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Rap Song of the Week: Kendrick Lamar Is No “Savior”
Rap Song of the Week is a round-up of the hip-hop tracks you need to hear every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. Today, Kendrick Lamar returns with “Savior” off his new album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. In the second half of Kendrick Lamar’s double album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, he focuses on breaking free of other people’s expectations. Due to the Compton rapper’s position as a public figure, fans look to him to lead the conversation about racial and social issues, but just like Charles Barkley, Kendrick doesn’t want to be their role model — nor should he be. On “Savior,” Kendrick makes his case while pointing to other Black celebrities like J. Cole, Future, and LeBron James, who are also expected to shoulder the burdens of the Black community. Although each person...
Rexxie ft Lil Frosh – Won Yabo
Nigerian music producer Rexxie teams up with Lil Frosh to drop a new song titled “Won Yabo”. “Won Yabo” is a brand new single produced by Rexxie featuring Lil Frosh, it is dedicated to his fans and supporters. The new record is an impressive groovy tune to smoothen and help rock your weekend well it fills in as a follow-up to his song “Essence” (Afropiano Mix). Listen and share Rexxie ft Lil Frosh – “Won Yabo” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Rexxie_-_Won_Yabo_ft_Lil_Frosh__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Solidstar – Solid Billion
Here is a new piece of music coming from Solidstar – ‘Solid Billion’ out now! Nigerian talented singer Solidstar drops brand new music he calls, “Solid Billion”, a followup to his previous song tagged “Lele”. The new record “Solid Billion” is a fantastic track dedicated to your listening pleasure and for fans. It is a thrilling track that deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Solidstar – “Solid Billion” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Solidstar_-_Solid_Billion_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
My Chemical Romance Drops New Song “The Foundations of Decay”
My Chemical Romance returns to the music scene with their new single “The Foundations of Decay.” The track is the band’s first official release since they broke up in 2013. Clocking in at six minutes, the song is decadent and intricately layered with MCR’s familiar riffs and lead singer Gerard Way’s hauntingly operatic vocals. There’s a long buzzy buildup that opens the tune and suddenly crescendos into a climactic chorus: Let our bodies lay while our hearts will stay,Let our blood invade if I die in pain,Now, if your convictions were a passing phase,May your ashes feed the river in the morning rays,And as the vermin crawls,We lay in the foundations of decay, The track swims between slow whispery tempos and epic screams, much like the vintage MCR sound fans have grown to love. The My Chemi...
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EDM.com Playlist Picks: The Chainsmokers, Illenium, Chris Lake & More [5/13/22]
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits I Love U – The Chainsmokers What Would You Do? – Joel Corry, David Guetta & Bryson Tiller 1×1 – Galantis Festival Hits 2022 Nightmares – Chris Lake & Cloonee Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Silent – Ship Wrek Tested – Montell2099 & Juelz Electronic Avenue Spirals – Illenium BLASTA – LSDREAM & INZO The One – NGHTMRE & KLAXX These tracks can be accessed on the EDM.com Top ...
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Tease Spike Lee Collaboration
Snoop Dogg on Thursday teased an upcoming collaboration with Dr. Dre and famed director Spike Lee in a cryptic Instagram post. “We up2somethin,” Snoop wrote under an image of Dre and Lee, which he presumably took, on the social media platform. The chart-topper did not disclose further information on what to expect from the trio’s collaboration, though he did include a movie camera emoji, which may be hinting at a film project, alongside his text. Lee has never worked with Snoop Dogg or Dr. Dre in a professional capacity, though he did appear in an Instagram Live with the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper to discuss his Netflix film Da 5 Blood in June 2020. The director, whose film repertoire includes Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, She’s Gotta Have It, Bamboozled and m...
Mallrat Goes Deeper Into The Machine
By Gabriel Aikins The ascension of Mallrat has been a long time coming. The Australian pop songwriter born Grace Shaw honed her work religiously over three EPs in the late 2010s. With each of these projects — 2016’s Uninvited, 2018’s In the Sky, and 2019’s Driving Music — the scope of her ambition and skill grew, as Shaw evolved as a producer, expanded her own musical tastes, and matured as a songwriter. Her first single of 2022, “Your Love,” represented a higher level to her art, a biting mix of hip-hop and pop unlike anything she’s created before. The result of this refinement is her long-awaited debut album Butterfly Blue, which incorporates new sounds into Shaw’s pop framework. This is the exact album she wanted to make, and no one was going to stop her. Butterfly Blue began to take sh...
Bop Shop: Songs From Kendrick Lamar, B.I, My Chemical Romance, And More
At the mention of vehicular escape, Kendrick Lamar‘s face morphs into O.J. Simpson’s. When he raps, “Friends bipolar, grab you by your pockets,” he becomes Kanye West. And then Jussie Smollett, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, and finally, his departed friend Nipsey Hussle. Between these, in the show-stopping one-shot video for “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick reverts back to his original face to keep rhyming. It’s a startling spectacle, and it takes repeated viewings to catch every nuance. But nothing is more potent than when he takes on Hussle’s visage, then once again his own, to state plainly: “To the killer that sped up my demise, I forgive you / Just know your soul’s in question.” —Patrick Hosken You Deserve to Make Money Even Whe...
Kendrick Lamar Could Set These 5 Records at the 2023 Grammys
With his new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers receiving rave reviews, Kendrick Lamar could be in for a big night when the 65th annual Grammy Awards are presented early next year (most likely in January at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles). Lamar has amassed 14 Grammys, but the top prize, album of the year, has eluded him. That may well change next year. Also, Lamar’s buzzy video for “The Heart Part 5,” in which his face morphs into the faces of such Black celebrities as O.J. Simpson, Kanye West and Will Smith, could take best music video. The visual has the “stop what you’re doing and watch this now” quality of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” which won in that category in 2019. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mr. Morale &...
Pete Townshend Hopes The Who’s Emotional Return to Cincinnati 43 Years After Tragedy ‘Will Bring Us All Together’
As far as Pete Townshend is concerned, The Who should never have left Cincinnati after that awful night in December 1979 when 11 fans died after concertgoers rushed the doors of Riverfront Coliseum. Like singer Roger Daltrey, the guitarist has never been able to shake the awful feeling of finding out about the tragedy that unfolded outside the venue — now named Heritage Bank Arena — on that freezing Dec. 3 night. And though it’s taken more than four decades, he is looking forward to enveloping the Queen City in a big, emotional hug when the band take the stage at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium on Sunday night (May 15) for the rock icons’ first show in town in the city in over 40 years as part of their “Who Hits Back!” tour. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and...
Every Song Ranked on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Album: Critic’s Picks
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, released Friday (May 13), is Compton wordsmith Kendrick Lamar’s momentous 18-track return to the rap spotlight after a five-year layoff. Outside of a few guest appearances on cousin Baby Keem’s 2021 effort The Melodic Blue, fans have not heard much from the Pulitzer Prize winner since 2017’s DAMN. Precursor single “The Heart Pt. 5,” in which Lamar raps over a sample loop of Marvin Gaye’s 1976 single “I Want You,” came earlier this week (May 8) and gave fans a taste of the new record’s overarching concepts, themes and ideas. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Sporting guest appearances from Ghostface Killah, Kodak Black, Blxst, Sampha, Summer Walker and plenty more, the double-disc record clocks in at 73 minutes a...
Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, My Chemical Romance & More: Which Music Release Is Your Favorite? Vote!
New Music Friday on May 13 saw two rap powerhouses make their return to music — one with a highly anticipated album, and the other with a collaboration featuring another rap star. One of pop punk’s greatest also returned with a new track. But which release was your favorite? Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Kendrick Lamar dropped his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — and an expansive world tour not too long after. The album — which features production from Pharrell, Duval Timothy, the Alchemist, Beach Noise, Boi-1da, Sounwave, Dahi, FNZ, J.LBS, Bekon and more — sees the gifted rapper musing on socially conscious topics, everything from wealth struggles and cancel culture to hip-hop’s relationship with transphobia in lyrics ...
