dates below.

» 9/9 — Manchester @ Phones4U Arena
» 9/12 — Denmark @ Copenhagen Forum
» 9/13 — Sweded @ tockholm Globe
» 9/14 — Norwar @ Oslo Spectrum
» 9/16 — Germany @ Berlin Max Schmeling Halle
» 9/17 — Czech Republic @ Prague O2
» 9/18 — Austria @ Vienna Marx Halle
» 9/20 — Italy @ Milan Forum
» 9/21 — Switzerland @ Zurich Hallenstadion
» 9/23 — The Netherlands @ Amsterdam Ziggo Dome
» 9/24 — Belgium @ Antwerp Sportpaleis
» 9/26 — Germany @ Frankfurt Festhalle
» 9/27 — Germany @ Dusseldorf ISS Dome
» 9/28 — Germany @ Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
» 10/1 — Spain @ Barcelona Palau St Jordi
» 10/3 — Portugal @ Lisbon Meo Arena
» 10/4 — Spain @ Madrid Palacio de Deportes Communidad
» 10/6 — France @ Toulouse Zenith
» 10/7 — France @ Nantes Zenith
» 10/9 — London @ The O2

Adam Fleischer

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50 Cent isn’t denying that he wasn’t at his son Marquise’s high school graduation over the weekend. But the rapper offered a pretty good reason why that was the case: He wasn’t even invited.

“I don’t need an explanation,” he said on “106 & Park” this week. “My personal life, there’s portions of it that are supposed to actually be personal. And your actual life as an entertainer is a whole ‘nother portion of your life.”

Even so, he’s well aware that much of his life is in the public eye. And with that as the case, Fif did decide to provide an explanation after all.

“I haven’t received an invitation to it,” he said of the graduation gathering. “And when he graduated, I was in Budapest on a movie with Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law and Jason Statham. At some point, the information, the reason why it actually comes out, is because his mom is going to TMZ.”

Initial reports suggested that Marquise expressed his disappointment on a Facebook page, though later reports alleged that it was a fake account. Regardless, the fact that Fif wasn’t at the graduation remained, as did the reason for it.

“My relationship with my oldest son is dictated by his actual mom,” 50 added.

The Queens native tossing the brunt of the blame in the direction of his son’s mother isn’t particularly surprising. Many of the tensions in their relationship have played out in public in recent years.

Also this week, Fif released his latest Animal Ambition cut, “Twisted.”

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Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez may have the official song of the 2014 World Cup, but Lupe Fiasco has been tapped as Music Director for the United States Men’s National Team’s 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign.

According to the United States Soccer Federation’s official site, Lupe’s role will include him creating Spotify playlists and also programming the in-game music for the Send-Off Series, which are exhibition games prior to the official start of the World Cup.

This is the second big day in a row for Lu, who on Monday released “Mission,” a new single off of his upcoming album Tetsuo & Youth. The empowering track, which tells stories of those fighting cancer, also marked the beginning of the Chicago native’s partnership with the organization Stand Up To Cancer.

The MC will appear in Times Square on May 30 for Fan Appreciation Day, and then perform in his hometown before the start of the team’s game against Ghana on June 16.

The World Cup officially begins June 12.

Adam Fleischer

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If you never thought you’d see Justin Bieber rapping Tupac’s “Dear Mama” while shirtless in a packed club, well, I hate to break it to you, but you were wrong.

After playing hypeman for Rick Ross for hits like “B.M.F.” and “All I Do Is Win” during a show at Gotha Club in Cannes, Biebs grabbed the mic, took off his shirt, and swung the mood by rapping the touching-yet-somber Pac hit (it’s unclear if this was the actual order of events, but seems likely).

“I reminisce on the stress I caused, it was hell/ Huggin’ on my mama from a jail cell,” Bieber rapped in the short video clip, obtained by TMZ.

The club appearance was just one aspect of a packed evening of bro-ing out for the singer and Rozay, who each shared images of their time together on social media earlier this week.

Boss sh–.

Adam Fleischer

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After months of delays, years of viral videos, and a lifetime’s worth of entertaining content, Riff Raff finally has an official release date for his Mad Decent debut album: June 24.

Neon Icon, which will be released through Diplo’s label, will hit stores this summer with production from Diplo himself, as well as Harry Fraud and DJ Mustard, among others. Guests include Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, Mike Posner, Slim Thug and Paul Wall.

The cover art, which Riff also released on Tuesday (May 20), is a sight to behold. It differs from an image he released late last year, that was reportedly the album’s cover, but captures much of the rapper’s essence: it’s fun, quirky, odd and loud. With a baby in one arm and a dog in the other, the Houston native flashes a smile at the camera as his head is surrounded, fittingly, by neon lighting.

Check out the full tracklist below, as well as the video for the project’s first single, “How To Be The Man” — which kind of serves as a behind-the-scenes look a the album cover shoot.

1. “iNTRODUCiNG THE iCON”
2. “KOKAYNE”
3. “WETTER THAN TSUNAMi”
4. “JODY 3 MOONS (SKIT)”
5. “VERSACE PYTHON”
6. “LAVA GLACiERS” (feat. CHiLDiSH GAMBiNO)
7. “TiP TOE WiNG iN MY JAWWWDiNZ”
8. “MAYBE YOU LOVE ME” (feat. MiKE POSNER)
9. “AQUABERRY DOLPHIN” (feat. MAC MiLLER)
10. “THE BLOOMiNGDALES AT WiNDSHiRE PALACE” (SKIT)
11. “TiME”
12. “HOW TO BE THE MAN”
13. “COOL iT DOWN” (feat. AMBER COFFMAN)
14.”ViP PASS TO MY HEART”
15. ...

The rumors are true: Ciara did give birth to her and Future’s child on Monday.

And your hopes and wishes have come true, too: They named him Future. Future Zahir Wilburn, to be exact, according to CiCi’s Instargram.

Celebrity baby names are often a bit out of left field, and because of that get scrutinized. But can you think of a more perfect name for their baby? I can’t.

Congrats to the new parents.

Adam Fleischer

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Two of the most popular things over the last month have been “Game of Thrones” and the NBA Playoffs. Now, the two have been married in this hilarious parody.

Bleacher Report created an animated spoof that merges the two otherwise unrelated entities, and the result is fantastic. Basketball stars like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook take a “GoT” approach on their quest for a championship.

Adam Fleischer

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Many think that Action Bronson is a talented, creative, humorous rapper. If the name of his upcoming album is any indication, he seems to agree.

Mr. Wonderful will be Bam Bam’s major label debut, released through Atlantic Records/Vice Records.

“The album is sounding incredible,” he told NME recently. “The whole album is a standout. I don’t care about individual songs, I’m trying to make a complete, classic project.”

For fans worried that the New York native may switch up his style because he’s releasing a project on a major, fear not.

“I just do my music uninfluenced by anybody else, or current trends, and it comes together at the end,” he said. “Nothing needs to have a f–king theme all the time. This is just rap. I’m not trying to make people think I’m some sort of scientific wizard or inspirational poet. F–k that! It’s just happy, funny, rugged, rough rap.”

After the announcement for the album, which should drop later in 2014, his fans seemed happy, too.

Adam Fleischer

Usually pouring water on my head. Catch me @adamfleischer