Year: 2018

Teyana Taylor Releases “KTSE” Album, Prod. By Kanye West

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Teyana Taylor finally dropped her latest studio album, “Keep That Same Energy” on June 23. The singer’s new project features eight songs with appearances from Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign.  Taylor hosted a listening party in Los Angeles on Thursday (June 21) to celebrate her new release. Guests included Kanye and his wife Kim Kardashian. Ahead of the record’s debut, the Harlemite revealed that Lauryn Hill sent her a voice note to use on her album’s interlude. Taylor is the latest G.O.O.D. Music artist to get her shine. She follows behind Nas’ “Nasir”, Kanye…

Jack Bruno “Next Year” prod. by Don Cannon

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Jack Bruno is looking forward to next year as he takes you on a Parisian tour with fashion week inspired French models. From the glistening Eiffel Tower to the steamy Moulin Rouge, the Gwil Doe directed visual forecasts a bright future for the upcoming punk rapper. The inspiring Don Cannon produced song has become a fast fan favorite with over 200,000 SoundCloud Streams and will be featured on his upcoming release Manifesting A Pop Star Part 1. “Next Year is a mentality. Stay focused on where you want to be.…

Blac Chyna, Fabolous, Draya Michele, LaLa and more at Murano

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Tuesday nights at Murano has turned into Hollywood’s go-to spot for all of LA’s biggest stars. Draya Michele showed up in a lime green body suit that stopped all traffic on Robertson Blvd as she exited her SUV. Quincy showed up to the club late night with 4 stuffed teddy bears, ready to celebrate his birthday with friends Fabolous, Vince Bracy, Joe Moses, Saweetie, Lala Siza Hands, Floyd Mayweather and Blac Chyna! Blac Chyna was seen without a Baby Bump–her tummy was flat as a pancake and looking amazing in…

Japanese Soul-Singer Nao Yoshioka releases “I Love When”

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New York-based Japanese songstress​ Nao Yoshioka is thrilled to debut her sensual ​lead single “I Love When” from her forthcoming​ third album The Truth (YAMAHA MUSIC COMMUNICATIONS/SWEET SOUL RECORDS) available this Fall. The ​soul bearing​ R&B ballad ​was produced by Swizz Beatz protégé​ Tyrone “Musicman Ty” Johnson (Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg). ​”After my parents went through a painful and tough divorce, I became very guarded and skeptical of love. But eventually I witnessed true love prevailing when my parents rediscovered that special feeling that they could not deny and got…

Philthy Rich Floods the Strip Club in New Video “All I Want”

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Bay Area luxury rapper Philthy Rich is no stranger to the strip club, but when he connects with Peezy, Click Cash Boog and Rockin Rolla, it’s more than raining dollars–it’s FLOODED. Detroit is like a second home for Philthy Rich, and in “All I Want,” one of the city’s finest Peezy starts the track off with that undeniable Detroit energy. Solo rapping shots morph into club scenes full of money and cake in this ABOVE ALL visual, as Philthy comes in on verse two matching Peezy’s fire. Philthy Rich stays…

Warped Tour Vet, Amplified releases “I Am”

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As a perennial Van’s Warped Tour veteran and experienced national touring alumni, Santa Cruz, California’s Amplified has spent many of his formative years on the road. His new single “I Am” reflects on the growth he’s discovered through that familiar state of motion, and after arriving home this spring from a two month long run with The Expendables, Amplified’s found the best version of himself as an individual and creative artist. With an anthemic chorus that showcases Amp’s pop sensibility and textured vocal mastery, “I Am” is as much an…

Jack Bruno and Famous Dex team for new video MISFIT

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Los Angeles based emo rap artist Jack Bruno partners with Chicago rapper Famous Dex for a feel good joint called “Misfits.” Produced by Suits, the melodic and bouncy track embraces being high on life especially when you’re an outcast. The Nicholas Siegel directed visual also features a brief cameo from Rich Forever rapper Rich The Kid. Working with in-demand producers Hit-Boy, DJ Camper and Don Canon, Jack Bruno’s Manifesting Of A Pop Star (Part 1) will be available on June 8th on all DSPs. “Dex is family… man, we come…

Rapper Compares Gang Culture to Particle Physics in New Music Video Antimatter

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Amidst growing gang violence in his hometown of London, ‘CERN’ rapper, Consensus, has decided to respond with a gang culture / particle physics concept video “Antimatter”. Antimatter takes a meta look at gang type conflicts and their impact on society, directly making comparisons to particle physics phenomena. Verse 1 compares gang violence conflict to proton – anti-proton annihilation. Verse 2 compares police brutality and rising anti-police sentiment to electron-positron annihilation. Verse 3 breaks sentiments down through general political unrest, activism, and the origins of antimatter from the beginnings of the…

Eric Bellinger Releases Surprise “Meditation Music” EP On National Meditation Day

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Eric Bellinger never slowed down after releasing his Eazy Call album last month, and now in the middle of his album tour he’s dropping new work: a five-song EP called Meditation Music that Bellinger created to soothe souls and raise vibrations. Eric Bellinger may have been rollerskating through your mind since his “Main Thang” video with Dom Kennedy, but now he’s making music inspired by yoga, nature sounds, and of course, meditation. And he has a good reason for bringing this music to the masses today. “May 31st is National…