Albums You Need In Your Life

One800 - Pittsburgh City Limits

Beat-smiths, One800 deliver a body of work representative of the musical acts in the city of Pittsburgh. Their executively produced album distributed under their own business One800 Music LLC, “Pittsburgh City Limits,” champions fellow artists who have made music in the ‘Burgh and added to its culture before moving on to other successes around the country.

Notably, My Favorite Color was the muse for One800. He rapped on countless beats of theirs and used their musicality to expand his flows and messages. My Favorite Color and NVSV completely smash the first track on the album “Adios.” NVSV also shines on track eight with Pet Zebra called “Laidoff.” Benji. checks in the project to update us on his ascension as he advances his career just finishing a nationwide tour with rap duo EarthGang. R&B songstress and rapper Deej commands your attention with her track “Trust.” Watch several music videos from the “Pittsburgh City Limits” album like Fat Corey’s for “Late Night Shift.” You should thoroughly enjoy the album throughout its entirety. Explore the other artists who feature on the album. Clara Kent and Isaac Lewis are a good start.

Princess Nostalgia - Thank Heavens 4 Opposable Thumbs

Delivering her debut album, Princess Nostalgia was sure each song sounded “polished.” She’s lived with some of this work for three years. On “Thank Heavens 4 Opposable Thumbs,” Princess Nostalgia re-releases six songs taking pride in her production and vocals. Nostalgia’s music can shine as listeners absorb her best. The newest songs on the project are bookends— “No Guru” opens the album fluttery like tropical drums, and “Love Me Long Time” completes the record as a proclamation for self-love.

Cherry - Lost EP

It’s only a few hours into 2019 and the New Year’s Eve party is leaving from a house on the North Side headed towards Oakland, Pittsburgh’s college town, to the after-hours spot Ritual. But, this young music artist who just dropped out from U. Pitt as a Freshman also lived and recorded songs on Meyran Ave where the club was. He told me to pull up on him to listen to his stuff after we met at the NYE house party.

Cherry

I passed on Ritual, I’d been before, and I appreciated the artist’s invite to the press to listen to unreleased music. Cherry, a 19-year-old from Fox Chapel, showed me his flat, aptly lit with deep purple considering the time was past 2 a.m. Cherry is part of a larger community of college students who make music in Pittsburgh.

“I have the lowest amount of support right now,” Cherry said. He recognized he’s at the start of his career ready to build his act. His first step, the debut “Lost” EP, which is available for your listen now.

In his apartment, Cherry played various tracks he produced, as well as others like Wali. Sometimes, Cherry sounds like a mix between Lil Peep and Trippie Redd. His lyrics lovely, melancholic, generally emotional but it’s refreshing because of the pop beats and riffs. I caught his lyric. “You’ll never find me ‘cause I’m lost in the dark.” Check out the song “Rainy Days.”

This year, Cherry plans to followup “Lost” with his “Found” EP. Follow his social media for updates here.

Janet Jackson Looking Sprightly

Since losing Prince, musical legends still walk Earth, and while their music lives forever, it is imperative to enjoy their presence whenever possible.

Janet Jackson's family and musical legacy spurs on, as the almost 50-year-old singer is reportedly pregnant, and has released a new music video from a song off her most recent album, Unbreakable. With the news, the magical woman is sprightly in this black and white, well-choreographed video for her song "Dammn Baby."

Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran, Big Sean & Vic Mensa - Lay It All On Me

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Listeners may have heard "Lay It All On Me" upon its debut on BBC Radio 1 back on Sept. 24, 2015, or on Ed Sheeran's album, X (Wembley Edition). With Sheeran as the song's feature artist, it gave UK band Rudimental plenty of exposure and air time on radio waves across the world.

"Lay It All On Me" served as a promotional single for Rudimental's third studio album, We The Generation. Now that the album's October release is behind us, rappers Big Sean and Vic Mensa deliver a refreshing remix to "Lay It All On Me." Rudimental supplied The FADER with a statement:

“We did a remix for Big Sean and when he was next in London we hooked up a session. We wanted to collaborate on something and he really felt ‘Lay It All On Me’ so we changed the beat a bit so it suited a rapper. Vic Mensa is one of our favourite up and coming rappers so we got really excited when he agreed to jump on for a verse and felt like a good fit with Big Sean.”

Listen to the new version of "Lay It All On Me" below.

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