On December 20th, Lord Francis released his new single, “Down,” a melodic effort, created under the production of Too Tall, who is known for his past work with the likes of Shy Glizzy, Rick Ross, and Ace Hood. This dancehall-influenced track is centered around a sexual rendezvous between two lovers and it’s infectious and upbeat.
In addition to the single, Lord Francis and his team worked with Malcolm Cook, Jon Brooks, and Ramses Villalva Designs to create the matching visual accompanied by the single. This clip shows the D.C. talent’s interaction with a woman in a bar before he heads out for a wild night out with his friends. While watching the film, viewers will be able to observe Francis and his love interest engaging in an intimate moment on the beach.
In March of this year, Lord Francis joined the masses with what was dubbed Nocturnal, a six-song EP that delved into the love life of the artist that included the popular singles “Champagne Waup” and “Long Day.” Scattered across the internet, the mysterious artist has stayed off the radar since then. Earlier this year, he announced the return of his music career with a song called “U Street” which pays homage to one of the city’s former nightlife and cultural hubs. His momentum would continue to build with the release of “Growing Man,” another Too Tall-backed production, in which he reflected upon one of his former flames while creating a comparison between his own life and the life of his grandfather.
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.
This weekend, Jacquees released his new album, Sincerely For You, which was the most anticipated album of the year. Future executive produced the project, which serves as his third full-length studio LP and aims to be a milestone in the artist’s career. In total, 17 tracks appear on Sincerely For You, including contributions from Dreezy, Summer Walker, Future, 6LACK, John P. Kee, 21 Savage, and others. As part of the album release, a live performance of the Atlanta artist’s song “When You Bad Like That” was performed. This song sees the Atlanta artist singing about catering to the love interest of his life, with lyrics such as:
In the past year, Jacquees released the Exit 68 mixtape for his fans. A total of 16 tracks were included on this project, with Trey Songz and FYB providing assistance. It was followed by his previous full-length album, King of R&B, which included 18 tracks and was accompanied by appearances by Lil Keed, Tory Lanez, Quavo, Young Thug, Lil Baby, Gunna, Summer Walker, T.I., Lil Gotit, and more.
According to the “Fact Or Fiction” singer, Future and Jacquees have a positive working relationship, which is why Future is the right choice to produce Sincerely For You, as he previously explained in an interview. “I have always looked up to Future as being like a big brother to me, and he has consistently been a person who has supported me. Our roots are on the east side of Atlanta. I have always had the support of the Future behind the scenes, but now it’s time to make sure it’s brought into the spotlight for everyone to see. “He always tells me it is the right time for me to be up here, and he is always willing to support me,” he stated.
On Friday, the 18th of December, Argentina took home the victory against France in the final of the 2022 World Cup. There may have been more than one reason why the South American team triumphed over the European team, but there was still plenty to be happy about, including Lil Baby releasing his latest music video for the occasion.
With the help of Budweiser, the Atlanta rapper Lil Baby delivered a video featuring a breathtaking action-packed clip highlighting FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), along with his single, “The World Is Yours to Take.” This song also features a performance by Tears for Fears, an English pop band from the 1980s. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was their 1985 hit single, which Nas sampled in 2001 to create the track, which incorporates the sample into the whole arrangement. There is a video in which Baby raps, “I am my own greatest bet, I’m by far one of the hardest workers and the biggest believer in practice makes perfect.” No matter how much water you accumulate, just keep thirsty. It took a lot to get us here. We broke curses.”
The visuals for the video were created by Canadian-born filmmaker Director X, who sends Baby into FIFA World Cup stadiums throughout the clip. As the 28-year-old artist Lil Baby pauses in the music video to speak with Brazilian musician Papatinho and Argentine rapper Paulo Londra, the video portrays several scenes of their interactions. As part of the project, the “Drip Too Hard” hitmaker tried his hand at mingling with other international musicians, producers, and DJs from around the world. “ I am proud to share my official music video for my song ‘The World Is Yours To Take’ with you!
“With this video, Budweiser will be closing out the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a bang, and Baby is excited to play a key role in making history with this video,” Baby said in a statement released in conjunction with the release of the video. “We’re celebrating what it means to bring the world together as we work with Director X and the talented people from around the globe to bring people together to chase their dreams together, and we’re looking forward to continuing to work on this project,” he said.
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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