DIRECTOR: Roberto Mario PRODUCER: Mikey The Magician
Pouya revisits his 2015 breakout mixtape, South Side Slugs, to deliver a visual for the opening track “Suicidal Thoughts In The Back Of The Cadillac.” Since the tape, Pouya has moved on to selling out shows, performing at huge festivals across the country, and has also released his first for-purchase album, Underground Underdog. The song is produced by Mikey The Magician, a member of the Buffet Boys collective. Watch the new Roberto Mario-directed clip above.
After teaming up with hip hop icon Nas’ signee Bishop Nehru on “Equinox” and rap don Raekwon on “Influenza”, rising Toronto-based rap sensation Raz Fresco breaks new ground with another imaginative video from his debut album Pablo Frescobar (Black Light Music).
Described as one of the most stimulating single’s from the critically-acclaimed Pablo Frescobar – named among the best Canadian Albums of 2015 via Complex (the only other urban music picks came from Drake, The Weekend and John River) – Raz teams up with grime phenom Tre Mission, one of the first North American artists to be linked with the predominantly United Kingdom-based rap genre, for the world-wide premiere of “Swervin in Bape” which debuted on The FADER today.
Directed by Abstrakte for music video production company Mad Ruk (Future’s “Low Life” featuring The Weeknd, Alessia Cara’s “Here”), the video shows Raz riding around Toronto city streets with trick bikes, accompanied by golden apes, A Bathing Ape Japanese clothing brand gear, while a plethora of sharp multi angle camera shots flaunt an assortment of stimulating hip hop artifacts that pay homage to one of rap’s golden era’s. This video arrives as Raz preps his sophomore Time Waits For No Man album slated for a fall 2016 release.
WKI (Wrongkind ingles) presents Sean Deez ” THATS DOPE ” The Official Visual for the 1st Single off the “GOOD WOOD” EP which is set to drop July 4th !! Which features cameos by Big Wy of the Relativez, and the WKi Family. So Peep the video, and then holla at Deez on twitter @Deez_WKI & IG: SeanDeezWKI
One of our favorite standout cuts from Pouya‘s Underground Underdog album was “Energy.” Earlier this week, Pouya returned with “Energy 2” with guest verses from Shakewell and Germ. You can catch the three on tour this summer across the country for the ‘Underground Underdog’ Tour. See all the dates below. Tickets on sale now.
Sarasota’s Swaghollywood returns with his new single “My Bag” produced by Mozi that is expected on his forthcoming release, Welcome 2 Swooville. No word on when we can expect the tape to arrive, so until then, replay the new vibes above.
Love At First Sound has just released the 4th track which is the intro off his debut project AUDRA set to release on July 2nd. The self-produced track is a heart felt ode to his sister Audra. Love shows his adoration and appreciation for his sister and looks back on the times where the twist and turns of life led to poor choices, disappointment and forgiveness. “Roaming” outlines some of the struggles and pains of an artist hustling to rise to the top. Love has never shied away from pouring his heart out in his music and “Roaming is no exception, adding to the collection of diverse tracks that fans will get to enjoy on the upcoming release.
