According to the recent GQ feature by Cam Wolf, Juice WRLD said that he and Young Thug have already completed 10 tracks together. After playing a clip of one of the completed songs, Juice WRLD said, “It’s going to happen. Just whenever we put it out, I don’t know.” Due to his interest in emo and pop punk, he also said that he’s working on collaborating with Senses Fail singer Buddy Nielsen.
Later on in the interview, Juice WRLD shared his opinion on “Old Town Road” being removed from the Billboard Country list. He is crediting it to racism and that. “it burns some people inside to even see a black face next to their favorite artists.”
Since becoming one of the big names in hip hop, Juice WRLD has previously collaborated with Future on their album WRLD on Drugs. Hopefully, this collab will be just as fire.
The true Tyler the Creator has finally appeared. When I say that I don’t mean he was somebody else for his other albums, but this has been the Tyler many people were waiting for sonically since Cherry Bomb released 4 years ago. Igor is basically a very mature Cherry Bomb.
Igor was kind of a surprise album with it being announced only a week before its release date. Many people including myself speculated who would be featured on the album and how it would sound. We were expecting Flower Boy, but we got something way better from the Pharrell pupil. Filled with 12 tracks all written, produced and arranged by Tyler himself. The night before its release Tyler posted on social media stating “This is not like any other album I have released, do not go into this thinking its a rap album. Jump into it don’t skip a song and don’t look for features, take a car ride or lay in your bed and just let the music paint the picture for you”, and honestly Tyler was right this album is a big storyline from beginning to end.
Igor is a story of the highs and lows of Tyler’s past relationship. It starts just like any other relationship you first fall in love with the person,( The honeymoon phase) and now you’re trying to show the person why they should love you. Then come the complications and hardships many of us go through. The next part of the album Tyler talks of having to share the person because not only was this person fronting on him but now there is somebody else in the picture. Disclaimer alert we don’t know if Tyler is talking about a boy or girl he is trying to fall in love with, so maybe this person is still hiding their secret and that’s the reason they are playing with Tyler emotional. Tyler then sees them together and has thoughts of killing him or her so he can have his lover to himself. Tyler afterward plea’s to his lover what they would like for him to do. Many of us have been in this position because we are so in love with the person we put their happiness above ours even though that isn’t mentally healthy for us. But soon after Tyler comes to his senses and realizes he’s better off without this person, and tells them I hope the person you with knows they will never be better than me( Classic line by ever heartbroken person). Tyler is ready to leave and is fine with how things played out because he finally found peace in the situation. It ends as most of these situations do, can we be friends? Tyler wonders if they can be friends after everything has happened. This is the comically sense of unhealthy relationships, the person hurt the most always wants to stay friends. But we both know it never works out that way.
This is sonically the best album Tyler has ever released. IGOR is cohesive and the story is relatable to everybody no matter their background. I reframed from listing the tracklist or even the features because some are more evident than others. If you ever been through a situation like this you will quickly be caught following the album like a book. Each track will evoke a different memory or emotion and that is what makes this a top 5 album of the year candidate. You can stream IGOR on all music platforms.
From Jay Z’s point of view, it made sense to take his music off other streaming services if he were going to running his own, Tidal. Obviously, this would force loyal fans to purchase a Tidal subscription. Thankfully, Jay Z seems to have changed his plan, and put his beloved Blueprint Trilogy back onto Apple Music. That means long-time fans and new listeners alike can hear gems ranging from Izzo (H.O.V.A.) to Run This Town.
If I had to bet, I’d say that the reason for this amendment is likely due to Jay Z being involved in two current lawsuits, and he’s low on cash (relatively). The first lawsuit is with a former Roc Nation Sports boxer, who claims that the company forced him into fighting before he was done recovering from a flu, and he suffered severe brain damages. The other lawsuit involves an 81 year old singer suing Jay Z and Timbaland for sampling his song without permission.
Of course part of me wishes Jay Z wins these lawsuits. I’m a big fan of his music and all he’s done for the hip hop community. However, as a Spotify user, I’m thinking that the only way to get Jay Z’s music back on Spotify is for Jay Z to keep getting sued. I don’t know what I’d sue him for, but I could maybe make up something.
Jay Z and Timbaland are being sued for using an unauthorized sample on a song that came out the year I was born (1998).
This past Saturday, The Blast reported that 81 year old Ernie Hines is suing the two and their labels, including Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Recordings, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music, for using a part from his 1969 song “Help Me” in the instrumental section of Jay-Z’s song “Paper Chase”, produced by Timbaland. Hines also claimed that another song that Timbaland produced, Ginuwine’s 1999 track Toe 2 Toe, also used the sample without his permission.
According to his lawyer Christopher Brown, the senior citizen’s explanation for he didn’t recognize the illegal use of his song years before is, “[Hines is a] senior citizen, does not listen to rap music, and was unaware”.
All in all, the terms of the lawsuit are for copyright infringement and Hines will receive $2 million reimbursement.
11 albums in and our favorite ad-liber is still giving us good vibes and good music. DJ Khaled has finally made his return to the music scene after a 2-year hiatus “Father of Asahd” is upon us. Khaled took a different approach to his rollout instead of releasing singles a week or two ahead of its release Khaled instead kept all the music until its release day. The only two singles we knew about were “No Brainer“, and “Top Off” which were released the year prior.
Now to dive deep into this star-studded album, that has 15 tracks with features coming from SZA, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Cardi B, 21 Savage, Jeremiah, Big Sean, J Balvin, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Nas, Chris Brown, Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Gunna, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Buju Banto, John Legend, and none other than the late Nipsey Hussle. Khaled has always been able to amass a good cast of artist for his projects the problem is more so putting everybody on tracks that allow them to shine.
Khaled may have finally blessed the music community with some jams before the summer actually starts with hits like “Jealous( Ft. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean) that showcase yet again why Chris Brown is an R&B king and Lil Wayne still has it. We were also blessed with “Celebrate(FT. Travis Scott, Post Malone) which without listening to it you know its a autotune summer smash. Also, we receive our reggaeton music with “Holy Mountain(FT. Buju Banton, Sizzla, Mavado, & 070 Shake) and “Holy Ground( Ft. Buju Banton) which samples Jose Feliciano’s” And the Feelings Good“, Khaled did good with supplying us with BBQ/ Party music for the summer.
Whats a summer or even a Khaled album without some R&B tracks like “Just Us(FT. SZA) that samples Outkast hit “Ms. Jackson”, which gives this an even better feeling because the older generation gets to reminisce. Then you get a big mood with tracks like ” You Stay( FT. Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby,& Jeremiah) and “Freak N You(Ft Lil Wayne,& Gunna), setting the mood in the car with your girl should be easy with these tracks playing ( while the latter samples Jodeci Freek N You), so you know things are going to get spicy once you get home.
Khaled always does a great job of having the spitters and retrospective music to fit perfectly on his album. He does this with these tracks “Big Boy Talk(ft. Jeezy& Rick Ross) which is a surprise if you know their past history. You also Have Big Sean with his own track “Thank You” which honestly has me craving a Big Sean project this year. Then Khaled also put an idea of maybe having a Lil Baby and Meek Mill Ep because of the way they mesh on ” Weather the Storm“. But the best track and the most emotional one is “Higher(FT. Nipsey Hussle& John Legend) there isn’t a more complete track on the album than this. This track is literally the best last track we could receive from Nipsey Hussle, he tells his story from his grandparents to kids, You see the star he was becoming. Nipsey last verse hits harder because of the way he went out ” Dance with the Devil and test all faith, I was thinking chess moves, but it was god grace/ South central state of mind, high crime rate. Homicide, hate, gang bangin and get you all day“, To think his last verse foretold his fate. There is no beating the feelings this track and video make you feel whether you listened to Nipsey or not and John Legend hook was perfectly written.
This was a solid project from Khaled may actually be really good once the summer officially hits. “Higher” was the epitome of Nipsey, and the fact all the money from this track goes to his family makes it all the better to stream it all day. This isnt a top 5 album or anything but it will get us therough the summer because the music as been lackluster this year so far. You can stream this project on all media platforms and also check out the music videos for almost every track on youtube.
Tyler the Creator has just dropped his most recent album Igor. There are a bunch of features on the album including Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert, Al Green, Playboi Carti, and Charlie Wilson. It has 12 tracks an appropriately starts with “Igor’s Theme”.
Tyler had a few words of advice for people to shape their expectations and listening habits. When Igor was released, Tyler tweeted a photo with these words: “Igor. This is not Bastard. This is not Goblin. This is not Wolf. This is not Cherry Bomb. This is not Flower Boy. This is Igor. Don’t go into this expecting a rap album. Don’t go into this expecting any album.” He’s right; this album is very different than previous albums. Much of it’s focus is on sonic texture and instrumental melodies, and Tyler doesn’t even rap until halfway through the third song. The piano is featured heavily on this album, often being the centerpiece of multiple songs on this album.
Later on in the same note, Tyler writes: ““Front to back. No distractions either. No checking your phone no watching tv no holding convo, full attn. towards the sounds where you can form your own opinions and feelings towards the album. Some go on walks, some drive, some lay in bed and sponge it all up. Whatever it is you choose, fully indulge. With volume.” You need to fully focus to truly enjoy this album. The beauty is in the details. Personally, my ideal mode of listening is the car, as the constant drone and direction of the drive usually amplifies my listening experience. I took the car out for a spin last night after this album dropped, and drove on some back-roads to absorb it.
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