Dutch singer ,songwriter and producer, ROMY DYA has revealed the official video for ‘Use U’ with K1D, directed by Djodjo Pongo and shot by Cherry Visuals.
Lifted from her debut LP, I FKN LOVE MYSELF, ‘Use U’ is about giving off low vibrations and filling up that emptiness you feel inside post break-up; dating or having a one-night-stand when you still have to work on yourself. Together with Belgian-based rapper K1D, Romy also shows the male perspective.
‘I FKN LOVE MYSELF’ is a memoir of the trials and tribulations that she has faced throughout her life and a reminder to love herself unconditionally. Combining R&B, Soul, Jazz and Pop, Romy has already been working hard behind the scenes, with cuts on records from Ghostface Killah to Martin Garrix.
The latest focus track follows on from singles ‘She’, ‘Thank You’, ‘Unspoken’, ‘RomCom’ & ‘What Is Love’. Check out the official video for ‘Use u’ below…
Before closing the door to his The Room EP, Edmonton hip-hop artist K-RIZ unveiled a new video for the potently blended jazz-rap track, ‘A Place Where Love Is.’ Elevated by the swinging coos of Calgary soul singer Yolanda Sargeant (of Sargeant X Comrade), the song is a declaration for choosing to love in a time of fear.
The video stars K-Riz, Yolanda Sargeant and fellow Alberta rapper Lyrique, and serves as a hopeful antidote to the bleakness of the past year. Filmed from Calgary’s Sunnyside neighbourhood and the city’s iconic Peace Bridge, the black and white video is punctuated by meaningful symbols. “Imagine life where colour doesn’t matter/Imagine peace where murder doesn’t happen…Under God’s blue sky, we all bleed the same you and I,” K-Riz spits, illuminating the possibility of a better world.
“This is the message that I wanted to close The Room out on,” said K-Riz. “I think this is a message that people need to hear right now—and over and over again. It’s time for people to open their hearts to peace and love.”
The Room EP was written by K-Riz while recovering from injuries sustained in a June 2020 car accident. The title signifies the room in which the album was conceived and the mental space and time he was given to reflect and create. The five-track collection is laced with smooth R&B grooves, jazz flourishes, lyrical atonements, and a near-death clarity, tracing the wrongs of past relationships (‘What a Shame’), faith (‘God First’), and a profound sense of gratitude for life (“A Place Where Love Is” feat. Yolanda Sargeant).
In the time since the EP’s release, K-Riz has been hailed by Complex for “quietly establishing himself as one of Alberta’s deftest lyricists; was named as a Black Canadian artist you need to know by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe of CBC’s The Block; and was listed among the Canadian artists you need to hear by Exclaim in January of 2021. The EP follows his debut full-length album, Fresh Air (2016), which garnered the rapper a spot on Hip Hop Canada’s list of the Top 40 Canadian Hip Hop MCs.
The Room EP is now available on all streaming platforms. You can also look for K-Riz’s sophomore full-length, Peace & Love, set for release this summer. For now, check out the video for ‘Where Love Is’…
Hailing from South London, CHERYLL has dropped alluringly striking visuals for her playful R&B throwback single, ‘Fess Up.’ The single is taken from her debut EP, ‘Transition’, a honest project, where she focuses on previous and current relationships.
The single is considered by the soul songstress as their most personal work to date as she completely opens up about her experiences when it comes to the game of love. Possessing the vibes of Beyonce and Destiny’s Child, ‘Fess Up’ sees Cheryll taunting a love interest into coming clean to her.
The talented R&B contender is set to release a string of singles throughout this year…so expect some more beautifully raw material from Cheryll… but for now, check out the official video for ‘Fess Up’ below, shot and edited by videography duo Tory and Joloff.
Drumming up over a 100,000 views on YouTube from videos to singles ‘Smoke’ and ‘Mars,’ which also earned him over 40,000 streams on Spotify, upcoming rapper HARVY GREEN circles back to drop his 5th single titled ‘Empire’ + music video.
Keeping in line with his already released tracks, the 24-year-old delivers his bars as the heavy autotune trap style draws comparisons to Young Adz. The young rapper fuses his hip-hop influences into his raw, rhythmic and intriguing vibe to his music. On his new single, harvy green brings dark instrumentals to the table and blends them with smooth melodic flows, strongly resounding to the likes of Travis Scott, Gunna and Young Thug. The British rapper with Indian ethnicity caught the attention of American YouTuber Brandon Rashad to his 620K subscribers, after which harvy’s listeners have continued to rise.
Keep your eyes peeled on this fiery spitter as he plans to drop an album later this year…but for now, check out the official video for ‘Empire’ below…
Gearing up for the release of her much anticipated debut EP, ‘Just Called To Say’, due out later this year, Texas R&B singer and songwriter, DEE GATTI, has delivered a trippy video for the EPs’ lead single ‘Clear My Mind’ available now across all digital streaming platforms via The Orchard.
The Luan Philms directed video finds the fast rising artist singing assuredly about moving on from an ex lover.
Proclaimed an “Artist to Watch” by Ebro Darden of Beats1 Radio, Gatti’s ‘Clear My Mind’ follows her September 2020 single ‘Caught Up,’ and prior single ‘Chances,’ which prompted outlets like UPROXX, EARMILK, and R&B Radar to take notice. Previously, she’s worked with Jacquees, Phora, Brian Michael Cox, Los Hendrix, Sonic Major, and been co-signed by GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter and producer Nija Charles.
Why not check out the video for ‘Clear My Mind’ below… co-written with Fabio Pacheco and Devyn Moore and co-produced by Nick Lamb, Aniruddha Baishnab, and co-writer Pacheco.
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