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Filipino-American rapper/producer P-Lo’s signature sound is synonymous to Bay Area and West Coast hip hop. The California native is proud of his hyphy roots and the city has embraced him as one of their biggest cultural ambassadors this generation. Recently, the hitmaker received his flowers from famed music publication Rolling Stone, who included his smash single 'Put Me On Somethin' ‘ in their “The 100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time” list at #83.

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P-Lo took to his Instagram to share his heartfelt views on the moment. He captioned: “ Honored to be mentioned in Top 100 West Coast Songs of All-Time! “Put Me On Somethin” Feat @e40 was ranked #83 on @rollingstone. I wrote and recorded this at my parents house in Pinole, Ca. I also produced it 🙏🏼 thankful to everyone who was apart of it @iamsu @migui_maloles @infinitestudios”

Shout out to P-Lo! Check out the timeless hit record below!

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BINI is out here making sure the world knows their name. Just a few days after the one-year anniversary of their official debut, Rolling Stone has named BINI as one of Spotify Radar's Rising Global Artists. The eight-member P-Pop Group was described as having "a loud, vibrant, sugar-coated vibe that is only second to their commanding, ear-grabbing style." Tara Aquino of Rolling Stone wrote, "They're here, and they won't let you forget it."

Spotify's Radar program on Rolling Stone is a list of International Artists on the Horizon. It brings you a collection of artists and songwriters worldwide that brings a little something to the table for everyone. On the lists, there were various emerging artists from the UK, Nigeria, Spain, and Japan, just to name a few.

Rolling Stone also hailed BINI's latest track, Pit A Pat, as "a summer anthem brimming with attitude and optimism that sees the group confidently singing about empowerment, respect, and ambition." If you haven't seen the performance video, you should definitely check it out.

But to add to that excitement, if you were looking for more BINI content, they just dropped their music video for their track Na Na Na! See the video below.

Olivia Rodrigo surprises everyone with a new music video to her current single, "Traitor." The video gives off retro vibes as she reminisces over past memories and relationships. Catch her newest visualizer below and let us know what you think! Which of her videos have been your favorite so far, tweet us @myxnews

Also earlier this week, Olivia was featured on Rolling Stone's Musician on Musicians with Alanis Morissette. They chat about becoming a superstar at an early age, the power of anger, and life in the public eye. An open and unfiltered conversation between these artists who are huge fans of each other.

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There may be an age difference between Olivia and Alanis but they've carved similar careers from starting careers on television and then stepping out to a music career afterwards. Rolling Stone described "both of their careers exploding beyond their wildest expectations when they switched their focus to music. They released blockbuster albums that used intensely personal details to strike universal chords of heartbreak having hit singles whose music videos feature them navigating mixed feelings in a moving vehicle (“Drivers License” and “Ironic”)."

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Silk Sonic's music is certified silky, smooth, and fresh. Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, the duo making up Silk Sonic sits down with Rolling Stone to talk about the upcoming LP An Evening with Silk Sonic and how their group and music came into fruition. Rolling Stone looks into their friendship, creative process, and their quest to bring back "old school sound" music. Check out the highlights from the feature!

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The LP, An Evening with Silk Sonic release is pushed back to January 2022.
The LP was originally expected to release fall of 2021, but Mars and .Paak decided to put out more songs instead. Leave the Door Open, the first single released by the duo caught everyone's attention and left us wanting more. The LP was pushed back not because of a delay, but the intent was to let songs sit and simmer with listeners. Mars explains, "letting each one [single] breathe a bit, before dropping the LP in full." It's easy to get in binge-mode and not fully grasp an experience because everything's available at once. Just like a sip of wine (sip, sip) you have to savor it a bit.

“I don’t want to be binge-watched.”

BRUNO MARS

Leave the Door Open is the intro to Silk Sonic's sound
Silk Sonic is a passion project for the superduo. .Paak says the single is their mission statement. “It’s the intro to the book, to set the tone and let you know the sound. There’s different kinds of waves, but the whole album is wrapped around that.” In order to re-create the Sixties and Seventies soul and funk atmosphere they along with Mars’ longtime engineer, Charles Moniz “did the research” to “get the right things...how much the right guitar pick matters. The right gauged strings. All this science kinda stuff.” 

Some of the influences they looked to for inspiration included legends like: Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. Of course, their Silk Sonic team also made the project possible with multi-instrumentalist Dernst “D’Mile” Emile, one of .Paak and Mars’ core collaborators; Dr. Dre, who listened and gave feedback along the way; Homer Steinweiss of the Dap-Kings, who contributed drums to one song; Bootsy Collins who gave the name Silk Sonic and deemed the project's spiritual godfather.

"...At some point, you gotta say, ‘This is it.’ Otherwise you’re gonna work it till you hate it. But there’s a beauty in that — you do have to get sick of it, because that means you put the love and the time and the passion in it, and it’s taxing.”

SILK SONIC ON SETTING DEADLINES AND KNOWING WHEN A SONG IS DONE

The creative process is different for Bruno Mars, "the math professor" and Anderson .Paak's "free-form"
What started as a joke between two friends eventually became Silk Sonic. Both artists have insane musical talents and are born to perform. So what happens when you put them two in a studio together? You get a No. 1 hit. .Paak says that Mars approaches pop like technician, calling him "the math professor." He’s thinking about every aspect of the song, the math of it all. It’s deeper than just talking slick, or good drums, or anything like that — it’s ‘What are we talking about, what are we trying to say, what does this look like, and how are we gonna kill ’em on the hook?’” As for .Paak's style, he approaches tracks in a more fluid, intuitive, worm’s-eye-view kind of way, “I’m more free-form — ‘What’s the vibe?’

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"Jibb talk" started it all with the idea of turning jokes into songs
“I was opening for the 24K Magic tour,” .Paak recalls, “and a week in, we were in the studio.” “Real quick!” Mars says. The friendship on tour translated into songs after tour. One of their reasons to collaborating was to take cherished backstage in-jokes “jibb talk” and make them into songs. .Paak explains, it's “BS with a smile — we just talk all day and do bits. But it’s all from the heart, because we’re writing from our experiences, from our relationships — it’s rare that two men can come together and talk about love.” 

“We both make feel-good music and I think it’s because we’ve been through pain and tragedy...we know what we’re up against, and this is all we have.”

ANDERSON .PAAK

Creating Silk Sonic became an escape
The passion project was created during the pandemic not only for the two artists, but try to bring joy to people. Mars says, "especially in times like the time we’re in right now. For me? I know I wasn’t listening to any depressing music. We’re already in a weird spot...I want the escape!” Just like us, their busy schedules with performances, tours, and travel all just stopped. .Paak mentions he's not sure it would have happened if it wasn't for the pandemic. A project like Silk Sonic was their way to cope with things. With all the despair and chaos happening, they coped the only way they knew how and that's through music.

Mars and .Paak share gems in this piece like any good song can bring people together and Silk Sonic has been doing that during this crazy time. We all get excited when there's new music coming or a surprise drop like Skate because it becomes our escape even for just three minutes and twenty-four seconds. Mars acknowledges their role as entertainers, "if it makes us feel good, and resonates with us, that’s gonna be infectious and make other people feel good — and that’s our jobs as entertainers.” 

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