There was a new EP released by Pink Pantheress last Friday (Dec. 16) entitled “Take Me Home“. On the 3-song record, there are two tracks that have recently been released as singles, “Boy’s a liar” and “Do you miss me?” and as well as a number of other songs that have been produced by electronic heavyweights such as Mura Masa and KAYTRANADA. As well as the play’s title track, which comes from Future Cut and Kearney online, it also features a contemporary song written by British talent Jess Glynn reflecting on the responsibilities of Pink Pantheress adolescence:
In the early part of last year, Pink Pantheress surprised the masses with her debut mixtape, To Hell With It, which was a 10-song offering that also featured Kairos Laferme, Masa, Izco, Jkarri, Oscar Scheller, Dill Aitchison, and Adam F. Not only did the project peak at No. 20 on the U.K. Official Albums chart, but it also charted on several other charts throughout the world, including the United States. Almost a year after it initially arrived on the scene, to hell with it (Remixes) made its way to the city with contributions from the likes of Flume, WondaGurl, LSDXOXO, FKJ, Powfu, and El Guincho.
The record label and management outlet behind the LVRN empire, Love Renaissance, has recently announced the release of the second installment of their series, Home For The Holidays, which is scheduled to be released in Mid-November. With the remix comp this time around, 11 songs were included. Contributions were provided by such names as Alex Vaughn, dvsn, Westside Boogie, DRAM, OMB Bloodbath, Baby Tate, and more.
Summer Walker teamed up with Slimwav to release a new visual from the aforementioned project yesterday, which featured Summer Walker‘s version of Eartha Kitt’s ’50s Christmas classic “Santa Baby.” The short offering release is the work of Lisa McCall and Slimwav, bringing with it the modern edge to Eartha Kitt’s ’50s Christmas classic which will instantly appeal to music fans of all ages:
During the accompanying clip for “Santa Baby,” Summer Walker is pictured singing and recording, surrounded by beautifully decorated Christmas trees, in a recording studio, keeping things simple yet thrilling at the same time. After the Atlanta singer finishes the video, we see a picture of the Atlanta singer with her LVRN family that ends the video.
Her sophomore studio album, Still Over It, was released in the past year, and is conceptually a continuation of her 2019 album, Over It. This project contains 20 soulful cuts as well as appearances from a wide range of artists including City Girls, Cardi B, SZA, Lil Durk, Pharrell Williams, Omarion, Ari Lennox, and Ciara. Following its release in the first week, Walker’s CD, Still Over It, became the first one to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This was the first time Summer Walker had achieved a No. 1 on the chart.
Earlier this weekend, Rich The Kid revealed a brand-new track titled “No More Friends,” reported to be the first preview of Life’s A Gamble. Fly Guy Nick directed the music video, which shows the rapper enjoying a weekend of poolside parties and shopping sprees. The track features bars delivered over an instrumental produced by Painkid:
A number of tracks from this year featured Rich the Kid’s guest verses, such as “Crypto” created with Takeoff, “Holy Trinity” with Arizona Zervas, “Ballin (Kevin Durant)” with Reazy Renegade alongside K Camp, “Top Boy (Remix)” by Deej, and more. Among his most recent projects was Lil Wayne’s Trust Fund Babies from 2021. The project contained 10 songs featuring YG as the only guest appearance.
It was previously reported that the “New Freezer” rapper Rich the Kid had signed with RCA and shared some details regarding the deal. I received $40 million from RCA. We were lucky to have such a talented, solid team backing us up. Money isn’t the only thing that matters. Money is not always the most important issue. A brief interview with TMZ revealed he has signed with the best label in the business, RCA.
The Only The Family collective of Lil Durk and his Endless Enthusiasm has unveiled its follow-up to the Loyal Bros compilation that was released in 2021. During this round of the album, fans will be able to enjoy 23 tracks that have been provided by Icewear Vezzo, Kodak Black, Future, BIG30, and Trippie Redd.
The visuals for Lil Durk’s standout track from Loyal Bros 2 have come out just a few days after the release of the album, “Block Is Hot,” a collaborative effort between Durk and rising star Deeski. Lala the DJ is responsible for producing the track, along with PHIL, King Osama, and Joel Demora, which pays homage to a classic Lil Wayne single while instilling in listeners a vivid picture of the streets of Chicago, including:
This video clip, which celebrates the release of Lil Durk’s banger “Block Is Hot”, features the rapper, Deeski, as well as other members of OTF appearing in different parts of Chicago, including the neighborhood of Englewood. As well as showing off stacks of money, Durk & Co. have been spotted paying tribute to fallen rapper King Von, as well as showing off some of their own cash.
In addition to Loyal Bros 2, Lil Durk also dropped a seventh studio LP in March called 7220. This album features 17 songs and has collaborations with Gunna, Summer Walker, and Morgan Wallen. It was only several months after the chart-topping album was released that a deluxe edition of the album was released with 13 additional tracks and collaborations with A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Moneybagg Yo, EST Gee, and more.
Knucks surprised his fans earlier this month with a trailer for a short film he is directing called KNUCKLES, an emotional biopic about growing up in the musical industry. The film would serve as a visual accompaniment to his latest album, Alpha Place, which has been critically acclaimed. It is with great joy that the gents of North London get a chance to see the first part of the film he has created for the masses, a film that combines footage of the talented North London talent in the present with a reenactment of his childhood. In roughly nine minutes, peers such as Stormzy, Loyle Carner, and Youngs Teflon, who have gathered to give the rising star their flowers, appear in the video.
Knucks, who was interviewed by Billboard at one point in the clip, spoke about the way he approaches the process of making music as well as how he’s been producing music since he was a child:
“All the time, I hear a tune and it feels like I have heard it before, like I have heard it a hundred times before. When I listened to this again, I remembered that I had sampled this song when I was 14 years old (laughs). I think that’s what makes sampling so beautiful, and that’s what attracts me to it. The fact that you bring music into the world that certain people haven’t ever listened to, a whole other group of people and demographic.”
Initially released in May of this year, Alpha Place boasted 13 songs and a number of features from artists such as Venna, SL, M1llionz, Ragz Originale, and Shaé Universe. In the first week after its release, the album peaked at No. 3 on the U.K. Official Albums chart, a position it held until the following week. Recently, the Knucks was able to release a limited edition of Alpha Place that contained two additional songs, including the Twengface-assisted “Lucious,” a feature the rapper developed with Carns Hill and Dayo Moshood that was inspired by the defunct series “Empire.”
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