Released on January 15, 2016, Malibu served as the definitive arrival of an artist who had spent years grinding in the underground before a star-making turn on Dr. Dre's Compton.
The album is a sprawling, sun-drenched journey through the Southern California coast, blending 1970s funk, church-reared gospel, and gritty boom-bap into something that feels both nostalgic and entirely futuristic.
. A head nod to the sounds of Shaolin, the twelve chambers of Shanghai'd Soul have moved lyrical chefs and production geniuses alike to compose some of their most ominous hip-hop.
One of the clearest examples of an album that crafts a strange and beautiful world not quite like any other is Rocketship's 1996 full-length debut "A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness."
"Vibe is a quintessential element in what I'm going for," says Brenneck of creating the album. "Vibe, mood and emotion." Those three elements are all over The Crossing.
Camila Cabello has released brand-new track "HE KNOWS (featuring Lil Nas X), " from her forthcoming album C, XOXO, on Geffen/Interscope Records. C, XOXO is written by Camila and brought to life with executive producer El Guincho