NEW LEASE MUSIC long-time staple GENA PERALA makes a return with video for the cover of Miley Cyrus’ hit ‘We Can’t Stop’.
Renowned for covering original material which often touches on topics of heartbreak, failure and the difficulties we face in this life, the Canadian singer/songwriter will be releasing a string of cover pop song this year, as a way of paying homage to the genre that she loves so much.
So have a listen to Gena’s first installment of pop covers below…
Following the release of his all-star underground hip-hop debut album, ‘Son On A Sunday’ earlier this year, New York’s SON OF TONY drops some heavy visuals for leading track, ‘Energy’ and also ‘Energy B Side’.
Met with raving reviews from the likes of Underground Hip-Hop, ‘Son on a Sunday’ features fellow New York’s underground hip-hop heavyweights, Micky Factz, Skyzoo, Tish Hyman and Ren Thomas.
Check out the razor-sharp production below, as it is sure to top-up the hype of the album.
To read NLM’s review on ‘Son on a Sunday’ head right here.
R&B/Soul sensations, THE HAMILTONES kick off US Black History Month with a plea for humanity in the official music video for ‘My Life Matters’.
‘My Life Matters’ is from the Grammy-nominated trio’s powerful new album’1964′, which was released on the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ‘I Have A Dream’ speech at the March on Washington, and the 65th anniversary of the high-profile death of Emmett Till. With a recording from Congressman John Lewis, ‘1964’ serves as a timely tribute to the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., while providing a moving soundtrack to the current global movement for racial justice and equality.
Check out the reflective video below, Directed by The Last American B-Boy.
After a lengthy spell away from the blog, QUINCY makes a rather bold return with an epic official video for his single, ‘Enough About Me’.
Trust me, this one’s is truly EPIC…so press play on that bad boy production below…
Lifted from her most recent EP ‘For The Uninformed’, rapper NICKI KNIGHTZ‘s visuals for 1964 (Howlett Drive) tells the tale of Nicki’s mother, a woman from Norwich who, after falling pregnant, found herself living in deepest Hackney.
The Saul Ali-directed video juxtaposes scenes of Nicki recording the track, and having to recall them visiting Norwich, with its canals and parks, a simpler life where survival is not so hard to maintain. She then smacks back to the grim reality of how her mother lost her financial independence and became despondent on the block.
Check it out below…
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