Month: August 2023

Song of the Day: The World All Around Me – Yona Marie

The World All Around Me’ is a highly passionate love song by US soul songstress YONA MARIE that encapsulates the exhilarating experience of discovering true love.

The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a deep and undeniable connection between two souls. The chorus highlights the profound impact of their love, causing the world to fade away while igniting an intense burning desire.

The song expresses gratitude for finding a soulmate, conveying a sense of grace and blessings from God himself. Yona Marie pledges eternal love, vowing to remain by her partner’s side, keeping him happy and easing the stress of life. ‘The World All Around Me’ serves as a heartfelt tribute to the transformative and powerful nature of love’s embrace. Have a listen to the divine single below…

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Watch Statik Selektah’s Video For Track, ‘The New Joe’ Ft. NEMS

STATIK SELEKTAH continues his red-hot momentum with a new visual for ‘The New Joe’ featuring NEMS off of his latest album, Round Trip. Directed by Frankie Fire, the video finds Statik and NEMS posted on the block while the ‘Bing Bong’ rapper affirms his status as the new Joey Crack (Fat Joe) of rap.

With hip hop turning 50 this year, Statik’s tenth studio album proves that the genre is alive and well. Round Trip, released in June via Mass Appeal, is a 20-song collab project with legendary acts, promising prospects, and up-and-coming artists who are pushing the culture forward on their own terms. Upon its release, the album racked up press praise from the likes of XXL, HipHopDX, The FADER, AllHipHop, Okayplayer, BET, and more.

Round Trip is a continuation of the boom-bap production style that made the mixtape maverick-turned-media-personality into a cultural mainstay. It’s the follow up to his collaborative project with Kota the Friend, To See a Sunset (Deluxe), and the relevance of the album is all too clear. When you begin to draw parallels between his popular releases of the early 2000s and the current state of his catalog in today’s market, you’ll see that Statik is very selektive about who he works with – and rightfully so.

Check out the video for ‘The New Joe’ below…

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Downtown Kayoto’s EP ‘Learning in public’ Goes On An Eventful Journey of Hip-Hop, Grime R&B, UK Garage & Indie Rock

DOWNTOWN KAYOTO, the project of Zimbabwe born, Hull UK based musician Chiko Chinyadza, has released his new EP ‘Learning in public’. Working with New York based producers Frankie Scoca (Dreamer Isioma, Nina Cobham) and Jack Laboz (María Isabel, Alice Longyu Gao) on its creation, the EP brazenly oscillates between bouncing house, trap and UK grime, dynamic indie-rock-flavoured hip-hop and agile UK-garage tinged R&B.

A voyage of self discovery and ultimately a project fuelled by the act of taking risks, across the six tracks on ‘Learning in public’, Chinyadza explores his own artistry and feelings of futility and listlessness on “Lite”, self improvement and personal growth on “Changed it” and “Run from you”, and examines his own relationships on “In2you” and “Poison”, with the latter going deeper into themes of self pity, accountability and empathy within those relationships. Check it out below…

Must Listens: Lite, Poison

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Rapper Mike Body Returns With Video For Latest Track, ‘Reach 4 The Stars’

After claiming the Blog’s Music Video of the Week title with visuals for ‘Get Up Dad’ on US Father’s’ Day, MIKE BODY bounces right back with another visual for infectious track, ‘Reach 4 The Stars’. Check it out below…

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Song of the Day: Listen – Li Scott

Hailing from New Jersey, LI SCOTT set her sights on big city dreams as she embarked on her musical journey through the high and lows of the entertainment world from the tender age of five. Li learned resiliency early in her career as she graced the stages of America’s Got Talent Kids, the world-famous Apollo Theatre, and advanced through several rounds on TV’s the X-factor. Ms. Scott is a consummate performer and no stranger to the industry.

Considered a true style maven and vocal chameleon, Li draws her musical perspectives from a place of personal triumphs and failures with an honest, relatable, and controversial flair. The true essence of a free spirit, she effortlessly showcases her talents as a singer and rapper at times with her salacious wit and infectious personality.

While Li’s music does not easily fit into one genre, her crossover appeal is undeniable. Contemporary R&B with a global vibe, her forthcoming album fuses 90’s R&B, reggae, Afrobeats, and Hip-Hop.

Her latest single ‘Listen’, showcases Li’s depth as a writer and takes us on a vulnerable journey of lust and unattainable love. Have a listen below…

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