Listen To Young RJ’s Latest Album, ‘World Tour’

As the rightful heir to the positions of J Dilla and Baatin in one of Detroit’s most important Hip-Hop groups Slum Village, rapper/producer YOUNG RJ releases his third full-length solo album ‘World Tour’

While the vast majority of the project’s 11 songs may have been born from complete social isolation and civil unrest between 2020 and 2021, the project’s overall tone is hopeful. That tone is inherent in the album’s title. “I missed being out there with the fans performing”, RJ explains. “It felt right to title [the album ‘World Tour’]”. With songs like ‘Black Is Beautiful’, ‘Freedom’, and ‘Sign Of The Times’, the album captures a common sentiment in the wake of racial injustice; while the upbeat title track opens the album with an optimistic outlook towards the future, and ‘Last Breath’ highlights the sheer will power of an artist to rise above adversity. The contrast reflects RJ’s emotional and mental state through personal dealings at a point in time, and how it all affected his view of the world around him.

Available on all digital streaming platforms via Ne’Astra Music, World Tour features Pete Rock, Boldy James, Blu, Eric Roberson, Mega Ran, Abstract Orchestra, among others, and arrives on the heels of Slum Village’s sold out, 17 date European tour.

Must Listen: World Tour, Black Is Beautiful, Last Breath

Nayla Savannah Returns With Smooth Joint, ‘Porch’

It’s a hell of a while since NAYLA SAVANNAH has graced this blog with her 2020 single, ‘Rollin’ and 2019 mixtape ‘Bixby Beach’. Fast forward to today, the California smooth spitter drops a mature sound to her dazy trademark on the brand new single ‘Porch’.

A song about finding peace and power within yourself, Nayla’s new offering captures the free spirit and inspirational lyricism that have earned Nayla Savannah a reputation as one of the most promising young women in modern hip-hop.

‘Porch’ was released on Tuesday (28th June) across various music platforms. Go and have a listen….

Watch LO.’s Video For Single, ‘Disappointment’

Already gaining support from The Creatives, Stevie Street on his R&B Fresh show, and No Signal’s Anna-Marie, self-proclaimed “imperfect R&B” songstress LO. (pronounced Low) delivers her honest first single of 2022 entitled ‘Disappointment’.

With the mellow trap-inspired production coming from 2 x Certified Gold producer RXR Music, the therapeutic track finds LO. divulging details about a toxic past relationship that she once contended with.

Channelling the feelings of disappointment and negativity from past experiences, the North-West Londoner unleashes this magnetising and merciless record accompanied by self-directed visuals. With hopes to spread her inspirational energy by sharing relatable and close-to-home experiences through her music, LO. starts 2022 off with this captivating anthemic release.

Coining her own music as “imperfect R&B” is a reflection of LO.’s bravery and honesty first policy. Her unique non traditional tone, versatile vocals and candid lyrics layered on top of Trap, Latin and Alt beats make for an attention grabbing soundscape.

Have a peep at the video for the single below…

Saba Drops Soulful and Nostalgic Track, ‘Come My Way’ Featuring Krayzie Bone

The acclaimed Chicago rapper-producer and Pivot Gang Co-Founder SABA has teamed up with Cleveland rapper Krayzie Bone of the trailblazing GRAMMY Award-winning hip-hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony for new single ‘Come My Way.’

An ode to nostalgia and Saba growing up in his hometown Chicago, the latest offering is taken from Saba’s highly anticipated third solo album Few Good Things dropping on 4th February “Come My Way”, features Krayzie Bone’s signature flow adding a classic and familiar sound that helps ground the Daoud and daedaePIVOT co-produced track.

Speaking on the collaboration, Saba says: “When I think back on first discovering Bone Thugs-N-Harmony as a child, it immediately stood out to me as unique. I started paying attention and really learning how to rap from listening to them and trying to recite it. It felt honest and completely true to themselves — authentic in a way that doesn’t come around very often and in a way that will be impossible to recreate. Their mix of melody and rhythms that I had never heard is what connected with me in a way that other music just didn’t. It inspired me to be more creative.“

A successful independent artist, Saba has rooted his career in authenticity and musicality that’s made him one of his generation’s most important and unique voices. A major player in the Chicago scene who’s enviable career has seen him collaborate with and produce for the likes of Chance The Rapper, Noname, Mick Jenkins and more.

Following his first foray into making music at the age of 8 in his early adolescence, he built a recording studio in his Grandmother’s basement on the Westside of Chicago where he and a group of neighbourhood friends formed Pivot Gang. They began taking trains across the city to join creative youth organisations and perform at open mics.

Coming from a deeply musical family, Saba was influenced by his father, a Chicago R&B artist named Chandlar, at a young age who would bring him to the studio with him to record sounds of soul, R&B and jazz. All experiences that developed his sonic palette, sharpened his writing and performance skills and led him to be self-taught on a variety of musical instruments – an innate talent and musicality that has led to support from Pitchfork (8.7 Best New Music), NPR (#1 Hip-Hop Album of the Year for CARE FOR ME), Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Fader, FACT, Complex and more.

With new music on his slate for 2022, Saba is prepared to continue pushing musical boundaries on his climb to rap’s upper echelon.

‘Come My Way’ is available to stream now across all digital platforms via The Orchard. Have a listen below…

Watch Spinall’s Video For ‘Cloud 9’ Featuring Adekunle Gold

Bringing one of the most explosive and infectious collaborations of 2021, the award winning DJ, producer and songwriter SPINALL recently teamed up with the Afropop sensation Adekunle Gold for the single ‘CLOUD9’ – and now kicks-off 2022 in spectacular style with its brand-new visuals.

Directed by Dammy Twitch and shot in Lagos, Nigeria, the eye-catching music video sees the international Afropop superstars and style icons bringing the party vibes in the must-see clip. Produced and co-written by Spinall – making use of his own signature fusion of energetic Afropop sounds mixed with elements of Hi-Life, Hip-Hop and R&B, which have cemented his position as one of the most crucial figures of the vibrant Afrobeats scene – and featuring Adekunle Gold’s smooth, mesmerising vocals and hypnotising melodies, ‘CLOUD9’ has all the addictive, tropical energy to take us through to the summer months.

Causing major waves throughout last year with his fifth studio album ‘Grace’ which spawned hit singles such as the song of the summer ‘Sere’ ft Fireboy DML along with its remix ft 6lack . Spinall continues to push the thriving scene forward to the world. With the exciting release of his new single ‘CLOUD9’, Spinall is set to continue making his mark as one of music’s brightest stars into 2022 and far beyond!

Check out the video for the vibrantly cool single below…