Following Furious 7’s massive debut of $392.2 million (approximately 1.5 billion dirhams) worldwide, Wiz Khalifa has given us the visual treatment for the movie’s official soundtrack “See You Again” featuring Charlie Puth. The emotional song and video is a tribute to Paul Walker, and it includes some scenes and collage of the late actor and his cast-mates. Keep Resting In Peace Paul Walker.
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Wiz Khalifa – The Sleaze (Official Video)
Wiz Khalifa has released the visual to his hypnotizing single “The Sleaze,” off his Grammy-nominated 2014 album Blacc Hollywood. The David Camarena-directed video is a highly energetic clip which features unorthodox lighting, car trashing and strong graphical treatments. You can purchase Blacc Hollywood directly from iTunes.
NB: This video may not be suitable for epileptic people.
Straight Outta Compton (Official Trailer)
A second trailer for the forthcoming biopic about the iconic rap group N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton, has been released. Picking the film title from N.W.A’s seminal debut LP, the F. Gary Gray-directed, film looks at the dangerous streets of Compton in California, in the mid ’80s as Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren, DJ Yella and co. translated their experiences into a brutally honest album that shook the rap world, revolutionizing hip-hop and rebelling against the authority with an explosive voice that had never been heard.
Straight Outta Compton stars Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell, Aldis Hodge and Neil Brown Jr. as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella, respectively, and even depicting the likes of a younger Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight and Warren G, and it is scheduled to hit theaters August 14.
Wale ft. J. Cole – The Pessimist
Wale and J. Cole have joined forces again on a new track titled “The Pessimist,” following their 2011 collaboration on “Bad Girls Club.” The song tackles the subject of hopelessness, with both rappers doing what they do best with intricate lyrics and wordplay. The track which features a soundbite from Seinfeld’s George Costanza, will appear on Wale’s … Read more
Future – 56 Nights (Mixtape)
Seemingly out of nowhere, Future, in collaboration with DJ Esco has released a surprise new mixtape titled “56 Nights.” Featuring 10 tracks in all, the entire mixtape excluding “March Madness
Watch: A$AP Rocky – Praise The Lord (Da Shine) ft. Skepta
Two of the jiggiest fellas in hiphop – A$AP Rocky and Skepta, joined forces on a track titled “Praise the Lord (Da Shine),” off the former’s newly released TESTING album. Rocky has shared the official music video for “Praise the Lord (Da Shine),” and it sees both friends sporting their best outfits, while giving us a glimpse into their worlds in New York and London along with their crew on standby. A$AP Rocky’s TESTING album is available to buy on iTunes or stream on Spotify.
Dremo – Ojere (Official Video)
Davido Music Worldwide rolls out the visual accompaniment to the first official single from its newly signed act Dremo, titled “Ojere.” The Director Q-directed video features different scenes of the rapper hanging out with his friends in a house in Lagos, Nigeria; before taking the party to Al-Awir desert in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Hit the play button above to watch and enjoy the afro-trap video.
WizKid ft. Chris Brown, Trey Songz & French Montana – Shabba
Wizkid keeps the momentum going, following his massive success with Drake’s “One Dance.” The Nigerian superstar has just released a brand new single titled “Shabba,” featuring longtime friend Chris Brown, Trey Songz, and French Montana.
The Mike Will Made It-produced track see Wizkid pay homage to Shabba Ranks, while Breezy and Trigga catered to the females, and French Montana did the usual.
While this seems like a summer anthem, the world is still waiting on that unreleased “African Bad Girl,” by Wizkid and Chris Brown. Hit the play button below to stream the song.
50 Cent – I’m The Man (Remix) ft. Chris Brown
50 Cent will be releasing a new single titled “No Romeo No Juliet,” featuring Chris Brown, later today. Before the aforementioned happens, 50 has shared the visual for the remix of his song “I’m The Man,” with Breezy. The song which also happens to be Birdman’s favorite song at the moment, is directed by Eif Rivera, and it sees Fiddy and Breezy doing their thing in a big Hollywood mansion, surrounded by a bunch of women. At the tail-end of the video, is also a preview of “No Romeo No Juliet,” where the two head to a strip club to have a good time. Hit the play button above to watch the video.
#FlashbackFriday: Bow Wow – Let Me Hold You ft. Omarion (Official Video)
“Let Me Hold You” is the first single off Bow Wow’s fourth album Wanted released in March 2005, and it features R&B singer Omarion – making it duo’s very first collaboration together. “Let Me Hold You” was co-written and co-produced by producer Jermaine Dupri and No I.D., and it uses a sample of Luther Vandross’ 1985 version of Brenda Russell’s “If Only for One Night”.
The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, making this the first top 10 hit for both Bow Wow and Omarion as a solo artist. The song also hit numbers 2 and 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Mainstream Top 40 charts respectively, and reached the top 40 in many countries including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. “Let Me Hold You” was certified Platinum by the RIAA for selling over 1,000,000 copies. Hit the play button above to enjoy the Bryan Barber-directed video, and visit the below links to purchase Wanted.
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BWWanted?IQid=BowWLMH
Google Play: http://smarturl.it/LMHYGPlay?IQid=Bow…
Amazon: http://smarturl.it/BWWAmazon?IQid=Bow…