Lion Eyes
"Lion Eyes" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk. Its music video premiered on November 5, 2021 and the song was released as a single on November 12, 2021 by Alamo Records Alamo Records (previously Cold Heat Records) is an American record label that was founded in 2016 by American music industry executive, Todd Moscowitz. It is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label, which is based in New York Ci .... The song was produced by AyeTM. Composition The song features "dark" piano keys in the instrumental. It finds Lil Durk singing about successes in his life, as well as adversities, including losing his friends and violence, also conveying how one becomes involved in gang life to promote aggressive pride that hides one's insecurities. The song talks about staying strong, with Durk stating he has the "eye of a lion" and "heart of a tiger". Music video The music video was directed by Jerry Productions and shows Lil Durk in his house, where he shows his collection o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lil Durk
Durk Derrick Banks (born October 19, 1992), known professionally as Lil Durk, is an American rapper. Regarded as a pioneering artist in the Chicago-based hip-hop subgenre drill music, he is often considered the subgenre's most commercially successful rapper.Dylan Green, May 26, 202"Lil Durk: Almost Healed Album Review" ''Pitchfork (website), Pitchfork'', ''As a member of drill's first wave in Chicago in the early 2010s, Durk's music has always been rife with amped-up tales...'' ''The drill rapper's mainstream takeover continues with an engaging, guest-heavy, but otherwise run-of-the-mill album.''Mosi Reeves, May 26, 202"Lil Durk Balances Chiraq Realism and Global Pop Ambition on ‘Almost Healed’" ''Rolling Stone'', ''The drill superstar's latest is an occasionally thrilling mix of contradictions...'' ''He's arguably the most commercially viable proponent of drill music...'' ''But it's not too long before Almost Healed swerves into an incessant stream of goon antics, drill thr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hip Hop Music
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music Music genre, genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African Americans, African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire hip-hop culture, subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and hip hop production, instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly The Bronx, Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental Break (music), breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extend ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alamo Records
Alamo Records (previously Cold Heat Records) is an American record label that was founded in 2016 by American music industry executive, Todd Moscowitz. It is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label, which is based in New York City, holds thirty-four artists including Rod Wave and Lil Durk. History Todd Moscowitz was the President of Def Jam Music Publishing, President of Def Jam Interactive Gaming, and a member of the Board of Directors of Phat Farm Inc. From 1996 to 2000, Moscowitz served as the SVP of Business Affairs for Def Jam Recordings. From 2005 to 2010, Moscowitz served as the president of Asylum Records. From 2010 to 2012, Moscowitz served as the co-president and CEO of Warner Records. In 2012, Moscowitz co-founded the American hip-hop record label, 300 Entertainment, alongside Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles, and Roger Gold. In the fall of 2016, Moscowitz stepped down from 300 Entertainment. Following his departure from 300 Entertainment, Moscowitz founde ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pissed Me Off
"Pissed Me Off" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on October 15, 2021, with an accompanying music video. The song was written by Durk and its producer, MatthewFM. It serves as the lead single from his seventh studio album, ''7220'', and marks Lil Durk's first solo single of 2021. Background Lil Durk first teased "Pissed Me Off" in an Instagram Live on July 24, 2021, before his performance at Rolling Loud that day. On October 14, 2021, he announced the song's release date with a clip of its music video through a post to Instagram, asking for 50,000 comments on the post. Content Jessica McKinney of ''Complex'' described the song as "hard-hitting and aggressive" and about Lil Durk rapping about "street activity, weapons, and more". Durk begins the song with a tribute to his deceased brother D-Thang. In his verse, he mentions a home invasion in July 2021 and how he and his girlfriend India Royale exchanged gunfire with the intruders. He pays tribute to rapper Kin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HotNewHipHop
''HotNewHipHop'' (HNHH) is an online publication that covers daily news about hip hop and pop culture, including streetwear, sports, and Sneaker collecting, sneakers. In addition to its editorial content, HotNewHipHop also produces the video series, ''How to Roll'', ''On The Come Up'', ''In My Bag'', and ''Snack Review''. The site has been nominated multiple times for the BET Hip Hop Awards in the category, "The best Hip Hop Platform." The website is known for covering the careers of multiple artists including Post Malone, Tyga, the Weeknd, and Wiz Khalifa. History HotNewHipHop.com was launched in 2007 by Montreal-based Armenians in Lebanon, Lebanese Armenian Saro Derbedrossian, also known as Saro D. alongside DJ Rockstar. Despite being founded in Canada, ''HNHH'' covers the broader hip-hop culture as opposed to simply just focusing on Canadian Hip Hop like ''HipHopCanada''. The site began as a single webpage that users would visit to listen to daily releases of new hip-hop song ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Revolt (TV Network)
Revolt is an American music-oriented digital cable television network and media company targeting African Americans. The TV network launched on October 21, 2013, as part of a larger agreement with Comcast. As of 2024, Detavio Samuels is CEO, while the company's employees are the majority shareholding group. Revolt's cable network is primarily dedicated to hip hop and urban contemporary music genres, with music video blocks comprising the majority of the network's schedule. The network's non-music programming covers Afro-American & hip hop culture, as well as social justice issues. As of July 2021, Revolt's cable network was available in 50 million U.S. households. History Background As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in NBCUniversal, Comcast committed to carry several minority-owned networks. The arrangement followed pressure led by Maxine Waters in congressional hearings. In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority-owned networks. In Fe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Uproxx
Uproxx Studios (stylized as ''UPROXX'') is an American music, entertainment and popular culture website and content studio. It was founded in 2008 by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater. The website was acquired in 2014 by Woven Digital (which later changed its name to Uproxx Media Group). In August 2018, Uproxx Media Group was acquired by Warner Music Group, with Myer remaining in control of the company's operations as publisher. In April 2024, Myer partnered with Rich Antoniello and will.i.am to form an independent company, Uproxx Studios, after acquiring Uproxx along with ''HipHopDX'' and '' Dime Magazine'' from Warner Music Group. History Uproxx was founded in 2008 by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater, who previously co-founded the hip hop label Rawkus Records in 1996. In April 2014, Uproxx was acquired by Woven Digital, an ad network company. In December 2014, Woven raised US$18 million in Series A funding with a portion of the capital allocated to growing Uproxx throug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Singles
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lil Durk Songs
Lil or LIL may refer to: Use as a short form of "little" Musicians *Lill Babs (1938–2018), Swedish musician *Lil B (born 1989), American rapper *Lil Baby (born 1994), American rapper *Lil Bibby (born 1994), American rapper *Lil Bitts (born 1984), Trinidadian musician *Lil Boi (born 1991), South Korean rapper *Boosie Badazz, Boosie Badazz, formerly Lil' Boosie (born 1982), American rapper *Bow Wow (rapper), Bow Wow, formerly Lil' Bow Wow (born 1987), American rapper and actor *Big Boi, Big Boi, formerly Lil' Brotha (born 1975), American rapper *Lil Bruce, American rapper *Lil' Buck Sinegal (1994–2019), American musician *Carlon Jeffery, Lil' C-Note (born 1993), American actor and rapper *Lil' Cease (born 1977), American rapper *Lil' Chris (1990–2015), British pop singer and actor *Lil Dicky (born 1988), American rapper and comedian *Lil Durk (born 1992), American rapper *Droop-E, Droop-E, formerly Lil E (born 1988), American rapper *Lil Eazy-E, American rapper *Lil' Ed Wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |