video: G. BATTLES, "I LOVE A REAL WOMAN"

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San Diego-born, Oakland-bred rapper G. Battles presents the Battle Axe Media-directed music video for "I Love A Real Woman", featuring Aloe Jo'el with production by Yogic Beats. "Woman" comes on the heels of singles such as "Rolls Royce" featuring Spice-1 and Rick Ross (watch the official music video), "Roll Some Bomb" (Youtube), "Fidel Castro" (Youtube) and "Dogg Star" (Youtube). Now residing in Las Vegas, his music has been licensed for television shows on FOX and Showtime; on The Pitch, Shameless and in the film The Hot Flashes. Battles' single "Night Of Your Life" was recently featured on the CBS TV show "The Good Fight!" and Battles also made a quick appearance in Straight Outta Compton. Battles says his new song was written "to show my appreciation for women and to encourage love between the women and men of this generation, not separation. With it being Women's History Month, I felt it was appropriate to be released in honor of this moment in time." "I Love A Real Woman" is out now on Blak Hart Music / Empire Distribution.

AROLY TARIQ, "PERSPECTIVE"

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Award-winning New Zealand songwriter/singer/producer Aroly Tariq presents her self-directed and animated filmclip for her latest single "Perspective". The Melbourne-based artist is one half of the duo Audego, and has collaborated with acts such as Funkstörung, Coy Haste (Caribou), Pasobionic ,and Joelistics, garnering her support from the likes of Pigeons and Planes, The Fader, BBC Radio 1 and Triple J. A mellow alt-pop/electronic track that utilizes RnB melodies with gentle trap-inspired beats, "Perspective" is the Melbourne-based artist's third single as a solo artist and producer, which weaves her music with traditional and AI art and abstract animation, the early genesis of which can be seen on her 2016 video for "Side Effects" (watch on Youtube). Aroly has performed at festivals such as CMW, St Kilda Fest, Melbourne Music Week and Peats Ridge. Tariq says the meaning behind her new track is "based on the point-of-view shift of, ‘don't be sad it's gone, be grateful it happened,’ and I wanted the sonic movements to represent that. I produced and visually created everything, which is a beautiful way to execute a concept, because there's no artistic compromise, as opposed to working collaboratively with others. I'm loving how much I learn about production with every song I make. For example, I never thought I would use a horn sample, but this song really would be empty without it, and it's also a reminder that songs tend to write themselves and find their own way as they grow." "Perspective" is out now on Equity Distribution.

SANTA SALLET, "JUST ANOTHER TUESDAY"

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DMV-based rapper/producer Santa Sallet presents the self-directed music video for "Just Another Tuesday", produced by Nemizzo, longtime collaborator and co-founder of Mugisha Sallet Productions (MSP). Sallet recently released visuals for "Championship Ring" (watch on Youtube) and "Chinese Funk" (watch on Youtube) in preparation for the release of Plutography, Sallet's forthcoming album which blends salsa beats, southern trap, and eastern jazz with classic and conventional rap samples, reflecting Sallet's international upbringing across South Africa, Dominica and the US. Sallet is planning a series of full-length releases, among them C.R.E.A.M. which recounts his journey from broke to financially free, and Women and R.A.P. which describe his pursuit of success in relationships and the music industry respectively. Santa says "Just Another Tuesday" is about "a white car. I'll never forget, I was driving home from work one day when Nemizzo called me to play me some beats. We freestyling through back-to-back beats when he played this beat called '$crapes'. I start freestyling and something ‘bout how I'm driving and how 'I whip that white (white, white, white, white)'. I was vibing with it so hard that as soon as I got home, I put pen to paper before my genius could escape me. It was Just Another Tuesday for MSP." "Just Another Tuesday" is out now on MSP Records.

single: ABSOLUTE, "WHERE YOU WANNA BE"

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Austin, Texas rapper Absolute presents "Where You Wanna Be", the JCaspersen-produced single from Absolute's forthcoming album The Reaper (listen to the album). Writing his first album at the age of sixteen, Absolute first broke out with his single "Hello" (stream on Youtube). Absolute describes his new single as "An aspirational relationship type vibe. Where two people compliment each in all they do.” "Where You Wanna Be” from The Range of Life Music is out now on all platforms.

Pete Santos - 'My Ting'

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MC/singer/songwriter Pete Santos presents "my ting", his new single produced by longtime collaborator B.Cimili, slated to appear on aligned, Pete's forthcoming album featuring guest appearances from Granger Simmons and Janely. 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-fusion and soul music. Earlier in 2022 Pete released the single "Young." with Paleface (Spotify), and his last video release was "Last Night People" (Youtube). About his new single, Pete says "The key message of 'My Ting' is that it’s not just about you. Throughout the journey there will be people who tell you you can't do it, or who will try to hinder your growth process. You have to keep in mind that you are just one piece in the puzzle – there are the people you work with, your family, your community and all the people you represent."