Even though Morocco lost to France in the World Cup semifinals, French Montana remains very proud of the country he hails from. As a celebration of the Bronx-based emcee’s team’s successes yesterday (Dec. 14), the Bronx-based emcee released a song in honor of their achievements. As the track is entitled “Morocco,” it features production resembling Caribbean dance records with Arabic rapping verses accompanied by French production. In addition to the energetic song, a matching video has been released to go along with it. The video shows footage from France’s quarter-final win over Portugal. In addition, it shows a packed crowd of people showing support for the team on the streets of New York City in the aftermath of the game.
Further to the release mentioned above, French Montana also congratulated Morocco in a social media post. In the post, he said:
“After what we have done, my head is still gassed… no Moroccan in the world should feel sad today. We have shaken the world up and we have made history today. The first time this was done. There is no greater feeling of pride than that of the whole Moroccan team and the entire country as a whole. Dima Maghreb.”
As of this summer, French Montana has released his most recent collection of songs, Montega, which comes as a collaborative effort with producer Harry Fraud. Montega, including the deluxe edition, consists of 14 songs. The album featured the features of Jadakiss, Benny the Butcher, EST Gee, Babyface Ray, Rick Ross, Quavo, Fleurie, and the late rapper Chinx. “Unforgettable” was already extremely successful in 2021 when they released their excellent album Their Got Amnesia, which later on captured the attention of millions. According to news reports, he’s currently working on what will mark the sixth installment of his infamous Coke Boys series, an upcoming project that is expected to include drops like “I Got a Feeling” a collaboration between DThang and Tdot2Oppy, “Yes I Do,” “Fenty” featuring NAV, “Slidin” alongside Ayoub, and “Whipp’n It Slowly.” It has yet to be determined when that project will be released.
Juice WRLD fans have already been treated to a number of singles this year, including “Bye Bye” with Marshmello and “In My Head.” A brand new music video from Grade A Films was released today (Dec. 15) for a track entitled “Face 2 Face.” Steve Cannon directed and edited the cinematic video, which is an artistic rendition of the experience of sleep paralysis. In the track, Juice WRLD describes his most intimate thoughts during a severe episode:
An explanation of sleep paralysis is shown at the end of the video clip in order to provide additional context. When falling asleep, one is temporarily unable to move or speak. As these episodes consist of troubling hallucinations and a sensation of suffocation, the individuals remain conscious throughout, despite experiencing troubling hallucinations.
Earlier this year, Juice WRLD fans got a chance to enjoy his second posthumous release and his fourth studio album Fighting Demons, which was released back in December. There are 18 tracks in total on the album, with featured artists including Justin Bieber, Polo G, Trippie Redd, and BTS member Suga. Due to the fact that 119,000 equivalent album-equivalents were sold in the first week of release, the project has secured the No. 2 spot on the Billboard 200 chart. In later months, the album’s official deluxe upgrade was released, which added five new tracks to the original album.
It has been confirmed that Ab-Soul will be unveiling his highly anticipated Herbert album on Friday, December 16, which will be his first album in six years. The album has already been given a few previews so far, including “Moonshooter,” “Hollandaise,” and “Do Better.” However, on top of these samples, Ab-Soul recently dropped off another sneak peek at the upcoming project, a mysterious visual for the track he calls “Bucket.” In the short video clip, Ab-Soul appears to be pulling into a liquor store and picking up someone while spitting his bars:
Aside from the cover artwork and track listing, the “Gang’Nem” rapper also revealed the official album artwork last week. A total of 18 songs will be featured by Herbert. This includes collaborations with Zacari, Big Sean, Fre$h, Jhené Aiko, SiR, Joey Bada$$, Punch, Ambré, Russ, ALEMEDA, and Lance Skiiiwalker for features. In the meantime, production will be handled by a number of prominent producers, including DJ Dahi, James Blake, Sounwave, Hit-Boy, DJ Premier, Boi-1da, and more.
The last album Ab-Soul released was Do What Thou Wilt, a 16-track collection featuring guest appearances by labelmates ScHoolboy Q and SZA, Rapsody, Da$H, Kokane, BR3, Zacari, and the late Mac Miller. Since then, he has provided features and assistance on various albums and compilations, including Black Panther the Album (Music from and Inspired By), Jhene Aiko’s Chilombo, among others.
It was just a few months ago that Muni Long released her Public Displays Of Affection Too EP, an EP containing five tracks that served as the official follow-up to her debut project from 2021. As well as tracks previously shared, the collection included “Pain,” “Another,” and “Baby Boo,” the latter of which featured Saweetie’s assistance.
During yesterday’s (Dec. 13) episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the Florida-born songstress Muni Long made her second appearance of the year. With this new recording, she shared a brand new version of the musically engaging song “Time Machine.” Wearing a futuristic silver bodysuit, she gave a riveting performance of the song to the public, in which she spoke about wanting to go back in time and revisit the past.
There has been no doubt that Long has been having a lovely year so far, bringing to your attention her aforementioned EP of 2021, Public Displays of Affection, which included the hit single “Hrs and Hrs.” Her EP also boosted over 200 million streams, won Radio No.1 Urban & Rhythmic, hit the Top 5 on Apple Music, and reached the No.17 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Long has been having a wonderful year so far.
It has been revealed that the singer of “To Do List” is planning to share what she believes is her primary career goals in a recent interview. In terms of my gift, I’d like to make use of it to explore the world. I’d like to discover and experience all of the latest and greatest things this planet has to offer. It is my hope that I will be more creative and experimental in my future work,” she said. “I want to offer people an experience that will make them remember me. Upon leaving, I want people to feel as if they have been inspired. My childhood memories are filled with the sight of concert DVDs playing at home and thinking, ‘Hey, this might be something I can do.’ And lo and behold, here I am accomplishing exactly that. Hopefully one day I will be able to be that person for someone else.”
As part of the Drive In Theatre Part 2 project, Currensy released his latest body of work earlier this year. This included 21 songs and was accompanied by contributions from such artists as Rob49, Jade Angelle, Dash, Premo Rice, Fendi P, URA, and more. A few days ago, the New Orleans veteran announced on Twitter that he would be releasing a music visual for a song he had written to accompany said album called “Drive This Car,” A DJ Fresh-produced track featuring bars that convey the carefree lifestyle of Jet Life’s head honcho:
During the accompanying music video for “Drive This Car,” Currensy can be seen enjoying a drink at home, which is prefaced with a shot of him enjoying a drink. In addition to driving through New Orleans in a Corvette with a woman, they can also be seen in a car driven by a woman.
According to the rapper himself, 2022 is expected to be a productive year for him as well, following in the footsteps of previous years. There were also a lot of dope releases for fans in addition to The Drive in Theatre Part 2. These awesome releases included Continuance as part of The Alchemist and Spring Clean 2 being released under Fuse. There were also some tracks in which Currensy contributed his own special brand of bars, including Girl Talk, Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Logic “Clouds,” G Perico “Bacc 2 The Blocc,” Guapdad 4000 “Pose,” Smoke DZA “Everyday,” Larry June “5.0 Chronicles,” EARTHGANG “SMOKE SUM (Remix),” and Hit-Boy “Tony Fontana III.”
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