Maryland artist Brent Faiyaz delivers a new visual for “Trust,” which is taken from his latest EP Lost.
H.E.R. Feat. YBN Cordae – “Racks”
Following an amazing performance at the BET Awards, H.E.R. and YBN Cordae return with another dope collaboration titled “Racks,” which you can check out above.
Ari Lennox, Ty Dolla $ign, Omen & Dreezy – “Got Me” (& More)
Dreamville recently liberated a couple of new singles presumed to be taken from the forthcoming compilation Revenge of the Dreamers 3 — and one of them features none other than D.C.’s own Ari Lennox.
Check out the Shea Butter Baby alongside Ty Dolla $ign, Omen and Dreezy on the track “Got Me”; you can also enjoy another cut titled “Down Bad,” which features J. Cole, J.I.D, Bas, EarthGang and Young Nudy.
GoldLink – Zulu Screams ft. Maleek Berry & Bibi Bourelly
Goldlink gets the summer mood started early with the Afrobeat-influenced “Zulu Screams” featuring Maleek Berry and backing vocals from Bibi Bourelly.
Ari Lennox – ‘Shea Butter Baby’ (Stream)
Featuring assistance from Dreamville members J.I.D and J. Cole. Definitely keeping this in rotation for a while.
Ari Lennox – “Up Late”
Before Shea Butter Baby drops May 7th, D.C.’s own Ari Lennox delivers a sexy new tune to hold things over. Check out “Up Late” below.
Tiffany Haddish Teams Up with Rich Harrison for “Too Much”
Getting mad Amerie vibes from this. Tiffany Haddish — known more for her comedic and acting chops than for music — has teamed up with award-winning producer Rich Harrison to create the single “Too Much,” a Go-Go infused number that’s sure to get people on the dancefloor. Below, she also spoke to DJ Quicksilva about the release.
Very interested to see where this goes.
She Ready For The Go-Go? @TiffanyHaddish talks about her song "Too Much" with @DJQuickSilva and if we can expect more.
If you haven't heard the song yet, listen here: https://t.co/BuBjuuPxjj pic.twitter.com/WOe4kb3F1v
— 93.9 WKYS (@939WKYS) April 25, 2019
Salaam Remi & Gallant – “Roll The Dice”
Legendary producer Salaam Remi connects with DMV’s Gallant for the dope cut “Roll The Dice.”
Judah – ‘Searching For Mr. West’ (Stream)
Legendary D.C. producer Judah is back with a new conceptual piece titled Searching for Mr. West, a nod to the G.O.O.D. Music head honcho that sees assistance from Elledk, Aleem Bilal, RaTheMC, Uptown Tone and more. Stream below.
Sonder – “What You Heard”
Brent Faiyaz, Atu and Dpat reunite as “Sonder,” and deliver a new single to the world titled “What You Heard.” Check out the latest from the Baltimore-based group below.
Rico Love – Shine (Video)
Rico drops a video for “Shine”, from his 2018 albums Even Kings Die.
Wale Jumps on Elle Varner’s “Pour Me”
Said Elle Varner about her new collaboration with D.C.’s own Wale (via RatedRnB):
“It’s a double entendre about being a poor girl who’s lost the love she wants. So, pour her another… It has that ’90s feel. It has these hard drums and chords that are just so tickling. It’s me on a thousand.”
Tank – “Dirty”
Tank returns with a new single titled “Dirty” (exactly the vibe you think it is, ladies). Check it out above.
Ari Lennox – “Pedigree” & “No One”; J. Cole-Assisted “Shea Butter Baby” (Lyric Video)
We need that new Ari Lennox album! In the meantime, the DC songstress delivers more new singles, as well as a lyric visual for her latest collab with J. Cole, “Shea Butter Baby,” taken from the new film Creed II.
Ari Lennox – “40 Shades of Choke” & “Grampa”
Dreamville is killing it right now, and Ari Lennox is one of the reasons why. Following “Whipped Cream,” the beautiful and incredibly-talented DC songstress drops off two new songs, which you can stream below.
Brent Faiyaz – ‘Lost’ (EP)
Following Sonder Son, Brent Faiyaz returns with a dope new EP titled Lost.
Amerie Drops Double EP ‘4AM Mulholland’ / ‘After 4AM’
Ah, Amerie. Like Mya, the hometown songstress has remaining timeless in beauty and talent…and now she returns with a new double EP titled 4AM Mulholland / After 4AM, her first drop since 2016’s Drive (2009’s In Love In War is her last album).
Said Amerie to Billboard about the double release:
You recorded these projects while pregnant.
Everything on the album was recorded from when I didn’t know I was pregnant to eight, nine months [along]. “Not a Love Song” and “The Wall” were around then. I was doing little sexy rolls on those tracks. [Laughs] I record, engineer and do my own vocals and rough mixes. It was really creatively freeing.
How did the idea of a double album come about in 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM?
I love my projects to be very sonically cohesive. As I was recording, I wasn’t trying to limit myself in any way, I was feeling very, very creative — I had just came off of writing a new story and I wanted to go full-out into the recording process. I didn’t want the album to be a smorgasbord of sound, it needs to have a vibe and that’s why there’s two projects.
I’m hearing a lot of darker and moodier vibes from you on this project.
The funny thing to me, I’ve always felt like my music is dark — even when no one else thinks that. Like with “Why Don’t We Fall in Love,” I got on the video with the director and he’s like, “OK, I’m thinking summertime, you on a beach,” and I go, “OK, this is cool, but actually my initial thought was black, red and a highway.” No one else seems to feel that.
Stream below.
Masego Drops Debut Album ‘Lady Lady’
You can also check out Masego’s recent Vogue interview here. This album is flames.
Check Out Ari Lennox’s “Whipped Cream” Acoustic Video
“‘Whipped Cream’ is my little baby that expresses how I feel about an ex that I’m still not over. He’s the same n***a that I talked about in PHO,” says Ari.
“Whipped Cream” is the latest release from the Washington D.C. native who dropped her debut EP, PHO, in late 2016. PHO showcased Lennox’s immense talent while highlighting her position as the only female and sole vocalist of her crew. The young talent has described her music as “modern, relaxed, turned up soul… reminiscent of the beautiful music from the ‘70s” while labeling her voice, “imperfect, but pretty.”
Ari Lennox & Dave James – 2:00am
Producer Dave James connects with Ari Lennox for this soulful cut (with Larry Mack on the horns).
Ari Lennox – “Whipped Cream”
Dreamville’s Ari Lennox is back with a dope new single titled “Whipped Cream,” produced by Elite:
“‘Whipped Cream’ is my little baby that expresses how I feel about an ex that I’m still not over. He’s the same n***a that I talked about in PHO.”
Chaz French Jumps on Angel’s “More”
D.C. to London connection. Taken from Angel’s new album, Woman.