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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

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Song of the Day: For The Streets (Hello) – DJ DAP (ft. Kent Jones, Yo Gotti, Ty Dolla $ign, K Camp)

After working on their successful underground R&B single ‘Magic,’ which is now at 30 plus weeks on BET Soul, DJ DAP and Kent Jones have decided to drop their next single, ‘For The Streets’, a never before released project which Jones worked on with the likes of super star Memphis rapper Yo Gotti along with other superstars Ty Dolla $ign and K Camp.

Kent Jones dropped a mixtape back in 2016 with the track then called ‘Hello’ and teamed up with DJ DAP to release the project under 850 Records for DJ DAP’s anticipated album, From Panama City To Tallahassee.

“I’m Super excited to be working on this project with a brother like Kent Jones who understands the importance of coming back home and working with the hometeam to elevate the city,” says DJ DAP.

Check the slick after hours joint below…

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Lady Pulse Lures Us With Single, ‘Who Loves You (Who Do You Love)’ – Out 21st October

Following the success of lead offering ‘Rhythm Stick,’ hot track ‘Who Loves You (Who Do You Love),’ is the second single release from LADY PULSE’s forthcoming album ‘No Romance Without Finance.’ This multi-talented vocalist/choreographer/performance artist has caused quite a stir and garnered critical acclaim when she dropped her debut album, ‘Absolutely Ruthless,’ less than a year ago.

Discovered by the Florida-based production team of DIO + KLEIN, Lady Pulse appeared right before the pandemic at an after-hours club in South Beach, freestyling to an adoring audience that were obviously in the throes of some type of sexual rapture – completely under the spell of her voice and highly suggestive dance moves.

Now I have a feeling you will be left mesmerised by her latest single. Have a listen to ‘Who Loves You (Who Do You Love)’ below coming out this Friday 21st October…

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Jason Griff Makes A Quick Return And Presents ‘Fireside Chats 2’ Album

A year and a half after releasing his critically-acclaimed Fireside Chats album, producer JASON GRIFF is back again with ‘Fireside Chats 2’, flipping punk rock songs into scorching beats featuring over 20 of the best artists in indie rap. Familiar voices such as Defcee and Curly Castro return on the second installment as well as new collaborations with artists like AJ Suede, Fatboi Sharif, Brian Ennals and more.

The Fireside Chats projects are inspired by Griff’s love of the punk rock scene in Chicago in the late 90s, when he often made the trip from the far reaches of the Northwest suburbs to the Fireside Bowl on Fullerton Ave. The iconic bowling alley-turned venue-turned bowling alley again is featured on the cover of the album. Griff came up with the idea to flip punk rock samples during a time when producers were so heavily leaning into flipping soul samples, and he wanted to do something he felt was new and unique to the world of sample-based hip-hop. The result was Fireside Chats.

The second instalment in the series leans more heavily into the collaborative spirit than the first. Eight of the ten songs feature more that one rapper, often highlighting fresh pairings that we have yet to hear, e.g Brian Ennals and Alex Ludovico on ‘KetaMegan’ and Bobby Noble (of PenPals) and Love, Ulysses on ‘Laser Eyes.’ The album is also fortunate to include another posthumus verse from the late Lorde Jones Scorcese, as he pairs with longtime friend and collaborator NiceyMost on the banger ‘PB & J Flow (Ode to Dipset).’ Scorcese had originally recorded the song for the first Fireside Chats, but it was withheld from the album after his passing in order to include it on Fireside Chats 2.

Also featured on this murderer’s row of indie rap talent are Ace Cannons, Teller Bank$, Billa Camp (Low Down Brass Band), King Micah the Infamous, Doampeace (DXA), Rapswell (PenPals), Alaska (Hanger 18, Def Jux), Zilla Rocca, andrew and Jesse the Tree.

Why not check out the fire collection below and the blog’s song recommendations below…

Must Listens: Seen Team, DISCMAN, PB & J Flow (Ode to Dipset), KetaMegan, Laser Eyes

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Fluffy Shares Video For ‘My Love’ From Long Lost Sugar Pistol album.

Alternative rock FLUFFY band have shared the video for ‘My Love,’ which stars Steve Hindalong who you might recognize from The Choir, Lost Dogs, Lifesavers Underground, The Normals, and Dead Artist Syndrome.

The dreamy rock number is taken from their latest album Sugar Pistol which is out now across various music platforms.

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