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DJ Kay Slay is reportedly in the hospital battling COVID-19 and on a ventilator.
Longtime music manager Wack100 shared the unfortunate news on his Instagram Wednesday (Jan. 5) by posting a picture of the New York DJ and record executive and writing, “Pray for my brotha @djkayslay It’s not looking good. He might be mad at me for this those that know Slay but he needs all the support he can get … Been 14 days fighting Covid and he’s just be put on a ventilator . Keep him in your prayers Please.”
A post on DJ Kay Slay’s Instagram page urges supporters to “keep the positive energy up for my brother Slay fir a speedy recovery.”
LL Cool J, who’s frequently collaborated with him on mixtapes such as 2002’s Get Down Or Lay Down Pt. 2 and 2008’s The Return of the G.O.A.T., also shared similar sentiments by writing, “Send Strength @djkayslay. love u bro. of DJ Kay Slay” on another Instagram tribute to him.
Veteran NYC hip-hop promoter and producer Van Silk addressed a message to his “brother” Kay Slay, which he first sent to HipHopDX. “I’ve known you since you were 15 years old,” said Silk. “We done a lot together — from me helping you with Straight Stuntin magazine as the first editor to how the many DJs we put on during the mixtape era, and now working on the ‘Rolling Deep 200’ project. Brother, I love you and you gotta get well. You know how I was on your back about getting vaccinated.”
NYC radio station Hot 97 sent a message from Kay Slay’s family to the public on its Twitter account. “Legendary #HOT97 @djkayslay’s family sends their appreciation for the outpouring of prayers, love and support as he works through a current health issue. They ask everyone to please respect his privacy during this time, and continue to send your positive energy and prayers.”
Just last month, Kay Slay released a new project titled The Soul Controller featuring Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, Busta Rhymes, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and many more.
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Du Blonde has released a new single, ‘Next Big Thing’, which features a collaboration with Skunk Anansie singer Skin. Watch its music video below.
The track, issued on Tuesday (October 8), is the latest glimpse into the singer-songwriter’s upcoming fourth album ‘Sniff More Gritty’, set for release on November 15 via Daemon TV, after a series of single releases following August’s ‘TV Star’. In the song, backed by fuzzy alt-rock fury, Du Blonde sings lyrics pulled from a laundry list of unrequested “words of advice” they’ve received through their career.
Skin joins Du Blonde in its catchy chorus, where they sing: “Where you going? / What about the rest of us? / Hey, where you going? / What about the rest of us?“, as if conjuring the voices that once accosted them. The music video, directed by Ericka Clevenger, sees Du Blonde possessing several onscreen personas – a violent abducter, a nun, and a demon.
“‘Next Big Thing’ is the result of my first 15 years in the music industry, from audience members shouting ‘Take your top off!’ during my first shows at 15, to label executives telling me to be less ‘sensitive’ about being sexually harassed,” Du Blonde reveals in a press statement.
“Every line in the song is something that has been personally said to me by folks in the industry, but speak to almost any woman or femme-presenting musician and they will have stories to match.”
They also share how Skin had been an influence not just on them, but on “kids like me in the 90s” for being “outspoken about her experiences as a frontwoman of a rock band in a male-dominated field.
“It’s pioneers like her who paved the way for a lot of young girls and queer kids who didn’t necessarily see themselves on TV or global stages, and I’m so grateful to have her join me on this track.”
Other guest artists on ‘Sniff More Gritty’ include Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, Maximo Park’s Paul Smith and The Futureheads’ Ross Millard.
Check out the tracklist and album cover below.
1 – ‘Perfect’
2 – ‘Dollar Coffee’
3 – ‘Solitary Individual’ (feat. Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace)
4 – ‘TV Star’
5 – ‘Out of a Million’
6 – ‘ICU’
7 – ‘Blame’
8 – ‘Lucky’
9 – ‘Yesterday’
10 – ‘Next Big Thing’ (feat. Skunk Anansie’s Skin)
11 – ‘Radio Jesus’ (feat. Maximo Park’s Paul Smith & The Futureheads’ Ross Millard)
12 – ‘Metal Detector’
Alongside the album announcement, they also shared details of a UK tour commencing early next year. Du Blonde will kick off the shows on January 22 in Edinburgh, before heading to Glasgow (23), Newcastle (24), Manchester (26) and Leeds (28). They’ll then perform in Bristol, Birmingham and Brighton in early February, before wrapping up the live dates in London on February 6. You can find all tour dates below and buy your tickets here.
JANUARY 2025
22 – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
23 – Broadcast, Glasgow
24 – The Cluny, Newcastle
26 – YES (Basement), Manchester
28 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
29 – Yellow Arch, Sheffield
31 – Bodega, Nottingham
FEBRUARY
1 – The Flapper, Birmingham
2 – Thekla, Bristol
4 – DUST, Brighton
6 – Moth Club, London
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