April, 2017 | L.A. Leakers: Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk

New Music: Belly – “Glorious” [LISTEN]

To celebrate his 33rd birthday, Belly dropped a new joint called “Glorious,” where he torches the Danny Boy Styles-production led by heavy 808 drums. The track also appears to be the lead single and title track for his forthcoming album.

The album announcement follows a huge 2016 for Belly, who had one of the hottest songs last year in “Might Not” featuring The Weeknd. Belly also won the 2016 “Songwriter of the Year” at the SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) for his efforts on Beyonce’s “6 Inch” off her critically-acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ album.

Fittingly on the track the XO rapper talks about his success and how glorious he has been in life following his early struggles.

Belly’s ‘Glorious’ album is expected to drop sometime this summer. In the meantime he will be joining The Weeknd for the “Starboy: Legend of the Fall” tour along with Rae Sremmurd and 6lack.

Listen to “Glorious” below via SoundCloud.

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New Video: WizKid – “Come Closer” Feat. Drake [WATCH]

A week after the official release of “Come Closer,” formerly known as “Hush Up the Silence,” WizKid drops the visuals for the Drake-assisted single. The DAPS-directed video is shown dancing while also paying tribute to his home country of Africa.

The models in the video are shown wearing traditional African outfits consisting of headdresses, dashiki-inspired dresses, and also get their beautiful faces painted. Although Drake does not appear in the video he did bless the track with the verse. This single follows Drake and WizKid’s successful “One Dance” collaboration, that also features Kyla.

“Come Closer” is the first single off Wiz’s RCA debut album, ‘Sounds From the Other Side’. Watch the video below via YouTube.

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New Music: Kid Ink – “F With U” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign [LISTEN]

Issa West Coast affair on Kid Ink’s new record “F With U” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and produced by DJ Mustard and J Holt. The track comes equipped with Islandy vibes and is guaranteed to turn up every party this summer.

Ty leads things off with the Tamia-inspired hook, where he sings, “I really like what you’ve done to me, I can’t really explain it / I still fuck with you,” flipping Tamia’s 1988 single, “So Into You”. Ink follows with raps about getting to the point, complementing his love interest, getting turnt, and more.

Last year Ink dropped ‘Rocketshipshawty2’ and he is currently working on his follow up project, the ‘7 Series’ EP, set to be released May 5th.

Listen to “F With U” below via YouTube.

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

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New Album: Joey Bada$$ – ‘All-Amerikkkan Bada$$’ [STREAM]

If you’re a fan of real hip-hop, Joey Bada$$ has exactly what you need on his new album ‘All-Amerikkkan Bada$$’. ‘AABA’ follows Joey’s 2015 debut album ‘B4.DA.$$’ and sheds light on several social, racial, and political issues.

The album is loaded with 12-tracks and features from some of the game’s illest lyricist like J. Cole on “Legendary,” ScHoolboy Q on “Rockabye Baby,” Styles P on “Super Predator,” and Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution, and Meechy Darko of Flatbush Zombies on “Ring the Alarm.”

‘All-Amerikkkan Bada$$’ also includes the lead single “Devastated,” which has become a motivational anthem and the politically-charged “Land of the Free,” where Joey delivers a gut-wrenching message for Donald Trump and preaches advancement overall.

When discussing the album with Beats1 Joey said, “The real side of me, just the human side of me was feeling connected to it ’cause I felt so close to it. The musician side of me started feeling responsible, not responsible for what was happening, but responsible on how we can change it. How we could bring more awareness to certain situations. This project, I’m glad you said it, it’s about my experience as a black man in America, but it’s not just my experience. It’s your experience.”

Stream what is setup to be one of the best albums of the year below via Apple Music.

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New Music: Kap-G – “I See You” Feat. Chris Brown [LISTEN]

Kap-G is currently on Chris Brown’s “The Party Tour” and today the Atlanta rapper unleashed his long-awaited “I See You” collaboration with Breezy. The single was first teased back in November and fans can finally get their dance on to the single.

Breezy drops his trademark vocals on the hook singing, “I see you back at my place / Ooh girl, I see you back in my bed / Ooh girl, and don’t you fuck with my head.” Breezy also blesses the track with a verse about driving new whips, women, and pays his respect to Jay-Z.

El Supa Jefe does his thing over the dope production as well rapping, “I’ma fuck you in some style / I’ma fuck you in Supreme / You know I don’t play around, I be balling like Kareem / I be flexing with my team.”

Catch both Kap and Breezy on “The Party Tour” going on until May 23rd in Los Angeles. Fabolous and O.T. Genasis is also on the tour.

Kap’s debut album ‘Supa Jefe’ will be dropping April 14th. Listen to “I See You” below.

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New Music: Dave – “Revenge” [LISTEN]

Fresh off his L.A. Leakers #Freestyle007, Dave also known as Santan Dave drops his new single “Revenge” along with a video. Alike his freestyle, the U.K. product spits some pretty fire bars where he reminisces on his old days coming up rapping at school to his come up.

The Dir. Lx-directed video plays like an arcade game as the single samples the old PacMan game. Watch the video below and also watch Dave spit bars on #Freestyle007 HERE.

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Joe Moses – 1st Day Out [WATCH]

Joe Moses dropped the visuals for the standout track “1st Day Out” from his latest mixtape ‘Dead or Alive.’ Putting his own spin on the popular Tee Grizzley record of the same name, Joe tells his own story about dealing with street life and incarceration.

“I wanted this video to show me and my day 1’s, but also show how far I’ve come. I’m talking about some real shit on the record and I have a picture of me locked up, but also clips of shows and performances. I’m showing and telling you what I came from, and where I’ve been able to go,” explains Joe of the visuals. Check out the video & stream the mixtape ‘Dead or Alive’ here: https://soundcloud.com/user-805847733/sets/doa-dead-or-alive

New Music: French Montana – “No Pressure” Feat. Future [LISTEN]

HAAANNNNN!

French Montana goes Auto-Tune on them as he connects with Future for the new trappy single “No Pressure”. Montana drops bars about anybody coming for him not wanting “No Pressure”. That’s pretty fitting given his recent Twitter spat with a woman who said he was irrelevant. Maybe he’s capitalizing on the attention with the single. Peep the dishing below.

https://twitter.com/artdecoxxx/status/849794968180867072

https://twitter.com/FrencHMonTanA/status/849802776464900096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fhiphop-n-more.com%2F2017%2F04%2Ffrench-montana-no-pressure-feat-future-new-song%2F

French has got a lot of flack over the comments on Twitter. He later apologized for the statements and shared the tweet below.

How people get mad at u for draging somebody that tried to drag u 😩

— French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) April 6, 2017

Meanwhile, Future calls out an unknown rapper on the song by rapping, “Chopper chopper bang, he a copper too / Ain’t gon’ say no names, he a rapper too.” Who could he be talking about? [Thinking Emoji]

Both rappers have collaborated a lot on the past, most notably on “Karate Chop,” “Rich Friday,” and the “Bugatti (Remix)”. French is said to be working on a new album that is expected to be released later this year. Future will soon begin his “Nobody Safe Tour”.

Listen to “No Pressure” below.

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New Music: Tish Hyman – “What It Feels Like” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign & DeJ Loaf [LISTEN]

New York songstress Tish Hyman has spent most of her career behind the scenes writing for artists like Kanye West, Diddy, Alicia Keys, Kelly Rowland, and others. Tish, who is now based in LA has been on songs with Fabolous, Dom Kennedy, and others. Today she shares a new track called “What It Feels Like”.

“What It Feels Like” features Ty Dolla $ign and DeJ Loaf. Tish gets off with a catchy hook on the track, while Ty and DeJ both drop verses and add additional vocals. The single follows last year’s ‘Dedicated To’ EP, which was led by the single “Dreams” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Fabolous.

Listen to Tish’s new one.

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Get A Glimpse Of What 2Pac’s “All Eyez On Me” Biopic Will Bring In The Official Trailer [WATCH]

One of the most hyped movies of this year is Tupac Shakur’s “All Eyez On Me” biopic. There has been a few trailers that have surfaced on the Internet but today the official one has made waves. The trailer shows the close bond between Pac and Biggie before their infamous beef, Pac’s release from prison and more.

Tupac is played by Demetrius Shipp Jr. who is shown talking to the Notorious B.I.G. played by Jamal Woodard about the impact they can have through their music. Pac is also shown as a child with his stepfather and his mother, Afeni Shakur at a Black Panthers meeting.

The trailer also shows Pac in the studio making music, Suge Knight’s negative influence on him, his Quad Studios shooting, release from prison, skirmish at Mike Tyson’s fight, and more.

“All Eyez On Me” will star Kat Graham as longtime friend Jada Pinkett-Smith, Lauren Cohan as his manager Leila Steinberg, and Danai Gurira as Afeni Shakur. The Beeny Boom-directed film is set to hit theaters on June 16th, what would’ve been Pac’s 46th birthday.

Watch the trailer below.

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Dave Spits Bars on #Freestyle007 [WATCH]

For #Freestyle007 we had to go James Bond on them by getting British rapper, Dave also known as Santan Dave straight from East London. It’s no coincidence they both hail from the U.K. and both are known to do some top secret type things.

The OVO affiliate fired off some bars over a couple instrumentals, where he talks about his different latin girls, weed, losing friends, the messages behind his music, and more. Watch the full #Freestyle007 below and just know it’s pure flames.

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New Music: Wale – “Fish N Grits” Feat. Travis Scott [LISTEN]

With the announcement of the release date for his forthcoming album, along with the track list and cover art, it’s only right Wale dropped another single off his upcoming ‘SHINE’ album.

The new song “Fish N Grits” is the highly-anticipated collaboration with Travis Scott, which Folarian has teased in the past. In the preview you hear Scott handling the hook by singing, “Whippin’ up the pot fish n grits / never seen a night like this.”

‘SHINE’ will include other features from Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott, Major Lazer, G-Eazy, and many others. It is set to be released May 5th, the same day Wale will kick off his “SHINE Tour” in Atlanta, GA.

Stream “Fish N Grits” below.

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Wale Shares ‘SHINE’ Cover Art & Track List [PEEP]

It’s been a long time coming but Wale is ready for ‘SHINE’. The MMG’s forthcoming album has been delayed several times over the past year and although he’s compensated for it, with a plethora of single releases, the album now has a release date, cover art, and a full official track listing.

The album is set to drop May 5th barring no further delay. The cover art shows his baby girl, Zyla holding a blue moon in the palm of her little hands with a florescent red and purple background. Wale tweeted the cover art along with a message that reads,“Thank you 4your patience.A lot has changed since last album .I pray that 5/5 is the second best day of my life.” The first of course being the birth of his baby girl.

https://twitter.com/Wale/status/850026651350073344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rap-up.com%2F2017%2F04%2F06%2Fwale-shine-album-tracklisting%2F

The 14-track album will include some big collaborations with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott, Major Lazer, G-Eazy, and others. The last track on the album is a collaboration between Phil Ade and his baby girl, Zyla Moon.

Pre-order for the album begins tomorrow. Fans who pre-order will automatically receive the singles “Running Back” featuring Lil Wayne, “Fashion Week” featuring G-Eazy, “My PYT,” and his Travis Scott-assisted “Fish N Grits”.

Folarian will kick off his “SHINE Tour” on the same day the album drops, May 5th, in support of the album. The tour will run through May 27th at the House of Blues in Boston, MA.

Check out the full track list below.

SHINE TRACKLISTING

1. “Thank God”
2. “Running Back” feat. Lil Wayne
3. “Scarface Rozay Gotti”
4. “My Love” feat. Major Lazer, Wizkid, & Dua Lipa
5. “Fashion Week” feat. G-Eazy
6. “Colombia Heights (Te Llamo)” feat. J Balvin
7. “CC White”
8. “Mathematics”
9. “Fish N Grits” feat. Travis Scott
10. “Fine Girl” feat. Davido & Olamide
11. “Heaven On Earth” feat. Chris Brown
12. “My PYT”
13. “DNA”
14. “Smile” feat. Phil Adé & Zyla Moon

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