Substance Abuse feat. Eric Steuer "Rabbit Hole"

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."    

C TOGA, "BENTLEY COUPE"

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Boston, Massachusetts rapper C Toga presents his new single "Bentley Coupe", produced by Tobi Aitch, which comes bundled with a clay animation trailer video from animator TydieToons (Instagram). Toga's previous releases include "Peer Pressure" (stream). The Haitian-American rapper says his new single is about "just proving people wrong about me, that's all. I always liked music , so I first started doing it just for fun but later in life I realized that I really wanted to pursue it. My family and I always been struggling, so I figured somehow, some way I could help."

MIKE EZE, "GOALS"

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Boston rapper Mike Eze presents "Goals", the Larry Beats-produced single featuring Peralt from his forthcoming album Bipolar Weather. In 2019 Mike released the single "Cell Nights" (Spotify). Mike says his new single is about "my dreams and my goal to achieve it at any cost. People try to knock me and people try to stop me but no one can keep me from my goals."

CHUCK DIE$EL, "LIVING LAVISH"

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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.”

SIR VETERANO, "REPUTABLE"

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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.