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New XXXTENTACION Look At Me Album To Go With Documentary

XXXTentacion will receive a new compilation on June 10, titled “Look At Me: The Album.”. This is to go with the Hulu documentary about the late rapper, which released May 26.

This is going to be the third posthumous album released. The first album, “Skins”, was released in 2018, in the same year as his death. The other, “Bad Vibes Forever”, was released the following year, in 2019. Both of those albums debuted on Billboard 200’s Top 5.

The documentary, called “Look At Me: XXXTentacion”, focuses on his mental health issues, as well as some of the controversies surrounding X.. It features never before seen footage. It also has interviews of people that were close to him. This includes ex-girlfriends. The reason for the title is because that was X’s debut single.

X was a deeply disturbed person. However, he was also making it appear worse than it actually was for the publicity. He considered all publicity as good. That is also the reason for some of the controversies that he had caused. The more that people talked about him, the more that people can find him.

Look at Me: The Album

The album, which is called Look At Me: The Album, is divided into 2 parts. The first part is 11 songs and are focused around X’s early works. This is the first time that all of them are going to be available for streaming services. The second part is 13 fan favorite songs. The album closes in the same way as the documentary, with the song “True Love” which was also on Donda 2 by Ye.. Previously, the only way to get this song was through Ye’s $200 stem player.

They are playing with the names of the two parts, as well. The first part, with the early works, is called “Look at me then”. The other part with the big hitting songs and “True Love” is called “Look at me now”.

You can find the list of songs here.

Written by Justin Acosta

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Phife Dawg’s Estate Finally Releases The Tracklist and Cover Art for ‘Forever’

Fans will once more get to enjoy music from the Late Phife Dawg after his estate announced the release of his second studio album, Forever. The project is expected to drop on the 22nd of March. The announcement comes after the late rapper’s closest friend, DJ Rasta Root, shared the tracklist and cover art on Instagram.

The PostHumous album has 13 tracks with features from artists like Redman, Busta Rhymes, Darien Brockington, Dwele, and Illa J. That’s not all. There’s a special surprise: Phife Dawg’s mother, Cheryl Boyce-Taylor, is among the featured artists.

 

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The family also announced they would be holding a listening session coupled with a Q&A at the Sound of Brazil (SOBs) in New York as part of their memorial for Phife Dawg. Tickets are available for purchase for fans who would like to attend. Peter Rosenberg is set to host the event.

Phife Dawg, born Malik Izaak Taylor, tragically passed away due to complications from Type Ⅱ Diabetes. The rapper who was a part of the group, A Tribe Called Quest, was a fan favorite for hip-hop heads. In fact, he’d earned the nickname, Five Foot Assassin owing to his short 5’3 frame. The hip-hop group earned a nomination to the 2022 Induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Phife Dawg’s Forever tracklist

  1. “Cheryl’s Big Son (Intro)”
  2. “Only A Coward”
  3. “Fallback” feat. Rapsody & Renée Neufville
  4. “Nutshell Pt. 2” feat. Busta Rhymes & Redman
  5. “Sorry” ft. V.Rich
  6. “Dear Dilla (Reprise)” feat. Q-Tip
  7. “Wow Factor” ft. Maseo of De La Soul
  8. “Residual Curiosities” feat. Lyric Jones
  9. “God Send” feat. Dwele
  10. “Round Irving High School” ft. Cheryl Boyce-Taylor & Angela Winbush
  11. “French Kiss Trois” feat. Redman & Illa J
  12. “2 Live Forever” feat. Pos of De La Soul, Little Brother & Darien Brockington
  13. “Forever”


Written By: Sheila Maina

Twitter: @nazlin_sheila

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Pop Smoke’s Mom and Brother Discuss Posthumous ‘Faith’ Album

Audrey and Obasi Jackson, the mother and brother or the late Pop Smoke, sat down with Angie Martinez for an interview in the wake of Pop’s recent posthumous release, ‘Faith.’ If you listened to the project, you’ll instantly recognize Mrs. Jackson’s voice as she provides the intro to the album.

Pop Smoke's brother and his mother
Audrey and Obasi Jackson accepting Pop Smoke’s Billboard Awards

Given that Angie Martinez had a special interview with Pop shortly before his passing, she’s the perfect host to interview the pair. Their chemistry over the table brings out some great love and stories about Pop from his family. One of the most interesting feelings revealed is that his mother admits she hasn’t listened to ‘Shoot For the Stars, Aim For the Moon,’ his first posthumous album, due to how close to his passing it was.

With that, Mrs. Jackson says she feels comfortable listening to ‘Faith.’ In many senses, she says its “easier” to hear her son on this project. To her, its less intertwined with his passing while also just sounding more like the voice of her son that she recognizes. It feels more celebratory than grieving, a sentiment that she prefers and needs to feel at this point since his passing.

Mrs. Jackson and Obasi also share how important music always was to Pop. Obasi mentions that he was never surprised by his brother’s interest in the music, since he saw the music in him ever since he was 10 years old.

Beyond the music, the Jacksons express their peace in Bashar’s killers being in prison. While they of course miss him tremendously, they acknowledge that there is no equal punishment for his killers, but their imprisonment is enough to for the Jacksons to sleep a little better.

“I can’t live in the anger, because it doesn’t serve a purpose”

When Martinez asks is they still feel angry, Mrs. Jackson says she’s a lot more disappointed and hurt to not see him become a man. Obasi admits to his anger but understands he has to stay strong for his mom. While we can continue to celebrate Pop Smoke, his passing is an eternal wound.

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Written by Jason Heilbronner | Twitter: @JasonHeilbronn1