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Listen To Brandy’s Highly Anticipated ‘B7’ Album

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Brandy’s new album, B7, arrived on Friday (July 31). Led by the single “Baby Mama,” the 15-track album about love, heartbreak and growth, includes appearances from Chance the Rapper, Daniel Caeser, and Brandy’s teenage daughter, Sy’rai Smith, who joins her mother on the track “High Heels.”

Along with the new album — her first since 2012 — Brandy debuted the music video for her latest single, “Borderline.”

“I spilled so much of my heart on this album,” she proudly told fans during a listening party on YouTube on Thursday (July 30).

In a more sobering moment from the virtual party, Brandy opened up about the death of her friend and producer, Lashawn Daniels. “It feels very strange although I’m excited and grateful to have the music out, it’s just hard not having him here to hear the complete project,” she said.

“But I take him with me wherever I go. I know everything he ever said to me, ever taught me, and what he told me, I can hold onto that. If I ever feel down about my gift there’s a few things that he told me to remind me that I have no reason to feel down at all.”

“I believe that music heals. Music is the language that we all speak. It is what we all need, and I feel like we need it more now than we ever have,” she explained. “This is the year where we all need to feel like we have something to get us through. … I was a little hesitant with putting out music in this time because, of course, you want to speak to the times. And I’m thinking, ‘My music is not about exactly what’s going on right now.’ But then I thought, ‘But this is the time where people need to feel like they have something to just escape and just help them heal.’ …that’s what made me feel better about releasing [the album].

“And I think that we don’t want to feel alone,” added Brandy. “We need to feel community, we need to feel togetherness, we need to feel love right now. And I think music is the best way to feel that. It’s the shortcut to feeling that right away.”

Stream B7 below.

[via Vibe]

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Reviewing SZA’s Chart-Topping ‘SOS’ | Rap Life Review

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January 24, 2023

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In this week’s episode of Rap Life Review, Ebro, Nadeska, and Lowkey dive into new releases from French Montana & DJ Drama with ‘Coke Boys 6’, YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s ‘I Rest My Case’, and SZA’s chart-topping sophomore album, ‘SOS’. The group also discusses news in hip hop, including the conclusion of the Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion trial, the current status of the YSL trial, and the tragic passing of legendary hip-hop star, Gangsta Boo. The conversation concludes with the hosts responding to your comments from the final episode of 2022.

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Reviewing Metro Boomin’s ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’ | Rap Life Review

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December 20, 2022

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In this week’s episode of Rap Life Review, Nadeska, Lowkey, and Eddie connect to break down Metro Boomin’s ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’ and major music drops in hip-hop. The group teases a clip of Ebro’s conversation with Metro Boomin talking about his latest album ‘HEROES & VILLAINS’, which features collaborations with John Legend, Future, and more. Then, they dive into Latto’s new single “FTCU” featuring GloRilla & Gangsta Boo, and have a larger conversation about females in hip hop.

Finally, the group touches on Nas & 21 Savage’s “One Mic, One Gun”, and discuss the new wave of young hip-hop artists dominating the music industry, and how there’s enough space for young talent and industry legends. The conversation concludes with Eddie’s 30-second album review of ‘MOB’ from Babyface Ray and responses to controversial comments on last week’s episode about Saweetie new project and first week sales.

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Stream Metro Boomin’s ‘Heroes & Villains’ Album f/ Travis Scott, Takeoff, Future and More

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Metro Boomin has returned in full force with his sophomore studio album, Heroes & Villains.

The celebrated producer’s follow-up to Not All Heroes Wear Capes—his star-studded, chart-topping 2018 release—features a who’s who list of collaborators like The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, and the late Takeoff. 21 Savage, Travis Scott, and Future all boast four appearances; Don Toliver shows up three times, and Young Thug twice. Also included on the 15-song project are Gunna, Chris Brown, Young Nudy, John Legend, and Mustafa the Poet.

Metro took a creative approach in announcing their involvement, sharing comic book-style illustrations while playing up the “heroes and villains” theme by asking fans, “Which side do you think he’s on?”

Metro Boomin teased fans on what was to come this week with an action-packed short film. Directed by Gibson Hazard and co-written by Hazard and Van Courtney, the near-six-minute clip stars Metro alongside Young Thug, Gunna, LaKeith Stanfield, and the legend Morgan Freeman, who previously worked with Metro by narrating his 21 Savage collaborative album Savage Mode II.

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