Music That Has Shaken the World Lately in August

Song of the Month

While we are all waiting for a new Anderson .Paak album with his band Free Nationals we have been gifted this year with a new NxWorries album, as well as a series of great songs that feature Anderson .Paak, including places to be with Fred Again… and now Summer Drop with Cordae, which marks their third collaboration and is yet another Summer banger, even though we are about to enter Fall.

Produced by J. Cole the song reflects Cordae and .Paak childhood summers both on a lyric and sonic level, blending personal memories with cultural commentary accompanied by a nostalgic 90s style music video. From a sonic perspective, the laid back and organic production marked by its chopped up horn soulful sample, vintage sounding beat and warm, jazzy bass guitar evokes a nostalgic and old school feel while still being a modern track.

Artists to Watch

Bb Trickz

Spain Most wanted new hip-hop star Bb trickz is not new to my playlists and is an artist that you should definitely keep watching. Born in Barcelona, the 24 years old rapper started to blow up last year with the release of her EP trickstar, staggering 15 million+ streams in her debut year as an artist.

With her acid tongued lyrics style she rapidly became known in Spain and around the globe, even though she only started rapping around 2 years ago. This is all due to her seamlessly blend hard-hitting drill productions with Detroit-inspired flows, noticed in the way she delivers her words, unbothered, playful and provocative.

Victoria

Known as the badass bass player of Maneskin, a rock band from Italy that became global after winning the Eurovision contest in 2021, Victoria de Angelis has officially launched her solo career in August with the release of her debut single, “GET UP BITCH! Shake ya ass that features Anitta.

With a successful career in her band and as a DJ, now Victoria wants to release her first solo album after experimenting new music territories, combining the groove of her bass with the pounding rhythms of the club scene.

Talking about her new project Victoria said it is all about blending club culture with Baile Funk, electronic, Latin club, and techno, which makes even more sense that she invited Anitta to be part of her first single. For her new album Victoria also said she wants to explore and merge different styles to bring a raw, pulsating energy to the dance floor and we are looking forward to hearing and dancing to it!

What else is shaking the work lately?!

Milton + Esperanza is the most inspiring collaboration of the month and might be the album of the year, in which reimagines Nascimento’s classics as well as works on some originals and features guest stars such as Paul Simon and Lianne La Havas.

Spalding fell in love with Brazilian giant Milton Nascimento’s work while studying at Berklee School of Music, which had even sparked her interest to learn Portuguese and understand his lyrics in depth. She longed to collaborate with him and now this dream has come true.

A$AP Rocky’s music video for the newly released track Tailor Swif is as bizarre as people are talking about, including a rabbit bathing in a public bathroom sink, canine chaperones, a tie talking on a cellphone, urban pandas and much more.

Directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia the surreal film is yet another of the rapper’s memorable videos and a must watch, even though the song is not big news as it was leaked in 2022.

You can hear all of it and more in the August playlist: