Month: February 2017

New Video: Big Sean – “Halfway Off The Balcony” [WATCH]

On the same day he dropped his fourth studio album, ‘I Decided.’, Big Sean also drops the video for his single “Halfway Off the Balcony” off the album.

The Andy Hines-directed video shares the same neon-colored light theme that the album cover and the “Bounce Back” video feature. This video also highlights what Sean said the album signifies, which is maturity. Sean discussed some of this sentiment during his appearance on “The Tonight Show.”

“The story of the album is, imagine going through life and you’ve made all the wrong decisions your whole life. You get to the end of your life and you say, ‘God, I did everything wrong. I didn’t work it out with the love of my life. I messed up with my parents. I’m not doing the job I was sent here for. Imagine something happens and you get one chance to redo it all. The album is basically a chance, to have that wisdom of an old man while you’re young, and going through life to figure it out,” he said on “The Tonight Show”.

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New Album: Big Sean – ‘I Decided.’ [STREAM]

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Big Sean has been one of the most celebrated rappers since the release of his last album ‘Dark Sky Paradise’. The G.O.O.D. Music emcee is looking to continue his dominance with his fourth studio album ‘I Decided’.

Sean Don bangs out with 14 tracks and contributions from Rap God, Eminem on “No Favors,” his wifey, Jhene Aiko on “Same Time, Pt. 1,” Jeremih on “Light,” The Dream on “Sunday Morning Jetpack,” Migos on “Sacrifices,” and Starrah and the Flint Chozen Choir on “Bigger Than Me.”

According to Sean, he recorded the majority of the album in a make-shift studio on a tour bus while touring in Europe. The album is of extra importance for him because it’s supposed to show his maturity and wisdom through the journey of making music.

“The album is basically a chance, to have that wisdom of an old man while you’re young, and going through life to figure it out,” he said on “The Tonight Show.”

Stream ‘I Decided.’ below via Apple Music and tell us what your favorite track is in the comments below.

Once you’ve ran through the album a couple times, listen to Sean Don murder his Funk Flex freestyle on Hot 97. Sean spits over classic instrumentals in the 8-minute freestyle.

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Vince Staples Drops Single ‘BagBak’

Photo credit: Getty Images/Seshanka Samarajiwa

Among a lot of music that dropped tonight, Vince Staples was one of them.  Staples dropped a new fire single called BagBak.

BagBak is the Long Beach rapper’s first solo material since the drop of his album Prima Donna EP in August of last year.  It also dropped just in time for Staples’ upcoming tour Life Aquatic Tour which starts Feb. 24th in San Diego and goes through April.

The single, BagBak, is streaming on Apple Music and Spotify now.

Listen to it here.

New Video: Wale – “Groundhog Day” (Extended Version) [WATCH]

On Groundhog Day, Wale cleverly drops the visuals for his single “Groundhog Day.”

In the video, directed by the homie, Cameron Fairfax, Wale takes a stroll along the Hollywood Walk of Fame and hangs with fans who want nothing more than to take a few flicks with the MMG rapper.

On the Jake One-produced track Wale raps about how shady the “bougie ass” music industry is and how it is filled with culture vultures, phonies, fakes, and just people that are only there for convenience when they need something.

The original version of the song is just under 3 and a half minutes, but the video version goes a little over 8 minutes. Wale takes the extra time to elaborate on the industry by preaching while the screen turns into flickering visuals as a bad antenna signal on a television would.

It’s unknown whether or not Wale saw his shadow and what kind of repercussions it will have if he did, but either way dope video.

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New Music: Jeremih – “I Think Of You” Feat. Chris Brown & Big Sean [LISTEN]

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Jeremih tags his homies, Chris Brown and Big Sean for his new single “I Think of You.”

The song brings forward a funky vibe as Jeremih samples Montell Jordan’s 2000 single “Get It On Tonite.” Over the track Jeremih sings about his abilities to be a lover and really give his partner what she needs by intoxicating her with love.

Chris Breezy and Big Sean also get explicit on their verses, as they carry out very sexual lyrics, that are guaranteed to make panties drop.

Jeremih was supposed to drop a collaborative project with PARTYNEXTDOOR this year, but after the two couldn’t work out their differences while on tour, that looks to be out the window. The Chicago singer is now working on his fourth studio album, expected to drop later this year.

While you wait for that groove out with “I Think of You” by pressing play below.

UPDATE:

Jeremih tweeted that he will be dropping something special for the ladies on Valentine’s Day.

https://twitter.com/Jeremih/status/827262871549550592

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New Music: Mariah Carey – “I Don’t” Feat. YG [LISTEN]

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If you thought Mariah Carey was going away after her New Years Eve performance debacle, think again. The pronounced DIVA is back with her new single “I Don’t” featuring 4Hunnid general, YG.

On the new track MC takes it back to the ’90s by sampling Donnell Jones’ “Where I Wanna Be.” The break-up anthem is produced by none other than Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox, whom have produced a large number of songs for Mariah over her career.

Mariah is said to have made this song for her ex-fiance, Australian billionaire, James Packer. The two were set to be married, but their engagement fell apart after media reports surfaced stating Packer called things off. Mariah does a splendid job on this song letting him know what he’s missing out on.

YG leaves his West Coast imprint on the song, as he flames up a verse with his emphasizing style, about his girl loving him but not trusting him.

Preview the song below via Apple Music.

Yesterday, Mariah tweeted out some visuals for the video, where YG is seen overlooking Mariah from the second floor of a mansion while she lays on a sofa. The two then shoot a scene in a white Rolls-Royce Phantom, where Mariah sits in the back and YG rides shotgun.

Check it out below.

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D.R.A.M. Performs For NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” [WATCH]

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Backed up by a keyboardist, drummer, and guitarist, Big Baby D.R.A.M. brought some flavor to NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series by performing a plethora of his singles.

The Virginia rapper led it off by making his own impromptu money sounds for his performance of “Cash Machine.” Following the performance D.R.A.M. said a little antidote of how the song came to be and when he recorded it.

“I recorded it back in June of 2015 when I got that first big check,” he said to the audience. “Soon as I saw that joint, it was instant inspiration.”

D.R.A.M. went on to perform other songs from his last year release, ‘Big Baby D.R.A.M.’, like “Cute,” and “Sweet VA Breeze.” He then performed Chance The Rapper’s single “Special” off ‘Coloring Book.’

To close things out, D.R.A.M. performed his biggest song to date, the Grammy-nominated “Broccoli.”

“Quiet as kept, we sold 4 million copies of this record,” he shared. “It’s Grammy nominated. I’m very thankful to be going to the Grammys this year for that.”

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