Binary Star Releases Double LP "LIGHTY EARS APART"

Binary Star made its return last year with the release of Water World 3. Now, the One Be Lo-spearheaded project has followed it up by dropping a double album titled LIGHTY EARS APART.

“This is the fourth and fifth installment of the Binary Star,” One Be Lo tells HipHopDX. “After Binary Star’s Masters Of The Universe and my S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. albums dropped, One Be Lo jumped in the cockpit while One Man Army, the producer, went on a hiatus until 2017’s Water World 3 release and now officially with Binary Star’s LIGHTY and EARS APART.

He adds, “I wanted to rap over my own beats, but I wanted to do it at the right time. I wanted to build my arsenal, so I played with bands and other producers and engineers. Even though many people know One Be Lo as an MC, those in the loop know that early on he was making just as many flames on beat machines as he was on the mic. On LIGHTY and EARS APART, the two-headed dragon is back, breathing fire and blowing flames on beat machines and mics — revolving as a Binary Star system.”

The dual roles illustrate the Binary Star symbolism and are further explored in a story called The LOOMA, which was written by One Be Lo.

“One Be Lo holds down most of the vocals while One Man Army holds down a bulk of the beats on the album with a handful of beat contributions from The Tyrant, Gas Mask, MTK, Unjust and guitar riffs from Autocon comrad DMT,” he explains. “This project is released as a double album, which in itself symbolizes two stars that revolve around each other. There is also a Binary Star/Water World science fiction story that comes as a bonus with the two-headed dragon. The name of the story is The LOOMA (The Legends Of One Man Army).”

Check out Binary Star’s LIGHTY EARS APART stream, cover art and tracklist below. Fans can purchase the project here.

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LIGHTY

1. Bruce Libra f. Saywut
2. Enecsehtnokcabllup
3. Astrolalology
4. Low End Theory
5. Star Burst f. Bre Maa
6. Shootin Stars f. Gwaii
7. UNIvsALL
8. Galactica
9. Black Holes

EARS APART

1. Big Dipper f. Saywut Courtney Wheaton-Peck
2. Saddle Light
3. Light Years Apart
4. Clusters
5. Revolution
6. Gemini Gem in Eye f. Jason Berry
7. Space
8. The Last Supper Nova
9. Saturn Sad Turn Around (Sstar) f. DMT
10. Orion f. Kodac Ro Spit

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Lil Yachty Rings In 21st Birthday With New Mixtape

Lil Yachty is celebrating his 21st birthday by giving out some free music to his fans. For the third year in a row, Lil Boat has released a special birthday mixtape for listeners to enjoy.

“With love, for my fans only!” he wrote on Instagram.

with love, for my fans only!

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The mix is available as a single 16-minute track on SoundCloud. The project features previously unreleased music from Yachty and a host of notable guests.

Trippie Redd, Chief Keef, Gunna, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and K$upreme all join Lil Boat on the new tape.

Check out Yachty’s mixtape stream and cover art below.

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Bas Releases "Milky Way" LP

Bas keeps the momentum rolling for Dreamville Records this year by dropping his new album, Milky Way. The project is Dreamville’s third album release of 2018 and follows J. Cole’s critically acclaimed KOD LP.

The Queens-repping MC’s third studio LP features 14 tracks with production by Ron Gilmore, Childish Major, Sango and more. Guests on the project include J. Cole, A$AP Ferg and Ari Lennox.

Check out Bas’ Milky Way stream, cover art and tracklist below.

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1. Icarus f. Ari Lennox
2. Front Desk
3. Tribe f. J. Cole
4. Boca Raton f. A$AP Ferg
5. Barack Obama Special
6. Purge
7. Fragrance f. Correy C
8. Infiniti
9. Infiniti+2 f. Correy C
10. Sanufa
11. Great Ones
12. PDA
13. Designer
14. Spaceships + Rockets f. LION BABE, Moe Moks mOma+Guy

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E-40 Drops "The Gift Of Gab" Album

E-40 kicks off The Definition Series by releasing The Gift Of Gab, the first album in his recently announced series of projects.

The legendary rhymer’s latest work is the 25th solo LP of his illustrious career. It follows April’s Connected Respected, a collaobrative album with his cousin B-Legit.

The 12-track release includes guest appearances by Vince Staples, G Perico, Ty Dolla $ign, Sada Baby and Dr. Cornel West, among others.

Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab stream, cover art and tracklist below.

[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on August 22, 2018.]

Earlier this year, E-40 announced a new album titled The Gift Of Gab that was scheduled to drop in June. The release date came and went with no LP, but fans are going to hear the Bay Area legend’s latest solo work this summer.

E-40 has declared his 25th solo LP will now be released on Friday (August 24). The West Coast O.G. also revealed a tracklist for the album, which features contributions from the likes of Vince Staples and G Perico to Dr. Cornel West.

The Gift Of Gab will be the first release in E-40’s The Definition Series, which includes three albums in total. The subsequent projects, Rule of Thumb and Practice Makes Paper, are due out by 2019.

Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab tracklist below.

1. Ballhog f. Stresmatic
2. The Pots Pan Man
3. Winning
4. Who You Talking To f. Kent Jones
5. Wicked f. Rich Rocka
6. Ain’t Talkin Bout Nothing f. G Perico Vince Staples
7. One Night f. Ty Dolla $ign Konshens
8. Relax f. Problem
9. The Pack Attack f. Sada Baby FMB DZ
10. Dennys
11. These Days f. Yhung T.O.
12. When Life Shows Up f. Mike Marshall Dr. Cornel West

[This post has been updated. The following was originally published on May 20, 2018.]

E-40 is living up to his Charlie Hustle nickname. One month after releasing the Connected Respected album with his cousin B-Legit, the Bay Area Hip Hop legend has announced a new solo album titled The Gift Of Gab.

40 Water’s next LP is scheduled to drop on June 29. The project will be the 25th solo album of E-40’s career. His last solo effort was The D-Boy Diary, which was released as a two-parter in 2016.

No tracklist for the upcoming album has been revealed at this time. E-40 also hasn’t shared a lead single for the LP.

Check out E-40’s The Gift Of Gab cover art below.

E-40 New album “ THE GIFT OF GAB “ August 17th 2018 ?????

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Jermaine Dupri Urges Fans To "Feel The Beets & Lose The Meats" For PETA

Jermaine Dupri is a Grammy Award-winning producer, Hip Hop mogul, member of the Songwriter Hall of Fame and longtime vegan.

The So So Def mastermind says his journey started years ago after he completed a 24-day Master Cleanse and wanted to retain that same energy. Ultimately, he decided to adopt a plant-based, vegan diet.

To celebrate his healthy lifestyle, Dupri is proclaiming “Feel the beets and lose the meats” in a new PETA campaign.

I teamed up with @peta to tell you why #VeganLife is the best life ?http://peta.vg/2aki

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“I want the world to know the vegan lifestyle, to me, is the best lifestyle,” Durpi says in a video. “I feel like anybody that has a problem with their energy level being right, tired all the time, you can definitely feel the difference. A vegan lifestyle puts you on that track to just be healthy.”

According to a press release, for every person who goes vegan, nearly 200 animals are “spared daily misery and a terrifying death” every year. It reduces the risk of heart disease, obesity, cancer, strokes, and numerous other ailments.

Dupri joins artists such as RZA, Masta Killah, Paul McCartney, Eve and P!nk who have teamed up with PETA to promote kindness to animals.

In an episode of HipHopDX’s Soulful Sundays, Dupri talks So So Def’s legacy while grubbing on his vegan plate.

Check out the episode below. 

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