Ab-Soul has dropped yet another single off of Do What Thou Wilt (DWTW), “D.R.U.G.S.”
Soul’s “D.R.U.G.S.” isn’t your typical bangin’ drug song, it hits the not so glamorous side of drug use/abuse. The visual begins with the acronym:
Don’t Ruin Us God Said
which definitely puts a spin on things. Soulo raps about loving (the obvious) drugs, his fam, and friends, but the visual is what truly makes this song.
We see several unique things throughout the visual, like a melting skull, black roses in flames, balloons, science beakers, and Soulo in an antique mirror, as well as some pretty trippy images. There are definitely a few subliminal messages within.
Peep “D.R.U.G.S.” below and make sure to cop DWTW this Friday!
This past week, Kodak Black was released from prison and the rapper has dropped his first song titled, “There He Go.” Kodak has been very active on social media since his release with both him and his producer Dubba-AA uploading videos to Instagram and Twitter of them recording in a home studio.
Before his release, Kodak also released a personal message saying “I’m happy to finally be going home to my family and friends,” he wrote before standing firm that the current charges against him are not true. “I look forward to clearing my name in the very near future. I want to thank God, my family, my team (Vanessa, Phatboy and James McMillan), Atlantic Records, my lawyers and all of my fans for your continuous love and support. I can’t wait to get back to doing what I love most—working at being the illest rapper alive.”
Rae Sremmurd just dropped a new video for “Shake It Fast” featuring rapper Juicy J, where they throw a wild pool party with a bunch of pretty ladies. “Shake It Fast” is included on their sophomore album titled SremmLife 2 released back in August. According to Complex, the video “includes a trippy neon effect, switching up the colors and bringing a wild, rave-like quality to the clip.” This turn up track is in addition to their hit song “Black Beatles,” which still sits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Ty Dolla Sign has finally dropped the video for the track, “$,” which is a turn up track included on the Campaign album. The video also is directed by Gabe Shaddow. According the Complex, the visual finds Ty enjoying “a lavish Switzerland getaway as he lights up while casually walking through the country’s forest, chilling on a hotel’s roof in the city, and taking to the the water on a sweet speed boat.”
Mac Miller dropped the visual for “Stay” off his most recent love album, The Divine Feminine. In the video Mac’s vibin’ solo on a beach in the middle of the ocean with not a care in the world. He seems happy, and it’s probably because he’s indeed in love.
Mac recently announced an accompanying tour for his album about love, The Divine Feminine, and will be making three Texas stops. Snag tickets:
Kid Cudi’s making all the moves from rehab. This past weekend he took another shot at Drake, and today he dropped the visual for “Surfin” featuring Pharrell.
In the video Cudi’s dancing around with A$AP Rocky and Jaden Smith, and looks extremely happy. It can be assumed that the video was made prior to his depression confession/rehab announcement, but it can only give us hope that Cudi’s on a real road to recovery.
Peep the visual for “Surfin” below and stay on the lookout for Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin,. which is currently on delay.
@Drake Say it to face, pussy. You think it’s a game. I wanna see you say it to my face. I’ll be out soon. Promise.
D.R.A.M.’s steady making moves this month. Last week he released a music video and dropped his album Big Baby D.R.A.M., and this week he’s already performed on Conan with Travis Barker AND appeared on VICE’s Autobiographies….and it’s only Wednesday.
In VICE’s ‘Autobiographies’ D.R.A.M. reflects on his life before and after his hit single “Cha Cha“. The song changed his life for the best, and definitely kicked off his rap career. He’s now working with Rick Rubin and doing the most, with no sign of stopping.
D.R.A.M. will be making a pitstop in Austin on The Big Baby D.R.A.M. Tour this spring, snag tickets here. Peep D.R.A.M’s appearance on VICE’s Autobiographies and his special Conan performance with Travis Barker below.
Earlier this week A$AP Rocky announced that A$AP Mob’s upcoming album Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 is finally finished. Today, he premiered a twelve minute short film featuring two songs off the tape, “Money Man” and “Put That On My Set”.
The short film tells us a story about Rina, who’s caught up with the wrong crowd. It features A$AP Rocky, A$AP Nast, and Skepta. The video was shot in London over a three day period, and both of the featured songs were recorded at Red Bull Studios London.
A$AP Mob’s Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 is yet to have a release date, but with the announcement of being complete and this short film today, it’s only a matter of time. For now you can peep the short film below:
Today D.R.A.M. dropped the visual for “Cash Machine” off of his upcoming album Big Baby D.R.A.M. In the colorful-retro video D.R.A.M’s ridin’ around on his bike and giving everyone a money shower. There’s also a lemonade stand, ladies, a pool, and some booty shakin’ going on.
Word on the street is that D.R.A.M. will be making a special appearance on Conan next Tuesday, Oct. 25, so definitely make sure to check that out! He’s also making a pitstop in Austin on The Big Baby D.R.A.M. Tour this spring, snag tickets here.
Big Baby D.R.A.M is expected this Friday, Oct. 21.
Steve Aoki is an icon among electro-house artists. He is best known for his unique live sets where he covers the crowd in birthday cake (yes, legit birthday cake), then gives them a champagne shower (yes, with actual bubbly), and crowd surfs on actual inflatable boats. Aoki’s the definition of rage king!
Steven Hiroyuki Aoki, better known as Steve Aoki, has been a DJ for quite some time now. The 38 year old has definitely perfected his craft. Steve’s well known for his own tracks, as well as his many collab’s and remixes. He collab’d with Kid Cudi for his remix of “Pursuit of Happiness”, that was featured in the movie Project X. He remixed Drake’s “Forever”. He collab’d with Will.I.Am for “I’m in the House”, which was a hit with MTV’s reality series Jersey Shore. Aoki has also worked with Diplo, Tiesto, The All American Rejects, and Bassnectar…just to name a few. Steve founded his own label, Dim Mak, back in 1996 and named it after his idol Bruce Lee. Dim Mak is the home for Aoki, as well as many additional artists such as MSTRKRFT, Bloody Beetroots, Bloc Party, and more. Netflix came out with the documentary “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” based on Steve Aoki, and it’s literally his life motto. He has a ‘can’t stop won’t stop’ attitude, and it’s rooted from his father. The documentary follows Steve, and shows us how crazy his life truly is. Steve Aoki has released several albums over his career, with the most notable being Wonderland, and recent 2 part Neon Future series. Wonderland was released in 2012 and features were stacked with Kid Cudi, LMFAO, Travis Barker, Will.I.Am, etc. It’s the album that Steve blew up off of. Neon Future l was released in 2014, and Neon Future ll in 2015. Notable features include Waka, Snoop, Kid Ink, MGK, Flux, and Will.I.Am.
