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Every Song Ranked on Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Album: Critic’s Picks
The 6 God goes for seven. Nine months after Certified Lover Boy‘s momentous arrival, Drake delivered another album with Honestly, Nevermind on Friday (June 17). His seventh LP, Drizzy went against his usually well-calculated ways to announce the surprise album just mere hours before it landed on streaming services. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The last time he pulled the surprise release was the critically acclaimed If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late in 2015. For once, Drake elected to keep his album shorter than his typically overstuffed albums with a modest 14 songs. Those expecting a rap album were sadly mistaken, as Drizzy leans on the house music scene and bars are a rarity outside of a few tracks. An expert collaborator,...
Charlie Puth And BTS’ Jungkook Have Cut a Collaboration ‘Left and Right’
Charlie Puth has recruited K-pop royalty for his next project — a collaboration with BTS’ Jungkook. Late Thursday, Puth dropped a viral video in which he rings Jungkook and offers the star some suggestions on how to sing “Left and Right”. “Hey man, what does it sound like when you sing ‘Memories follow me left and right,’” Puth enquires. Jungkook obliges. For his next test, Puth asks Jungkook to stand to the left of the mic and sing “I can be over here,” and then do it to the right. Not a problem. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “And it sounds like this,” Puth enthuses as he plays a cut. “This is gonna be crazy,” he adds. Puth also dangles a carrot. If the song accumulates 500,000 pre-saves, he promises to release it in full next Friday (...
Drake Releases New Album Honestly, Nevermind: Listen
Drake released his sixth solo studio album, Certified Lover Boy, in September of 2021. It was initially slated to arrive in January of that year, but it was delayed following surgery for a knee injury Drake sustained in the fall of 2020. When it finally arrived several months later, the LP swiftly shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, overtaking Kanye West’s Donda with what was at the time the biggest debut week of 2021. Following the record’s release, Drake shared music videos for “Way 2 Sexy” and “Knife Talk.” Drake’s goofy “Way 2 Sexy” clip was directed by frequent collaborator Dave Meyers, who captured the rapper depicting numerous “sexy” archetypes. Drake portrayed a workout video instructor, a cartoon, an older guy at the beach, a romance novel protagonist, an action hero, and a ...
Drake Releases New Album Honestly, Nevermind: Listen
Drake released his sixth solo studio album, Certified Lover Boy, in September of 2021. It was initially slated to arrive in January of that year, but it was delayed following surgery for a knee injury Drake sustained in the fall of 2020. When it finally arrived several months later, the LP swiftly shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, overtaking Kanye West’s Donda with what was at the time the biggest debut week of 2021. Following the record’s release, Drake shared music videos for “Way 2 Sexy” and “Knife Talk.” Drake’s goofy “Way 2 Sexy” clip was directed by frequent collaborator Dave Meyers, who captured the rapper depicting numerous “sexy” archetypes. Drake portrayed a workout video instructor, a cartoon, an older guy at the beach, a romance novel protagonist, an action hero, and a ...
iLoveMakonnen and YoungBoy Never Broke Again Share New Song: Listen
iLoveMakonnen and YoungBoy Never Broke Again have connected for the new song “All My Shit Is Stupid.” Listen below. Since parting ways with Warner—who issued iLoveMakonnen’s M3 EP and “Loser” in 2019—Makonnen has released a steady string of albums and singles, beginning with My Parade in April 2021. The musician followed My Parade with DM007 and Everything Is Trash. Last month, he released the single “Too Faded.” Earlier this year, YoungBoy Never Broke again released Colors and the DaBaby collaboration Better Than You. In addition, last week, the Baton Rouge rapper and his Never Broke Again collective shared the compilation mixtape Green Flag Activity. Coming up, on August 5, YoungBoy will issue the new album Slimeto. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
iLoveMakonnen and YoungBoy Never Broke Again Share New Song: Listen
iLoveMakonnen and YoungBoy Never Broke Again have connected for the new song “All My Shit Is Stupid.” Listen below. Since parting ways with Warner—who issued iLoveMakonnen’s M3 EP and “Loser” in 2019—Makonnen has released a steady string of albums and singles, beginning with My Parade in April 2021. The musician followed My Parade with DM007 and Everything Is Trash. Last month, he released the single “Too Faded.” Earlier this year, YoungBoy Never Broke again released Colors and the DaBaby collaboration Better Than You. In addition, last week, the Baton Rouge rapper and his Never Broke Again collective shared the compilation mixtape Green Flag Activity. Coming up, on August 5, YoungBoy will issue the new album Slimeto. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch Chloë’s Video for New Song “Surprise”
Chlöe—aka Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle—has shared the new song “Surprise” and its Diana Kunst–directed music video. Check it out below. Last year, Chlöe shared the single “Have Mercy,” which she performed at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and at the 2021 American Music Awards. This past April, she came back with the song “Treat Me.” Revisit Pitchfork’s “The 6 Best Music Videos of September 2021,” featuring “Have Mercy” at No. 2. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch Chloë’s Video for New Song “Surprise”
Chlöe—aka Chloe Bailey of Chloe x Halle—has shared the new song “Surprise” and its Diana Kunst–directed music video. Check it out below. Last year, Chlöe shared the single “Have Mercy,” which she performed at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and at the 2021 American Music Awards. This past April, she came back with the song “Treat Me.” Revisit Pitchfork’s “The 6 Best Music Videos of September 2021,” featuring “Have Mercy” at No. 2. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Drake Marries 23 Women in New “Falling Back” Video: Watch
Drake has shared the first video from Honestly, Nevermind, the surprise follow-up to Certified Lover Boy that arrived last night. In the video, directed by Director X and featuring a Tristan Thompson cameo, Drake marries 23 women. The video includes a “Free YSL” message, supporting the YSL artists currently being held on racketeering charges. Check out the video below. Honestly, Nevermind arrived overnight with just a few hours’ notice. Producers include Black Coffee, Gordo, Alex Lustig (who also plays keys on “Calling My Name”), and Beau Nox (who plays guitar on “Overdrive” and sings on “Down Hill”). Congolese singer Mukengerwa “Tresor” Riziki also appears several times. 21 Savage is the album’s sole featured artist, appearing on the last track titled “Jimmy Cooks.” Content This content c...
Drake Marries 23 Women in New “Falling Back” Video: Watch
Drake has shared the first video from Honestly, Nevermind, the surprise follow-up to Certified Lover Boy that arrived last night. In the video, directed by Director X and featuring a Tristan Thompson cameo, Drake marries 23 women. The video includes a “Free YSL” message, supporting the YSL artists currently being held on racketeering charges. Check out the video below. Honestly, Nevermind arrived overnight with just a few hours’ notice. Producers include Black Coffee, Gordo, Alex Lustig (who also plays keys on “Calling My Name”), and Beau Nox (who plays guitar on “Overdrive” and sings on “Down Hill”). Congolese singer Mukengerwa “Tresor” Riziki also appears several times. 21 Savage is the album’s sole featured artist, appearing on the last track titled “Jimmy Cooks.” Content This content c...
Best New Tracks: Drake, Logic, Steve Lacy and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by Drake, Logic and Steve Lacy, who released the albums HONESTLY, NEVERMIND and Vinyl Days and the single “Mercury,” respectively. Also joining this week’s selections are projects from Flying Lotus and Devin Tracy, Smiley, Rico Nasty, Cautious Clay, Xavier Omär, 070 Shake and Tay Iwar. Drake – HONESTLY, NEVERMIND [embedded content] Drake surprises fans with the sudden release of his seventh studio album, HONESTLY, NEVERMIND. The 14-track project features a single guest appearance from 21 Savage on the closing cut “Jimmy Cook’s” and arrives nine months after Certified Lover Boy — which featured a Damien Hirst-...
Megan Thee Stallion Wants Pint-Sized Rapper Tory Lanez Thrown “Under The Jail”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Hip-Hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion opened even more about the shooting incident involving herself, Tory Lanez, and her former best friend, Kelsey Harris. Megan Thee Stallion Wants Tory Lanez Thrown “Under The Jail” Megan Thee Stallion is definitely trying to take control of the narrative following the July 2020 incident where she alleges the pint-sized Canadian musician Tory Lanez shot her. Related Stories The Houston rapper, born Megan Peete, spoke about the shooting in a cover feature with Rolling Stone telling the publication, “I want him to go to jail,” further adding,” “I want him to go under the jail.” In the feature where she proclaims, “I Will Not Back Down,” Thee Stallion also mentions the interaction between her former...
