The album art included 10 planets that corresponded to each of the 10 tracks. That project, which blends together elements of hip-hop, pop, and R&B in a cathartic exploration of trauma, also utilized unique marketing strategies. We just fought threw it.”īodhi released her debut album Mad World, which she says was crucial to her “releasing her toxins,” in October. 2021 came around, and we’re going up even more. How do we fight through this pandemic as an artist.’ That’s when we started going up. My manager and I started to wrap our heads around it, like ‘This is the reality. This was supposed to be my year… I’m not going to lie. Then everything else started to get canceled. This is about to be my breaking point.’ And then, all of a sudden, the show got canceled because of the pandemic. “My manager had set me up with a show opening up for Coldplay. “I had so many plans for 2020,” Bodhi says, sighing. When we put the idea of a Black Panther collaboration out to Bodhi, Kaash and Bobby, their response was resoundingly enthusiastic, and the whole thing felt natural,” he says. General manager and executive vice president Rich Isaacson tells Rolling Stone that its partnership consultant Jonathan Rheingold - who had previously run the custom solutions group at Marvel - first brought the concept to his contacts at Marvel. While Def Jam is always looking for innovative ways to amplify its artists voices, according to the label, it has been particularly hungry for new storytelling platforms amid the pandemic.
Other acts who have historically jumped into the comic medium include KISS, The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, and Wu-Tang Clan, but Def Jam appears to be the first label to link multiple musicians up with a major comic book company.
Exact dates are not yet available for the latter two, but more information will come in a matter of weeks.
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And Paige’s “tale about Wakandan princess Shuri and the power of knowledge” is part of the series finale in April. Sessions’ work, revolving around main character Black Panther, will appear in the 24th issue, which is slated for March. That Bodhi-assisted 23rd issue arrives in comic shops on February 24th. Yeah, we'd buy it.ĭef Jam: Rapstar was released in 2010, but it was a actual rapping game which required a microphone.Īnyway, if you are a fan of the series, keep an eye on the Def Jam Recordings Twitter account.Bodhi, who created an “emotional story grounded in tragedy and acceptance” for the character Storm, is first up. Imagine a fight between Kanye West and Justin Bieber. The current list of artists signed with the label isn't comprised of just rappers, though. Like previous entries, such as 2004's Def Jam: Fight for NY, it featured rap stars beating the shit out of each other. The last core game in the fighting series was 2007's Def Jam: Icon. Obviously, we're not 100% on that, it's just a possibility. Manage cookie settingsįans of the series are in a tizzy over the tweets, which seem to point toward a new Def Jam: Fight game in the works. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Alex about had a heart attack last night when he saw the tweet. Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and Chicago were the choices. Yesterday, the official Def Jam Twitter account asked folks which location they would prefer for a new Def Jam: Fight should one come to pass. The previous Def Jam tease asked Twitter users who they'd like to see on the cover of Def Jam: Vendetta should it make a "comeback." Def Jam has been teasing a possible new entry in the series, and the latest is a hypothetical question regarding a location.