Thu 10 Mar 2011
The Next Big Thing: Drake, Diplo and MissInfo.tv are watching The Weeknd “Wicked Games”
Posted by Mr.North under Good For Hip Hop , New Music , Things I Love[28] Comments
Mr.North: It’s remarkable in 2011 for an artist to stay unknown to the public while buzzing within the industry. But that’s exactly what a new artist from Toronto has done. The one-man-band named The Weeknd has been receiving acclaim from writers, websites (FADER & OVO) and major artists within the industry. Last year I was introduced to The Weeknd’s music by a personal friend. That same friend introduced me to The Weeknd in person after I mentioned how much MissInfo loved The Weeknd’s fusion of R&B and indie sounds. Drake and his producer/partner Noah “40” Shebib are now mentoring The Weeknd so his career is now on warp speed. Last week The Weeknd joined twitter, launched his website and released a new single, “Wicked Games,” with some help from Drake. An official mixtape is in the works and don’t be shocked to hear about some heavyweights collaborations soon.
MissInfo: It’s so rare that I like anything instantly. And half the time, I only like it enough to play for a few days. But when North sent over the links to The Weeknd’s videos, I was hooked immediately. These songs posted below are on constant rotation now. There are the rough edges of any new artist but this is the kind of hip hop-indie-electronic-soul music that reflects the diverse reference library that we all pull from now. I raved to everyone I knew, and heard similar reactions from Diplo’s camp, my homie Joeyie, Universal fam, and more. So it’s no surprise that The Weeknd and his XO team are working with Drake and his October’s Very Own team. Sounds like a perfect match. Definitely looking forward to following this man’s growth.
The Weeknd might be your future favorite singer.
New Music: The Weeknd – “Wicked Games”
Via October’s Very Own. Stay up on The Weeknd’s new site, the-weeknd.com.
After the jump you can listen to previous releases: “What You Need”, “Loft Music” & “In The Morning”.
New Music: The Weeknd – “What You Need”
New Music: The Weeknd – “Loft Music”
New Music: The Weeknd – “In The Morning”
UPDATE: already got a link to a chopped and screwed version of “Loft Music”. Perfect for Loft parties with a drank bar, LOL. Thanks CameronReed.
March 10th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
superb.
March 10th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
I’ve always found swearing in R&B to sound weird, unless you’re Prince. It’s not like rap where it’s an extra word to stay on the beat.
“What you need” is pretty chill though – good bedroom music.
March 10th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
Two thumbs up
March 10th, 2011 at 2:15 pm
LOL….that’s a good point. I dont love cursing in songs. But then again, D’Angelo did a great job of it…remember?
March 10th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Well D’s is in a class of his own and that’s over a grimy Premo beat!
I guess this comment is aimed at the Drake/Trigga type of cuss crooning. 🙂
March 10th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
I gotta agree with steelo brown. dude has a sick voice and all the cursing is kind of random..takes away from the soul to me. its like when beyonce says nigga. it just dont feel right..but i like this guys style. real cool
March 10th, 2011 at 3:08 pm
when i heard him curse the 1st thing i thought of was the guy from the weddin singer who cursed in the weddin songs lmao. its mad random
March 10th, 2011 at 3:32 pm
somethin feels weird about these joints
March 10th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
I’ve seen they’re name on the OVO blog before but didn’t listen to they tracks. These sounds very interesting I look forward to hear more music from them.
March 10th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
I’m not gonna lie, I’m not really feeling the music….
March 10th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
this is not a new singer. this is just some leaks from the dream with a live band.
March 10th, 2011 at 6:07 pm
There are plenty of white boys who’ve been doing this style of music for some time now. This emo-techno thing. Nothing new under the sun, but if you do an Elvis/New Kids On The Block/Eminem repackaging, then all of a sudden you’ve just reinvented pockets. Except this cat did it in reverse. lol.
March 10th, 2011 at 7:22 pm
Poor man’s Christian. Bad music. Nothing new here, nothing to see.
March 10th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
The Weeknd sounds like a mix of R&B Drake and Jeremih, either way I can f*ck wit it
March 10th, 2011 at 8:32 pm
a little miguel-ish…
March 10th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
FINALLY ! heard his stuff back in december- only the 3 songs and literally nothing on the internet about him.
cant wait for more.
there something so real about the music
March 11th, 2011 at 4:00 am
lol all good. we cant all agree all the time
March 11th, 2011 at 9:55 am
THANK GOD FOR THE WEEKND!!!!!!!!
March 11th, 2011 at 10:29 am
I agree. I cant quite get into them.
March 12th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
What You Need is A Heater
March 17th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Its hot! I’m lovin it, I could see dude blowin up. I’m a fan.
March 20th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
I think that you mean, “Christión”.
March 21st, 2011 at 4:58 am
smooooooooth like butta! In a loop.
March 22nd, 2011 at 8:05 am
So when did we start adding boundaries to music? if he cant curse, tell your favorite rappers to stop autotuning. and lets not forget trey songz started cursing after the good boy image, the weeknd is raw because thats how they live, not that gay ass tyrese fuck shit YOU be listening to. that means yall need to tell all gangsta rappers that rap about loving they baby boo women to fucking leave the industry
March 22nd, 2011 at 8:07 am
and you get your mind right, white boys have been imitating this style of music and not being able to do it right since the resurgence of r and b has suddenly smacked the hipster white race now they think they know how alliyahs ass smelled before she died
April 7th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I’ve been saying the same thing, the music was cool 3 weeks ago, now I am addicted to the mixtape….
May 29th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
yeah I can`t get into it either. Its weird, can`t explain but I don`t like it. Heard it on the OVO mixtape and it threw me off . . . and Prince is possibly the only person who can sing motherfucker all day and get away with it ! lol no offense to the homie , but it ain`t my steelo . I think he has a nice voice and its a nice concept though.
May 29th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
I want to like it but I just can`t dig it !