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KING KEON:

A leader of the pack — King Keon is all bark & bite. His demeanor evokes one who cleans off his plate!

Even when its a dog-eat-dog world, the King finds himself at the top of the food chain. Yet that doesn’t necessarily mean he allows a chain of events to keep him leashed. To simply put it: He’s ten toes down. As he breaks free from it all — King Keon boasts with his signature husky voice “KING” then gets right into it about soon-to-come prominence & love. Often though King speaks on the trials & tribulations he’s endured. “I tell my life through my music and sometimes I have this gift where I’m able to explain your situation in a way that you may have needed to hear it. Even if it’s not effecting me directly.”

Beyond the surface King Keon scratches out a melange composed of auto-tone, street cred hip-hop and rap ballads. The MC’s rhymes consist of tough smilies & entendres “They say I’m clean like I’m soapy” & “B*tch I’m the cake, you gon blow me.” (Holy). He is one whose emotive yet aware of what’s around him. (King Cry) & (Sarah) “Some days I may get going because I’m just motivated to get after it! Other days I don’t feel like going, but I do it anyway because that’s what Kings do. Either way I like to aim for greatness & everyday I reload.”

Breeding from Jersey City, NJ — a city that’s diverse in all aspects, King Keon started creating music in 2013. “When I got kicked out of college, I always wanted to try it but I never had the time.” King Keon adds “One day I said to myself “If I ever have time I’m going to try it out.” Then that same week I got into an altercation which lead to my expulsion [in school] so I had all the time in the world!” Yet it’s a given because King Keon was raised around a musically inclined family. Turning back the hands of time, his father was a rapper & his grandfather sung & played in a band so it’s always been in him. “The keys to the intro music “The Days Of Our Lives” was actually stolen from my grandfather.” King says “Mary J Bridge used the same melody in “No More Drama” she didn’t steal though or nothing like that.”

His undying love lies in the music. According to the MC it’s really addictive (especially when you see a thought or idea that starts in your head & manifest into a big production.) It has power over the soul & that’s what inspires him the most. “I can write for days so I never run out of concepts, flows, melodies or punchlines.” he says “I love that because, I will always be of service to my people. Either way I give different aspects, stories & emotions in my music, the same as we experience in real life. I give people hope, inspiration, the good, bad..all of the above. Every feeling ain’t the same & every song reflects that.”

For all those who are doubters or haters, expect his “I told you so” to come after his first platinum plaque. Trust me, it’s going to be live.

In the meantime — stream his latest project Black Heart. It’s on all platforms & is lead by songs like “Holy” which has a dope visual where he gets kidnapped & has to make it out! [YouTube: King Keon- Holy] & many more.

Also expect a future collab with @iamTedford @chasefetti @_natnasty_ @bennyblonca @cascio @rollin2riches @herogawd [Instagram].

King Keon’s longevity may be “a-paw-ling” to others, but it’s fairly deserved & inevitable.

By: Natalee Gilbert

Link(s):

1. Spotify: Search “King Keon: Black Heart”

2. SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/keonkok

3. Instagram: @keonkok

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Cosmic Contract:

A duo that wrote their names in the fine print of music for life, Cosmic Contract's journey led to this very moment.

It led them to soar high & tell a message. One that’ll open many doors & avenues of thought that others wouldn’t normally encounter in their day-to-day interactions.

All in the while Cosmic Contract's goal is just to help truth seekers & open minded people connect a few dots or find answers so they don’t go into orbit.

By free falling in with an emotional connection, it helps Zena (the singer) & Prophet (the rapper) tell personable stories that resonate with the listener.

In the same light, the message is felt thanks to Zena's leviating vocality (& of course Prophet's vulnerable yet adaptive floetry)

For Cosmic Contract it all started in a tiny town called Lorena, Tx at the age of 13. While they were in band class— Zena, the flutist & Prophet, the drummer got paired up together for a project.

Consecutively they had to compose a piece of music for the band to play & so shortly after the two became good friends over the course of the project. As said by the couple "I (Zena) developed a big crush on him but I moved a lot so we never saw each other. We kept in contact via rap battles in text messages & email for a few years. It started out as just white kid raunchy stuff & slowly progressed, as we grew into adults, into more expansive personal development conversations. Eventually, I realized Prophet could actually rap for real life. Prophet: “and i found out that she could actually sing.” This turned into instrumentals being sent back & forth on our iPhones where one of us would record a verse on GarageBand & then send it to the other person to respond & vise versa until the song felt complete." Ten years after just making music to stay connected, Cosmic Contract found theirselves in the same place at the same time & did a Facebook live where they recieved acclamation — ending with 15,000 views. From there, Cosmic Contract was formed. 

For the two, music is more than a sound to be heard for enjoyment. "Music is a way to access the deepest & most authentic aspects of ourselves." Cosmic Contract says “It’s so easy to get trapped in the chaos of day to day life & forget what’s truly important to us. A good instrumental is like the key to unlock those feelings & thoughts that we unconsciously suppress in the hustle of life. It’s a way to call forth our truest nature and get re-connected to what’s real & alive within us." Somehow the music just always seemed to bring Cosmic Contract back together — almost like the music wanted them to make it more than they wanted to make the music.

Though the music scene in their town is pretty small, Cosmic Contract loves to participate & perform at local bars, coffee shops & art venues to stay connected with their community. Eventually they hope to branch out & work with like minded artists like Nahko Bear & other musicians in The Hive Music who are creating music with meaning. 

For the starter-ups they advice you to keep showing up & share! “If you wait until you know enough or you’re confident enough, you’ll never be ready. We are still learning how to be on stage and the ins and outs of music but that hasn’t stopped us from creating.” the two add.

Overall expect these two to make a big BANG into the rapshere. For Cosmic Contract’s light year has just begun.

They’ve got a Cosmic Baby on the way (how cute!?) so they have slowed down on new releases (but they do have quite a few things in the works right now)

“We’ve decided to take the wheel on the creation of our music & start producing our own beats so we’ll have a couple new songs drop that have our vibes all over it.”

Keep your telescope near folks. You’re sure to foresee like me. This duo is an infinite pair.

By: Natalee Gilbert

Link(s):

1. Instagram - @cosmiccontract

2. YouTube - “Cosmic Contract “

3. SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/cosmic-contract

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Verndolla$:

They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger & while others may take the affirmation lightly, Verndolla$ doesn’t & uses it in full force.

When the dexterous MC steps in the booth, he makes sure to not waste any time.

The microphone becomes his safe haven & in an instant Verndolla$ splurges out everything he feels.

Not only is the real emotion felt in his rhyme schemes but it’s also in the deliverance of his words!

The beat can start with a slow pace (heck it could even be fast!) but that doesn’t stop him from navigating his flows in the right direction.

Ultimately Verndolla$ is an artist who speaks on the wins & losses in life.

Implementing a heavy base in every track really does works in his favor (it's no wonder Verndolla$ is able to shake up the entire planet!)

An upcoming rapper from Queens, NY Verndolla$ wakes up with food & his mother on his mind. The rhymer began rapping as a kid but he didn't take it seriously until his last relationship. "I always made little rhymes growing up but I kept it a secret so no one could make fun of me more than they already did." says Verndolla$ "Once I entered high school, my friends & I made songs for fun, even freestyled sometimes. I always knew I had a talent but now I am ready to show the world what I am about."

To him, music means everything & he believes that it can manifest into just about anything whether its based on a memory, thought, feeling or embarkment to new journeys, "In my music I often try to convey a message or something that's going on in my life." Verndolla$ adds — but that doesn't necessarily mean that he's afraid to speak up. He's blunt but has good intention & is far too busy to play games. "What makes me different from the rest is how capable I am.” he goes on to say “I can rap with anyone & I often find a way to talk about important things while dumbing it down.”

As the time passes on, Verndolla$ hopes the hip hop era will stop glorifying gang violence & speaking down on the dead which brought me to ask about his opinion on former trapster XXXTentacion "X to me was a free thinker as we Aquariuses usually are & just a great artist in general." says Verndolla$ "Although I am not proud of his touchy past, I'm proud of his reformed self that was better as a person."

Verndolla$ also sees himself as a bigger artist in the next 5 years. He will be on tour or at least working with bigger moves. In a word, he's making moves!

For the most part Verndolla$ speaks on very important things & brings awareness to it by using amped up production. He raps about what he lives with & could care less about others opinion.

Expect him to only go up.

By: Natalee Gilbert

Fun Facts:

1. The best line he’s written (in his opinion) comes from Tell Em’ off his latest project “August”

“F these haters, f these rappers,

f attachments/

Money hungry I been fastin/

N*gga dollar sign is everlastin’/

Always chasin’ never catch it, never catch it/

Couple tricks for silly rabbits

Out the bag like f-ing magic

I’m ecstatic.

2. He is inspired by: Joeybada$$, IDK & Tyler The Creator

3. If he collab with any local artist it would be Kay Anthony. “We’re already close friends so I already know we’d make some heat & plus he's got great talent!”

Link(s):

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lFK6yepiQSIEWKZTMZzkQ?si=yv7ILW5ZRVKVta1PZWOs6A

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/verndolla

Instagram: @verndollaaa