[U.S MUSIC] Kanye West – XTCY

If you remember a few weeks ago, Kanye West came out of nowhere and gave DJ Clark Kent the green light to premiere a new song on Twitter called “XTCY” after the two were hanging out in the studio that night. The song, which was released via WeTransfer, was presumably a leftover from his Ye recording sessions as Kanye teased the song as part of the tracklisting back in May, but it never made the final cut on his album. Well fast forward to today, and Kanye has finally made the record available on all streaming platforms.

As you recall, the song made headlines for its questionable lyrics, with Kanye addressing how hot his sister-in-laws are. “You got sick thoughts? I got more of ’em/ You got a sister in law you would smash? I got four of them,” Ye spits. As for the song’s cover art, it finds an animated photo of the Kardashian/Jenner sisters from Kylie’s 21st birthday party, which finds most of them giving the middle finger to the camera.

https://soundcloud.com/upsongs/kanye-west-xtcy

[U.S MUSIC] Nas ft. Kanye West – Cops Shot The Kid (DJ Green Lantern remix)

June was arguably one of the craziest months in terms of music releases this year. We received so many big projects from the biggest artists in the game. Nas’ highly anticipated follow up to Life Is Good came fourth in the roll out of the five G.O.O.D Music albums produced by Kanye West. While the project itself received a luke-warm response, Nas and Kanye’s collab on “Cops Shot The Kid” was an immediate highlight. Now, DJ Green Lantern pulls up with his remix of the Nasir highlight.

DJ Green Lantern puts his spin to Nas and Kanye West’s “Cops Shot The Kid.” Lantern keeps the same iconic Slick Rick sample on it while slowing the tempo down much more. Lantern’s production on the remix has a much more dusty and underground feel to it. This is one of the first tracks’ from Green Lantern we’ve heard since 2017’s “Ill” with Royce Da 5’9″ and Conway. However, in the past few months, he’s released some stand-out tracks with U-God and Westside Gunn.

[U.S E-NEWS] Kanye West Calls “Akira” His “Biggest Creative Inspiration”

Today, Kanye West has professed his utter adoration for “Akira.” Despite professing a public love of pornography, Ye is not, in fact, talking about Asa Akira. Rather, he’s paying homage to the anime masterpiece created by Katsuhiro Otomo. Taking to Twitter to express his appreciation, Ye uploaded a picture of the visionary, writing “Katsuhiro Otomo the creator of Akira. This movie is my biggest creative inspiration.” While Ye does indeed seem prone to hyperbole, he backs up his claims with an elaboration.

“Every stage show I’ve ever worked on Every video not just Stronger every product even when I was in the hospital I would think oh shit this is like Akira,” writes Yeezy, evoking memories of a Graduation classic. Fans may recall the anime inspired artwork surrounding Yeezy’s third album, adding validity to his claims. “This is not only the greatest animation achievement in history the subject matter is so relevant to the current state of the world,” continues Kanye, paying homage to the film’s subject matter and artistic direction.

It’s also telling of Kanye’s worldview. In the 1988 film, a nuclear induced WWIII gives way to a government conspiracy, putting forth politicians and military minds against a supernaturally charged protagonist.

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1034101919340347392

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1034102337386700800

https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/1034102420530454528

[U.S E-NEWS] Drake, Cardi B, Juice WRLD Lead Spotify’s Top Songs Of Summer

These were the most streamed songs between June 1st and August 20th.
The “song of the summer” isn’t necessarily something that should be determined by statistics, but thanks to Spotify, we have the numbers that tell us exactly which songs users were listening to over the last three months.

According to a report released by the streaming giant Monday, Drake’s “In My Feelings” has come in at No. 1 on both the Top Global Songs of Summer 2018 and Top U.S. Songs Of Summer 2018 lists. This comes from data collected between June 1st and August 20th, which reveals the Scorpion single was streamed 393 million streams this summer.

Globally, Cardi B appeared on both the No. 2 and No. 3 top streamed songs with her respective guest spot on Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You” and her Invasion Of Privacy single “I Like It.” Meanwhile, Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” placed at No. 4 globally and No. 2 in the U.S., while the late XXXTentacion’s “SAD!” single was No. 5 on global and No. 3 on U.S.

View the full list of songs, via Variety, below.

Spotify’s Top Global Songs of Summer 2018:

1. In My Feelings – Drake
2. Girls Like You – Maroon 5 (feat. Cardi B)
3. I Like It – Cardi B (feat. Bad Bunny, J Balvin)
4. Lucid Dreams – Juice WRLD
5. SAD! – XXXTENTACION
6. Better Now – Post Malone
7. One Kiss – Calvin Harris (with Dua Lipa)
8. Solo – Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato)
9. Taste – Tyga (feat. Offset)
10. Youngblood – 5 Seconds of Summer
11. God’s Plan – Drake
12. Nice For What – Drake
13. Te Boté – Remix – Nio Garcia (feat. Casper Magico, Darrell, Ozuna, Bad Bunny and Nicky Jam)
14. Jackie Chan – Tiësto, Dzeko (feat. Post Malone, Preme)
15. Back To You – Selena Gomez
16. No tears left to cry – Ariana Grande
17. Moonlight – XXXTENTACION
18. Don’t Matter To Me – Drake (with Michael Jackson)
19. Rise – Jonas Blue
20. Nonstop – Drake

Spotify’s Top U.S. Songs of Summer 2018:

1. In My Feelings – Drake
2. Lucid Dreams – Juice WRLD
3. SAD! – XXXTENTACION
4. I Like It – Cardi B (feat. Bad Bunny, J Balvin)
5. Nice For What – Drake
6. Better Now – Post Malone
7. Taste – Tyga (feat. Offset)
8. Moonlight – XXXTENTACION
9. Nonstop – Drake
10. Yes Indeed – Lil Baby & Drake
11. Girls Like You – Maroon 5 (feat. Cardi B)
12. I’m Upset – Drake
13. God’s Plan – Drake
14. Psycho – Post Malone (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
15. All Mine – Kanye West
16. Jocelyn Flores – XXXTENTACION
17. Don’t Matter To Me – Drake (with Michael Jackson)
18. All Girls Are The Same – Juice WRLD
19. Look Alive – BlocBoy JB (feat. Drake)
20. Changes – XXXTENTACION