video: LIL SHXWN, "LATELY"

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Saint Louis rapper Lil Shxwn presents the D. Ferg-directed music video for "Lately", Shxwn's new single produced by Sag Live out now on Jackie Gabrielle Entertainment. The "Lately" clip comes on the heels of visuals for previous single "Talm Bout" (Youtube). Shxwn says the new single is "about a guy being fed up with a female and the games she's playing with him. We're so used to hearing the story of the guy messing up, which isn't always the case; and this song expresses just that."

Video: Harry Fraud - Orange Juice in Vancouver (feat. Jay Worthy)

Harry Fraud is known to be a producer for the likings of Action Bronson , Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J, French Montana, Pusha T, and more. Here he shows production for Larry June and Jay Worthy on Orange Juice in Vancouver

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video: SACH & K.D.T. PRODUCED IT, "HEY LOVE"

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Los Angeles producer K.D.T. Produced It presents "Hey Love", the lead single from Breakfast At Earl's, his collaboration EP with LA emcee Sach Illpages. K.D.T. a.k.a. Kevin Andre de Toledo began making beats in the late 90s, and what started as a passion turned into a full-time career in 2016 with the creation and launch of his recording studio, Mobile Rooster Studios. He has two solo albums under his belt as well as collaborations with Life Rexall, 2Mex, Matre, Giovanni Marks (Subtitle), Anacron and most recently, tracks featured on Cafe Om volumes 1 - 3 with Unfamous Fest. Sach was one half of The Nonce, the LA duo that delivered the West Coast underground classic "Mix Tapes" (Youtube) before member Yusef Afloat tragically passed away. K.D.T. describes "Hey Love" as "something that Sach was inspired by and asked if I could make a beat from it. As a producer, I try to help the artists I work with to follow their creative flow, and then the ping pong of collaboration takes over. I think the best work usually comes out of that freedom to explore our ideas and this single ended up being a favorite on the EP." Breakfast At Earl's will be released this winter on Veronique Records.

video: ALPH THA ALIEN, "BLACK TAX"

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Los Angeles emcee Alph Tha Alien presents the Evan Clark-directed music video for "Black Tax", the self-produced title track from his new album out now on Dystopia Records featuring guest appearances from Open Mike Eagle and Sahtyre. Under his previous moniker Alpha MC he was part of LA underground collective Swimteam which also included Open Mike Eagle and Dumbfoundead (watch the 2013 Swimteam cypher). In 2014 he released The Rebound, a 7-track EP with fellow LA emcee Pigeon John (watch the music video for "Outchea"). "I wrote this when you really started to see the shift in America's race dynamic after Trump came into office," says Alph. "The song is about the veil of racism and what black Americans do to work around that."

video: GRAFFITI ROYALE, "SUNRAYS"

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New York-based band Graffiti Royale present the Jordan Collins-directed music video for "Sunrays", their new single featuring rapper Oswin Benjamin. The "Sunrays" clip follows on the heels of visuals for singles "Feel The Fire" (watch) and "Sweet Like Wine" (watch). Oswin Benjamin released his album Godfrey (Spotify) in 2019 and has collaborated with Styles P and Chris Rivers. The band was born when singer Bronx-bred vocalist Daniel Vasquez a.k.a. QuezDreamer began looking for a backup band to perform with during his sets, a search which led him to connect with Northern California native Tyler Morrisette a.k.a. Creature in the Woods and Alec Green a.k.a. AG, who hails from Philadelphia. Graffiti Royale has performed its mix of electronica, 80s funk, indie rock and hip-hop at SOBs, Mercury Lounge, DROM, The Shrine, Paper Box and SRBs, with recent small tours in California and Philadelphia. They have shared the stage with Oswin Benjamin, Chris Rivers, J Lately, Adrien Daniels, Jake and Poppa and Year of the OX. "We created this song to represent the feeling that the end of summer brings when you're chasing the fleeting moments you felt in the sun," the band says. "We collaborated with our good friend and NY rapper, Oswin Benjamin. Our original idea for the video was to bury ourselves in the sand at the beach all day, but our videographer talked us out of it." "Sunrays" is out now on Strangewave Music.