On February 12, 2021, Bronx rapper Lil Tjay released “Calling My Phone,” which featured 6LACK. The track has been received well by fans online, and is pacing to be the highest Billboard Hot 100 debut for both artists. In less than 24 hours, the track has shot to #1 on Apple Music United States streams, and amassed over 3 Million views on YouTube. The song has also entered the Top 15 of iTunes sales within 24 hours. Stream the Track below…
Also released, was new music by rappers A$AP Rocky and Slowthai…
Judas and the Black Messiah: The Inspired Album has been released–the soundtrack for the the movie Judas and the Black Messiah. The album has numerous rappers on it. Names include Nipsey Hussle, Nas, Jay-Z, Lil Durk, Pooh Shiesty, Polo G, G Herbo, Rakim and more. A$AP Rocky shines in “Rich Nigga Problems,” track 20 on the soundtrack.
On January 5, 2021, ASAP Rocky was a feature on British Rapper–Slowthai’s “MAZZA,” the third single from his album Tyron. The song is the third track on Disc one of the album (Click here for the music video)… and of course–slowthai is shirtless in the video–when is he not?
My favorite track on the album is “Cancelled,” which features another British rapper; Skepta. The music video was released on February 9, which has a hilarious Scary Movie parody for its intro. Other features include Dominic Fike and Denzel Curry on “Terms,” and more…