HIJINKS, "SHAMU"

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Ohio rapper HiJinks aka Mos Hi presents "Shamu", produced by United Grind’s own B-Ready. Shamu is the first single off HiJinks’ forthcoming debut album iLLficionado, set to feature XP tha Marxman, Ka'Miko, Nathan Doutt and Ty Wills. HiJink’s made his return in 2018 on United Grind’s “M.A.M.N.” featuring Benny The Butcher (stream on Youtube). HiJinks first made his name in the Cleveland rap scene as 1/2 of rap duo Play Havoc alongside long-term collaborator and partner Vice Souletric, with whom he co-founded imprint and hiphop movement United Grind, which recently released the Grind Or Die Vol. 1 compilation (stream on Spotify), and is planning iLLficionado for a summer 2023 release. B-Ready who has recently joined the United Grind roster has also produced tracks for Ras Kass, Dilated Peoples and Tash of Tha Alkaholiks among others. HiJinks calls the single "a reintroduction track of sorts, showcasing wordplay and verbal bravado over banging production by United Grind in-house producer B-Ready. The title symbolizes the stature and predatory nature of the emcee."

NACHO SOPRANO, "9:00AM"

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Florida rapper Nacho Soprano presents the Filmrat-directed music video for "9:00AM", the single from Nacho Pharma, his new album out now featuring Mixon Baby. The Jacksonville native broke out in 2021 with another Nacho Pharma single "Killa Cam" (watch the music video on Youtube), and he recently released the Nacho Supreme album (stream on Spotify). When asked about his inspiration for the track, Nacho says "I wake up every morning before 9AM to start my day to work on the life I want to build for myself, which is go to the studio."

Drew The Kiiid, "this ain't no dance song."

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21-year-old Chicago rapper Drew The Kiiid presents "this ain't no dance song." produced by drew and MBWAV. Featuring fellow Chicago artist Amari Blaze, the track is the lead single from drew's new album triiips around the sun. "One of my lady friends complained to me that I had no music that she felt she could turn up or twerk in the club to," Drew says about his new single. "I immediately went to record and MBWAV sent me the beat a few days prior so I threw it in the session and got to work. I decided that what I created wasn't a dance song, but an ass-shaking anthem; Amari Blaze agreed, wrote a verse to it and the rest is history." triiips around the sun. is out now on Triiiple.

single: ABSOLUTE, "CRASHED"

single: ABSOLUTE, "CRASHED"

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Austin, Texas rapper Absolute presents "Crashed", the self-produced first single from his forthcoming album I Am Absolute. "Crashed" comes on the heels of his recent singles "Believe In Me" (stream on Youtube) and "Paper Chasing" (stream on Youtube), also slated to appear on I Am Absolute. Writing his first album at the age of sixteen, Absolute first broke out with his single "Hello" (stream on Youtube). Absolute describes his new single as "a verbal reflection on an event in my life. I actually crashed and totaled a brand new car. That accident not only impacted me the driver in more ways than one. It also impacted others to include the people closest to me. That can bring about a pain that'll make you question why did you survive the crash. Instead of living I should've crashed and died."

DAEMON, "VADER"

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St. Louis-based rapper Daemon presents "Vader", his new single produced by Grills. Daemon marries a golden-era hiphop pedigree with a trailblazing spirit, routinely weaving genres as disparate as EDM, trap and grunge into the mix. Daemon has collaborated with artists like Killer Mike, DJ Shadow and Trackstar The DJ of Run The Jewels, who contributes cuts to "Vader". 2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders used Daemon's song "Feel Good" (Spotify) for his walk-out music for a TV interview. Daemon's work has been featured on Netflix (“Inventing Anna,” “Daybreak,” and “Work It”), FOX (“Ghosted”), Starz (“Power”), ads for Mini Cooper and Sephora, and TBS (on the Jordan Peele produced “The Last O.G.”). His track “Turn the World Around" was featured in Xbox exclusive Forza Horizon 5. "'Vader' started as a freestyle until the producer, Grills, thought it could be more," Daemon says. "I wanted to speak with love and care about the struggles I have with my city and the struggles folks in my city have to go through simultaneously. The dark and the light are all connected." "Vader" is out now on BLK BREAKFAST.