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Cordae Details New Album From a Birds Eye View: Eminem, Lil Wayne, Nas, More
Cordae has announced his new album From a Birds Eye View. It’s due out January 14 via Atlantic. The LP features contributions from Gunna, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Nas, Eminem, Roddy Ricch, Stevie Wonder, and more. Check out the video for “Sinister” (ft. Lil Wayne) below, and the full list of tracks and contributors here. In July, Cordae appeared on the completed version of Nas’ long-unfinished song “Life Is Like a Dice Game” alongside Freddie Gibbs. In May, he jumped on the remix of Eminem’s “Killer” with Jack Harlow. Read about Cordae’s 2020 Grammy nomination in “Grammy Nominations 2020: The Best and Worst Songs Up for Awards” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Earl Swavey, Los Angeles Rapper, Dies at 26
Los Angeles rapper Earl Swavey has died, his representative confirmed to Pitchfork. His cause of death is currently unknown. He was 26. Swavey grew up in South Los Angeles. He was raised by a single mother after his dad died when he was a baby. His brother started rapping when Swavey was young, and so did his cousin Jay Rock. Inspired by his family—as well as artists like T.I., Rick Ross, and 50 Cent—he began to pursue music and became a prolific artist. Among Swavey’s first releases was the 2013 mixtape Business Before Pleasure (BBP). It featured the song “Beef,” which was the song that prompted A$AP Yams to contact Swavey. It led to a kind of mentorship. “Out of all of the members of A$AP, Yams was really like a brother to me,” Swavey told Grungecake in 2015. “He would send m...
Kanye West Shares New Video for “Heaven and Hell”: Watch
Kanye West, the rapper legally known as Ye, has shared a new music video. It’s a visual for his Donda song “Heaven and Hell”—a dark visual of masked individuals and the swirl of floating bodies among the clouds. The video, which also serves as a Yeezy Gap ad, aired tonight on ESPN during the NCAA football championship game. Watch it below. Earlier today, Ye and Netflix released a new trailer and a release date for Jeen-Yuhs, a three-part documentary that comes to theaters on February 10 before hitting Netflix on February 16. Ye ended the year by publicly squashing his beef with Drake at the livestreamed Free Larry Hoover concert. Revisit “Ranking Every Guest Appearance on Kanye West’s Donda From Worst to Best” over on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it origin...
Beyond Wonderland SoCal 2022: Lineup, COVID-19 Guidelines, and Everything Else You Need to Know
It’s almost that time of year again, when festival-goers prepare to head down the rabbit hole and into the magical world of Beyond Wonderland SoCal. The Alice in Wonderland-themed electronic music festival returns to the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino Friday, March 25th and Saturday, March 26th. With just over two-and-a-half months until the event, EDM.com is here to help you plan for a fun-filled and safe experience. Beyond Wonderland SoCal 2022 Tickets Tickets to Beyond Wonderland 2022 are on sale now. Prospective attendees 18 years of age and over can purchase two-day GA tickets starting at $139.99 and two-day GA+ passes starting at $189.99. Two-day VIP passes start at $249.99 and are only available to festival-goers 21 and over. Find more information about purchasi...
Lil Yachty Confirms His Next Album Will Be “Alternative” and “Non-Rap”
Lil Yachty fans are in for an interesting treat as the rapper shared that his next album will be very different. In a recent feature with Icebox, he confirmed that he is trying something new for his Lil Boat 3 followup. “My new album is a non-rap album. It’s the first time I’m actually speaking on it. It’s a non-rap album,” Yachty shared. “It’s alternative, it’s sick.” He continued that he’s always wanted to do an alternative album, but now is the right time because of the different musicians and producers he’s met. Yachty affirmed that he recently collaborated with Tame Impala and added, “It’s like a psychedelic alternative project. It’s different… It’s all live instrumentation.” “I’ve changed my dynamic, you know what I’m saying?” he further stated. “I’m telling you, this album and on, I...
The Weeknd Hints at New Album Trilogy
With his latest album Dawn FM officially out, The Weeknd could be in the middle of a brand new album trilogy. The XO Records head took to Twitter to cryptically tweet the possibility, sharing, “i wonder… did you know you’re experiencing a new trilogy?” He didn’t divulge specific details, however with the release of Dawn FM and the record’s apparent connection to After Hours, it seems like his next album will culminate the trilogy. If the rumors are true, this will mark The Weeknd’s second trilogy following his 2012 compilation album that included House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence. The Canadian crooner has been very open with how Dawn FM serves as a direct followup to After Hours, stating during his 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards speech, “Like I said before, the After Hours a...
Paper Route EMPIRE Announces Young Dolph Compilation Album ‘Long Live Dolph’
Paper Route EMPIRE is celebrating the life and legacy of Young Dolph with the upcoming compilation album, Long Live Dolph. The forthcoming project is set to release on January 21 and will feature Paper Route EMPIRE artists such as Key Glock, Jay Fizzle, Snupe Bandz, Big Moochie Grape, Kenny Muney and more. Its album art features Young Dolph’s famed dolphin pendant, which is an Avianne Eliantte exclusive. Authorities recently named 23-year-old Justin Johnson as the murder suspect in Young Dolph’s murder, adding that the suspect has been included to the TBI’s most wanted list, is wanted for first-degree murder, criminal attempt-first degree murder and theft of property worth $10,000 USD to $60,000 USD. Authorities also mentioned that he “should be considered armed & dangerous.” Youn...
Google Accuses Apple of Using iMessage To “Bully” People Into Buying iPhones
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty Yes, “blue bubble envy” is real, and Google feels Apple is capitalizing on it. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Google is accusing the company that Steve Jobs built of “bullying” and using it as a deliberate strategy to make Android users look and feel like the bottom of smartphone users on its iMessage platform. It’s no secret that iPhone users rub it in the faces of Android smartphone users that iMessage has a bunch of cool features while constantly clowning “green bubbles” they receive from text from an Android phone. The report states that Apple is well aware of this and is using the fact that its phone and messaging platform has become some sort of status symbol among smartphone users and is using it to its ...
Timbaland Compares The Weeknd’s New Album To Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ & He’s Dead Serious
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Music production master Timbaland is really feeling The Weeknd’s new album Dawn FM a little bit too much after dropping this scorching hot take. Timbaland was out here in these innanet streets proclaiming The Weeknd’s new album is comparable to arguably the best pop album of all time and indeed the best-selling album of any genre—Michael Jackson’s Thriller. (OK, technically, the Eagles’ greatest hits album surpassed Thriller in sales in 2018, but since that album was released in1976, which is six years before MJ’s 1982 classic dropped, I’m still giving the King of Pop his crown.) “This album different, yo. This shi** right here, this on some Thriller sh**,” the Verzus co-creator said in a video originally poste...
Reason Says Fabolous Is A Better Rapper Than André 3000, Hopes For VERZUZ Between Them
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Monica Morgan / Getty André 3000 is arguably one of the greatest MC’s/singers of all time, but is Fabolous a better rapper than the ATLien? TDE artist Reason certainly seems to think so. In a recent interview with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay, the “Flick It Up” rapper bluntly stated that Fabolous was a “better rapper” than the OutKast legend and would love to see both men go head-to-head in a future VERZUZ battle at some point. Reason said “I feel like if you lined up Fabolous and André 3000, I got my money on Fab. That’s how I feel.” Yeah, we don’t know about all that. Yes, Fabolous is a beast on the mic, but André 3 Stacks has a catalog of classics in both rapping and singing. Fab can’t say the same. Though Lathan tried to reason with Reason that Andre...
Trippie Redd “Uh Uh,” DJ Kay Slay ft. Papoose, AZ, Mysonne & Tre Williams “In My Soul” & More | Daily Visuals 1.10.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty A few days before Christmas last year, Trippie Redd surprised his fans when he gifted them a brand new mixtape Hate Is Dead. And while it only had nine tracks total, there were enough cuts that had his fans’ heads bopping into the New Year. Coming through with some visuals to one of the project’s standout cuts, “Uh Uh” Trippie Redd blows some trees into the air while using CGI to give him the eyes of a demonic madman throughout the video to help get those satanic rumors kicking off for 2022. Back in New York, DJ Kay Slay keeps on doing his thing for the streets and in his latest clip to “In My Soul” calls on Papoose, AZ, Mysonne, and Tre Williams to drop knowledge and give the youth some jewels that they won’t learn in school....
18 Unexpected Music Collaborations: The Weeknd & Jim Carrey and Beyond
Genre-crossing collaborations happen all the time in music, with fusions like pop-rock, folk-metal and country-rap even becoming genres of their own. But sometimes — like when The Weeknd paired with comedy legend Jim Carrey for his Dawn FM project — a team-up makes you do a double take. Explore Explore The Weeknd See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Whether it’s a Billboard Hot 100 hit or a big miss, here are some of the most memorable, unexpected collaborations in music history. The Weeknd & Jim Carrey, Dawn FM (2022) When The Weeknd announced that the highly anticipated follow-up to his 2020 smash album After Hours would feature Jim Carrey — yes, the superstar actor behind Ace Ventura, Bruce Almighty, The Mask and more blockbusters — fans ha...
