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Stro Releases "From Me" ft. Marco Mckinnis

​New York, NY // Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, March 29th, 2017 – Brooklyn-bred emcee and multi-faceted actor, Stro, has officially released the first single from his newly announcedalbum, Grade A Frequencies. The single is called "From Me," and features an urbanesque sound cascaded by singer Marco Mckinnis' unrefined vocals, over a Jack Dine-produced beat. The evocative track comes alive as the song voyeurs into the travails of life, distraction and love lost. – Pre-order Stro's new album, Grade A Frequencies now, to be released officially on Friday, April 21st.

Listen to Stro's "From Me" here.

Link: https://soundcloud.com/strothemc/from-me-feat-marco-mckinnis

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Grade A Frequencies: http://smarturl.it/GradeAFrequencies

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Stro Announces 'Grade A Frequencies' Album, Releases New Single, "From Me"

​New York, NY // Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, March 27th, 2017 – Today, Brooklyn-bred emcee and multi-faceted actor, Stro, has officially announced his long-awaited album, Grade A Frequencies. In addition to the new offering, Stro has decided to gift listeners with a taste of what is to come, with the advanced release of his single, "From Me".  The Jack Dine-produced record delivers an urbanesque sound cascaded by singer Marco Mckennis' unrefined vocals. The evocative track comes alive as the song voyeurs into the travails of life, distraction and love lost. Each undulation is quickly met by percussion, and is only parallel to it's nostalgic aura.

Stro's new album, Grade A Frequencies will be available on Friday, April 21st, at digital retailers worldwide.

Listen to Stro's "From Me" here.

Link: https://soundcloud.com/strothemc/from-me-feat-marco-mckinnis

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Grade A Frequencies: http://smarturl.it/GradeAFrequencies

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Terrace Martin Releases Short Film “Velvet Portrait”

​Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 - Multi-instrumentalist, Terrace Martin captures disorienting heartache in his short film, "Velvet Portrait," as premiered exclusively by The FADER. Seen as the antithesis to Get Out, cinematic vignettes perfectly capture a man's pain after his love has gone awry. As he roams the streets haunted by old memories and photographs, Martin's evocative tracks follow the troubled lover as he struggles to carve out a new path under the night sky.

Terrace told FADER, "I've always looked at music as being the soundtrack to life. Music makes you love — it's so healing, yet it also has the power to shift you to a dark side as well..."

Watch Terrace Martin's 'Velvet Portrait' here.​

Link: http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/21/terrace-martin-velvet-portrait-film

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Ye Ali Releases 'Loyalty' ft. Eric Bellinger

​Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 - Today, Ye Ali has officially released the first single from his highly-anticipated TRAPHOUSEJODECI 2. The song is called "Loyalty" and it features fellow R&B crooner Eric Bellinger, whose collaborative efforts only elevate the salacious ode to women. The Bizness Boi-produced track is liable to set the mood for our East Coast friends who might be snowed in, but a sure fire way to heat things up everywhere else.

Listen to Ye Ali's "Loyalty" feat. Eric Bellinger here.

"Loyalty" is now available on all streaming services worldwide.  https://soundcloud.com/ye-ali/loyalty-ft-eric-bellinger-prod-by-bizness-boi

P.S: Check out the most recent Ye Ali features on Austin Millz's "New Tingz" & T Dot's "Camera".

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Terrace Martin To Be Honored By Los Angeles City Council

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TWO-TIME GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST TERRACE MARTIN

TO BE HONORED BY LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL WITH PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION

FOR HIS CONTINUOUS POSITIVE IMPACT, MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, C.A. – February 23, 2017 – On Friday, February 24th, the Los Angeles City Council will award Terrace Martin with its highest honor, an Official City Resolution. This ceremony will commemorate Terrace’s long list of accomplishments that have made him one of the most influential musicians of his generation. Terrace will be honored by L.A City Council President Herb J. Wesson Jr. The Presentation of the Official Resolution is the City of Los Angeles' way of thanking Terrace Martin for his dedication to excellence, musicianship, and the entire region of Los Angeles.

The award ceremony will last approximately 1-hour, starting at 10:00am sharp at Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N Spring Street, Third Floor Council Chambers. CP Wesson and other Councilmembers will regale briefly about Terrace and his impact on music and within the community. After all have spoken, CP Wesson will present Terrace with an Official City Resolution on Behalf of the City.  

This event is open to the media and the public.

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About Terrace Martin

Terrace Martin is a two-time Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist, recording artist and producer. Born and raised in the Crenshaw District of South Central Los Angeles—Terrace proudly represents his home in the nomenclature of his own record label Sounds of Crenshaw. Martin’s style embodies everything from funk and jazz to classical and soul; his craftsmanship can be felt through the timeless orchestrations he crafted with artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Stevie Wonder, Raphael Saadiq, Lalah Hathaway and more. With his first solo artist Grammy nomination for his 2016 release Velvet Portraits, Terrace is etching his name into musical eternity.

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Terrace Martin on the GRAMMYs 'I'm glad I made it into the playoffs,'

Producer and musician Terrace Martin is nominated for a Grammy Award for R&B; album. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)

Los Angeles, CA - Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 – Multi-instrumentalist, rapper and producer Terrace Martin, a driving force behind Kendrick Lamar's 2015 multi-Grammy-winning album "To Pimp a Butterfly," was enjoying his own day in the sun. This year, at the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards, he was nominated for Best R&B album of the year--courtesy of his independently released project, Velvet Portraits.      

On the red carpet, Terrace Martin called the nomination a blessing. He went on to tell the LA Times, "I'm grateful that a project based on love and passion made it this far," he said, adding that he tells people in his family that the Grammy Awards are like the playoffs or the Super Bowl of music. "I'm not into a lot of sports, so I'm glad I made it into the playoffs."

Full story: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-live-updates-i-m-glad-i-made-it-into-the-playoffs-1486941347-htmlstory.html

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Swoope Releases 'Lambo' Video via HHDX ​Directed by: Donny Slater

Los Angeles, CA – Friday, January 20th, 2017 – In the game perspective is everything, and today Akron-born emcee Swoope delivers us an homage to small beginnings and purpose in juxtaposed endings. In the HipHopDX-premiered video, “Money can’t buy happiness, but I wouldn’t mind crying in a lambo…” rings off as Swoope’s self-produced synth-filled cadence envelopes an all too familiar sample.

When asked about what drives him, Swoope details, “I’m from a small little city that they fly through but never fly to. I’ve played the keys since I could walk, so producing music was a natural progression… I just want to make art that gives people hope in this crazy world.”

And the video to “Lambo” does just that.

Listen to Swoope’s "Lambo" here.​

Link: http://www.hiphopdx.com/videos/id.25748/title.dxclusive-swoope-rolls-through-with-new-video-for-lambo Youtube: https://youtu.be/_ugEz3AbUYk Embed: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_ugEz3AbUYk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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A-Game Releases 'TBY' (Prod. by Chef Byer)

Toronto, ON / Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, November 17th, 2016 - Today, Toronto's favorite hip-hop duo, A-Game, deliver a highly-anticipated foray into a new billow of sound. With their new single "TBY" serving as a follow-up to their recently released "One Call", Nova and Chase take their cool off to get candid about bolstering an unrequited love. Yet in that, are still able to hold steadfast as to not lose themselves or their sound. The swells of melodies, a Jodey Watley sample, and synth are only comparable to the cascading production crafted by Chef Byer. Don EP was just the beginning.

The twins are in, and "TBY" is everything.

Listen to A-Game's "TBY" here.​

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/agamemusic/tby/s-AnuyW

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Audiomack: http://www.audiomack.com/song/a-game/tby?key=tby

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$kinny Releases "Marilyn Frankenstein" [LISTEN]

Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 - After the amazing reception of $kinny's debut project, 1999 Parachutes, and then the subsequent video to "Cookies & Swisher Sweets", the vibrant singer-rapper-producer-extraordinaire refuses to slow down. Today, he releases a new self-produced song called "Marilyn Frankenstein."

When asked about the song, music plans and more, $kinny said, "Every two weeks I'm dropping a new joint. I've got amazing music in my laptop that I need the world to hear. [And this first one] is pretty much a love story between Marilyn Monroe and Frankenstein, of which I have both tatted on my body. To me it always meant that you can't have outer beauty without being beautiful on the inside. If your soul is dirty, it doesn't matter what you've got going on the outside."

Listen to $kinny's "Marilyn Frankenstein" here.

Link: https://soundcloud.com/skinny/marilyn

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$kinny Releases 'Cookies & Swisher Sweets' Video [HHDX Premiere]

Los Angeles, CA – Friday, September 16th, 2016 - With over 3.5 million cumulative views on YouTube/Vevo, $kinny returns with the lead video form his recently release debut EP 1999 Parachutes. The video released today is for his single, "Cookies & Swisher Sweets", and in the cinematic pictorial--as premiered by HipHopDX--$kinny embarks on a il-seeded trip after indulging in what appears to be one too many blunts (if that’s even possible).

Watch $kinny's "Cookies & Swisher Sweets" here.

Link: http://www.hiphopdx.com/videos/id.24699/title.skinny-needs-some-cookies-swisher-sweets

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkdTU-JBXpY

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Ye Ali Delivers Long-Awaited TrapHouseJodeci Album

Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, August 25th, 2016 - Today, Ye Ali has officially released his long-awaited project, TRAPHOUSEJODECI. The album process began over a year ago during a time where Ye was discovering his melodic style, while sharpening his skills as a songwriter by penning records for up-and-coming artists throughout the Los Angeles area. Yet as his juxtaposition to success changed, so did Ye Ali's sound–eclipsed with a passion for hook-driven production with swells of influence stemming from the likes of Sade, Elton Jon, and Jodeci.

The most recent transformation is poignantly captured in the 12-track offering that the world is receiving today; complete with a handwritten note from the artist, himself: "To my fans: Thank you for waiting so long for me. I spent countless nites recording for THJ. I hope this album makes you as happy as it makes me."

#TRAPHOUSEJODECI TRACKLIST:

Ammunition

Menu

What To Do feat. K Camp

Sing2it

Giuseppe

Flights & Breakups feat. K. Forest

Dedication

Autograph

Rodeo

Oceans

Songs About You

Casual / My Room

Limited to two features by K Camp, and K. Forest. Guitar by Los Hendrix, saxophone by Danny Win. Elevated production by Bizness Boi, Ricci Riera, Los Hendrix, Th3ory, Da Internz, G. Ry, Prep Bijan, Neenyo, Jourdon Manswell, Illnight, Cardiak, Nyce, and Ezkakt. TRAPHOUSEJODECI is out now. Stream here.

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ye-ali/sets/traphousejodeci-thj

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Los Angeles, CA – Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 - The latest single from Ye Ali's forthcoming TrapHouseJodeci project (8/25) features moonlit R&B production from Bizness Boi and Cardiak. "Oceans" starts off with a still ripple, quickly amplified by driven progressed percussion. Towards the end, extra synths are added to transform the mood from a midnight vibe to a 3AM rendezvous. Ye Ali romantically entreats a girl to spend time together. –  Premiered by Mass Appeal.

TRAPHOUSEJODECI will be available everywhere August 25th.

Link: http://massappeal.com/premiere-ye-ali-oceans/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ye-ali/oceans-prod-by-bizness-boi-additional-prod-by-cardiak

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Spintelect Presents Volume 2. Premiered by MissDimplez.Com

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Check out the first #DimplezTV vid series. "Does It Really Go Down In The DMs?" #QTNA https://youtu.be/w8tCY9qIz8E @MissDimplez

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Amber Rose recently released a collection of Emojis which she titled #MuvaMojis. Missdimplez.com attended the Muva Moji release party at a Dave & Busters location in Hollywood and got to speak with her about the creation of her new tech project. Although Amber was super serious about not dishing any details on any of the Rob Kardashian/ Blac Chyna sightings or even her recent social media support of Kim Kardashian she did give us some insiders on all of the controversy that surrounded the explicit emojis and how she plans to get around with an update/re-release. Full story, here.

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Client: Ne-Yo talking about creating a sound for Frida x Jamal on #EmpireFox

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BAJI 10th Anniversary Gala Special Guest GOAPELE

Los Angeles, CA – Monday, April 4th, 2016 – Goapele, which means “to move forward” in Setswana, has been doing just that, moving forward and making her presence felt in the music industry as a chart-topping American soul and R&B singer/songwriter. Born in Oakland, CA, Goapele grew up in a socially conscious and politically active family. Her mother married South African political exile Douglas Mohlabane while studying in Nairobi, Kenya. Goapele led anti-racism and anti-sexism initiatives throughout her youth, and is today renowned as a leading artist-activist. We are excited to announce that Goapele will join Black Alliance for Just Immigration as special guest performer at the 10th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, April 9th in Los Angeles! Goapele debuted her musical talent with the smash hit self-released album Closer in 2001, which reached #63 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. Her latest album Strong As Glass is available now and we are incredibly excited to have Goapele as part of BAJI's celebration. Don't miss an unforgettable night of music, cuisine, dance and CULTURE. Goapele will be joined by DJ Rashida, Bryonn Bain, and more. Get your gala tickets now.