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People Are Annoyed at Virgil Abloh’s Cover for Pop Smoke’s Album
After the first images of Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album designed by Virgil Abloh began to circulate on the internet, fans have expressed their disappointment in the 39-year-old designer’s effort to immortalize Pop for his album cover.
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On Monday (June 29), images of the Virgil’s artwork for Pop’s debut album titled Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon was shared by Abloh and Steven Victor, the head of the beloved rapper’s label Victor Victor Worldwide. However, after the image began to make its rounds online, many people on social media were displeased with the artwork for the deceased rapper’s upcoming LP. The album cover is a reimagined image based on a photo from when the Brooklyn native attended Paris Fashion Week earlier this year. The additional design for that Abloh added includes barbed wire, silver roses and puffs of smoke. The original photo can be found on Getty Images.
Virgil Abloh, who is also the artistic director for Louis Vuitton’s menswear, explained the origin of the design in an Instagram post. The fashion designer told fans how Pop had modeled his life in Canarsie, Brooklyn as a rose that grew from concrete.
“The last conversation I had with @realpopsmoke was about what we we were gonna to do in the future,” Virgil wrote on his social media account. “This album cover was one of like 5 things we talked about. He mentioned his story felt like the metaphor of a rose & thorns growing from concrete of of his hood in Canarsie, Brooklyn. In your memory, I just finished it yesterday. As evident of the whole idea, the t-shirt insinuates it’s mandatory we put an and to this cycle of violence that plagues us, we need to shoot for the moon & aim for the stars. As heavy as it is we are celebrating your life the whole way thru. Rest in piece young one.”
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One Twitter user referenced the meme stemming from when Virgil donated $50 to bail funds earlier this month and received backlash for not giving more, writing, “nigga didn’t even put virgil percent effort.”
Another fan compared the original Getty image to Virgil’s artwork, expressing how they thought the final draft was lazy.
“This is lazy. Pop Smoke deserves better,” the fan wrote on Twitter.
Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon is expected to drop July 3. The LP was initially slated to be released in early June, but his team halted the departure of the album and delivered “Make It Rain” featuring Rowdy Rebel instead.
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Benzino and Jacksonville Rapper Natalac Announce Drop Date for “Trending Topic”
Hey music lovers!
We’ve got some exciting news that you’ve all been waiting for! The highly anticipated new single, “Trending Topic”, will be dropping on all your favorite streaming platforms on April 12, 2024. So, mark your calendars because you wouldn’t want to miss the debut of this promising track!
Straight from Jacksonville, Florida, Natalac, our beloved rapper and the CEO of Natalac Records and Natalac Express, is all set to release this brand new single. The exciting part? This upcoming single will be featuring none other than the entrepreneur, TV personality, and rapper, Benzino!
Remember when Benzino made waves in the hip hop and rap world with his release “Rap Elvis”, an Eminem diss? Our very own Natalac, draped in white mink, was a part of the single’s official video, filmed in Detroit. And it’s not the first time Natalac and Benzino have joined forces. They previously collaborated on projects like “Run Tell That” from the ‘Love & Pimp-Hop’ album by Natalac, which was released back in 2021.
This time, they’re back with “Trending Topic”, their latest collaboration. The official video for this single, filmed in Detroit, will also see Bo$$ Money in the mix. Fans can expect to find “Trending Topic” in the upcoming Natalac album, ‘Return of Goldie’.
Natalac’s illustrious career in music spans over two decades. Remember his voter’s rights single “Fire in Florida”? It was so impactful that it caught the attention of the NAACP “Get Your Vote On” tour for the 2000 Presidential election. Since then, he’s been consistently releasing albums and working on numerous projects. One of his memorable works includes the 2012 ‘Coast 2 Coast Mixtape Vol. 183’ with Wyclef Jean, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris and several more that followed. Currently, Natalac is signed with his own label Natalac Records.
Natalac’s charisma, talent, and raw perspective have earned him billions of views online. He’s also known for his character A Pimp Named Slickback, featured on Adult Swim’s ‘The Boondocks’.
So, on April 12, 2024, all fans and followers of Natalac and Benzino, get ready to tune in to “Trending Topic” as it makes its digital debut. Want to learn more about Natalac? Visit https://natalac.com/ or Google Natalac at http://bit.ly/2RcUJpn.
ABOUT NATALAC: Natalac is a rapper based in Jacksonville, Florida. He’s the CEO of Natalac Express and Natalac Records. Find out more about him on https://rap.fandom.com/wiki/Natalac, https://bit.ly/2RcUJpn, linktr.ee/natalac, and Natalac.com.
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