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Salaam Remi Answers What It Means to Be ‘Black on Purpose’

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As a producer, Salaam Remi proves that there is a market for music created for Generation X that does not feel old or dated.

His new album, Black on Purpose, embodies the Remi spirit that has curated signature sounds for Jazmine Sullivan, the Fugees, Amy Winehouse, and so many in 90s Hip-Hop and Dance Hall eras. With this project, he has enlisted Nas, Jennifer Hudson, Case, Teedra Moses, Bilal, Busta Rhymes, Chronixx, Spragga Benz, MuMu Fresh, Doug E. Fresh, Black Thought, Stephen Marley, Cee-Lo Green, and Anthony Hamilton.

The lead single, “Until this Day” is masterfully led by Case reminds you of how you felt when you first heard him on his breakout single “Touch Me, Tease Me” with Foxy Brown in 1996 or “Happily Ever After” in 1999. His voice, every still powerful, cuts over the Salaam Remi track with a beautifully touching tenor that declares that legacy artists can still compete on modern radio — and maybe the savior of true R&B, a genre that has recently been in danger of collapse.

When talking about Remi says, “The gospel’s influence into RnB inspired me to really let the pianos ring on this new single.”

Black on Purpose is rooted in the ungentrified aspects of Black Music,” he continues. “Case knew exactly what vibe to bring to compliment it.”

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Black on Purpose is set to release on Thursday, November 5th on all major streaming platforms and is worth the listen.

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A$AP Rocky Brings Rihanna and Son Riot Rose Onstage During Copenhagen

A$AP Rocky turned his Copenhagen tour stop into a memorable family affair when Rihanna and their son, Riot, joined him onstage during the European leg of his “Don’t Be Dumb” tour on Friday, September 18.

 

Closing out the show in Denmark, Rocky performed “Lord Pretty Flacko Joyde 2” and brought out Rihanna and Riot Rose to join him onstage. Livebitez captured the moment on camera and posted it to Instagram. In the clip, Rocky performs with his signature energy while Rihanna sits with Riot on her lap and enjoys the show.

 

Rihanna and Riot, along with several other family members and friends, have attended Rocky’s shows on tour, and their Copenhagen appearance is the latest example of the family showing up for the rapper’s latest run of performances.

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Meanwhile, speculation about Rocky and Rihanna has continued to swirl with rumors of the superstar couple being shot down in various ways time and time again. But their appearance in Copenhagen gave a glimpse of the family sharing a moment as Rocky continued his European tour.

 

The “Don’t Be Dumb” tour is still going strong, so fans will have to wait and see if Rihanna, Riot, or other members of Rocky’s family and circle make another appearance before the tour ends.

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recent leak of Kanye West and Jay-Z’s “Living So Italian” brings back the legendary Watch the Throne mystery.

One of the most longed unreleased tracks from the album era is Watch the Throne, and 15 years after Kanye West and Jay-Z dropped it, it has reappeared online. Another fleeting peek of a long untouchable song: a new nine-second clip of “Living So Italian” is rumored to have leaked.

Beyond the officially released material, Watch The Throne is also long linked to unreleased songs that have become highly sought-after among fans. “Living So Italian” is one of those songs that has had bits and pieces emerge online over the years, but never the full song.

Even in that short clip, the snippet adds another piece to the long-running mystery around the track. The production has a lavish European feel, which suits the song’s title and the material associated with West during the Watch The Throne era.

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The possibility of hearing Jay-Z alongside West on the full production has also added to the track’s appeal. The two artists have since fallen out, and a collaboration between them is unlikely. Their official collaboration “Jail” has been described as possibly their last, adding another layer of suspense to older material from their collaborative period.

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The new snippet also raises a bigger question of what unreleased material from the Watch The Throne era could still be out there. “Living So Italian” is one of many unreleased songs from that period, and many of those recordings may never be heard.

But for now, fans have another nine seconds to wait instead of the whole track. Yet the emergence of a new snippet after years of leaks and rumors shows that the Watch The Throne vault still has material that can garner attention long after the album’s original release.

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