Rest In Peace Mo3- (2014/2020)

  

 2020. A year that will not soon easily be forgotten, a year filled with tragedies, devistation, and death. 2020 hit millions of lives across the globe, effecting everyone differently causing heartache and depression. despite the nations pandemic, 2020 was also the year that took countless of young and talented rappers too soon. Gifted talent just like Melvin Abdul noble Jr, aka, Mo3, after being shot to death while driving in his home state. Check out this article for more information on Mo3 and his death back in 2020. 

   A lot has happened in the past year. Sometimes it feels like there’s too much to keep up with, so we tend to concentrate on those major events. But some of the famous people we just lost few years back were more than just famous — they were extremely talented. The loss of these talented individuals and their contributions is a big loss for our society as a whole. Death truly is one of the few things we cannot avoid, but when death comes by the hand of another man, life is stolen from those victims and their family. The pain that comes with losing a loved one can be unbearable--both emotionally and mentally.

   It's a very unfortunate reality that I wish was generalized to any and all genres of music, but when it comes down to it, the hip-hop industry has been the center of these shortcomings over the last 25 years we've been into this culture. It's a subject that doesn't get enough attention from the media, which I understand. Not many people want to accept the fact that hip-hop has the highest rate of homicide cases than any other genre of music. In 2015, a study was conducted and indicated that murder was the cause of 51.5% of American hip-hop musicians deaths, with the average age of death at or between 25-30 years old. Why is this? Reasons believe it's due to the involvements of criminal gangs, rumpant drug use, and poor pastorale care.

   It's no secret that the rap community is riddled with gang violence.

   Unfortunately, Mo3 lost his life due to gang relation. In an interview months before his death, Mo3 described himself as a "gang member turned rapper." He discussed his personal struggles and the message behind his music.

   "The black community and the Hispanic community, we deal with a lot of poverty and struggle." Mo3 stated "I'm giving a message, I'm giving hope. Me I've been a rapper, but you could do whatever you want." 

   The Dallas-based rapper was gunned down on a busy highway in broad daylight, It is believed that there was an altercation between Mo3 and the suspect prior to shooting him. This led many to speculate that this is another case of gang violence.

   

   It was a sad day losing beloved rapper Mo3 on November 11th, 2020. Our hearts were broken to hear of his passing at the age of 28, when he was robbed of his life while being in Texas.

    The American singer and songwriter's death marks the second high-profile killing of a rapper in Dallas this year. The city's mayor denounced the fatal shooting on Twitter and said he visited the scene of Mo3's murder.

   "I'm sick of talking about our dead," Mayor Eric Johnson said in a video posted to his Twitter account. "It has to end."

   According to witnesses, Mo3 was driving on interstate 35 in Dallas when he noticed that another vehicle was pursuing him. When Mo3 had to stop, Kewon Dontrell White jumped at the opportunity, approaching Mo3s vehicle. Failing at retrieving one of his guns, Mo3 fled south on foot, being chased by White. He was shot multiple times with a assault rifle, fired by White, and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

   Mo3, whose real name is Melvin Noble, was a Dallas native who rose to fame following a 2016 collaboration with Boosie Badazz, "Errybody (Remix)," reaching 4 million views on YouTube. His latest single, "Shottaz," was released in September and was an ode to the Dallas rapper's hometown. Mo3 gained fame as an underground rapper from Texas in 2014. He signed with E1 records in 2015, and released his first studio album "Shottaz Reloaded" in 2016. In 2018 he released his second album "Badazz MO3"

   His tragic death has left many mourning the loss of such an artistic and promising young man. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.

LuRich: Fresh Mind Album

    ​LuRich’s first ever released album “Fresh Mind”, is a must listen. With eighteen original songs, enthralling lyrics and unanticipated melodies, this album creates a unique sound that only LuRich can bring to the table. A variety of sounds that listeners want to hear. The beats and lyrics have a special way making it into the listeners ears, putting the track back on replay. Each song has a different message and meaning but all of the songs have a feeling of true success, happiness, and individualism, which is represented in the hit “bankroll, number 17 on the album. “Fresh Mind” is LuRich’s best work yet, leaving no discussion of disappointment.

   LuRich’s “Fresh Mind” was released on January 12th, 2022, and became available to stream on all major platforms, such as Spotify, Pandora, I-Tunes, and Apple-music, just to name a few.The album features guests artist like Voyce, Doc Smith, Snoop 300, Kayla K, J. Bayne, and JSun. First single on the album is “Show Off,” which  sets the tone just right when welcoming the rest of the track, in a smooth and reminiscent of old school hip-hop adding a splash of retro vibes in track three, “Pimp N Swerve”. All in all, this album is hands down a true masterpiece.

   Throughout the album, the spotlight singles out the younger adults, around the times in their life where, circumstances became reality, turning into a daily war of survival. “Fresh Mind” puts realistic scenarios into everyday situations, for the young adults that only seen hustling as a way of making ends meet, struggling all the way to the top. In track no. 10 “catch me if you can” puts the listener in perspective of how thin the actual line of, getting away with it, and, getting caught up in it, can either mean success or loosing everything. Always try  remembering to stay one step ahead, and never take anything, especially as something so small as freedom, for granted, because the smallest value can have the biggest impact. 

   Although this album demonstrates hardship and determination, it also leaves room for vulnerability. Expressing warmth and meaningfulness throughout the album, specifically in no.2 of the soundtrack, “Supernova” and again in no.14 “If You Were My Girl,” signifying tenderness. There’s no soul without love, connection, or thoughtfulness, and LuRich made sure this album was given just that, from beginning to end. The album also reached the female ear, grabbing her attention with affection, the female listener is drawn in on passion and admirations, track no.15 “We are Freaks”gives the perfect combination of the two, after all, who doesn’t like to feel needed?

   If you are interested in what LuRich has to offer musically, then I would highly recommend downloading his album “Fresh Mind”. It will not only be a worthwhile investment but also an enjoyable piece of art that you can listen to over and over again. If there’s one thing LuRich is known for, it’s his music. From start to finish, each song brings a new sound that pushes the boundaries without sacrificing depth. The beats and lyrics have a special way of making it into your ears, keeping you coming back for more. This keepsake is an album that all listeners are sure to enjoy. With a record like this on the market, you may be wondering why this hasn’t been spread around to every corner in the world. No doubt it will be soon enough, but until then, we tip our hats off to LuRich, a true talent of our time.

Go follow LuRich for more updates, music, and exclusive deals- IG: @champentllc , @Lurichceo 

Full Album in YouTube link—— https://youtube.comu/playlist?list=PLhM4mVfcNQJxqtTY5Ag_YRDIsmCOEXjX3

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Lil Flip: A Lyrical Mastermind

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   Wesley Eric Weston Jr, famously known by his stage name, Lil Flip, is the third generational Weston, descended from his grandfather Wesley Weston Sr. Lil’ Flip is a 40 year old American OG rapper, record producer, and songwriter from Houston, TX. Kicking off his career he quickly gained recognizance for being a freestyle and battle rapper, making him apart of the stepping stones towards the growth of hip-hop history.

   Lil Flip may no longer be a household name but he’s one of the many stories of how anybody can thrive in this industry on their own. This true story about Lil’ Flip shows that through hard work and determination, he made his dreams into a reality resulting in his career. Lil’ Flip is just one of the thousands of inspirational stories that, no matter what happens, never give up on yourself, fight through all the tough times in your career, and always believe in your vision.

   Hustling from the bottom and putting his talent number one on his priority list, Lil’ Flip didn’t let fear of fitting in or being liked affect his career journey. He lead strong with creating his own style and continuing with being an independently ran and operated artist. His hard work paid off, and at 18 years old he signed his first independent record label deal with Suckafree Records, in 1999.

   After signing with Suckafree Records, an independent label, it didn’t take long before Lil’Flip took off, catching the attention from a well-known and respected DJ, Dj Screw, with his debut album “The Leprechaun.” Mid-way into 2000, Dj Screw added his newest founded talent to the popular rap group “Screwed Up Click.” Shortly after placing him in the group, Dj Screw gave the title and pronounced Lil’ Flip “The Freestyle King.”

   “The Freestyle King” and his first debut studio album “The Leprechaun” was released the summer of 2000. More than 200,000 copies of the first album were sold alone, making it a massive hit for its time.

   When considering offers in 2002 from Loud Records, Lil’ Flip and his deal with his independently owned music recording label, Suckafree, were both offered contracts. Loud Records seemed to honor Lil’ Flip's relationship with Suckafree. They both felt that the label understood their accomplishments as a independent record label, as well as what they stood for. Soon after, Flip started recording his first national album at the age of 20, honoring his newly signed record deal.

   Releasing on August 27, 2002, Lil’ Flip produced his “Underground Legend” album, this was his first nationally released album ever. The record contained hit single “The Way We Ball” and a remix to his hit “I Can Do That.” The album reached platinum status in December of 2002. Although the record did not receive much or even any promotions from Loud Records, it still made Billboard 200 and Top Rap Albums in the U.S charts.

   Dj Screw wasn't the only artist who saw all of Lil' Flip's untapped potential. Anyone could say that Flip was seen as one of the very few lucky artists of his time. He has released many collaborative albums and studio albums with some of the most memorable legends while they were still in their professional rapping careers. He collaborated with artists such as Beyoncé in "Naughty girl (remix)", Chingy, Nelly's album "Sweat", Jim Jones, Chamillionaire in his first single, "Turn it up", Ludacris’s track "Screwed Up", and again in 2003 with Three Six Mafia single,"Ridden Spinners", just to name a few.

       2003 was a big year for Lil’ Flip as he began working with Real Talk Entertainment, which was founded by Derrick “sac” Johnson. This wasn't just any record label, it was a label focused on releasing albums that reached gold and platinum status. In 2003, Lil’ Flip was one of the record label's supporting artists, making him the perfect fit.

   Due to his most songs making it into the top charts as well as U.S. Billboards, many of Lil’ Flip's albums even went gold and platinum status. Impressive for an Atlanta based rapper. His studio albums included "El Jefe", "King", "Life", and "The Art of Freestyle".

   Since Lil' Flip chose the independent path for his journey with the music industry, it gave him a wide range of opportunities at his disposal. Flip made more money and had more control of his career by choosing the independent route.

Eventually founding his very own record label in 2007, calling it “Clover G Records”. 

   Accomplishing a lot of impressive milestones throughout his lyrical experience, collaborating with some of hip-hop’s big named artists, and selling over 23 million records worldwide, as well as a few double-disc albums, saying Lil’ Flip was a huge success in what he did for the history of hip-hop would be an understatement. He even took it to another level by creating brands in clothing and shoe wear that were sensational hits. Naming both lines of brands after his record label, Clover G Records.

   Maturing and slowing down with his older years closing in on him, Lil’ Flip takes a step out of the mainstream eye. He’s even admitted that he’s seen changes within the music industry. His net worth today in 2022, is 4 million, and don’t forget to check out his website at lilflipmusic.net, where he still thrives independently. 

JUICE WRLD: A HIP-HOP LEGEND

​  On December 8th, 2019 Juice Wrld or otherwise known by as, Jarred Higgins, a 21 year old Chicago rapper overdosed in his hometowns midway International Airport. For fans of Juice Wrld, it was a devastating blow. Juice Wrld was one of the many hip-hop legacy rappers to unexpectedly pass away over the course of the past three years, with a heavy heart filled with grief, condolences goes out to the music industry. Juice Wrld’s vivacious personality and clever lyrics had made him immensely popular. Juice was so unique from his ability of producing his style of music that reached and affected a new uncovered audience. Having similar issues with mental health, thousands of fans can relate to Juice Wrld and his music, even more so with young adults and a range of the younger generation. These specific fans began to not feel as alone in the world and was able to be heard for the first time. 

  With so many Americans suffering in silence with demons from their own head, Juice Wrld, and other influencers, began normalizing speaking up about mental awareness, talking with friends and family about suicide, and seeking additional help from hotlines to licensed trained professionals. In a statement by ‘Teen Mental Health’ that 1 in 5 young people suffers from a mental illness, that’s 20 percent of our population. We live in a world today, where mental health is still only seen as a stigma, but with the number of   individuals becoming more aware, stigma numbers drop. Juice Wrld was in the middle of bringing light to not only mental illness but also to the unspoken issues that ran around in society. He also wanted to warn the younger generation just as Tupac and Biggie once did. Encouraging for Juice speaking through his lyrics, leaving a message for the world to hear and sense of release for those struggling under the weight of depression and anxiety. 

  Rap music continues to still be stigmatized around the world even viewed as unproductive and even damaging toward society. Even more so now when society’s change is in such high demand. 

  The unexpected tragedy left the fans that relied on Juice Wrld’s music to get them through a day, heartbroken and uncertain of what was in store for the future. Hopelessly, a lot of beloved fans showed respect by playing his songs on repeat. After listening over a few times, fans quickly realized his lyrics had chilling details that were easily dismissed in the pass, came to a realization he very well could’ve been crying for help all this time. A cry for help, for just one soul to hear what he was really speaking about, realizing now after his sudden death, especially in his newly released song called ‘Wishing Well’ making lyrics like ‘I cry out for help, do they listen? Ima be alone until it’s finished.’ 

  That’s not all, countless songs have subtle lyrics hinting for someone to see pass the fame, past his tough guy act, and past his passive aggressive behavior to see he was drowning and begging for anybody to come give him a deep breath of fresh air. Another example to this conspiracy is Juice was fooling his fans that he was in fact getting better and overcoming his disease with drug abuse, and that he was living ‘normally’ and would have everything a ‘wealthy rapper’ would have, but his lyrics would make anyone think otherwise, in ‘Fighting Demons’ he says, ‘I got rich, I got rich, I’m living that fast life.. and that’s suppose to make me happy. I got a couple questions. How come that.. don’t even make me happy.’ Proof that money does not in fact bring you happiness. 

  With Juice Wrld’s death, he left behind an impactful legacy that was just beginning to blossom after signing with Interscope records back in 2018. Soon after releasing his album ‘Death Race for Love’ quickly became Juice’s first no. 1 album through Grade A/ Interscope on March 8, 2019. Coming a long way from trying to establish a music career on SoundCloud and going by ‘Juicee the Kid’ to winning multiple music awards, signing with a major record label, and to now, a unforgettable icon that will forever be missed by thousands of fans who will carry his music down to generations to come.

Check out JUICE WRLDS songs for the album FIGHTING DEMONS and much more, click on the link below.  

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Joell Ortiz Emcee Veteran Describes His Music Career, Venting in 2nd Single 'In My Feelings'

   Joell Ortiz is one of the most well-known rappers in Hip Hop. With nearly two decades in the game, his career has spanned across the game with collaborations with everyone from Eminem to Dr. Dre, Joell Ortiz has witnessed all aspects of the rap game come and go.

   Joell talks about his time as a part of Slaughterhouse, his new album "Autograph" , Joell talks about his low points during his come up time. Ortiz's career in Hip Hop has spanned nearly over two decades, starting back in the late 1990s. He has seen the game change over the years and now has released his latest album "Autograph."

   Back in 2004, Joell Ortiz joined forces with Royce da 5'9" and Joe Budden to form Slaughterhouse. The group's first album was released in 2009 on Eminem's Shady Records label. Joell also spent time as an artist on Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment label. Ortiz looks back on his early career fondly, commenting on how rewarding it was to be part of such a big moment for Hip Hop during this era. "Autograph" is his first solo release in over six years. It's out now on iTunes and Spotify.

   The album features production from Grammy Nominee Salaam Remi, the Grammy winning Heatmakerz, Hesami, and Detroit Legend Apollo Brown, along with features from Sheek Louch, Marc scibilia, kxng crooked, Pastor LBS, and Cyhi the Prynce. What are you waiting for? Check out the interview below to hear more about the new album!

   In press release: "my creative process is pretty simple. I write to the music that moves me and speaks my truth. That's never wavered. Once I feel like I got all my thoughts wrote out, I put the pen down and listen to everything in it's eternity. That's usually where I figure out things like title and artwork." .Rap artist Joell adds; “after listening to this body of work, I realized that I shared a lot of personal feelings, stories, and ideas. Everything is authentic. This is signature me. Hence, the title. Ortiz has been in the rap game for many years and has experienced it all. From his time in Slaughterhouse to his new album, he's had a lot of experience with the rap industry.

CHUCK D writes damning open letter saying 'old white men' are to blame for Astroworld, not Travis Scott

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Our deepest condolences- Young Dolph, Popular Memphis-based rapper, dead at 36.

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Evolving La Rapper, Bino Rideaux, Teams Up With Def. Jam Artist, Roddy Rich, In New Single ‘Lemme Find Out'.

  Striding into the spotlight of fame, and out of the shadow appears Bino Rideaux, a fresh unsigned artist from LA, earning well-deserved attention particularly now being the leading independent artist from the west coast. Composing a new single featuring Compton superstar, Roddy Rich via def. Jam recordings in Lemme Find Out.

  Bino Rideaux has impressively turned a lot of heads in a quick amount of time and has accumulated a lot of attention regarding his latest single, Lemme Find Out. Including def. Jam's artist, Roddy Rich, has helped grow the popularity amongst fans. The two artists have grabbed the ears of new listeners and discovered a different wide variety of audience, resulting in fans speaking up and saying things such as “Bino never misses, every verse is a homerun”, “Roddy is on fire”, and “Roddy can sing, loving Bino's flow”. One specific comment that personally everyone can agree with is that, Bino has mastered the melodic sound, and it doesn’t even matter what he’s saying next, it just sounds good to the listening ear. None the less both of the west coast rappers are making claims for future spots at the front for new leaders on a new west coast and leaving fans head over heels in love.

  A new video is released for “Lemme Find Out” don’t forget to check it out in the link posted on the article.

 

  With on the rise and hitting milestones, Bino is in his peek referring to his career in the music industry. Currently taking advantage of where he stands today, Bino makes a move and initially takes a different angle into his work. Laving fans standing on thin patience has surprisingly worked in his favor and aroused excitement and anticipation, eagerness for Bino's extremely long-drawn-out project that’s been in the works for quite some time now is being dropped to all major platforms on November the 5th. Bino chooses the name for his next masterpiece, 100 Roses. Also coming with the release of 100 roses, starts his tour, On My Soul. This is without a doubt an active time for Bino and his promising future. Let’s see how far Bino Rideaux can venture into the world of fame and where his next steps lead to the unimaginable.

  Anyone interested in more details on information regarding tour dates/times, ticket prices, or location, as well as announcements and updates, can visit www.bino-Rideaux.com 

 

  Also, don’t forget to keep up on this week’s hottest independent artist making the loudest noise for the ones in the back

Instagram @Binorideaux.

Link to new video of Lemme Find Out- https://youtu.be/QHo7ADt_c3

NOXBOND 32 DEGREES HITTING 33 DEGREES IN NEW ALBUMB

Making his world premiere @LiveMixtapes, Noxbond 32°, Sparks Intrest In Creation Of 33° Mixtape, Collaborating With Popular DJs Around The World 

  Noxbond 32°, otherwise known as James Lomax, recently dropped his mixtape 33°. While realizing a rapid increase of popularity and growth not only just among fans, but across all the aspects of the music industry as well, giving a window of opportunity for Noxbons's future to blossom. A special host of World Famous DJ'S, Ill Will contributed to the production of the mixtape 33 degrees, along with many others. Noxbond continues proving to the world that he is a freemason when it comes to terms with how many respected and influential DJs support and collaborate with his talent of inspirational creativity. 

 Featured artists that collaborated in the making of 33 degrees and brought to the listeners by Real-Life music syndicate, next-level DJ radio, and Livemixtapes.com. Featuring world-famous battle rapper jag and up, Trill Ent. Artist, Jo Eazzy and Trill Will. Also featuring Real-Life Lukazi and National Recording artists for UMG and CMG Trill Will. 

  With many years dedicated to his work, this certainly hasn't been an easy nor quick journey for Noxbond. Time kept on while Noxbond never lost his drive and worked endlessly towards his dream. Making his dream into a reality,  finally in 2016, became a breakthrough year for his career. Reaching three million plays on SoundCloud, with just two singles uploaded they were called, money on my mind, and, SSDD. ultimately his determination eventually paid itself off, and today he is the number one coalition on Google with over seven hundred DJs partnering with him. 

  Along with owning the number one DJ coalition on Google, Noxbond also owns a variety of different labels, currently at 68 imprints in which are all being signed to his real-life syndicate.

  The beginning of a confident and self-driven artist is on the rise, grabbing attention from numerous record labels to even popular streaming platforms, one being Livemixtapes.com. Livemixtapes.com, which was a mission created in 2006, between two brothers, Dan Ivans jr and Thomas, to bring every artist and their mixtapes together from every corner of the country to the internet. Today, Livemixtapes.com accomplished that mission, growing tremendously over the years, becoming one of the top major streamlined music platforms that stays up to date with the latest music. Livemixtapes.com has welcomed Noxbond aboard to represent him on the website and partner with him, making him the front page of their website.

Https://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/54886/noxbond-32-degrees.html

   Keep informed on how his album "33 DEGREES" have listeners become timeline fans, and keep updated on what attention this brings to Noxbond on his Instagram: #Noxbond32°

First Player Of His Kind-Mikey Williams https://youtu.be/oQVpjS298cY

First Player Of His Kind- Mikey Williams

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  High school sensation, Mikey Williams, is a junior at Lake Norman Christian School. At only 17 years old, Mikey has become quite the star athlete. From turning heads to having fans wrap around gyms across the state, leaving a mark that no one will ever soon forget. Mikey will surely see himself playing professional basketball in his years to come, and you won’t regret gambling the odds of his future once you see him in action!

  “Practice makes perfect”, a very true statement and in this case, Mikey took it to heart and did just that. Since this legend in the making was 14 years old, he could shoot hoops like any other pro in the league. Not much difference between him and the big dogs, though, considering Mikey has signed autographs from just about everything, whether it be the nearest piece of paper ready to be thrown in the garbage, or even on the back of phone cases. In some odd cases, there would be a few die-hard fans that only had body parts for him to sign, signing foreheads is the only body part he’s been asked to sign and he’s never left a fan disappointed.

  

  That’s not all in comparison when it comes to Mikey and his idols, with having an impressive 3.3 million followers on Instagram, along with getting fan pages made separately in his honor. Mikey doesn't seem to find any difficulty keeping his personal life off social platforms, and keeping a thin line of “imagination” between the two, giving him the advantage on having more than any NBA player ever to have more fan base followers, regarding a title over social media images. Just like any other worshiped basketball player though, Mikey can’t go a full game or finish a game in that matter without fans getting at least one picture with him.

  All this attention Williams has accumulated over the years can be a lot to take in and process fully. “I’m still getting used to it, to be honest with you,” Mikey admits in an interview with yahoo news earlier this week. “But I got nothing but love for all my fans.” Reassuring that nothing is too big or too small that Mikey can’t handle or tackle, making him a stronger player, a confident role model, and holding the title of the only one of his kind more powerful. Humbly stating “no one has been through what I’ve been through.” Adding with, “I would try to use a different player for an example, but I can’t think of one.” Just last month he was reported to be the first player in the history of his age to ever sign a multimillion-dollar shoe deal with Puma, navigating the space as a pioneer, taking consideration of new name, image, And likeness fit more in the same category.  That’s not the only signature he gave to a big corporation and certainly won’t be Williams last, also signed a marketing deal with excel sports management just last summer.

  It's a normal game day for Mikey when he looks up in the stands and sees 4 familiar faces cheering him on. Unlike normal kids his age, he wasn’t looking for his parents or other, family members. Instead, his professional NBA friends frequently came to watch and support Mikey. Lebron James, Deandre Ayton, Lamelo ball, and Cole Anthony. All 4 pros go out and show enthusiasm while sharing their advice on the future of basketball. Mikey has been truly inspired by observing their knowledge and guidance of greatness, that if Mikey does get the chance to join the league later in his life, he’ll keep the tradition alive by watching and guiding young shining stars like himself. “it’s love and it goes both ways.”

Mikey Williams’s future shines bright in the near distance, with having the world at his fingertips, the possibilities never end. Creating different paths to the NBA nowadays, his choices all lead him to greatness, this has fans and recruiters curious to as which path he’ll be deciding with. All of these decisions are up in the air, Mikey just wants what’s best for him and his development.

Mikey Williams is eligible for the NBA drafts in 2024.

Follow and stay ontop of how Mikey begins his journey with making small steps to what he loves doing 

Instagram- @mikeywilliams 

Hip-hop/songwriter - AJ CHAKA

HIP-HOP SINGER AND SONGWRITER

AJ CHAKA

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  Coming from Texas, newly discovered, independent singer/songwriter, Aj chaka is bringing some hype along with his new album ‘Trill’. Quick popularity and word traveling fast has the deserved attention all pointed in his direction, making ‘Trill’ a LP album. How exactly is Aj standing out from the crowd? And what's making LP album Trill any different? Understand as I explain why Aj is winning the game, and gathering more audience while doing so.

  On October 8th, just earlier this month, Billboard HIP-HOP named Aj Chaka’s LP album Trill the album of the week. Stating that the album serves as an honest, empowering dose of earmilk. The album contains 9 tracks, with all 9 being hits, featuring artist like Jacquin, John Jiggs, and Nikole Mariee. Leading up to his fame of the week, Aj Chaka’s lyrics have been described as meaningful, putting his real emotions into his words, with compelling a blend of new school and old school style. Aj also put his own twist of style throughout his album, he chose words that were more level headed giving a tone of sincerity in his voice.

      

  Aj Chaka’s growth in popularity, granted more targeted listeners all starting with a fresh rhyme flow, not commonly heard from just anyone before. Aj reveals his come-up through his LP album, using infectious word play. With Aj bringing a new style of modesty and embracing struggle to the industry, he's explaining that this is not an album, but instead it’s his something from nothing. Watch him stand tall and out grow the ones around him in his promising bright music career, follow him on his socials @ajchaka. You won't want to miss out...

Music industries newest face, a true inspiration, how Mia stays strong

Music industries newest face,a true inspiration, how Mia stays strong 

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  Music industries newest face to add on the list of shine, comes Mia, an independently ran, young and electric, up and comer. Many of Mia’s Listener’s are taking all of her in, just as she is, and loving all to what she has to offer. But not all of this highly favored artist’s audience feels the same way about her, keep reading to see what haters are saying, and how she's an inspiration on handling the shade thrown at her.

  Born in Medellin Colombia, young Mia came to America bright eyed and full of hope, not having a clue to what her future holds. Having endless possibilities, she grew older and chased every opportunity life had to offer her. Finding herself living in Miami, Florida, being heavily influenced by the Miami scene, Mia realizes moving to Miami was a great fit to start her creative flow.

  

  While attending college at the University of Miami, she also works on her modeling and music career. With having not just one but two extremely high demanding career paths, things can get hectic. Instead of getting over whelmed and burnt out she embraces her busy schedule, consistently meeting and connecting with different and new people throughout the city. After all, Mia loves the countless opportunities Miami has to offer in networking.

  Mia is like a breath of fresh air, unlike other young artist’s pursuing music, Mia brings a positive style to the table. Mia is surely renovating the definition of what a successful artist looks like in today's world. Having a very down to earth mindset along with being self aware, gives her an advantage of knowledge. From it being her own brand to what she puts out on her social media, has an affect on her and her surroundings. Also having a understanding how marking plays a roll in the music industry. While navigating through her career, Mia has kept herself aware of how social media can have a negative impact on mental health.

  

  "I don't let haters bother or offend me. You should see my DM’s, it looks like a firework show, I just choose to connect to people that inspire me and build me up.”

  Through Mia’s ups and downs, she never takes her eyes off the prize though, keeping her head held high. With furthering her career path, Mia continues onward with disrupting the music industry and hitting the milestones that face her. Mia's fans can be on the lookout at the end of this year for her first EP album getting ready to drop.

Make sure to follow her through her socials to keep up on all the latest news! @Mia

VIRAL HIT MAKER REACHING 100 MILLION SPOTIFY STREAMS - INSYDE

              INDEPENDENT MUSICIAN’S SECOND                     SINGLE HITS 100 MILLION SPOTIFY PLAYS

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  One million seems like an impossible number to reach when it comes to hit singles , especially from independent, unknown, and undiscovered artist’s. But it was just a few short days that one single by Gen Z’s newest popular face released a viral hit that got him social media famous.

  With only taking just a few short days after releasing his second ever single, something real, went viral. Reaching one million plays on Spotify. Independent and musically talented Stephen aka “Insyder” got social media famous with no true intentions of doing so. Insyder started his music career back in early 2020 last year. With his debut single, sometimes. Sometimes was written and recorded by Insyder all in a matter of 3 hours. In most recent events, Insyder has became a true inspiration to thousands in his finding of new popularity. With making it look easy, other indie artists across the globe have found it much more difficult with getting their music out there, they still see hope that it can happen to anybody and that one big break is just around the corner.

  From taking advantage of furthering his education he was also learning marketing strategies, preparing him for his career with the music industry. Insyder explains during an interview about his sudden rags to riches: “I wanted to try an experiment just to see how viral I could go online with just the marketing skills I’ve learned so far from online schooling and books.” Further adding “I knew it would work, but I was not prepared for the extra at which it blew up.” With just over a year later, Insyder grew his audience listeners to over 100 million people. While growing his socials with new follows, he achieved verification status on most big platforms, such an Instagram, YouTube, and tiktok. Not long after his success he went head first giving all this attention into creating fun and different ideas for short lived videos seen on TikTok.

      

  With having 3 great qualities that Insyder feels like played a big roll into “cracking” the algorithm, leading to 120 million views in a 3 month period, and to going viral. His skills from marketing development classes, his knowledge for technology-that every generation z seems to have, and his disability of autism, helping him have a better attention span. All were big reasons to his success to greatness.

  Stephen, or more commonly known by Insyder, works at Azuric Esports. Having experience in social networking, gaining skills from marketing, and learning people skills, Stephen was promoted to general manager soon after getting hired. Stephen was recognized to be the perfect fit for his position he now holds, managing his fantastic team.

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New rising rapper - Ghostface600

              Good morning. We here at The Music Shack want to take time out of our day to introduce you to a new up and coming artist in the music industry.             

                                                                       "Ghostface600"

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"Ghostface600"

  Rumor has it, that in days to come, new to the music industry is an Arabic rapper, who calls himself “Ghostface600”. Although most of Ghostface600’s information on his identity can not be found yet, we hope he will be more open to interviews in the future. Until then, he stays in the shadow of mysterious darkness.

In 2020 of last year, popularity stoke Ghostface600 as fans started noticing the YouTube posts on his channel, meant for his music and beats. Going only up from here, Ghoseface600 is rapidly gaining recognizance for insanely good songs that are hard to match, but also, his mask is reportedly only been seen as the only thing representing his actual face. This mask is described as being all white with symbols of ghost’s on it, granting the name “Ghostface”, unaware of what the “600” represents. Baffling as it is, not knowing what the artist looks Intel leaves his fans eager to discover it. Despite the anticipation, his music is said to have a lyrical flow, that is unheard of in anything before. His best quality is only shown when he’s expressing himself through rapping in his music.

  Looking into Ghostface600's social media, however, you can find him through Instagram, @ghostface600. His followers consists of 22k, but the rapper only has posted two posts! As insane as that sounds it’s true, but don’t be fooled by this, he’s known to upload daily stories keeping on top and in touch with his fans for upcoming release dates and information regarding his music.

His expected new song is to drop in November of this year. Increasing fan base and putting his self out there, he needs to be able to reach his full potential. His new release is being named“600sznII”

new website revealing all rappers most repetitive song lyric

           New website revealing the most       repetitive word in every rappers song lyrics 

  Every single song that has ever been made all have that one verse that is extremely repetitive, and super catchy. Everyone can admit they’ve caught themselves humming it throughout their day when they least expect it! But what if you start noticing those dreadfully annoying single-word lyrics reappearing in various other hooks of your actual favorite songs? Find out what you can do to get the answers you've been wondering about it in just one click.

  The website called repeeted seems to be the only generator out there today that accurately pins out reoccurring words that artists use over and over in all their songs. With going to the website and finding your favorite songwriters, either from it may be rock, country, or r&b artists, this so-called data does not discriminate!

  Repeeted.com is still pretty new at the moment, but surprisingly the numbers it calculates from all the genres of artists across the country, which would be 300 million words from 985,119 songs by 22,119 artists, not including all the different time eras dating how far back they went to the current duration, but the analysis was correct non the less.

  You can see all your favorite’s most commonly used words with Repeeted.com, but also it can be a good tool to see those generated of the ones that make your skin crawl. Learning the difference between two opposite songs can increase your understanding of what style you like and the style of music you dislike.

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Bill Cosby taking a stand in defending R-Kelly in his Federal sex crimes

  Open your door to R-kelly's confession of guilt, or innocence. To what extent was the native from Chicago railroaded during his federal sex crimes trial? Who is Bill Cosby to stand behind this acclaimed artist? Is he implying that the justice department is involved in this scandal worthy of all news news channels?

  Social Media has exploded with nasty comments on R-kelly and Bill Cosby. R-kelly has infact took a toll on losing fans and turning them into indescribable sickened hate fans, it hasn't left much of thought to what everyone says on Twitter based on feelings. Who can blame them though? Bill Cosby states that the native from Chicago was "railroaded", and it has wildly spread like forest fire through Twitter. Twitter hasn't gone without acknowledging these disturbing accusations and here are just a few. 

 - @shinnick_g

      "Bill Cosby defending R. Kelly shows that Bill has not forgotten how to read the room"

 -@nuffsaidny

      "Who had'' ``Bill Cosby defending R-kelly"" on their 2021 bingo card?" 

  -@clockoutwars 

     "Bill Cosby could've just slithered away from prison. But no of course not he's out here defending child sex trafficker R-Kelly."

  This past weekend shows us that the music industry is in the midst of losing the well-known artists. First to go was R Kelly when he unpleasantly founded guilty for the federal sex crimes, looks forward to his sentencing hearing which is scheduled for early next year. Next to go was Debra Lafave, who plead guilty in her own sexual crimes with underage boys. Last but definitely not least; Bill Cosby; 

  Bill Cosby was represented by Andrew Wyatt to begin the interview during tmz's "teams" segment. Bill Cosby complements R-Kelly's character because he has never been associated with drug abuse. He discredits the justice system because the District attorney was inexperienced, and made a horrible mistake by not prosecuting Kelly because he can sing. Mr.Cosby concludes by stating that Kelly's crime is "nowhere near as bad as Bill Clinton".  Kelly was denied bond earlier yesterday evening, but could R-kelly not be so fortunate to get to see the inside of the jail walls doing hard time?  Harvey Weinstein, which was also accused of similar sex crime's, managed to dodge serving any time. With all this being stirred back up it leaves people tensed up and Twitter pretty disgusted.

Liyah (#NEWSINGLE) - Slide

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  Throughout her years as a young teen, Liyah has been singing and writing original songs for as long as she can remember. Liyah's voice is so mature, so soulful and so full of character that after realizing she is only 17, it will leave you in a disbelief. Her latest single "Slide"  is fun and full of life. Listeners are able to relate with ah because of lines about trust, lack of trust, and love and how it  all works together really shows her mature side. 

  

  She knows how to sing, dance, and make hit songs; listeners should watch out for her because she's taking over the world soon!   Mature, polished and in her prime, Liyah has a huge presence with a very personal sound that is reminiscent of the late 90's and early 2000s era. This song alone will have you reminiscing of that era as well as have you going back to the music you used to listen to that influenced your youth. You can not miss with this music. This is hot!  

  With a strong passion for music, Liyah has created a unique sound where everyone gets a chance to enjoy. She has been influenced all her young life with being surrounded with r&b and it's starting to show. Her confidence and passion can be found in all of her work.

Welcome to the Liyah takeover. This is nothing but expected from the promising new artist as there is the new generation of artists circling back on r&b for a full swing comeback. 

  Liyah will be surely climbing up to the top in no time with being looked at as a "prodigy" and have an indescribable talent that the industry has not seen in a very long time. "Music is how I express all different types of emotions" liyah express her passion of what music means to her. "Slide" is intended for a "feel good" record that let's her fans and new listeners get to know her fun and flirty slide. Liyah has without a doubt leaving her hundreds of new fans wanting more and many will be waiting and following all her socials in hopes to connect on what's to come.

Liyah's socials, FOLLOW HER: 

Instagram: @forevaliyah or https://www.instagram.com/forevaliyah 

TikTok: @forevaliyah_ or https://vm.tiktok.com/zMeNMn4sp

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