Rappers have been hitting the scene in recent times and Fivio Foreign is one of those. A rapper who consistently creates bangers from singles and features without any full-length albums must be a different breed of artist. The popularity of social media and streaming is reaching new heights every day, which makes it possible that music will be here tomorrow and gone the next. Even though he has yet to prove to the world that he can overcome the odds set against him in this industry, New York rapper Eminem has proven beyond doubt that he can succeed. The highly anticipated debut album of Fivio Foreign, titled B.I.B.L.E., is now available.
In conjunction with the release of his second album, B.I.B.L.E., Brooklyn rapper Big Drip has released a documentary. Directed by Sam Balaban, the film takes an in-depth look at the life of “Big Drip” rapper, unveiling his family, the creative process of how he created music, and his experiences with losing those he loved, including his mother. One somber scene shows him saying, “I have lost family members and people close to me all my life.” “Death has always been a part of my life. When my mother died, I couldn’t forget her. When you experience these moments, you kinda wonder if God is real. But it’s important to remember that God is the reason we experience these moments. It’s natural to be sad sometimes, but we have to understand that it’s just part of life.”
Ye served as the executive producer for the album in an effort to add some sauce. Featuring 17 songs and 17 features, B.I.B.L.E. includes Ye, A$AP Rocky, Quavo, DJ Khaled, Alicia Keys, Lil Yachty, Vory, Polo G and more!
It was back in February when Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys collaborated on “City of Gods,” an impressive anthem that eventually made it onto West’s Donda 2 album. As of today (April 7), Hemz, Lil Mav, the AyoAA, The Chainsmokers, Ojivolta, Tweek Tune, Dem Jointz, and West-produced track is further extended by Keys herself, who tickles the ivories of New York City by reiterating:
With “City of Gods (Part II)“, Sylvia Zachary and Sing Lee create a accompanying video that features Keys arriving in an unusual Mercedes Benz, adorned with a heavy amount of jewelry and a high-profile guest appearance by rap legend Slick Rick. Keys appears to be riding into the distance with an effect that makes it appear as if she is headed into the future.
The artist’s eighth studio album released last year was titled KEYS and featured 26 tracks over two volumes along with contributions from Mike Will Made It, Swizz Beatz, Pusha T, Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, and more. According to an interview with the multitalented artist, this was the process of creating the album:
ALICIA was my last project and I knew KEYS would follow suit. It was imperative to me that I stay true to my core as I did with ALICIA. I spend just as much time at the piano as I can writing songs, creating timeless music.”
It will come as no surprise that Knucks will unveil his new record Alpha Place this May, which will include 13 tracks and (as of this article) some contributions from Venna and SL, both of whom appear on Knucks’ latest offering, “Nice & Good.” The self-produced offering finds the two emcees reflecting on things they remember from their hometowns:
Despite the black-and-white style of the accompanying clip for “Nice & Good,” much of the clip is shot in black and white, including scenes showing Knucks and his masked counterpart interacting with heavy on the street, interspersed with scenes of a police officer that may or may not be doing anything wrong. A courtyard party breaks out toward the end, and everything gets colorful.
It will be followed by Knucks’ 2019 project, London Class, which features 12 songs contributed by kadiata, Loyle Carner, Venna, KXYZ, and Sam Wise. From that time forward, Kilburn talent has increasingly gained popularity as a featured artist, appearing on top tier songs such as Skiifall “Ting Tun Up Part II,” DC “Bobby & Rowdy,” Kojey Radical “Payback,” and Swindle “BLOW YA TRUMPET.”
As usual, J. Cole blessed fans with this fantastic surprise. The Rockville star and his Dreamville Camp are hitting the streets today (March 31). Lute, Bas, Ari Lennox, EARTHGANG, J.I.D, Cozz, and Omen collaborate with DJ Drama for D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape, which will contain both previously unreleased tracks and previously released tracks such as J.I.D’s “Ambassel,” which helped make the Madden NFL 22 soundtrack stand out.
Besides appearing at Dreamville, D-Day is also taking part in this year’s festival, which will be held in Raleigh, NC this weekend, and in addition to the aforementioned will feature Ja Rule, Lil Baby, Ashanti, Moneybagg Yo, Kehlani, Bia, WizKid, Wale, Morray, Fivio Foreign, Blxst and more. Drama will also appear at the event as part of the Gangsta Grillz with Lil Wayne, Jeezy, and T.I.
The collective of Dreamville came together a few years ago to release their third installment of their Revenge of the Dreamers series, which included a healthy amount of cuts with a host of guest appearances from the likes of Smino, Childish Major, Yung Baby Tate, Reason, DaBaby, Guapdad 4000, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples, and Deante’ Hitchcock. As a result, the project was an outstanding success for all parties involved, landing at the top of the Billboard 200 charts after selling 115,000 album equivalent units in its first week of release. After Revenge of the Dreamers III’s release, a Director’s Cut version with twelve additional songs been released.
In regards to Cole, he released his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, last year. It was another chart-topper from the camp (and Cole’s sixth). A tour of the same name was later organized to promote the album, which included Morray and 21 Savage.
NIGO released his latest album, I Know NIGO, last week, consisting of 11 tracks with contributions from Tyler, A$AP Rocky, The Creator, Kid Cudi, Pharrell Williams, the late Lil Uzi Vert, Pop Smoke, and more. There is a second appearance by Pusha T on the standout track “Punch Bowl” where he shares the spotlight with his brother No Malice as Clipse and “Hear Me Clearly,” the track of which later became an official single, featured Virginia emcee delivering his best coke raps over productions by Luca Starz, ThaMyind, Kanye West, and BoogzDaBeast:
On the small screen, viewers can watch Pusha T bring his bars to life courtesy of AWGE (who I Know NIGO has contracted to handle the visual work). Pusha raps and stacks bricks before another woman in the clip, rides the subway with his carriers, and participates (or demonstrates) an apparent robbery-in-progress, among other fascinating moments.
He added that both Pharrell and West will contribute production to his long-awaited album, which will see songs from both artists split into two sides: both will “mix” the songs, while West will just produce his own.
On his portion of the album, Pharrell devoted his attention to song composition, song structure, flow patterns and callouts. In terms of Kanye West’s approach, he focused more on the bars and the neck-breaking bop that came from the beat. My goal was to get the best results out of both of them, since they have different tastes in music.”
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