This week there are full album releases, some of them highly anticipated, and long-awaited, by top artists including J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Kehlani, Jorja Smith, MK xyz, and The Black Keys.
J. Cole releases his highly anticipated new album, The Off-Season today. As Cole himself said, this album “was years in the making.” Earlier this week, J. Cole released a documentary, called Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary which was based on the process of making the new album. Last week, Cole gave us a preview of the album by releasing one of its songs “Interlude.” I think all of us knew what to expect from this album when Cole dropped this internet-breaking freestyle with the LA Leakers.
Nicki Minaj released her Beam Me Up Scotty mixtape for the first time on streaming services today. The re-release of the 2009 mixtape features new songs and features from Lil Wayne, Drake, Gucci Mane, G Herbo & others. The mixtape starts off with a new Nicki, Wayne and Drake collaboration “Seeing Green” and Nicki even launched a classic Myspace page to promote the release.
Kehlani & T-Pain surprised us earlier this week when they announced they had a collaboration coming out. Today we were blessed to receive “I Like Dat” & the collaboration is actually a sequel to T-Pain’s 2007 anthem “Buy U A Drank”.
Today, St. Vincent releases her new album Daddy’s Home. The album’s title is inspired by her father being released from prison, and she also discusses this situation throughout the album. Vibes of 1970s New York are said to be felt throughout the album, with glam rock and pop feelings throughout. Earlier this week, St. Vincent released “Down” and its accompanying music video, which seems to follow the theme.
SHAED’s long-awaited album High Dive was released today. The indie-pop trio previously released a few songs from the album, including “Once Upon A Time,” “Part Time Psycho” featuring Two Feet, and “Osaka.” SHAED partnered with Teen Line for the upcoming release, as a portion of its sales will go towards the organization, which spreads awareness about teen mental health, by providing resources and support.
R&B crooner MK xyz dropped her debut EP Sweet Spot today including her hit single “One Time” produced by Hit-Maka. The EP features 4 other tracks that showcase MK’s versatility from the confident lyrics on “Dennis Rodman” to the hard hitting track “GEAUX”, Sweet Spot is titled properly as MK xyz found her “sweet spot” sonically.
Jorja Smith continues her rise to the top with her latest album Be Right Back. The project features 8 new tracks from the songstress and is one of those projects that doesn’t require the “next” or “skip” button. Be Right Back is Jorja’s follow up to her successful Lost & Found album from 2018.
Delta Kream, The Black Keys’ new album was released today. The band described the album saying “The record celebrates the band’s roots, featuring Mississippi hill country blues standards that they have loved since they were teenagers, including songs by R.L Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, among others.” The band previously released “Crawling Kingsnake,” and “Going Down South” which will be included on the new album.
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