Jake Haze’s Hazey is his 2nd full length album in 10 years, and the 7th full-length project overall from the artist. It is truly one of a kind in it’s quality, content and diversity. Soul, Trap, Old School, all rolled in one with themes of Fatherhood, Youth, Romance, Mental Health, Financial struggle and success,Opulence, Alcoholism among other things.
About Jake Haze:
Jake Haze is a multiple regional award winning artist from Allentown Pennsylvania, and has collaborated and performed with some major underground names like Whitney Peyton, Slaine, Reef the Lost Cauze, King Magnetic, Army of the Pharaohs among many others, who has been making music and trendsetting since the early 2000’s. By fusing genres and taking artistic chances, he continues to make innovative and introspective tracks.
Toni B. Simone is a singer/songwriter, abstract artist. NYC native, Bronx born & raised. Well versed, studied classical music as well as theory for many years, no stranger to the arts, grew up dancing on University Ave. “Shiny Bezel” is Toni B. Simone’s debut release, a meaningful sonic description of her heart’s innermost desires, bringing forth mystical energy, and plentiful imagination, with a tone of voice and style all her own.
The Mighty Marvo’s “Black Friday Freestyle” is a freestyle for her next project Alright. She produced the track and the sample is SWV’s “Weak.” The Mighty Marvo is a rapper from East Texas. She got started with music when she went UT in Austin. She dropped a project “Serious Moonlight” in 2016. Follow The Mighty Marvo on Twitter: @themightymarvo
In LaZae’s personal note on his new release, “Is This Love?” he discusses the need to get the unification we need so desperately in these times: “Peace be with you, This is an artful meditation on my experiences with the divine feminine over the past few years, as it relates to history and parenthood. A lot of places in scripture (and other sacred text) women are leading in the forefront in displaying faith, ushering healing, etc., however in contemporary times they have been placed in a subservient role. Let’s put an end to this socialized thinking, malreligion, etc., and get the unification we desperately need in these times.” – LaZae.
About LaZae:
Born in Indiananapolis, Indiana, and raised in Fayetteville, NC, LaZae’ is artist that beautifully weaves complex lyricism, emotionalism, history, and personal narrative that allows for a transformational experience for the listener. It is his hope that he serves as the messenger for the creator, and encourages his listeners to seek their divine purpose within and radiate their own unique message unto the world.
Franco wrote, produced, mixed, mastered, nearly everything on CRYBABY from his bedroom. His trap, hip hop and R&B style is showcased on this record as he takes you on a journey of self-development.
Anthony Fortes (stage name Franco) is from Salem, MA. Franco is a self-taught rapper, singer, and producer.
#RIP2018 is an underground hip hop album collection of Wysteland’s debut singles released in 2018, including the dark “Always Wystelands,” the experimental “That Sound” featuring ex-Jungle Brothers rapper Sensational, and “Your World,” a 7-minute lyrical rap epic to bury 2018 and get ready for major change in 2019 with his upcoming album, #CHANGE2019, set for release on January 1, 2019.
Artist Bio
Wystelands is a hip hop and rap artist from Brisbane, Australia. #RIP2018 is his 1st album, released on December 20, 2018 as a prelude to his 2nd album, #CHANGE2019 due for release on January 1, 2019.
Pologang DB is a rising lyrical prodigy from the Midwest who paints a vivid picture of his motherless childhood in “Mama Left Me,” a relentless 3+ minute outpouring of no cliches or hooks, just straight, raw rap. Don’t expect any love or respect for DB’s mother: “Mama Left Me” is a sad story of how DB’s mother fell to drugs, neglected him and his family, and overdosed when DB was 14. DB talks about all the other players in his life throughout the period, his father, brother, uncle and sister, and how they tried to hold things together while his mother continued her dissolving life. Top-level music production by Ill Will and NebulaBeatz ring memories of the emotional kinds of beats with gospelesque backup female vocals on early 2pac records but with modernized sound and instrumentation. Also, top-level video production by Hogue Cinematics, cutting between shots of DB doing his lyrical storytelling, and shots with actors playing out different stages of DB’s childhood, the other players in his life, and ending with a chilling photo of DB and his mother—”chilling” because underlying the two looking happy together in the photo, through their smiles pierces the aftermath of a story that portrays the unfortunate downfall of this woman who failed to overcome her drug addiction and grow into her responsibility as a mother.
A defining characteristic of DB’s flow is clarity: he makes his storytelling straightforward and easily accessible to connect with him. Often, a music reviewer seeks a stand-out one-liner in the song to emphasize in the review, but in the case of “Mama Left Me,” DB’s lyrical content weaves as a tapestry that pieces together more and more pieces of a jigsaw puzzle for the listener: the more it unfolds, the more you see a full picture coming together, and can step back and see this real-life movie playing out between DB, his mother, and all the major influences in his childhood. You thus can’t pull out a single line without connecting it to the entire lyrical stream. The verbal and linguistic clarity, as well as the unfolding nature of the flow, are a 180-degree inversion from today’s urban musical atmosphere that hails drug-influenced slurring and distorted meanings. I suppose that after growing up with such a crushing example of drug addiction in his mother, DB sees no reason to glorify drugs. He instead seeks clarity and directness, and to communicate his messages that way to the world. If the urban music world shifts into its next phase of hangover, then DB’s music awaits with the clarity to give listeners their energy shots as they contemplate yesterday’s mistakes and start a new day.
About Pologang DB
Up-and-coming Toledo, Ohio hip hop artist Pologang DB is one rapper impossible to ignore. One-fifth of the acclaimed rap group ‘PoloGang’, the melodic and fierce, technical bars of DB’s sound are a breath of fresh air in a declining musical landscape of cliche’ hooks, mumble rap and autotune.
Varsity’s “Game Over” is a song with a dialogue between a girl and the man who cheated on her. He tries to resolve the situation but she’s too hurt. The first verse is the guy’s perspective and the second is the girl’s response. It explores the concept of treating love as a game… in this case a video game. Game Over.
Skelly Bones’ “Up in the Clouds” is a mix of RnB and rap heavily influenced by artists like The Weeknd and Childish Gambino. Skelly both raps and sings on the verses as well as singing the chorus. “Up in the Clouds” is a song about escaping the daily grind to achieve your wildest dreams. For Skelly Bones that happens to be making music for a lot of money and smoking a bunch of weed.
Skelly Bones is an independent artist from the south side of Chicago, blending hip hop, RnB, and rap into his own unique brand of music.
Federico Perez also known as ‘‘Fed” is a producer and composer that specializes in house, hip hop and film music with an abstract sound. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay and moved to Bayonne, New Jersey at the age of 8. Growing up in the Tri-State area gave him the advantage to experience different types of culture and people that influenced him throughout the years to create his own distinct work of art. He has been working side by side with Privat and RPS Productions for the past couple of years. His latest project has been to establish his own label called “The Art Facility” which includes all types of art and artist that come together to create together.
