We got a taste of what Kaytranada and Aminé have in store for us on their upcoming album when they performed together during the former’s Coachella set last month. Since then, fans of the producer and lyricist have been eagerly waiting for more updates on Kaytraminé. Thankfully, they arrived via Instagram on Tuesday (May 9), revealing not only the upcoming release’s cover art but also the release date and tracklist, which includes an impressive roster of collaborators.
The groovy duo previously shared their “4EVA” single with Pharrell, setting the tone for what’s to hit DSPs on the May 19th release date. Aside from linking up with Skateboard P, we’ll also hear from Freddie Gibbs on “Let’stalkaboutit” and on “Sossaup,” Amaarae. The most noteworthy names on the tracklist include Big Sean (“Master P”) and finally, Snoop Dogg, who appears on the second last title, “Eye.”
Aminé and Kaytranada’s music will certainly keep the vibes high this spring and summer, as does the 11-track album’s cover art. It depicts the creative friends kicking back on bright pink beach chairs, the latter seemingly holding a joint in his fingers while the other toasts his glass of what appears to be champagne towards the camera. The back side of the project zooms out from the Kaytraminê artists, revealing more chairs and people spread out around them, along with the names of all their upcoming songs.
This marks one of Kaytranada’s first albums since 2019’s BUBBA, on which he made music magic alongside Kali Uchis, Masego, Estelle, and many more. As for Aminé, we last heard from him in late 2021 with his featureless TWOPOINTFIVE project. Which feature are you most looking forward to hearing on this month’s Kaytraminé project? Let us know in the comments, and tap back in later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.
Larry June’s an interesting case study in hip-hop . His unique strain of luxury raps and versatile production choices have helped him develop a cult-like following. Projects like Orange Print and the Cardo-produced Into The Late Night played like the perfect 4/20 soundtrack but all of these releases have led to his highly anticipated joint project with The Alchemist, The Great Escape, which finally hit streaming services this morning.
June’s ‘lax matter-of-fact flow detailing real estate and green juices shines over The Alchemist’s dreamy production. Laced with 15 songs in total, The Great Escape brings Larry June’s baritone delivery and The Alchemist’s hypnotic loops for a body of work that will undoubtedly stand as one of the best releases of 2023 so far. Throughout the tracklist, the two enlist a strong roster of collaborators, largely from the blog era. Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Action Bronson, Curren$y, Joey Bada$$, and more appear across the tracklist for The Great Escape.
“The Great Escape” Is A Perfect Union Of Larry June & The Alchemist
In the past few weeks, Larry June and The Alchemist shared a promising series of singles to lead the campaign for The Great Escape. First, they unveiled “60 Days,” and then, “Porsches In Spanish.” However, the release of “Palisades, CA” ft. Big Sean left fans thrilled for what’s to come on their joint project. The record marked Big Sean’s first time rhyming over The Alchemist’s production but the Detroit rapper and June’s similar focus on health and wellness turned the record into an immediate highlight that fans hope will lead to further collaborations in the future.
The new project extends The Alchemist’s impressive run over the past few years that includes Alfredo with Freddie Gibbs, The Elephant Man’s Bones with Roc Marciano, and several projects alongside Boldy James. However, in an interview with Billboard, he explained that he hopes Great Escape with Larry Juneis discussed in the same regard. “I don’t want this to be like a slept-on record, or it gets just credibility — we need to push this s–t on,” says Alchemist. “Put it up next to all the other s–t that’s out there on the high level and let it compete.”
Larry June and The Alchemist are getting ready for the release of their highly anticipated new album The Great Escape coming later this month. So far, “60 Days,” “89 Earthquake,” and “Palisades, CA” were released with music videos, but people are looking forward to a lot of other tracks on the record, especially because of all of the features.
Some notable guests on The Great Escape include Action Bronson, Big Sean, Ty Dolla Sign, Joey Badass, and more. Meanwhile, June recently announced a tour called Larry’s Market Run Tour, a 47-date North American journey that’s sure to be a great time. Hopefully, some of the artists appearing on The Great Escape will surprise fans by joining him onstage.
Check out the full tracklist below.
1. “Turkish Cotton”
2. “89 Earthquake”
3. “Solid Plan” Feat. Action Bronson
4. “Palisades, CA” Feat. Big Sean
5. “Summer Reign” Feat. Ty Dolla Sign
6. “Orange Village” Feat. Slum Village
7. “Porsches in Spanish”
8. “Art Talk” Feat. Boldy James
9. “Ocean Sounds”
10. “Left No Evidence” Feat. Evidence
11. “What Happened To The World?” Feat. Wiz Khalifa
12. “Éxito” Feat. Jay Worthy
13. “60 Days”
14. “Barragán Lighting” Feat. Joey Badass & Curren$y
15. “Margie’s Candy House”
The Great Escape is out 3/31 via Empire.
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“Palisades, chillin’ in the shade, might take the Bent,” June coolly raps toward the end of the first verse. “Bettin’ on myself, and every time, n***a, it’s a hit.” Junes passes the flow off to Big Sean, who delivers a spoken interlude: “We off in the Palisades / Bettin’ on myself, every time, n***a, it’s a hit / You know, we talkin’ armed guards, gated communities, man / Royal family-type sh*t.”
Big Sean added on Instagram, “My dawgs @larryjuneftm n @alanthechemist ft. Me song + video ‘PALISADES, CA.’ Sh*t make me wanna count some money n take my vitamins, healthy! GOOD JOB LARRY [orange emoji, fire emoji, Earth emoji].”
“Palisades, CA” is the latest in a string of ambitious and indulgent singles from June and The Alchemist ahead of their collaborative project, The Great Escape. “60 Days,” “’89 Earthquake,” and now, “Palisades, CA” perfectly marry escapist visuals with brutally honest lyrics depicting the harsh journey necessary to bask in such luxuries.
“I show a different side of the city,” June told Uproxx last fall, speaking of his native San Francisco. “I’m from Hunter’s Point. I didn’t see too much of the Pier, or the nice avenues. I’ve never been to Alcatraz. I was just biking and sh*t. Now I’m just showing that a person of my color can do different sh*t. And I definitely belong.”
We have not stopped doting on the fact that Jhené Aiko and Big Sean are brilliant at making music. What’s more endearing, however, is their brilliance at making and remaking up. Their relationship is a machine that knows what spoilers to withhold even before the novel is written! Almost all things in empirical life do not qualify as “steady”; nevertheless, some romantic feelings subliminally make the cut! Love can face constrictions and still be a constant.
The story began in a studio, a predictable place, which in any case, proceeded to prefigure a hit-and-miss almanac. Jhené spun on to attribute credit for their happiness to a firm platonic foundation, in a 2017 Billboard interview. Oh there’s more- she called him “family”! A relationship with a man who was technically taken was painfully what held them back initially. Thing is, Jhené’s overripe breakup could not quite do the needful, as Naya, and then, Ariana, surfaced notably. When the opportunity came plain as a pikestaff, the two did not waste it. From there, things started to get serious, rad, racy, and what have you. Although we can’t prophesy, we can chronologize the so-far… and chronologize we shall…
Twenty88 Theorized (2016)
Twenty88 is formally described as a hip hop duo and informally described as, well, Jhené Aiko and Big Sean. It’s beyond a career “faction”- it’s an appellation of their journey. In other words, it all dates back to Twenty88 (pun intended!). The duo’s album-namesake became publicly available in April 2016, to the excitement of every prospect- connoisseur or novice. As foreshadows would have it, the album centered on relationships, turning a music industry cliché into a serviceable tool.
Twenty88 was quite the season, actually. Early on would have been perfect timing, but complexly, a marriage– not a mere relationship- interfered with it. It didn’t stop the tour kiss though. Big Sean had minced his words in admitting his love for her, but the kiss told us way more. This was by no means 100%, as shippers were still in their control rooms, hankering for solid news.
Jhené Aiko and Big Sean: Twenty88 Practicalized (2016-2018)
Jhené’s divorce was the first separation from a third party that didn’t meet an obstruction. The match made in heaven evolved into a match made in NBA games, award shows, Coachella… in summary, earth! The two had started giving in to their feelings light years before the divorce was finalized. It was far from a small miracle when tattoo parlor bells started chiming. She tattooed his face on her arm, to the delight of fans, who thenceforth ceased to be stark shippers.
The tattoo move was a sonnet, ode; name it… but Jhené’s remark a month before, was a newborn genre! “He’s L-O-M-L”, she said in the interview. Enthrallingly, the initialism was bound to expose withheld details: a shortening complex is often a shoutout to your obsessions. This one obsession did encounter a setback though, as she had her tattoo remodeled into astrolatry?? People feared it foreran bad news, and in March 2019, the judicious fans turned out to be regrettably right.
Breakup “Postpartum” (2019)
Big and Jhené did not hesitate to come out with their feelings- even after a breakup! In an IG comment, Jhené touchingly proclaimed her love for Big Sean, using outrightly Titanic expressions. Big Sean reciprocated the display in an appreciative tweet, acknowledging her support toward “Single Again”. “I love you unconditionally”- those were his timely words- the breakup was the very “condition” that justified the adverb. Speaking of “Single Again”, the ex-lovers clearly used music as a coping mechanism- and as a carrier pigeon! Jhené cleared up Sean-based misconceptions about her song “Triggered”; meanwhile, “Single Again” was more of the proxy bond.
The “single” in “Single Again” was very philosophical, as Sean’s twitter thread had hinted at. It however did not hide the fact that their split was not on the grounds of a feelings-decline. This personal song doubled as a diplomatic song, given it got us out of the dark substantially. Not mentioning Jhené Aiko’s background vocals, the very sauce in the narrative, would be a serious omission. In the main, the two were superb at transmuting their feelings into positive energy. As far as the breakup postpartum was concerned, they handled it, killed it, and slayed in it!
Big Aiko Coruscates (2019-2022)
“None of Your Concern” was the first signal that the post-split phase had started to get libidinous. The song afforded Big Sean the platform to reminisce about making “someone” climax nine times in one day. Fans had then become “shippers on resumption”. The points where you couldn’t totally discard the dating rumors were quite numerous. Lunch date, birthday date, amorous pictures… there was hardly any dating vocabulary you couldn’t use for their look-sees. It kept getting more piquant, as Valentine’s Day wriggled its way into that lexicon as well!
Back to the IG dashboard, Big Sean congrats-babyed her on the release of Chilombo. On her birthday, he reiterated this in a caption: “always proud but never surprised”. He went further to tap into her Titanic vibe: “I love you from da past life to the next”. Not even the pandemic could halve their distance! The same lockdown was very much in effect when Sean and Jhené jocosely alluded to a marriage proposal. Their eternal play date, of course, spilled over to 2022. Jhené marked Sean’s birthday with pictures from their relationship and a chevalier-conferring caption. The season was a merry-go-round, but as it would turn out, the longer route takes you there too!
Jhené Aiko and Big Sean: A Literal Postpartum (2022-2023)
By the second half of 2022, Big Sean couldn’t wait to be a dad, and he was, in fact, going to be one! IG sentiments seemed to tell it all, until Sean took his soon-to-be-expanded ménage to his hometown. The audience gave a hysterical roar after an LA performance, when the two revealed they were expecting a boy. All the more, the couple consolidated the global ambience with a Halloween tribute to Juno, a 2007 film. Strategically enough, the film was about a pregnant teenager- Jhené is a genius! – or whoever came up with the idea.
December last year, something caught our eyes yet again. Big Sean flashed a ring in the studio, in the course of marriage-suggestive lines. Curious fans, as usual, had a lot to deduce from this. Indeed, guesses can score some points, but only the actual couple can “know” well enough. It’s certain to all regardless, that they understand their bond on a higher level. Only two months ago, they were singing “I Know” to the newest Twenty88ian. Parenting takes a lot of falsetto, and fortunately, that’s right up their alley!
Atlanta-based rapper Lil Keed has caused quite a stir in the hip-hop community as the tracklist of his upcoming album drops. The highly anticipated album, titled Keed Talk To ‘Em 2, features some of the biggest names in the game. Some of these names include the artists Young Thug and Big Sean. Fans of the late star are excited to see the reveal of the 20-track list on social media. The album promises to be an epic musical journey. The fans also get to enjoy a teaser after a new music video for his song “Self Employed” dropped.
Lil Keed, now passed, is widely known for his “Trapped on Cleveland” series of albums. The anticipation for the release of his new album has been building for some time now. Fans are eagerly awaiting for the day it comes out, on March 17th 2023. His fans are getting even more excited now, as his Instagram also provides a tracklist of his whole album on Instagram. On the tracklist are some exciting names, both well-known artists and upcoming stars. Big Sean and Young Thug are perhaps two of the most recognizable names that will appear on his album.
Before his passing, Young Thug and Keed both had a history with each other. The two were featuring each other in their songs since 2018. Their professional relationship will come to light once more as Keed is brought on Young Thug again to feature on his album. Big Sean has also worked with Keed in the past, though not as frequently. But it’s not just Thug and Sean that fans can look forward to. A number of upcoming artists such as Fridayy and Lil Gotit are also making an appearance in Keed Talk To ‘Em 2.
While fans are waiting for the album to drop, the social media of Lil Keed gives them a music video to tide them over. The music video is for the track “Self Employed,” produced by Grimlin and Emman. However, this track does not feature any other artists. It appears that fans will have to remain in suspense as they eagerly await his collaborations with other popular artists. After his Instagram post, fans have been pouring their support into his social media comments. The full album will drop on St. Patrick’s Day 2023.
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, SOHH spotlights couples we love seeing in love. From celebrity crushes turned relationships to cooking couples like Moneybagg and Ari — everyone is SOHH in love, and we love it! SOHH, it’s Valentine’s Day, and we couldn’t celebrate without spotlighting our favorite hip-hop couples we can’t stop gushing about! Yo […]
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