Derek Lemire's Blog – October 2021 Archive (8)

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Young Mo Da Great is a hip hop artist in the Seattle area, where he has resided for over 15 years. Prior to moving to Seattle, he lived in Kampala (Uganda) until the age of 14. Having been born in Uganda, he was exposed to an international sound that was influenced by various genres of music. Evidently, this diversity of sound reflects in his versatile approach… Continue

Promising Cali lyricist RANNA ROYCE is back with a vengeance and a gun in todays new offering - SMITH & WESSON. RANNA’s latest creation is a follow-up to her KXNG CROOKED assisted single, …

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Zahirah and Diamond Johnson just dropped their highly anticipated collab "Pull Up", that could potentially be a “sneaky link” anthem.





https://open.spotify.com/album/0UexqBL5Aq6FH7PK4BG6Ar





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Unsigned, up and coming artist Xo Retro presents Retro World 2. Available on all major streaming platforms. The videos drops soon on YouTube, stay tuned.





https://open.spotify.com/album/1vwHGcsQQkqqSwDM379mXe





https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/retrorell1/retro-world-2





Follow on IG: @xo_retro

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The first thing that will strike you about J Soulja's newly released album, "More Than Nothing", is HereComesTheArt's incredible cover art which day ones will recognize as one of several covers designed by this local gem. Then, from the intro "Troubles"  through this no skips 10-track opus you will simply buckle in and enjoy the mastery that makes J Soulja such a standout in his city.





Aided and abetted by the board mastery that is Very Necessary CEO Steelo Foreign, the… Continue

Detroit artist Nuke Tha God, currently based in Arizona, just dropped the third edition of his project For The Culture. Nuke also has a project out called “My Interpretation 2”. He's released other singles this year titled Black 95’s and Dope Meta. Get familiar:…





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Today Washington D.C. rapper Noochie's Drumma Boy-produced single, "Move" gets a visual. The two creatives discovered a musical chemistry after Noochie featured on Drumma Boy's posse cut "Burn" last summer alongside Torae, David Banner, CyHi The Prynce, Ras Kass and Pastor Troy, which both Zaytoven and DJ Toomp also co-produced.





Noochie began releasing music at the age of 17 and first came to national attention with the release of his 2016 Bigga Rankin-hosted mixtape, “Product… Continue