Yesssss, what better way to start off your Friday than with a new collab and banger from Calvin Harris and Rihanna. This will definitely be a summer jam for most. Good vibes all the way through.
Listen below!
And no, I still haven’t listened to Views. While it may seem shocking, I really want to give it a good listen and not be swayed by others’ opinions that I’m reading on social. Don’t you worry though, I’ll be writing a reVIEW of it!
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 $8.99, then you can wait because I’m sure it will be on Apple Music and probably Spotify in the very near future. But I’m impatient, so there’s that.
Everyone stop what you’re doing right now, and listen to this amped up version of TLOP. Parker just shared this with me and holy smokes, it’s flames.
Listen to this brilliant 8 1/2-minute mix below. Thank you Life of Peder.
Happy Monday, fam! I hope yinz had a wonderful and relaxing Easter. Mine was relaxing until dinner time. Let’s just say I rode the Struggle Bus to work today. But I made it. Anyway.
I’ve recently been ‘liking’ a lot of new songs on SoundCloud and re-posting as well. So if you want to know what I’m vibing out to on the reg, listen below! And while you’re at it, hit that follow button so you can stay up-to-date.
Really looking forward to the couch and my Drake coloring book tonight. Bless up.
Okay, so I know Travis’ version of this song has been out for a little while now, but he Tweeted this morning the official SoundCloud link. Previously, I was just listening to some upload of it. And he states in the SoundCloud link that this is not a remix but his actual version – see below.
“birds in the trap sing mcknight
soon
P.s. this is not a remix
Madeintokyo original”
And a little before that Tweet, he blessed us with this news:
I am a huge fan of Travi$, so I can only hope he goes on tour. I’ll be seeing him with Rihanna in May, which will be epic, but I’m trying to go to a straight up Travi$ Scott – La Flame concert.
And if you’re unfamiliar with Madeintyo, I suggest you take a listen. He’s behind the new club banger ‘Uber Eveywhere.’ Listen below.
And check out the following song, as well. I’ll have to write a little piece on this new artist Shake. We can thank YesJulz for her.
Happy Monday and #NationalCerealDay!
UPDATE: And here is the link to purchase/stream (if you have Apple Music) Collegrove. Enjoy, yinz. I am a happy person right now.
Okay, I am pretty pumped about this project, which is supposed to be dropping tonight at midnight. I’ve been vibing with Tunechi and 2 Chainz for a while now, so this collab will be quite refreshing and hopefully pleasing to my ears.
Lil Wayne was truly one of the first rappers I really took a liking to and is one of the reasons why I’m so into hip-hop today. I mean, have you heard ‘A Milli’? Fire.
So while we patiently wait for the project to drop, let’s throw it back Thursday style with the two rappers below performing ‘Yuck’ at the MTV VMAs in 2012. I was actually there to witness this – yassss.
And these two superstars aren’t the only ones dropping a project tonight… SUPPOSEDLY…
Yooooo, now this is a banger. I already love Miguel’s song ‘Waves,’ but with the addition of Travy for a remix… fire. EVERYONE is on a wave right now. Last night Kanye had Twitter LIT. He changed the name of his album SWISH to Waves. So dang excited for this one.
But anywho, listen to that ‘Waves’ remix below!
In today’s favorites, you can simply listen to the playlist below! While I probably didn’t capture all of my favorite songs, these are the majority of them. You’ll see lots of Drake (obviously), Future, Chris Brown, Ty Dolla $ign, and The Weeknd to name a few.
Happy listening – especially if you’re at work and need something to get lit to while mentally preparing yourself for your New Year’s celebrations. And while I normally give yinz a playlist curated on Soundcloud, that streaming service doesn’t always have the originals of songs. So this time, you’ll have to listen via my YouTube channel. 🙂 Perk: Some tracks include the music video. I’ll be adding throughout the day should I think of any other bangers that dropped this year. Enjoy!
Got the blog going up… on the (last) Tuesday (of 2015).
Happy Monday, yinz! With it being the last full week of 2015, I’m going to do something a little different. Obviously this blog focuses on music, my life, celebrities, and all things digital so I’ll be compiling my top lists of all those topics. I look forward to sharing my favorites with yinz and welcome your faves, as well!
Today’s Serge’s Selections: 2015 Edition are my favorite albums that dropped this year. These are in no specific order because that would take me until December 2016 to do that. Check out my list below, and let me know what you think. Am I missing any of your favorites? Did I include an album you don’t like?
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
I remember exactly where I was when this surprise project dropped. It’s actually the same place I am right now – Agatay’s couch. It was right around Valentine’s Day, and I promise you I stopped what I was doing and just listened to the songs on repeat. Typical. As mentioned before, this was a complete surprise. After Beyonce dropped her surprise self-titled album, Beyonce last year, more and more artists have begun to take that approach. While I do like a good surprise, I do sort of like having a release date as that is something to look forward to. Anywho. IYRTITL put out some bangers and crowd pleasers for sure. Drake nailed it per usual.
What A Time To Be Alive – Drake & Future
Again, I remember where I was when this premiered, as well – in Agatay’s kitchen. The squad, Nick and Parker were over, and we sat around listening to the premiere on OVO Sound Radio and casually sipped some Coors Light. It was lit in the most chill way. Want to talk about bangers though? Listen to WATTBA. ‘Jumpman,’ ‘Big Rings,’ ‘The Plug’… are you kidding me? ‘Big Rings’ is my alarm in the morning because my team needs some really nice things. This project also made me like Future a lot more. Solid.
T R A P S O U L – Bryson Tiller
If you don’t know, now you know. Born in Kentucky and at the young age of only 22, Bryson Tiller is extremely talented, and T R A P S O U L is definitely one of my absolute favorite albums that came out this year. From the intro to the last song, the whole album flows perfectly. It truly lives up to its name – trap beats with a soul sound and flow. I highly suggest you get on the Tiller train.
Dark Sky Paradise – Big Sean
What can I say about this one? While I don’t post often about Big Sean, he is one of my favorite artists. He is a hardworker, gives a lot back to his hometown of Detroit, and can spit some legit rhymes and verses. Not to mention, he’s easy on the eye and has a beautiful smile – see below.
Dark Sky Paradise is another one that has so many hits. From ‘Blessings’ featuring Drake and Kanye to ‘I Don’t F*ck With You’, this is an album I have listened to on repeat multiple times. And we can’t forget about ‘One Man Can Change The World’ featuring John Legend and Kanye West. So so good and motivational – a very special song to Big Sean – it was written in memory of his late grandmother who he was quite close with.
Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
Cheers to the freaking Weeknd. He has grown so much as an artist and from the numerous articles I’ve read as a person, as well. I mean he used to never even do interviews, and now he’s selling out arenas and going on major city tours. It’s epic. I was lucky enough to see his BBTM tour this month actually with Parker. It was so incredible. Truly a show. This album has given us the very popular hits ‘The Hills’ and ‘Can’t Feel My Face,’ as well as the Fifty Shades of Grey theme song, ‘Earned It,’ which I actually can’t listen to anymore becuase every radio station overplayed it. Like most project of Abel’s, they are dark and filled with lyrics about drugs and sex. The songs on BBTM have more radio hits than his previous work. I love that this album has given him the recognition he deserves.
Rodeo – Travi$ Scott
Holy smokes. I’m listening to this album now actually! Current track: ‘90210.’ I was late to start listening to Travi$, but I am pretty freaking glad I do now. He has such a unique sound but also one that reminds me of Kanye. That could be because Kanye was one of the producers of Rodeo. I was looking forward to seeing Travi$ open for The Weeknd at the Madness Tour but unfortunately missed his performance – he was the opening act and only performed for about 20 minutes. #lame Oh well, I’m sure I’ll be attending another function where he’ll be performing! But yes, you should 100% listen to La Flame ( a nickname of his). It’s lit!
Royalty – Chris Brown
Yes, yes, and yes. Only released a couple weeks ago, I’ve been listening to Chris Brown’s seventh studio album on repeat. ‘Make Love,’ ‘Back to Sleep,’ and ‘Liquor’ are probably my top tracks. Yet again, C. Breezy puts out another legit project. The album is named after his daughter and even has a song dedicated to her. The music video for that is here. She is so cute and seeing them together in this music video is even cuter! I suggest you watch it and listen to the album. 🙂
For those Kendrick fans, yes I realize I didn’t include To Pimp a Butterfly. I just wasn’t able to get into that one. There are songs I love from that project, but not the album from beginning to end. And there are a few more days left in 2015, so if Drake happens to drop Views From the 6, you already know that would be added to this list.
That’s all for today’s Serge’s Selections: 2015 Edition. New list, new topics tomorrow!
Californyinz 