The Music I Can’t Stop Listening To
From R&B bops to Afrobeats, these four selections have been playing nonstop since they were released! Hopefully they’ll get me through the rest of #QuarantineSummer #Afrobeats #Instamusic #SummerBops #DanceHall #Soul #HipHop #Streaming #PoloG #Future #UziVert #MosesSumney
Rema Photo Credit: Medium
Nigerian rapper and singer, Divine Ikubor (Rema), recently released a song entitled “Beamer (Bad Boys). This song channels a lighter, more R&B-infused vibe similar to that of Mr. Eazi, Maleek Berry and a few other Afrobeats artists. Featured on this track is international singer, Becky G. I literally can’t stop listening to it!
Future Photo Credit: Sneaker Report
Future’s new album, “High Off Life” is what gen z would describe as “a whole mood.” Despite the Quarantine we’re all experiencing as a result of COVID-19, this album has plenty of songs that feature the artists we love hearing on the radio during summer; Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby and Drake to name a few.
Sumney Photo Credit: Genius
Alternative artist Moses Sumney released “grae,” an album consisting of a series of short songs that lean more into his alternative sound than R&B. More importantly, he managed to get Jill Scott to feature on a song and sampled her song, “Cross My Mind.” This is the music I listen to when I’m just wanting to relax with my beverage of choice, likely on a Saturday evening.
Polo G Photo Credit: Hot New Hip Hop
Polo G is a rapper that I recently discovered and whose music I absolutely love. In his recent album, “The Goat,” the artist manages to merge both meaningful, heartfelt songs with the lighthearted summer bops we all want to blast in the car after leaving a day party. Whenever I want a boost, this album is my go-to.
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High Off Life
Future has dropped yet another project on May 15th. This highly anticipated album had fans on their toes. True Future fans got what they were waiting for and the album has hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Future’s highly anticipated album is finally here. The Haitian-American rapper recently released his latest project titled “High Off Life” and it has caused quite the buzz on social media. This is his first project following the hit 2019 album “The Wizrd”. The songs have had all the men feeling as though they can relate the hit rapper. This is Future’s seventh No. 1 Album. High Off Life was at No. 1 on the most recent Billboard 200 chart. It earned 153,000 equivalent album units for its debut week which ran until May 21 which was mostly streamed and the rest purchased.
Future is known as one of the most influential artists of the past decade and he’s managed to conquer the charts by emulating a sound that has reshaped rap as a whole. Ever since he peaked with DS2, he has continued to release music steadily. Although Future spent the first half of the 2010s changing his sound and experimenting, this new album emulates the signature sound that all major Future fans were waiting on. The entire album centers around men evoking confidence in life and not necessarily focusing on women, but rather themselves. A lot of women think that his lyricism may give the idea that women are disposable in his opinion but that is up for discussion.
The Atlanta rapper has been under some fire on social media due to his personal family drama, but what makes this album so iconic is that despite all that, he claims “Life is Good” which is one of the top songs on the album featuring Drake. The album is for sure an album for the summer and has so many hits that will make you feel like nothing else can bother you because life is going great. Future will continuously be an iconic rapper for all those who listen.
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Album cover: @future
Colored picture: @future
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