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Song of the Day: Power Games – X Revolution

With a consistent back catalogue of high-quality releases, Australian artist X REVOLUTION returns with his brand latest single ‘Power Games’. The hip-hop and rap offering showcases a polished style, format, and dedication to the music scene with X Revolution’s extraordinary productions and excellent wordsmiths.

‘Power Games’ is a seamless blend of hip-hop and rap’s unadulterated energy into his artistic flair. X Revolution demonstrates his compositional skills and shows how his work has an impact in addition to resonance. This song combines his signature lyrics, masterful skills, and hip-hop roots.

X Revolution used the website Tracklib to sample a few older recordings. After that, he combined it with additional ambience and FX using a drum loop sample from an MPC sample bundle he owned. Lyrically, he intended to discuss his personal experiences with power and how he saw it as a child, advising on how to stay away from it and take some time to think things through.

On the track, X Revolution questions, “It’s my struggle with power growing up and how I viewed it; except I am fully aware of it through some form of self-reflection and have decided to own it for myself and not use it over others.”

Accumulating press coverage across the likes of Fame Magazine, PureMzine, Notion, and The Pit Ldn, and support from Spotify playlists, X Revolution has presented himself as an exciting musical talent with a lot of promise for the future. Listen to ‘Power Games’ below…

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Song of the Day: Feel It – POP Buchanan (ft. Planet Asia)

Released via Grand Echelon, ‘Just Feel It,’ is an instant classic boom bap collaboration featuring Brooklyn’s rapper POP BUCHANAN and legendary West Coast artist PLANET ASIA. Produced by the talented ED-APE, this track taps into the profound power of hip-hop, capturing its essence and making listeners feel invincible.

‘Just Feel It’ showcases Planet Asia‘s sonic mastery and dope flows, who passes the lyrical baton to POP Buchanan, giving him the green light to spit fire. This collaboration merges the best of West Coast boom bap with East Coast energy, creating a powerful and dynamic track.

POP Buchanan, a partner of NJ producer Nudgi-Nudge adds ‘Just Feel It’ to their ever-evolving catalog. POP Buchanan goes hard on the song, addressing themes like community empowerment, staying aligned, and personal elevation. Planet Asia delivers his signature lyrical heat, emphasizing freshness, and upgrading sound, style, and bars. Together, they make a compelling contribution to the ever-evolving hip-hop scene.

With over 11 years of sobriety, hip-hop artist, author, and entrepreneur POP Buchanan channels his journey of recovery into his music, podcast, and writing. He is the host of the “Sober is Dope” podcast and the author of the “Sober is Dope” book. As a recording artist, POP Buchanan delivers powerful lyrics that blend personal experiences with broader themes of empowerment and self-improvement. His innovative work extends to the digital art world, where he creates compelling NFTs. POP Buchanan continues to inspire and uplift through his multifaceted artistic endeavors.

Legendary West Coast hip-hop artist, Planet Asia is known for his lyrical prowess and authentic sound. Hailing from Fresno, California, Planet Asia has been a prominent figure in the underground hip-hop scene since the late 1990s. He gained recognition with his debut album How the West Was One and has since released numerous critically acclaimed projects, collaborating with notable artists such as Talib Kweli, Ras Kass, and Evidence. Renowned for his intricate rhymes and smooth delivery, Planet Asia continues to influence and inspire the hip-hop community with his timeless music and undeniable talent

‘Just Feel It’ is out now for your pleasure…listen below…

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Nowaah the Flood’s album, ‘Diluvian’ creates a toe curling experience for true hip-hop heads

NOWAAH THE FLOOD‘s latest solo full-length album, ‘Diluvian’ features one epic lineup of producers, including EL Maryacho, Rob Viktum, Kyo Itachi, Michaelangelo, Futurewave and The Mali Empire.

The army of producers rallied up to put together 12-tracks that seamlessly flow into each other, creating a memersic hip-hop/boombap vibe with the occasional appearance of old soul samples that will no doubt make a toe curling experience.

Nowaah teams up with fellow rapper Headkrack on track, ‘Day Ones’, where the pair rip through the Middle Eastern-esque instrumentation with some blazing hot bars.

Nowaah’s The Flood’s album ‘Diluvian’ is now out for your pleasure. Have a listen below (highly recommended)

Must Listens: Freeze Tag, Make It Clear, Day Ones

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Song of the Day: Outside -IZ

Rapper IZ comes through onto today’s top spot with a monumental, catchy, party single for the Summer ‘Outside’ released on RCA Records.

Following on from single ‘Big Dreams’ at the top of the year which is sitting on over a huge 2 ½ million streams on Spotify alone, IZ has set the pace for his future music.

A party rap track set to hit the clubs and festivals for the Summer, IZ brings the heat with his new scorching sizzler of a track. With a banger of a hook, IZ proves with ‘Outside’ he can bring the more light-hearted tracks whilst keeping his hard bars flowing.

“Outside is about enjoying yourself and in indulging in all the fun and crazy activities that make up a summer holiday. The track is based around the fact that a single lady will have more fun in summer and can do whatever makes her happy and think about herself and herself alone.” – IZ

Produced by Cassell Beats & K Beats, ‘Outside’ is taken from his outstanding debut mixtape, which will include 10 tracks showcasing IZ’s signature style and flow coupled with old skool hip hop beats.

Check out the summer anthem below…

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Mike Body shares lyric video for latest track, ‘More Life’

A regular feature on the NEW LEASE MUSIC charts, christian rapper MIKE BODY brings along a thought-provoking message about today’s rap game via lyric video to his latest track, ‘More Life’.

Sporting an old-school vibe, ‘More Life’ reflects Mike body’s thoughts that hip-hop/rap should be a platform of encouragement and elevation.

‘More Life’ video follows Mike Body’s epic productions for tracks ‘For The Widows’ and ‘Who’s The Greatest’, which claimed the blog’s Music Video of the Week title for two consecutive weeks back in February.

Now here’s your chance to check out ‘More Life’ below…

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