#six more eps woot

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX Episodes 97 and 98 Subbed (Finalized)

(Previously: Episodes 95 and 96 Subbed [Finalized])

(Check out my Subbed!GX Stream Masterpost!)

TURN-97: He Appears! The Mysterious World Champ!

The true objective of GeneX, hosted by Principal Samejima, was to find who it is that holds the "ultimate D card." Similarly, Ed Phoenix has been dueling in order to find the criminal who killed his father and walked away with that card. At the same time, the Dueling Pro League's World Title Match was about to get underway--one involving the Champion who has ruled over the Pro League for the past decade, DD. DD is also Ed's guardian, and his duel with Doctor Collector and his IQ of 200 gets underway. But their match is over in an instant--at the hands of DD, and the ultimate D card he used.

TURN-98: Activated at Last! The Ultimate D Card

Ed learns the truth--that DD, the World Champion, killed his father and stole his card--and is challenged to a duel.* Ed battles by making full use of his D-Hero cards, but just as it seemed that he was on equal footing with the World Champion, DD at last activates the ultimate D card, Bloo-D. Faced with this predicament, Ed... *Should note the preview text I translated for this mentioned that he was challenged "for the key Saiou entrusted him with," but... this wasn't actually mentioned, and DD challenged him to a "duel to the death." Though I guess that kinda works with how the dub tried to tie him to the Society of Light, lol.

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A smidge late, but episodes 97 and 98 are finalized!

Got ourselves an interesting two-parter here, as we circle back to Ed's season-long quest to find his father's killer and the ultimate D card stolen from him, introducing us to his foster dad DD. Why is DD his foster dad? As we find out, for reasons--ones related to wanting to keep tabs on the investigation into all that. But in the years since, DD's gone on to rule the Pro League for a decade, thanks in large part to the mysterious powers of the Light of Destruction within him--which, as Pegasus tells Samejima, is behind the Phoenixes' tragedy and... several other events in history. Ed gets closure with his dad at the end of it all, as our ultimate D Bloo-D absorbed him, and he gets to finally get his life moving again.

Very much enjoyed these two episodes for what they were in completing Ed's arc; I felt it pretty believable in GX's context, with how his motivations were fueled by finding his dad's killer now that he can do something about it, and his rise through the Pro League being to find the guy at the top who'd have his dad's Bloo-D. Also a nice touch is that, when he finds out DD only took care of him as a means to keep up to speed on the investigation into it, Ed discards any sense of respect he had for him (notably, Ed initially used "anata" (a more polite-yet-casual "you") with him, but once that revelation's made, he switches to the ruder "kisama" and calls him "human trash" for what he did). Both were also screenwritten by Shin Yoshida, and 98 in particular gets helped by the animation work from Tea Sun In's team.

Edit-wise, not as many as last time; I only touched up 97 in two spots, while 98 got more of the handful of fixes I made, totaling 10 for both episodes--97 was more consistency/quality-of-watching stuff, while 98 had that plus a couple of quick card fixes. Due to Tumblr’s dumb link limit in posts yeeting them out of the tags used for them and limiting their reach, and since I still wanted a visual element to it, I’ve made a separate post here with my usual fix/edit breakdown for the interested!

Quick housekeeping: made a quick revision to 95 to fix a consistency error in my translated credits; the name "Chan Yoon Lee" under the Key Animation credits should actually be "Chan Woong Lee;" since they're a Key Animator consistently on Chi Man Park's team, and the "Yoon Lee" name only shows up this once, it's fair to say it was a typo on the JP team's part. (EDIT, 7/6: Updated 98 to correct "an unique" typo in one of DD's lines, and reword another one about Bloo-D's absorbed souls later on.)

Anywho, enjoy! Next up, I'll be working on 99-101 which work nicely to continue from where 98 leaves us as we start getting into Season 2's endgame, with Ojin coming for Judai's key and Ed confronting Saiou (in two really good episodes). I will be a bit more casual with it as my birthday's next Monday and I may or may not have plans for it, lol, but stay tuned!

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Episode 26 already! I can’t believe we’re about halfway through... This episode seems to be end point for the current “arc,” or “mini arc,” maybe?? I’m not sorry to see it go but overall, this episode was pretty eh... Not bad, just kind of... I don’t get why we needed it. A fair few REALLY important things do happen! Those are awesome! I just think we could have got them in a more... interesting... way? xD Like, I didn’t hate watching it or anything, it just kind of felt like, with all the important stuff going on, shouldn’t there be more... oomph? (And I know we had a ton of oomph lately, it’s about time to wind down for a while... but then why pick now to spring certain things on us... anyway...)

Pic of the day!

generic group shot that captures each Chosen’s individual fighting spirit!

Koushirou: *intent focus*

Sora: *look of concern*

Jou: *I must have learned something in school that will be useful here*

Mimi: *Jou thinking always makes me nervous and a little grossed out*

Recap below!

So last week I’m pretty sure I vowed to violently murder someone in a back alley (or something like that) if we didn’t get to see the gang eat some FOOD this episode.

Well, looks like y’all are safe from me for now. Though I gotta say, I’m mildly concerned that they are eating Digi-eggs. Don’t those look like Digi-eggs? Other than the random very normal looking grapes...

Thank HEAVENS they are taking a BREAK.

Taichi uses his telescope to remark that Cloud Continent is not only a continent in the clouds, but it sure looks small from down here. Leomon admits he’s not really sure what’s going on anymore either xD

Leomon’s mainly weirded out by Patamon, who... I suppose just doesn’t fit the bill for what he expected the holy Digimon to be like :P lol

Ok so quick aside... I’m honestly kinda peeved that we’re still with Leomon’s silly group of clowns. I know that sounds harsh! And I love Leomon! But his army is... uh... well, he definitely made sure he’d be the coolest one around at all times xD It makes sense that he’d be hanging around because after all, getting to the Holy Digimon was one of his goals as well, but honestly he and his team just feel like replacement back-up for the other Chosen Children who are in the real world atm. AND FIZZ IS NOT INTO THAT. At this point I really do NOT understand why the kids had to split up and send some to the real world at all. I suppose it may be explained in the future but I also won’t be surprised if the answer is “It’s exactly like you saw, Devimon tried to separate them.” I would much rather have had the whole team together. I mean, if this was an excuse for Taichi and Yamato to get close... it really didn’t feel like that. At least not to a point where they couldn’t have gotten with the others around too.

Anyway, break time’s over, because there’s an actual monster fight going on. It must be cool to watch - the way Ebidramon shakes Seadramon reminds me of the T-rex vs stegosaurus battle in Fantasia xD But then Seadramon has the last laugh and EATS EBIDRAMON’S DATA, enabling it to evolve to WarSeadramon. That must have been an epic meal

Meanwhile in the real world, important things are happening, Koushirou’s using lots of Big Words with Kanji and Mimi is happy to get back at Jou for one-upping her last episode by correctly recognizing the roman letters this time. They are still sitting on the same bench where they’ve been for SIX episodes now. My butt hurts just thinking about it.

Patamon is very informative.

Patamon: We’re all gonna die!!

Thank you Patamon. You are so cute.

WarSeadramon decides Takeru and Patamon look like a yummy dessert after his meal, so he attacks them, only to be feigned off by our heroes. WarSeadramon gets pissy and says “Two on one is no fair! I have friends too!” and calls MetalSeadramon to join him. Apparently, MetalSeadramon can move on land :O This was one of the freakier things, I was actually like GAAH

Taichi tells Yamato to take Takeru somewhere safe. Since he is clearly very tasty to Seadramons. Yamato doesn’t bother arguing xD

Takeru: Hey! I’m your brother not a bag of beans!

However they are both cut off! Stuck between a rock and a hard place!

Meanwhile, Koushirou is literally a bad ass. He’s managing to reroute the rogue ships whose GPS have gone haywire by sending a signal from a second satellite, which the ships then pass on to the other ships.

Thus helping them get back on course and not collide with each other.

I mean this kid is in fourth grade. HOW HAS HE NOT BEEN SNAPPED UP BY THE GOVERNMENT AND TRAINED INTO SOME CHILD SUPER SPY???

no seriously... I’d actually kind of LOVE it if that were a thing x’D Like the government goes to Koushirou’s house and tries to get him to come but his parents are like “Um no he is a child and he needs a childhood” and protect him :’< When will this show realize WE ALL LOVE KOUSHIROU

Mimi: HURRY UP!!!!!!!!!!

Mimi: H... Hikari... you were still here...? Ehehe.... um... *whisper* hurry up!!

so yeah Hikari is still here! Standing! Staring! Really creepy! I get that the others are very distracted atm but it seems like someone should be like “do you need help? are you lost? do you need a doctor since you seem to have gone catatonic??” Only Koushirou is actively doing anything, I think someone could be spared to at least let her sit on their lap!

Back in the digital world, Garurumon is so distracted by the fight happening in front of him that he fails to notice the attack from behind, and Professional Self-Sacrificing Idiots Taichi and Greymon save the day.

They predictably fall off the cliff wheeeeeeeeeeee

It’s raining men, hallelujah

Under water, Greymon gets his assed kicked until Taichi manages to swim to him

which seems to give him renewed focus, I suppose, and he’s able to get away from the two Seadramon pals and get some air.

However they almost immediately drag him back down. You would think Greymon would be REALLY bad in a water battle and at least need to evolve to be any use (especially given that both evolved Seadramons are perfect levels), but both Greymon and Garurumon never evolve this episode, so I think we’re supposed to assume that even after eating they’re just not recovered enough for that yet. GOOD

Yeah but here’s what confuses me. Yamato does not do anything to help. Well, I shouldn’t say anything - whenever an enemy comes out of the water, he and Leomon’s team attack it from afar. But I mean, Taichi is in the water, being attacked by two Digimon who are both a level higher. WHY DOESN’T YAMATO GO IN TO HELP?!?!

We can’t even give him the excuse of needing to protect Takeru because 1) Takeru has Leomon’s entire team to protect him and 2) Takeru is fighting!!!!!!

I’m sorry but Yamato should be in the water. This is just crappy writing. He’s shouted “Taichi!” three times in the exact same way this episode and has very few other lines, so I actually sort of suspect that Namikawa Daisuke might not have been available to voice him this episode?? Maybe? So they just couldn’t give him too much to do for that reason. That’s totally speculation, I just don’t understand why Yamato does so little here.

Back with Koushirou, his plan has worked and all the ships are successfully changing course woot

Aww looks like a Christmas tree

The way Garudamon carries Zudomon is A++

The partners inform them that the Zurumon are on the move...

Jou theorizes that they’re off to gobble up more data somewhere else. Mimi’s like “ew?”

They decide they really need to get back to the digital world now. They’re finally worried about Yamato and Taichi and figure they’ll be more useful over there. I really can’t think of a reason why Koushirou could not have saved all these ships from the digital world so YEAH HARD AGREE. What even was this interlude?? Show us how cool a hacker Koushirou is?? We already KNEW that, he can do it from the digital world too, and watching the kids sit on a bench for six episodes was NO GOOD. Grrr. At least I needed them to do something really cool to justify all this but... nope! Can’t say it was necessary for Taichi and Yamato’s sake either!

There is one awesome thing that comes out of the separation...

Hikari: Oh you want to go back to the digital world? Why didn’t you say so?

ZIP!

Aaaaand they’re gone! Hikari included! :O

I kind of guessed this was gonna happen when Hikari first showed up, but I also sort of thought, it seems so early to have her join... I know this season is Doing It Different but we JUST got Takeru, I figured we’d spend more time on his story first. Also figured the lead in to Hikari joining would be more... Idk... this was just kind of anticlimactic, y’know? But whatev.

Now the only thing is... there’s no reason they had to go back to the human world for this. Hikari could have just come on her own. “It’s calling,” she says. Well, it could have called her regardless. So we really didn’t need this for Hikari’s sake. Bleh.

Curly

Ok so injuries really are a thing now. I’m down. We don’t get blood but we get to see lots of sparkly data leakage.

Still best boy, warts and all

What I DO really like... that i think we saw this ep as well as the episode before last in particular, is how important the kids are to their partners this season. Greymon loses it when Taichi’s KO’d in the Devimon battle, and this time, when they were separated under water Greymon started to panic until Taichi arrived. That alone seemed to restore his confidence. And even though he can’t evolve further, Taichi’s still able to give him a power boost. That was the one thing in 99 Adventure - the idea that the partners were connected with their human partners and needed their help to reach the next level was always fun, but mostly left the kids just running around unhelpfully much of the time. Tamers added on to it with the card game boosts (which were just to sell toys to kids BUT I still thought was cool lol). And then Frontier just did away with the partners all together and made the kids the monsters which I did NOT like personally. (YMMV although that one ep where Takuya has a crisis and becomes Flamemon was a cool effect.) This season has found a good balance, I think, between keeping the kids involved and preventing them from being too involved, if that makes sense. Of course it still means they’ve got suction cups on their shoes and can hold their breath underwater for unusual lengths of time...

Yay we won!!

... Never mind, now there are four of them xP

(but really, did he think he’d beaten two Perfect levels just like that? A level below, under water, and two-on-one? Taichiiii)

Yamato’s still just shouting Taichi’s name like the girl in Forrest Gump. “Run Taichi run!”

Then... Taichi hears a lovelier voice than Yamato’s!

Taichi: Zudomon!! Why do you sound like my little sister?

Bang bang Zudomon’s silver hammer came down upon his head

Bang bang Zudomon’s silver hammer made sure that he was dead

The whole gang is back!!! YAAAAAYYYY the one reason to love this episode!

So nice to see someone other than Greymon and Garurumon be a badass xP

And then this!! Anticlimactic though it was, I’m really excited to have Hikari on the team. She’s joining about halfway through which is kinda similar to how it was in 99 Adventure, but 99 Adventure had a much better lead in... however this season still has lots of storytelling to do.

Taichi is pretty amazed but not freaked, at least not yet.

Hikari’s just like “I was called here” and yes she’s as freaky as ever. If anything she’s even more freaky. I’m down as long as she gets a bit of personality beyond “mysterious” and “adores her brother”

I mean Takeru’s had plenty of opportunities to be a baby BAMF so far, so Hikari deserves some too. I wonder how long she’ll go without a partner?

Next week! It’s our first Takari shot!

Also... ooooohh??

The group will go to a new continent. Exciting exciting. Though I ragged on this episode, I’m still overall enjoying this season. But yeah I’m so GLAD the team is back together and unless something happens to change my mind, I def think they never should have been separated from the beginning. Or at least it should have been a much shorter separation. Anyway they’re together again so fingers crossed for more good stuff to come.

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It Aint Her Fault! Lizzo Leads The Pack With 8 Grammy Nominations + Lil Nas X Gets 6, H.E.R. Scoops Up 5 & Michelle Obama Lands A Nod

Lizzo def has the Juice because the YBF Chick is leading the pack in Grammy Awards nominations! Meanwhile, Lil Nas X follows behind with 6 nominations, H.E.R. scooped up 5 nominations, and Forever First Lady Michelle Obama even made the list! More inside….

Awards season is in full effect! And the 2020 Grammy nominations are in.

Alicia Keys – who will be hosting the 2020 Grammy Awards for the 2nd year in a row – linked up with "CBS This Morning's" Gayle King and singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha to announce this year’s Grammy nominees on “CBS This Morning.”

  Cute 'fit.

That DNA test Lizzo took was accurate AF. She’s 100% that B**** this Gramy season! The “Truth Hurts” singer had one hell of a year, and the Academy Awards took notice. This is the first time the “Good As Hell” singer has been nominated for a Grammy and chick killed it, scooping up the most Grammy nominations (along with Billie Eilish) out of everyone.

The super talented singer/rapper/twerker/flautist is nominated for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best R&B Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance and Best Urban Contemporary Album. Woot!

After the announcement, sis hopped on Instagram all choked up over the nods:

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                  We’d be crying too if we just copped 8 #Grammy nominations, the most of any artist nominated for the 2020 Grammys. Congrats, #Lizzo!

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  Ha!

No surprise here!

Lil Nas X had the biggest song of the year, so we knew the Grammy nominations would be trickling in. Fresh from winning an award at the Country Music Awards with Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” track and his 7 EP earned him 6 nominations, including Record of the Year, Album of Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Music Video. It’s his first time being nominated for a Grammy as well.

He couldn't believe it:

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                  #LilNasX’s reaction to getting 6 #Grammy nominations is about as real as it gets. Congrats!

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  And that's not all for the newbie/young artists:

R&B singer H.E.R. received 5 nominations last year (she won 2) and she did it again this year! She’s the only artist to receive 5 noms both years. This year she’s in the running for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song.

Peep her reaction below:

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                  #HER reacts to racking up 10 #Grammy nominations in just 2 years. Yusssss! #SheDeserves

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  Forever First Lady Michelle Obama isn't a musician, but she nabbed a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of her memoir Becoming. She deserves!

Peep her reaction below: 

  So thrilled to receive a #GRAMMYs nomination! This past year has been such a meaningful, exhilarating ride. I’ve loved hearing your stories and continuing down the road of becoming together. Thank you for every ounce of love and support you’ve shared so generously. #IAmBecoming pic.twitter.com/mvBb4W4od6

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) November 20, 2019

  The late Nipsey Hussle received three posthumous Grammy nominations for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Performance categories. Two of the noms were for his track "Racks in the Middle," which was released six weeks before he gunned down outside of his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles.

We noticed that while Beyonce was snubbed from the major Grammy categories, she did land four nominations for Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Spirit" from The Lion King: The Gift, as well as Best Pop Vocal Album nod for the soundtrack as a whole, in addition to a Best Musical Film nod for the Homecoming documentary.

Meek Mill, 21 Savage, Tyler the Creator, YBN Cordae and Dreamville are all in the running for Best Rap Album. Offset & Cardi B, J. Cole, DaBaby, Dreamville, Nipsey Hussle are all in the running for Best Rap Performance.

YBN Cordae shed tears in disbelief after learning he was up for two Grammy awards: Best Rap Album and Best Rap Song. This is his first time being nominated:

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                  #YBNCordae spoke it into existence. Congrats! #Grammys

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  Nigerian singer-songwriter Burna Boy copped a Grammy nod for the Best World Music Album.

You can view the full list of nominees here.

Congrats & Good Luck!

The 2020 Academy Awards will air live from the Staples Center on Sunday, January 26th on CBS.

Photo: Getty/Splash

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JUNETEENTH MUSIC PLAYLIST: Wale, H.E.R., Da Baby, Alicia Keys & More Drop The Necessary Black Empowerment Tracks For The Culture

We’ve got the perfect playlist to rock out to  from artists like Wale, H.E.R., Da Baby, Alicia Keys and more as you celebrate Juneteenth. Take a listen inside….

It’s Juneteenth and several artists have dropped new music that exude black empowerment. Lyrics that paint the picture of what’s going on in our nation today. Music artists dropped new music this Friday to kick off Juneteenth RIGHT.

Rapper Wale is lending his voice to the revolution! The DC rapper surprised his fans with a new EP titled, The Imperfect Storm. The six tracks were inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement “with a revolutionary spark and his ancestor’s spirit.” It’s poetic infused with politics and current events.

The nation is TIREDT of police brutality and racism. Over the last few weeks, people have been hitting the streets to protest against racism, police brutality, systemic racism and social injustice. The protests were sparked after the death of George Floyd went viral.

"Seen a white riot get a black n*gga shot/Strapped fully, yes, 'cause the pig finna ride/Blasphemy, yes, they ain't askin' for God/They ran through the stores, they ran through the spas/It's hard to get mad when it's mad niggas gone,” Wale rapped on “Movin’ Different.”

On his track titled “June 5th/QueenZnGodZ” he talked about cultural appropriation and the raging protests that have been going on across the nation.

”Okay, who black, who black, who black, who not?/I know you mad, you mad, they mad they not/We the sports and the music, do the math, we the culture/And I gotta ask of you, what have you brought?,” he rapped.

My daughter seen the murder on cellular phone/And that was not on purpose, was orderin' Trolls Okay, they mad, they mad, they mad, they hot/Thinkin' the badge is better than havin' some heart Okay, look now, look now, look how they runnin'/They beatin' white people down just to show us what's comin'/Or to show us we nothin', or to show us we only welcome when singin' or ballin'/Nigga, shut up and dribble (Shut up and dribble)/ Or shut up, perform for them, 'cause they hold all the money,” he rapped.

Prolific.

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                  In sad news, former “Gossip Game” star turned “This Is Us” writer #JasFly has passed away at the age of 39. Her passing has shocked the industry and has sparked an outpouring of love and praise of Jas and her impact on creatives, friends and loved ones. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this time.

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He also gave a shoutout to "This Is Us" writer Jas Fly, who recently passed away.

Take a listen to his surprise EP below:

In other new music...

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                  #ICantBreathe is out everywhere now. #BlackLivesMatter

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H.E.R. just debuted a new track "I Can't Breathe," which is a powerful track written in the wake of killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor on Juneteenth. She titled the track "I Can't Breathe," George Floyd's last words - the same phrase Eric Garner said as he was being choked by police officers in 2014.

"These lyrics were kind of easy to write because it came from a conversation of what's happening right now, what's been happening, and the change that we need to see," H.E.R. said before her iHeartRadio Living Room concert. "I think music is powerful when it comes to change and when it comes to healing, and that's why I wrote this song, to make a mark in history."

Take a listen below:

And peep her iHeartRadio performance below:

Also...

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                  I have felt called by music like I never have before.⁣⁣ I have been following its lead.⁣⁣ It has led me to the song “A Perfect Way to Die”.⁣⁣ The song title is so powerful and heartbreaking because WE are heartbroken by so many who have died unjustly.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Of course, there is NO perfect way to die. That phrase doesn’t even make sense. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Just like it doesn’t make sense that there are so many innocent lives that should not have been taken from us due to the destructive culture of police violence. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sometimes I don’t have the words and music is the only thing that can speak.⁣⁣ I hope this speaks to you.⁣⁣ I hope one day this song won’t be so relevant.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Let’s NEVER stop fighting for justice.

A post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) on Jun 18, 2020 at 9:36pm PDT

Alicia Keys served up new music to pay tribute to the black lives that were stolen at the hands of police and white people. The new track is titled "Perfect Way to Die" where she collaborated with Sebastian Kole on the emotional ballad. The song was written from a black mother's point of view whose children have been killed due to police violence.

"I have felt called by music like I never have before.⁣," Alicia wrote on Instagram. "I have been following its lead.⁣⁣ It has led me to the song 'A Perfect Way to Die'.⁣⁣ The song title is so powerful and heartbreaking because WE are heartbroken by so many who have died unjustly.⁣⁣" ⁣⁣

Take a listen below:

As for another socially charged track....

Rapper Da Baby recently dropped a "Black Lives Matter" remix of his hit track "Rockstar" with Roddy Rich. The remix features new bars from Da Baby where he talks about his own violent experiences with police officers and the protests against the police bruatliaty that have been talking over the nation.

Take a listen above.

More new music...

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                  The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy coming 6/26

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  Singer August Alsina just announced he has a new album dropping on June 26th. It's titled The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy and it'll be accompanied with a 5-part documentary series titled "stateofEMERGEncy: The Rise of August Alsina." It'll debut Sunday, June 21st via YouTube.

The album and documentary come as a unit following years of Alsina’s ongoing battle with his severe auto-immune disease, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), and the passing of his sister, leaving him as the guardian for his three young nieces. Both projects dive deep into his lifetime of trials and tribulations all before the young age of 27, and are intended to be experienced together as he tells his story through an authentic humanizing lens. Fans will witness Alsina pull back the curtain on what he’s been through along his path up until now, how he is coping with the cards he’s been dealt, and how he is finding healing through it all. Each episode from the documentary is paired with a track off the album leading up to the full album release on Friday, June 26th.

The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy is a robust 27-songs with features from Yo Gotti, Tink, Lil Wayne, Juicy J and Darrel Walls. stateofEMERGEncy: The Rise of August Alsina documentary explicitly reveals Alsina’s troubling past, his loved ones surrounding him and the life-changing moment creating an instant pause in his career. With only 15-minutes each episode, Alsina opens up about his auto-immune disease, his homeless experience and his anxiety, giving fans a glimpse of his hometown and childhood life in New Orleans leading up to the release of Product III: stateofEMERGEncy.

Get ready!

As for education in music...

  We have a responsibility to seek to nurture talent & empower the next generation of Black leaders. ASCAP partners with historically Black colleges & universities on summer intern leadership program, launching w/ @HowardU @CAU @Morehouse @BennettCollege > https://t.co/BwUjiaJokx pic.twitter.com/dYPTL23zoA

— ASCAP (@ASCAP) June 19, 2020

ASCAP - the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers - announced the launch of a new paid internship program for students enrolled in historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. Woot! Grab your phone, pull up the notes application and take down this information.

This summer, the PRO will offer five HBCU students the opportunity to join ASCAP’s team to gain real-world experience in the music industry.

Howard University (Washington, DC), Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA), Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA), and Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) will be initial partners in the program, which will run through July and August. Interns will work remotely, alongside ASCAP professionals in their field of interest.

ASCAP plans to continue and expand the initiative moving forward, offering paid internships to HBCU students each summer.

“We have a responsibility to seek to nurture talent and empower the next generation of Black leaders in the music business, just as we do on the creative side,” said ASCAP Senior Vice President, Rhythm & Soul Nicole George-Middleton. “Our goal is to provide experience within ASCAP and to help our interns connect with the larger industry as they pursue their careers.”

BONUS:

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                  Oh Okay it’s going down tomorrow 8pm est on @verzuztv !

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  Tonight, Alicia Keys and John Legend will battle it out on the piano for the Verzuz Battle tonight at 8pm/EST.

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