The Queen Of Afro-Pop Yemi Alade Shares Comical Video For “Deceive” (@yemialadee @rudeboypsquare @funkeakindele)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

On November 20th, Yemi Alade, the reigning queen of afro-pop music, released a stunning fifteen-track album titled “Empress.” The project features several collaborations: Vegedream, Dadju, Patoranking, Rudeboy, Estelle and the Mzansi Youth Choir.

Earlier today (December 23rd) she uploaded the official video for “Deceive,” which is the track done with Rudeboy. The very comical visuals is somewhat similar to her 2014 clip for “Johnny” – a video that has 126,165,448 views and counting.

“Deceive” starts off in the office of a couples therapist, who by the way have been married seven times herself. Yemi and her husband Rudeboy is getting counselling for their troubled relationship. As they speak to the therapist – played by popular Nigerian comedian Funke Akindele – clips of their very contentious marriage are displayed. Click here or on the image above to watch it.

Hip-Hop Icon Rakim To Do New Year’s Eve Concert (@OfficialRakim @jperiodBK)

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

At 6:00 PM PST on new year’s eve, hip-hop icon Rakim will perform some of his classics as well as some never-before-heard freestyles live from New York City. He will be joined by J. Period, who is expected to deliver new remixes and premiere a video of the two men.

Click here to for additional information and to purchase tickets.

Jhené Aiko Drops The Video For “10K Hours” With Nas (@jheneaiko @nas)

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

A few days ago Jhené Aiko shared the official video for “10K Hours,” which is track number 14 on her third studio album (Chilombo Deluxe), released earlier this year.

The song features legendary hip-hop artist Nasir Jones (Nas). Click here to watch the video and remember to like, comment and share.

Joeboy Ends 2020 With A Celebration

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Emerging Nigerian popstar Joeboy today shares the vibrant visuals for “Celebration,” his latest single and his final release of 2020.

The Dammy Twitch-directed video builds on the jubilant, gospel-inflected sound of “Celebration,” released to DSPs earlier this month. An uplifting addition to a season that, in any normal year, would be reserved for festive gatherings, “Celebration” depicts life’s simple joys, with a color scheme inspired by traditional Yoruba attire.

The breakout act from Mr Eazi’s #emPawa100 talent incubator, Joeboy has become one of African music’s brightest new stars in just over a year, topping charts across the Continent with an improbable run of smashes. With lyrics that capture the innocence of young love and the sting of youthful heartbreak, the 23-year-old crooner has carved his own lane within the increasingly crowded field of Nigerian pop stars, amassing more than 500 million streams of his music across DSPs.

KRS-One Goes In On American Politics “Don’t Fall For It” (@IAmKRSOne)

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Yesterday (December 15th) I made a post talking about the one good thing that covid19 has done for a music addict like myself; and that is to inspire some of music’s best MCs, lyricists, songwriters, artists etc. to start creating again.

That being said, KRS-One aka hip-hop’s teacha, is back in the booth! I am learning that the legend has a new album coming on December 21st titled “Between Da Protests.”

Just a few days ago he shared the video for one of the songs that will be on that project, “Don’t Fall For It.” On the record, KRS goes all the way in on the highly charged political atmosphere in the United States. He accused both political parties of using black and brown people for their respective political gains.

It is truly refreshing to hear substantive lyrics in hip-hop again. Click here to check out “Don’t Fall For It“ and remember to like, comment and share.

New Hip-Hop Video: Xzibit, B-Real & Demrick – Summer of Sam (@xzibit)

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

Have you ever heard the saying, “there is good in everything”? Well if you haven’t you are hearing it now! With that being said, one good thing about 2020 is that it has inspired a lot of old school, veteran artists to get back in the studio and create new material for music addicts like myself.

One artist that I am personally excited to see back on the scene is hip-hop MC Xzibit. A couple years ago he partnered with B-Real and Demrick to form the super group Serial Killers. As far as I know they dropped a mixtape in 2018 and then they went quiet. That is until 2020!

In October the men released a full length album titled “Summer of Sam.” And a few days ago – December 10th – they shared the official video for the title track. If you are into hip-hop pay close attention to Xzibit‘s verse; he went hard! Click here or on the image above to check it out.

Kid Cudi’s New Album “Man On the Moon III: The Chosen” Is Out Now! (@KidCudi)

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

The highly anticipated album, “Man On the Moon III: The Chosen,” by the Cleveland native rapper, Kid Cudi, is now available on all music platforms. The record was officially released on Friday, December 11th via Republic Records – a division of UMG Recordings.

“Man On the Moon III: The Chosen” has eighteen tracks and it features collaborations with Skepta, Pop Smoke, Phoebe Bridgers and Trippie Redd. In an interview, which was centered around the release of this new project, Kid Cudi told Apple Music: “The whole flow of my life is like so in tune with like everything that I want it to be, I’m solid with my baby’s mom. I’m solid with my mom, I’m solid with my sister. I’m solid with my daughter. I’m solid with my nieces. Everything’s in place. And I’m happy, you know?”