Lil Wayne kicked off his new Young Money Radio show on Friday night, and the inaugural episode included some sneak peeks at the upcoming Funeral deluxe album. The Young Money founder invited some exciting guests onto his Beats 1 radio show, such as Deion Sanders and New Orleans' mayor LaToya Cantrell, as well as call-ins from Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Babyface, and more. Wayne also made sure to talk to one of the artists featured on the deluxe edition of his thirteenth studio album, which dropped earlier this year. Wayne spoke to Jessie Reyez over the phone about her involvement with Funeral deluxe, and he even previewed their unreleased song that will be on the album.
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"I want to speak on some artists that is involved with the deluxe, and they're also artists that I have a lot of respect for and I think they're dope," Wayne said during his introduction of Jessie. "Reason I bring it up like that is cause maybe y'all didn't know too much about me knowing these artists." The two of them went on to speak about how they've been keeping busy and grounded during quarantine, before Wayne played a snippet of their collaboration.
Before the episode came to a close, Wayne also gave fans another preview of a song with Tory Lanez off Funeral deluxe called, "Help." While Tory, who's become somewhat of a radio host extraordinaire himself during the coronavirus pandemic with his show, Quarantine Radio, didn't join Wayne to discuss their collaboration, Wayne gave fans a taste of "Help" regardless.
Eminem Vows "Sweet Revenge" On Jessie Reyez
Following the conclusion of their unofficial trilogy, Eminem and Jessie Reyez look for some bloody closure on “Coffin.”
Eminem has never been one to shy away from violence, especially when deep in the throes of passion. Though he’s certainly been doing his best, it would appear that his newfound collaborator Jessie Reyez has awakened some of his long-dormant demons. Together, the pair of dysfunctional musical lovebirds sparked a three-part series closer in spirit to Park Chan-Wook’s Vengeance trilogy than your average-run-of-the-mill love song barrage.
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On Kamikaze, Eminem introduced the couple and their woes on the back-to-back tandem of “Nice Guy” and “Good Guy,” the latter of which found Reyez brutally murdering Slim in a desperate attempt to escape their toxic relationship. Should you wish to see the macabre scene play out, check out Em and Jessie’s “Good Guy” video right here. Closure, it would seem — that is until Jessie Reyez dropped off her debut album Before Love Came To Kill Us, which found Eminem rising from the grave to seek his revenge on “Coffin.”
Naturally, the cinematic scenario is tailor-made for the visual treatment, and it looks like we’ll be receiving exactly that. Eminem took to Instagram to share what appears to be a screenshot from the climactic visuals, teasing his return from the proverbial dead. “Forever the #GoodGuy,” writes Em, alongside a playful heartbreak emoji. “@jessiereyez killed me on #Kamikaze and now I’m gettin’ sweet revenge!”
Eminem Jokes About His Songs With Jessie Reyez
Eminem and Jessie Reyez keep singing about abusive situations in their collaborations, including on the recent “Coffin.”
Eminem doesn’t want to keep acting out “Love The Way You Lie” but something about the nature of his collaborations with up-and-coming star Jessie Reyez keeps him getting back to that zone.
When they collaborated on “Good Guy,” the video showed both musicians portraying an abusive couple, ending up in the grave together. On “Coffin,” their link-up on Jessie Reyez’s brand new debut studio album Before Love Came To Kill Us, the duo sings about another complicated relationship. So, why is it that Eminem and Jessie keep coming back to this theme? If you ask the Detroit legend, he’ll probably just crack a joke about it all.
Promoting the new single on his social media channels, Eminem laughed about how he and Jessie Reyez keep on destroying each other’s lives in their songs.
“Me and @jessiereyez just keep offing each other… dammit,” wrote the rapper on Instagram. “Love is in the air!”
Eminem has a knack for finding untapped talent within a pool of female vocalists. Before collaborating with Eminem, Reyez was trying to make it as Canada’s next big star but when Slim Shady took her under his wing, her dreams became more of a reality. Her debut album is out now, featuring appearances from 6LACK and, of course, Eminem.
Drake "Vital" Song Produced By Kanye West Surfaces Online
Two new Drake songs, including one reportedly produced by Kanye West and Noah “40” Shebib, have leaked online.
Something is happening. Joe Budden spoke on the rumored competitive feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, using recently leaked songs to point to an imminent release by the former. While the 6ix God has not confirmed that he will be dropping a new body of work this year, it definitely feels as though something is brewing. His latest leaked tracks point further to that.
If Joe Budden is to be believed, it is not a coincidence that so many unreleased Drake songs have been popping up on the internet. Considering the endless resources at Drake’s disposal, it should be fairly easy to control the movement of hard drives and uncleared files. However, in recent weeks, a handful of records have been found online and the most recent batch is perhaps the most interesting yet.
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In addition to a collaboration with Jessie Reyez, Drake’s song “Vital (Grave)” has found its way online with reported production from Noah “40” Shebib and none other than Kanye West. Because of copyright laws, we are unable to include the song in this article. This comes just days after the full phone call between Kanye West and Taylor Swift surfaced online, containing a passage about Drake’s influence in the music industry.
Many of Drake’s most loyal fans expected “Vital” to appear on Scorpion when it dropped. Do you think it might be on the next album? Or is this really just a throwaway?
