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BRAND NEW MUSIC: DJ CASSIDY FEAT. CHROMEO & WALE – ‘FUTURE IS MINE’
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New York’s DJ Cassidy isn’t done promoting his breezy warm-weather jam “Future Is Mine” featuring electro-popsters Chromeo. Now he enlists Wale for a brand new remix.
The MMG rapper adapts his flow for the dance-able production without breaking a sweat, unleashing a verse that makes clever wordplay out of racial dynamics.
“Real talk, pull up with white chicks, hold up with black girls / That’s high off the white chick,” he raps, adding, “FaceTime, FaceTime I say no service / I need it like ‘In Living Color’ like it’s J.Lo twerkin’.”
Cassidy has also collaborated with R. Kelly, Robin Thicke, Usher, and CeeLo Green on his upcoming album Paradise Royale, due later this year.
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BRARND NEW MUSIC: CURREN$Y FEAT. AUGUST ALSINA & LIL WAYNE – ‘BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE’
2:53 AMGHCurren$y puts on for his city by grabbing two fellow New Orleans natives, August Alsina and Lil Wayne, for “Bottom of the Bottle.” The fellas serenade the sexy ladies on the strip club-ready jam—August praises his lady’s curvaceous body (“Booty so colossal”), while Weezy and Spitta provide some sensual seduction of their own.
The song serves as the first single off Curren$y’s upcoming album Canal Street Confidential, due Nov. 6.
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BRAND NEW MUSIC: AUGUST ALSINA FEAT. LIL WAYNE – ‘WHY I DO IT’
2:47 AMGHFollowing the remix to “Kissin’ on My Tattoos,” August Alsina reunites with fellow New Orleans native Lil Wayne for his latest single “Why I Do It.” It’s got a butter-soft, horn-driven instrumental that matches Alsina’s smooth R&B vocals. As for Wayne’s verse, he may have just come up with the new “fanute” when he tells us to stop “boogling” on him. Try getting that one out of your head.
This hasn’t been the easiest year for Alsina—he collapsed while performing and was briefly in a coma, and then required surgery to prevent his left eye from becoming blind, but he’s back in the studio readying his sophomore album.
Mario is the latest artist to join the deluge of early ’00s stars announcing comebacks this year. After parting ways with RCA Records and going independent, the “Let Me Love You” singer has been in the studio with Scott Storch and is gearing up to release Never 2 Late, his first album in six years, on Nov. 27.
Now we get to hear the first single “Forever,” and it comes with a Rick Ross feature. The gruff rapper and the golden-voiced singer collide over timeless R&B production, with strings and rattling percussion.
“I want this forever, I want you forever,” croons Mario on the chorus, adding, “Stay here with me, baby / I just want to love you till you scream.”
It’s another excellent addition to Mario’s canon of middle school slow dance songs.
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BRAND NEW MUSIC: RITA ORA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN & FETTY WAP – ‘BODY ON ME (REMIX)’
2:59 AMGHFetty Wap is riding high with four singles in the top 10 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Now U.K. sensation Rita Ora recruits the man of the moment for the remix to her new single “Body on Me” featuring Chris Brown (via HHNM). Over a reworked beat, Fetty turns on the charm and caters to his special lady.
“I know you like the feel of my body, let me take you for a ride in my ‘Rari,” sings the Remy Boy, while Breezy reprises his verse.
Hear Fetty add his Midas touch to the remix.
Just a day after dropping his mixtape Fuk Wat They Talkin Bout, Tyga gives us another peek into his lavish lifestyle in the video for “Glitta.”
In the flashy clip, which follows “Bu$$in Out Da Bag” and “Ma$ter Suite,” T-Raww wakes up in a room full of Marilyn Monroe photos before riding down Sunset Blvd. and Rodeo in his Bugatti. He swings through his Last Kings store on Melrose and grabs a bite to eat at Philippe Chow before returning to his plush pad in the Hollywood Hills.
Just another day in the life of a king.
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BRAND NEW MUSIC: FRENCH MONTANA FEAT. CHRIS BROWN & MIGOS – ‘MOSES’
1:19 PMGHFrench Montana gets biblical on his latest banger “Moses” featuring Chris Brown and Migos. Over a hard-hitting beat, produced by Southside, TM88, and DJ Spinz, Breezy brings the bad bitches to the club and parts the sea like Moses, while French and Migos get on their holy flow.
“I’m feeling like Moses, I’m all in the ocean, I part it, divide it,” sings Breezy.
The song originally appeared on French’s recent mixtape Casino Life 2: Brown Bag Legend, but just went to iTunes as an official single.
A video has already been shot. Stream “Moses” below and look for the trio on Brown’s “One Hell of a Nite” tour.
Lace up. Machine Gun Kelly comes through with a video for “Almost,” a cut off his July mixtape Fuck It. The Cleveland rapper has been going through the tape for music video inspiration recently—just last week he shared a visual for the song “Blue Skies.”
“Almost” starts off with a view of MGK through a TV screen, going about his frustrating daily life. He just wants to play video games and smoke weed with the skeleton on his couch, but unfortunately he has to go stack milk bottles at his dead-end job. He then takes it from TV to the real world and goes outside to hang out with his homies on a big red truck. It’s MGK’s world, we’re just living in it.
Next up, look for his sophomore album General Admission, the follow-up to his 2012 debut.
While he readies his new album Still Krazy, YG takes a break to connect with fellow West Coast rappers Blanco and DB Tha General for an EP called California Livin, and a new track has just emerged. Titled “G Thang,” it’s produced by Spanish duo Cookin’ Soul, who will produce the entire EP. They provide a lazy, blunted beat, perfect for afternoon smoke sessions and BBQs.
YG describes a female admirer: “She got a thing for rappers, she got a thing for trappers,” while noting that he “has a thing for bad bitches, marijuana, big money.” It’s a match made in heaven.
T-Pain shows his sense of humor in the comical video for his strip club slapper “Make That Sh*t Work.” The Tallahassee native hits the streets with Juicy J and throws a party in the parking lot. Ladies twerk on top of picnic tables, while others get crafty, painting their heels red like Louboutins. Some enterprising individual even paints the Beats logo on his headphones, and dancers get IOUs instead of dollar bills (Hey, whatever works).
T-Pain’s fifth album, Stoicville: The Phoenix, is due this fall. He can also be seen as a judge on MTV’s dance competition “America’s Best Dance Crew.”
Watch T-Pizzle get ratchet.
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BRAND NEW MUSICS: DEJ LOAF – ‘YOU DON’T KNOW ME’ & ‘I GOT PROBLEMS’
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DeJ Loaf has liberated two new brand new songs—”You Don’t Know Me” and “I Got Problems.” Both are produced by her long-time collaborator DDS, who helmed her effervescent breakout hit “Try Me.” Here, he’s giving her the same kind of sounds to work with, and she runs with it.
“Being broke wasn’t funny, I ain’t never find humor in it,” she spits on “You Don’t Know Me.” DeJ always keeps it real–she’s unafraid to compare her current successes—”20 for a show,” “on tour with Nicki” to her past struggles.
On “I Got Problems,” DeJ bosses up and says R.I.P. to the competition. “I’ma do me and be all I can be,” she declares.
While he readies his next album Black Dollar, Rick Ross keeps churning out videos from 2014’s Hood Billionaire. His latest for “Heavyweight” featuring MMG’s Whole Slab compiles footage of Rozay taken over the last few months. He performs at clubs, drives a variety of luxury vehicles, and sprays champagne.
The Bawse also lounges around the house, which seems rather incongruous with the rest of the ostentatious video until we catch a conspicuous glimpse of his ankle monitor (His travel restrictions were lifted last week). Sitting around an unassuming kitchen table drinking is just another chapter in Rozay’s hectic life
A year after releasing his album Stronger, Tank returns with a brand new single called “You Don’t Know.” The R&B stalwart unleashes his powerful falsetto over slow-burn production, which features a verse from his Atlantic labelmate Wale.
For his part, the MMG rapper describes a complicated romantic situation. “Honestly, I can’t take it / Baby, I’m the sole reason you been winnin,'” he raps, adding, “Lemme paint the story / I don’t play with toys / She told me build me up / I told her leggo.”
The emotional offering is set to appear on Tank’s forthcoming Sex, Love & Pain 2, the sequel to his 2007 album Sex, Love & Pain.
Houston legend Scarface is on the verge of releasing his new album Deeply Rooted on Sept. 4. His first project in seven years features appearances from Nas, CeeLo Green, Avant, and John Legend, who guests on “God.”
Scarface is in a contemplative state of mind, describing kids raised in a violent environment as “ticking time bombs” liable to “pull out guns in the lunch room.”
He goes so far as to position himself as God (“If I had to play God for a day”) and talks about how he’d “answer every prayer” and make sure his “whole entire ‘hood was at peace,” while Mr. Legend sings the stirring hook.
Listen to their powerful collaboration below.
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WATCH SELENA GOMEZ FEAT. A$AP ROCKY – ‘GOOD FOR YOU’ MUSIC VIDEO
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Back in June, Selena Gomez released the video for her top 10 single “Good for You,” a steamy bedroom confessional. Now, she’s updated the risqué visuals with an appearance from A$AP Rocky—he appears a few minutes in, rapping amid glowing lights and fog.His verse is a response to Gomez’ lyrics about dressing for a paramour—he plays the confident lover, noting that “everytime I hit her up she finna fall through, every time we get up it end up on the news.”“I wanted the video to reflect the initial stripped down version of ‘Good for You,'” Gomez previously told PEOPLE. “Sophie Muller created a beautiful and intimate visual representation of the song.”A$AP will hit the road with Tyler, the Creator on their “Rocky and Tyler” nationwide tour, beginning Sept. 19 in Lowell, Mass.
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Brand New Music: Glasses Malone feat. The Game & Kirko Bangz – ‘Too Hood’
4:15 AMGHWestside connection. Following his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Glasses Malone connects with another L.A. native, The Game, on his West Coast banger “Too Hood.” Glasses charms the ladies with his thuggish ways, while Game declares himself the West Coast Nas, and Kirko sets it all off with an Auto-Tuned hook.
Glasses is preparing to drop his album GlassHouse 2: Life Ain’t Nuthin But… on Sept. 18. In addition to the aforementioned, the project includes appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, B.o.B., Dom Kennedy, and Tyga.
Hear them rep the west.
O.T. Genasis is not only in love with the coco, he’s also got a thing for yoga. The Long Beach rapper plays a yoga teacher in the video for his latest single “Do It.” He gets hands on with his curvy clients while they work out on the lawn of his luxury pad. Between sips from his Styrofoam cup, his co-star Weezy enjoys the company of some bikini-clad chicks. Watch them bust it open.
Rita Ora and Chris Brown team up and set off sparks in the steamy video for “Body on Me,” the first single off her upcoming U.S. debut. In the Colin Tilley-directed clip, the blonde bombshell and R&B heartthrob play neighbors who meet up in the elevator of their apartment building before fantasizing about taking their relationship to the next level. We see them making out on the couch and up against the wall in the intimate scenes before hitting the rooftop for some dirty dancing. A topless Rita drapes herself in the Union Jack, while Breezy shows off his tatted torso.
“This song is definitely kind of like the most intimate that I’ve ever done, so I tried to balance the video out in a classy way,” Rita told Nessa on Hot 97.
Expect personal revelations on her upcoming album, which is due at the end of the year. “It’s all about pussy power,” she said. “It’s really about how we get judged for the things that we do and how men don’t.”
Rita is rumored to be dating Wiz Khalifa in real life. The two were spotted together at a club in L.A. after attending the Teen Choice Awards over the weekend.
To promote the single, she will embark on a U.S. tour, starting Aug. 25 in San Francisco. The nine-date trek will make stops in L.A., Las Vegas, Atlanta, Boston, New York, and D.C., wrapping Sept. 17 in Chicago.
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BRAND NEW MUSIC: MARIAH CAREY FEAT. JUSTIN BIEBER, FRENCH MONTANA, & T.I. – ‘WHY YOU MAD? (INFINITY REMIX)’
3:32 AMGHMariah Carey had a busy week. In addition to receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Grammy-winning singer was in the studio with French Montana and T.I. recording a remix to “Infinity,” a single off her greatest hits album #1 to Infinity. Justin Bieber showed up during their session and added his vocals, and now TMZ has revealed the results, entitled “Why You Mad?”
Over a reworked beat by Eric Hudson, French references Fetty Wap (“Sleeping one eye open”), followed by Bieber, who lays down a melodic verse, while Tip finishes it off. And of course, Mariah belts out some of her multi-octave vocals.
The pop diva will guest star on the next season of Fox’s hit drama “Empire,” and return to Las Vegas for her residency in February 2016.
In addition to the late Nate Dogg, Warren G’s five-track EP features appearances from E-40, Too $hort, Jeezy, and Bun B.
To celebrate the release, Warren will perform a concert at New York’s Highline Ballroom on Sunday and another in L.A. on Aug. 13.
Watch the hip-hop OG put on for his city.
The ’90s are back. Not only did Dr. Dre drop his first album in 16 years, ’90s mainstays SWV have reunited for a new album. The R&B trio—Coko, Lelee, and Taj—show they’ve still got it on their sultry ballad “Ain’t No Man,” which showcases their powerful pipes.
“You asked, we delivered!” said Lelee of the group’s first new music since 2012’s I Missed Us.
As they gear up for a new album on Oct. 30, the ladies can also be seen on their WEtv reality series “SWV Reunited.”
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Brand New Music: Jordin Sparks feat. B.o.B – ‘Work From Home’
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As part of her “New Music Friday” campaign, Jordin Sparks liberates yet another track off her upcoming album Right Here Right Now. Following “They Don’t Give”
last week, the R&B songstress teams with B.o.B on “Work From Home.”
On the bouncy Salaam Remi production, Jordin puts in overtime as she
caters to her man, while Bobby Ray takes it to the bedroom on his
banging verse.
“‘Work From Home’ is about when you are excited about a relationship,” said Jordin, who is dating rapper Sage the Gemini. “And how when that particular person comes home, you wanna do whatever you can to make that person happy and comfortable because that makes you happy.”
Her third album Right Here Right Now drops Aug. 21. In addition to B.o.B, the 14-track set includes appearances from 2 Chainz, Shaggy, and Elijah Blake.
“‘Work From Home’ is about when you are excited about a relationship,” said Jordin, who is dating rapper Sage the Gemini. “And how when that particular person comes home, you wanna do whatever you can to make that person happy and comfortable because that makes you happy.”
Her third album Right Here Right Now drops Aug. 21. In addition to B.o.B, the 14-track set includes appearances from 2 Chainz, Shaggy, and Elijah Blake.
A lot has changed in the two years since Mac Miller’s last album Watching Movies with the Sound Off. The Pittsburgh rapper left his independent label Rostrum Records and signed a reported $10 million deal with Warner Bros., where he will release his major-label debut GO:OD AM.
The 17-track set is now available for pre-order on iTunes and includes the single “100 Grandkids,” for which he has released a video. In the imaginative clip, Mac stars as the moon in a children’s play, while rapping about promises he made to his mother and living out his dreams. Halfway through, it switches up as he performs in front of a lowrider and reflects on his first 100 grand.
The 17-track set is now available for pre-order on iTunes and includes the single “100 Grandkids,” for which he has released a video. In the imaginative clip, Mac stars as the moon in a children’s play, while rapping about promises he made to his mother and living out his dreams. Halfway through, it switches up as he performs in front of a lowrider and reflects on his first 100 grand.
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Listen And Donload Dr. Dre’s Album ‘Compton: A Soundtrack’
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The wait is over. Sixteen years since his last album The Chronic 2001, Dr. Dre returns with Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre.
The 16-track project, which he calls his “grand finale,” features
Eminem, Ice Cube, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Jill Scott,
Marsha Ambrosius, and more.
After scrapping Detox, he decided to record an album inspired by the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, in theaters Aug. 14. “I was leaving the set, coming to the studio, and I felt myself just so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album,” said Dre during his “Pharmacy” radio show on Beats 1. “I started recording a soundtrack. I kept it under wraps, and now the album is finished.”
After scrapping Detox, he decided to record an album inspired by the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, in theaters Aug. 14. “I was leaving the set, coming to the studio, and I felt myself just so inspired by the movie that I started recording an album,” said Dre during his “Pharmacy” radio show on Beats 1. “I started recording a soundtrack. I kept it under wraps, and now the album is finished.”
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Dre will donate his royalties from Compton to help fund a new performing arts and entertainment facility for kids in his hometown.
Stream the album in its entirety via Apple Music before it hits iTunes tomorrow.
Click here to stream ‘Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre’
Wiz Khalifa keeps the new vibes coming with a new song called “Say So.” In the accompanying video, which was filmed during his “Boys of Zummer” tour with Fall Out Boy, Wiz whips up some fresh rhymes on his tour bus and in the venue as his crew prepares for the show.
“I’d rather be getting high / Ridin’ with my ni**as getting right / It ain’t over till I say so,” he raps while smoking a joint.
Just last week, he dropped a new freestyle and is working on his next project, Rolling Papers 2: The Weed Album.
Blaze up his latest joint below.
FKA Twigs has had a very busy weekend. The singer, who recently wrapped up a tour, hit two different festivals over the past weekend. She performed a set at both Lollapalooza and Osheaga. Then, today, she followed that up by performing some new music on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 radio show. The record, "Figure 8," is darker and harder than most of what we heard on her LP1 album this past year, and it even has touches of heavy metal. Nonetheless it's still that slithering, alternate-universe r'n'b she's become known for. The song is reportedly off an upcoming EP from the UK artist.
Twigs prefaces the premiere with a few words-- check it out.
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Brand New Music : Pusha T Ft. Jeezy & Kanye West - Amen (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
1:04 PMGHPusha T may have released his debut solo album in 2013, but it's not like he didn't already have a couple of projects out under his name already. His 2011 effort, Fear Of God II, was one of the strongest statements, and featured one particularly cool moment in uniting Kanye and Jeezy once again on "Amen".
Frequent Pusha and ye collaborator Hudson Mohawke has decided to reach back to the record for a remix, possibly inspired by the 10th anniversary of Jeezy's Thug Motivation ("Support king push. Happy anniversary to Jeezy" he writes on SoundCloud). He replaces the gritty synth brass with a skipping drum beat, making for a feel reminiscent of Kanye's "God Level," which we also hope to hear the full version of soon.
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BRAND NEW MUSIC: CHIEF KEEF FEAT. A$AP ROCKY – ‘SUPERHEROES’
12:42 PMGHTwo weeks before its Aug. 18 release date, Chief Keef feeds the streets with the surprise release of Bang 3, the third installment in his mixtape trilogy. The 14-track set, which follows his 2013 tape, features appearances from Mac Miller, Jenn Em, and A$AP Rocky, who guests on the Young Chop-produced “Superheroes.” Over the sound of screams, the Chicago rapper terrorizes the track, while Flacko declares himself the “pussy villain.”
Stream their chilling collabo below and listen to the full project here.http://www.audiomack.com/album/glogangrecords/bang-3-1
After dropping the “Family Ties” visuals last month, Rick Ross goes global in his latest video for “Dog Food,” a Lex Luger-produced track he released in April.
The Maybach Music mogul shares footage from his trip overseas in the Ryan Snyder-directed clip, which was shot while on the road. In between shows, he hits the streets of Antigua with the locals and takes a dip in the pool. He then jets to Cannes for some R&R—we see him making it rain and popping champagne with the Black Bottle Girls.
Just another day in the life of a goddman boss.