New Video: Future feat. Kanye West - "I Won"

I posted Future's new Kanye West assisited track "I Won" a few weeks ago when I first heard it, and now I give you the Hype Williams-directed visuals. Even though it is Future's song and it is dope I am stuck on Kanye's verse, it is a Kardashian thing. Future's sophomore album Honest is in stores and on iTunes now!                                                         XO

New Music: Future feat. Kanye West - "I Won"

Future does it again and delivers another banger with his latest track "I Won" enlisting a feature from Kanye. I do not think it was Future's part that got me on this track, but instead it was Kanye's verse that caught my heart, got my attention, and made me want to listen. Future's new album Honest drops April 22nd and is available for pre-order on iTunes NOW! 

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New Mixtape: King Mez- Long Live The King (LLTK)

King Mez Day has finally arrived and the Raleigh, North Carolina natives long-awaited mixtape Long Live The King is finally here. With production from himself, Commisioner Gordon, !llmind, Mark Merlo, Ishi, Deputy, Rich Muzik, Tim Ruby, and London Summers King Mez has certainly created a 12-track type solid kingpiece sure to create even more hype about himself. Already with a long list of credentials from opening for J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Wale to name a few,  the release of previously released very successful mixtapes The Paraplegics (2010), The King's Khrysis (2011), My Everlasting Zeal (2012) and now his Long Live The King, King Mezatron is sure to be a future big name in the rap game and is readily taking the world by storm.

 

Tracklist

1. InHeritance (Prod. Tim Suby & King Mez)
2. Morris (Prod. King Mez)
3. Reggie Miller (Prod. King Mez)
4. Flight feat. Sonya Teclai (Prod. King Mez)
5. Swerve (Prod. Ishi & King Mez)
6. Murdaaa (Prod. Illmind)
7. Can’t Let Go (Prod. King Mez)
8. Heart Drive (Prod. Tim Suby)
9. Never Know (Prod. Deputy)
10. Past The Stars feat. Kaisle Grai (Prod. Tim Suby & King Mez)
11. Hydroplane feat. Tyana Reshay (Prod. King Mez, Commissioner Gordon, Mark Merlo)
12. You Up (Prod. King Mez & Commissioner Gordon)

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King Mez: Cuts That Did Not Make The Cut of "LLTK" & Extras

With it being "King Mez Week" and all I have decided to go hard on the promo for the Raleigh, North Carolina kid, and give you plenty of him to build anticipation for his upcoming Long Live The King mixtape release on Thursday. He has dropped two cuts that did not make the final cut for LLTK "The Coming" produced by Elite and "The Town Pt. 2" produced by Ishi. Take a listen to these two cuts below and some extras from the King himself. 

 

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Melodic Monday: Kanye West - "Street Lights"

Have you ever had a moment become more real because of words you hear, or a song that makes you feel every bit of the moment that you are living and breathing? Words can entangle you in a moment they can be so poignant that life becomes more real because of them, the experience is invaluable. I consciously think about how words make a moment and how moments inaugurate words. Although I have heard Kanye's track "Street Lights" a million times because of the love affair I had with his album 808's and Heartbreak, it was not until the other night out of nowhere that I truly derived the meaning of the song. While Kanye has a somewhat familiar relationship with lights and orchestrating the word in songs, he actually relinquishes different annotations of the word in each song. Sometimes there are things that we think are forever and are difficult but we are able to grow out of those things. They are not permanent, they are merely time passers to get us past what we thought may be too hard. We are able to do what we think we could not do when those things seemed too much. Sometimes we get so caught up in the moment that we rarely are able to enjoy the beauty and realness of what it has to offer that time passes us by. Sometimes things are not what we want but they are what we have. If we want something different sometimes we have to go on a repetitive path and pass several "Street Lights" to gain something more, something beyond our expectations. Sometimes the things we have to endure to get to the happy place, to get to the beautiful moments are just not fair. Melodic Monday you have given me Kanye and a few street lights, all the while I have given you my heart. 
Let me know Do I still got time to grow? Things ain't always set in stone That be known let me know Let me...
Seems like street lights glowing Happen to be just like moments passing In front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there All the street lights, glowing  Happen to be just like moments, passing In front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but I'm just not there
In the streets In the streets I'm just not there in the streets I'm just not there Life's just not fair                                                         XO

New Music: Drake - "Draft Day" & "Days In The East"

Just when we think life could not get any better Drake asks us "Would We Like A New Track", and then drops two back to back. Only a day apart the OVO King drops his first track a Boi-1da, Ducko McFli, and Syk Sense- produced Lauryn Hill-sampled cut "Draft Day" just in time for the upcoming NFL Draft Day, and is dedicated to Drake's new friend Johnny Manziel. Drake also gives Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence a shout out in the track insinuating a possible crush. Drizzy dropped his second track "Days In The East" a day later with production from his OVO artist PARTYNEXTDOOR and his go to producer and engineer Noah "40" Shebib. The track samples Rihanna's song "Stay" and is said to reference the time Erykah Badu invited him over for a spot of tea to talk about love. Who's to say it is really about Erykah when clearly as of late his possible rekindled love affair with Rihanna has been in the news. Maybe the track is referencing his love affair with Rih or maybe it is just some of Champagne Papi's thoughts that get people thinking who knows, but one thing I do know is the kid from Toronto has me beyond intrigued. 

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King Mez "Long Live The King" Artwork & Tracklisting

We've waited on this for awhile now and in one week the wait for King Mez's new mixtape Long Live The King will be available for our listening pleasures. The 12-track effort will enlist features from Sonny Base, Sonya, Tyana Reshay, and Haisle Grai. The projects production hails from none other than King Mez himself, !llmind, Rich Muzik, Deputy, Ishi, Tim Suby, Commisioner Gordon, Mark Merlo, and London Summers. Remember in one week on 4-10-14 is the day King Mez will make.

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