JABEE, "PRAYING HANDS"

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Emmy award-winning Oklahoma City rapper Jabee presents the Justin Renyer-directed music video for "Praying Hands", the Smitti Boi-produced new single from This World Is So Fragile & Cruel I'm Glad I Got You, Jabee's new album featuring appearances from Slug of Atmosphere, Lil B The Based God, Wale, Medaforacle, The Allie Lauren Project, Propaganda and Trishes as well as production from Statik Selektah, Rnd 1, 88 Keys, Smitti Boi, Leron Vision, Paul Cabbin, Lauren Nicole Clare, Blev and S1-Symbolic One. Jabee's Black Future album featured Chuck D, Brother Ali and Killer Mike, and Murs' 3:16 label released Jabee's 2013 release Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt which featured "Stephanie", a track produced by El-P. Jabee was already one of URB Magazine’s Next 1000 when his DJ Vadim-produced Blood Is The New Black mixtape dropped in 2008. His Must Be Nice mixtape collaboration with Terry Urban and Mick Boogie featured Green Lantern, 9th Wonder, Blu and Oddisee. His 2011 Lucky Me mixtape clocked 40,000 downloads. Jabee contributed a track to the official Boondocks Season 3 mixtape, and won an Emmy for his writing and performance in a commercial for Science Museum Oklahoma (watch). Jabee was a vocal and focal point for a leading role in the new NIKE x Kevin Durant commercial "The Baddest". In 2014 Jabee was invited to Shade 45 in NYC to be featured and interviewed by Sway of "Sway in The Morning" (watch). Chuck D of Public Enemy says “Jabee’s music has the potential to change the world.” Jabee has toured with Run the Jewels and Murs. Jabee says his new single "was the last song I recorded for the album. I just felt like this was what it was missing. I wanted to talk about some things that are going on where I'm from."

STARSCREAM THE GIANT, "TRUNK PEELED BACK"

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Rapper/producer Starscream the Giant presents the music video for his new self-produced single "Trunk Peeled Back", directed by himself and Vasin Douglas. Bred between Austin, TX and Washington, DC, but currently residing in Seattle, Starscream's last album was _Dope Ballads On Mount Pleasant_which featured guest appearances from BIGBABYGUCCI (stream "Tropical" on Spotify), EROz and Marcus Riley, as well as production from DJ Smooth Operator, ZYXO and Valibeats. Starscream's first full-length was his 2016 mixtape Come Thru, It's Lit (stream "White Bronco" on Spotify). "I had this beat sitting around on my laptop for a while," Starscream says. "I made it for this local rapper but he kept flaking when it came time to pay for the beat. One night, after a few too many drinks, I just started writing and recording and what I was feeling at the moment."

ARIANO, "MONEY WON'T BUY YOU ANGELS"

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Southern California hip hop artist/producer Ariano presents "Money Won't Buy You Angels", which features a guest appearance from fellow SoCal emcee Self Provoked, and is produced by Evidence. The Dilated Peoples beatsmith is the lone outside producer on America The Anxious, Ariano's new album which he produced and recorded in one week during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over his 20 years in the game Ariano has collaborated with Snoop Dogg (listen to "High Off The Fame"), Crooked I (listen to "Not Going Back"), Murs and KRS-One, and has several full-length releases under his belt including 2007's Music2breakup2, Sad Songs Make Me Happy and Love Is Not Lazy. Ariano has worked with Glasses Malone, members of Wu Tang Clan, The Visionaries, Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta and Jack White Band, KRS-One, DJ Khalil, Dudley Perkins, M.E.D., Evidence, Chali 2na and more. Ariano's last album was F--k You, I Love You, Pay Me (stream). "I had two albums already complete and they didn’t fit the time period that we’re living in," Ariano says. "This album is completely freestyled and done very sporadically. I think it captures the anxiety of the times that we live in."

GF ANON, "IGNXRANT ART PT. II"

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Camden, New Jersey emcee/producer GF Anon presents "Ignxrant Art Pt. II", produced by Statik Selektah, the lead single from Canvas Of A Radiant Child, his forthcoming album also featuring production from [offbeatninja], Mute Won and Sadhugold. Statik Selektah is a Boston producer best known for his work with emcees such as Termanology, Currensy and Freddie Gibbs. "Ignxrant Art Pt. II" comes on the heels of previous singles "The Remain" (Youtube) and "Soliloquy At The Armory (Youtube). GF's last album release was his Ropeadope collaboration Flipped (Bandcamp). “The song is about the process of me growing to become the man that I want to be," GF says. "Dreaming about things that I want, goals to achieve, the ups and downs of being a father, trying to find myself and find my voice in this music game. Also trying to concur the battles with my demons and whatever life throws my way.”

BERCHIE, "BATTLE SCARS"

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Singer/songwriter/rapper Berchie presents the Valenncii Ventora-directed music video for "Battle Scars", his new single produced by Mike Tha Menace. "Battle Scars" appears on the Ghanaian-American DMV resident and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior's new mixtape O.P.E.R.A. (Spotify), which also spawned visuals for singles "Lavi$H" (Youtube) and "Hometown" (Youtube). Berchie describes the single as "a coming of age story about a homeless man, who through the restorative and redemptive power of Christ, is able to turn his life around for the better."