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20 MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2020

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DRAKE LOVES RAP BATTLES SO MUCH HE STARTED ON

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MEEK MILL & DABABY LEAD 2020 RIOT PICNIC

The Roots will put on a curated set, "The Roots Present SOUL," featuring Brandy, SWV and Musiq Soulchild. The group's Black Thought will lead a "live mixtape" that features Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface and Raekwon, plus the Buffalo hip-hop trio Griselda. Live episodes of four podcasts — Questlove Supreme, CRWN with Elliott Wilson, Around the Way Curls, and The Read — will also take place at a special stage. Other Picnic performers include Burna Boy, Snoh Aalegra, Meshell Ndegeocello and Thundercat. The full lineup can be found here.

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THE INSIDE STORY OF BLACK SABBATH'S DEBUT ALBUM

Half a century has passed since Black Sabbath first scared the bejesus out of rock fans with their eponymous anthem. The song opens with the sound of a powerful thunderstorm and ominous church chimes before crashing into its lumbering, iconic riff. The guitar chords lurch seismically, each one like a gut punch before quieting down just enough for Ozzy Osbourne to paint his own vivid portrait of fear — "What is this that stands before me/Figure in black which points at me?" It's a scene so unnerving that he eventually pleads to the heavens, "Oh, no, NO, please God...

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THE FIRST TIME: POP SMOKE

Pop Smoke has had a hell of a year — within months of releasing his breakout single "Welcome to the Party," the Brooklyn rapper has already collaborated with Nicki Minaj and Skepta on two remixes, and he recently backed Travis Scott on the song "Gotti." The track was featured on Scott's compilation EP, Jackboys, highlighting his new record-label venture, Cactus Jack Records. "The first time I met Travis was his festival in Houston," Pop recently told Rolling Stone, referencing Travis Scott's Astroworld event last November.

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