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Another week means a new set of heat to get your vibe right for the weekend. Today (July 9), there s new music from a charismatic and comedic rapper from the West Coast, a veteran MC out of Yonkers, N.Y. and an anecdotal rhymer reppin the DMV area.
Vince Staples drops off his self-titled album, which is his first full-length joint to be released in three years. The 10-track LP offers a look into the rapper s life growing up in Long Beach, Calif., but also his satirical psyche, which helps him wade through every day s highs and lows. The album s lead single, Law of Averages, arrived weeks before the full album on June 17. And although there aren t any guest appearances on the project, it s produced by Kenny Beats. On Vince s latest opus, he said that it really gives much more information about me that wasn’t out there before. That’s why I went with that title. I feel like I’ve been trying to tell the same story. As you go on in life, your point of view changes. This is a
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IDK has returned with a new album, titled
The record showcases IDK’s musical and personal maturation since his debut album,
Is He Real, in 2019. There is of course the classic dance bangers, but a majority of the album finds the rapper reflecting on his experiences with fame, family life and the various obstacles and triumphs that have made him the person he is today.
“The idea of love is a complicated thing,” he wrote on Instagram under the album’s initial announcement in June. “It’s even more complicated for a black man in an environment that limits your vulnerability. I needed the truth to heal. I’m only now starting to see that.”
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