They dem boys! Totally not proper grammar, but Wiz and Travi$ make quite the duo in their video for the banger that is ‘Bake Sale.’ This is definitely one of my top songs of 2016 so far.
Directed by the talented Dan Folger (another Pittsburgh boy), the video is filled with neon colors, smoke, dolla bills, and baked goods.
So watch the video below, and you can catch Wiz on the road with Snoop this summer on “The High Road Summer Tour.”
Okay, well I definitely thought “Lemonade” was going to be a song. But alas, it’s an ALBUM.
I’m currently in a Lyft on my way to a party in Culver City, so I haven’t listed yet but with features from The Weeknd and Kendrick, you know it’s about to be lit.
Thank you, Queen! Stream it here!
Bad bish alert! As promised from a few weeks ago, the visuals for Rihanna’s track ‘Needed Me’ off of her recent album ANTI are now here! The song is produced by one of the best, DJ Mustard.
The visuals and RiRi give off her independent nature, so you know I can appreciate that.
Watch below! But probably don’t view it at work.
…in my dream last night. So basically, I’m never going to fail.
Speaking of Mr. West, congrats to him and his most recent album The Life of Pablo for debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and it is the first album to attain the top spot off of streaming numbers alone. You can hate him, but he knows what he’s doing and clearly the people love his music (which is why you should like him!). Another impressive TLOP fact, according to Tidal, is the album streamed 250 million times in just the first 10 days! That’s insane.
Moving on to another album that I’m sure will be on top of the charts. That is Drake’s Views From the 6. And we finally have a release date! APRIL 29. Drake announced the date at the very beginning of Saturday’s OVO Sound Radio episode. Why on the 29th? Well, if you watch the promo video below, which you should, this past year has been very exciting and rewarding for the Canadian rapper. And with him being 29, it’s fitting he drops the album on that day as well.
Views will be released exclusively on Apple Music.
4/29/16 #VIEWS pic.twitter.com/kHa2rerRyV
— Drizzy (@Drake) April 10, 2016
MAJOR KEY ALERT. But seriously. DJ Khaled took to Instagram this morning to announce his 9th album titled Major Key. Be on the lookout for new singles, as I’m sure those will be dropping here and there. I’m waiting for that Future and Jay Z single. Fire. There’s no official release date yet, but it will be dropping this year. On top of that exciting news, Khaled also announced in his post that he has formed a new partnership with La Reid and Epic Records. With much respect for Reid, he was the first one to give We The Best Music an opportunityto distribute Khaled’s music on a larger scale. Maybe after this album drops, people will be like “ohhhh, that’s DJ Khaled, he’s talented!” instead of “oh, he’s that famous guy from Snapchat.” -_____-
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Have a great Monday, yinz!
Heyyyy, fam. Lots going on this week in the hip-hop world.
First we have a Mr. Chris Brown making an appearance in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach. Why does that area sound so familiar? Well, I live there. Technically in Redondo Beach, but I’m legit a mile from Hermosa and when I do venture out in the South Bay, that’s typically where I go. He was there filming a music video for what is sure to be everyone’s new summer dance anthem called ‘Paradise.’ Chris Brown is a feature on this song, as Benny Benassi is the lead.
This song follows the duos 2011 collaboration ‘Beautiful People’ off of CB’s album F.A.M.E.
Now let’s talk about this HOT 97 Summer Jam lineup. I’ve actually been seeing a little negativity about the lineup on Twitter but to me I think it’s pretty lit. If I was in New York, I would definitely look into purchasing tickets. I really need LA to host something like this! Yes, you have Power 106 and Real 92.3 doing their yearly big concerts, but I’m talking a MAJOR concert lineup held at like the Rose Bowl. Who knows, maybe one of these stations will host something at the new Rams stadium once built. That would be dope. Lineup below. What do yinz think?
This remix though. If you watched me premiere it to myself on Snapchat last night, you already know how I feel about it. The song features August Alsina, Miguel, and Trey Songz. Do you think Chris Brown will get some other R&B artists for a third remix? I say keep them coming!
And finally, start your weekend off with some ‘Trap Vibes.’ Meek Mill hops on to do a freestyle of Drake’s ‘Summer Sixteen’ and Desiigner’s ‘Panda.’ The song dropped just a few hours after Drake dropped ‘Pop Style’ and ‘One Dance.’ Coincidence?
That’s all for today! Have a good one, yinz. I’m off to the LA Beer Fest tomorrow – drink up!
…back to the blog and ish.
If you don’t get the above, then you clearly haven’t listened to Kanye’s new song ‘Saint Pablo,’ which might be making an appearance on his next album Turbo Grafx 16.
Ye has bars on this one. Well, he’s always had bars but I feel this song gives us that (I miss the) old Kanye.
And equally exciting, you can now stream The Life of Pablo on Apple Music! So much for Kanye tweeting that the album would never be on anything except Tidal. He’s dramatic. As am I, so I feel you. Anyways, listen to his newest song below. UPDATE: Joke is on me because it already got taken down. Regardless, be on the lookout for when it hits the interwebs again.
And tonight we were also gifted with the highly-anticipated and somewhat mysterious collaboration project between Big Sean and Jhene Aiko, TWENTY88.
I’m about to purchase it on iTunes and give it a listen. Or two.
So if you have Tidal, stream it here or support on iTunes like me! If you don’t have Tidal or don’t want to pay the $8.99, then you can wait because I’m sure it will be on Apple Music and probably Spotify in the very near future. But I’m impatient, so there’s that.
Okay, this is flames. I already love Tiller and Abel, so the fact they’re on a track together, especially ‘Rambo,’ which is one of my favorite songs from Young Tiller’s TRAPSOUL album. Epic.
Really hoping these two create a completely new track together.
Listen below!
Yesterday RiRi teased us with a short clip of her ‘Kiss It Better’ video, but now it is finally here! Once again, she doesn’t disappoint, and I can add this to another reason of why I love her.
The super sexy black-and-white clip is quite seductive and shows the Barbadian queen’s confidence, which we all already know she has plenty of. This is def NSFW (not safe for work), so watch on your iPhone not on your desktop. I don’t want yinz getting in trouble.
Everyone stop what you’re doing right now, and listen to this amped up version of TLOP. Parker just shared this with me and holy smokes, it’s flames.
Listen to this brilliant 8 1/2-minute mix below. Thank you Life of Peder.
Happy Monday, fam! I hope yinz had a wonderful and relaxing Easter. Mine was relaxing until dinner time. Let’s just say I rode the Struggle Bus to work today. But I made it. Anyway.
I’ve recently been ‘liking’ a lot of new songs on SoundCloud and re-posting as well. So if you want to know what I’m vibing out to on the reg, listen below! And while you’re at it, hit that follow button so you can stay up-to-date.
Really looking forward to the couch and my Drake coloring book tonight. Bless up.
Californyinz 