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Tyla Yaweh, Gunna, And Wiz Khalifa Want ‘All the Smoke’ In Their Rubber-Burning New Video

The three rappers stage a heist and test drive some powerful cars in the latest video from Tyla’s upcoming album. …

Tyla Yaweh’s “All The Smoke” video featuring Gunna and Wiz Khalifa is a wild, Fast-And-Furious-inspired ride that finds the three rappers trading bars at a test course and counting up their score after a well-executed heist. The clip opens with the masked rappers fleeing a bank vault in an 18-wheeler before switching scenes to the driving course, where finely-tuned racing machines burn rubber and run rings around the rappers while they perform their verses.

Yaweh, who’s in the process of rolling out his upcoming album, Rager Boy, previously worked with Wiz Khalifa in 2020 on the “High Right Now” remix from his debut mixtape Heart Full Of Rage. He kicked off the rollout for Rager Boy late last year with “Tommy Lee” featuring his mentor Post Malone, with whom he also performed at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. Having Malone as his benefactor has helped him to increase his profile, leading to collaborations with DaBaby and Dame D.O.L.L.A. on his single “Stuntin’ On You” and its remix, respectively.

Meanwhile, Gunna and Wiz Khalifa enjoyed successful 2020s as well, with Gunna featuring on the breakout Internet Money single “Lemonade” after releasing his Wunna album and Wiz starting up a delivery-only restaurant and maintaining a steady stream of mixtapes throughout the year, including the Big Pimpin tape released on his birthday.

Watch the “All The Smoke” video above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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Lisa Jo turns feeling unseen into self-acceptance with latest release “Oddball Gem”

Lisa Jo captures that feeling of being outside the crowd in “Oddball Gem.” The song is about feeling invisible, misunderstood and determined to be yourself. The emotional core is visceral. So many thoughts, not enough words, the draining effort of trying when the fight still feels unfinished. The writing gives you that feeling, makes isolation a familiar, personal thing.

The song then moves to images of becoming ‘a shadow’ and ‘a ghost’ before arriving at a stronger sense of identity. The emotional feeling of not fitting in is at the heart of this song, with the lyric “I was built this way” changing the tone from pain to self-acceptance.

“Oddball Gem,” is a declaration from someone learning to stand comfortably in their difference. The line “I don’t fit in I’m an odd ball gem” is a direct and memorable encapsulation of what the song is all about. Lisa Jo turns that feeling of being left out into a portrait of individuality. She provides the track with an emotional message of staying true to yourself when belonging seems hard today.

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Temidayo Balogun bridges tradition and modern expression on latest release “Ori I “Concept of Democracy”

Temidayo Balogun‘s latest release, “Ori I “Concept of Democracy,” blends African musical traditions with contemporary jazz to explore identity and community. “Talking drums, native instruments, but there are also passing notes on the piano and a saxophone for another dimension to the musical language,” the song is characterized by.

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If you like genre-bending work, “Ori I’ Concept of Democracy” is a thoughtful musical experience. Temidayo Balogun mixes indigenous instrumentation with contemporary jazz textures to keep the focus on the relationship between people, culture, and community. The track works because the sounds come together. It invites the listener to dwell on the musical ideas rather than just pass through them.

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