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Song of the Day: Anyway – Tevan (ft. JoJo HD)

Introducing himself in the music world alongside top YouTuber ‘JoJo’,TEVAN drops his freshly coined ‘desi-swing’ sounds for Your listening pleasure…

To give you the low-down, TEVAN was born to Sri-Lankan parents some 21 years ago, and was raised in Croydon. The young star relocated to Bulgaria to go to University where he met a girl and fell in love but things took a turn for the worst when her family were unaccepting of the relationship. Fast forward to 2019 and the result of TEVAN’s influences and affairs of the heart have been wrapped up and captured in this snappy debut number from the man himself.

Hugely proud of his both his Sri Lankan heritage and his Croydon roots, the upriser has collaborated with a bunch of awesome music peeps to bring ‘Anyway’ to life. Working with Hot Money Studios, the production is a hip-swaying mix of afro-swing whilst paying homage to his own heritage via the Indian tabla within the beat. YouTuber ‘JoJo’, who has also recently debuted his musical talents with his release of ‘My Queen’ on GRM Daily and hit almost one million views, joins the squad with an impressive feature verse. Finally, to put the icing on the cake and bring the all of the elements to life with the crispest and clearest of masters, the one and only Chris Athens, who has leant his ear and touch to everyone from Drake and Rick Ross to Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy, Usher, N.E.R.D. and Erykah Badu.

With the video premiering exclusively via GRM Daily and the track available on DSP’s now, TEVAN submits a serious case for his debut with ‘Anyway’.

Check it out below:

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Song of the Day: Whole of Me – Natalie Shay

Deemed as one of London’s hottest emerging artists, NATALIE SHAY graces her appearance for the first time with her breathtakingly stunning single entitled ‘Whole of Me’.

With melancholy melodies and raw, heart-tugging lyrics, ‘Whole of Me’ is about coming to the realisation that a relationship isn’t what you thought it was, despite still having strong feelings.

Shay has found success with her single ‘This Feeling’ reaching an impressive number four in the iTunes singer/songwriter charts as well as her most recent single ‘Yesterday’ being placed in Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in nine countries. The North London songstress recently had the privilege of performing at the world renown Royal Albert Hall, as well as being the featured artist for BBC Radio London.

With an ever-dedicated fanbase and growing media attention, NATALIE SHAY is set for an exciting 2019…Have a listen to ‘Whole of Me’ below:

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Song of the Day: 7pm in Brixton – Political Peak

South London rapper, POLITICAL PEAK had an exciting 2018 after the success of previous single ‘One Step’,  which racked up close to 100,000 streams on Spotify. Making his return for 2019 with track ‘7PM In Brixton’, POLITICAL PEAK is preparing to set pace this year.

Reflecting on his upbringing in Brixton and journey through life ‘7PM in Brixton’ is a raw and honest offering. Peak has expertly crafted some gripping lyrics which have been executed with his trademark flow, riding the beat effortlessly.

With the track possessing lyrical content of this style and bars that take you on a journey, it was vital that the visuals followed suit. Enlisting the help of gifted videographer, Paul Whisper the visuals blend cold shots of Brixton today with retro footage from Peak’s early days.

Check it out below:

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Song of the Day: Motive – Billions x Ayo Beats

Putting in the work on the underground circuit, BILLIONS CFL is the latest rapper to hit the radar with tens of thousands of Instagram followers, hundreds of thousands of streams and hundreds of thousands of YouTube views in tow.

Establishing an impressive following through his luxurious rap and videos, singles such as ‘Make it Home’ have racked up over ¼ million views on Link Up TV, whilst his ‘10 Toes’ freestyle has almost 200k views on GRM Daily. Now teaming up with super-producer Ayo Beatz for a second time, he drops the latest from his arsenal in the form of ‘Motive’.

Barring it out over an afro-trap beat, the bouncy number takes its trap influence from Billions American counterparts and dips the lyricism in London lingo. Continuing to document his exuberant lifestyle, the video is splashed with designer clothes, popping bottles and a line of ladies as BILLIONS and Ayo Beatz work out their latest ‘Motive’.

Check out the video below:

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Song of the Day: Caesar – Frenzy

Hailing from my neck of the woods – Hackney, baby! – FRENZY comes right through with his first single of 2019 entitled ‘Caesar’, taken from upcoming project ‘Heat of The Moment’.

Produced by Eyes, this new track is nothing short of his trademark – combining a multitude of genres to create a unique and dark hip-hop vibe – which underpins the east London rapper’s matter-of-fact lyricism.

The youngster’s catalogue of music, which reflects his life struggles and seeing close ones locked up or killed in his community, has raised eyebrows from major music tastemakers as well as generating loyal support from BBC 1Xtra DJs Jeremiah Asiamah and Robert Bruce.

Hailed as a local celebrity for his charity work and a mentor for his music to young aspiring artists, FRENZY also runs a workshop called Fast Forward which provides free studio time, production and engineering, which this time has resulted in a compilation titled ‘Fast Forward Vol. 1’.

Check out his first drop of the year below:

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