The Weeknd - Enemy

We've known for a while that The Weeknd's Trilogy is coming out soon. While the album is going to consist mostly of material from his three mixtapes, Mr. Tesfaye has just released a new song that's apparently going to make the cut as well. "Enemy" seems very Echoes of Silence to me, if you were curious.



Update: Looks like "Enemy" isn't going to be on Trilogy after all. Here's the full tracklist.

Disc 1

01. High For This
02. What You Need
03. House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
04. The Morning
05. Wicked Games
06. The Party & The After Party
07. Coming Down
08. Loft Music
09. The Knowing
10. Twenty Eight

Disc 2

01. Lonely Star
02. Life of the Party
03. Thursday
04. The Zone (feat. Drake)
05. The Birds Part 1
06. The Birds Part 2
07. Rolling Stone
08. Gone
09. Heaven or Las Vegas
10. Valerie

Disc 3

01. D.D.
02. Montreal
03. Outside
04. XO / The Host
05. Initiation
06. Same Old Song (feat. Juicy J)
07. The Fall
08. Next
09. Echoes of Silence
10. Till Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)
11. The Zone (Closed-Captioned)

Haüs Track: White Dress

I'll admit it: I'm such a Kanye West fan that if he ever released a song consisting of farm animals making noises, I'd probably call it "the best song ever." That being said, "White Dress" (a track, strangely enough, from the soundtrack to RZA's new martial arts movie) is quite a record. Breathless verses, a semi-chopped-n-screwed soul sample, piano melodies: Mr. West has brought it back to the beginning, and it's nice to hear.

By the way...

I wrote a review of Kanye/G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer a few weeks ago.

I wanted to like this album. I really did.

Based on the tracklist alone, the album should be flawless. Features range from hip-hop heavyweights like Ghostface Killa, Ma$e, and Raekwon to three of the best rap lyricists of all time: Pusha-T (of Clipse fame), the ever-illustrious Jay-Z, and Mr. Kanye West himself.

Given that West hasn’t exactly put out trash over the course of his musical career (his 2010 magnum opus My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is still my favorite album of all time), you’ve got what should be a recipe for success.

You can read more here.

m.A.A.d, indeed.

"The Art of Peer Pressure" is the standout, for now. This is the kind of album that gets better and better with each listen. I can't wait to keep listening.

Support The Artist.

Purchase Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city on iTunes.

Trilogy

The Weeknd offers up the artwork for his long-awaited "official" debut (which is, of course, his three stellar mixtapes in one package). Naturally, Tesfaye went with the black-and-white aesthetic -- dare I say he was in a House of Balloons frame of mind?

Watch the video for Thursday standout "Rolling Stone" below:

So Eclectic

My CD game. It's just different.

Cruel Summer - Tracklist

Yesterday, two Japanese retailers leaked what could be the tracklist for the highly-anticipated G.O.O.D. Music album, Cruel Summer. Might be real, might not be real. We're hoping it's the latter. Interesting to see that "Don't Like" could be on the album, especially given #KeefGate. Either way, September 18th can't come sooner. R Kellz might even make an appearance!

01. To The World (Kanye West & R. Kelly)
02. Clique (Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean)
03. Mercy (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)
04. New God Flow (Kanye West, Pusha T & Ghostface Killah)
05. The Morning (Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, CyHi Da Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’Banj)
06. Cold (DJ Khaled)
07. Higher (The-Dream, Pusha T & Ma$e)
08. Sin City (John Legend, Travi$ Scott, Teyana Taylor, CyHi Da Prynce & Malik Yusef)
09. The One (Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marsha Ambrosius)
10. Creepers (Kid Cudi)
11. Bliss (John Legend & Teyana Taylor)
12. Don’t Like. (Kanye West, Chief Keef, Pusha T, Big Sean & Jadakiss)

What We're Listening To

Based on a T.R.U. Story

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Constant Conversations

Woah. Loved Passion Pit's "Constant Conversations" to begin with (if you haven't checked out their new album Gossamer yet, please do so now), and St. Lucia gives the track an awesome remix. Feels like the song was dismantled, slowed down a tad, a few pan flutes and lurching synths were tossed in, and then it was sewn up again. Different, yes, but very much the same. Excellent -- and definitely worth the free download below.

Tonight

So, Pusha-T likes to feature on R&B songs? Alright, I can handle that. There's nothing like a few bars from the King of Coke Rap himself. This song is actually pretty solid. Although I've never listened to much John Legend, this track is nice. Pusha's verse is definitely the highlight. Enjoy...

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Diced Pineapples

Yes, this is a real song. Yes, this is an awesome song. Yes, this song is called “Diced Pineapples.” Why? Rozay himself explained: “When I got out of the hospital — you know, I had a seizure last year — when I was leaving, the doctor told me, ‘You gotta eat some more fruit, drink you some water, eat fruit and just relax for a little while.’ My fruit of choice was pineapples. For the next three weeks, I woke up every morning and ate diced pineapples, and I put the concept together. Drizzy came in, as well as Wale, and it’s kinda like, ‘She could be my diced pineapple. This special lady, she could be what I wake up to every morning and help me get by every day.” (Courtesy of our friends at Rap Genius)

Either way, the song is awesome. Way better than a lot of the material on Da Bawse’s new album, God Forgives, I Don’t, which (in my opinion) is slightly underwhelming.

But I guess it’s always tough to live up to the hype. Listen below.

Pyramids

The single from Frank Ocean's upcoming album. 10 minutes of fantasy. Stunning. Download for free below...

January

Another Star Slinger Refix here. I'm a big fan of this particular tune. Very easy to listen to. Lots of blips and bloops, as is typical of Star Slinger and his Refixes. I really don't know who H-Town is but I quite like this. Enjoy!

They Like It Slow (Star Slinger Refix) - H-Town Download Here

Rich Forever

We're all waiting patiently for Rick Ross' newest album, God Forgives, I Don't, but his newest mixtape, Rich Forever, is a nice taste of what's to come. Naturally, the production on the mixtape is extravagant -- lavish beats, big features, expensive samples.

Rich Forever (feat. John Legend) - Rick Ross Download Mixtape Here

Echoes of Silence

What am I listening to? This. The end to a remarkable trilogy. No questions, just downloads.

Best song:
Initiation - The Weeknd
Download Echoes of Silence Here

We Found Love: Star Slinger Refix

Here's the Star Slinger Refix of Rihanna's "We Found Love"... pretty interesting refix (not remix). Rather simple. Rather enjoyable. The Mixhaüs is back. It's sure nice to see you again.

We Found Love (Star Slinger Refix) - Rihanna Download Here