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While there are a lot of rappers relying on surreal hooks to make a statement in their music these days, StreetSmartz101 is going old school in his new single “Money Talk” and putting all of his stock in a slick beat the size of an elephant. Instead of using his …

You can’t beat an organic vocal like the one Chace is slinging at the moment, and with the arrival of his new single “Up 2 You” comes a litany of reasons why pop fans should be getting very excited about what this young man’s music is all about. Although there’s …

In her new single “More,” Alli Starr’s sole focus is emphasizing big rhythm, and the erotic music video for the track reinforces this in no uncertain terms. Using sexuality as a symbolic extension of the groove, Starr dexterously creates an inescapable web of seduction with the beat in “More” whilst …

Dood vibes are hard to come by in a lot of the emo-heavy mainstream hip-hop making waves in the past year, but this certainly isn’t the case with the new video for Country Goldd & Spyder Raw’s “Pass Me Another Drink.” As the title of the single implies, this duo …

In modern hip-hop, the right hook will make you world-famous, and I think Marc DiNero might have found his in the new single “Don’t Do That,” which features WunTayk Timmy in a collaborative guest role. Although it’s a pretty simple setup, scarcely is there a moment in this song in …

As top-heavy in the mix as a surreal indie rock track but sporting something a little lighter in terms of its vocal harmonies, Baker Grace’s “Midnight Thoughts” will leave pop puritans in quite the conundrum this late winter season – and my gut tells me it’s all by Ms. Grace’s …

How should you feel while listening to this joint? Reminiscent? Lustful? Uptempo? On Mister Vershawn’s track, “Real,” it’s easy to get caught up in a bevy of emotions. Just as life is, everything doesn’t stay consistent, everything isn’t predictable. Simply put, the feelings that arise are real. The guitar is …

An old-school funk and soul rolls through on the gentle demeanor of HeIsTheArtist’s “I Want You Around”. Sounding like one of those long-lost tracks from the early 90s, there is a tenderness that ties the journey together. The dreamy disposition the piece takes on incorporates glowing keyboards, dusty drum kits, …

With nothing more than a guitar slung across his back and a pastoral backdrop that suits the tone of his harmonies better than anything else on the planet would have, Barry Muir delivers a wonderful performance in the music video for his single “Weathered the Storm” that feels quite on-point …

Too many artists spend the first part of their careers living in the past, only to realize that the only way to break out of the underground is to embrace the here and now, but this definitely is not true of Kooly Bros. In their new single with Lil Scrappy, …

Joining an arrangement fit for a symphony, Andrea Plamondon’s vocal is perhaps the perfect accompaniment to the instrumental wonderment that comprises her new single and music video “Only Eden.” It’s both refined and brooding, comforting and yet searching, providing us with the essence of humanity beside pure sophistication without overstating …

Big melodies are what Sharon Hendrix is becoming known for at this stage of her long and storied career, and in the new single “Hold Me Tight,” she’s celebrating bold melodicism in her most extravagant piece yet. Although mostly structured around her singing, there’s a bittersweet instrumental harmony backing her …