It is being reported that DMX is in the hospital after suffering from an overdose which resulted in a heart attack this past Friday. Apparently he is now on life support at the White Plains Hospital in New York.
DMX is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” in 1998. It received both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release.
In his just released video for the track “Blaze,” which is on the upcoming “Love Like That Riddim,” Pressure Busspipe vents his anger at what is happening in the United States, specifically as it relates to the way black folks have been dying at the hands of the police.
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Jamaican singer Foxy Brown, who became known after hitting the reggae charts with the Steely & Clevie produced versions of Tracy Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You Tonight” and “Fast Car,” has re-emerged with another potential hit. This time she has collaborated with Josh Harris, CEO and owner of Big Feet Records, for the newly released lovers-rock single “Settling Down.”
Josh originally heard about Foxy from Ricky Wave at Soundwave Studio in Kingston (Jamaica). He then went to work composing the rhythm for her to voice. Unfortunately, they lost contact and was not able to truly connect until a year later. The beat is basically an assortment of altered instrument samples and live performances. Dave Carlson played guitar, Clarity did the DJ vocal in the middle and Josh Harris played all the keyboard parts. And although the song was authored by Dave Gouldburn, Brown delivered it perfectly.
“Settling Down” was initially published in October 2020, but this was prior to Big Feet Records entering into an agreement with Zojak Worldwide. Subsequent to their agreement, Harris decided to re-share the single via Zojak; and so far the response has been outstanding!
Chicago native Lupe Fiasco will be performing all the songs from his “Food & Liquor” album live on Thursday, April 15th, starting at 7:00 PM. The performance will broadcast in real time via Future Stream TV.
“Food & Liquor” is Lupe‘s debut studio album, released on September 19, 2006 via the 1st & 15th Entertainment and Atlantic Records. It features production from The Neptunes, Kanye West, Mike Shinoda, Craig Kallman, Prolyfic, Needlz, Soundtrakk and Brandon Howard.
Today, April 2nd, is the 25th anniversary of singer-songwriter Maxwell‘s debut album “Urban Hang Suite.” The record was recorded in 1994 and 1995, then released on April 2nd in 1996 by Columbia Records.
The anniversary is being celebrated with the release of a remastered digital edition, which is now available on all music platforms. Click here to check out the enhanced version.
Afrobeat and dancehall artist Aurelia Dey is sharing her new single, “All These Neighbours.” Released on March 26th, the afro-dancehall song comes to us courtesy of Rudeboy Records and it’s the third single from her upcoming album, titled “Sunday Service.”
Through her dancing, music and acting, Aurelia Dey is constantly finding new ways of expressing herself. She mixes in her pro-black and gender equality messages into her entertainment, and talks openly about her mental health issues, which are linked to her Afro-phobic experiences as both Ghanaian and Swedish.
She wrote “All These Neighbours” in the summer of 2018 when she was in a creative space in her parents’ home country, Ghana. Aurelia sums up the inspiration behind the song as follows:
“I had just been to Ghana and was going to get an apartment there. I had been in a short-term relationship with a famous dancer in Ghana and the thoughts one can wrestle with as a 30+ year old when society tells you to have children and settle down stormed up. While you have “high demands” on a relationship and do not find “the one” you end up in a catch-22 situation full of irony and contradictory thoughts.”
The upcoming album, “Sunday Service,” is on schedule and should be out this Summer. The first single, “Powerbank,” came out last year and did very well in Europe. It was featured in magazines and on TV and radio; with notable broadcasts via SVT’s PSL, Göteborgs-Posten, P4 Göteborg and Hymn. She followed up with the second single, “Rising,” in February 2021. It is also doing well, particularly in Sweden, France, America and Ghana.
In mid February the American biographical drama film, Judas and the Black Messiah, which is directed and produced by Shaka King, was released. The movie was accompanied by a stunning soundtrack that features several top-tier hip-hop and R&B artists, namely: Rakim, Nas, H.E.R., Nipsey Hussle, Jay-Z, SiR and others.
Yesterday, April 1st, Nas shared the official video for his track “EPMD.” As he has always done, the legendary MC delivered an impeccable performance with producer Hit-Boy by his side. Click here or on the image above to watch the video and remember to like, comment and share.
