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Help (Blackbear Album)
''Help'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the second studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released on November 27, 2015 through his independent record label Beartrap following his debut album '' Deadroses'' (2015) and the acoustic EP ''Dead'' (2015). The album includes guest appearances from Jerry Good and Maejor. Four singles were released in promotion of the album: "Different Hos", "Paragraphs", "Oh Lord", and "Slide Thru" featuring Jerry Good. The album peaked at No. 34 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Background and composition ''Help'' describes Blackbear's addiction to prescription drugs and wish for escapism. The album cover features a picture of him at the SoHo House West Hollywood and was designed by frequent collaborator Mod Sun. Singles "Different Hos" was released as the lead single from ''Help'' on October 25, 2015 on SoundCloud SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackbear (musician)
Matthew Tyler Musto (born November 27, 1990), known professionally as Blackbear (stylized as blackbear), is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has released six studio albums, six EPs, one mixtape and two collaborative albums. Musto is also a member of the alternative hip-hop duo Mansionz with singer Mike Posner. Early life Musto was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, and moved to Palm Coast, Florida, Palm Coast as a child. His father is of Italian descent. He has stated that many of his family members are from Pittston, Pennsylvania. In fourth grade, he became interested in music through Rancid (band), Rancid, Blink-182, and bands his babysitter introduced him to, such as New Found Glory and Alkaline Trio. Career 2006–2014: Early career In high school, Musto was the singer of Florida-based rock music, rock band Polaroid. They released one album, ''Paint The Town''; one EP, ''Inside And Out''; and one demo, ''The Cure Demo'' and have been variously de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative R&B
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, or R-Neg-B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Khalid, SZA, Summer Walker, Jhené Aiko, Kehlani, Zayn Malik, Tyler, The Creator, Steve Lacy, Childish Gambino, Miguel, Drake, The Weeknd, Tinashe, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, Tory Lanez, 6lack, and others. It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart. Etymology "Alternative R&B" was once used by the music industry during the late 1990s to market neo soul artists, such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Maxwell. There has been a variety of discussion about the differing genre terms, with several critics describing the music under the broad category of "alternative R&B" or " indie R&B". The term "hipster R&B" has been commonly used, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mod Sun
Derek Ryan Smith (born March 10, 1987), known professionally as Mod Sun (stylized as MOD SUN or MODSUN), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and musician from Bloomington, Minnesota. He has released five solo studio albums, three EPs, and six mixtapes. He is also a member of the alternative hip hop duo Hotel Motel. Beginning his musical career by playing drums in pop punk band the Semester and post-hardcore groups Four Letter Lie and Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Smith began a solo rap career in 2009 under the name Mod Sun. The release of his fourth solo studio album '' Internet Killed The Rockstar'' saw a stylistic shift back to pop punk. His fifth studio album '' God Save the Teen'', released in 2023, followed in its footsteps. Early life Derek Ryan Smith was born on March 10, 1987, in Bloomington, Minnesota. Later his father left for California and his parents divorced, after which Smith spent some time living with his father in Long Beach, California. From age five t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead (EP)
''Dead'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the third EP by American singer Blackbear. It was released on June 2, 2015 through his independent record label Beartrap. The EP contains acoustic guitar-led versions of four songs from his debut album ''Deadroses'' as well as the exclusive track "Weak When Ur Around". The EP was also included as the deluxe of ''Deadroses''. The EP peaked at No. 36 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ... chart. Track listing All tracks are produced by Blackbear. * All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters. * "4U" contains elements of "I Needed You" from ''Deadroses''. Charts References {{Authority control 2015 EPs Blackbear (musician) EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drink Bleach
''Drink Bleach'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth EP by American singer Blackbear. It was released on April 20, 2016 exclusively on SoundCloud through his independent record label Beartrap, but released to other streaming services on June 17, 2016. It features appearances from Mike Posner Michael Robert Henrion Posner ( ; born February 12, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit.For Posner's full name, see He signed with J Records in 2009 and released his debut single "Cooler Than Me" the follo ... and P-Lo. Only one single, "Girls Like U", was released on April 20, 2016, and a music video for the song was released on September 22, 2016. Track listing * All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters. References {{Authority control 2016 EPs Blackbear (musician) EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadroses
''Deadroses'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the debut studio album by American singer Blackbear. It was released on February 14, 2015, as the first release by his independent record label Beartrap following the EP ''The Afterglow''. The album includes guest appearances from G-Eazy and Devon Baldwin. It was preceded by the singles " Idfc", "4U", and "Dirty Laundry". The title track "Deadroses" was released as a promotional single. A deluxe edition of the album including the EP ''Dead'', containing acoustic tracks from ''Deadroses'', was sold as a limited edition two-disc set during 2015 and 2016. The album peaked at 37 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified gold by the RIAA on June 30, 2022. Track listing * All song titles are stylized in lowercase letters. * "Deadroses" samples an episode of Match Game ''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maejor
Brandon Michael Green (born July 23, 1988), known professionally as Maejor (formerly Bei Maejor and later Maejor Ali), is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer. Green is known for having produced and written songs for prominent music industry artists—most extensively Canadian singer Justin Bieber. He is one half of the EDM duo Area21, which he formed with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix in 2016. As an R&B recording artist, Green initially signed with Jive Records to release two singles—"Trouble" (featuring J. Cole) in 2011 and " Lights Down Low" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) the following year—that yielded mild success on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. He then departed the label was led by Bieber to sign with Def Jam Recordings, where he found brief commercial success with his 2013 single " Lolly" (featuring Juicy J and Justin Bieber). The song peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, although its follow-ups failed to chart, prolonging the release of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, 1965, in an effort by the magazine to further expand into the field of rhythm and blues music. It then went through several name changes, being known as Soul LPs in the 1970s and Top Black Albums in the 1980s, before returning to the R&B identification in 1990 and affixing a hip hop designation in 1999 to reflect the latter's growing sales and relationship to R&B during the decade. From 1965 through 2009, the chart was compiled based on reported sales at a core panel of stores with a "higher-than-average volume" of R&B and/or hip-hop album sales to monitor buying trends of the African-American community. This panel included more independent and smaller chain stores compared to the high percentage of mass merchants that account for overal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prescription Drug Addiction
Prescription drug addiction is the chronic, repeated use of a prescription drug in ways other than prescribed for, including using someone else’s prescription. A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical drug that may not be dispensed without a legal medical prescription. Drugs in this category are supervised due to their potential for misuse and substance use disorder. The classes of medications most commonly abused are opioids, depressant, central nervous system (CNS) depressants and stimulants, central nervous stimulants. In particular, prescription opioid is most commonly abused in the form of prescription analgesics. Prescription drug addiction was recognized as a significant public health and Prohibition of drugs, law enforcement problem worldwide in the past decade due to its medical and social consequences. Particularly, the United States declared a Public health emergency (United States), public health emergency regarding increased drug overdoses in 2017. Since then, multiple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escapism
Escapism is mental diversion from unpleasant aspects of daily life, typically through activities involving imagination or entertainment. Escapism also may be used to occupy one's self away from persistent feelings of depression or general sadness. Perceptions Entire industries have sprung up to foster a growing tendency of people to remove themselves from the rigors of daily life – especially into the digital world. Many activities that are normal parts of a healthy existence (e.g., eating, sleeping, exercise, sexual activity) can also become avenues of escapism when taken to extremes or out of proper context; and as a result the word "escapism" often carries a negative connotation, suggesting that escapists are unhappy, with an inability or unwillingness to connect meaningfully with the world and to take necessary action. Indeed, the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' defined escapism as "The tendency to seek, or the practice of seeking, distraction from what normally has to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is a German audio streaming service owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The service enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio. Founded in 2007 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming services in the world and is available in 190 countries and territories. The service has more than 76 million active monthly users and over 200 million audio tracks as of November 2021. SoundCloud offers both free and paid memberships on the platform, available for mobile, desktop and Xbox devices. SoundCloud has evolved from a traditional online streaming platform to an entertainment company. History SoundCloud was established in Berlin on August 27, 2007, by Swedish sound designer Alexander Ljung and Swedish electronic musician Eric Wahlforss; SoundCloud's website was launched on October 17, 2008. It was originally intended to allow musicians to collaborate by facilitating the sharing and discussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
