Almost a month after the track dropped, we now have a video for “Sun in Our Eyes.” I don’t know about this one; yes, a beach setting with lots of popping colors might’ve been too obvious, but this video doesn’t do justice to the song at all. According to MØ, the theme is Peter Pan and the Lost Boys “sailing instead of flying.” I vote nay, but check it out for yourself.
Until now, I didn’t know there was a James Blake vocal solo and a harmonica performance from Stevie Wonder at the end of this song because I tapped out after 2-3 minutes when I first listened to it this past Friday. Astroworld was difficult to get through because that zombie music does my head in. That being said, the video for “Stop Trying to Be God” is quite entertaining and makes the earlier parts of the song a lot more bearable. Between Travis playing God and defeating Satan (also played by Travis), and people turning into Travis look-alikes after baptism (by a priest also played by Travis), this video will have you cracking up. Check it out below.
Okay, okay, I was wrong about “No Brainer” debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it didn’t even debut at No. 2; it debuted at No. 5 and I am truly shocked. Good thing I didn’t bet money on it. In any case, Drake’s “In My Feelings” is No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week while Scorpion rules the Billboard 200 for a fifth week. Scorpion SZN is not over.
Ella Mai released a new song over the weekend and it is “Boo’d Up” redux. I’m not familiar with any of her other work, so I can’t tell if this is her sound in general or her sticking to a formula that works. Either way, it’s not a bad song. Check it out below.
I usually wouldn’t bother making a post about a song that’s been around for nine months, but this live version of Miguel’s “Pineapple Skies” was too special to not share. He gave the performance a little over a week ago on Australian radio show Like A Version. Watch it below and thank me later.
Earlier this week, LeBron James did an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, where they talked about King James’ recently launched ‘I Promise’ School, which serves at-risk children in Akron, Ohio. Click here for some of the amazing benefits that it guarantees its students.
During the interview, LeBron was asked what he would say if he was sitting across from Donald Trump, to which Bron said:
I would never sit across from him. I’d sit across from Barack, though.
As you can imagine, Donald Trump — whose greatest desire is to be accepted by rich and famous people — was big mad and rushed to the Twitter machine to let some steam off:
Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do. I like Mike!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 4, 2018
I support LJ. He’s doing an amazing job for his community.
That statement is as perfunctory as it gets, and if you’re familiar with MJ off the court, you probably already know that this is very on-brand. He may have never made the infamous “Republicans buy sneakers too” comment, but his unwillingness to endorse Harvey Gantt against renowned racist Jesse Helms in a 1990 senate race in Jordan’s home state should tell you all you need to know about Michael Jordan.
Issuing a one-line statement of “support” without addressing any of the surrounding issues that compelled said statement indicates that Jordan doesn’t actually give a shit. That statement amounts to “that’s none of my business,” and while he technically doesn’t have to care, I think it’s worth noting that this man has made hundreds of millions of dollars selling overpriced sneakers to black kids who can barely afford them. And all of the non-black kids buying them only do so because those black kids made them cool.
We can’t force MJ to do anything, but I beg of you: STOP BUYING THOSE GODDAMN SNEAKERS. They’re ugly, they cost too much, and the black man benefiting the most from your dollar doesn’t care about black people.
King Aubrey just dropped the video for “In My Feelings” and the early reviews are positive. The video is set in New Orleans and finds Drake giving us his best Louisiana drawl and wearing grills. Lala plays the now-world-famous KeKe and Phylicia Rashad plays her mother; there are also appearances from Shiggy (creator of the #InMyFeelingsChallenge) and Yung Miami of City Girls — the duo’s other half, JT, is currently serving time for fraud. Peep the clip below.
In the roughly two hours since its release, the video has racked up almost 500,000 views, and if it maintains this pace, “In My Feelings” will secure a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. I know I had predicted that “No Brainer” would debut at No. 1 next week, but that was before this video dropped. A No. 1 debut is still possible, but these additional streaming numbers for “In My Feelings” is going to make for stiffer competition.
The ’90s were all about big vocals, and while the first names that come to mind are Whitney and Mariah, there was a plethora of other insanely talented vocalists, including the ladies of SWV. They had some major hits in the early ’90s, but unfortunately, fizzled out towards the end of the decade despite putting out quality music — “Can We” and “Someone” are still my shit.
Released in December 1992, “I’m So Into You” was the second single from the group’s debut album, It’s About Time. Written and produced by Brian Alexander Morgan, the track is a bouncy up-tempo about taking another woman’s man. While creating the song, Morgan was attempting to break away from the New Jack Swing sound that dominated the airwaves at that time, but in retrospect, the song sounds derivative of that very style (which is by no means a bad thing).
Peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, “I’m So Into You” was the group’s first top 10 hit. And like every true classic, its appeal is evergreen. Treat yourself.
“Black Bonnie” is Wale’s take on the Bonnie-and-Clyde theme that hip-hop can’t seem to get enough of. The video depicts Wale (a.k.a. Clyde) and his Bonnie as a ride-or-die couple in the Black Panther Party and as African royalty. You know…black love and things of that nature. Jacquees is on the hook. Watch the video below.
Lil’ Kim dropped the audio for “Nasty One” on her birthday, and now we have a video. I refuse to speak ill of the Queen Bee, so I’m going to hold my two cents and ask you to watch for yourself.