JERROD BOWEN, "SOUND ODYSSEY"

March 25, 2023

JERROD BOWEN, "SOUND ODYSSEY"

Maryland emcee and Creative Minds founder Jerrod Bowen presents the Unscene productions-directed music video for "Sound Odyssey", the Keylow & Physical Graffiti-guested lead single from Bowen's new album Thelonious, named after the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Thelonious also features guest appearances from Mr. Ruckus, Crown Vic, & Klassic Soul, all representing the Creative Minds brand. The entire album is produced by Washington, D.C. beatsmith K-Murdock, who fuses golden-era sounds with live instrumentation. Murdock also produced Bowen's debut album Days Of Grace (Spotify). "Sound Odyssey" is named after a record store in Bowen's hometown of Ocean City and interpolates the jazz classic "Summertime", as the lead single of an album filled with nods to the golden era of hiphop which K-Murdock calls "a labor of love". Thelonious is out now on Creative Minds LLC.

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

March 25, 2023

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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.

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video: NAZZY THE MIC, "HOW YOU FEEL, PT. 2" f. BLACK60K

March 25, 2023

18-year-old rapper Nazzy The Mic presents the Banga Jaxon-directed music video for "How You Feel, Pt. 2", the new single featuring Black60K from Nazzy's new album Eighteen, which also features a guest appearance from Yung.King.Cole as well as production from 3GLI and WNZ. Born Norelle Hampton, Nazzy has been rapping since the age of 6, hitting the studio since the age of 12 and released her first EP at the age of 16. Nazzy mines her real life as a Gay and Muslim teen and product of inner-city Philadelphia, painting a visceral image as a prolific storyteller. Growing up she's witnessed violence and experienced trauma, love and loss, conflicts between her religion and her sexuality. She turns the booth into a therapy session to communicate her problems, feelings, and thoughts on the mic. Nazzy has been featured in popular music publications such as Elevator Mag, Wordplay, Notion, and many more. The "How You Feel" video comes on the heels of visuals for "Hopeless, Pt. 2" (Youtube). Eighteen is out now on Firebrand Entertainment.

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video: BALT GETTY, "80s CRACK BABY"

March 25, 2023

video: BALT GETTY, "80s CRACK BABY"

Balt Getty presents the animated music video for his "80s Crack Baby" mixtape, produced entirely by Balt and featuring shoutouts from DJ Premier, Scott Storch and Kanye West. The artist, DJ, producer, award-winning actor, director and Purplehaus founder born Balthazar Getty is the son of German artist Gisela Getty and John Paul Getty III. Balthazar entered the mainstream via his role in 1990's Lord Of The Flies, going on to star in David Lynch classics like Lost Highway and the 2017 resurrection of Twin Peaks. Countless DJ gigs around the globe and a string of Purplehaus releases featuring everyone from rap legends Wu-Tang Clan to Latin superstar Asdru Sierra set the stage for the 2018 introduction of his animated alter ego Balt Getty, which first appeared on single “Porsche” (watch the music video) followed by “Retail Therapy”, which attracted Riff Raff for its official remix (Spotify). Balt's silver-haired, gold-grilled, face-tattooed animated avatar takes center stage in the "Crack Baby" video, which comes on the heels of Balt's self-directed music video for "Ugly" (Youtube) and "Sad Boy" (Youtube). "We set out to create the first ever animated mixtape," Balt says about his new project. "The theme is anod to growing up in The Bay during that era."

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Pete Santos - 'My Ting'

March 25, 2023

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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."

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