Griselda’s Conway The Machine is using the current protests for George Floyd to deliver motivational music. The hip-hop entertainer has come through this week with his emotion-driven new “Front Lines” anthem.
Rap rookie Lil Tjay has kept his word on delivering new tunes for the world. The hip-hop entertainer has set the mood for Mother’s Day weekend with his new State of Emergency mixtape.
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Bronx NY’s own Lil Tjay is celebrating his city with the release of his new project STATE OF EMERGENCY, out today via Columbia Records. The 7-track mixtape features collaborations with the new class of NYC rap including Pop Smoke, Fivio Foreign, Sheff G, Jay Critch, Sleepy Hallow, Jay Gwuapo and J.I. The Prince of New York. The project includes his latest release “Ice Cold,” along with a Fivio Foreign and Pop Smoke collaboration on the fresh New York anthem “Zoo York,” a fitting tribute to the late rapper’s legacy as one of the last songs he recorded. The JLShotThat directed video for “Zoo York” is coming soon.
To celebrate the release, Lil Tjay has partnered with Twitch to launch The “STATE OF EMERGENCY” Experience tonight at 7pm EST. The fully immersive and one of a kind 3D listening experience will showcase NYC as Tjay moves through the city discussing and playing back the project. The event will offer a feature in which viewers will be able to donate to The Bronx Defenders. Tune in HERE.
Coinciding with his empire state themed mixtape, Lil Tjay will be donating to The Bronx Defenders, an organization that is innovating and pushing boundaries of what a public defender is and fighting on the front lines for justice every day. The cause hits close to home and is a big passion of Tjay’s, as they once helped fight the system in a case that he was involved in. He will personally be donating gift cards to help the formerly incarcerated clients and their families buy essentials, along with masks for the defenders as they continue their fight for the release of people at high risk for health complications if they contract COVID-19. Since the onset of the health crisis, The Bronx Defenders have been able to secure the release of over 100 clients who were being held in jails and ICE detention.
“Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income black and brown communities like the Bronx have been hit the hardest. This is a community that depends heavily on public transportation, encompasses countless essential workers, and is over criminalized into a legal system that crams people into jail cells where the virus is rampant. We are working tirelessly on behalf of our clients to stem the worst of this pandemic, but we can’t do it alone. We’re so thankful to have allies like Lil Tjay giving back to their community so that our clients can access basic necessities like protective masks, groceries, and medicine in this time of crisis. We will get through this if we continue having each other’s backs.” – Justine Olderman, Executive Director of Bronx Defenders.
Weekend tunes have officially arrived courtesy of AraabMuzik, Plays & Neem and Conway The Machine. The hip-hop entertainers have linked up for their new “Take Off” banger. Listen and comment below!
If there is anyone who specializes in Tones, it’s the inimitable AraabMuzik. Known for his work with The Diplomats, Slaughterhouse, Cam’ron, 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous, Joe Budden etc, the genre defying producer and DJ has linked up with two burgeoning artists (Plays & Neem) to create a new tapestry of Tones.
To introduce their collaborative project, Araab, Plays (who also released a collaborative project, Piecework, with Statik Selektah in 2019) & Neem link up with Griselda’s Conway The Machine for “Take Off.”
Tones is entirely produced by AraabMuzik and will be released on 6-19-20 and features appearances from Conway The Machine & Juelz Santana.
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G.O.O.D Music hitmaker Mike Dean has plenty to talk about these days. The hip-hop producer recently chopped it up with Apple Music and radio veteran Ebro Darden about a slew of topics.
Check out a few of Mike’s biggest Q&A moments with Ebro as he talks JAY-Z, Kanye West, Travis Scott, new music and much more. Listen and comment below!
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Mike Dean Tells Apple Music About Working with Kanye and Travis Scott… “They’re producers and they’re smart enough to know they can only push so far on their own. They have to bring in collaborators to test them, to push them, to get them to do the most”
Mike Dean Tells Apple Music About Touring and Innovating With Kanye… “I started playing shows with him in 2010. I’ll start adding stuff, like on “All The Lights,” start trying something, and we see how that works in the arena, and then start applying it to the next album”.
Mike Dean Tells Apple Music About His Boldest Production Choices…“The Paris record from Watch The Throne, we were pushing boundaries, making samples out of Jay-Z and chopping them up. That was one of my first dope-ass endings. I went in the studio one day, had a hangover, and I kind of felt like how that ending sounds”.
Mike Dean Tells Apple Music About Turning His Popular IG Livestreams Into The ‘4:20’ Album… “I posted on Instagram, ‘should I do a livestream?’ People loved it, lots of fire emojis. I’ve done 27 of them now. Everything is from the livestream, no post-production, no overdubs, lightly mixed”.
Mike Dean Tells Apple Music About Working with Gesaffelstein… “We’re working on a collaboration EP together right now. That’s gonna be big. He sent me a couple joints last night. Maybe a quick EP with Gesaffelstein, something we drop during the quarantine.”
Chicago rappersLil Durk and G Herbo are making the best out of their free time right now. The hip-hop pair have linked up and blessed fans with their new “Chiraq Demons” single. Listen and comment below!
New York rapper Dave East isn’t taking days off. The hip-hop entertainer has come through with his new “Dirty Lil N*gga” East Mix record. Listen and comment below!
New York rapper Juelz Santana is on his music grind from behind bars. The hip-hop star has come through with some fresh audio fire with help courtesy of Harlem’s Dave East and Dipset’s Jim Jones. Listen and comment to the duo’s new “Pink Eagle” below!
New York rapper Juelz Santana is on his music grind from behind bars. The hip-hop star has come through with some fresh audio fire with help courtesy of Harlem’s Dave East and Dipset’s Jim Jones. Listen and comment to the duo’s new “Pink Eagle” below!
Rap newcomer Lil Tjay is keeping Pop Smoke in his prayers. The hip-hop entertainer has come through with his new “Forever Pop” freestyle. Listen and comment below!
Atlanta rapper Trinidad James is staying on his work grind at the start of 2020. The Southern hip-hop entertainer has come through with his new “Jame$ Woo Woo” anthem. Listen and comment below!
Off the heels of widespread acclaim, Trinidad-born and Atlanta-based multi-faceted artistTrinidad James releases his vibrant new track “Jame$ Woo Woo” via Gold Gang Records / Beach Wave Sound and ADA Worldwide. The track premieres as a Zane Lowe “World First” on Beats 1 today.
“RIP the great call him James Brown,”Trinidad announces acapella style in the opening of “Jame$ Woo Woo” where he pays homage to the late James Brown. The horn and snare filled beat jumps in just as Trinidad’s recognizable flow, multi-dimensional lyrics, and uncanny word play cut through joining memorable quotes from Brown’s greatest hits.
About the song, Trinidad comments, “RIP the best entertainer ever. James Brown. ‘Jame$ Woo Woo’ is an ode to the greatness Mr. Brown left on this earth. Times have changed tremendously but artist vices are the still same and entertainment still matters. Woo Woo is Mr. Entertainer. The “WooWoo’s” Baby D and Eli along with Jame$ himself.”