Hype Highlights Starring Benzito, Night Lovell, Keemo, Jay Hype & more
Night Lovell - “Counting Down The List”
One of North America's fastest-rising rappers, Night Lovell hits the open road in an effort to escape his demons on "Counting Down The List." An atmospheric track that's gaining traction on urban radio, the Shaq France-produced "Counting Down The List" finds Lovell finding violent outlets for the pain he feels. In the Avery Stedman-directed visual, Lovell takes his Benz to a remote warehouse to spend some time alone with his thoughts. When he arrives at his destination, he's greeted by an army of clones of himself, who give Lovell the courage to head back on the road.
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Gigi Santos & Rodney Hazard - “DUPPY”
Drawing from a deep well of artistic inspiration, Brooklyn-based artist Rodney Hazard is a product of his unconventional creative approach. Today, the creative virtuoso announces his newest EP, Mercury Ocean, with singer/songwriter Gigi Santos, and shares a new lyric video for their single “Duppy”.
“The track asks an existential question. It plays an important role as the final chapter of a bigger story, but as a stand-alone record, it gets you thinking,” Gigi says. “Why am I here? What’s my purpose? What’s the point of it all? You almost spiral out of control, but by the end you know everything is going to be okay, and that brings you back.”
FOLLOW: @rodneyhazard // @gigi.santosc
Benzito - “All Night” ft. Time City (Remix)
Canadian rapper, Benzito starts the summer off a little early with the release of her new island tinged single, “All Night” (Remix), featuring Time City. Developing her love of music from a young age in her church choir, Benzito approaches music with the same confidence and determination that she brought to the basketball court in her athletic career. Since turning to music she has performed at Toronto's Pride Week Festival and has been featured on Flow 93.5's Toronto Takeover.
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Keemo - “Boujee”
As part of his weekly "Wild Wednesdays" series, Miami-based artist Keemo comes through with it’s first drop, "Boujee" produced by Gibbo. As we all know a significant amount of words in the English language carry multiple meanings. This is what came to mind, when Keemo created "Boujee."
Automatically, the artist thought of elevation. With elevation comes separation and that's the vibe that took over him while creating the single. "People say I got boujee on' em.. or changed. In reality I'm just growing. I'm elevating, I'm separating, I'm moving differently and I'm thinking differently." - Keemo
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TGK x BSF N3LLY - “Walk Alone”
Toronto based independent label, Loading Entertainment artist TGK links with BSF N3LLY on “Walk Alone”. Touching on the grind and dealing with jealousy and women with less than great intentions “Walk Alone” marks the beginning of something beautiful for the 2 artists, with over 30,000 YouTube spins since it’s January 2021 release.
FOLLOW: @only1tgk // @__nelly24_
Jay Hype x CJ Tate - “W.T.S.”
Jay Hype rounds up this week's Hype Highlights, getting the party hype on a brand new collab featuring CJ Tate, “W.T.S.” Tap in for a trippy sonic adventure, as Jay Hype effortlessly rides the beat over innovative AceLune-production.
