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Baby Keem Shares “Melodic Blue” Short Film Featuring Three New Songs

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Baby Keem is getting a lot of mileage out of his breakthrough album The Melodic Blue. The album originally dropped in 2021 and was met with substantial critical acclaim. Among the original 16 tracks are some major hits for Keem including “16,” “trademark usa,” and “family ties” with Kendrick Lamar. A year later in 2022 Keem shared a deluxe edition of the album which featured 10 new tracks. Among them was yet another hit song, the track “lost souls” with Brent Faiyaz.

Now he’s continuing to extract content from the album with The Melodic Blue short film. The film’s press release elaborates on its goals. It explains the short seeks to “take you through Keem’s internal battle and leads you through fragments of memory and temptation as he navigates the depths of The Melodic Blue.” The film also debuts three new songs likely from the same era as the rest of The Melodic Blue. Those tracks include “Rock Me,” “Torch,” and “White Laces” which features guest vocals from James Blake. The film was shared on Prime Video overnight. Check out the trailer released last week below.

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Baby Keem’s New Short Film

Keem hasn’t announced if the newly released songs will be on streaming platforms any time soon but fans have been anticipating new music all year. That hasn’t been helped by Keem’s repeated teasing of new music and sometimes even promising an entire new album. Earlier this year he teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for the third time and the pair shared the song “The Hillbillies.”

Last month, Kendrick and Keem headlined Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival together. They performed as The Hillbillies and also made the live debut performance of the track together. The duo first teamed up with the massive hit single “family ties” before releasing a second collaboration called “range brothers” in the original tracklist of The Melodic Blue. What do you think about Baby Keem’s new short film version of The Melodic Blue? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Baby Keem Shares Trailer For “The Melodic Blue” Short Film

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Baby Keem’s breakthrough album The Melodic Blue dropped back in 2021. The project rode in on a wave of hype off high-profile collaborations with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott and received positive reviews from critics. The album was a massive success spawning even more hits like “16” and “trademark usa.” But Keem isn’t done with the album and era yet. Earlier today he announced a new short film based on the album.

While the trailer doesn’t reveal a ton about the plot and direction of the film, it does feature some enticing imagery and writing. In the trailer, the “melodic blue” is described as a place where all human emotions and feelings are heightened. It also features Keem himself in a series of dark and flashy sets alongside numerous other actors and actresses. The announcement also reveals when fans will be able to see the film in its entirety. It’s expected to arrive next week on January 5. Check out the trailer he shared below.

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Baby Keem’s Short Film On The Way

The announcement of the short film came as a surprise to many fans who assumed that Keem’s next undertaking would be a new album. He gave fans reason to suspect that at the end of a performance at Osheaga Music Festival earlier this year. “New album coming soon motherf*ckers,” Keem said to the crowd as he closed his set.

Earlier this year Keem released his third collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, a new single called “The Hillbillies.” The two did a joint headlining performance at Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival earlier this month. They performed under the joint name “The Hillbillies” and made the live debut of the single during the hyped headlining set. What do you think of the trailer for Baby Keem’s new short film? Are you surprised he’s making a film around a project that’s more than two years old? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Sampha Shares New Short Film Just Hours Before His Album Drops

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Sampha fans have been waiting a LONG time for a new project. The critical darling R&B singer last released a new project in 2017 with his debut Process. He hasn’t been entirely quiet since then as he’s popped up for a few features. He’s teamed up with some of the biggest rappers around like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Stormzy. He also lent his voice to a few songs from electronica project SBTRKT.

Earlier this year he returned with his first new music in 2017. He dropped two singles before announcing a new album. Back in June he shared “Spirit 2.0” with fans which serves as the lead single for the new album. After announcing that his new album LAHAI was coming in October he dropped a second single. That track was called “Only” and arrived last month with even more fanfare than its predecessor. Now with the album only hours away Sampha shared a new 4-and-a-half minute short film to his YouTube channel. You can check out the entire video below.

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Sampha Teases Album With A New Short Film

After announcing that he had a new album on the way Sampha also confirmed that he was going on tour. The tour begins on October 29 and will see him playing 16 shows across the US and in Europe. His new album LAHAI is due out tonight and it’s got an impressive list of collaborators.

Fellow critical darlings like Stormzy, Nilufer Yanya, and Obongjayar contributed to the record. As did dance music producer Yaeji who is also credited as a co-writer on the short film Sampha released earlier today. The 14 track album is expected to draw massive critical acclaim, as the singer has for nearly everything he’s released. Last year he teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for the highly acclaimed song “Father Time” from one of the most acclaimed albums of the year Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. What do you think of Sampha’s new short film? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lil Yachty & Kai Cenat Star In New Trailer For Short Buddy Cop Film, “Global Pursuit”

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The streamer world is making its way into the film industry, and leading the way is Kai Cenat. Moreover, the official trailer just dropped for his new short film, Global Pursuit, in which he’s the lead role in a buddy cop action-comedy. In addition, it stars a massive fan of his, Ray, who met the social media star during a recent Japan trip and hit it off so much that they teamed up for this project. It’s a formula and comedic style akin to films like Rush Hour, but one that looks pretty entertaining and well-crafted. If nothing else, it looks like Kai and Ray really enjoyed themselves in the making of it, and it’s still an exciting move.

Not only that, but there’s a Lil Yachty reference at one point in the trailer where someone confuses Kai Cenat for him and stars singing “Strike.” Maybe a lot of fans saw this and thought that it was just a little nod to his streaming guest. However, it didn’t stop there, as at the very end of the trailer, a group of frantic women run past a man reading a newspaper. He puts the news down, and it’s revealed to be the Atlanta artist, and he disregards the commotion and gets back to his reading.

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Kai Cenat’s Global Pursuit Trailer With Lil Yachty Cameo

These days, there’s a lot of reasons as to why Lil Yachty would want to both work with Kai Cenat and put his name out there as much as possible. He’s on an unstoppable new music run recently, with his most recent single being “Tesla.” In addition, he and Kai are pretty tight, especially considering how Yachty brought him and the rest of the AMP crew on stage at Rolling Loud Miami this year. Surely, they will collaborate on a whole lot more content in the future, and it’s a fitting match energy and vibe-wise.

Meanwhile, it seems like the film will release on Cenat’s YouTube channel soon, so keep an eye out for that. While he’s dealing with some legal issues at the moment from his NYC giveaway event, he continues to make waves online through it all. We’ll see what reception to this short film looks like and what’s next for this duo. On that note, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Lil Yachty and Kai Cenat.

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Kodak Black To Drop Short Film “The Don” Alongside New Album “Pistols & Pearls”

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Kodak Black is going for big things for the release of his newly announced album Pistols & Pearls, whether in the audio or visual medium. Moreover, he just announced that he will release his short film The Don on Friday, May 26, the same day that the new project is slated to release. In the trailer for the tale, it seems like it will center around a tough crime story following Kodak’s character as he navigates through trials and tribulations. Thematically, it certainly lines up with some of the topics of gang violence and redemption that Yak raps about. Of course, we’ll have to see if it ties to Pistols & Pearls in more of a strictly narrative or conceptual way.

Regardless, it should make for an interesting diversion, bringing his talents to a different space. “Sign up now with the link for your chance to catch the Exclusive Screening For My Feature Short Film “The Don” in MIAMI, NY, ATL, & LA…” Kodak Black wrote on an Instagram post announcing the short. “Official Release This Friday 5/26 www.officialkodakblack.com.” With this new hype around his artistic endeavors, it’ll probably be the marker of a new era for the Florida MC.

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The Don Trailer: Kodak Black’s New Short Film

In addition, along with the announcement of Pistols & Pearls, Kodak Black hinted towards his apparent departure from Atlantic Records. “PISTOLS & PEARLS – 5/26/23,” he wrote on Instagram. “THANX to EVERYONE THATS BEEN ON THIS JOURNEY WITH ME LUVIN & THUGGIN ! I COULDNT FIND PEACE WITHOUT ALL THE VIOLENCE @atlanticrecords It’s Been Well !!! Nothing But Gratitude & The Utmost Respect.” Furthermore, a lot of things are changing in the 25-year-old’s artistic portfolio, and fans are excited to see how they play out.

Meanwhile, Yak also recently made big moves in the movie world in more traditional, but nonetheless exciting ways. His track with NLE Choppa, JVKE, Muni Long, and Jimin for the Fast X soundtrack, “Angel Pt. 1,” is one of many star-studded cuts on the compilation. Whether it’s of his own design or as part of a larger team, he clearly wants to level up with these new moves. For more news and the latest updates on Kodak Black, keep checking in with HNHH.

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