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.

GFELLA - 12 DAYS OF GUIDO CHRISTMAS REMIX

GFELLA - 12 DAYS OF GUIDO CHRISTMAS REMIX

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Meet Snazzy the Optimist, An Optimistic Artist Who Constructs Sounds That Pairs Futurism With Relatability.

Snazzy the Optimist won’t be Nigeria’s best-kept secret for long. The young spitter and storyteller carries himself with an attractive humility that permeates his music and makes him one of the most endearing rising acts of 2022. He started showing his love for music when he was still young, his earliest contact with music started when his dad who is an instrumentalist and was a member of a choir in South Africa had a music lesson with him. Snazzy the Optimist promises to never give up on his dream.

“It was just one of those things I never really saw as a talent, even still,” Snazzy says of his knack for music. “It was always just something like… It was life to me. I live it and breathe it. I just do it how somebody might do something every day. I just do it; it feels good to me.”

Yet, for as empathic and cheery as Snazzy the Optimist sounds, his music has a heavy tone. His single, Seluna, is laced with tales of relatability and pain. Though Snazzy strews optimism, the weight of Seluna is immense. There is anguish all over the single, the song is relatable and pitiful. Snazzy the Optimist reveals himself to be adept at telling the truth of a place and time without editorializing it into the ground. He’s a natural storyteller in that regard.

Talented as they come, Snazzy the Optimist is not without his hardships, admitting to me that just last 2 years, he wanted to give up on music. Of course, he didn’t. 

“One of the mistakes I made was paying attention [to other people] instead of just looking at my situation,” he says. “I just come back to knowing that whatever they’re doing has nothing to do with what’s going on over here, on my side. I need to remember that at all times.”

“A lot of things are gonna try and stop you, on a journey like this. You have to know how to navigate around it, and you have to know to never give up,” see obstacles and know the way you ought to go. Snazzy concludes with some pep in his voice.

Interview

Who was responsible for forming your early music tastes?

I gotta give it to my parents, especially my dad because my earliest contact with music started when my dad who is an instrumentalist and was a member of a choir in Cape Town, South Africa had a music lesson with me.

What were your first demos like?

My first song, it’s funny… When I first started, when i was young, I produced it myself. It was a freestyle. My dad saw I’m trying to rap because i started off a rapper, so my dad went and bought me a mic and a little beat pad. Soon as I figured out how to use it a little bit, I made my first beat. I wrote lyrics to it and I recorded my first song, using the video on the phone. I got a video of myself rapping the song, and I showed it to my dad. He recorded me on the software, and that was that.

What did it feel like when you realized you had a knack for music?

It was just one of those things I never really saw as a talent, even still. It was always just something like… It was life to me. I live it and breathe it. I just do it how somebody might do something every day. I just do it; it feels good to me.

You tread very serious topics, but the music is very sonically pleasing. How do you strike that balance?

I’ve always been the one where whenever I would make songs, I would let the beat speak to me first. I have the lyrics down, I have what I want to say in me. Like in a little safe. When it meets the beat, it’s always beautiful. It’s like forming a little relationship. I’m forming eharmony relationships with the lyrics and the beats. I just always had a thing for beats that had words before you put words on ‘em. Talking to each other to form a beautiful conversation.

You lace a lot of optimism into this project. How do you keep your head above water?

It’s very hard to do, sometimes. I definitely do get in moods and moments where it’s like, “Man, what’s going on? Is it worth it? Does it matter?” As soon as I think about that, I flip the switch like, “Of course it matters!” A lot of things have happened in my life that remind me I have to keep going. Really, those periods are a reminder that it’s happening on purpose. Like, it’s okay to question things sometimes, because you navigate to the answer within your questioning.

When’s the last time you wanted to give up? Why didn’t you?

The last time I wanted to give up, it was probably 3 years ago. I wanted to give up because, again, some things on the outside change your mind. Things were getting to me, man. I know what I have, and I know the gift that I have. But certain things, man, I get discouraged. Things might not come out the way I want them to come out, and I look around like “You got people who don’t care, really, that it seems like they’re thriving and flourishing.” One of the mistakes I made was paying attention [to other people] instead of just looking at my situation. I just come back to knowing that whatever they’re doing has nothing to do with what’s going on over here, on my side. I need to remember that at all times.

Things are never easy when you look like you’re trying to accomplish the impossible. A lot of things are gonna try and stop you, on a journey like this. You have to know how to navigate around it, and you have to know to never give up. See obstacles and know the way you ought to go, patience and persistence are key, I’ve been so patient.

How do you keep yourself so creative and poetic?

I pray, That’s it.

What do you want to say to fans who have been patiently waiting for the album?

First off, I would say, “Thank you so much for rocking with me and waiting this extended amount of time.” We live in a climate where music gets pushed out so quick, and I don’t do that. With this project, I ask that you sit with it for a while. Don’t hit shuffle. Let it play from top to bottom, and see if you like it. Maybe you’ll like it on the fourth listen, you never really know. I want people to sit with it and listen.

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OG Denzo - Denzo Parker [EP review]

OG DENZO- DENZO PARKER [EP]

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OG Denzo- Chicago, IL musician comes through strong on a solid project “Denzo Parker” An EP 4 songs of new school street chicago plus lyrical poetics, meaningful.

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OG DENZO- DENZO PARKER

EP Review (intro)

Overall solid project included in the description as Lyrical, Meaningful, Poetic, plus newschool Street Chicago sounds + Music.

Favorite Track

Ballin’ Out CNTRL

This track goes h.a.m from the beginning and has meaning. Topic on people having trouble understanding what you go through following your creative dreams. People hating on others for doing what they have to do and utilizing their talents. Mixing in Ballin Outta Control and celebrating. “They Hatin a N**ga Ain’t even On”. People still not getting the picture that still have work to do and dreams to fulfill. This is a real track Plus mixed well too a solid TRACK; quick, passion lyrics, sound, melody beat Banger overall strong.

Final EP Review

This ep has meaning and purpose sharing the pain which is perfect for the style of a solid EP and four well-produced songs. This EP you can expect Denzo expressing his experiences with the work it takes, struggles he goes through, and closing out with a positive uplifting “It Will Be Okay” including a legit music video. Mixing in Hard-Hitting Rap Music with Some Positivity. “I lost my grandma and It made me wanna go harder” - OG Denzo- It’ll be Okay

His work is paying off as he releases this project Early Summer and continues to push forward.

Production Review/Final Notes

Denzo Steps up to the plate on this completes the full body of work including melodies, hooks, for four complete songs. The way the Body of Work Flows you can Hear Similarities and Differences in the beat selection including notable Drums on “It’ll Be Okay” The Drum Kit on this is Lights Out and it has some Riffs and that Rewind sound is fire. This is a street banger and the Music video on top of that with the Juice WRLD mural sets it off. A Feel Good Positive song that everyone could use that message. Well done.

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video: J CUTTA, "Mutombo"

video: J CUTTA, "Mutombo"

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Atlanta rapper/producer J Cutta presents the music video for "Mutombo”, the new single produced by Mency Beatz. J Cutta's new single comes on the heels of latest single "Sailor Moon" (listen). J has produced for the Youngbloodz, the Dungeon Family (click here to hear "Fall Back"), has opened for Soulja Boy and has been featured on mixtapes with DJ Scream and DJ Teknikz. J Cutta had this to say about "Mutombo”, “It’s a run song – one of those songs that you can work out with at the gym. I wanted to do a high energy song and a tribute, in a sense, at the same time. Mutombo had such a cool catch phrase and I thought it would be cool to incorporate that into the song. It’s just a fun, high-energy song with a catchy hook that includes that catchphrase. It’s definitely a riding song that gets you ramped up.”