Chart-topping rapper, RICH HOMIE QUAN has premiered the official video for latest track, ‘Risk Takers’ via YouTube yesterday (21st September). The song is the second single off his forthcoming project, Family & Mula, due out on October 4th 2022 – the same day as Quan’s birthday.
The video, directed by MarCell JB and Darrien G, depicts Quan hanging out with friends, eating well, flossing, and accumulating more and more money. On the surface, it appears to be a day in the life of Rich Homie Quan, but interspersed with footage of him playing dice, the message rings loud and clear. Rich Homie Quan lives the life he dreamed of because he gambled on himself and won.
The inspirational track recaps the resilience and resoluteness it took for Quan to triumph over his many adversities and to get to where he is now-successful and ready to release more music. Check out the video below…
Nigerian singer-songwriter, rapper and producer OLOYE COLDMAN has unveiled the official music video for track, ‘Sókè’, a smooth R&B-inspired jam, that encourages all of us to keep our head up high when things are bleak.
‘Sókè’ features follow Nigerian rapper Louris Love. Check it out below…
Introducing Toronto-based alternative rap newcomer DICHOTOMI with their brand new single titled ‘STF 17’. The soulful and infectious lo-fi rap track comes just in time to take over our summer playlists, and is the lead single for dichotomi’s upcoming debut EP that is set for release later this year. ‘STF 17’ is the anticipated follow-up to last year’s fan-favourite ‘plush’, which was a massive radio hit with the likes of CBC Music in Toronto, and Wave Of The Bay in Florida, to mention a few.
Produced by fellow Toronto musician Frizzy Astro, ‘STF 17’ is a catchy melodic rap offering, which sees dichotomi – who wrote the song when they were sick during the pandemic and couldn’t be outside – in a very hopeful mood, as they imagine better times and fantasize about being able to enjoy summertime in Toronto once again. Over lush synth keys and sparse lo-fi instrumentation, dichotomi showcases their infectious flow, clever lyricism, and carefree energy, to great effect.
Speaking about the inspiration behind ‘STF 17’, dichotomi says, “It was the first pandemic winter, and I was really sick… I couldn’t go outside because the weather, and I had no energy or motivation to make life inside more enjoyable because of the mental and physical effects of the pandemic. At a real low point, I started fantasizing about summers in Toronto and told myself that ‘everything will be better in the summer’ – as soon as I said it aloud, I felt compelled to write a song on that theme.
The track quickly took a political lean as I began to ruminate on the social, political, and economic forces that forced me into such a fragile position in the first place. ‘STF 17’ is most definitely a critique of our capitalist society, but with the added goal of offering some levity — allowing us to hope for a more equitable future. Be critical, be angry, be sad, but don’t let the state of this world keep you from turning your face to the sun every chance you get, and tirelessly seek the tiniest moments of joy”.
Highly recommended if you like the sounds of Noname, Tierra Whack or Chance The Rapper, dichotomi is for listeners that like to discover new things every time you listen to a track – they are for fans of lyricism, authenticity and exploring new sounds. Born in Florida and now living in Toronto, dichotomi burst onto the scene in 2019 with resounding music, led by good vibes and wholesome themes that are intended to inspire hope and validate their listeners.
‘STF 17’ was released yesterday across various download/streaming sites. Check out their official animated music video below…
In celebration on Black History Month, back in February, singer/actor KEITH ROBINSON kicked off the historic month celebrating what it is to have “that” Black Boy Joy with his powerful co-written single,’Black Boy Joy’,
“This is my ode of encouragement to every black and brown king with dreams and aspirations and reminding them that they can reach and achieve every dream possible,” mentions Keith. “I want us to continue to be uplifted by one another,”.
Check out the official video for ‘Black Boy Joy’ below…
Just as I was getting use to him spinning out some slamming clubfillers as heard in previous tracks, ‘oMoo’ and ‘Oya Naw’, multi award winning music artist, songwriter and record producer Oloye Peter Oluwamayowa – aka OLOYE COLDMAN – changes up the game completely and presents a blissfully smooth soulful R&B effort titled ‘Sókè’.
Coming from a phase where everything looked very unrealistic, through pain, struggle, setbacks and torment, ‘Sókè’ is an inspirational song that gives a positive vibe about not relenting and accepting the fact that God’s elevation cannot be touched.
Personally, I think this is one of his best work to date. Have a listen to this beauty below…
