Thu 28 Feb 2019
Big Boi is set to play Motown founder Berry Gordy in TV One’s upcoming biopic, The Bobby DeBarge Story. The iconic rapper, who’s also appeared in movies like ATL, Who’s Your Caddy? and OutKast’s Idlewild, announced the news via Instagram, posting a photo of him in his chair on the film’s set.
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Thu 28 Feb 2019
Blueface’s “Thotiana” reached a new peak, rising to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. As that record and remix with Cardi B and YG shows no signs of slowing down, the L.A. rapper links up with G-Eazy. It’s an all California affair on “West Coast,” as Blueface brings his off-beat rhyming style pattern over a funky baseline with bounce. The pair shot a music video for their collaboration earlier this month, set to premiere soon.
Listen to “West Coast” below.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
Rising NY artist Melii kicked off the new year with her new single “HML,” featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. Ahead of her debut project Phases due later this year, the Harlem native returns with an official music video for “HML.” Moving around Uptown, undercover cops are on A Boogie’s trail after a robbery at a local bodega. When it comes to catch up with her on-screen lover, Melii ends up being left stranded after police catch up with the Highbridge star.
Watch below.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
Anderson .Paak is ready to give fans more music. Fresh off winning his first-ever GRAMMY earlier this month, the musician announces his new album Ventura. The project will arrive just five months after last year’s Oxnard, dropping everywhere on April 12. In support of the album, Paak will embark on the ‘Best Teef In The Game’ tour. Spanning 21 dates across North America, road show is making stops in major cities like Nashville, Philadelphia, New York City, Toronto, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas, Vancouver and San Francisco, from May 17 – June 17.
Thundercat, Earl Sweatshirt, Noname, Jessie Reyez and Mac Demarco will serve as supporting acts. Fans can purchase tickets to the tour starting Mar. 2 – Mar. 5 via fan (register here) and AMEX pre-sales. Ticket sales for the general public begins on Mar. 8 at 10 a.m. EST. See the dates below.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
Since putting out their 2009 joint album earlier this month, Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y have kept fans engaged by rolling out music videos. After “Forever Ball,” “The Life” and “Plot Twist,” the two rap stars return with a visual for “Stoned Gentlemen.” Like the previous videos, Wiz and Spitta enjoy some high-grade smoke, good drinks, and the presence of female fans red cupping backstage.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
K-Major revisits his recent EP I’m Good Luv, Enjoy and unveils the official music video for it’s second single titled “DGAF.” The track also features California standout, Rayven Justice. I’m Good Luv, Enjoy was released at the top of the month and shows how far K-Major has come from years of hard work as both an artist and songwriter behind some of your favorite hits.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
Rising R&B star Summer Walker gets a huge co-sign as Drake joins her on the remix for “Girls Need Love.” The original, off the singer’s Last Day of Summer LP released last year, gets an upgrade as the Canadian superstar hops on the record. Drizzy adds to the melodic number opting to add some soothing vocals versus a guest rap.
Listen below.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
With only two months until its official release in theaters world-wide, Warner Bros. Pictures unleashes the second official trailer to their upcoming film POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
De La Soul made a huge announcement on Tuesday (Feb. 26), revealing their first six albums will be coming soon to streaming services for the first-time. The news sadly comes with huge downside, as the trio revealed they won’t any royalties due to issues with Tommy Boy Records, the label that released those projects. “The music will be released digitally,” said the hip-hop group in an Instagram post. “After 30 long years of good music and paying their debt to hip-hop, De La Soul unfortunately, will not taste the fruit of their labor. Your purchase will roughly go 90% Tommy Boy, 10% De La.”
Samples played a huge role in the albums not being available on streaming platforms, something the group says Tommy Boy is ignoring. “When confronted and questioned whether or not all samples had been cleared for our catalog’s streaming release, Tommy Boy felt that it would be better to move forward with the release and deal with all claims/lawsuits later on… really????. That’s just not smart business. We don’t want to be sued.” The group sat down with Sway in the Morning to discuss their situation, watch below.
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Wed 27 Feb 2019
Offset’s solo debut Father of 4 is out everywhere now. The Migos rapper is now on a promo run, recently making stops with GQ and Billboard. The media blitz continued with visits to Power 105.1 and HOT 97 this week. Sitting down with The Breakfast Club for an hour, Offset discussed the simplicity of his album title, choosing to have his kids on the cover, almost losing his wife Cardi B, his estranged father and trying to mend that relationship, the near-fatal car accident last year, maturing as a person, spending less on cars and jewelry, love for investing and real estate, plus more.
Catching up with the Ebro in the Morning crew, Offset touched on his decision to crash Cardi’s Rolling Loud performance to win her back, his recent back-and-forth with Chris Brown on social media over 21 Savage memes, catching listeners off guard with the mature content on the new album, the decision to keep Baby Kulture out of the spotlight, and older artists paying homage to the Migos for their cultural impact.
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