Lil Skies Cancels Remaining Tour Dates Due To "Unforeseen Health Issues"

Some unlucky fans who were anticipating a Lil Skies show will have to wait. On Friday (March 30), Skies took to Twitter to announce he was pulling the plug on the remaining dates of The Life Of The Dark Rose Tour, citing “unforeseen health issues.”

“I am unable to complete The Life Of The Dark Rose Tour,” he wrote. “I want to thank all my fans and supporters who have stuck by my side from the beginning. It’s my hope and prayer to get well soon so that I can continue to give you guys the show that you deserve. As much as it saddens me to do this, I know it’s in the best interest of my health and my future.”

He ended with, “See you soon.”

A rep from Warner Music Group told HipHopDX, “He’s been sick for the last few shows. Kid left it all on the stage.”

Skies was expected to play in Atlanta on Friday night at the Center Stage Theater, and then travel to New Orleans, Houston, Dallas, Memphis and Baltimore where he would have wrapped up the tour.

He’s also scheduled to appear at The Smokers Club festival in Long Beach on April 28 and April 29 but it’s unclear if he’ll make those dates.

The Pennsylvania-bred rapper released his latest project, The Life Of The Dark Rose, this past January. 

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#DXHitList: The Weeknd, Curren$y & Cardi B Top This Week’s Spotify Playlist

Spotify – The Weeknd opens up this week’s #DXHitList with “Try Me” off his My Dear Melancholy, EP. The project came as a surprise following a trail of cryptic messages the XO singer left for fans pining for new Weeknd music. On “Try Me,” The Weeknd makes an attempt to sing his way into a taken woman’s heart over a sultry and haunting Mike WiLL Made-It production.

New music from Curren$y’s latest mixtape Parking Lot Music is also featured on this week’s #DXHitList. “Right Here” featuring Casey Veggies is certainly a stand-out cut among the nine tracks featured on the project. Produced by Purps, “Right Here” addresses fair weather women, groupies, thots and the like.

Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is slated for an April 6 drop and the first single off the debut project “Be Careful,” also sits at the top of the #DXHitList. The single has been met with lukewarm reviews however, the song provides for radio-friendly production courtesy of Frank Dukes and Boi-1da and is coupled with Cardi spitting lyrics that clearly speak from the experience of being with a man who doesn’t appreciate you.

Rich the Kid’s slap “No Question” featuring Future as well as new music from DJ Esco, Trill Sammy, SAINt JHN, Jean Grae and U-God are also including on this week’s #DXHitList.

Listen to the #DXHitList below and make sure you’re following us to keep up with the latest music drops every Friday.

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SZA’s "Broken Clocks" Video Highlights Archery, Roasted Marshmallows & Food Fights

SZA has released her latest music video, “Broken Clocks,” off her debut album Ctrldirected by herself along with Dave Meyers and The Little Homies.

In the video, the Grammy-nominated RB superstar wakes up at Camp CTRL, dancing around bunk beds and singing from a camper. She wakes up again at a strip club after apparently getting knocked out. Fellow label mates, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Isaiah Rashad and ScHoolboy Q all make cameos in support of their roster’s queen.

SZA continues to make huge strides in her career, despite announcing she’s done with music after her next album — a threat she’s echoed before. “Broken Clocks” is already certified gold and sits at #7 on the Billboard RB/Hip Hop Songs Chart.

Ctrl was certified platinum in October and was named HipHopDX’s Best RB Album of 2017. SZA and the rest of TDE will be hitting the road this year for their nationwide label trek, The Championship Tour. It is slated to begin on May 4 in Vancouver and will wrap up in Pittsburgh on June 16.

Check out the SZA’s visual for “Broken Clocks” above.

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Lil Durk Begins Post-Def Jam Career With "Just ‘Cause Y’all Waited"

After releasing Bloodas last year with Tee Grizzley, Lil Durk has resurfaced with Just ‘Cause Y’all Waited, his first project since his split with Def Jam Recordings.

Featuring 12 tracks, the project boasts guest spots from Lil Baby, Ty Dolla $ign, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Gunna and TK Kravitz. Production comes courtesy of multiple beatmakers, including DY Krazy, Nard B and ATL Jacob.

Ahead of the release, the 25-year-old dropped a video for “How I Know” featuring the aforementioned Lil Baby.

Check out the Just ‘Cause Y’all Waited album stream, cover art and tracklist below.

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  1. Public Housing
  2. Just Flow
  3. When I Was Little
  4. How I Know f. Lil Baby
  5. Granny Crib
  6. 1773 Vulture
  7. Breather f. Ty Dolla $ign PARTYNEXTDOOR
  8. Home Body f. Gunna TK Kravitz
  9. Durkio Crazy
  10. Instigator
  11. Crossroads
  12. My Bruddas

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DJ Esco Enlists Help Of Future For "Kolorblind" Project

DJ Esco pulled off an impressive feat when it comes to assembling the artists for his Kolorblind project. The “coolest DJ in the world” was able to recruit a lineup comprised of a who’s who in Hip Hop today.

Future, Esco’s longtime collaborator, appears on all 11 tracks. Nas, Young Thug, DeJ Loaf, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Rich The Kid, Ty Dolla $ign and O.T. Genesis are just some of the other guests helping out on the new release.

Check out the stream, cover art and tracklist for Esco’s Kolorblind below.

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1. No Slow Money f. Future Young Thug
2. Xotic f. Future, Rich the Kid Young Thug
3. Chek f. Future
4. Light Show f. Future Guap Tarantino
5. Warzone f. Future
6. Walk Thru f. Nas Future
7. Showed You f. Young Thug, Future, A Boogie wit da Hoodie DeJ Loaf
8. Bring It Out f. O.T. Genasis Future
9. Code of Honor f. Future ScHoolboy Q
10. Psychedelik Smoke f. Future Ty Dolla $ign
11. Fuk Faces f. Future

(The original version of this article was published on March 27, 2018 and can be found below.)

DJ Esco recently took to social media to announce Kolorblind, a full-length project dropping on March 30. Instead of revealing a tracklist as the release date approaches, Esco has decided to tease fans by sharing puzzle that includes all of the stars appearing on his upcoming project.

Future, ScHoolboy Q and Rich The Kid were previously revealed before Esco shared the puzzle on Instagram on Tuesday (March 27). But now, fans can discover the rest of the lineup, which boasts artists such as Young Thug and Dej Loaf.

SEARCH ??the names for all my Guest features and Guest producers for #KOLORBLIND Leave your answers in my comments!! Hint: 10 Artists 6 Producers You can also solve at http://KOLORBLIND.us

A post shared by DJ ESCO (@escomoecity) on Mar 27, 2018 at 2:55pm PDT

On Monday (March 26), Esco dropped the video for the first single off the tape, “Code of Honor” featuring Future and ScHoolboy Q. Future is expected to have a heavy presence on the album.

Esco and Future’s last joint effort was the Project E.T. mixtape, which dropped in 2016. The Atlanta DJ is also credited as executive producer on Future’s 2017 Future and Hndrxx albums.

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