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@401WST & Zach Zoya Release “Won’t Put U Thru That”

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2 years ago

July 7, 2021

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401 WST release the first single and video for “Won’t Put U Thru That” with Zach Zoya from their much anticipated forthcoming EP Our House Volume 2, available Fall 2021 on Kyngdom Records / JN SHPPRD. 401 WST is an electronic and house music duo comprised of world-renowned DJ-artist 4KORNERS (Toronto Raptors official DJ) and producer Ashton Adams , named after the provincial highway that connects their hometowns of Cambridge and Toronto respectively. Through their mutual love of house music and their fascination with its Black culture roots, the duo collaborated with Montreal’s Zach Zoya (7ieme Ciel/Universal Music Canada), a fast-rising star on the Canadian rap and R&B scene, to create a bouncy, dance floor ready ode to real love that is sure to become an anthem this summer.

“Won’t Put U Thru That is a love song made for the dancefloor that’s mostly about heartbreak and hope, but with a pulse,” explains 4KORNERS about the inspiration behind the new single. “We wanted to make a classic love song by blending the energy of house music from the originators of the genre, paying homage to the godfathers like Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Larry Levan, Inner City and many more, but doing it our way with a modern twist, for the new generation of club and festival kids.” Adds Ashton Adams: “This is also an intentional collaboration of three Black artists coming together to celebrate house music’s Black culture roots and to create a song that everyone can enjoy and sing along to whether you are on the dance floor or driving in your car listening to it on the radio.”

Citing the origins of house music as their inspiration, 401 WST express their deep love for the unique, innovative, and most of all, pure nature of the music and the Black DJ’s and producers who started it all. Being shut out of the mainstream due to racism, classism and homophobia, the forefathers created their own spaces and sounds, birthing an entire movement in the process. If you fast forward to today, there appears to be a cultural erasure of sorts, where these music forms have become detached from their Black culture roots, and from the communities themselves that birthed the art form. By fusing the essence of what was, with the technology of what is, 401 WST are making House Music Black Again, and composing genuine soulful house music for all who come to lose themselves in it. The captivating video for “Won’t Put U Thru That” was directed by Nukky.

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LIL WAYNE DROPS CAREER-SPANNING NEW COMPILATION I AM MUSIC!

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17 hours ago

March 31, 2023

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Lil Wayne presents his first-ever career-spanning compilation album, I Am Music, available at all streaming platforms now via Young Money Entertainment/Republic Records.

Listen to I Am Music—HERE.

The 18-track collection boasts the latest single “Kant Nobody” [feat. DMX] produced by Swizz Beatz. The track has already amassed 8.4 million Spotify streams and counting as well as 5.9 million YouTube views on the music video. Plus, it boasts Tha Carter IV standout “6 Foot 7 Foot” [feat. Cory Gunz], which has recently surged back to the top of the conversation, recently reaching #8 on the TikTok Top Tracks in the US. Other highlights include the diamond-certified smash “Lollipop” [feat. Static Major] as well as “Mona Lisa” [feat. Kendrick Lamar], “Drop The World” [feat. Eminem], “A Milli,”“Fire Man,” “Go DJ,” and more.

Kicking off in April, check out Wayne’s sold-out 29-city tour at https://www.lilwayneofficial.com/

Stay tuned for more from Lil Wayne.

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Tyler, The Creator releases CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale

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17 hours ago

March 31, 2023

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Tyler, The Creator releases the deluxe edition of his universally-acclaimed album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST via Columbia Records. Alongside its release he is sharing the video for new song “WHARF TALK” featuring A$AP Rocky, which serves as the third self-directed video that Tyler has shared for songs featured on The Estate Sale following Monday’s release of “DOGTOOTH” and Wednesday’s release of “SORRY NOT SORRY.” Additionally, Tyler was featured in the first episode of the new Hulu docuseries RapCaviar Presents, which premiered last night.

Beyond its digital release, CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale is available for purchase now on CD and pre-order on limited edition 3LP Geneva Blue-colored vinyl at callmeifyougetlost.com. Both vinyl and CD deluxe editions arrive with a 28-page booklet and feature the original album plus 8 new tracks. Additionally, vinyl for the original edition of CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST has been restocked and is also available now on callmeifyougetlost.com.

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Kenzo Balla Stays On Point with “Kan’t Lack”

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17 hours ago

March 31, 2023

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Bringing his incomparable energy to every instrumental, Kenzo Balla is quickly rising the ranks in the Five Boroughs and beyond. Returning to remind his opps that it’s his time to shine, Kenzo shares his explosive new single, “Kan’t Lack”. Bursting onto a face-paced, Jersey Club-inspired instrumental, produced by FaZe Kaysan and previewed on his TikTok, the track finds Kenzo unloading his signature stick talk on his adversaries, making it clear that they can’t compare: “And no, I’m not feeling n****s energy/N****s talking but never did s*** to me.”

“Kant Lack” is a brand new single that will appear on The Year Of The Balla, Kenzo’s upcoming EP, along with singles “What’s The Move,” “Opp Huntin’,” and the tough-talking recent banger “Unfinished Business” featuring TG Crippy and Rayy Balla. Featuring an additional guest appearance from Set Da Trend, Year Of The Balla hits stores on April 7th via 10K Projects.

A rising name in one of the nation’s busiest rap scenes, Kenzo Balla made his mark on the scene with his relentless rhymes and high-energy vocals. Known for collaborating with fellow Bronx heavyweights like his brother TG Crippy, Kenzo kicked off his career with a frenzy of fiery videos, including local hits like “5th To Sev” ft. TG Crippy & Pdot Sav (2.2 million video views), “OOTAZ,” and the “Love Nwantiti”-remixing “Let Me Know” (2.1 million views). This summer, the former AAU baller tore up the streets with “Dead Gzz,” a vicious, uptempo missive that racked up over 1.7 million video views since its release in June 2022. Kenzo closed out 2022 in typically aggressive fashion with Mr. Ready to Blitz (Deluxe), home to the NPR-approved “Krash Out.”