Yet again Kanye West has disappeared from Instagram and we’re all wondering where he went! As a romantic gesture to his wife Kim Kardashian, West posted a series of photos of romantic couples in Hollywood. Not long after that, all his posts as well as his Instagram were deleted. Til we meet again, Kanye.
On the same day as the release of the anticipated film Black Panther, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake and Jay Rock release the visuals for their track “King’s Dead”.
The Dave-Free directed video is definitely one of the most creative hip hop music videos of the year so far. With this being a stand out track from Black Panther: The Album that featured some of hip hop’s greatest names, we knew the video had to be just as fire! The video starts out with the “Humble” rapper sitting in a palm tree while eating corn on the cob. Sounds crazy right? But it’s DOPE! Check it out below.
So Frank Ocean dropped some new music and as per usual the internet is BUZZING. The only difference is this isn’t quite the original Frank Ocean track but instead, he gave us his own twist of a song originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Of course Frank’s vocals sound amazing on his re-creation of the classic track, placing his riffs and runs over a darker sounding version of the original melody. About a month ago Ocean teased that he’d have some new music coming out. He wasn’t kidding! Could there be an album coming soon? We hope so!
Kodak uses Valentine’s Day to drop his appropriately named album “Heartbreak Kodak”. This 17 track project includes features from artist such as Lil Wayne and Tory Lanez, so we just KNOW it’s gonna be a banger! Check out the track list below.
Kodak Black’s Heartbreak Kodak Tracklist
1. “Running Outta Love” (prod. by Murda Beatz)
2. “Bill and Jill” (prod. by Dyryk)
3. “Hate Being Alone” (prod. by Scott Styles and Scott Supreme)
4. “Acting Weird” (prod. by Dyryk)
5. “Codeine Dreamin’” Feat. Lil Wayne (prod. by Ben Billions, Schife and Infamous)
6. “Why You Always Gotta Go” (prod. by Dyryk)
7. “Laudy” (prod. by Dyryk)
8. “Fuck With You” Feat. Tory Lanez (prod. Dyryk)
9. “I Get Lonely” (prod. by Ben Billions)
10. “Loyal” (prod. by C Clipz)
11. “Corrupted” (prod. by C Clipz)
12. “Kicking In” (prod. by SkipOnDaBeat and Daniel Worthy)
13. “Call You” (prod. by Ben Billions)
14. “No Feelings” (prod. by The 90’s)
15. “Helluva Love” (prod. by Helluva)
16. “When Vultures Cry” (prod. by Helluva) and Kodak Black
17. “Feb 14.” (prod. by C Clipz)
6lack brings in Valentine’s Day with a break up song titled “Cutting Ties” that goes along with the dark theme of his debut album Free 6lack. Take a listen!
So it’s almost Valentine’s Day and you’re trying to make just the right play list for your boo. No worries. Love has always been a vital part of great hip hop music. I think we can thank Drake for keeping this alive. Here’s a list of 20 hip hop love songs dating from back when LL Cool J was needin’ love until now.
1. Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari “Love” (2017)
2. Future “Incredible” (2017)
3. Kanye West feat. Charlie Wilson “Bound 2” (2013)
4. 2Pac “Temptations” (1995)
5. Nicki Minaj “Super Bass” (2010)
6. Fabolous feat. Neyo “You Make Me Better” (2007)
7. De La Soul “Eye Know” (1989)
8. Black Star “Brown Skin Lady” (1998)
9. Slick Rick “Teenage Love” (1988)
10. Goodie Mob “Beautiful Skin” (1998)
11. DMX “How Its Goin Down” (1998)
12. Ja Rule Feat. Vita “Put It On Me” (2000)
13. Lil Wayne “Receipt” (2005)
14. Drake “Best I Ever Had” (2009)
15. Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell “Beautiful” (2003)
16. 50 Cent Feat. Nate Dogg “21 Questions” (2003)
17. The Notorious B.I.G “Me & My Bitch” (1994)
18. LL Cool J “I Need Love” (1987)
19. Method Man Feat. Mary J Blige “I’ll Be There For You/ You’re All I Need To Get By” (1995)
20. A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum” (1990)