Allen Kingdom (who we first heard on Kanye West’s ‘All Day’) is back with a new mixtape titled Northern Lights, released on his 22nd birthday and executive produced by Kingdom, Plain Pat & Jonathan Kaslow. Stream below.
Fantasia – No Time For It
American Idol alum Fantasia is gearing up for the release of her 5th album. In the meantime, check out her new lead single ‘No Time For It’ below.
Brandy – Beggin & Pleadin
Brandy is back! The veteran R&B singer has revealed a new track titled ‘Beggin & Pleadin’, which was produced by Pop & Oak and is said to be “Based on a true story”. New album soon, please.
BJ The Chicago Kid Pays Tribute To D’Angelo With New EP
Before he releases his upcoming album In My Mind, BJ The Chicago Kid blesses the masses with a three track offering done in tribute to D’Angelo on the 16th anniversary of ‘Untitled’ (of which there’s also a cover). Stream below.
Raheem DeVaughn Feat. Phil Ade – Black Ice Cream (Remix)
Originally taken from Love Sex Passion, Raheem DeVaughn links with 368 family Phil Ade for a remix of ‘Black Ice Cream’, produced by RZA.
Mila J – Covergirl (Mixtape)
Mila J blessed her fans with a new mixtape right before the New Year. Stream Covergirl below.
K. Michelle – Santa Baby
K. Michelle has decided to celebrate the holidays with a new single titled ‘Santa Baby’ (a twist on the Eartha Kitt classic), which (as did the classic) seems to totally miss the point of Christmas in the first place (extra emphasis on the artwork). No complaints, though.
Forget the song for a second, she also apparently joined the photo hack club, as some very impressive nudes conveniently leaked onto the internet. Win?
BJ The Chicago Kid Feat. Jeremih & Lil Durk – Church (Remix)
BJ The Chicago Kid just took it back to ‘Church’ for real, linking with Chicago peers Jeremih and Lil’ Durk for the remix.
Kehlani – Did I
Kehlani is back with a brand new single titled ‘Did I’, which sees her adopting the Migos flow over a hard-hitting (yet still calm and airy) backdrop.
Check out ‘Did I’ below and purchase via iTunes.
STREAM: Monica – Code Red
Today, you can purchase Monica’s new album Code Red via iTunes; if you have Spotify, then you can enjoy a stream below.
Ty Dolla $ign Drops Two Huge ‘Blasé’ Remixes
Ty Dolla $ign has blessed his fans with two big remixes for the track ‘Blasé’, which originally only featured Future and Rae Sremmurd; now, he has one with Jeezy, Juicy J & Diddy, and another with T.I., A$AP Ferg and French Montana.
Check both out below; the original can be found on the criminally-slept-on Free TC.
R. Kelly – The Buffet (Stream)
The (polarizing) king of Hip-Hop-style R&B is back with The Buffet, which features appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, Jhene Aiko, Juicy J, Lil Wayne and loads more. Stream below via Spotify.
August Alsina – Song Cry (Video); ‘This Thing Called Life’ Album Stream
August Alsina drops an emotional visual for ‘Song Cry’, which is taken from the new album This Thing Called Life, which you can stream below. In addition, you can check out his interview with The Breakfast Club (where he pretty much spazzes on his label for leaking his album).
Tiara Thomas – Sleigh Ride
A festive Tiara Thomas decided to create her own cover of TLC’s ‘Sleigh Ride’ (taken from the 1993 movie Home Alone 2: Lost in New York).
Mya – Team You
Hometown legend Mya has been on top of her game independently for a while now; today, we get to check out a brand new track titled ‘Team You’, which will appear on her upcoming 12th album (and 8th release through her own Planet 9 imprint).
Check out ‘Team You’ below.
R. Kelly – Christmas Party
Simply put, R. Kelly takes his ‘Backyard Party’ and turns it into a holiday celebration. His upcoming album The Buffet drops this Friday (December 11th).
David Correy – All In My Feelings
David Correy blesses the world with an emotional new offering titled ‘All In My Feelings’.
Kehlani – Tore Up
Kehlani reveals some deep feelings over a failed relationship in her new visual for ‘Tore Up’, produced by Jahaan Sweet.
Christina Milian – 4U (Stream)
Featuring Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg. Listen to Christina Milian’s 4-track offering below.