Nov 23, 2019

Jessie Reyez is R&B's realest deal

By 1VIBE • Issue #18 • View online

The holiday season is upon us and to get you into the spirit here is a new Christmas song from Kelly Rowland and a really dope commercial from Pepsi featuring the lovely Cardi B.

In other happy news, Chris Brown has become a father for the second time, welcoming a baby boy with his ex girlfriend Ammika Harris. You know social media will be talking about this one for a hot minute.

Complex has crowned Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ as the best album of the decade. On it’s release nine years ago, Yeezy described the project as “the beginning of me as a new kind of artist. Stepping forward with what I know about architecture, about classicism, about society, about texture, about synesthesia—the ability to see sound—and the way everything is everything and all these things combine, and then starting from scratch.”

It’s no surprise that we love Spotify here at 1VIBE. This March, the streaming company is changing the game with their first awards show, based entirely on user-generated data. Sounds like a cool idea to us so we’ll be tuning in for the live broadcast on March 5th.

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NEWS

Jessie Reyez is R&B's realest deal - i-D

The Grammy-nominated songstress on vices, power, and what it’s really like to have ‘made it.’

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Finally Free: Tinashe is Leaving Her Label Issues in the Past & Making the Music She Loves

‘Billboard’ caught up with Tinashe to go behind her new 'Songs For You’ project.

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Everything We Know About Stormzy's New Album 'Heavy Is The Head'

To help fans keep track of the details, Genius rounded up everything we know about the album.

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ALBUMS

Tinashe - Songs For You

Not getting along with RCA for whatever reasons, the singer-songwriter left the major label earlier this year and announced that she would be releasing music independently for now. After offering songs like ‘Die A Little Bit‘ feat. Ms. Banks and ‘Touch & Go‘ with 6LACK, T has unveiled her full project, Songs for You tonight via Roc Nation’s Equity Distribution.

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Flipp Dinero - Love For Guala

“I sequenced the project with intent; I try to give fans what they want before I give them what they need… there’s a transition from hood sounds to a more universal sound: it starts with songs from the street, then love songs, to ending with songs about growth and being a man.” - Flipp Dinero

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Action Bronson - Lamb Over Rice

Seven years removed from Rare Chandeliers, the emcee/producer duo are officially back in action with the release of their new project, Lamb Over Rice.

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SINGLES

PartyNextDoor - The News

PND showcases his melodic vocals and songwriting skills on the downbeat “The News.”

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Summer Walker ft. Chris Brown - Something Real

The talented singer returns with a new single where she joins forces with Chris Brown on guest vocals and her boyfriend London On Da Track on the production.

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Ciara ft. City Girls, Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean & Lala - Melanin

CiCi has dropped a brand new song which celebrates black beauty and culture. The singer has enlisted some of her friends from the entertainment industry to do the job properly — City Girls, Lupita Nyong’o, Ester Dean and even Lala. It’s an upbeat track with heavy synths, reminiscent of some of Ciara’s early work.

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VIDEOS

Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy - Own It

Stormzy has shared a new single from his forthcoming album Heavy Is The Head. “Own It” features vocals from Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy.

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Flipp Dinero - Westside

Pulling up to a undisclosed car shop, the Brooklyn rapper hops out of a Lambo as his female mechanics give it a tune up. Elsewhere, he stunts outside in a sky full of fireworks and an array of ATVs. Buckle up.

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BONUS

Chance the Rapper Battles Spicy Wings

Chance the Rapper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and one of the most exciting names in hip-hop. He dropped his debut studio album, The Big Day, earlier …

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SiR - John Redcorn | A COLORS SHOW

Inglewood’s SiR lays down an emotive performance of ‘John Redcorn’ (produced by Kal Banx & Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman), taken from his latest album ‘Chasing Summer’.

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