The Scottish producer has locked in a two-year residency at Wynn Las Vegas, where he’ll play the resort’s mega-club XS and its poolside Encore Beach Club. The first three dates at XS will happen Jan. 16, Feb. 13 and Feb. 21, with more shows to be announced.
“Calvin Harris is a legend whose influence on music and nightlife is undeniable,” said Ryan Jones, Vice President of Wynn Nightlife. “This residency reflects Wynn Nightlife’s dedication to curating unforgettable experiences and maintaining our position as the leader in nightlife.”
The news is a full circle of sorts, with Harris’ first ever Las Vegas residency in 2011 also taking place at Wynn Nightlife. This residency began during — and helped launch — the era when EDM was redefining and revitalizing entertainment on the Las Vegas Strip and transforming the city into a global dance music hub, a title it retains to this day.
Harris’ most recent Las Vegas residency was at the nearby Fontainebleau Las Vegas, where he was a 2024 resident in the property’s venues LIV Las Vegas and LIV Beach. His 2025 dates in the U.S. have been limited to a set in Austin, Texas in May and a set at RISE Festival near Las Vegas in October.
Harris is one of the architects of the EDM genre and its attendant boom, releasing era-defining songs including “We Found Love,” “Feel So Close” and “One Kiss.” His most recent release, “Blessings” featuring Clementine Douglas, is currently at No. 16 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, where the track is in its 25th week on the chart.
The rest of Harris’ 2025 dates include performances at Ushaïa Dubai, the Soundstorm festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia’s Jakarta Warehouse Project and Creamfields Asia.
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Kicking off their 100th anniversary, the Rockettes are set to headline their annual Christmas Spectacular showcase this holiday season. Performances start on Thursday (Nov. 6) and go until Jan. 5 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Tickets to the show first went on sale through Ticketmaster, while the retailer’s Face Value Exchange program is an option for fans to resell tickets online.
Since a number of the dates have either sold out or are very close to selling out, one of the best ways to find Christmas Spectacular tickets online is through third-party sites, such as StubHub, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and others — all of which guarantee authentic tickets in time for the event.
In addition, tickets are all delivered digitally, so you can get them sent instantly to your smartphone or email. Prices may also be above or below face value at times.
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Let’s talk about sex, baby. For decades, the Billboard Hot 100 has documented the hottest songs in the country — but some of them have been particularly hot, if you catch our drift.
From George Michael to Salt-N-Peppa to Drake, numerous artists have scored hits on the chart with songs about S-E-X. Whether it’s about having it, wanting to have it or not having enough of it, music that touches on the topic — in varying degrees of detail — has proven to do quite well commercially.
Only a handful of performers, however, can say that they’ve created the absolute biggest sex-related tracks of all time by Hot 100 standards, and those are the ones who Billboard is choosing to recognize today. Below, we’ve rounded up the 25 most successful songs on the subject by looking back through all of the entries with the word “sex” or “sexy” in the title and scoring them based on chart performance and longevity. Not all of them have aged super well — and with that, we’re mostly referring to the two songs credited to R. Kelly, who in 2022 was sentenced to 30 years in prison on charges of sex trafficking and abuse — so be sure to keep in mind that these tunes were selected by data, not personal opinion.
With that, it’s time to strip down to only the hottest of hits that have made it onto the Hot 100 to date. Keep reading to see all 25, but take caution — this list is definitely not safe for work.
This ranking is based on weekly performance on the Billboard Hot 100 from its Oct. 20, 1958, start through Oct. 25, 2025. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates during various periods.
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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Nov. 15, we look at the chances of a handful of albums to reach a top 10 still dominated by Taylor Swift and KPop Demon Hunters.
Florence + The Machine, Everybody Scream (Polydor): The screaminess of the latest set from Florence Welch is less about traditional spooky scaries than the horrors of the life-threatening ectopic pregnancy Welch recently suffered, as well as the indignities of being a veteran woman artist in the music industry. Regardless, the Halloween-released set seems to be resonating for its more adult terrors, drawing some of the best reviews of the year for a major release.
The set is not expected to stream in exceptional numbers — Florence + The Machine have never scored a real breakout hit during the streaming era, outside of collaborations — but it should sell well, as the outfit’s albums traditionally have. Helping will be a multitude of options available for purchase: six vinyl variants and four CD variants, including a signed copy in each format, as well as deluxe digital and streaming editions that include four “chamber versions” bonus tracks, featuring stripped-down arrangements of some Scream highlights.
With its relatively minimal presence on DSPs, it’s unlikely that Everybody Scream will be able to challenge streaming behemoths like Taylor Swift and the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack at the very top of the Billboard 200 next week. But the set does appear on pace to debut in the top 10 — which would mark Florence + The Machine’s fifth consecutive album to reach the region — and could also have a shot at the outfit’s first top five album since 2018’s High as Hope.
Tyler, the Creator, CHROMAKOPIA (Columbia): CHROMAKOPIA of course already debuted atop the Billboard 200 last November, with career-best first-week numbers for Tyler, The Creator despite arriving with an incomplete first tracking week. But for the set’s one-year anniversary, the rapper has reissued the set as CHROMAKOPIA+, with the bonus track “Mother” — featuring mid-song interjections and wisdom from his mom Bonita Smith, and previously only available on the album’s physical release — now inserted into its tracklist on DSPs.
In addition to the new song on streaming — which was featured near the top of Spotify’s New Music Friday and is streaming solidly, albeit not as much as an official new Tyler singler would — the “Plus” set has also been reissued for physical purchase on CD and vinyl. It’s also on sale in two boxed sets, each of which contains a branded merch item in a branded box, along with a copy of the CD.
The original CHROMAKOPIA has still yet to leave the Billboard 200, currently ranking at No. 117 in its 53rd week on the chart. But the additional sales and streaming interest from the reissue should be enough to give it a big boost for next week, perhaps all the way back to the chart’s top 10.
Michael Jackson, Thriller (Epic): And of course, the week after Oct. 31, you can’t discount the chart impact of actual Halloween-friendly music on the Billboard 200. As is often the case in recent years, Michael Jackson’s Thriller seems to be leading the pack on streaming — thanks to classics like its midnight-movie title track and vaguely spook-adjacent “Billie Jean” — followed by fellow holiday perennials like the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack and Andrew Gold’s Halloween Howls: Fun & Scary Music.
However, the timing of the tracking week may be dissuasive towards any of these albums making too big a jump. With Halloween falling on a Friday this year — the first day of the new tracking week — the lead-up excitement for the holiday is all contained to the previous tracking week (hence Thriller already climbing 46-30 on this week’s Billboard 200), and interest in such jams usually falls off quickly and dramatically once the calendar turns to November. But perhaps with a full weekend to celebrate, interest will sustain just enough this year for Thriller to return to the top 10 — or at least the top 20.
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Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.
This week: Kehlani eyes a big chart move thanks to a new pack of remixes, a surreal viral trend helps put a rising singer-songwriter on the streaming map, basketball’s greatest soundtrack makes a comeback and more.
Tame Impala’s ‘Dracula’ Sinks Its Teeth Into the Halloween Season
This year, Halloween fell on a weekend, meaning the partying was perhaps even a little more widespread than usual — and the songs that provide the annual soundtrack for such festivities exploded were even more explosive on streaming. On DSPs, the top-ranking songs were the usual perennial favorites, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” Ray Parker Jr.’s “Ghostbusters” and Bobby “Boris” Pickett’s “Monster Mash” of course among them. But a little lower on those listings was another much-newer spooky-season favorite: “Dracula,” the current electro-pop breakout hit for psych-dance vets Tame Impala.
“Dracula” has already proven a chart sensation, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 55 in October and hitting a new peak of No. 33 last month following the release of its parent album Deadbeat – his first-ever entry on the chart, since joined by two of its Deadbeat tracklist mates. It may hit a new peak on the Hot 100 on next week’s chart (dated Nov. 15), after the (loosely) vampire-themed and (vaguely) eerie-sounding track racked up over 1.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams on Oct. 31 — up 49% from the previous Friday, according to Luminate, a massive gain for a song already pulling daily streams in the seven digits.
Will the song endure to become a Halloween staple like those aforementioned proven classics? Time will tell, but early signs are encouraging for “Dracula” becoming a holiday immortal.
Toni Braxton Proves ‘Man Enough’ for a Streaming Boost, Thanks to Kayla Nicole and an Upcoming Movie
A week after throwing Kehlani an assist on “Folded,”Toni Braxton is experiencing a mini-streaming revival for one of her own hits. Thanks to a spicy Halloween costume from Kayla Nicole, Travis Kelce’s ex, and a flurry of motion from the Braxton world, streams for 2000’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough” are way up.
According to Luminate, on Oct. 31, “Man Enough” (which reached No. 2 on the Hot 100) earned 106,000 official on-demand U.S. streams. After Nicole shared her costume, which tributes the track’s sultry music video, on Halloween, the Grammy-winning song jumped 87% to over 200,000 official streams (Nov. 1). By Nov. 2, “Man Enough” leapt a further 32% to over 265,000 official streams, with the following day (Nov. 3) giving way to a 38% boost, resulting in 366,000 official streams. Over that four-day period, streams for Braxton’s smash exploded over 242%.
To her credit, Braxton also kept her name in the headlines all by her lonesome, which only further propelled “Man Enough.” On Oct. 28, New Edition confirmed it would head out on a 2026 tour alongside Braxton and Boyz II Men, by Oct. 30, all three acts performed a medley on Good Morning America, with Braxton crooning “Man Enough.” Furthermore, the latest season of The Braxtons, a reality show following Braxton and her famous family, premiered on We TV on Oct. 10, with clips quickly going viral across social media. Also on Oct. 28, Lifetime shared the first look at He Wasn’t Man Enough, an original TV movie starring and executive produced by Braxton based on her hit song.
During the first four days of the week preceding Halloween (Oct. 24-27), “Man Enough” logged over 313,000 official on-demand U.S. streams, with that number jumping just under 200% to over 938,000 official streams over the equivalent period the following week (Oct. 31-Nov. 3). In addition to its streaming boost, “Man Enough” also returned to the iTunes U.S. top 30. — KYLE DENIS
Drake and the Toronto Blue Jays: Still Definitively ‘Not Like Us’
For the second straight autumn, the Los Angeles Dodgers ended the baseball season on top of the mountain. After defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in a classic seven-game World Series — with the seventh game (on Saturday, Nov. 1) going to extra innings and ending on a bases-loaded double play — the Dodgers became the first team since the New York Yankees of 25 years earlier (’99-’00) to repeat as MLB champions.
And just like it was last year, the most frequent song of celebration for Los Angelenos was Kendrick Lamar‘s forever-triumphant, forever-sneering “Not Like Us.” The Grammy-winning, Hot 100-topping classic diss track from L.A.’s most esteemed modern hip-hop representative rang out across Southern California over the weekend, pulling a combined 1.8 million official on-demand streams across the two days (Nov. 2-3) following the Dodgers’ clinching victory — up 16% from the same period the week before, according to Luminate.
And of course, helping to make the victory and its soundtrack extra sweet: The Blue Jays’ most high-profile celebrity representative at the series was of course the 6 God himself, Kendrick’s 2024 foe Drake. The FOX network even tweeted a mocked-up photo after the game of a trophy-donning Lamar speeding away from Drake on the baseball diamond, right next to the all-caps caption, “THEY NOT LIKE US.” — A.U.
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Daniel Caesar attains his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Son of Spergy begins atop the list dated Nov. 8. The set, released on Oct. 24 through Hollace/Republic Records, opens with 43,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week of Oct. 24-30, according to Luminate.
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Of its starting sum, Son of Spergy generated 26,000 units from streaming activity, equaling 34.1 million official audio and video streams of the album’s tracks. 17,000 units derive from traditional album sales, with minimal activity from the third contributing metric, track-equivalent units from song sales. Thanks to its activity in the relevant metrics, Son of Spergy arrives at No. 4 on the Top Album Sales chart and No. 11 on the Top Streaming Albums ranking.
Son of Spergy — the title is a nod to the nickname of Caesar’s father, gospel singer Norwill Simmonds — is the fourth album by the singer-songwriter. It follows his breakthrough, 2017’s Freudian, which peaked at No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, 2019’s Case Study 01 (No. 10), and 2023’s Never Enough (No. 6).
In addition to its triumph on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Son of Spergy likewise starts at No. 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart and is Caesar’s first leader there. Breakthroughs continue with its No. 4 launch on the all-genre Billboard 200, where the singer scores his first top 10 visit.
Ten of the album’s tracks reach the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by the No. 23 debut of “Who Knows.” The entrance gives Caesar his best result as a lead artist. He previously scored two No. 1s in featured capacities: on Justin Bieber’s seven-week champ “Peaches,” also featuring Giveon, in 2021, and by supporting Tyler, The Creator on last year’s “St. Chroma,” which ruled for one week. He likewise assisted Tyler, The Creator on the No. 16-peaking “Take Your Mask Off,” also featuring Latoiya Williams.
Two previous releases, “Have a Baby (With Me)” and “Call on Me” return for their second weeks on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The former reaches a new peak of No. 31 after it debuted at No. 36 in August, while the latter matches its No. 40 high.
Plus, Caesar notches his first No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, as “Rain Down,” featuring Sampha, blasts in at the top. The track owes its start to 3 million U.S. streams, with negligible amounts of radio airplay or sales.
Here’s a rundown of Daniel Caesar’s Son of Spergy tracks on this week’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
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Coach has enlisted the help of i-dle’s Soyeon for its latest holiday campaign, and it’s a star-powered one indeed.
Soyeon, a South Korean K-pop idol, joined the likes of fellow music acts Griff, Ravyn Lenae and Kōki along with actors Elle Fanning and Charles Melton. The campaign, titled The Gift for New Adventures, saw each star modeling Coach’s latest offerings, from the brand’s classic shoulder and tote bags — such as the Brooklyn and Nolita and the iconic Soho sneaker — in a winter wonderland setting.
Soyeon was a major fixture in the campaign, drawing younger audiences to the brand. While she’s best known for her strong rapping abilities as a member of girl group i-dle, she’s now a global brand ambassador for Coach and has been since September of this year.
If you’re looking to achieve the star’s look from the campaign, we’ve got the inside scoop. Below, you can shop for some of the pieces Soyeon wore in all available on Coach’s website. This is a great opportunity for K-pop and Coach fans alike to try their hand at some of the brand’s most iconic styles. Each piece is also pretty great for the fall and winter seasons, what with the muted color palettes and the emphasis and cozy silhouettes.
While Soyeon modeled a bunch of bags in the campaign, two of the standout styles for us were the Brooklyn Shoulder Bag 28 in suede and the ever-versatile Tabby Shoulder Bag 20 in black. The Brooklyn Shoulder Bag 28 retails for $295 and immediately caught our eye for a few key reasons. We’re dubbing this one “the perfect workbag” because it’s extremely spacious with a length and height of 11 inches and a 3.35 inch width.
This means you can store everything from laptops, notebooks and all of your other work essentials in this tote without having to cram it all in. You’ve also got an inside snap pocket for storing keys or your wallet, along with a sturdy magnetic snap closure that keeps your belongings sealed up tight. The shoulder strap is also a big plus, sitting comfortably over the shoulder thanks to a 10.5-inch drop, giving users ample room to slip their arm through. Lastly, the suede composition gives the bag a luxe finish. The Brooklyn is a hobo style, meaning it’s slouchy and more relaxed than something like the Nolita or Tabby, meaning you can wear it for both formal or casual occasions.
The Tabby Shoulder Bag 20 is a more dressy option that we’d dub “the party bag” simply because it’s a bag that needs to be shown off. Retailing for $350, this bag is constructed of durable, polished pebble leather in black along with fabric lining to give it more structure. Unlike the Tabby 26, the 20 has a longer strap, sitting more comfortably on the wearer’s shoulder.
This bag also comes with a detachable strap with 21.50 inch drop, so you can also wear it crossbody, giving you more styling options. The gilded hardware gives this bag a more polished look, especially when compared to the stripped-down look of the Brooklyn. While it is less spacious than the Brooklyn, the Tabby is more formal, great for wearing to dinner parties or any upcoming Thanksgiving potlucks.
A white low-top sneaker with Coach logo detailing.
On the footwear front, Soyeon was styled in Coach’s Soho Sneaker, a classic white sneaker silhouette with tons of personality. Retailing for $145, the sneaker features white leather uppers accompanied by fabric lining and a plush EVA, or Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate, plastic midsole that gives the style flexibility. Finally, rubber soles round out the set, giving the sneaker a non-slip finish.
The Soho is your standard versatile white sneaker with branded Coach accents that draw the eye down. We’d shell out on these because of the quality. While you can buy cheaper white kicks, these ones are sure to last you a long time. Plus, the branding will make you feel a little more boujee than your average silhouettes.
In a press release, the brand noted of the campaign, “The holiday season brings with it a host of fresh starts and opportunities for change — whether that involves embarking on a trip, revisiting an old hobby, finding time for solo inspiration or gathering with friends and family. In the suite of stories at the core of the campaign, our lead characters are all faced with a defining moment where they choose to explore a new path and they carry their Coach bags closely beside them as symbols of confidence, security and self-expression as they pursue that something new.”
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Marc Anthony will “definitely” be at the Super Bowl LX to cheer on his friend and fellow hitmaker, Bad Bunny, who is headlining next year’s halftime show.
The Puerto Rican salsa star spoke withRolling Stone about the significance of Bad Bunny’s upcoming Super Bowl performance and some words of advice he’s already offered the reggaetón artist.
“Every time I talk to him, I tell him to just to be responsible with the risk [and] with the responsibility that he’s taking on, because I’m sure for him, he sees this as a massive responsibility to represent not only his culture, but his music,” Marc Anthony said. “He’s going to work that much harder to bring an amazing show and I’m looking forward to it. I’ll definitely be there and I’ll be the first one cheering him on.”
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Marc Anthony most recently announced his first-ever Las Vegas residency, set to kick off Feb. 13 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, calling it a “new chapter” in his career, which spans more than 30 years. The announcement comes just weeks after he joined Bad Bunny on his own residency in Puerto Rico, where the two gave an epic and emotional performance of “Preciosa,” a beloved anthem honoring their homeland, Puerto Rico.
“Bad Bunny reminds me of me when I was younger,” Anthony added. “He’s just done things his way and he’s having fun with it. I’m proud of what he’s been able to accomplish in terms of spreading his gospel and that type of music, and the level he’s taken it to, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what he brings to the table, because he’s extremely innovative, so I can only imagine what he’s going to do with the tools of what the Super Bowl production brings to the table.”
The NFL announced in September that Bad Bunny would be the headliner of the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show, presented by Apple Music and executive produced by Roc Nation and Jesse Collins. It will air live Feb. 8 from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
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The Killers, Guns N’ Roses, Tyler, The Creator, and Deftones are set to headline the 15th edition of the Pa’l Norte festival, the massive musical celebration held annually in Monterrey, Mexico. The 2026 lineup, announced on Wednesday (Nov. 5), features other major international acts such as Kygo, Interpol, Halsey, Jackson Wang, Zoé and Grupo Frontera.
The acclaimed festival, founded by Apodaca Group, will take place March 27-29 at Parque Fundidora. Other performers include Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, The Lumineers, Morat, Turnstile, Cuco, 31 Minutos and Omar Courtz, as well as Myke Towers, Simple Plan, Judeline, DJO, The Blaze (DJ Set), Cypress Hill, Purple Disco Machine and Molotov, among many others.
In a statement, organizers announced that ticket sales will begin on Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. local time through Ticketmaster.
In partnership with promoter Ocesa, acquired by Live Nation in 2021, Tecate Pa’l Norte has become one of the largest and most diverse festivals in Mexico. The 2026 edition will feature more than 100 musical acts across eight stages, according to organizers.
The three-day event gathers around 100,000 attendees per day, a few thousand more than the electronic music-focused EDC, one of the most crowded festivals in Mexico. It annually attracts fans from all over the world, with attendance exceeding other major festivals in Mexico City such as Vive Latino and Corona Capital, which gather around 80,000 people per day, according to their organizers.
The festival lineup celebrates a rich fusion of genres ranging from rock and indie to Mexican regional music, reggaeton and electronic music, showcasing some of the biggest international stars. In its 15 years, Pa’l Norte has established itself as the “most important musical entertainment event in northern Mexico,” according to the Ministry of Tourism of Nuevo León.
Previous editions of the festival have featured acts such as Billie Eilish, Foo Fighters, Muse, Tame Impala, The Killers, Maná, Caifanes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and 50 Cent. This year it was headlined by pop superstars Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake, Charli xcx and Green Day.
Check out the full 2026 Tecate Pa’l Norte lineup below:
Liim seemingly came out of nowhere and dropped a critically acclaimed project in Liim Lasalle Loves You, a coming-of-age, genre-bending debut that has caught the attention of the likes of Tyler, The Creator. Signed to veteran record exec Sickamore’s three times LOUDER (IIIXL) label, Liim’s rise has been fast.
The Harlem rapper grew up in a strict Muslim household where secular music wasn’t allowed to be played. This made him curious which then led to him discovering his natural calling. He’s been putting out music since about 2022, with the release of his single “Pupils,” while also doubling as a model for Supreme — and was noticed in 2023 by an IIIXL A&R in one of the skate brand’s ads. “I don’t know,” he answers, after being asked what made the upstart label sign him. “But I know one of the A&R’s, Ezana [Atakli], said he seen me in a Supreme thing, and then he clicked on my s—t and heard my music. I had a song called ‘Mary J’ at the time.”
And while he’s been actively putting out records for the better part of three years, it wasn’t until he began making this particular project that he found his sound. Producer Shamshawan DM’d Liim wanting to work and the two hit it off immediately. “From there, I started recording everyday,” he said. “It was crazy, because I never been in that type of mentality with music. I wasn’t struggling at all. I didn’t have to write nothing. I was just spitting. It was just working out for me.” He’s now found himself among the new rising talent here in the city that started this rap thing, alongside the likes of his labelmate Laila! and sexy drill aficionado Cash Cobain.
Liim stopped by the Billboard office in New York City with his management to talk about his influences, the crafting of his debut album, and growing up in a city full of opportunity for a kid like him.
Check out our convo below.
I peeped that Tyler co-signed you — and let me know if I’m buggin’, but I hear his influence in this album. Is that true?
How do you feel like you hear the influence?
Just some of the melodies, like “Why Why” reminds me of some of his R&B stuff.
I feel like what it is — [from what] I’ve seen from Tyler’s interviews or whatever — when he talks about his influences in music, we got pretty similar ones. And if not me and him having similar ones, him and my producer, Shamshawan, they both love the Neptunes and s—t. So the production is kind of in that world. I f—k with a lot of bossa nova music and s—t like that, so the first track is kind of bossa nova, then it goes into a kind of Pharrell-y vibe. I don’t think I take direct inspiration from him.
Well, I mean some of the tracks just reminded me of some of his. You’re also into Max B, so it’s a mix of all these influences that you have. And what’s interesting is that you say you grew up not being able to play certain music in your house because your mother is Muslim. Can you talk about that?
No music. All you heard was the Quran playing in the crib.
Did that make you more curious about music?
Facts.
So, how does she feel about you career choice?
She’s proud of me. As I got older, I was like, “That don’t make no sense.” And my mom is on her Dīn and whatnot, but she’ll listen to my music just to support.
You had told Kid Mero that Max B reminded you of your late father because he was a Harlem dude. How did you get put on to Max?
It’s funny, even though growing up in Harlem and s—t, I never really heard kids my age listen to Max B ever. But when I started skateboarding, it was them n—as — the older skaters were fans, and always had Max B playing.
Skaters are an underrated subculture within rap music. A lot of them have good taste when it comes to music and style. I also noticed that you use a camcorder aesthetic in some of your videos. You used to run around with a camcorder?
I used to film skateboarders sometimes before I was making music. I just know how to use that camera. A lot of my earlier videos I shot by myself type s—t, or I would tell my homie to hold the camera like this. My goal is to do high-budget videos, but the camera’s mad cheap.
You must be a fan of that era because you’re hella young and dress like you could be in Dipset, and even though you’re not making “traditional” New York music, I can still tell that you’re from the city.
I don’t know. I feel like the music that was coming out as I was getting older, like the drill and all that s—t… I’ve made a few drill songs and s—t like that, but I was like, this s—t is kind of ass, bro. Everybody’s saying the exact same thing. And then I was thinking about it, and all my music really changed. I don’t know how n—s want to call it? Woke? I don’t know, just conscious of my people, Black people and s—t like murder music, and where that came from. We didn’t make murder music. That’s lowkey some s—t white people say, and that’s not really us. We had Marvin Gaye. We had Stevie [Wonder], all these n—as that sing about love. I feel like I’m trying to bring love back into music.
Oh, okay, so you’re a lover boy?
Most definitely. I’m going on a date tonight.
How would you describe your sound? How did you land on this for this specific album? How did it come together?
If I’m being real, I kind of just let the beats dictate what I was saying. I freestyled most of the song and whatever came out came out. I wasn’t thinking too hard about it. I wasn’t listening to any music similar. The whole time this album was being made, I was listening to Saaheem, SahBabii’s album. I was listening to that just now before I came in here. I feel like I wouldn’t know how to really describe my song. I just feel like, I don’t know, It’s kind of like introspective, coming of age music.
How involved was Sicamore, in terms of helping you put this together?
The way Sic works…I feel like he’s not the most hands on, like, “Yo, you should do this, you should do that.” He’ll drop in suggestions, but he’s mostly a supportive n—a. He’ll be like, “Yo, you about to be a star.”
He lets you do your thing.
Yeah, because he’s trying to help you build the trust in yourself, that you don’t need too much help. He helps when I gotta figure out how I’m gonna shoot this video or get my music to people.
How old were you when you decided that you wanted to be a rapper?
Honestly, bro, like young. I always had a desire for music because I didn’t have it around type s—t. I could show you a video right now of when I was a little n—a freestyling. There was this challenge on YouTube called #The10ToesDownChallenge.
I wanted to ask you about that.You mentioned the video in the Mero interview. How old are you there? Like f—kin’ 14?
Younger than that. Probably like 11. You already had that bug in you. Exactly. You can’t really hear what I’m saying because I’m recording off the ‘droid and for YouTube at the same time. [Laughs.]
So, how long did it take you to make this project?
It’s funny because when I signed in 2023, I made an album with concepts and all this s—t, and I scrapped the entire thing. There were like 20 songs and I was like, “D–n, what am I gonna do now?”
Why did you scrap it?
I just didn’t like it. It was ass, bro. It just sounded basic. I don’t even know if I even have any of the songs.
I’m assuming it sounded way different from your most recent project. Were there any remnants of this project in there?
None. It was completely different. I just didn’t know what I wanted it to sound like. It wasn’t too far from my sound but it was kinda boring, you know? I felt like it wouldn’t change anybody’s life or anybody’s perspective. I was working on music for a long ass time, maybe about a year just working on random s—t. I was out of the studio for a while, I had gotten a job managing a warehouse, bro, like a real job [Laughs.]
When was this?
I quit in August of last summer and and after I quit, I started going back to stu again, then I met up this n—a Sham who produced most of the album. He DM’d me about getting in the studio and for some reason all the beats he sent me just hit. I had an idea for everything. I was roughly done with the songs in maybe six months? The mixing process took mad long. So, in terms of recording, it took like six months to make the album and in terms of it being ready to be released, it took a full year.
I peeped that you mentioned that your studio is aesthetically pleasing. Walk us through that. What does that mean? What’s in the studio?
Got the nice warm light. I’m into my spaces. I don’t f—k with the studios that have the f—king LED lights and all that bulls—t. Some suave s—t.
What do you want to get out of your career?
I just want to make an impact, bro. That’s really it. I just want to make an impact in the youth to where they make music that’s not bulls—t. I want to make passionate music. Another artist I feel like I see doing that is Nourished by Time. He makes like ’80s-influenced R&B. You should check him out.
The name of the album was inspired by Stevie Wonder?
Yeah, facts. “Steve Wonder Loves You.” I saw a shirt he had that said, “Stevie Wonder Loves You.” I was like, “I want to do that for my merch.” And then it went from a merch idea to being the name of the album.
Are you already plotting out your next project?
Yeah, facts. I got the name already, bro. I got concepts down. Has the response to this tape inspire you to to keep working? I mean, definitely, but I was already working on this s—t before this. I’m grateful. I’m just glad n—s like it, but I really made it for myself at the end of the day. I’m just happy with the music. I can actually listen to it and be like, “Oh, this hard.”
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