Named Sheffield’s first poet laureate in 2018, OTIS MENSAH steps back with the release of his latest single, ‘Troglodyte Jazz’. Produced by The Intern, ‘Troglodyte Jazz’ is an airy jazz infused lyrically playful track from the critically acclaimed wordsmith himself.
‘Troglodyte Jazz’ is part of the second season of #OtisMensahExists, a creative series blending together surrealist animation and introspective music.
Check out the video for the single below…
After kicking off 2021 with a SoundCloud loosie ‘Strictly For My B’ and the hard hitting rap track ‘The 5 Year Plan’ featuring fellow 1000 Degreez member Wordz, both of which have quickly combined for nearly a million plays in two weeks, award-winning South African rap artist and producer A-REECE is going three-for-three with his infectious new hip-hop single titled ‘Morning Peace’. Along with dropping off his new soulful sing-along bop, the Mzansi rap star is also dropping his upcoming release of his long-awaited mixtape, ‘Today’s Tragedy, Tomorrow’s Memory,’ slated for release on March 26 in partnership with Platoon.
The latest track sees A-Reece taking off that braggadocios exterior that most rap music hide behind, as he offers listeners a refreshingly honest and open perspective on how he approaches conflict in relationships.
Speaking about the inspiration for ‘Morning Peace’, A-Reece says, “‘Morning Peace’ is about how you have your ups and downs in a relationship, and how you can get into a heated argument with your partner at any random time of the day, and it could be in the morning, when you both just woke up, so I speak on how I would rather wake up to making love to my partner, than arguing about something irrelevant. I would rather wake up feeling blessed than depressed – that was basically the whole concept behind ‘Morning Peace’, and as soon as I conceptualised that, I knew that Jay Jody was the perfect person to put on this, because him and I always have conversations about this type of stuff”.
Check out ‘Morning Peace’ below…
Following his recent interview with NEW LEASE MUSIC, Atlanta-based hip-hop upriser, Ryan Lamar Alexander – aka 5TASH – circles right back with the video for his latest and – maybe greatest installment yet – titled ‘BIG 5TASH,’ the lead single off his debut EP ‘I, 5tash Banks’ released earlier this year.
The three-minute aminated production shows the GreenFolk emcee on a hard grind and also living the life of a young G!
Why not check out the video, directed and shot by New Life Visuals (NLV A1) @newlifevisuals.
BOY NASH, one of London’s greatest Hip-Hop MCee’s, has dropped his long-anticipated single ‘Love & Frequencies’. Among the obscure hip-hop/EDM-ish fusion, Nash hopes his die-hard fans grasp the meaning behind the latest offering.
His previously released single, ‘4 singles’ clocked up a massive 20,000 views in under two weeks, attracting attention not only from his hometown but from Chicago, to Los Angeles and New York.
Comparative to some of the rap scenes greats, from Nas to J Cole, Nash has graced the stage with Hip Hop heavyweight Jay Electronica, as well as opening for Teedra Moses, and performing at the Jazz Cafe as well as being noticed by Wretch 32.
Check out Nash’s single, ‘Love & Frequencies’ below…
Stretching from the streets of Nottingham, UK, and having accumulated tens of thousands of fans through viral YouTube channels GRM Daily and Link Up TV, S5 dropped his highly-anticipated single, ‘My Year’ at the beginning of 2021.
Produced by Ran & Nash (Toosii, Lil Keed, NLE Choppa), the upbeat single S5 shares the new lifestyle he has created for himself after years of hard work in the studio.
“This my year, the fans are feeling me, the feeling so strong” is reminiscent of current Top-40 UK charting artists such as D-Block Europe and M Huncho – who identically rose to fame as S5 – through viral videos on GRM Daily and Link Up TV also.
Check out the official video for ‘My Year’ below…
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