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[NEW VIDEO] PORTER ROBINSON “VIRTUAL SELF”

Porter Robinson has been claimed to be, “EDM’s sensitive boy genius.” He has been at the forefront of the world of dance music by putting a twist on traditional EDM.  Short after his debut, he made appearances in top-billed slots on festivals including Coachella, Tomorrowland, Creamfields and Lollapalooza.

He is best known for his song, “Sad Machine.”

Do yourself a favor and listen to it here:

Robinson has claimed to have a bit of writer’s block, so to inspire him again he began working on a project called “virtual self.” The Virtual Self EP dropped in November 2017 and drew inspiration from the ’90s and early 2000s trance. His vision was “rave nostalgia — one that’s viewed through the virtual lens of the internet and video game.”

He states:

“Virtual Self was me trying to paint a picture of a very foggy, distorted memory that I had of electronic music on the internet. That blurry memory is really mysterious, and that’s what I liked about it.”

He just released the video on February 28th, entitled, “Virtual Self – Ghost Voices.”

You can view it here:

Upon first viewing, it is incredible that Porter Robinson was able to create this as a result of a creative block. It really does take you into a different reality where one feels like they are back in a chat room. The vision is perfectly executed and draws up feelings of being otherworldly. Porter Robinson is always taking EMD and putting another spin on it and I think this is really different from what he has done in the past, but it also works so well. He has expanded his taste and being one of the top dance music inventors right now, he is bound to influence other artists. I can’t wait to see more of his vision in the future.

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DRAKE DOESN’T KNOW HOW TO TAKE CRITICISM

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,

“Is it a little bit cheap to use those emotions of, ‘Look at this person in need getting something good,’ and transfer those emotions onto yourself? I don’t know the last time I saw a four-minute montage of ‘Look at all the nice things I do.'”

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 could hear in his voice that this was very clearly the most important thing that he’s ever done. He was clearly very affected by doing something so good for people. That’s ultimately very great for the culture. But, I still would have said the video is not for me.”

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.

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[NEW MUSIC] LOGIC GETS COCKY ON “44 MORE”

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 raps about issues such as family troubles and people who are doubting his talent and spot in the industry.

He gets cheeky with his lyrics as he spits,

“Talk all you want, we are not the same / Step in the spot, now they know the name / Sold more albums my first week than Harry Styles and Katy Perry / If that ain’t a sign of the times then I don’t know what is, man this shit is scary,”

He, in fact, did have a better first sales week than Perry and Styles. His 2017 release, Everybody sold 196,000 copies his first week while Harry Styles’ self-titled debut sold 193,000 and Katy’s Witness sold 162,000 copies. He is getting an ego, but it is rightfully deserved. He is really slaughtering everyone with his talent.

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.

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[NEW MUSIC] POST MALONE’S “PSYCHO”

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.

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LIL YACHTY IS SET TO RELEASE MUSIC IN TWO WEEKS

Lil Yachty really showed up on the scene with his release of Lil Boat in 2016. It propelled him to stardom and put out a few other projects within that time.

He told his fans on February 20th that his squeal to this record is entitled Lil Boat 2 and it is to be released on March 9th, 2018.

He also released the cover art which shows him in the water during the sunset, looking pretty fine.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfcYEjLhyWK/?hl=en&taken-by=lilyachty

The shot was done by Mihailo Andic and he certainly had an eye for creativity. I like the contrast of this shot from Lil Boat.

Here is the Lil Boat cover art:

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The Lil Boat cover art shows a picture of a man sailing away on a small boat, while in Lil Boat 2′s cover art it shows him in the water fully embracing it. It seems like he doesn’t need a boat anymore when he is not afraid to sink. I feel like this is foreshadowing the content that is going to be on the album and I’m excited. He may be playing with a lot more darker themes.

In this album, he hinted at having collaborations with Glacier Boyz, Gucci Mane, and Migos. Based on the features and the cover art, I think this is going to be one of his best works.

Mark your calenders for March 9th!

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