Over the past few months, Blu & Exile have been heating up the release of their upcoming album ‘Miles: From An Interlude Called Life’ and finally, the project is going to drop in a week, but before that they release a new single.
While waiting for its official release, the duo shares a new laid-back track called “The Feeling” featuring Jacinto Rhines. On the track, Blu comes through with a message of hope in times of hardship, while Exile provides a mellow instrumental with jazz samples that makes the song a great listen.
Back on his independent vibes, Russ releases another new heart-breaking song titled “Give Up.”
Equipped with a dreamy lo-fi beat, Russ reminisces about a relationship where he did everything to save it just for the girl to give up in the end. His delivery and vocals on the track definitely display how passionate he was bout his girl.
Compton’s very own Roddy Ricch delivers a fire performance on NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk Concert” in a Tiny Garage inside of West Coast Customs.
Backed by the band 1500 or Nothin’, Roddy rocks out to a couple of his favorite joints before bringing out Ty Dolla $ign for “Backseat”.
After festival season was canceled, “The Box” rapper and his team started putting something special together with this web series in mind. Roddy glides on the keys as he breezes thru soulful renditions of “Perfect Time”, “Bacc Seat”, “High Fashion” and finally “War Baby”.
Pittsburgh’s top flighted emcee Wiz Khalifa returns with another one. The new slap entitled “Slim Peter” is produced by Statik Selektah and is certified heat.
“Slim Peter” is the lead single from the Wiz’s upcoming collaborative album that Wiz just named #BigPimpin. Featuring a jazzy sample and the kushed-out flow that made Khalifa famous, this is a sure fire banger that should get plenty of rotation.
Jag keeps it real revolutionary but gangsta on his latest single “Fatimah & Jermaine”. The cover art features a portrait of several Black Panthers.
The South Central rapper addresses racial inequality and explains Black power in his bars. Jag let’s it be known he can’t wait for the day he sees 12 running, and even tho some white girls might fiend to swing it his way, he’s still putting the movement first.
Fresh from the release of his recent album ‘Beyond Bulletproof’, Mozzy stays consistent as he shares the visual for his song “So Lonely” featuring Shordie Shordie.
In the music video, both artists can be seen reminiscing on their lost loved ones at a beachside residence. The only thing that keeps them accompany are their crews in which they sip Henny with.
Ultimately, it lets us know that life goes on and no matter what you are going through, you can still continue to live life with those that are still there for you.
Ty Dolla $ign dropped a new song recently entitled “Ego Death,” which features Kanye West, Skrillex, and FKA Twigs. Dolla $ign joined Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk on Zoom to catch up and talk about several things.
Dolla $ign talks about how the record came together, his approach when it comes to collaborating with other artists, dealing with people’s egos and his come up with YG.
In terms of how “Ego Death” came about, Ty mentioned that he produced the beat and laid out his vocals first. He then shared the song with Kanye in Chicago while they were working for Ye’s unreleased albums ‘Yandhi’ and Yeezy immediately laid out his own verse.
Ty goes on to share a story of how he knew about YG because of his childhood friend Big B, who recently passed away. He also gives us a scoop on how he got on the 2019 hit song “Hot Girl Summer” with Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj. Originally, it was only supposed to be Ty and Megan on track but then Nicki Minaj added more flavor to it and the song became an anthem.
Ty Dolla did not shy away from asking his own questions for the L.A. Leakers as he asked both Justin and Sourmilk what they’ve been eating during this pandemic to which Sourmilk responded he is on the microwave vibes while Justin is on the air fryer vibes.
To cap off the interview, Ty gives us an idea of what to expect from his upcoming album with the release of his new single and also hints at a Drake collaboration.
Griselda Records is making sure that their fans are being fed. They’ve flooded fans with recent releases from their roster such as Westside Gunn and Conway The Machine. Benny The Butcher wants in as he drops his new joint, “Deal or No Deal”.
Equipped with heavy bars over a dark production, Benny does his thing per usual, as his signature menacing flow compliments the sinister beat.
Georgia’s Terrell Hines comes through a remix to his 2019 single, “Get Up”.
The song is just as relevant now as the day it came out, dealing with police brutality in the wake of the horrendous murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others.
Vince Staples joins Terrell on the track to push the line and take it to a whole other level. This is a call to arms and a reminder of the value of black life. Vince spits, “I say what I want, I’m not PC/ you know black folks killed when police please/ Just seen one on the TV/ Make it about 3 this week.”
Of course Vince is repping heavy for the Norf side of Long Beach while Terrell is from Georgia. This remix will be appearing on Terrell Hines debut, ‘Portal One: The Mixtape’, look out for it on August 7th.
So far 2020 has been full of chaos especially in our country and Atlanta is no stranger to this situation. It has been one of the main areas of protest and several rappers coming from this place have released songs to voice their emotions.
2 Chainz and Skooly are the latest to join the movement and fight against systematic oppression and police brutality with their newly released collaboration “Devil Just Trying To Be Seen.”
Backed up with an ominous production, both rappers conveyed how they really feel about the recent issues going on in our nation.
Aminé links with Young Thug on his new single, “Compensating”.
Produced by T-Minus, the minimalistic track brings focus to Aminé and Thugga’s flows as well as their ability to switch cadences and vocal tones.
The two dynamic rappers expose their feelings on the track, talking about dealing with their experiences with women while running game and compensating for their feelings. Aminé also used the single’s release to announce his upcoming album, ‘Limbo’, which will be released on August 7th.
Shoreline Mafia is gearing up to release their debut album with Atlantic records on July 31st. Entitled ‘Mafia Bidness’, the project is dedicated to their fallen comrade Mac P Dawg.
Ahead of the release the group drops their first single from the project, called “Change Ya Life” and it’s produced by Helluva Beats.
The track is for all the players and bosses who know their hustle can change a woman’s life real quick. Pop some Dom Perignon, pop a roxy at Hibachis, and keep it real wavy right here. This is a celebration of big drank, big bank, and big guns.
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