by Derrick T Lewis | Jun 15, 2023 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
During Sunday night’s (Feb. 5) Grammy Awards, Fridayy closed the show with a performance of his “GOD DID” along with Lil Wayne, JAY-Z, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, and John Legend. Ahead of this major milestone in his career, the Philadelphia talent celebrated yesterday (Feb. 7) by taking the time to treat his fans to a deluxe version of the Lost In Melody EP.
A little more than a year ago, the album was upgraded to include four new tracks, of which one featured Ty Dolla $ign on the standout single entitled “Shoot.” In the song, both lead vocalists showcase their vocal abilities over the soulful production provided by ReezyTunez and Yonatan Watts:
This version of Lost In Melody first hit the streets back in October of last year, when it was released for the first time. In the project, Vory only contributed to one track out of seven, but it was soon followed by Meek Mill hopping onto “Don’t Give Up On Me” from the same project a couple of months later. Besides his own productions, Fridayy can also be heard on records featuring other artists, such as the collaborations “Forever (Remix)” featuring Ybk Wavy, “Sacrifices” featuring Symba, “Forever” featuring Lil Baby, and more.
In a previous interview, in which the “Empty Stomach” singer Fridayy discussed his collaboration with DJ Khaled, he discussed how “GOD DID” came to be. It was made specifically for him. There were a couple of producers who I knew who knew him. I hear him announce every day that ‘GOD DID’ is what he did on Instagram,” he said. “ I was aware that he was about to release a new album.
As soon as I made it, I contacted the A&R on the publishing side of my company, and they forwarded it to Khaled. It wasn’t long before Khaled hit us the following day. As a matter of fact, I recorded it back in June, and he dropped the trailer a few weeks later, around July 6.”
by Derrick T Lewis | Jun 14, 2023 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
The May release of “It’s Crazy” was J Hus official return to music following his five-year absence from music. The song was a vigorous number that kept things very street over U.K drill-inspired production that saw Hus keep things crazy. After that, he dropped a track called “Who Told You,” which featured one of Canada’s most well-known rappers, Drake, on Friday (June 9). Afrobeats is at the forefront of the British star’s new single, The Dutch, produced by P2J. The track is short and sweet, and it features harmonies about dance moves, women, wealth, and a number of other topics.
Both “Who Told You” and “It’s Crazy” are tracks that featured on J Hus forthcoming studio album, Don’t Say Militancy, a record that has been heavily promoted in London over the past few weeks as one of the most anticipated albums of this summerIn a YouTube video (which is featured above), he also explains the meaning and concept behind the title of the album, which is what you can see above. My immediate response was to ask myself, “What does that mean to me?”. Is it like don’t just suggest something, be the one to say it, init?” J Hus replied. “Initially, don’t say it out loud. Just keep it to yourself. You shouldn’t say anything unless you’re going to act upon it. That’s wet, I don’t think so. In order to be successful, it is essential that you do the following. If not, why? Init, do not say anything about it. In essence, that is what it means. Rather than saying it, do it! Put it on display! ”
by Kareshia Prioleau | Jun 13, 2023 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
The fact that Jhené Aiko is returning to the music scene and has done so in such a graceful manner is testament to their talent. It is with great pleasure to announce that the Grammy-nominated songstress shares her first solo release, “calm & patient,” since having her son Noah, on March 31st. In the new song, she sings about overcoming the struggles in life by looking at the positive side of things as a way to remind ourselves to slow down and appreciate the moments in life:
The manager of Jhené Aiko, Taz, took to his Instagram Story to describe the significance of the release and shared with the world that it marks the beginning of a new chapter. “The era of Jhené Aiko has begun, bringing us back to simpler times of releasing music for the love of it, when we simply did it for the love of it. My apologies to Def Jam and Tea, but this one is meant for the two soulmates who have been through so much together.
The last full-length solo album that the “Stay Ready” singer Jhené Aiko released was Chilombo, which released in 2020. On the 20 track project, you’ll find guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Miguel, Future, John Legend, Nas, H.E.R., Big Sean, Ty Dolla $ign, in addition to averaging 152,000 album-equivalent units sold in its first week of release. On the Billboard 200, it debuted at the No. 2 spot with 160 thousand album equivalent units. It was not long after the release of the album that she launched the deluxe version of it, which included nine new tracks.
by Laghe Andrews | May 24, 2023 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
On Friday, May 12, Potter Payper released his long-awaited debut album, Real Back In Style, through 0207 Def Jam. The album features 15 dope songs for fans to enjoy. Along with the album, the East London star Potter Payper has released an animated video for the album’s closing track, “White Ash,” a Joe Stanley and GX production which shows him reflecting upon his criminal past and current career.
Earlier this week (May 15), Potter Payper continued his promotional campaign by performing the title track from the aforementioned project on the latest episode of “COLORS.” The Jason Julian and Kyle Evans-produced track follows Potter Payper’s ongoing tradition of delivering vivid rhymes about the hardships he has overcome and how it impacts his life now.
by Derrick T Lewis | May 24, 2023 | Latest, Music News, New Music Alert |
It will be very interesting to see what Aminé and KAYTRANADA do this Friday (May 19). The two artists will be presenting KAYTRAMINÉ, a 12-song album that will feature Big Sean, Snoop Dogg, Freddie Gibbs, Amaarae, and Pharrell Williams, the last of which opened the album with the lead single, “4EVA.” The duo Aminé and KAYTRANADA also released a second song that they have titled “Rebuke.” The album is centered around the topic of moving on from a relationship, and it essentially serves as a guide to teenagers.
The project will be Aminé’s latest piece of work since his 2021 mixtape TWOPOINTFIVE, which was released in the summer of that year. As for his sophomore studio album, Limbo, which came to be released in 2020, he received contributions from the likes of slowthai, Young Thug, Summer Walker, Vince Staples, and JID.
While the album is still a top-notch record, it’s been four years since KAYTRANADA released BUBBA, a genre-bending album that featured collaborations from SiR, Kali Uchis, Tinashe, Masego, GoldLink, Estelle, Durand Bernarr, and more. There have been a number of Canadian producers whose soundscapes have provided soundscapes for many others, such as Ella Mai, Joyce Wrice, Mick Jenkins, D Smoke, IDK, PinkPantheress, Lancey Foux, Kelela, and Don Toliver.
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