Every New Music Friday we toss out our top recommendations of new music dropping. For a short time during Covid-19, dope new music slowed a bit. However, as the country started to reopen their creativity poured out. We’re seeing a wealth of heat being released. Including songs of protest in recent civil unrest. So load up your favorite music player and enjoy these new albums and tracks!
Pop Smoke – Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (New Album Artwork)
One of the most anticipated albums this week is Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. This nineteen track posthumous album features many heavy-hitting artists including Lil Baby, DaBaby, Quavo, Future, 50 Cent, Roddy Ricch, Tyga, King Combs, and more.
The new album cover featured above with highlights of a rose silhouette is the newly designed cover because this initial album cover sparked fan backlash. It looked like an amateur Photoshoper’s attempt. Especially, insulting since it came from a prominent designer Virgil Abloh. It was quickly changed. Pop Smoke’s management released a Deluxe edition of the album with 15 new tracks on Pop’s 21st birthday, July 20th. There’s new album artwork. Find it here.
Pop Smoke was murdered Wednesday, February 19th, in an invasion at his home in the Hollywood Hills. Major artists learned of his slaying and poured out public tributes. He was on the track to rise to stardom and taken too early before the masses could get to know him and his music. He is another sad example of “they don’t love you until you’re gone.” The masses are now discovering his music and enjoying it.
Pop’s signature deep voice, bullet ripping adlibs, and that distinctive UK Drill sound on the beat are staples of the album. He also switches it up with a Fabolous-style singing flow. Here are a few tracks to bump in your ride “Aim For The Moon,” “Make It Rain,” “The Woo,” “West Coast Shit,” and we can’t forget the popular “Dior” bonus song.
Listen to the full album here.
Pop Smoke ‘Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon’ Tracklist
- Bad Bitch From Tokyo (Intro)
- Aim For The Moon featuring Quavo
- For The Night featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby
- 44 BullDog
- Gangstas
- Yea Yea
- Creature featuring Swae Lee
- Snitching featuring Quavo & Future
- Make It Rain featuring Rowdy Rebel
- The Woo featuring 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch
- West Coast Shit featuring Tyga & Quavo
- Enjoy Yourself featuring Karol G
- Mood Swings featuring Lil Tjay
- Something Special
- What You Know Bout Love
- Diana featuring King Combs
- Got It On Me
- Tunnel Vision (Outro)
- Dior (Bonus)
More New Music Recommendations
The leader of my favorite goon gang, Griselda, dropped a new project. Westside Gunn dropped Flygod Is An Awesome God 2. Check out the track “Lil Cease” featuring Armani Caesar blazing the track with bars.
Gucci Mane also dropped Gucci Mane Presents: So Icy Summer. Check out the track “Both Sides” featuring Lil Baby.
Kanye West “Wash Is In The Blood” featuring Travis Scott was released on June 30th. It’s a spiritual chant track with West and Scott trading rhymes while a hyped preacher adlibs that joint.
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie and Don Q “Flood My Wrist” featuring Lil Uzi Vert released on June 30th.
Dropped July 1st is Ty Dolla $ign’s “Ego Death” featuring Kanye West, FKA twigs & Skrillex. If you remember Ye’s “Fade” song… let’s face it, who doesn’t remember that music video that broke the Internet with Teyana Taylor? I would consider this song a branch of that because it has the same undertone beat of West’s “Fade.” That track actually featured Ty and Post Malone on the vocals. That memorable beat originated from a Chicago house track “Mystery of Love” by Mr Fingers.
Saweetie is flexing her feminine emcee dominance by releasing “Pretty Bitch Freestyle” on July 2nd.
Queen Naija “Butterflies Pt. 2” featuring Wale piggybacks her hit Butterflies song.
Rapsody re-released “Afeni.” It’s a remix featuring Pj Morton and D Smoke.
Moneybagg Yo’s “Said Sum” song almost acknowledges but ultimately brushes off the comments from the peanut gallery.
Yo Gotti’s “Recession Proof” boasts how one could ‘change up’ making money during Covid’s global shutdown.
Buddy released “Black 2” a few weeks ago and now “Faces” featuring Lucky Daye. The former is an awareness track speaking of how other cultures want to be black now, the latter is a sex song depicting the various faces made during intercourse. Check out our review of his previous project to get a feel of his sound.
Idris Elba dropped a new dance track featuring The Knocks and Tiggs Da Author called “One Fine Day.”
Look out for R&B icons 112 to release “Spend It All” soon. Slim and Mike of the group will keep the legacy of the group alive dropping 112 FOREVER: Slim & Mike EP in August.
Lil Wayne released Free Weezy Album (FWA) exclusively on TIDAL in 2015. He plans to release the older album on all streaming platforms on July 4th weekend.
What do you think of our recommendations? Have you checked out Pop Smoke Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon album yet? What do you think? Tell us what you think in the comments below!
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