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Peter $un details crafting key ‘Phone Calls Gimme Anxiety’ EP track with IDK & Young Thug producer Blue Rondo

Peter $un

Peter $un’s Blue Rondo-produced “Metamorphosis (Butterfly)” kicks off his six-track Phone Calls Gimme Me Anxiety EP with a sense of purpose that’s amplified by the alluring, disembodied vocals and empirically soulful piano riff embedded within the record.

During a recent interview with DROPSMEDIA, the “Work” lyricist explained how he and Rondo put their heads together in order to come up with a way to keep their fan-acclaimed “Metamorphosis (Butterfly),” single from hitting the cutting room floor while recording Peter $un’s new EP.

“It wasn’t going be on this project,” Peter $un revealed. “We was gonna save it for the album because we wanted to make sure that this didn’t get pushed back, or I wanted to make sure it didn’t get pushed back. Cause I wanted to put it out. So it would’ve originally started with, you know, the second song without ‘Butterfly’ being on there. But I really wanted this piece because it was like, it felt like the glue. Like it, it glued everything else together. Like everything makes sense now. Like without that, it would’ve been like, ‘Okay, but where did this come from?.’ Like with that, it’s like, ‘Oh, I get it.’ You feel me? So we needed that. So I’m glad that got, that. Got cleared. That, that got cool with that. ”

The strenuous task Peter and Rondo undertook to bring the track to life was Inspired by jazz trumpet player Donald Byrd’s 1981 album track “Butterfly,” which Peter $un re-created himself by singing a version of the vocal arrangement over Blue Rondo’s immaculate piano composition.

The main reason Peter $un and Blue Rondo, who both share an innate love for jazz music, revamped the sample reference for the track was due to issues clearing the original Donald Byrd song from his Isaac Hayes-helmed album. However, according to Peter $un, their decision simply stems from the duo’s desire to showcase the diverse sonic palette they drew from while making the EP.

“That butterfly song is definitely inspired by some other stuff that me and Rondo was digging through,” he said. “The Donald Byrd joint, you know, like of course like the jazz music we was digging through also, like it’s definitely inspired by some things. So, we tried to stay true to that and keep that element of it when we, when we made it. But also, you know, put some newness, put a little twist, our vibe on it, you know? ”

In a statement provided by Red Bull Records, Peter $un went further into detail about the creative space he was in when crafting “Metamorphosis (Butterfly),” revealing it was the first song he recorded in the aftermath of the death of his elder brother.

“This was inspired by an energy of renewal. This was one of the first songs I wrote after my brother passing that I spoke on it at all. It was like a release of pent-up emotions and just throwing it all out. The message is growth. Learning how to deal with growing pains and becoming the person I see myself as and leaving the old me behind.”

The release of Phone Calls Gimme Anxiety extends Peter $un’s impressive seven-year-long run, which was initially catapulted off the ground in 2016 upon the release of his fan-favorite mixtape Paradise Is A Day Away, followed by his 2018 project Don’t Forget To Smile, which generated 3.9 million Spotify streams. Sunny reached new heights in 2021 following the release of his Scumbaby LP, home to his widely popular “Work” single which was also featured on BET Jams.

Watch the full interview below.

Peter $un

Megan Thee Stallion appears as Tina Snow and debuts new song in Starz’s ‘P-Valley’

Megan Thee Stallion as Tina Snow in P-Valley

On the second to last episode of Starz’s, P-Valley, Megan Thee Stallion makes her way on down to The Pynk as her alter ego, Tina Snow. She takes to her social media account as she announces, “They done brought Tina Snow to THEE MF PYNKKKKKK.”

Tina Snow is an alter ego Megan Thee Stallion named herself inspired by the late fellow Texas rapper, Pimp C’s alter ego, Tony Snow. Megan Thee Stallion has mentioned on occasions how Pimp C is one of her biggest musical influences. “Tina is the raw version of Megan, she just don’t give a damn”, she explained to Vibe in 2018. Tina Snow’s vibe was fitting for the show.

In the episode titled “Snow,” the Houston rapper makes her debut grand entrance on to the scene alongside Lil Murda (played by J. Alphonse Nicholson) dripped in an all white bedazzled set, white fur, and her signature platinum blonde wig for the Chucalissa strip club’s “re-re-reeee opening” (word to Uncle Clifford). Show’s creator, Katori Hall, tweets, “1st stop of Tina Snow’s ‘Hoes Up Gs Down Tour’ is the Pynk, bih! BIG Murda bringing Ms. Snow down to the valley will be the stuff of Chucalissa legend! The tour title is a subversion of ‘Pimps Up, Hoes Down’ as we explore pimp culture in all its complexities.” Hall has mentioned wanting to have Megan Thee Stallion on the show from the beginning. She states to Entertainment Tonight, ” We have been wanting her to be on the show, whether it was as a rapper, as an actress, from season one.”

In addition to making her guest appearance, Megan Thee Stallion wrote and recorded “Get it on the Floor” for for the show. Tina Snow performs the song on The Pynk’s stage alongside Lil Murder.

Watch Tina Snow and Lil Murda perform “Get it on the Floor” here:

Nicki Minaj to be honored with Video Vanguard Award at 2022 MTV VMA’s

Nicki Minaj 2022 VMA Video Vanguard Recipient

“Calling all Barbz”, according to MTV, Nicki Minaj is this year’s recipient for the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs on August 28th.

Minaj will not only be accepting this award, but she will also perform at the ceremony, and is nominated for the “Best Hip-Hop” category for her single “Do We Have a Problem”, featuring Lil Baby.

MTV’s Video Vanguard Award honors artists for their contributions to the the world of music videos and pop culture. Previous recipients of this award include Beyonce, Kanye West, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, and Missy Elliot, who tweeted, “Congratulations to @nickiminaj for this achievement.” And now Minaj will be added to the legendary list of recipients.

“Nicki has broken barriers for women in hip-hop with her versatility and creative artistry,” according to head of music and music talent, Viacom, and chief content officer of music, Paramount+, Bruce Gillmer in a press release. He later praises, “She has shifted the music industry and cemented her status as a global superstar with her crossover appeal, genre-defying style and continuing to be unapologetically ‘Nicki.’” Minaj has been nominated 17 times and has won 5 awards at the MTV VMAs over the course of her career. Minaj took home her first Moon person for best Hip-Hop video in 2011, and her last performance at the award show was in 2018. The VMAs has not honored anyone for the last two years with the Video Vanguard Award, so Minaj will be the first.

2022 has been a big year for Nicki Minaj as she has headlined at this year’s Essence Festival, OVO Fest (where she reunited with her Young Money label mates Drake and Lil Wayne), is set to headline Rolling Loud New York, and has an upcoming six-part docuseries. Minaj will also be releasing her next single “Super Freaky Girl” on August 12. 

Watch announcement video below: