The Guys and Malik Yusef are the true champions for giving back to the youth this this new one for the ASCAP SONGWRITER RESIDENCY, which Malik is heavily involved in. I’ll let them explain further: “Champions” was written and performed by by Malik Yusef, Julie Frost, & America SCORES students. It’s one of seven tracks on…
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Malik Yusef Talks Go-Getters, Early Kanye & “Would You Like To Ride” with Beats By Dre
Decorated Chicago veteran, Malik Yusef, recently sat down with Beats by Dre for a dope interview where Malik trades some war stories from his early days in the Chicago music scene. He talks about buying beats from Kanye early on, the storied Chicago group the Go-Getters and how “Would You Like To Ride” (with Common…
Full Writing Credits For Kanye West’s “All Day” Revealed
Now that Kanye’s “All Day” has officially been released, everyone can enjoy the record it was meant to be heard and take a look at exactly who contributed to the track. The record surprisingly features 19 contributors, including Vic Mensa, Malik Yusef, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Liva, French Montana and plenty of other familiar names. Take a…
Malik Yusef f/ Ryan McDermott, Hassan Khaffaf & KC Joe – Always
Today, Malik Yusef dropped a very meaningful project through his PVTPLN label, in partnership with Apple. The project is free, and it’s an EP titled Home. The EP was spearheaded by Malik Yusef and it’s a project that hopes to raise awareness about climate change and “expand the climate movement.” The project is free, but…
Malik Yusef Talks Kanye’s New Album, Says 20 Tracks Are Done
Rolling Stone recently caught up with storied Chicago poet/artist/thinker/writer, Malik Yuself, who discussed the latest Yeezy endeavor, which we’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting impatiently on. The good news? That there are at least 20 songs done. No titles or details were revealed, but ‘Sef did disclose that the album sounds like…
Mixtape: Malik Yusef – G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night: Deconstructed
G.O.O.D. Music’s Malik Yusef has been pretty busy of late, but he still found time to revisit, remix and re-release his G.O.O.D. Morning, G.O.O.D. Night LP with a little help from producer D. Cro$$. The album was originally released in 2009 and includes guest appearances from Big Sean, Twista, CyHi The Prynce, Kanye West, Adam…
Malik Yusef f/ Sonee Black & Vijay Raju – Mind Killers
Produced by Mindkilla Music Just in time for the Grammy’s, Grammy award winning artist Malik Yuself partners with Coast 2 Coast mixtapes to host Coast 2 Coast Vol. 254. You can download the entire tape here, and we’d like to wish Malik luck this weekend out in LA for the Grammy’s.
New Album: Grant Parks – Drilling Season Vol. 1
After a few weeks of leaks and sneak peeks, producer Grant Parks gives us his brand new project — his interpretation of the Chicago drill sound — Drilling Season Vol. 1. For the project, Grant has recruited artists who you normally don’t hear over “drill beats,” as GLC, Skooda Chose, Malik Yusef and Sweet Juices…
Grant Parks f/ Malik Yusef – Stomp U
Producer Grant Parks will release his new project titled Drilling Season Vol. 1 on October 23rd and today, he comes through with the first offering from it featuring G.O.O.D. Music’s own Malik Yusef. Stream/download “Stomp U” below and remember to mark your calendars for October 23rd.
Tony Williams f/ Malik Yusef & JoiStaRR – Rise & Shine
G.O.O.D. Music la familia Tony Williams and Malik Yuself collide to bring us the G.O.O.D. morning anthem, “Rise & Shine.” Bump this one as you get your week started. This is the first single from Tony’s forthcoming album, King Or The Fool, which is a re-release of his previous effort, that features new and unreleased…