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Rockness Monsta Teams Up With General Steele and Ruste Juxx For Track ‘Shark Tank’

Since making his mark in the ‘90s through the early aughts as a part of the legendary Boot Camp Clik and one half of rap duo Heltah Skeltah, Rock (also known as the ROCKNESS MONSTA) has been conservative with solo efforts– 2017’s Rockness AP remains his sole full-length solo album. But with a newly formed alliance between him and new label American B-Boy Records, the Brooklyn emcee has been gearing up for his sophomore project Ether Rocks for the better part of 2022.

Now, after releasing five album singles with accompanying visuals throughout the year, the late, great Sean Price’s former partner in rhyme taps General Steele and Ruste Juxx for the sixth Ether Rocks single ‘Shark Tank’, and finally announces the album’s official release date exclusively via Rock The Bells.

With guest appearances from Method Man, Steele of Smif-N-Wessun, Ruste Juxx, among others, Ether Rocks is produced entirely by Ron Browz (Nas’s “Ether,” Jim Jones’s “Pop Champagne”) and will release on all DSPs, CD and vinyl on 21st October via American B-Boy Records/Fat Beats. Check out the first taste of the album below

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FerQuan Shares Heartfelt Ode To Black Love With ‘Calling For You’ Video.

On the heels of the release of his long-awaited King Quan Project: Barz & Balladz, Quan (aka FERQUAN) shares the official music video for the album’s heartfelt standout ‘Calling For You’. Dedicated to his wife, the soulful song’s video plays out during a romantic evening between the self-proclaimed “Rap-Sing King” and his partner, exemplifying wholesome Black love.

“Dedicated to my wife, this song is about Black love at its finest. When you find that special someone that completes you, the hard work and success that follows can serve as an example for our people to learn from and relate to.” – FerQuan

Check out the steamy video below…

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Check out Bullet Brak’s Brand New Video For Track, ‘Just The Feelin’

BULLET BRAK makes a quick return and drops his latest video for track, ‘Just The Feelin.’

For this production, Bullet Brak steps to the booth and expresses his love for hip-hop, over the boom bap beats, hard snares and funky samples. Check out it below…

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Check out Quincy’s Brand New Video For ‘Jetty’

It’s been some time QUINCY has graced to this blog, but he’s back with a spanking new video for track, ‘Jetty’ which premiered yesterday (18th September) via YouTube.

Known for wooing the ladies with smooth R&B tracks such as ‘On Yo Azz’, ‘No Stress’ and ‘Special’, Quincy switches direction and arrives with a heavy dose of trap-style beats to deliver his silky smooth bars…something we haven’t heard for a while.

Now you know what to do…hit that play button on the ‘Jetty’ video below…

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Song of the Day: Trust Me – Analise

ANALISE is an 18-year old singer-songwriter with the world at her feet. The New England born folk-pop songstress has been fixated on writing and the different forms it can create, and has been officially releasing music for two years. Three releases to her name already, including ‘Rooftop’ has gained a lot of traction on Spotify alone, surpassing the 100k mark, showcasing Analise’s talent at still such a young age.

Highly influenced by the likes of YEBBA, Daniel Caesar and Dijon, Analise pulls in those artists and draws her own lines in her potent songwriting. Co-working and producing on all releases so far, she now returns in 2022 with the beautifully stripped back single ‘Trust Me’. Taken from her debut EP set to be released alongside, she was recently accepted into the renowned Berklee College of Music, where she has been perfecting her craft.

Acoustically driven and melodically flowing from the off, ‘Trust Me’ is both vulnerable and shows a real authenticity to Analise. Her vocals take centre stage in this one, and are simply breathtaking as she ebbs and flows through the track, picking out melodies that are way beyond her years. She immerses you into her dreamy folk-pop atmosphere, and the production from Doug Holzapfel (Jesse McCartney, Akon, The Outfit) shines through in this minimalistic yet powerful offering.

An all encompassing artist at still such a young age, ‘Trust Me’ is yet another example of why Analise is going to be one of the breakout artists in 2022.

Analise says that ““Trust Me” is a song built on emotion. This song highlights the complexity that lies in young love – trying to understand our growing selves while trying to give ourselves to someone else. It can be so encapsulating to love and to be loved at such a vulnerable time that when it ends, we can feel very alone.

It’s easy to take that sadness and manipulate yourself into thinking the other person doesn’t care or feel the same. But when you connect so closely with someone else like you do in young relationships, feelings might go away – but that care doesn’t. “Trust Me” is about failing to align and wanting to be there for someone who won’t let you.”

Have a listen to ‘Trust Me’ below…

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