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Ty Dolla $ign Drops Kid Cudi Collaboration “Temptations” Produced by Skrillex and Hit-Boy
On his recently released album, Ty Dolla $ign included a collaboration with Kid Cudi that features production from Skrillex and Hit-Boy. Titled “Temptations,” the single is the second Skrillex collaboration featured on his new LP, Featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Guided by waning background vocals, the production is subtle but well-crafted in a way that puts the vocalists at the forefront of the song. To double down on the neon, futuristic atmosphere of the release, the production duo sprinkled in some high-tech bass that amplifies the aesthetic. On Twitter, Skrillex revealed that James Blake also played a part in the production of the song and thanked him for his contributions. Ty Dolla $ign and Skrillex have become a dynamic duo as of late. While S...
Nas Drops Hit-Boy-Produced “Ultra Black”, New Album Titled ‘King’s Disease’
Source: PYMCA / Getty Nas has properly kicked off the campaign for his new album, titled King’s Disease. Today (August 14), the Queens rapper dropped a new singled called “Ultra Black,” produced by Hit-Boy. Source: Mass Appeal / Def Jam As previously reported, Hit-Boy is serving as the executive producer of the forthcoming project, which is out next Friday, August 21 via Mass Appeal Records & Def Jam. It turns out the entire album is produced by Hit-Boy while Gabriel “G Code” Zardes also holds down co-executive producer duties. As for “Ultra Black,” the subdued, mid-tempo tune finds Nas verbally expressing just how extra Black he is, along with one line throwing a sharp barb at Doja Cat to highlight the contrast. Spits Nas, “Sometimes I’m overblack, even my clothes are black/Cash Money...
Nas Unleashes New Hit-Boy Backed Single ‘ULTRA BLACK’
Nasty Nas has just gotten nastier, enlisting one of hip-hop’s boldest hit makers to produce his highly-anticipated Aug. 21 release, King’s Disease. And he wasn’t going to let us wait without a taste of what he and Hit-Boy can bring to wax together. The big-name duo just released the debut single, “ULTRA BLACK,” off their join venture just days after initially letting fans know a project was making its way to streaming services soon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDt2ZNDHRcF/ And they delivered. The track sees Hit-Boy — notably behind some of Beyonce and G.O.O.D Music’s greatest records — give Nas a dose of what makes him so cherished as a producer. And Nas comes out the gate strong, just as expected for his first release since 2019’s The ...
Hit-Boy Named Executive Producer Of New Nas Album
Source: press handout / Hit-BOy Nas may be a GOAT rapper and MC, but if there’s one criticism that has dogged him throughout his career, it’s his sometimes suspect beat selection. Perhaps because of this, producer Hit-Boy has been announced as the executive producer of the Queens rapper’s forthcoming new project. View this post on Instagram 8.21 #HitBoyOnTheBeats A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Aug 10, 2020 at 10:00am PDT Per 2020 Hip-Hop protocol, the announcement was made via an Instagram post. Hit-Boy and Nas shared a trailer of themselves, and others, working on the album that is slated to drop very soon, as in next Friday, August 21. In the teaser, Nas can be heard saying, “I’ve been trying to do this with this man, for years,” referring to t...
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