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Prince Smooth Takes Us To The Catalina
Last night (Sept. 21), Prince Smooth celebrated the release of his brand-new project, The Catalina, at Sonia’s in Cambridge.
Presented by KillerBoomBox and hosted by Herv Gotti, the Fields Corner native brought the city out Saturday night, as the audience was filled with fans, journalists, radio heads, cinematographers and artists. With performances by C Wells, King Fiya, Looski, YounginTrue and Chelley Marie, it was proven that the talent in the city of Boston is undeniably amazing and it all it takes is one person to start the trend of putting other on.
During Chelley Marie’s set, the Rapping Make-Up Artist brought out SAV and Asiavu to perform their latest singles, “Catch Up” and “Tap Out,” as well as their collaborative efforts with Chelley “N.B.B.A” and “The Plug.” This was easily my favorite part of the show, displaying women empowerment.
With Prince Smooth gracing the stage at 12:15 a.m., El Capitan began running through his latest release which featured sampling from Jah Cure’s “What Will It Take,” Usher’s “You Make Me Wanna,” DMX’s “How It Going Down” and Ja Rule & Charli Baltimore’s joint effort, “Down Ass Bitch,” as well as digging into his older catalog of hits.
Later being joined by Cash Gotti and Dutchy Do Bad, it was a beautiful thing to see the crew not only in their element but watching how far they’ve come.
The project certainly stays on theme with its title channeling through the instrumentals of the records (as if you’re a part of a cartel), being down only to get yourself back up, having a ride or die to weather the storm, and simply staying 10 toes not. Not to mention the artwork mirroring Smooth’s inner Diddy.
The Catalina is out now on all platforms and features collaborations from Suave Life’s Cash Gotti (“Catch Me”) and YounginTrue (“Newest Type”).
You can stream via Apple Music below. Don’t have Apple Music? Sign up here and get three months free.
After dropping “Euphoria” earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar returns with his second Drake diss, “6:16 in LA.” Drawing from Drake’s signature style of titling tracks with time stamps in various cities, such as “5 am in Toronto” and “6 PM in New York,” Lamar’s latest diss track pays homage to the legendary Tupac Shakur, whose birthday falls on June 16th. This subtle nod to Tupac, on what would have been his 53rd birthday, finds Kendrick Lamar doubling down on his “hate” for Drake.
Stream below.
For the last few weeks, Drake has been on Kendrick Lamar‘s head since his diss on Metro Boomin and Future‘s We Don’t Trust You track, “Like That.” After Drake returned fire with two diss tracks titled, “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Kendrick Lamar returns with with a six minute diss track towards Drake titled, “Euphoria.”
“This ain’t been ’bout critics, not about gimmicks, not about who the greatest/It’s always been about love and hate, now let me say I’m the biggest hater/ I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk/I hate the way that you dress,” Kendrick spits, referencing DMX’s 2012 interview on The Breakfast Club.
Kendrick also mentions J. Cole on the track, rapping: “Cole and Aubrey know I’m a selfish guy, the crown is heavy/I pray they my real friends, if not, I’m YNW Melly.“
Stream “Euphoria” below.
Chance The Rapper quietly revealed his upcoming mixtape, “Star Line,” via Instagram. In his bio, he simply stated, “Working on my mixtape it’s called Star Line.” The project will feature collaborations with notable artists like Lil Wayne, DJ Premier, Lil Yachty, and more.
On X (formerly Twitter), Chance shared a teaser clip featuring appearances from Wayne, Preemo, Lil Yachty, Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Jazze Pha, and Vic Mensa. Additionally, he gave fans a sneak peek of a new track titled “Buried Alive” and polled them on whether he should drop a music video for it.
I’ll be ready to go pic.twitter.com/zYliNZJsjj
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 21, 2024
“Star Line” marks Chance The Rapper’s follow-up to his 2019 album, “The Big Day.”
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