After much anticipation, Drake came through with his latest album, For All The Dogs. Arriving at the tail end of his It’s All A Blur tour with 21 Savage, the Canadian rapper’s kept fans on their toes since announcing the project earlier this year. For All The Dogs boasts an impressive 23 songs in total with a group of impeccable collaborators. Unfortunately, Nicki Minaj doesn’t appear on the project but he does bring out J. Cole, 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, SZA (who appears twice), Chief Keef, and more for the project.
Overall, the album’s credit boasts some impressive names. Yeat, Sexyy Red, Teezo Touchdown, and Lil Yachty all join Drake across the tracklist. However, just before hosting Table For One on Thursday night, the rapper unveiled the official credits for the project which show Kevin Durant served as the A&R on For All The Dogs. With the rapper set to perform in Toronto tonight (Oct. 6) and tomorrow (Oct. 7), we can imagine that Drake intends to perform a handful of these songs for the first time today. Hopefully, he also debuts “8 AM In Charlotte” live, which he premiered on Thursday.
For All The Dogs follows an impeccable run by Drake. Kicking off with 2021’s Certified Lover Boy, he followed up in summer of 2022 with the release of Honestly, Nevermind, a house-influenced body of work that certainly divided fans. However, he slid through in the final quarter of 2022 with another body of work, Her Loss, alongside his tourmate, 21 Savage.
The album was initially supposed to be a companion piece to his poetry book, Titles Ruin Everything, which he released earlier this year. However, between the string of features and singles he’s delivered over the months, he kept fans on the edge of their seats awaiting the new project. Plus, he kept fans up to speed on its release throughout his latest tour. Press play on For All The Dogs above and sound off with your thoughts in the comments.
Beenie Man will forever go down in history as one of the greatest dancehall artists to ever do it.
Best known for his timeless smashes such as “Girls Dem Sugar” featuring Mya, “King of Dancehall,” and “Who Am I (Sim Simma),” the Jamaican recording artist and DJ continues to bless audiences all around the world with his feel-good music and energy.
Thanks to the power of social media, Beanie Man’s “Who Am I” released back in 1997 recently saw a resurgence, with big name celebrities all participating in the #SimSimmaChallenge. Most notably, La La Anthony FaceTimed all her friends including Kim Kardashian, Kelly Rowland, and Ciara — initiating the challenge by saying the first two words of the chorus, “Sim Simma,” and waiting for them to finish the rest of the lyrics: “who got the keys to my Bimmer!”
And now, after seven years since his last full-length album, Beanie Man blesses his fans with Simma. The highly-anticipated project sees Beenie Man reuniting with Mya on “Docta,” along with standout features from Giggs, Shenseea, Patoranking, and more.
The Source caught up with Beenie Man via Instagram Live, who had just gotten off a plane after performing in Costa Rica and Belize. Read below as we discuss the new project, reuniting with Mya, working with Giggs, “Who Am I” resurfacing, falling in love with Hip-Hop thanks to Slick Rick, working with Nicki Minaj, and more!
This is your first album in 7 years, why is now the right time?
Now is the right time because music needed me. Because where Dancehall is right now, it’s not in its best point. It’s not the strongest point right now, because dancehall has been reduced to other music and people are starting to do other things. Afrobeat popped off, Hip-Hop popped off, R&B popped off. Dancehall needs good music right now, so it’s the right time.
What inspired the album cover art? I love that the goat just walked into the shot.
[laughs] That’s wicked. This is greatness, it’s something that comes. Greatness is greatness. You cannot pay for greatness. I am here to taking a picture, and this goat is welcome. That’s greatness.
You’re the “King of Dancehall.” Who’s the Queen of Dancehall?
Queen of Dancehall is Spice.
“Girls Dem Sugar” was such a timeless record. talk about reuniting with Mya on “Docta.”
Mya, she’s kind of my nurse. When it comes to music, me and her get together to do music, it’s always a beautiful sound. Always one of them sounds we can listen to, write to, dance to. One of them sounds we can be ourselves with. This song “Docta” is wicked, I love it. When I sent it to her, I never expected that from her. But I expect everything because it’s greatness, and there’s nothing you can do about grades.
I was watching the music video for “Girls Dem Sugar,” also iconic. Best memory from that moment?
Best memory was the idea of making the song in the first place, because we’re always in the studio with The Neptunes. I started to sing, then I came up with the idea that we need somebody to sing a hook. Pharrell decides that he can get Mya. I said okay, let’s see great you are. Mya popped off. The rest is history.
I love that you got Giggs on the record, I’m a huge fan. How did you guys end up collaborating?
You see, there are different artists. You have veterans, then you have young artists. You have artists that just come, or artists who have been there. Giggs is an artist that’s been there. I respect Giggs and he respects me the same way, we get in the studio and sound just makes. Two of us speak for ourselves. When we get together, we just make the music.
Because Giggs was supposed to have 3 days to make his part of the record. I went to the studio to make my part of the record one time, so Giggs is not having that. He’s not walking out here with that sound without me in it. Just record one time. I really appreciate that. I like when artists put their creative thinking together. Know that yes, I can do this. Not tomorrow, not next week. I can do the studio right now. I really appreciate that with Giggs, he did that. He knocked it out one time.
How’d you link with Shenseea on “Fitness Instructor”?
I linked with Shenseea a long long long time ago, before she became the person that she is today. Long long long time. She was so young. She decides “okay, I’m gonna take on this music business.” She came to us first, then she went to Grammys. We’ve known Shenseea long time. We are friends long time.
How does it feel to have “Who Am I” revived on social media? Did you expect that?
It’s not what you’re expecting, it’s what’s happening. You don’t expect “Sim Simma” to come back after 25 years. You don’t expect that. Bam! Right back at you, right in your face. Right there. People are running the challenge and asking people walking past you: “Sim Simma!” And expect people to say “who got the keys to the Bimmer”? It’s a great thing. It’s a great feeling, because that’s why you make music that lasts forever. You don’t make music that lasts for 6 months.
Back when that song was released, we didn’t really have TikTok and all that. Are you active on these social media apps?
Me, I don’t have a phone. I don’t do phone because sometimes you’re up 3 in the morning and somebody calls you like “hello? Are you alright?” 3 or 4 in the morning: “how are you doing?” I can’t do that.
How long have you not had a phone?
I haven’t had a phone for years. A lot of years. For those who know me know. For those who don’t don’t.
So how did they contact you?
Well, my girlfriend has a phone. My son has a phone, my daughter has a phone. My next kid has a phone. Everybody that’s around me has a phone. As long as they got that number, they got my number.
I respect that because that means you’re living in the moment.
Yeah. I’m living in the time. [laughs]
Shout out to Waka Flocka, he called you the GOAT.
Ah, thank you.
How did it feel to be on the airplane and everyone started singing the song?
Every plane I come on, people do that. It’s the first time I get captured. [laughs] People do that every time, every plane I’m on. You see, I fly first class. My band is in the back of the plane, but I don’t like to be in first class by myself sometimes when I’m trying to lounge. Coming from England, coming from Germany, I’ll be in the back of the plane. But that alwayshappens to me, someone just caught it.
It’s a beautiful moment!
It’s always a beautiful moment when the fans back you up and sing something of yours.
Hip-Hop celebrates 50 years this year. What was the moment you fell in love with Hip-Hop?
Seriously. My first Hip-Hop artist was Slick Rick. “Six minutes, six minutes, six minutes Doug E Fresh you’re on.” [raps “The Show”] “La-di-da-di, we like to party. We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody. We’re, just some men that’s on the mic, and when we rock upon the mic we rock the mic right.” [raps “La Di Da Di”] That’s when I first fell in love with it.
Top 5 favorite rappers?
Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh, first off. Big Daddy Kane. Biggie Smalls. Tupac. To put fun and jokes aside, Busta Rhymes is one of my rappers. Seriously. And Eminem and 50 Cent.
What’s your favorite Lauryn Hill song?
My favorite is the whole album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Seriously, it’s my Bible.
How was it seeing Nicki Minaj dance to your music recently?
Nicki Minaj always dancing to my music. [laughs] Any fan of mine is a Nicki Minaj fan too.
What’s the story behind “Gun Shot”?
That’s a funny story. She did a song, then she wanted a badman verse. She said “come get a badman.” [laughs] “Fix it.” She actually loved it. That was funny. She wanted a badman verse and she said “come give it to me.”
Someone asked why Bounty Killer isn’t on the album.
Oh, because he’s making his own album. He’s putting out his own album, so it wasn’t the right time right now. He’s working, I’m working.
Kim Kardashian isn’t a heavy drinker, claiming one night she got too lit at one of Beyoncé’s parties and danced the night away.
“I’m definitely still a lightweight,” Kim Kardashian said on a recent episode of The Kardashians. “I’ll have two shots and I’ll be wasted and it’s so much fun. I’ll be dancing on the dance floor.”
Later she added, “I know you guys don’t believe me, ask Beyoncé. I danced all night long at her party. I think I blacked out.”
Also on the show, Kim Kardashian had to make a quick pivot once she exploded out the back of her pants. In a preview of next week’s episode of The Kardashians, Kim shows her latex pants were not enough to hold her, but as he busts through them. Kim Kardashian was about to speak at the iConnections’ Global Alts Conference at the time.
“My whole butt is out!” Kardashian said in the clip. How did she fix it? Threw a blazer over the top and got the work done.
“I just was dying inside sitting up on stage, like, feeling a breeze in my ass,” Kardashian said.
Kim Kardashian’s ‘Whole Butt’ Was Exposed After a Major Wardrobe Fail with Her Latex Pants https://t.co/XKuIiHoOgt
Condolences go out to Tyrese, who is mourning the loss of his sister, Shonta Gibson. “I can’t believe I am about to post these 3 letters again….RIP to my beloved Angel of a big sister Shonta Gibson,” Tyrese wrote on Instagram.
Later in the Instagram post, he wrote, “I’m really in a place where I’m just numb and I’ve found that I’ve become even more selfless and more concerned about everyone else and their needs over mines.”
Kim Kardashian had to make a quick pivot once she exploded out the back of her pants. In a preview of next week’s episode of The Kardashians, Kim shows her latex pants were not enough to hold her, but as he busts through them. Kim Kardashian was about to speak at the iConnections’ Global Alts Conference at the time.
“My whole butt is out!” Kardashian said in the clip. How did she fix it? Threw a blazer over the top and got the work done.
“I just was dying inside sitting up on stage, like, feeling a breeze in my ass,” Kardashian said.
Kim Kardashian’s ‘Whole Butt’ Was Exposed After a Major Wardrobe Fail with Her Latex Pants https://t.co/XKuIiHoOgt
The journey toward Drake’sFor All The Dogs lasted a bit longer than expected. After announcing it over the summer during his It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage, rumor had it that the project would initially arrive on August 25. However, that day came and went without its release and Lil Yachty blamed fans for believing a date that was not announced by Drake himself. Well, Drake later announced an official release date of September 22 for For All The Dogs, but he was later forced to delay it to October 6, in order to complete the project and not cancel any tour dates to do so.
At long last, as promised, Drake delivered For All The Dogs on October 6. It was made available to stream at 6am EST as opposed to the traditional time of 12am EST, but nonetheless, the album is here. It features 23 songs and appearances from Teezo Touchdown, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Yeat, Snoop Dogg, SZA (two times), JeRonelle, PartyNextDoor, Chief Keef, Bad Bunny, Sexyy Redd, and Lil Yachty.
As you dive into the new album, scroll down to see the full list of guest artists and producers throughout the For All The Dogs album.
1. “Virginia Beach” (prod. Harley Arsenault, Noah “40” Shebib)
2. “Amen” Feat. Teezo Touchdown (prod. Budgie, Sango & Teezo TouchDown)
3. “Calling For You” Feat. 21 Savage (prod. Cash Cobain, GENT!, Jaystolaa, Lil Yachty, Noah “40” Shebib & PowrTrav)
4. “Fear Of Heights” (prod. Bnyx, Nik D, Oz, Pooh Beatz & xynothing)
5. “Daylight” (prod. Alessio “Lil Esso” Bevilacqua, Smatt, Southside & T9C)
6. “First Person Shooter” J. Cole (prod. Boi-1da, COLEMAN, FNZ, Oz, Tay Keith & Vinylz)
7. “IDGAF” Feat. Yeat (prod. Bnyx & Sebastian Shah)
8. “7969 Santa” Feat. Teezo Touchdown & Snoop Dogg (prod. Alex Lustig, Bnyx, Jahaan Sweet & Nyan)
9. “Slime You Out” Feat. SZA (prod. Bnyx, Dalton Tennant, Drake, Noah “40” Shebib & Noel Cadastre)
10. “Bahamas Promises” (prod. Jahaan Sweet & Ray “Quasi” Nelson)
11. “Tried Our Best” Feat. JeRonelle (prod. Jahaan Sweet & Noah “40” Shebib)
12. “Screw The World Interlude” (prod. DJ Screw)
13. “Members Only” Feat. PartyNextDoor (prod. Dnny Phntm, Eli Brown, Noah “40” Shebib, Sauceboy, TheBoyKam, Tommy Parker, Young Troy)
14. “Drew A Picasso” (prod. Noah “40” Shebib & Stwo)
15. “What Would Pluto Do.” (prod. Bangs, Bnyx, GENT! & Lil Yachty)
16. “All The Parties” Feat. Chief Keef (prod. Bnyx, Boi-1da, COLEMAN, Fierce, Harley Arsenault, J Dolla & Maneesh)
17. “8AM In Charlotte” (prod. Conductor Williams, Jason Wool & Mario Luciano)
18. “BBL Love Interlude” (prod. Kid Masterpiece)
19. “Gently” Feat. Bad Bunny (prod. Gordo, Nik D & Oz)
20. “Rich Baby Daddy” Feat. Sexyy Red & SZA (prod. Bnyx, Dougie F, Gordo, Klahr, Richard LIOHN Zastenker, The Loud Pack & Uv killin em)
21. “Another Late Night” Feat. Lil Yachty (prod. Childboy & Lil Yachty)
22. “Away From Home” (prod. Bnyx, Justin Riasen, Lil Yachty, Lukas, & Sad Pony)
23. “Polar Opposites” (prod. Anthoine Walters, Cangs, Beatmenace, GENT!, Lil Yachty & Noah “40” Shebib)
For All The Dogs is out now via OVO Sound/Republic Records. Find out more information here.
PartyNextDoor is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
CMG The Label has set the music world abuzz with the release of Gangsta Art 2: Reloaded, the deluxe edition of the record label’s All-Star compilation album. Fans can now enjoy this impressive collection across all major streaming platforms, made available via CMG Records/Interscope.
Adding extra excitement to this already stellar album are two brand-new tracks from none other than CMG’s CEO, Yo Gotti. “Log Off” and “Justify (Freestyle)” showcase Yo Gotti’s remarkable talent and are set to make waves in the hip-hop scene. Both songs are produced by Yung Dee, a 17-year-old sensation Gotti discovered on Instagram Live during the pandemic. The signing of Yung Dee to CMG, in collaboration with Moneybagg Yo’s Bread Gang, is a testament to the label’s commitment to nurturing new talent.
The release of the deluxe album comes hot on the heels of the music videos for hit tracks like 42 Dugg’s “Bae,” Lil Poppa’s “4 Dat Money,” and GloRilla’s “Cha Cha Cha” featuring Fivio Foreign. This momentum aims to keep the energy high and the audience engaged.
Gangsta Art 2: Reloaded follows the successful release of its predecessor on September 29. The album features a mix of dynamic collaborations and solo singles, featuring CMG’s star-studded roster, including Moneybagg Yo, GloRilla, 42 Dugg, Blac Youngsta, EST Gee, Mozzy, Lil Poppa, Big Boogie, and Lehla Samia. Additionally, it boasts special appearances from Sexyy Red, Gloss Up, BIG30, and more. CMG The Label continues to set the industry standard with this captivating and star-studded collection.
Lagos, Nigeria’s GRAMMY-Award-winning artist, Oscar-nominated singer, songwriter, and producer, Tems, has just unveiled her latest masterpiece. The track titled “Me & U” is now available, along with a mesmerizing visual, via Since ’93/RCA Records. This release is particularly noteworthy as it stands as her first solo venture since the launch of her If Orange Was A Place EP.v
“‘Me & U’ is about discovering the real me, building a genuine relationship with the Creator, and gaining a true perception of self,” Tems said.
“Me & U” is an intimate creation, with Tems lending her ethereal vocals and showcasing her songwriting skills by penning the lyrics entirely herself. The production of this soulful gem is a collaboration between Guiltybeatz and Tems herself.
To accompany this enchanting release, Tems has directed a captivating music video filmed in the picturesque setting of Malta. With “Me & U,” Tems continues to leave her mark on the global music scene, demonstrating her multifaceted talents as both an artist and visionary. This is another stellar addition to her growing repertoire, further solidifying her status as a musical force to be reckoned with.
