J. Cole returns to the music scene with a brand new single titled “Snow On Tha Bluff.”
The timely new track, produced by Cole and Wu10, surfaced tonight on YouTube and major streaming services.
“Snow On Tha Bluff” addresses the world’s current state of affairs as Cole raps “These shackles be lockin’ the mental way more than physical/I look at freedom like trees, can’t grow a forest like overnight.”
Earlier this month, Pop Smoke‘s family and manager Steven Victor confirmed reports of new music from the late rapper, including his highly-anticipated debut album.
Today, the posthumous album gets an official release date for June 12.
The Brooklyn rapper was slated to the claim the summer season and carry on his reign of New York until his time was cut short during a fatal home invasion back in February.
Pop Smoke was beloved by his fans all over the world and the young rapper was just beginning to see his music career take off.
Less than a month before his death, he released his second mixtape Meet The Woo 2.
His manager was also in talks with Complex about an upcoming documentary to honor the late rapper’s life.
Pop Smoke’s name continues to carry the budding legacy he started and fans are excited to see what kind of music he was working on before he was murdered.
Wale sparked a movement last year releasing his song “Sue Me” featuring Kelly Price, which was one of his hit tracks from Wow… That’s Crazy. Today, he released a thought-provoking visual dedicated to Black culture.
The 8-minute Kerby Jean-Raymond-directed video walks viewers through the life of a Black person in America. Honey Boy and Manchester by the Sea actor, Lucas Hedges also makes an appearance.
“What if you could walk through a day in the life of an average African American young man? What would you see? What would you hear? What would you face? We wanted to redefine the whole narrative and allow everybody to step into these shoes,” shared Wale in regards to the video’s vision.
Of course, Usher, Jon, and Luda had to do it again.
The year is 2020, but it feels like ’04. After dropping a teaser to an unreleased track on Lil Jon and T-Pain’s live ‘VERZUZ’ battle last Saturday night, fans all over demanded they release the track.
“The [world] Asked For it, Now the [world] gets it. Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris Did It Again,” Ludacris posted on Instagram.
The world mourns the loss of another young artist today. News has spread that Philadelphia rapper and model Chynna Rogers has tragically passed away.
Her management confirmed the news in an email statement saying “I can regrettably confirm Chynna passed away.” He went on to add “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.”
The A$AP Mob affiliate was beloved by many fans and industry peers. She just released a short EP titled in case i die first earlier this year, earning praise from Pitchfork.
Rogers opened up about her battles with drugs in the wake of her career. She previously released a string of EPs starting with 2015’s I’m Not Here. This Isn’t Happening and 2016’s music 2 die 2.
Artists and others reacted on social media sharing their love and memories as they mourned her death.
While we all stay cozy at home, Ari Lennox decided to share the visual for her latest single, “BUSSIT.”
The Tajana B. Williams-directed video finds Lennox all dolled up in a colorful background showing off with her girls.
The single was originally featured on Dreamville’s Revenge of the Dreamers III: Director’s Cut deluxe album, where it quickly became a standout track.
“BUSSIT” became a fan favorite way before the track was officially released. A snippet of the song can heard on Dreamville’s Revenge documentary that released just days before the album last summer.
The late Brooklyn rapper’s legacy lives on in his newly released music video for Meet the Woo 2‘s hit “Shake The Room.”
Directed by Virgil Abloh, the posthumous video finds Pop Smoke and Quavo taking over the streets of Paris, partying with the locals and dining in high-end restaurants.
The Off-White designer posted several stills from the video revealing that he reached out for the collaboration earlier this year.