The Weeknd releases yet another video for fans in the wake of the highly anticipated 'Trilogy' , dropping November 13th. This video is for the first track I ever heard and got me hooked on The Weeknd last summer, making him one of my favourite artists, 'Wicked Games'. The track is taken from the first mixtape, 'House Of Balloons' which was released March 21st of last year. Its incredible just how much success has come to Abel and the gang, with the last two mixtapes Thursday and EOS inevitably gaining him so many more fans and of course his Fall Tour this year and now tracklist and album artwork released for Trilogy as well as two videos being released within the same month... there is really no stopping this artist and now I'm sure we can all say he's getting the recognition and exposure he truly deserves as such a talented artist.
Check out my previous post on The Weeknd's 'Rolling Stone' video and album artwork here.
Emerging arist Mykki Blanco treated her fans to new visuals for her track 'Haze.Boogie.Life' off her upcoming mixtape 'Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss' set to drop November 7th a couple of days ago. I only discovered Miss Blanco a couple of weeks ago when I stumbled upon the video for her track 'Wavvy' online and from this, I felt seeing someone who can really be themselves and express their sexuality as openly in the music/hip hop world was a breath of fresh air.
'I'm not trying to be in the 40/40 Club popping bottles while rappers throw hundred-dollar bills on strippers. I'm just out to make my audience happy, fulfill my creative vision, and be successful on my own terms, which is doable.'
Not only is her music totally unique and incomparable to any other aritst I know, but she is also multi talented, as a rapper, poet, author and also an actor. In this video, we are transported into the world of Mykki and a glimpse into her imagination, where this video truly shows her character and personality, If you're looking for rap with a twist, definitely check out Blanco's other material, see the video for 'Wavvy' here.
So here it is, the first official video released from The Weeknd's second mixtape 'Thursday' created by Abel Tesfaye himself and Chris Cuningham on the official VEVO channel.
Seeing this seems surreal, I never really thought about when i'd see official music videos of Abel like this but of course now he has well and truly blown up, after the signing with Universal Republic, and the highly anticipated 'Fall Tour' which is underway now until he finishes on the 29th October in Montreal. The fanbase that The Weeknd has will no doubt continue to soar when November 13th hits, with the release of all three mixtapes (House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes Of Silence) plus unreleased bonus material, in the upcoming release of 'Trilogy'. In the meantime the artwork has officially been released along with this video for the fans in the wake of this release.
