NEW MUSIC: 'Summer on Sunset'-Wale (MIXTAPE)

Wale has officially dropped his latest mixtape, Summer on Sunset!

 The tape, hosted by DJ Quicksilva, premiered on DJ Khaled's We The Best Radio through Apple Music, and is now available on DatPiff! It gives listeners and Wale's Moonz a taste of the music the rapper's been holding in the vault as they anticipate his upcoming fifth studio album, SHiNE (Still Here Ignoring Negative Energy).

With collaborations with Raheem DeVaughn, Cam'Ron, and more, the tape is definitely hot all the way through. The music fits the title, and reveals some more of Wale's life. And this artwork is one of the best Wale's had done!

Continue to SHiNE Wale! Check out the tape in full below!

In The Spotlight: Hip Hop Artist King Tay

Another spotlight to start the week, and more on the way!

Today we have upcoming hip hop artist, King Tay! Hailing from Philadelphia, the artist stated that he always had a passion for music and writing. “I've been writing poetry and doing amateur writing since elementary school,” Tay said. “Not to say that I was good at it, but I started playing around with writing and rhyming around then.” Though he at first preferred to stick to ghost writing, he was pushed by different producers and music figures to pursue rapping. “I decided that I was going to take my career seriously [and] started going to the studio, recording tracks, Tay said. “In 2014 I performed for the first time, [and] haven't looked [back] since.”

NEW MUSIC: "Low Life" - Future Feat. The Weeknd

Future and The Weeknd give back to the fans this Christmas with their new collaboration, "Low Life" over a Metro Boomin' and Ben Billions produced track!

Check out the song below!

NEW MUSIC: "Spoiled" - Wale

After multiple teases of the track on Snapchat, and in the midst of working on multiple projects including Self Made 5 and his next solo album, Wale releases the Pro Reese produced track, "Spoiled," with vocals from JaeFromVine!

Check out the track below and let us know how you like this new jam because I'm loving it!

In The Spotlight: Kenn Retro

Another interview! As always, if you are or know of any upcoming artists, designers, producers, etc., that would like to be featured on The Spotlight, please email me at BrittanyShawnte@gmail.com!

Today, we have hip hop artist Kenn Retro! Hailing from Chicago, Kenn stated that he grew up in a family with a passion for music. “Me and my cousins, when we were young, used to tour the West Side of Chicago performing Jodeci, Shai, Boyz II Men songs,” the rapper said. As he got older, Kenn continue creating music, switching over to a more “Alternative/Urban” sound. He fell in love with hip hop after first hearing A Tribe Called Quest through his uncle. “In 1999, I was inspired to develop my craft of rhyming with the guidance of my uncle, and he has been pushing me ever since,” Kenn said.

In The Spotlight: G5 Elz

Got another spotlight for you all on this wonderful Friday! Expect several within the next few weeks! As always, if you are an upcoming artist, designer, producer, etc., and you are interested in featuring your work on The Spotlight, email me (please allow some time for response)!

Today on the blog, we have G5 Elz! Exposed to music all of his life, the rapper learned and loved the art of rhyming. From Dr. Seuss books to watching rappers like The Notorious BIG, Jay Z and Nas, he quickly caught on to rapping. “By the time I was 8 years old, I began writing my own rhymes in school, preferably math class,” G5 joked. “Then it was always rapping in front of the TV like I was whatever rapper in the video with the remote in my hand.”

Hailing from Queens and living in NYC, G5 Elz recognizes that his environment has had a great deal of influence over his music. “My environment inspires everything because I’m seeing and hearing noises everyday then I incorporate that into my rhymes,” the rapper acknowledged. Though he always knew that creating music was his life’s purpose, he began to take his music seriously after his grandmother passed away in 2011. “I stepped my game up to another level and started molding solid projects, performing, and profiting.”

NEW MUSIC: "Armed To The Teeth"-Effyoo and Godilla

Hip hop artists EffYoo and Godilla are dropping their next single for their upcoming collaborative effort! The track, "Armed To The Teeth, features fellow artists Adlib, Spit Gemz, Shabaam Sahdeeq & UG.

Check out the track below!

  The duo's collaborative album, They Came On Horseback, drops June 3rd so be on the lookout!