Views From My Computer

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UPDATES:

Don’t have an Apple Music subscription?  No need to fret anymore!  OVOSOUND Radio tweeted (so get a Twitter if you don’t have one – that ish is free) that they will be making a stream available!

And the time got pushed back to 7:45PST!

Views Streaming

Heyyyyy yinz.  You may be wondering why (or maybe not) I haven’t written anything yet leading up to Drake’s album release on Friday.  To be honest, I haven’t been inspired by anything.  Sounds odd, I know, but I truly don’t know what to write.  It’s actually sort of bothering and baffling me I haven’t done anything creative each day.  I think I’m just really excited for a new album from Drake so that’s where my energy is.  Speaking of that album… ONE more day until we get to listen!

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Well that is if you have Apple Music.  

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If you want to truly be one of the first to listen to Views From the 6, I suggest you sign up for Apple Music.  Tomorrow night is the 20th episode of OVOSOUND Radio, and that’s where Views will be premiering.  Listening times here:  10PM EST and 7PM PST.  Also during this episode is an exclusive Drake interview with Zane Lowe.  So be sure to tune in to Beats 1 on Apple Music tomorrow, April 28!

I’m also a bit overwhelmed with all of the Drake news we received this week, so I’m just taking it all in.  From tour date announcements to updates to OVOSOUND Radio to ticket prices and what’s the best spot, not wanting them to sell out, blah blah blah, I’m processing it all!

And JUST released by way of a Tweet from Drake is the official tracklist!

Views track list

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VIDEO: Wiz Khalifa ft. Travi$ Scott – ‘Bake Sale’

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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.”

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VIEWS ALBUM ARTWORK

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Below is the official artwork for Drake’s Views From the 6 album dropping on Friday!

Through some Twitter invesigating and Snapchat watching, here’s what we know so far about Views and this week’s Drake takeover aka the Drakeover.

  • We were just blessed with the album artwork for Views From the 6.  He announced it on the Beats by Dre Snap earlier at the Views pop-up shop in Toronto.  And yes, he being Drake.  There have been other pop-ups in the cities of New York, Miami, LA, Palm Springs, and tonight Toronto.  It makes sense he made an appearance in Toronto with the sole focus of this album being his hometown.  What do you think of the artwork?  I like it.  It’s an actual photograph with Drake sitting atop the CN Tower.  It shows his true passion and dedication to his city.
  • While there are no dates out yet, it’s being reported Drake and Future are going on tour together this “summer ’16.”  I mean.  I need floor seats to this.  Serious.  I’ll keep yinz posted on tour dates and ticket info as I learn more!   As promised, below are the tour dates for Drake’s “Summer Sixteen Tour” featuring Future, Roy Woods, and dvsn.Summer Sixteen Tour posterSummer Sixteen Tour Dates
  • And another announcement made by Drake this morning was the lineup and dates for the 7th Annual OVO Fest!  It’s a little earlier this year (end of June) but it features freaking Wiz and Snoop.  You can definitely expect many people to pop up.  I swear one year I WILL make it to this!7th Annual OVO Fest
  • According to Drake, Views will have TWENTY tracks.  That’s a full album for real!  I keep hoping the album doesn’t have an island sound like the songs ‘Controlla’ and ‘One Dance.’  While I like those songs, I don’t think an entire album of that sound will sit well with fans.  But after seeing this artwork, I don’t think we have anything to worry about.  By the simple looks of this album, it’s going to have that true Drake sound we all know and love.  Again, these are just my thoughts and observations.

New Bey ALBUM

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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! 

VIDEO: Rihanna – ‘Needed Me’

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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.

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Yinz!

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Why didn’t I think of this post sooner!  Today is April 12… 4-12… 412!!!

For those of you non-yinzers, 412 happens to be Pittsburgh’s area code.  You can even see it branded on Wiz’s body in the form of a tattoo – see below – right across his chest.  Represent.

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Now let’s look at some rappers sporting 412 memorabilia.  Scroll over the pics for captions.

Mac Miller
Snoop Dogg
Bryson Tiller
Not a rapper, but the freaking President should get a feature.
Wale
Tunechi
T.I.
Chuck D
Tyga
Plies
Wiz, obvi.
Wiz’s son, Bash!

And it’s also my grandma’s 91st birthday – yayyy ❤

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I Met Kanye West…

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…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.

TLOP Cover

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.

Views From the 6 Promo Video

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!

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Weekly Wrap-Up 4.8.16

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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?

2016 Summer Jam lineup

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!

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Secure your bag alert!

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Again, if you watched my Snaps, I mentioned the above phrase (courtesy of DJ Khaled) and still don’t know exactly what it means.  BUT.  Major Views From the 6 hints are dropping.  It has officially become Drizzy SZN!

First off, let’s go over the two singles Drake dropped yesterday out of freaking nowhere.  I’m a little disappointed in myself I didn’t post anything yesterday during the heat of it all, but it’s here now!  I listened on my way to work and truthfully was so excited about new Drake music that I don’t think I really took the time to appreciate the sound/lyrics.  So then about mid-day, I took another listen and typed the exact thoughts that went through my head as I was listening.  I promise this was straight “thought vomit,” if you will.  See below.

Drake Singles_First Listens 4-5-16

Second of all, the cover art for Views may have just been revealed in London – projected on a building to be exact.  This is very Kanye of Drake, but hey imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?  I’m sure dudes (yes, dudes) on Twitter will get their panties in a bundle saying, “why couldn’t he be original? blah blah.”  Yinz will listen to his album when it drops so shush.

drake-views-from-the-6-londonPhoto from:  HipHopNMore.com

 I know this sounds crazy and sorry mom, but the more I see the above logo, the more I consider getting a TINY tattoo of it.  Not any time soon and probably never, but it is lingering in the back of my mind.  Moving on.

The image is projected on the side of the Royal Opera House in London’s central area of Covent Garden.  And the recording label that holds the right to Drake’s music in the UK, Island Records, has confirmed that it’s indeed the Views From the 6 artwork.  And according to the Fader, it appeared around 8:20PM local time.

More updates soon come.

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