video: PETE SANTOS, "LAST NIGHT PEOPLE"

October 31, 2020

MC/singer/songwriter Pete Santos presents the RP Films Media-directed music video for "Last Night People", his new B.Cimili-produced single featuring Miara. A New York City native currently residing in Finland, Pete grew up all over the world, a life journey which heavily influenced his blend of hip-hop, pop, R&B, afro-rhythms, and soul music. The clip for "Last Night People" follows on the heels of visuals for his last single "We Emotional" (Youtube). Pete says his new single is about "the next day of a newly-married couple who wed the night before in Las Vegas. The newlywed couple tells their story about their love for each other and the beauty of that love."

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Substance Abuse feat. Eric Steuer "Rabbit Hole"

October 12, 2020

RABBIT HOLE

Los Angeles hip-hop duo Substance Abuse returns with a new single, Rabbit Hole, in which Subz and Eso Tre drop verses that break down the surreality of the modern world. Built on a foundation of cinematic '70s soul, the track was produced by longtime collaborator Waes One and features guest emcee Eric Steuer. Former URB Next 100 picks, Substance Abuse's 2006 album Overproof (Bandcamp) featured MF DOOM, Saafir, P.E.A.C.E., Kool Keith, Motion Man, Kutmasta Kurt and Rasco, while 2012's Background Music (Spotify) featured Myka Nyne, Tash of Tha Alkaholiks, KRS-One, MC Eiht and Percee P. Substance Abuse followed with Background Music: The Redux in 2016 and Bridges featuring Aceyalone of Freestyle Fellowship in 2018. "Rabbit Hole is a song for the times we're in," Eso says. "It's about having fortitude and perseverance when there are devilish functions trying to pull you down. Whether it's a counterproductive ideology or a corrupt government or just your own self doubt, it's about not being swayed by the favorable and unfavorable circumstances that we all find ourselves in, and not being influenced by immediate, short-term considerations of gain or loss. We're honored to have our good friend Eric to rap on this track because he's one of the dopest and most cerebral emcees out there, and he's been with us since ground zero when we dropped our first underground tape many moons ago. Times have changed since then, but our approach to making exciting, thought provoking music hasn't."

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CHUCK DIE$EL, "LIVING LAVISH"

May 18, 2020

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Tacoma, WA-based rapper Chuck Die$el the Lone Wolf presents the Chase Fade-directed music video for "Living Lavish", the Jacky Clouds-produced new single from Die$el's forthcoming EP Love Wolf. Hailing from Wooster, Ohio, Chuck has been spreading his 'Create Reality' philosophy through his previous EPs Adolescent Nights, Summer Sessions, and #TrapDiesel (LinkTree), and previous videos include "Sleazee" (Youtube) and "Homerun" (Youtube). Die$el has already released The Love Wolf Mixtape to prep for the upcoming EP version (Soundcloud). ”This song is a feel good bop," Chuck says about his new single. "I woke up feeling good and started singing to myself on the way to work. It reminds me of a summer day in the sun and having fun.”

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SIR VETERANO, "REPUTABLE"

May 18, 2020

California producer Sir Veterano presents the music video for "Reputable", his new single featuring MC Eiht, Planet Asia and Mitchy Slick. "Reputable" is the first single from The Gathering", Sir Veterano's forthcoming debut album also featuring appearances from Murs, Bishop Lamont, Casual, Ras Kass, Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Fashawn, K-Bizz, 4TWO7, M.E.D., Skillz and Supastition. Growing up outside of San Francisco, Veterano worked with Ras Kass, Kool G Rap, Mad Skillz, Planet Asia and Slaughtahouse through the mid-2000s and early 2010s, releasing the Latest and Greatest Vol.1 mixtape (link), a doo-wop themed instrumental album in partnership with Dart Adam's Producers I Know brand (link), and a DJ series of West Coast funk with 2DopeBoyz.com (link), before putting his career on hold in order to focus on his personal life. In late 2018, Sir Veterano expressed interest in rejoining the music business to his music manager, Walt Liquor - aka 4Two7 - and Kwa Nguyen, owner of Fresh Yard Clothing and Fresh Yard Records. The "Reputable" music video was directed by Yellow Nguyen, the man behind videos for Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. "I feel like I've been buried in a coffin for the last decade and just woke up," Veterano says regarding his new project. "Dug myself out of my music grave and started walking around. The Gathering is a summoning of old colleagues and Hip-Hop legends to come together and do the lyrical maiming they're known for." The Gathering is set for a summer release on Fresh Yard Records.

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BROTHA MEECH, "SEAN PRICE BACK"

May 18, 2020

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DMV representative Brotha Meech presents the DMVLife-directed music video for "Sean Price Back", his PT Tha ET-produced dedication to the late Brownsville emcee, who passed in 2015. Meech was Marketing Director for Sony Music in Atlanta before migrating north, releasing #unplug in 2014 and Meech 2020 in 2016 (Spotify). In 2019 Meech hit WorldStar with his Flashcard Freestyle series (WorldStar). “Boom Bap is making a comeback and I’m here to champion its return," Meech says about his new single. “Pop artists get tributes, rock artists get tribute, hell even R&B singers get tributes. I'll be damned if us rappers just die and keep dying with no one left behind to shine some appreciation on our legacies. Big up to Joyner Lucas droppin’ Will. I’m doing a tribute to Sean P!”