Month: February 2017

New Album: Fat Joe & Remy Ma – ‘Plata O Plomo’ [STREAM]

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It’s been a long time coming, but Fat Joe and Remy Ma finally drop their joint album, ‘Plata O Plomo’, meaning silver or lead and inspired by Pablo Escobar.

The album contains 12 songs, lead by the GRAMMY nominated single “All The Way Up” featuring French Montana and Infared, as well as “Money Showers” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Other features on the album include The Dream on “HeartBreak,” Kent Jones on “Swear to God,” “Spaghetti,” and “How Can I Forget” BJ The Chicago Kid on “Go Crazy,” and many more.

“This album is a masterpiece,” said Fat Joe in an interview at the GRAMMYs. “This New York area, y’all better support this. Y’all ain’t had an album come out like this in years…You ain’t had no major New York album come out like this in years, bro, with the quality and the hits that’s on this, and we got the mud.”

The album has been a long time coming for the Terror Squad members. The two had their ups and downs after their joint single “Lean Back,” but made up following Remy’s release from prison and announced the album last March.

Wait no longer and hit play below to stream ‘Plata O Plomo’ via Apple Music below.

Also, watch Joe and Remy perform “Money Showers” along with Ty Dolla $ign on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMha8H6xDLc

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New Album: Future – ‘Future’ [STREAM]

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Earlier this week Future surprised fans by announcing he was dropping his self-titled album, ‘Future’. With no radio promo, debut single, or planning, the Atlanta rapper drops the album which contains 17 tracks.

The album contains no features and according to Future, it is a reflection of the person he is today.

“I want to be able to speak on how I’m living now, more so,” he said. “I want to be authentic to what I am now, true to what I am, to be able to tell you, to get you from where you’re at, to get to where I am now, to this position…It’s like a fresh start.”

The same day the rapper announced the release date for his 5th studio album on Instagram, he also shared a lengthy post asking for forgiveness and self-reflecting on his mistakes and what he’s done. It’s safe to say this album is somewhat of a cleansing for Future.

‘Future’ is his first album dropped under EPIC Records in a joint collaboration with A1 and FreeBandz. It follows last year’s releases ‘Purple Reign’ and ‘EVOL’.

Next up for Future is his headlining “Nobody Safe Tour” with Migos, Tory Lanez, Kodak Black and A$AP Ferg and Young Thug on select dates. The tour begins May 4th in Memphis.

Stream ‘Future’ below via Apple Music.

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New Video: The Weeknd – “Reminder” [WATCH]

The Weeknd celebrates his 27th birthday by dropping the star-studded visuals to “Reminder” off his ‘Starboy’ album.

In the video Abel is surrounded by his friends like, Drake, YG, A$AP Rocky, Bryson Tiller, Travis Scott, Belly, French Montana, Travis Scott, and NAV.

The XO boss will be venturing off for his “Starboy: Legend of the Fall” tour, which begins today in Stockholm.

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Rick Ross Announces Release Date For ‘Rather You Than Me’ On The Liftoff [WATCH]

The Boss Ricky Ross stopped by the Power 106 #Liftoff to chop it up with Justin and Sourmilk about his EPIC Records debut album ‘Better You Than Me’. On the show he told the Leakers he’s dropping the album on March 17th.

Ricky urged listeners to go check Comedian Chris Rock’s Instagram out, which revealed the release date for the upcoming album.

‘Rather You Than Me’, will be Rozay’s 9th studio album and the follow up to his last Def Jam album ‘Black Market’, that dropped in 2015. The upcoming album will include the single “I Think She Like Me” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Be on the lookout for the tracklist and more.

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New Music: Nav – “Some Way” Feat. The Weeknd [LISTEN]

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Indie Pick of the Week alumni, Nav has been on a wave!

The Canadian producer-turned-artist dropped “Some Way” featuring The Weeknd. The single is the first off his upcoming, debut project, which will drop under the XO label.

The Weeknd kicks off the track by taking a jab at Justin Bieber, who recently said Abel’s music was “wack.” “Think your girl, think your girl, fell in love with me/She see my fuck and my tongue game a remedy,” sings The Weeknd, who is currently dating Bieber’s ex, Selena Gomez.

Nav follows The Weeknd’s verse and chorus with raps about his sex game and goes after the haters and name-sayers.

Fans won’t have to wait long for Nav to drop his debut project, as he recently announced on his Instagram that, “Im dropping my first project before the month is done.” In the meantime listen to “Some Way” via Apple Music below.

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New Video: D.R.A.M. – “Cute” [WATCH]

Big Baby D.R.A.M. drops the romantic visuals for  his single “Cute” off the ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’ album.

In the video a muppet-version of D.R.A.M. romanticizes with several different women. Eventually the actual D.R.A.M. links up with a sexy model as the two sip vodka and watch tv, while the muppets argue.

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New Video: Torrian Ball – “Psycho” [WATCH]

L.A. Leakers “Indie Pick of the Week” alumni, Torrian Ball uses Valentine’s Day to drop the visuals for his “Psycho” freestyle single.

Torrian spills out all his emotions about the struggles of ending a relationship with someone you really love. In the video he is shown tossing an engagement ring and looking over a bridge with a bouquet of roses. The video was directed by The Video Plug.

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Chance The Rapper To Embark On “Spring Tour 2017” [PEEP]

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Chance The Rapper is destined to celebrate his GRAMMY wins with his fans by announcing he’ll be going on a lengthy tour beginning in April.

The “Spring Tour 2017” will kick off on April 24th, before making its way across the country and culminating on October 3rd in Los Angeles. There hasn’t been much details about the massive tour other than the stops, so it’ll be interesting to see who his supporting acts will be, if any.

Tickets will go on sale tonight at 7 p.m. EST via ChanceRaps.com.

 

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Future Announces New Album & Star-Studded Tour [PEEP]

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Future has been quiet since he wiped his Instagram account of all photos earlier this year. The FreeBandz boss posted three new photos where he announced his forthcoming, self-titled album, ‘Future’, and his “Nobody Safe Tour.”

‘Future’ is set to be released this Friday, February 17th and will be laced with 17 tracks. It follows 2016 releases ‘EVOL’ and ‘Purple Reign’. With the sudden announcement, I expect Future to drop some new music tonight to support the release. You can pre-order it now on iTunes by clicking the link below.

PRE-ORDER ‘FUTURE’ HERE

In addition to the new album, Future also announced his “Nobody Safe” headlining tour which will include Migos, Tory Lanez, and Kodak Black as supporting acts, with A$AP Ferg and Young Thug joining him on select dates.

The mega tour will begin May 4th in Memphis and stretch until June 30th in Las Vegas. Pre-sale will be available tomorrow and all tickets go on sale this Friday, the same day the album drops. Get more information on FreeBandz.com.

NOBODY SAFE TOUR

May 4 – FedEx Forum – Memphis, TN
May 5 – Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA*
May 6 – Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square – New Orleans, LA^
May 9 – Mississippi Colliseum – Jackson, MS
May 11 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
May 12 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ
May 13 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC
May 14 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
May 16 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, CAN
May 18 – PNC Banks Center – Holmdel, NJ*
May 19 – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
May 20 – Xfinity Theater – Hartford, CT^
May 23 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
May 24 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
May 25 – KeyBank Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
May 27 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH
May 28 – DTE Energy Music Theater – Detroit, MI*
May 31 – Riverbend Music Center -Cincinnati, OH
June 1 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
June 2 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
June 3 – Klipsch Music Center – Indianapolis, MN
June 4 – Sprint Center – Kansas City, KS
June 7 – Rogers Place – Edmonton, CAN^
June 9 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena – Vancouver, CAN^
June 10 – White River Amphitheatre – Seattle, WA^
June 11 – Sunlight Amphitheatre – Ridgefield, WA*^
June 13 – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
June 15 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
June 22 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX
June 23 – Austin360 Amphitheatre – Austin, TX*
June 24 – Starplex Pavilion – Dallas, TX^
June 28 – Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ^
June 29 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM^
June 30 – T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV^

* with Young Thug
^ with A$AP Ferg

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New Music: BJ The Chicago Kid – “Roses” [LISTEN]

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BJ The Chicago Kid may not have won any Grammy Awards last night, but it’s all “Roses,” as in the title of his new single that he dropped today.

The passionate single arrives on the eve of Valentine’s Day. On the track, BJ sings about getting to the point and being seduced by his love companion. Get your woman some roses and press play below to se the Valentine’s Day mood.

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New Music: DJ Khaled – “Shining” Feat. Beyoncé & Jay-Z [LISTEN]

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In the midst of all the GRAMMY commotion last night, DJ Khaled surprised everyone by dropping a new single [*ANOTHER ONE*] titled “Shining” featuring power couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z. [*ICON ALERT*]

The lively, inspirational single, co-written by PARTYNEXTDOOR, has Bey singing about her blessings and winning streaks from music to her pregnancy. Jay follows Yonceé by spitting gasoline and emptying his subliminal clip, which many thought were shots at Drake.

“I’ve been winnin’ so long it’s like alchemy / I’ve been playin’ cards with the house money / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / I shouldn’t even worry, backward n***s
12 solo albums, all Platinum, n***a,” raps Hov and goes on with, “I know you ain’t out here talkin’ numbers, right / I know you ain’t out here talkin’ summers, right / I know you ain’t walkin’ ’round talkin’ down / Sayin’ boss shit when you a runner, right?.”

The bars in my opinion were a direct response to both Drake’s singles “Summer Sixteen” and “Sneakin” featuring 21 Savage. Let me know what you took from it in the comments below. Many fans are questioning PARTNEXTDOOR’s loyalty with the writing credit, but he worked only on Beyoncé’s part and not Jay’s.

“Shining” is the first single off Khaled’s 10th album ‘Grateful’, which shows his son Ashad on the cover. Khaled announced Ashad will executive produce the upcoming album.

 

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59th Annual Grammy Awards R&B & Hip-Hop Winners [PEEP]

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The 59th Annual Grammy Awards show was live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles last night and it turned out to be an EPIC night for the Urban music community.

Chance The Rapper made history by taking home his first GRAMMY for “Best Rap Album” and becoming the first artist ever win the award with a stream-only album. In addition to “Best Rap Album,” Chance also won “Best New Artist” and “Best Rap Performance” for his ‘Coloring Book’ single “No Problem” featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.

Chance shared a text from Drake, who’s on tour in Manchester, congratulating him on the wins and Lil Wayne sent out a tweet thanking Chance, Chainz, and the fans for his 5th Grammy award.

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As for Drake, he nabbed his second and third GRAMMYs for “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap/Sung Performance” trophies for his highly-praised single “Hotline Bling.” Drizzy followed his wins with a petty Instagram post that read, “Me and my chain are just here to collect the trophies for Work and Anti…howbowdah.” Many thought it was a shot at Rihanna, who didn’t win any awards.

Lalah Hathaway’s won Best R&B Album for ‘Lalah Hathaway Live’, while her song “Angel” notched the victory for “Best Traditional R&B Performance.” Other winners included Maxwell, who won “Best R&B song” for “Lake By the Ocean” and Beyoncé’s little sister, Solange won “Best R&B Performance for “Cranes in the Sky.”

Beyoncé took home two GRAMMYs, one for “Best Music Video” and “Best Urban Contemporary Album.” For Beyoncé, it wasn’t about the two awards she won and more about the big one she didn’t win being, “Album of the Year.”

Adele, who won the award made a graceful speech about Beyoncé and her work on “Lemonade,” saying she thinks it should’ve won the award over ’25’.

See the full list of R&B and Hip-Hop winners below.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“HELLO” – ADELE
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
25 – ADELE
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Formation” – Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“HELLO” – ADELE ADKINS & GREG KURSTIN, SONGWRITERS (ADELE)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” – Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
CHANCE THE RAPPER
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“HELLO” – ADELE
“Hold Up” – Beyoncé
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“Piece by Piece (Idol Version)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” – Ro James
“I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” – Rihanna
“CRANES IN THE SKY” – SOLANGE

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“The Three Of Me” – William Bell
“Woman’s World” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” – Fantasia
“ANGEL” – LALAH HATHAWAY
“Can’t Wait” – Jill Scott

BEST R&B SONG
“Come See Me” – PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake
“Exchange” – Bryson Tiller
“Kiss It Better” – Rihanna
“LAKE BY THE OCEAN” – MAXWELL
“Luv” – Tory Lanez

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
LEMONADE – BEYONCÉ
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna

BEST R&B ALBUM
In My Mind – BJ The Chicago Kid
LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE – LALAH HATHAWAY
Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
Healing Season – Mint Condition
Smoove Jones – Mya

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“NO PROBLEM” – CHANCE THE RAPPER FEATURING LIL WAYNE & 2 CHAINZ
“Panda” -Desiigner
“Pop Style” – Drake Featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” – ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Freedom” – Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“HOTLINE BLING” – DRAKE
“Broccoli” – D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna

BEST RAP SONG
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
“HOTLINE BLING” – DRAKE
“No Problem” – Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream

BEST RAP ALBUM
COLORING BOOK – CHANCE THE RAPPER
And The Anonymous Nobody – De La Soul
Major Key – DJ Khaled
Views – Drake
Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo – Kanye West

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“FORMATION” – BEYONCÉ
“River” – Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” – Coldplay
“Gosh” – Jamie XX
“Upside Down & Inside Out” – OK Go

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New Music: Common – “Rain” (Bloom Remix) Feat. John Legend [LISTEN]

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Common drops the Bloom Remix to his inspiring single “Rain” featuring John Legend, off his ‘Black America Again’ album.

The Bloom Remix adds more dance and electronic synthesis to the original, which was for the most part very mellow and consisted only of piano keys.

Listen to the Bloom Remix of “Rain” below via Apple Music.

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