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Prod By Bloc
"Prod by Bloc" (released on streaming platforms as "Produced by Blocboy") is a song by American rapper BlocBoy JB. It was released as a standalone single on April 17, 2018. Background The song is the first song that BlocBoy JB has ever produced. He spoke about the making of the track in an interview with The Fader. Music video The music video was released on April 17, 2018, along with the single. The video features BlocBoy and his friends dancing with pots and pans. Reception Peter A. Berry of '' XXL'' called the video "energetic". Critical reception The track received generally positive reviews. Seamus Fay of ''Lyrical Lemonade Cole Bennett (born May 14, 1996) is an American music video director and record executive. He is the founder of Lyrical Lemonade. He has most notably collaborated with Juice Wrld on music videos such as " All Girls Are the Same", " Lucid Dreams" ...'' called the track "a banger in every sense of the word". Liam of ''Elevator'' called the track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BlocBoy JB
James Lee Baker (born May 19, 1996), known professionally as BlocBoy JB, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Baker is best known for his 2018 single " Look Alive" (featuring Drake), which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Its follow-up, " Rover" (remixed featuring 21 Savage), entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, while both preceded the release of his seventh mixtape, '' Simi'' (2018). He signed with Interscope Records in August of that year. His debut studio album, ''FatBoy'' (2020) was released two years later and failed to chart. Early life James Baker was born on May 19, 1996, in Memphis, Tennessee and was mostly raised in Binghampton, Memphis. His name comes from his father, who is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for rape. In 2008, when Baker was 12, his father broke out of prison and traveled to Baker's home to see him for a short period of time. At the age of 14, Baker became affiliated with the Grape Street Watts Crips. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Company (ASAP Rocky Song)
"Bad Company" is a single by American rapper ASAP Rocky featuring American rapper BlocBoy JB. It was released on March 27, 2018 and produced by Kintaro and Ricci Riera. Composition and lyrics The song has an up-tempo beat and finds the rappers taking aim at their enemies. Through a "slightly auto-tuned drawl", ASAP Rocky raps about the problems related to his paranoia and feuds, including losing sleep. BlocBoy JB performs after Rocky's first verse without a chorus in between and adds some "Southern bounce" to the song, rapping about his jewelry and gunning down his enemies. Critical reception Aron A. of ''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 seri ...'' praised the song, writing "The funky bassline and the flow from both rappers deliver some much needed jiggyness." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fader
''The Fader'' is a magazine established in 1999 as an outlet for Cornerstone Agency, a marketing and public relations firm established by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen. The magazine covers music, style and culture. History and work It is owned by The Fader Media group, which also includes its website, thefader.com, as well as Fader films, Fader Label and Fader TV. It was the first print publication to be released on iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s .... The Fader Fort The magazine hosted The Fader Fort, an annual invitation-only event at Austin, Texas's South by Southwest (SXSW). Since its founding in 2001, the four-day party features live performances. Fader Fort NYC is a party produced during the annual CMJ Music Marathon. The festival has featured over 900 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade 45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |