Rasheed Chappell of the East and XP the Marxman join forces together to bring out a nostalgic, groovy track titled “Sinful Saints,” one of the lead singles of their upcoming collaboration L.P.’ RX.’

This union of East meets West is unlike any collaboration previously. Rasheed Chappell is known as a poet amongst his peers, and his visual conjuring lyrics are often compared to Illmatic era Nas. XP The Marxman is an L.A.-based Mexican rapper who paints vivid narratives of his barrio and the world as he sees it.

Chappell has recently dropped two stellar projects with 38 Spesh, one of the hottest rappers in the game, as well as a much sought-after producer. Rasheed has also received critical acclaim for his “Sinners & Saints” L.P. produced by the legendary Buckwild of D.I.T.C.

XP The Marxman has been making his name known, sparring alongside Termanology, U.F.O. Fev, and the often imitated Roc Marciano. XP hit the mark on his “Make The Devil Pray” L.P., which was held in many circles as an album of the year contender.

Two halves of the same coin, each MC brings their experience and perspective of Hip Hop to the table – Rasheed’s of the African-American experience in the northeast and XP’s of the Mexican experience in the city of L.A. Both MC’s paint vivid pictures of street culture with equally dangerous wordplay and nuance worthy of the buzz term “connoisseur rap.”

Combined, these two emcees elevate each other’s artistry to levels unmatched in today’s current climate of gun & coke rap. Artists at their core, R.X. is the musical representation of the men and what made them. With production from Roc Marciano, Buckwild, Ice Rocks, and many more, this is more than an album; it’s an opus.

For now, “Sinful Saints” is a good teaser for an entire body of work set to release on November 17th.

‘Sinful Saints’ streaming everywhere via Perfect Time Music Group: : https://go.perfecttimemusicgroup.com/…

Pre-save the forthcoming album “RX” (11/17): https://go.perfecttimemusicgroup.com/…

Coming off fresh from the back of signing a massive record label deal with RVSOP, Afrobeat newbie Gilly Craine has dropped his debut single. (more…)

Crenshaw-bred rapper Nana has just shared his new single “GOTW”. The track is a blend of classic West Coast production and the cut-throat lyricism Nana consistently delivers. The song details the come-up from Nana, from his humble beginnings in Crenshaw and how that experience shaped him into the artist he is today. Lyrics like “Man I been broke my whole life, I’m breaking the curse” show the hustle that Nana had to exude to reach the level of success he’s attained. “GOTW” is a warning shot to all his detractors, either support his blossoming career or simply put, get out of the way.

Nana’s had an impressive 2020 with the release of his project Save Yourself. The album weaves vivid stories of survival and redemption during these unprecedented times with guest features by REASON and Blakk Soul. A preacher’s kid growing up in the Crenshaw District of LA, Nana is determined to empower himself and inspire others to grow beyond the circumstances and environment from which they come from via thought-provoking lyrics and visuals wrapped up in quick-flows and impressive wordplay. Nana went on in 2021 to release the Save Yourself Session, a series of full-band, live performance of select tracks from Save Yourself coupled with interviews between Nana and other creatives. NANA SHARES NEW SINGLE “GOTW” 
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Morgan Starck who released “No Man’s Perfect” in 2020 and “Phantasy” earlier this year, is out with another hit banger “ALONE” featuring Shatta Wale.

The single was released on Friday, 22nd October. In an interview with the “Phantasy” hit maker, he expressed his profound gratitude to The African Dancehall King, Shatta Wale for blessing him with  awesome lyrics on ‘Alone’.

Shatta Wale,  who has been trending recently on social media, after he turned himself over to the Ghana Police Service for his safety, says it clearly in ‘Alone’  that people should leave him alone to live his life.

According to Morgan Starck, he  can’t wait for his fans to enjoy this beautiful piece he collaborated with the 1 Don,  Shatta Wale.

Alone was produced by BEATZ VAMPIRE and mixed by GIGZMIX

Listen on Audiomack https://audiomack.com/morgan-starck/song/alone

Apple Music https://music.apple.com/gh/album/alone-feat-shatta-wale-single/1591637224
Boomplay: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/share/music/73672580?srModel=COPYLINK&srList=ANDROID
Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/ejvGxqTwx29XT4qq7

Afro-dancehall sensation, Larruso’s debut EP offers a feel-good experience that places him in the fore of Ghanaian dancehall music as he freewheels over a range of experimental melodies. Listen here: https://onerpm.lnk.to/NewGen-EP

Previewing with two singles prior to its official announcement ‘’New Gen’’ does not fall short of a smooth supply of tuneful beat selections and potential bangers. It is an aggregate of Larruso’s vision so far, meld together by familiar, yet refreshing concepts and a feature list accommodating of the young artist’s style.

The 8-track EP books features from the likes of the god MC, M.anifest, Suzzway, Nigeria’s very own, Bella Shmurda, Kelvyn Boy, Samini and J. Derobie, aside a compelling mix of producers which include The One, Beatz Dakay, Phantom, Jaemally, Gigz Beatz, Mix Master Garzy and Finchy.

For a project meant to inspire the prodigy’s avant-gardist role in his time, things are brought to a roaring start on the pre-released ‘New Gen’. Here, Larruso ushers in the age of this new generation he’s standing in for. ‘’We have a big dream and, how our family fit look past streets wey we dey pon?’’, he questions, backing up with chants and verses of empowerment. This invigorating theme persists into the EP’s first pre-released song ‘The Truth’ featuring the god MC, Manifest. On the soothing song, both artists free their energies into a pool of thoughts that are expressive of life in a country that grows increasingly hellish for the generation in question.

The tone of the EP hereafter shifts to a more ambient and easy-going sound ‘Body’ featuring Suzzway goes big on Larruso’s glossy vocals, while ‘Wolewa’ (Come Inside) featuring Nigeria’s very own, Bella Shmurda embraces a fun feel. The latter drops alongside a colorful video directed by Yaw Skyface and has lots of choreography to keep the song’s playfulness untouched. ‘Hit & Run’ isn’t far behind the explosive Afrobeat wave either, bearing the candid and fleeting emotions of the self-proclaimed nineties bad boy, before ushering in the project’s biggest in terms of collaborations ‘No Chance’.

Sweeping listeners back into his preferred domain ‘No Chance’ has Larruso tag Kelyvn Boy and Samini on the highly palatable Finchy production to make known their uncompromising nature to much finesse. ‘Addicted’ featuring J. Derobie slots in next to ferry listeners aboard the love express once more, yielding crooned verses of how special Larruso’s love interest is to him: ‘’Cause you know me and you have a different vibe/Make up your mind, come with me let’s ride’’. The finally EP comes to a soothing close thanks to Larruso’s resolute composure on solo effort ‘High Meditation’, in a bid to not to escape bad memories.

‘’New Gen’’ projects the Afro-dancehall star’s status as torchbearer in it’s entirety and is effortless in setting itself up as a benchmark for all dancehall EP’s to follow. Stream ‘’New Gen’’ by Larruso here:

V.O. Nation frontman, E.L breaks Spotify’s streaming record for Ghanaian musicians today, clocking over 20,000,000+ streams for a song from years back that bizarrely flew under the radar to now become by far the highest streamed Ghanaian Hip-Hop song to date. (more…)