Music Matters Daily: Adrian Marcel Releases Weak After Next

Plus, Fly Union drops "Don't Give Me a Reason."

Fresh Fitted - With his style game on point, Adrian Marcel then shows the LA audience that he's the complete package. (Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for BET)

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Adrian Marcel Releases Weak After Next - R&B singer Adrian Marcel is back with his sophomore mixtape, Weak After Next. The mentee of Raphael Saadiq delivers smooth vocal melodies on strong, instrument-driven songs. The project contains guest appearances from Casey Veggies, Kelly Rowland, Snoop Dogg and more.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images for BET)

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Don't Give Fly Union a Reason - The rapping/producing trio Fly Union dropped visuals for "Dont Give Me a Reason" off their latest project, Small Victories. The video showcases each member individually and enhances the already hard-hitting beat and dope flows.(Photo: BET)

Stalley, @Stalley - Tweet: "Last night I got on stage with ‪@robertglasper at the house of blues & kicked some raps over a classic Dilla beat, need I say more! ‪#Amazing"J. Dilla plus Robert Glasper plus Stalley: equals one soulful medley. The MMG rapper recounts a night where the sweet sounds of jazz married the heart of hip hop at the House of Blues. #Epic(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Stalley Back - A year after the release of Honest Cowboy, Stalley drops a video for "Feel the Bass." The soothing beat sets the mood for this chill visual, which shows the Ohio rapper cruising down the blurry streets in a Chevy SS en route to pick up his girl.  (Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

TDE Takes Over Made In America Festival - Jay Z's Made In America Festival is back and better than ever, celebrating it's third year in Philly and inaugural year in Los Angeles with Kendrick Lamar set to perform during Day 1 of the West Coast festival. TDE is leaving a stamp on hip hop, considering every artist in the camp are scheduled to perform (ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, SZA).  (Photos from Left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

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TDE Takes Over Made In America Festival - Jay Z's Made In America Festival is back and better than ever, celebrating it's third year in Philly and inaugural year in Los Angeles with Kendrick Lamar set to perform during Day 1 of the West Coast festival. TDE is leaving a stamp on hip hop, considering every artist in the camp are scheduled to perform (ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, SZA).  (Photos from Left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Coachella)

Bas Travels The World in New Video - Dreamville artist Bas released visuals for "Charles De Gaulle To JFK" off his debut album Last Winter. The video showcases Bas in front of various tourist destinations across the world, and throughout, you can see flashbacks between Bas and his lady friend showing the simple sides of happiness and love.  (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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Bas Travels The World in New Video - Dreamville artist Bas released visuals for "Charles De Gaulle To JFK" off his debut album Last Winter. The video showcases Bas in front of various tourist destinations across the world, and throughout, you can see flashbacks between Bas and his lady friend showing the simple sides of happiness and love.  (Photo: Johnny Louis/WENN.com)

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Michelle Obama and Janelle Monáe on Music Education - The electrifying Janelle Monáe performed at the Grammy Museum's Inaugural Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon. The First Lady Michelle Obama was the keynote speaker and expressed her feeling on the relevance of arts education. Besides performing, Ms. Monáe was honored for mentoring the youth.   (Photos from Left: Skip Bolen/Getty Images for COVERGIRL, Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Michelle Obama and Janelle Monáe on Music Education - The electrifying Janelle Monáe performed at the Grammy Museum's Inaugural Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon. The First Lady Michelle Obama was the keynote speaker and expressed her feeling on the relevance of arts education. Besides performing, Ms. Monáe was honored for mentoring the youth.  (Photos from Left: Skip Bolen/Getty Images for COVERGIRL, Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Emeli Sandé Co-Wrote One Direction's Next Hit - Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, and Zayn Malik have come together and written what could be One Direction's next big hit. Naughty Boy and Emeli are not strangers, seeing that they wrote the majority of the songs on her debut album Our Version Of Events together. With the track record that Naughty Boy, Emeli and One Direction have, we think the new song will be a multiplatinum hit. (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

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Emeli Sandé Co-Wrote One Direction's Next Hit - Naughty Boy, Emeli Sandé, and Zayn Malik have come together and written what could be One Direction's next big hit. Naughty Boy and Emeli are not strangers, seeing that they wrote the majority of the songs on her debut album Our Version Of Events together. With the track record that Naughty Boy, Emeli and One Direction have, we think the new song will be a multiplatinum hit. (Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Vic Mensa Gets Trippy in "Feel That" - Vic Mensa is becoming a leader in visual content. With the release of his new video "Feel That" he takes his fans on a trippy ride through L.A. in his dream world.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Vic Mensa Gets Trippy in "Feel That" - Vic Mensa is becoming a leader in visual content. With the release of his new video "Feel That" he takes his fans on a trippy ride through L.A. in his dream world.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Stellar Performance - Estelle sings her heart out during a private concert presented by Pandora empowered by Pine-Sol at Grand Central Miami.(Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Pandora)

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Estelle Conquers - After a long hiatus, UK singer Estelle just dropped her new single, "Conqueror." Her highly anticipated third American release, True Romance is expected to come out on November 4th.(Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Pandora)

Lecrae Anamoly Tracklist & Tour Dates - Lecrae has released the tracklist to his upcoming album Anamoly and future tour dates. The Christian rapper's seventh album wiil consist of 15 songs and a few features that are being kept under wraps for the time being. The U.S. tour kicks off on October 3 and will conclude on November 21, 2014.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Lecrae Anamoly Tracklist & Tour Dates - Lecrae has released the tracklist to his upcoming album Anamoly and future tour dates. The Christian rapper's seventh album wiil consist of 15 songs and a few features that are being kept under wraps for the time being. The U.S. tour kicks off on October 3 and will conclude on November 21, 2014.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Dedicated to A Dollar & A Dream - Yesterday (7/15), J. Cole  brought the Dollar & A Dream Tour to NYC's Highline Ballroom and delivered two amazing back-to-back shows. Despite a serious thunderstorm and flood warning, Cole fans stuck around and on long lines to see the Roc Nation rapper take the stage.(Photo: Dino Perrucci)

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Dedicated to A Dollar & A Dream - Yesterday (7/15), J. Cole  brought the Dollar & A Dream Tour to NYC's Highline Ballroom and delivered two amazing back-to-back shows. Despite a serious thunderstorm and flood warning, Cole fans stuck around and on long lines to see the Roc Nation rapper take the stage.(Photo: Dino Perrucci)

Eric Bellinger Teams Up With French Montana - Eric Bellinger is back again with the fourth remix of his hit "I Don't Want Her." This time around, the single features the enthusiastic, hit-making New York City rapper French Montana. The previous remixes have featured Ma$e, Trey Songz, and Jermiane Dupri.(Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images, Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Eric Bellinger Teams Up With French Montana - Eric Bellinger is back again with the fourth remix of his hit "I Don't Want Her." This time around, the single features the enthusiastic, hit-making New York City rapper French Montana. The previous remixes have featured Ma$e, Trey Songz, and Jermiane Dupri.(Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images, Kevin Mazur/BET/Getty Images for BET)

"Hunnid Stax" Featuring ScHoolboy Q - ScHoolBoy Q joins Ab-Soul on this track, and both indulge in an exposé about the power of their dollars. "Who gettin' that dough," Ab asks. "Who gettin' that cake? Who gettin' that bread? Put a ticket on your head if you can't relate."(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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Ab-Soul ft. ScHoolboy Q 'Hunnid Stax' Video - Ab-Soul dropped visuals for his single "Hunnid Stax," off of his latest album, These Days.... The video features ScHoolboy Q, Mac Miller and too many women to count.(Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images) 

For the Ladies - Vic Mensa gives the microphone a dip during his performance at the SoundCTRL 5th annual FlashFWD awards at Irving Plaza in New York City. (Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for SoundCTRL/Flash FWD)

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Vic Mensa Performs "Grand Prix" - Chicago musician Vic Mensa performed overseas at the Openair Frauenfeld and unleashed new, unreleased track "Grand Prix." Vic gets experimental with this song and now fans are completely curious what his project entails.(Photo: Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for SoundCTRL/Flash FWD) 

Big Sean, @BigSean - Tweet: "Love to my brother Drake for bringing me out in my city."While Top Dawg and Punch were busy dry-dragging Drake, D-Town representative Big Sean thanks the Canadian cannon for bringing him out to perform "All Me" during the rapper/singer's tour stop in Detroit Tuesday night. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Trevor Project)

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Studio Time With Big Sean - We got a glimpse into Big Sean's life through the Coors Light Axis series. In episode three, we're introduced to Big Sean's at-home studio and he lets us know his process for creating songs. Sean has been getting into production after being inspired by his mentor, Kanye West.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Trevor Project) 

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Macklemore's Hidden Talent - Macklemore got ready for his biggest concert (37,000 in attendance) at Dublin's Marlay Park by spray painting. His graffitti piece, which he posted on Instagram, showcases some serious skills. The piece seems to be inspired by Picasso.(Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for American Express) 

Astro Collabs With Ransom - Ransom has released new track "Around the World" featuring Brooklyn MC Astro. Although Astro is young, he holds his own and showcases his lyrical skills on this record.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

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Astro Collabs With Ransom - Ransom has released new track "Around the World" featuring Brooklyn MC Astro. Although Astro is young, he holds his own and showcases his lyrical skills on this record.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

Marsha Ambrosius' Upcoming Tour Is Legendary - Marsha Ambrosius is going on tour with R&B singer John Legend from July 22nd-August 9th. Her upcoming album, Lovers & Friends drops today (7/15) and after her stint on tour with Legend, she'll hit the road solo to promote and perform to support this album.(Photos from Left: Valerie Macon/Getty Images, Mario Anzuoni/Landov)

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Marsha Ambrosius' Upcoming Tour Is Legendary - Marsha Ambrosius is going on tour with R&B singer John Legend from July 22nd-August 9th. Her upcoming album, Lovers & Friends drops today (7/15) and after her stint on tour with Legend, she'll hit the road solo to promote and perform to support this album.(Photos from Left: Valerie Macon/Getty Images, Mario Anzuoni/Landov)

Joey Bada$, @joeyBADA-- - Tweet: "No matter where u are in the world right now I ask kindly, at some point today light one up for our fallen soulja Capital STEEZ. Peace"In celebration of what would've been the 21st birthday of his lablemate/friend Capital Steez (the Pro Era co-founder who tragically committed suicide on Christmas Eve 2012), Joey requests all fans and followers to show their support by blazing up the sky. #RIPSteez(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Joey Bada$ Stars In No Regrets - Joey Bada$ is starring in a new short film, No Regrets, produced by Green Label and Rik Cordero. The trailer showcases a futuristic society in which an older Joey Bada$ considers what his life would be like if he pursued a music career.(Photo: John Ricard / BET)

Life Music 2? - Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is currently writing and recording his new album which is set to release in 2015. The unconfirmed title of the project is, Life Music 2, a sequel to his 2012 album, Life Music.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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Life Music 2? - Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is currently writing and recording his new album which is set to release in 2015. The unconfirmed title of the project is, Life Music 2, a sequel to his 2012 album, Life Music.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images)

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J. Cole Surprises at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival - This year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival was nothing short of amazing. The lineup consisted of Raekwon, Jay Electronica, and CJ Fly of Pro Era. Jay Electronica surprised the crowd by bringing out J. Cole and Talib Kweli to perform their hit "Just Begun." But the real shocker for fans happened when Jay Z took the stage alongside of Electronica to perform in the borough that raised him before taking a trip over to Jersey for the second night of the On the Run Tour with his wife, Beyoncé.(Photos from Left: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for BET, Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Free The Children)

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J. Cole Surprises at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival - This year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival was nothing short of amazing. The lineup consisted of Raekwon, Jay Electronica, and CJ Fly of Pro Era. Jay Electronica surprised the crowd by bringing out J. Cole and Talib Kweli to perform their hit "Just Begun." But the real shocker for fans happened when Jay Z took the stage alongside of Electronica to perform in the borough that raised him before taking a trip over to Jersey for the second night of the On the Run Tour with his wife, Beyoncé.(Photos from Left: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for BET, Steve Jennings/Getty Images for Free The Children)

All Eyes on Me - While he has firmly established himself in music, Wilds, a former star of the HBO hit series The Wire, often likes to pay homage to the ultimate double threat hip hop entertainer, Tupac. After the young singer performed to Pac's "California Love" he talked to BET.com about the personal highs of acting and music. "Performing music is the more instant gratification. With acting, it’s afterwards when people express how they feel about your acting."  (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for BET)

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Mack Wilds Reminisces About the 90210 Days  - Before Mack Wilds began his career as a recording artist, he was an accomplished actor that had starred on The Wire and the revamped version of 90210. A year ago, after five successful seasons, the show ended and as the actor-turned-singer told Reveal.co.uk he was sad about it. Mack said, "I definitely do miss it. It was an amazing show and being on a show like that for five years, you don't just have cast mates, you have family. To be apart from them now is quite strange." (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for BET)