THIS WEEK IN Music + CULTURE - 10/24
Tyler The Creator Announces New Album
Tyler The Creator announced his new album Chromakopia last week. Within a couple days of his announcement, the rapper dropped the lead single “Noid” along with the music video. In the visual, he has a cameo from The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri.
Chromakopia is out Monday 10/28.
Megan Thee Stallion announces act II
Megan Thee Stallion announced that she is releasing Megan: Act II on her Instagram by posting the new album artwork. She is seen donning large butterfly wings and giving a Y2K aesthetic. At the time of the recording, it is unclear if this a deluxe to her album she released in June or the mixtape she said she was working on earlier this month. Megan released her self-titled third studio album in June which featured Victoria Monet, Kyle Richh, GloRilla, Yuki Chiba, and more.
Megan: Act II is out Friday Oct. 25.
Kendrick Lamar sat with SZA for Harper’s Bazaar
Kendrick sat down with SZA for Harper’s Bazaar ahead of his Super Bowl performance next year and his exceptional ride in music this year. This is only the fifth time this magazine has put a man alone on the cover and Lamar requested that SZA to interview him.
One of the poignant questions SZA asked Lamar was what “Not Like Us” a huge cultural moment that ended the diss tracks between Drake and himself this year, meant to him.
“Not like us? Not like us is the energy of who I am, the type of man I represent. Now, if you identify with the man that I represent …”
He continued, “This man has morals, he has values, he believes in something, he stands on something. He’s not pandering. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to share the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or experiences to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man. If I’m thinking of ‘Not Like Us,’ I’m thinking of me and whoever identifies with that.”
Take a look at the full article here.
BET HIP HOP AWARDS Recap
Fat Joe hosted the award show that took place this year in Las Vegas. Some notable moments are listed below:
Kendrick won the most with 8 awards
Travis Scott got the I Am Hip Hop award
Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 for hip-hop album of the year
Sexyy Red for Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist
50 Cent won Hustler Of The Year
Tyla makes Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Debut / Competes In Pop Categories
Tyla became a Victoria's Secret angel over the weekend when she was this year’s performer at the annual event. She performed her new song “Push 2 Start” from her deluxe album and her Grammy-winning hit “Water.”
Speaking of the Grammys, Tyla’s self-titled album will reportedly compete in the pop categories instead of R&B.
The 2025 Grammy nominations will be announced on Nov. 8.
Young Thug pleads for Drake, Metro Boomin, and Future to make amends amid rap beef
J. Cole is not the only one who wants peace, Young Thug is also speaking out about making amends between Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin,
"We all bruddas. Music ain't the same without us collabin.” Young Thug tweeted last week and tagged Drake, Kendrick, Future, and Metro Boomin.
Future retweeted the post as well so we’ll see what becomes of it.