Bruno Mars and Cardi B’s “Finesse” has been on the Billboard charts for the past 7 weeks peaking at #3 on the top 100. The songs video and beat is full of that vibrant 90’s feel. Nike is feeling nostalgic as well breaking the vault open and bringing back one of my peronal favorites the “Outburst” from 1993.
Pittsburgh rapper Jimmy Wopo and D.C.’s Willtharapper collaborated on a their latest track titled “Not a Trapper.” Play the song below and listen to Wopo’s last record “Lost”.
Blink 182 is one of the leading and most prominent bands in punk. They continued the unexpected 1990s journey of pop-punk into the mainstream. Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker make up the multi-faceted band. The trio is from Southern California and took their skater punk style and turned it into one of the greatest bands of all time. They were also not afraid to branch out with their sound, putting out countless experimental albums that worked in their favor. They are not afraid to evolve and their fans support it. Despite this, some albums have been claimed to be not on the level of their hit releases like their 2001 release, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and their 2003 release of their self-titled album, Blink-182. Also, who could forget their 1999 release, Enema Of The State.
Remember this cover art?
After this release, they waited a while and released Neighborhoods in 2011 which was either loved or extremely hated. Fans also have their own thoughts about the 2016 release of California since people waited five years for a sound that was more pop based. But I think we can all agree that the deluxe edition of California was just plain bad.
But through all their different sounds, releases and experimental music videos they have had some of the greatest punk hits in the genre.
Here is my list of the greatest Blink 182 songs:
Josie:
Dumpweed:
What’s My Age Again? (obviously)
Anthem:
Anthem Part 2:
Don’t Leave Me:
Adam’s Song:
(I think I listed every other song on Enema Of The State, it’s just that good)
First Date:
This song brings me back to when I was 17 and going on a lot of dates. This is truly a classic song.
Online Songs:
Happy Holidays, You Bastard:
I think is the best joke song that Blink has ever done.
Feeling This:
Try not to scream along to this song.
Stockholm Syndrome:
This song truly kicks ass.
I’m Lost Without You:
Ghost on the Dance Floor:
I personally feel that Neighborhoods were their best most eclectic album. Many fans disagree though.
Wishing Well:
This song is truly a jam. One of my favorite Blink songs.
Kaleidoscope:
Even if She Falls In Love:
This song is truly my favorite song this band has ever put out. Even if you aren’t a fan of Blink 182, you will probably love this song.
Pretty Little Girl:
Most people don’t know this song since it was released on an EP.
Dogs Eating Dogs:
She’s Out of Her Mind:
San Diego:
I am in love with the bridge on this song.
So here’s my list! It might be long but they have been around since the 90s and continue to put out albums that top the other ones. I really hope they don’t break up anytime soon because they are too important to fade away. Although California was more pop, it was still a good album that combined a new sound with some of their best assets.
Drake’s music video for “God’s Plan” is has stayed for the fourth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the video has about 67 million views. The video was only released a week ago and it has been the topic of conversation for almost every radio host on the scene.
Check out the video here if you haven’t seen it already:
The video shows Drake giving out money to people in need and shows the emotional reaction of the people who are receiving the money. It was a very cute and wholesome video, but other people think differently.
Check out my review of Drake’s “God’s Plan” video here:
https://recmetro.com/2018/02/16/be-the-first-to-view-it-drake-gods-plan-music-video/
I did like the video but it didn’t quite match the song. Other people have much harsher criticism for this video.
Peter Rosenberg, a radio host on Hot 97 was critical of the authenticity of the “God’s Plan” video. Although Drake gave away one million dollars, he didn’t quite get the point of handing out money to seem like a God among men.
Check out Rosenberg’s full comment here:
Rosenberg also stated,
I agree with this statement. Drake is acting like he is the nicest person to ever exist by giving away his millions of dollars. It almost makes you feel sorry for the people receiving the money.
Drake was certainly pissed off by these comments since he was just trying to do an act of kindness for these people so he personally called the radio host.
Drake fired back by saying:
“What’s your problem with me? How did you make this a negative thing?”
Rosenberg commented back,
I think that Drake was being a little too sensitive by taking what a radio host said to heart. He is just trying to produce quality content for the listeners, and he does bring up a good point. It’s not that deep Drake, we still think you’re a good person.
Logic, the famous “1-800-273-8255” rapper just released his new single, “44 More” on February 22nd, 2018. He had a lot of pressure on himself to produce the next big hit since “1-800-273-8255” was one of the biggest songs of 2017. He was nominated for a Grammy and his new song “44 More” shows that he will be returning to the Grammys in 2018.
Check out the song here:
He gets cheeky with his lyrics as he spits,
Another stand out lyric is:
“I done made 20 million dollars (preach)
I don’t flex to be acknowledged (preach)
At this point it’s common knowledge (preach)
All you haters been abolished (preach)
You in the club throwin’ dollars, but I’m savin’ mine so my kids go to college (preach)”
Side note, Is it just me or does Logic sound like Lil Dicky? I hear similar rap styles and I feel like they almost have the same voice. Well, Logic definitely has more talent.
I am so happy that Logic has a bigger fanbase now to release songs like this. This is almost as good as his latest hit. It was hard to live up to that hype, but Logic pulled it off.
Post Malone just released a new single off his Beerbongs & Bentleys album that is due out this year. He released “Psycho” on February 22nd, featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The release of this single shows that the release date for the album isn’t that far away.
Check out the single here:
I love the animation that this video has. The angry dog at the construction site really sets up the tone for this song of chaos and slight fear. This song is definitely more chill than his other ones. It is not a huge banger like “Rockstar” was, but it is good and entertaining to listen to. It’s a good song to listen to when you’re driving but I wouldn’t want to put it on at a huge party. There are some cliches in the song like the lyrics, “can’t really trust nobody” that appears frequently in the chorus. The theme of rappers not trusting anyone is so played out that I didn’t really think this song added to Post’s discography. Despite that, I do like the contribution that Ty Dolla $ign brings to the song.
Maybe it’s one of those songs you have to listen to a few times before you get into it. I’m excited about this new album, but hopefully, this isn’t the best of the best.
