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Nas’ King’s Disease Reintroduces the Legend to a New Generation: Review
The Lowdown: In 2018, Queensbridge-bred lyricist Nas released his 12th studio album, NASIR. In being a collaborative effort with Kanye West, this LP was met with high expectations. However, whether it was the album’s lack of cohesion, its poor timing, or the chaos surrounding its production and West’s antics, NASIR was deemed underwhelming by both fans and critics alike. After disclosing that he would be working with the Grammy-winning producer Hit-Boy on his upcoming project, some people were skeptical that this approach could help the rapper revert back to form and the high-quality work that had preceded NASIR. On August 21st, Nas and Hit-Boy succeeded in silencing critics and reintroducing the legendary emcee to a new generation of listeners with King’s Disease. By definition, “king’s d...
LeBron James Launching New Initiative To Get Poll Workers For November Election
Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty One of the biggest problems facing November’s Presidential elections (aside from voter suppression, missing mailboxes, and Russian interference) is the impending lack of poll workers that are going to want to work voting locations out of fear of contracting the coronavirus. Luckily, LeBron James has become the kind of athelete-activist we need in today’s day and age and after launching the More Than A Vote organization to help educate people on how to vote and it’s importance, the King is now focused on making sure enough people are available to count the millions of votes that will surely be cast come November 3rd. ABC News is reporting that King James noticed the shortage of volunteers of poll workers in Black communities during the primaries in Atlanta and M...
Notorious B.I.G.’s Crown And Newly Uncovered 2Pac Letters Will Hit Auction
Source: Al Pereira / Getty Rap related collectibles continue to gain popularity among music enthusiasts and beyond. Fan can now purchase items linked to two of biggest lyricists to ever grace the microphone. As spotted on HipHopDX Sotheby’s is hosting their first ever Hip-Hop private sale. The esteemed broker of fine and decorative art, jewelry, real estate will be auctioning a pair of items that are deserving of a museum placement. First up will be The Notorious B.I.G.’s crown that he wore in his iconic king photo shoot for Rap Pages. Photographer Barron Claiborne has had it since 1997. Sotheby’s Senior Specialist Cassandra Hatton, who organized the event, detailed the approach in a formal statement. “I’ve seen the crown,” she said. “Everybody’s seen the crown. It’s so famous. I...
NBA YoungBoy “Murder Business,” HOTBOII ft. Lil Baby “Don’t Need Time (Remix)” & More | Daily Visuals 8.26.20
Source: Gary Miller / Getty Say what you will about today’s generation of rappers and how they go about their business, but on the low NBA YoungBoy is one of the hardest working rappers in the game as it seems like he’s constantly popping up with new work or new features. This time around the Baton Rouge rapper comes through with a dolo joint and some new visuals to “Murder Business” where NBA holds court at a trap house where he got women cooking up his work and his blood brothers hold him down with enough toast to feed an army. HOTBOII meanwhile touches on the social injustices Black men experience at the hands of police and links up with Lil Baby to help him get his point across in his clip to “Don’t Need Time (Remix). Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Lyrica Ander...
‘Fortnite’ Streamer Myth Is All-In On The Future of Mobile Gaming Thanks To Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra
Source: Samsung / Samsung Mobile Mobile gaming has come a long way from just playing games like Solitaire, and Candy Crush on your smartphones. We caught up with Team Galaxy member and professional Fortnite Battle Royale player Ali “Myth” Kabbani spoke on how Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra is changing the mobile gaming landscape as well as his start in professional gaming. Myth first started streaming on Twitch in 2016, his game of choice at the time was Paragon before Epic Games decided to pull the plug on its online shooter in April 2018. Myth then decided to give Fornite Battle Royale a try near the end of 2017, and his popularity began to rise, gaining over 200,000 followers on Twitch. By the end of the same year, his numbers increased astoundingly to over 3.2 million. That also could b...
Akon Suggests a Foray Into EDM Would Help T-Pain Resurrect His Career
Akon has stood the test of time as not only a generational artist, but also an impactful entrepreneur whose influence has permeated beyond the music industry. In the time between his breakthrough 2004 hit “Locked Up” and the news that he was developing a $6 billion cryptocurrency-run futuristic city in Senegal, his many contributions were innumerable. In a new interview with VladTV, the iconic singer and record producer discussed a number of topics at length, including his relationship with longtime collaborator and fellow contemporary music icon T-Pain. They even discussed the time Nelly tried to persuade the “Bartender” artists to form a supergroup with Pharrell Williams. It was Akon’s insightful comments about T-Pain’s progression through th...
Kasbo Returns to His Sonically Blissful Roots With “Show You”
Gearing up for the October 23rd release of his sophomore album, Kasbo is continuing his momentum with “Show You,” the second single from the upcoming The Making of a Paracosm. Out today via Foreign Family Collective and Counter Records, “Show You” is the best of both worlds. It incorporates both the brooding moodiness of the album’s lead single, “Play Pretend” featuring Ourchives, and the blissful drops Kasbo is known for from his 2018 debut album, Places We Don’t Know. “Show You” expands on the themes explored in “Play Pretend,” using a lush soundscape of reverb and softly resonating drum machines to continue the emotional depth employed in the latter. The new track also manages to return to Kasbo̵...
Win a Private In-Person Studio Session with Skrillex
Have you ever dreamed about a private studio session with Skrillex? Same here. The Grammy Award-winning electronic music luminary is offering up a private, one-hour in-person session at his Los Angeles studio. He took to Twitter today to announce the initiative, writing, “Bid to hang with me in my studio in Los Angeles to support [Pablove Foundation] and fight #childhoodcancer. All proceeds will go towards investing in cutting-edge cancer research and improves the lives of children/teens living with cancer through the arts.” The highest bid will benefit the Pablove Foundation, an organization that works to improve the lives of children with cancer. The CharityBuzz auction will end tomorrow, August 27th, at 3:22PM ET (12:22PM PT). Check out Skrillex’s announcement bel...
SVDDEN DEATH Makes His Vocal Debut with New Single “UTAH”
After earning a devoted following with his signature bass-ehavy sound, SVDDEN DEATH is here to showcase a new side to his fans on his latest release “UTAH.” The track takes listeners on a journey into the realm of melodic dubstep and also features his first-ever vocal debut. This experimental production will leave fans pleasantly surprised, ready to hear what the bass titan has in store next. “I made this song about Utah, which is the name of the state and also I have a hat that says Utah on it, which I got in the state, so that’s where I got the name of the song from, my hat,” SVDDEN DEATH said in a statement. “The vocals don’t make sense, but they mean something, I also haven’t sang on my own music before on a full verse so I’m pretty happy with that. ...
MASTODON’s BRANN DAILOR: ‘Our F**king President Is Just The Worst Person’
MASTODON drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor has blasted Donald Trump, calling him “the worst person.” Dailor offered his views on America’s 45th president while speaking to U.K.’s Rock Sound magazine about the uncomfortable complexities of the limbo COVID-19 has left artists in. “Our fucking president is just the worst person,” Brann said. “I remember being a kid and seeing Donald Trump on TV, on ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous’, being eight years old and going, ‘That guy sucks. That guy’s a dick. He doesn’t care about anybody but himself. He’s just a rich, spoiled brat.’ And I knew that as a kid, you know what I mean? How could [anyone] think that guy cares about anybody but himself?” Dailor‘s co...
SCORPIONS Complete ‘First Leg’ Of Pre-Production Sessions For Upcoming Album
According to Mikkey Dee, SCORPIONS have completed the “first leg” of the pre-production sessions for their upcoming studio album. The drummer and his bandmates are scheduled to regroup in October to resume work on the effort, which is tentatively due in 2021. The initial session for SCORPIONS‘ new LP took place at Peppermint Park Studios in Hannover, Germany. The disc will mark the German hard rock legends’ first release since 2017’s “Born To Touch Your Feelings – Best Of Rock Ballads”, which was an anthology of SCORPIONS‘ new and classic material. SCORPIONS originally intended to record the new album in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman, whose previous credits include SLIPKNOT and METALLICA. However, because of the pandemic, most...
METALLICA’s LARS ULRICH Says BON SCOTT Era Of AC/DC Was ‘The Definition Of Rock ‘N’ Roll Attitude’
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has praised the Bon Scott era of AC/DC, saying the Australian hard rock legends’ onstage “energy was insane.” Ulrich discussed his love for Angus Young and company while taking part in The Guardian ‘s “My Fantasy Festival” feature where he was asked to select a few artists he would invite to perform at an event he would hold if he could do anything he wanted. He said: “I saw AC/DC with [deceased singer] Bon Scott four times, opening for BLACK SABBATH and RAINBOW and then playing their own shows in Copenhagen in 1977 and San Francisco in 1979, in my early teens. The energy was insane: Angus strutting across the stage, all guitar solos, sweat, hair, no shirt on and Bon Scott, also shirtless, tight jeans, the coolest fron...
