JERU THE DAMAJA is back, claiming the Song of the Day spot on an uplifting note…
Whilst celebrating the fact he’s a proud black man, his latest single ‘Blackness’, also challenge listeners from other communities, to view his many valuable qualities rather than just his ethnicity.
‘Blackness’ is the sixth single from Jeru The Damaja’s album ‘Home Cooking’.
Check out the official music video for the single below…
‘Scarface Mahogany’, the first single from the upcoming collaborative project, ‘Lobster Tales In My Tesla’ features INSUBORDINATE records emcee SCORCESE LORDE JONES waxing poetic reflecting on the glorious highs and chilling lows of the “cocaine 80s lifestyle,” while producer Patchz provides a daunting ‘Vice City’ feel to the track.
Out 21st January on Bandcamp, ‘Lobster Tales in My Tesla’ is a cinematic album created by the duo. Wealth, the glorification of excess, and the realities of the eventual crash are explored in character by Scorcese using his “Lorde Jones” persona. Patchz provides a sample-free soundscape of haunting, paranoid sounds along with triumphant keys to allow Scorcese to dive headfirst into the world of expensive pleasures and broken realities.
Get the first taste of the project below…
Following the success of his last EP, ‘Apparatus’, LO PROFILE is back, kicking off the new year with new single, ‘Till The Morning’.
Over a chilled, piano-led production, the New York wordsmith gives thanks to the big man above for making it through to another day.
‘Til The Morning’ is available now on all major download and streaming sites. Why not check it out below…
Proud Homewood resident and Pittsburgh native INEZ uses music as a tool to navigate her life. Releasing her debut LP, ‘Voicemails and Conversations’ in December 2019, she follows the project with lead single, Clouds’ – accompanied by a dreamy set of visuals.
A late night groove, ‘Clouds’ is filled with soulful vocals and shimmering synth patterns – whisking you away into a smoky paradise. Richly romantic, “‘Clouds’ is about the newness of a potential courtship, where you are both vulnerable yet open to the possibility and bliss of what could be”
Born to two musical parents, INEZ quickly developed an intense love for the artform. Studying at Berklee College of Music, she prides herself in being a musical polymath – singing, producing, arranging, songwriting, drumming and audio engineering. These skills coalesced into LP, ‘Voicemails and Conversations’ – an audio diary of her navigation of love and growth as a Black woman.
Since its release, INEZ has been featured on NPR Weekend Edition, Bandcamp Daily, and most recently headlined City Theater’s Drive-In Arts Festival. With every release, INEZ hopes to continue using her gifts to uplift, love and create space for Black femmes and women worldwide.
‘Clouds’ is out on all download and streaming sites…check out the video for the mesmerising number below…
New York’s underground hip-hop heavyweight, SON OF TONY rallied up his troops, fellow underground hip-hop heavyweights, Micky Factz, Skyzoo, Tish Hyman and Ren Thomas for his highly-anticipated debut album, ‘Son On A Sunday’, released on Friday (8th January).
‘Son On A Sunday’ seamlessly transitioned from modern laid-back hip-hop/boombap, (that’s so toe-curling,) to old style rap with samples of old-school soul. The album also features dauntingly airy soundscapes with a rhythmic drumming providing a hard-hitting bass, where each rapper’s flow adding a raw gangstra vibe (listen to ‘No Mercy’ and ‘Zoo’).
So if you’re the type that’s well into underground hip-hop, then you know that ‘Son Of Tony’ and the mentioned featured artists are on top of their game – and you should know that this album should NOT be overlooked…check it out below…
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