Young Thug’s YSL Records Surprise-Drops ‘Slime Language 3’ Double Album

Young Thug and his YSL Records surprise-dropped the Slime Language 3 double album late Friday (Aug. 28).

In addition to the YSL roster, the 41-track project also includes appearances from Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Future, Yeat, Trippie Redd, Cash Cobain, Veeze, Rob49 and more. Among the YSL vets and rookies onboard across the two-plus-hour album: Lil Keed, diamond*, Tezzus, Pz’, Sk8star, 1300SAINT, Yung Kayo, Biggs, iyrus, Yume, Lil Unky, Unfoonk and more.

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Slime Language 3 is the latest in a trilogy of YSL compilation albums that started with 2018’s Slime Language and continued with 2021’s Slime Language 2. The series became progressively more popular, with the original project debuting at No. 8 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, while the most recent entry topped that chart as well as Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

The two biggest songs to come from Slime Language 2 were Young Thug and Gunna’s “Solid” (featuring Drake) and Young Thug and Gunna’s “Ski,” both top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Of course, Gunna is nowhere to be found on this new project, after fulfilling his contractual obligations to YSL with his 2025 album The Last Wun following a falling-out with Young Thug involving the RICO charges that plagued the label.

In October 2024, Young Thug was sentenced to 15 years’ probation and no prison time after pleading guilty in the criminal case accusing him of leading an Atlanta street gang. He released his first post-prison album, UY Scuti, in September 2025.

Listen to the double album and find the full track list below:

SIDE A:

  1. Gotta Love Us (feat BSlime, Tezzus, diamond, Pz’)
  2. ØWAYSL (feat. BSlime, Tezzus, Sk8star, Rob49)
  3. What’s Up Mami (feat. Tezzus, Biggs)
  4. Mob Guys (feat. Quavo, Biggs, Lil Unky)
  5. Function (feat. Lil Unky)
  6. Club Outside (feat. Lil Baby)
  7. Wait For It (feat. Papito, BSlime)
  8. Eaters (feat. Travis Scott, Future, Yeat, Tezzus)
  9. Grandma’s Baby (feat. BSlime, Veeze)
  10. Black Friday (feat. Lito)
  11. Myself (feat. Biggs)
  12. Ønly Øway (feat. Skrilla, Tezzus, Rundown Zay)
  13. Hood Of Atlanta (feat. Tezzus, diamond*)
  14. Øway Remix (feat. Tezzus)
  15. YSL (feat. Yume)
  16. Crocodile Skin (feat. BSlime, Rundown Zay)
  17. Tezzus & diamond* (feat. Quavo, Tezzus, diamond*, Cash Cobain)
  18. Shawty Shawty (feat. HittMan)
  19. Biggest Since Michael Jack (feat. Jorjiana, Lito, Sk8star)
  20. We Dead (feat. Trippie Redd)
  21. Bvlgari (feat. iyrus, Tezzus, Lito, Biggs, Yung Kayo, Lil Unky)

SIDE B:

  1. Believe That (feat. Pz’, Lil Unky, iyrus)
  2. Cha Ney Ney (feat. Tezzus, diamond*)
  3. Consummate (feat. 1300SAINT, Tezzus)
  4. Tonight (feat. diamond*, 1300Saint)
  5. NaNaNa (feat. Tezzus, Sk8star, diamond*)
  6. Say Dat (feat. 1300SAINT, iyrus)
  7. Baddies (feat. Biggs, Cash Cobain)
  8. Birthday (feat. Bay Swag, Cash Cobain)
  9. Switch Up (feat. Mariah The Scientist, Lil Unky, BSlime)
  10. Weird (feat. Biggs, Lil Unky)
  11. Freaky Girl (feat. iyrus, diamond*)
  12. Bounce It (feat. Biggs, YKNiece)
  13. Snakes On My Collar (feat. diamond*, Lil Keed)
  14. Stole It From Us (feat. Tezzus, 1300SAINT, iyrus, diamond*)
  15. Fernando Mendoza (feat. Tezzus, Sk8star, Lil Unky)
  16. Countin Up (feat. Lil Righteous)
  17. Skyami (feat. Tezzus, Yung Kayo, Lito)
  18. Lil Bruh (feat. Biggs)
  19. Losing Sleep (feat. Yume, diamond*)
  20. What It Do (feat. Unfoonk)
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Stove God Cooks Says He Sent Jay-Z a Hook: ‘I Don’t Want No Percentage, Just Send a Roc Chain’

Stove God Cooks insinuated that he may or may not be on this mythical album JAY-Z is supposedly making.

In a clip that’s been floating around rap social media circles, the Syracuse MC stopped by The Joe Budden Podcast recently and revealed that he sent Jigga a hook to use however and whenever he wants to.

“I sent Hov a hook. Don’t let me get on this album. I’m really gonna dance on you n—as. Now we gonna talk,” he proclaimed, before making sure he mentioned that he has no clue if a new album is coming or not. “I’m not confirming that big homie got an album coming out, but big homie, if you got an album coming out, use that hook I sent you. You know I was talking on that verse. Let’s do that.”

He added that he doesn’t want any money or percentage points for his contribution to whatever Jay has cooking; all he wants is a Roc-A-Fella chain. “I don’t want nothing. Keep everything,” he said. “Just send a Roc chain. I don’t want no percentage. Just send a Roc chain.”

Stove has been dealing with his own issues when it comes to albums. Fans have been clamoring for his sophomore project since he dropped the Roc Marciano-produced classing Reasonable Drought back in 2020 and had a show-stealing hook on “F.I.C.O.” off the Grammy-winning Clipse album.

However, after many pump fakes and back-and-forths with his current label Babygrande, however, it looks like they’ve finally hashed things out and found common ground because he posted that they renegotiated a new deal on his Instagram Stories earlier this week. “I salute real sh–, always,” he wrote. “Respect to Chuck [Wilson] at Babygrande. He came and sat down face-to-face and we got the renegotiation done! Album on the way.”

As far as a new JAY-Z album is concerned, though? Roc Nation deaded those rumors earlier this month, calling the unsubstantiated claims “fake news” on the company’s IG Stories.

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Michael Jackson’s Top 50 Hit Songs on the Billboard Hot 100

In a career that spanned almost all 50 years of his life, Michael Jackson became a mainstay on the Billboard charts, evolving from a child star into a global phenomenon and an undisputed legend.

His dominance on the Billboard Hot 100 reflects his record-breaking career: As a solo artist, 13 of his singles reached No. 1 – tied with Drake for the most by a male artist in history – and an additional four songs by the Jackson 5, with Michael on lead vocals, topped the chart.

Jackson first gained major recognition as the lead singer of family band the Jackson 5 with his siblings Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Tito, who notched massive hits for Motown off the bat. By age 12, the earliest instance of Jackson’s record-shattering capabilities emerged: The Jackson 5 became the first act to have their first four Hot 100 entries all reach No. 1. Parallel to his siblings’ success, Michael scored solo hits – including Hot 100 champ “Ben” – through the 1970s.

Although 1979’s Quincy Jones-produced Off the Wall was his fifth album, its bold creative direction positioned a then-21-year-old Michael as a fully-formed artist who would soon claim the King of Pop crown. The follow-up, 1982’s Thriller, is widely considered the best-selling album of all time and spent an astonishing 37 weeks atop the Billboard 200 – a record for an album by a single artist. In another first, th album’s seven singles all reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, with two, the immortal “Billie Jean” and “Beat It,” topping the chart.

While Thriller showed Jackson at unprecedented commercial heights, the superstar continued to make Hot 100 history with subsequent projects. 1987’s Bad produced a record five No. 1 singles, a mark unmatched by any album until 2011, and “You Are Not Alone” in 1995, became the first song to ever debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. Though his chart power had waned at the time of his death in 2009, posthumous releases with his musical descendants still generate buzz collaborations: 2014’s “Love Never Felt So Good (with Justin Timberlake) and a featured credit on Drake’s 2018 track “Don’t Matter to Me,” which samples an unreleased Jackson song, both reached No. 9.

To review Jackson’s more than half-century of Hot 100 impact, here’s a review of the late icon’s 50 biggest hits on the Hot 100. For a wider scope of his influence, the list comprises his solo catalog as well as material by the Jackson 5 and The Jacksons.

Michael Jackson’s Biggest Hot 100 Hits ranking is based on weekly performance on the Hot 100 (from its inception on Aug. 4, 1958, through Aug. 29, 2026). Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates during various periods.

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Dolly Parton Wasn’t Eligible for Song of the Year Grammy for ‘I Will Always Love You’ for This ‘Unforgettable’ Reason

Whitney Houston won two Grammys for her blockbuster hit “I Will Always Love You” at the 36th Grammy Awards on March 1, 1994. She took record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female.

As the producer of the smash, David Foster shared the award for record of the year and also won producer of the year, non-classical, largely because of his work on the hit. But Dolly Parton wasn’t recognized for writing the song. She would have been a shoo-in to win song of the year but wasn’t eligible. She had first recorded the song in 1974, taking it to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs.

So, songs that were already well-known weren’t eligible? That rule has changed over the years.

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Just two years earlier, Irving Gordon won song of the year for “Unforgettable,” which had been a pop standard for 40 years at that point, since Nat King Cole and Doris Day had recorded it in the early 1950s. Dinah Washington had a top 20 hit on the Hot 100 with the song in 1959. It won in 1992 because Natalie Cole’s sentimental recording of the song as a duet with her late father brought it back to prominence.

“Unforgettable” was a great song, no doubt, but should it have taken the top songwriting award in 1992 against such great contemporary songs as R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” or Marc Cohn’s “Walking in Memphis” (both of which were also nominated in that category)?

The Recording Academy decided the eligibility rule needed to be tightened, so that already famous songs wouldn’t be eligible. That was bad news for Parton’s song, even though it was no more famous pre-The Bodyguard than “Unforgettable” was prior to Natalie Cole’s revival of the song.

The Grammys have tinkered with the rules on song of the year (and also best new artist, for different reasons) many times, trying to strike just the right balance. The current rule states: “A song… must have been released on a recording for the first time, or achieved prominence for the first time, during the current eligibility period.”

Most of the song of the year winners in Grammy history were new songs that year, or songs that weren’t previously widely known. Jimmy Driftwood’s “The Battle of New Orleans,” which won in 1960, was written way back in 1936, but had not been a hit until Johnny Horton covered it in 1959.

Here are eight song of the year winners preceding “Unforgettable” that were already known to widely varying degrees. The years shown are the years of the Grammy presentations.

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Snoop Dogg Is Hiring an Ice Cream Taster & It Pays $10k a Month

We hope you like ice cream, because Snoop Dogg and his ice cream company Dr. Bombay is looking for an official taste tester.

Snoop has teamed up with global HR firm Deel to find the perfect candidate. The job is fully remote, pays an impressive $10,000 a month and anyone anywhere in the world can apply.

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In a video posted to his social media, the rap legend made a call to action. “I’m hiring an international ice cream taster here at Dr. Bombay,” he said. “10 grand a month, you can apply anywhere in the world. Turns out going global is not that easy. See, I love the paper, but not the paperwork. But all that is handled by Deel, and who knows? If you keep it player, you might end up here with me. So, are you ready to be Dr. Bombay’s official ice cream taster? Then go to Deel.com/Snoop and apply.”

Dr. Bombay is known for their nostalgic flavors like Long Beach Fruit Cart, Sticky Caramel Apple Pie and Peanut Butter Jelly Time.

See below for the job description and what they’re looking for in the person they hire.

Job Description:

  • Track food and flavor trends across global markets
  • Surface what’s culturally relevant and socially resonant
  • Report back on what people are eating, drinking, sharing, and talking about
  • Capture content from tasting in a way that feels native to social
  • Act as Dr. Maya’s eyes and ears on the ground
  • Contribute ideas for flavor inspiration and marketing concepts
  • Join check-ins with Dr. Maya and team to discuss findings
  • A real shot at shaping a live campaign and future flavor direction

Requirements:

  • Deep interest in food, culture, and trend discovery
  • Strong social instincts
  • Comfortable writing up simple findings
  • Outgoing, curious
  • Essential Requirement: Ability to perform sensory evaluations (taste, aroma,
  • texture) of dairy-based ice cream products
  • Speaks English; additional languages a plus
  • Interest in entrepreneurship, brand-building, or product creation is a bonus
  • Three-month fixed-term independent contractor engagement
  • Open to non-traditional applicants and creators

You can apply here.

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John Mayer Says Dolly Parton’s Death Brought a ‘Fractured World’ Together & Shares Electric Guitar Spin on ‘I Will Always Love You’

John Mayer is reflecting on the extraordinary impact of Dolly Parton following her death.

Sitting down for SiriusXM‘s Andy Cohen Live on Wednesday as tributes continued to pour in for the country music icon, Mayer described Parton’s death as not only a “huge loss,” but a “universal loss,” marveling at the way people around the world came together to celebrate her life and legacy.

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“I think Dolly would be really happy to see that on the day of her passing, the world came together in a way that it hadn’t in a very long time to celebrate someone,” Mayer said.

The singer/songwriter and guitarist went on to speak on the rare ability Patron had to unite people across generations and differences.

“I don’t know that there are many people in this world [that are] left that can galvanize a very fractured world to come together and share love for one person,” he continued. “When everyone’s loving one person at the same time, it is everybody loving at the same time, which has this sort of side effect of feeling each other’s love when that happens.”

For Mayer, the outpouring of grief and admiration served as a testament to the life Parton lived. “This is what a life well-lived looks like, feels like, and sounds like,” he said, praising the many layers of her artistry and career as a “brilliant, classy, talented, full artistic rendering.”

“This is how you give your life to the thing you love,” Mayer added.

Mayer also paid tribute to Parton through music. The guitarist and Dead & Company member shared a moving instrumental rendition of her signature hit “I Will Always Love You,” putting his own electrifying spin on the classic during his SiriusXM Live performance at The Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, New York.

Watch the performance below.

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Yasuhisa Hara’s ‘Kingdom’ Vol. 80 Tops Billboard Japan Book Hot 100

Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom Vol. 80 hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 released Aug. 27, sweeping brick-and-mortar and e-books as the series marks the 20th anniversary of its serialization.

Released alongside the volume is the commemorative magazine-format book Kingdom Magazine 2026 celebrating the milestone, featuring illustrations by Eiichiro Oda (ONE PIECE), Masashi Kishimoto (NARUTO) and Yoshihiro Togashi (HUNTERxHUNTER) and more.

MAZZEL’s debut photobook with ZEAL — marking the group’s third debut anniversary, shot on location in Pattaya, Thailand — lands at No. 2, ruling e-commerce (EC). Blue Lock Vol. 40, whose live-action film adaptation is currently in theaters, debuts at No. 3, landing in the top 10 across brick-and-mortar, EC and e-books.

The late Keigo Higashino’s Eien no Kioku climbs 6-4. The title has sold out repeatedly since its Aug. 5 release, triggering additional print runs — likely a factor in its brick-and-mortar metric jumping from outside the top 20 to No. 3. Yogisha X no Kenshin (The Devotion of Suspect X), another classic from the same Galileo series, improves across all metrics and rises 37-16.

The Billboard Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data and social media activity. Below are the top 10 titles on this week’s list, tracking the period from Aug. 17 to 23.

(Numbers in parentheses indicate the title’s metric placements for brick-and-mortar, EC, e-books, subscriptions, and social media, top 20 only. English title given if translations or adaptations exist.)

1. Kingdom Vol. 80, Yasuhisa Hara (1/4/1/–/–)

2. MAZZEL 1st Photobook “with ZEAL”, MAZZEL (–/1/–/–/–)

3. Blue Lock Vol. 40, Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura (2/6/3/–/–)

4. Eien no Kioku, Keigo Higashino (3/3/–/–/3)

5. BLACK LAGOON Vol. 14, Rei Hiroe (4/10/8/–/–)

6. TERRA FORMARS Vol. 24, Ken’ichi Tachibana, Yu Sasuga (6/–/2/–/–)

7. Anata ga Dareka wo Koroshita, Keigo Higashino (5/14/–/–/7)

8. Mo Kyomi ga Nai to Rikon Sareta Reijo no Igai to Tanoshii Shinseikatsu Vol. 6, Kyoka Izumi, Sabinobuchi (–/–/4/–/–)

9. MAJOR 2nd Vol. 33, Takuya Mitsuda (7/–/–/–/–)

10. Present, Various Authors (9/7/–/–/12)

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André 3000 Joins ‘Scooby-Doo: Origins’ Netflix Series Cast

André 3000 (born André Benjamin) is heading to Coolsville. Reps for the rap legend confirmed to Billboard on Thursday (Aug. 27) that Three Stacks has been cast in Netflix’s Scooby-Doo: Origins series.

The live-action series — which arrives globally on the streaming giant in 2027 — has already started filming in Atlanta for the reimagining of the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie, which also saw a sequel released in 2004.

As Outkast, André 3000 and Big Boi — with some help from fellow Dungeon Family members Sleepy Brown and Killer Mike — contributed to the 2002 Scooby-Doo soundtrack with “Land of a Million Drums,” which gained popularity across the pond, peaking at No. 46 on the U.K. Singles chart.

Raging Bull actress Cathy Moriarty also joined the Scooby-Doo: Origins cast in an unknown recurring role, like Three Stacks.

The rest of the cast is rounded out by Mckenna Grace (Daphne), Tanner Hagen (Shaggy), Abby Ryder Fortson (Velma) and Maxwell Jenkins (Fred). Toby Haynes is onboard to executive produce and direct the series’ first episode.

The Grammy-winning rapper has a plethora of acting experience. He starred as Jimi Hendrix in 2013’s Jimi: All Is By My Side biopic and notched roles in High Life, Four Brothers, Idlewild, Revolver and Be Cool.

André 3000 has dabbled in the cartoon universe in the past. He created Class of 3000, which aired from 2006 through 2008 and served as the last Cartoon Network original series.

Since Outkast stopped recording (the duo’s last album arrived in 2006), the 51-year-old has been experimenting outside of rap. He released the 7 Piano Sketches project in 2025, and delivered his New Blue Sun flute album in 2023.

Billboard has reached out to André 3000’s reps for comment.

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UNIFIED Artist Management Signs ‘Freaked Out’ Creators Fat Papi and Prodshushy

MELBOURNE, Australia — Breakout Aotearoa New Zealand artist Fat Papi and Perth, Australia producer prodshushy, the team behind the viral hit “Freaked Out,” are now part of the UNIFIED Artist Management roster.

The trans-Tasman pair are the first signings since UNIFIED Artist Management established its New Zealand office, led by senior artist manager Matt Harvey, announced in May.

“Freaked Out” blew up when it was paired with content themed around summer haircuts, giving Fat Papi his first career entry on the Billboard Hot 100 when it debuted at No. 89, lifting to No. 88. The single has reached No. 55 on the Billboard Global 200 and this week No. 2 on YouTube’s US Top Songs on Shorts.

Produced by prodshushy, the track has accumulated over 7 billion views across TikTok and 9 billion views on YouTube Shorts, and propelling Fat Papi to nearly 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Fat Papi (real name: Baban Hussain) has been releasing music independently since 2023. The Auckland-based Kurdish rapper, singer and songwriter is behind a distinctive style that blends melodic hip-hop, synth-driven club production, and infectious hooks.

“Joining UNIFIED is an exciting next step for shushy and I. Being able to work with Matt and access the backing of the wider team gives me the right mix of independence and support,” comments Fat Papi. “I’m proud to represent both my Kurdish heritage and New Zealand on the world stage, and we’re just getting started.”

Prodshushy, Fat Papi, Matt Harvey, Jaddan Comerford

Prodshushy, Fat Papi, Matt Harvey, Jaddan Comerford

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Adds Harvey: “Fat Papi is a generational talent whose music has resonated internationally in a remarkably short space of time. ‘Freaked Out’ proved that world-class music originating from New Zealand can break global boundaries without compromise.

“Bringing him and shushy into the UNIFIED Artist Management family as our first trans-Tasman management signing since joining forces, sets the standard for what we intend to build here: sustainable, long-term global careers for top-tier local talent.”

UNFIED, reads a statement, will provide dedicated global management support for the next phase of their career.

The management agreement is announced just days after Warner Chappell Music struck a worldwide publishing deal with Fat Papi and prodshushy.

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Harry Moore Launches Independent Australian Booking Agency Lowtide

MELBOURNE, Australia — Harry Moore is back in business with Lowtide, his new independent booking agency.

The Australian agent previously served as general manager at Lonely Lands Agency (LLA), where he led the team to deliver over A$50 million dollars in ticket sales for local artists across 2024-25, reps say.

Lowtide’s ethos is to focus on an “artist first” model, one that keeps the roster small to allow that focus and strategy on helping the artists reach grand goals, Moore explains.

“I want to create a culture that positions artists and their needs at the forefront of the approach to their touring,” he tells Billboard. “There’s a difference between agents who fill dates to hit budgets and agents who move like business strategists working along side the artist and management to create long term, sustainable careers that culminate in steady growth. I want the culture at Lowtide to reflect the latter.”

At launch, the Lowtide roster includes Tones And I, Ocean Alley, Hockey Dad, The Cat Empire, Brad Cox, Boy & Bear, and others.

“At certain times,” Moore continues, “saying no and letting an opportunity go is the most powerful step towards growth. I also want to be known as a fair operator when it comes to my dealings with the rest of the sector. We need venues and promoters to survive and thrive so artists can do the same.” 

Moore’s new business emerges from LLA, formed in 2019 by artist Tash Sultana, UNIFIED Music Group CEO Jaddan Comerford and Lemon Tree Music co-founder Regan Lethbridge. LLA is no longer an active brand, Billboard understands, with Comerford and Lethbridge this week announcing their new, separate agency, CORE.

“My philosophy for Lowtide is artists first, with a quality-over- quantity approach; music is so personal, the business side of it should be too,” Moore continues.

Visit lowtideagency.com for more.

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