TaylorGang’s Wiz Khalifa is back and taking his fans back to school with this new highly cinematic visual for “Letterman“. Wiz acts like he REALLY is in high school with this one. I’m not sure if it was the letterman jacket he wore or his bars that bagged the one cheerleader, but check this video out. The nostalgic effects and whole concept is pretty cool in my opinion. Only if spark ups were allowed in stadiums.
This video is bound to make you want to spark too for real lol. If you really f*ck with Wiz, make sure you listen to Wiz’ November drop Laugh Now Fly Later, available below.
The Migos, the hottest thing to happen in 2017, have just released their new single from their new record “Culture 2.” The Migos formed in 2009 and the group is composed of the rappers Quavo, Offset and Takeoff. Although they were formed in 2009, they really had their big break when they released their second album, “Culture” in January 2017. It received a lot of praise and debuted on top the Billboard 200 chart. After this point, one could not turn on the radio without listening to “Bad and Boujee”, which stayed for 36 weeks on the chart. Following this success, they almost defined and created a new style of rap, which includes mumbling and a sauvé style, comparable to Yung Thug. Now that they are so big, the expectations are high. So what can we expect from this new single entitled, “Supastars?”
At first listen, it doesn’t seem very original and it is definitely not as good as “Bad and Boujee.” The main problem with this song is that it doesn’t have a strong chorus that draws the listener in. The chorus also has three lines of just saying, “yeah”, which can get boring. It also doesn’t have a significant beat change in the chorus, which makes it hard to figure out where the chorus actually is. It is more of a freestyle that lasts five minutes with no central theme, which is a tad too long. Quavo also appears to have the most lines in the song, which is starting to become a trend. I would love to see Offset and Takeoff have more of a contribution on this album.
The background vocals of “yea”, “got it, got it”, “real”, “style” along with other call-outs, only detracts from the song since it is used too frequently, even for the Migos. It is almost like these background expressions are trying to make the lyrics more strong when it just doesn’t have a well-crafted component.
They are sticking to what they know, but the problem with that is that it doesn’t have the quality of being a stand out track. They have influenced the rap game, but this certainly isn’t as revolutionary.
This song is a lot better than a lot of what other artists are doing in the game right now, but I expected more from them. The song doesn’t have that star quality to send it to the top of the Billboard charts. Some would say I am being too critical but they have set this high of a bar for themselves, and only on their second album. Overall, the song doesn’t live up to my expectations and I hope that they have more variety on the full album.
It’s truly powerful to see the effect that Logic has done for his fans. He is showing that everyone struggles with depression, even when they are famous, they can still feel down. It is hard to tell what someone is going through since we all have our own personal battles but the most important thing to remember is that we are all human.
Now with the success of this song, he has a bigger and wider audience. In my opionion this wasn’t the rapper’s best song, due to the repetitive chorus but it did send him to instant stardom. I love seeing celebrities that use their platform for good, and also to put out quality content along with the message. The ripple of this song has caused quite the storm of people being more open about their mental health, and not being afraid to get help when they need it. We are one step closer to bringing the rate of suicide down. We truly only have this one life to live- might as well live it, even through the bad.
Punk Goes Pop series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of songs by various artists performing covers of pop songs. It was released on April 2, 2002 and is still thriving. Its success caused Fearless Records to release more pop cover albums. The basic formula is having punk bands do creative covers of pop songs, putting a new spin on traditional songs that have been heard over the radio. It gives the song a new direction and meaning, which highlights the power of music. Not only has the original song connected with listeners, just by changing the style can give it a whole new take which is very refreshing to hear.
You can listen to some of the most popular covers here:
Mayday Parade is a proud artist on these albums and they even have a cover that has 16 million views featuring Vic Fuentes:
Since Rap is becoming more and more popular and taking over the radio, it would great to make covers to capitalize on the buzz. Punk and rap have a lot of the same qualities, which gives it the perfect mix. Punk is an aggressive form of rock music while rap is more lyrical and fast-paced. Overall they are both subcultures that give voice to outsiders, and that mix is even stronger combined. These artists are people who don’t fit the norm and find connectivity in music.
One of the most impressive covers is Fame on Fire’s cover of “XO TOUR Llif3” by Lil Uzi Vert.
You can view the original song here & the cover:
On the topic of punk covers, everyone remembers Framing Hanley’s cover of “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne.
You can view the original song here & the cover:
One can even argue that these covers are better than the original, depending on your taste. Overall, I love seeing the merge of these two genres and I hope that more bands will be open to covering these songs. It is also a great way to get traffic to a band’s Youtube page by covering popular songs and doing it well. Hopefully, there can be a Rap Goes Punk in the next year to open up people’s tastes.
Donald Glover is not only a successful singer but also a refined comedian and actor. With all these talents he is bound to be at a crossroad of which one he should focus on. On June 3rd, the singer announced at Governor’s Ball Music Festival in New York City that his next album will be his last album. He has stated that he doesn’t feel like it is “necessary” anymore. This was shocking to the fans that have supported him since 2011, and also very sporadic when his single “Redbone” did so well on the charts. It was almost an insult to his fans to be ending his career in singing by playing it off as not important. Twitter went into a frenzy trying to comprehend that we would only be getting one more album by him.
Due to the backlash of his hasty statement, he elaborated on his plans during an interview with HuffPost. He stated, “There’s nothing worst than like a third sequel, like a third movie and we’re like, ‘again?’” he said. “Like I feel like there’s gotta be a reason to do things and I always had a reason to be punk. Being punk just always felt really good to me and we always looked at Atlanta as a punk show and I feel like the direction I would go with Childish Gambino wouldn’t be punk anymore. As much as ‘Redbone’ is a punk song because it’s a gospel song that’s on the radio, I’m like there’s only so far you can go before you just are the radio.”
So for the next Childish Gambino album, we can expect him to go outside his comfort zone and write songs that are more punk based, or he might experiment with other genres. Knowing the vast array of his talents, I am sure that we will be impressed by anything that he does. He has already mastered rap and even gone outside the norm to have a nontraditional song on the radio. I would love to see Donald Glover show us the different sides of him and expand outside of his comfort zone. I can’t wait for the next album and what he has to offer. To see him completely disappear from the music scene would be a waste of talent. We will miss you Childish Gambino and hopefully, we can convince you to stay around for just a little bit longer.
Had to get a brand new wig, ooh, ’cause I get bored too quick. Yeah, I get bored too quick, I get bored too quick. MADEINTYO released the visuals to his latest single “Too Quick.” Directed by Lyrical Lemonade’s very own, Cole Bennette. Check out MADEINTYO’s official music video to “Too Quick” below and see if you rockin’ with it. It’s catchy and relatable as hell. Who doesn’t get bored of the same old sh*t?
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