Although XXXTentacion is one of hip-hop’s most controversial figures, J. Cole agrees that there’s no denying the kid has skill. During an interview with Adam22 from a No Jumper podcast, XXXTentacion popped up in the conversation and Cole said that the checked out the rapper’s work after seeing the viral incident of him getting punched onstage in San Diego last year.
“Last year, and the kid got punched on stage, it was clearly big enough to make into my realm,” stated Cole. “So that leads me to hearing some of his shit—damn, this nigga’s actually talented.”
As for Dagger Dick, the 20-year-old recently made a post on his Instagram story that he and Joey Bada$$ might be doing a collaboration project together. For all you X fans out there, there’s no need to worry, I got this covered haha. Stay tuned for this possible collab and watch J.Cole and Adam22’s conversation below.
Kali Uchis just released the visuals for “After the Storm” featuring Tyler, the Creator and Bootsy Collins. This track was written as a message of solace for anyone dealing with a storm of their own. “Just because you’re losing at the moment doesn’t mean you’ve lost yet,” Uchis said. “The storm may be scary now but it’s how your flowers bloom later, and paradise is just beyond the rainbow.” Check out this cool Nadia Lee Cohen- directed video down below. It’s one of my favorite visuals from Kali Uchis thus far, see if you feeling it too.
Lil Wayne recently dropped two new songs titled ‘Big Bad Wolf‘ and ‘Bloody Mary‘ featuring Juelz Santana. His upcoming mixtape Dedication 6: Reloaded with DJ Drama is going to be fire when it drops. Until then, listen to Weezy’s new tracks below.
Radiohead recently just hit Lana Del Rey with a lawsuit over the similarities between their 1993 hit “Creep” and her song “Get Free” on her album “Lust For Life” that was released July 21, 2017.
It was a personal song for Lana’s that closed out her album, but upon first listen, it is hard not to hear the similarities. There are similar chord progressions and the opening of “Get Free” sounds exactly the same as “Creep”. If you haven’t listened to Radiohead’s “Creep” before, which I don’t think anyone has not, the listener would think that “Get Free” is an extremely original song. But the problem is that the reason it is good is because it is copied from one of the biggest names in alternative rock. To me the song seems obviously duplicated, especially the beginning. Lana claims that she did not hear the similarities and no had intention of copying the song but that doesn’t seem 100% honest. Lana should probably get better producers who aren’t recycling the same beats from pervious songs. Even if it wasn’t her fault, they are similar, and nothing can cover that up.
Bruno Mars has been shaping the industry with his massive hits like, “That’s What I Like”, “Versace On The Floor”, “24k Magic” and his older songs, “When I Was Your Man” and “Just The Way You Are.” His 2016 album “24K Magic” really showed his growth as an artist, and you could definitely hear the Michael Jackson influences. He sets the standards for musical growth from going from a sad boy who sang about heartbreak, to becoming a multifaceted artist who takes risks. It’s hard for other artists not to be inspired by his songs and career. “24k Magic” followed the theme of a nineties throwback and Bruno continues to do so on his latest Remix, “Finesse” featuring the biggest thing to happen in rap in 2017, Cardi B.
He really doesn’t feature rappers on his songs, besides B.o.B, CeeLo Green on his track “The Other Side” so seeing him bring Cardi B on this track is a surprise, but a great one that certainly works. I feel like this is just the start of a whole new vision that Bruno has for himself. Typically in a feature, the rap verse in near the bridge of the song, but they take a different spin on it. Cardi B’s verse is at the beginning of the song which sets up the tone and energy of a fast-paced jam. She comes back on the track near the end to sing, “yea we got it going on, got it going on” with Bruno. It is a different set up that actually works really well. It certainly paid off because it was the first song to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart in 2018.The track also starts atop On-Demand Streaming Songs (with 18.7 million on-demand streams) — the first to do so since, again, “Rockstar.” The risk that Bruno took paid off. We might see other artists trying to change up the structure of songs to give it more of an original feel but just know: Bruno did it first.
