Saras in the Trap Sing McKnight

September 2, 2016September 2, 20161 Comment

But really, Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight is finally here, and I couldn’t be more excited.

I’m currently tuned in to Beats1 Radio… more specifically .wav Radio, listening to the live stream of Travi$ Scott’s new album. He’s also going through each song with his boy the OG Chase B, and this is what really gets me excited for new music. Yes, I love the beats and lyrics and features, but when the actual artist explains what each song means to them, how it came together, etc, that makes me appreciate the project even more.

Like right now Travi$ is explaining how he got Kendrick on a track. That’s so dope. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as I continue to listen and as more random thoughts come to mind so definitely keep checking back on this one.

UPDATE 10:12AM: Did yinz hear that Bryson Tiller track? I definitely wasn’t expecting that collaboration. Holy smokes. Glad it happened. Currently playing is ‘Guidance,’ and it has a different Travi$ vibe to it, almost like a little Drake-island vibe. I dig it.

UPDATE 10:14AM: Wowwww, ending with ‘Wonderful.’ That is truly wonderful. It’s not that I forget about this song, but I don’t always play it, but I love it… probably doesn’t make sense to you but to me it does. And with the addition of The Weeknd’s vocals… magic. Really glad the album ends on this note.

UPDATE 10:22AM: BITTSM is finally available on Apple Music. Praise the streaming gawds.

UPDATE 10:42AM:

Oh, and tonight… is about to be lit so stay chuned.

Happy Friday, yinz!

NEW: Ty Dolla $ign ft. Travi$ Scott – ‘3 Wayz’

September 1, 2016Leave a comment

I’m telling yinz, artists are dropping collabs with Travy because his new album comes out tomorrow.

This Hit-Boy-produced track is definitely going into my rotation of new songs to listen to, so you can definitely expect a Snapchat (or two) of mine featuring the song. Super amped about this because it’s two of my current favorite artists. And I also just bought a $5 ticket to a Ty Dolla $ign concert for the end of this month, and I’m just so excited.

Any who, you can listen to the song for free on Apple Music (again, subscribe already) or purchase it for $1.29 on iTunes.

Or because I like yinz, listen below on YouTube.

NEW: Gucci Mane ft. Travi$ Scott – ‘Last Time’

September 1, 2016Leave a comment

Maybe this collab dropped because Travi$ is due to give us an album on Friday aka tomorrow? I don’t really know, but I’m glad this song is here.

Gucci’s trap sounds mixed with Travi$’ addition of Auto-Tune gives us just what we wanted… a trap banger. Well, at least what I wanted. Thank you.

Vibe out below, and let this prepare you for Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight tomorrow. Praise. I cannot wait.

Can it be Friday yet?

August 1, 2016August 4, 2016Leave a comment

UPDATE 8/4; 5:37PM PST: And the dude is back. #FrankDoesScience

I suggest you tune into my Snap because not only have I been following this all week, but when this ish drops… just saying.

And while we wait for Boys Don’t Cry, you can listen to a playlist of all the instrumentals that were featured in the live stream thus far.

UPDATE: Apple Music Tweeted just a bit ago a link to the live stream that was originally on Frank’s album site. But now when you click the link, it takes you to the stream on Apple Music.

I’m about to share a major key with yinz… GET APPLE MUSIC. Too many (epic) artists are signing deals with the streaming platform, and you don’t want to be the lone listener trying to find the song, album, mixtape, etc. from some janky site.

[original post continued here] …and not because of the weekend. And if anyone should be checking the time, it should 100% be Frank. Hello, sir. Where are you?

So, it’s been a minute since I’ve posted, and I know I said I was starting a new weekly series, but chill fam, life happens, and I get caught up.

Anyways and more importantly, we not only have Travi$ Scott dropping his new album this Friday but now reports are saying Mr. Frank I’veBeenHidingForFourYears Ocean will also be dropping his album.

Since this morning, I’ve had Frank’s Boys Don’t Cry site up – still up now – because at midnight on the West Coast he launched this stream. I’m basically trolling myself because I hear the live stream is really just a video loop. But in the small chance Frank pops out and live streams his album, I need to be the first to know and share the info with yinz.

So Sara May Cry if he doesn’t actually drop this album on Friday, and if he doesn’t, at least I have Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight to fall back on. Not going to lie though, I’m probably a little more excited for Travy’s album anyway.

Definitely stay tuned to this post for more updates.

Serge’s Selections – A Day Late :) 6.7.16

June 7, 2016Leave a comment

Can we talk about the songs I’ve been feeling? K good.

With ‘Damn Daniel’ references and mentions of his ‘gorgeous’ paper trail mixed with some King Push, how can you not like ‘Drug Dealers Anonymous’? The song is the first single off of Pusha T’s upcoming album King Push. And if Jay is featured on one more song and we don’t get a new Hov project, I’m gonna lose it.

Listen here!

Yassss. I am so down for a RiRi remix, especially when it’s a song from her last album (and one of my favorites) ANTI. With a dance floor beat (again, my fave), KAYTRANADA gives Rihanna’s ‘Kiss It Better’ a makeover. Why I like this? Well, one it’s Rihanna and two because it puts a more upbeat spin on the song.

Listen here!

Now for this selection, I probably wouldn’t normally highlight a Wale track, but any man who can hit a falsetto (aka Eric Bellinger), I’m down for the get down. The ‘Spare Time (Remix)’ is one I definitely bump in my car. While a rare pairing for a remix, I think it works well – it’s good in an unexpected way!

Chune in here.

And for the grand finale, no it’s not an entire Travi$ Scott project which we thought we were going to get, we do have a new song featuring Young Thug and Quavo. It’s lit! Thank you to the plug for sending this my way. I just can’t get enough of Travy. Pick up the phone here.

RiRi Review x ANTI World Tour x LA 5.3.16

May 5, 2016Leave a comment

Hey yinzzz,

I must say that as I’m writing this and yes I had a great time at her show on Tuesday, I’m a little upset because Drake appeared at her Wednesday show. Both shows in LA. Both shows at The Forum. Why Universe why. It’s okay – moving on.

All feelings aside, Rihanna put on an AMAZING show. I have never been to one of her tours and have never really seen her perform more than one or two songs other than at awards shows, so this was a dang treat. From lights to backup dancers (hello, they were amazing) to stage setup to RiRi’s dancing and overall stage presence, she did not disappoint.

But before we lead into her set, we absolutely cannot forget about Mr. Travis Scott. I have actually never seen him perform EVER, so I was probably more excited at the start to see him.

His set list included:

A-Team
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1 (TLOP)
90210
Pray 4 Love (which he dedicated to Tupac’s mom who passed away on 5/3)
Bake Sale
Wonderful Life
Whole Lotta Lovin’
Antidote*

*As if this song isn’t popular and lit enough, he took things to the next level. Literally. Travis exited the stage and freaking scaled The Forum stairs to THE NOSEBLEEDS (where I was sitting) but alas to the opposite side. #thxUniverse He then handed the microphone to a fan who proceeded to rap the remainder of the song. You’ll see in my Snap compilation below that Travis was quite impressed. So dope. Trav lives for the fans for real. Example: fans in the front row were rolling up trying to smoke, security threatened to kick them out, but Travis stood up for them and told security to not kick them out because this is the ANTI Tour. More specifically, “This is the ANTI World Tour, so we might be anti security.” HA. But all in all, great performance by him. I really hope he goes on a solo tour. I’ll be buying tickets for sure.

Back to RiRi.

I think she has become the Queen of Cool. Honest even. Everything she did. From her entrance to the stage to walking back and forth to the microphone… EVERYTHING WAS COOL. She is also one for the fans, and that’s another reason why I like her so much. And she can sing! Many think she can’t, but the girl can hold a note. Listen to ‘Love on the Brain’ off of ANTI, and your mind will be blown.

Her setlist included:

Stay
Love the Way You Lie
Woo
Sex With Me
Birthday
Pour It Up
Numb
Bitch Better Have My Money
Consideration
Live Your Life
Run This Town
All of the Lights
Desperado
Man Down
Rude Boy
Work
Take Care
We Found Love
Where Have You Been
Needed Me
Same Ol’ Mistakes
Diamonds
She then took the time to thank every helping hand involved with the show – much appreciated.
FourFiveSeconds
Love on the Brain
Kiss It Better

I had high expectations for a Rihanna concert, and she delivered. No, she didn’t deliver, she SERVED. It’s safe to say I will be attending more RiRi tours in the future.

For those of you who just scrolled to the bottom because this post is long AF, watch my Snap Story below!

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

April 26, 2016Leave a comment

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.”

NEW (sort of): Travi$ Scott – ‘Uber Everywhere’

March 7, 2016Leave a comment

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!

Wiz Khalifa LA Listening Party 2.8.16

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016Leave a comment

Last night was LITTY!

What I thought would have been a chill night of me standing in the background, listening to Wiz play some tracks from his new album at last night’s listening party, turned into a LIT SITUATION. I shuffled my way to the front, per usual, and was essentially at the main table with Wiz, Juicy J, Travi$ Scott, and Ty Dolla $ign. And was great seeing JCruz from Power 106, as well!

The party was at the Blind Dragon and hosted by the one and only Ms. Karen Civil. She gave updates on Wiz’s arrival time, introduced him, and then handed the mic over to Wiz. She also gave a shout out to Wiz’s mom and said, “Shout out to Wiz’s mom who is here. Whenever I’m in Pittsburgh, she always takes good care of me.” #californyinz

Wiz went over different meanings behind the tracks, rapped a little, and just had a great time. And DJ Bonics, Wiz’s official DJ was spinning. It was dope, and I’m really glad I was able to go! It was all truly a big #californyinz moment.

I even rocked a Pittsburgh shirt, which gained a little attention and served as a conversation starter. #netWORQUE

Peep the video to see just how close I was.

And even more #californyinz-ness… shout out to the Pittsburgh Penguins for unveiling their 50th anniversary logo for the upcoming season. Check it here.

REMIX: Miguel ft. Travi$ Scott – ‘Waves’

January 27, 2016Leave a comment

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!

Californyinz

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