It was announced in May that Ty Dolla $ign has launched EZMNY Records, as well as that Leon Thomas is the first artist he has signed to the label. In Thomas’ latest music video, released today (Sept. 2), the duo teams up for the song, “Love Jones.” “Love Jones” is the second single off Thomas’ highly anticipated debut album, Electric Dusk, which will be released later this year. In this song, Thomas pays homage to a classic California love story:
Described by Thomas as an amalgamation of everything he loves about living in California, the video is a celebration of everything he loves about the state. This concept was made even more authentic and real with the help of a legend from L.A. like Ty Dolla $ign.”
Thomas is the second artist to have released a single under this label after his first single, “X-Rated” with Benny The Butcher. The past few years have seen him produce and write albums for several Grammy-nominated artists, including J. Cole, Post Malone, Ariana Grande,Giveon, Snoh Aalegra,Rick Ross, Kehlani, Ella Mai, and more. A recent example of Thomas’ creativity can be found in Drake’s global chart-topping album Certified Lover Boy, where he wrote and produced tracks like “Pipe Down,” “Love All” by JAY-Z, and “In the Bible” alongside Lil Durk and Giveon.
This is the official start of Lil Baby season. A new documentary on rapper Lil Baby, Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, was released last week, giving viewers an insight into the star’s life and career. Lil Baby follows up recent loose singles “Frozen,” “In A Minute,” and “U-Digg” with a new track titled “Detox,” which may indicate a new studio album is coming soon.
The sophomore studio LP My Turn by Lil Baby was released two years ago, and it contained 20 songs and features from Future, 42 Dugg, Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, and Rylo Rodriguez. Despite the project’s critical and commercial success, it failed to reach number one on the Billboard 200, despite selling 197,000 CD-equivalents during its first week. Several months later, a deluxe edition of the four-times Platinum effort arrived with seven additional songs, including the smash hit “We Paid” and Grammy-nominated “The Bigger Picture.”
As part of the Voice of the Heroes album, Lil Baby partnered with fellow hip hop frontrunner Lil Durk, who collaborated with artists such as Young Thug, Meek Mill, Future, and Rod Wave. In addition to topping the chart with 150,000 equivalent album units, The Voice of the Heroes also topped the Billboard chart, as well. Both parties received Platinum plaques for their efforts.
He has quickly established himself as one of the most sought after featured artists across a wide range of genres apart from his own work. Among the songs he has appeared on since The Voice of the Heroes hit the ground are EST Gee “5500 Degrees,” H.E.R. “Find A Way,” Meek Mill “Sharing Locations,” Drake “Girls Want Girls,” Kanye West “Hurricane,” Nardo Wick “Me Or Sum,” Ed Sheeran “2step (Remix),” Nicki Minaj “Do We Have A Problem?,” and DJ Khaled “BIG TIME.”
In the music industry, DJ Khaled is considered to be one of the greatest ever and at this point, this cannot be denied. Listen…The Album, the debut album by the Miami-bred music mogul, appeared in 2006, and the Miami-bred artist has been producing hits almost every year since then. It has been his one and only role to curate some of the hottest collaborations we’ve ever seen, many of which have given us timeless music. You would have been outside when records such as “I’m So Hood,” “Brown Paper Bag,” etc. Once Khaled’s name and catalog have been a part of heavy rotation, you will have first hand experience of the weight that it holds. It is with great pleasure that DJ Khaled announces the release of his 13th studio album, God Did.
In social media comments, many have pointed out that Khaled assembled the Avengers for this effort. This should come as no surprise since he’s known for assembling the top talent. A recent interview with Billboard revealed that Jay-Z chose the album cover and labelled God Did Khaled’s best work. Since I am one of the biggest JAY-Z fans around, I actually let him choose the cover for my album. Khaled says he usually sees which cover he’ll pick when I give him an option, and it’s happened again this time,” he explained. “As soon as I finished playing the album, he came up to me and said, ‘Yo, this is your best album.’ JAY-Z, I love you, and you know that.”
As one of this year’s most important releases, this album will not be missed. It has also contributed to further cementing DJ Khaled’s legacy.
In the past week, Tink released her new Pillow Talk album, which includes 16 tracks with guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Toosii, Russ, Fabolous, Muni Long, Layton Greene, and G Herbo. There were two well-received singles prior to the release of the album: “Goofy” and “Cater” with 2 Chainz. The latest video from Tink’s Pillow Talk was released yesterday (August 24), showcasing the empowering “I Choose Me” track. It is a black and white video directed by Matt Alonzo in which Tink delivers a number of lyrics concerning the importance of putting oneself first.
Pillow Talk follows Tink’s 2021 album, Heat of the Moment, which featured 14 tracks and guest appearances by Yung Bleu, Davido, Jeremih, and Kodak Black. She preceded the full release with the Yung Bleu-produced track “Selfish.” She has also provided assistance on releases such as “Heaven Knows” with Shaun Sloan, “Worth It” with Sonta, “Twin” with Ann Marie, “Baby Go Harder” with Casey Veggies, and “Black Men Don’t Cheat” with K Camp featuring 6lack and Ari Lennox.
Over the course of the year, Gucci Mane has offered fans quality singles such as “Blood All On It,” “Publicity Stunt” by Key Glock “Rumors,” “Fake Friends” with Lil Durk, and Young Dolph, “Mrs. Davis,” “Serial Killers,” “All Dz Chainz” featuring Lil Baby,” and “Dissin The Dead.” As well as his own songs, he appeared on Pooh Shiesty “Next Up,” Big Scarr “Houdini,” Quavo and Takeoff “Us vs. Them” and Mariah Carey “Obsessed (Remix).”
As of today (Aug. 19), Gucci is adding to that with the release of “Gelati,” a track featuring 1017 rising star BigWalkDog, along with fellow hometown hero Peewee Longway. According to the chorus of “Gelati,” the song is all about making money and enjoying life to the fullest:
Almost a year has passed since Gucci Mane released his fifteenth studio album Ice Daddy. This album included 17 songs and guest appearances by BIG30, Pooh Shiesty, 2 Chainz, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, and more. A further point of significance is that one of hip hop’s most prolific artists has continued to produce – for example, Gucci releases albums on his 1017 label including So Icy Boyz, So Icy Christmas,and So Icy Gang: The ReUp.
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