Month: December 2017

Kendrick Lamar To Release “DAMN.” Nike Cortez On “GRAMMYs” Weekend [PEEP]

On GRAMMYs weekend Kendrick Lamar will be quite occupied, as he will attend the event with seven nominations including “Album of the Year” for his critically-acclaimed ‘DAMN.’ album.

To celebrate the nominations, he will release his highly-anticipated first collaboration with Nike. The first venture will bring forth a retro Cortez runner inspired by Kung-Fu Kenny’s outfit colorway, which brings together a smooth contrast of red and white.

The shoe will include a large Swoosh on each side with a classic Cortez sole, Chinese lettering scripts, and a lace holder that reads: “DON’T TRIP.”

His DAMN. album was definitely a classic, so this collaboration should be no different. The Nike Cortez “Kenny” will release on GRAMMYs night, which takes place Sunday, January 28th. They will be available through “SNKRS” for $100 USD, upon the show’s commencement.

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Eminem Makes History By Becoming The First Artist With Eight Consecutive No. 1 Album Debuts [PEEP]

Even though Eminem’s ‘Revival’ album was originally underwhelming for many, he somehow found a way to make history with it. Em became the first artist ever with eight consecutive No. 1 album debuts, after ‘Revival’ topped the charts in its first week.

‘Revival’ marks his ninth album overall, but eighth major studio LP. It debuted on Billboard’s 200 chart at No. 1 with 276-thousand units sold, making it his eighth in-a-row. Of the 276-thousand copies sold, 197-thousand of them came from pure album sales, marking an impressive showing in this digital age of streaming-dominated media.

Marshall was able to accomplish this even though ‘Revival’ was the lowest first week total of his major career, not counting his debut album, ‘The Slim Shady LP’. His massive cult-like following still came through on a week where G-Eazy, Jeezy, N*E*R*D, among others released their albums.

His reign at the top of No. 1 debuts began in 2000 with ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ and followed with ‘The Eminem Show’ in 2002, ‘Encore’ in 2004, the best-of set ”Curtain Call: The Hits’ in 2005, ‘Relapse’ in 2009, ‘Recovery’ in 2010, The Marshall Mathers LP 3 in 2013, and ‘Revival’ this year.

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New Music: Snoop Dogg & Boyz II Men – “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto 2017” [LISTEN]

Snoop Dogg connects with Boyz II Men to bring the holiday spirit this Christmas with their new collaboration, “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto 2017.” The single is a remake of “Christmas on Death Row,” which featured Nate Dogg and was released 21-years-ago.

Get in the holiday spirit by listening below.

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New Video: Eminem – “Walk On Water” Feat. Beyoncé [WATCH]

Taking a page out of the video for his 2000 classic “The Real Slim Shady,” Eminem clones himself in the more somber visuals for his Beyoncé-assisted lead single, “Walk On Water.”

An exclusive Apple Music premiere, the video begins with a beam of light shining on a mic stand, as a pensive Eminem takes the stage and performs the single in a old theater that is filled by falling snow. The powerful, emotional video continues with his deceased friend, Proof popping up behind him as he opens his heart up. He then sees a version of himself drowning , walks on frozen water during a snow storm, while a pack of frantic Slim Shadys appear in typing away on old typewriters.

Beyoncé unfortunately does not appear in the video and is replaced by Skylar Grey.

Watch below.

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Lil Wayne Gifts Fans His ‘Dedication 6’ Mixtape [STREAM]

During Lil Wayne’s dominant mixtape era, his ‘Dedication’ series with DJ Drama was really one that stood out from the rest. As a Christmas gift to his fans, Santa Weezy delivers the sixth installment of the series, hosted by Drama.

On the project Wayne hooks up with Nicki Minaj, Cory Gunz, Zoey Dollaz, Euro, Gudda Gudda, HoodyBaby, and more of the Young Money family. Staying true to the mixtape series’s tradition, Weezy flows over other’s instrumentals like Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.,” Lil Uzi Vert’s “XO Tour Lif3,” Rich the Kid’s “New Freezer,” YFN Lucci’s “Everyday We Lit,” and many more.

Upon the mixtape’s release, Wayne reveled that there is a part 2 of ‘Dedication 6’, which is set to include a Drake collaboration track and more music.

While you wait for that stream ‘D6’ below.

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Catch A Vibe With Justin Credible’s #LIFTOFFMIX: December [STREAM]

From the radio to the clubs, Justin Credible always has the recipe when it comes to hot, new music. Every month Jus curates and playlist and makes a special Power 106 #LIFTOFFMIX. For December he gathered some heat!

Pour yourself some Egg Nog while you hang with the fam and press play below.

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New Video: SZA – “The Weekend” [WATCH]

Start your weekend off right with the visuals for SZA’s “The Weekend.”

The TDE songstress finally shares the long-awaited visuals, after months of fans begging for them. Wait no more, as the Solange-directed clip proves to be well worth the wait with dance-centric visuals, showing SZA in her element.

It begins with a poem that states: “one opted out. an imbalance of power, shifted the whole tide. it waved.” Eventually, the poem can be found at the end of the clip, as well, bookending the whole thing.”

From there the video shows SZA displaying her dance moves throughout.

Watch below.

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New Video: Kendrick Lamar – “LOVE.” Feat. Zacari [WATCH]

Kendrick Lamar might’ve ran all of 2017 with his ‘DAMN.’ album. From front-to-back the album provided all gems, which he’s been slowly dropping visuals for. The latest single off the album to get the video treatment is “LOVE.” featuring Zacari.

As other singles on the album to get visuals, “LOVE.” was also directed by Dave Meyers and the little homies production duo, made up of Dave Free and K. Dot himself. The “LOVE.” video starts at on a beach during sunset hours, where Dot sits and contemplates life. Soon after he takes viewers into a romantic evening, showing dinner interactions and all.

Watch below.

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New Music: Cardi B – “Bartier Cardi” Feat. 21 Savage [LISTEN]

This year was major for Cardi B, who really became a household name on the heels of her critically-acclaimed single, “Bodak Yellow.” She’s also reached the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 three times this year with “Bodak Yellow,” G-Eazy’s “No Limit,” and the Migos’ “MotorSport.”

Looking to continue her success, Cardi releases her next single, “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage. The single is a celebration to all her success, as she spits braggadocio bars about money, foreign whips, her infatuation of diamonds, and more.

“Your bitch wanna party with Cardi / Bartier Cardi in a Rari, diamonds all over my body / Shining all over my body,” she spits.

Cardi’s debut album is expected to include this single and is slated to drop early in 2018.

Listen below.

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New Music: Nipsey Hussle – “Been Down” Feat. Swizz Beatz [LISTEN]

It’s known that Nipsey Hussle will drop his highly-anticipated debut album, ‘Victory Lap’ on February 16th of next year. In the meantime, Nip has been working the rollout for the album, starting with the release of “Rap N****s” and following that with the Swizz Beatz-assisted “Been Down” buzzy single.

Led by Swizz Beatz chants and a hard-hitting bassline, Nip freely flows about his established resumé, while also delivering hip-hop references and paying homage to  legendary labels like Ruff Ryders, Roc-A-Fella, and Murda Ink.

“It’s permanent/ I’ve been down, I deserve this shit / Ruff Ryder, Roc-A-Fella on my murda shit,” raps Nip while Swizz continues on the chorus, “Calling from the ghetto / We need help down here / Food around here / Or we gon’ spray everything around here.”

“Been Down” isn’t expected to land on ‘Victory Lap’ and is meant to only add hype to the album. Listen below.

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Gucci Mane Drops His Third Album Of The Year In ‘El Gato: The Human Glacier’ [STREAM]

Brrrrrrrrrrr!

It’s the holiday season so it’s only right The East Atlanta Santa delivers a gift. As he did last year with his ‘The Return of East Atlanta Santa’ album, Gucci Mane releases his second album of the year in ‘El Gato: The Human Glacier’.

His second album of the year, ‘Mr. Davis’, included a star-studded cast of features that included The Weeknd, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Migos, and many more. On ‘El Gato: The Human Glacier’ GuWop does it all himself over 11-tracks like “Side Effects,” “Smiling in the Drought,” and “El Gato’s Revenge.”

Gucci apparently isn’t done as he announced on Twitter that this album will be accompanied by a short film. “I’m gone make a movie about #ElGatoTheHumanGlacier so consider the 12 songs as my first screenplay,” he wrote.

Enjoy The East Atlanta Santa’s gift by pressing play below to stream.

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