Jean Dawson’s ascension is directly tied to this vision. Tickets for his upcoming tour are selling out and his album dropping October 7th includes features from Isaiah Rashad and Earl Sweatshirt. Surrounded by incredible creatives like Bradley J. Calder and Nico Hernandez we are very bullish about the team helping Jean. Anyone who has listened to Pixel Bath and Bad Sports are in for a treat as this next project is sounding much more lush and evolved from the past projects. This hoodie season ...

Jean Dawson’s ascension is directly tied to this vision. Tickets for his upcoming tour are selling out and his album dropping October 7th includes features from Isaiah Rashad and Earl Sweatshirt. Surrounded by incredible creatives like Bradley J. Calder and Nico Hernandez we are very bullish about the team helping Jean. Anyone who has listened to Pixel Bath and Bad Sports are in for a treat as this next project is sounding much more lush and evolved from the past projects. This hoodie season ...

Mustafa is an artist that feels very genre agnostic to say the least. In a world where the most popular artists sit and build entire homes on the suburbs of music genres, Mustafa feels very comfortable. This music video is set in Toronto’s Regent Park and features your traditional rap video shots but the underlying soulfulness of Mustafa’s voice is what really makes the video. In the end we have a Toronto artist that effortless pleas to stop gun violence in a familiar setting with an unforget...

Mustafa is an artist that feels very genre agnostic to say the least. In a world where the most popular artists sit and build entire homes on the suburbs of music genres, Mustafa feels very comfortable. This music video is set in Toronto’s Regent Park and features your traditional rap video shots but the underlying soulfulness of Mustafa’s voice is what really makes the video. In the end we have a Toronto artist that effortless pleas to stop gun violence in a familiar setting with an unforget...

Dave is a ball of confusion with eyeballs and heavy bass. You know what you are getting with Black Dave’s music but the consistency of it is not why you are there. There is a certain look that you give Dave’s music when it comes on and most of the time it’s a “WTF is goin on right now” look, but then the bassline kicks in and all those feelings of “How did I get here?!?” tend to go away. There is an unapologetic rush of nuance and specificity to this particular song that will instantly grab t...

Dave is a ball of confusion with eyeballs and heavy bass. You know what you are getting with Black Dave’s music but the consistency of it is not why you are there. There is a certain look that you give Dave’s music when it comes on and most of the time it’s a “WTF is goin on right now” look, but then the bassline kicks in and all those feelings of “How did I get here?!?” tend to go away. There is an unapologetic rush of nuance and specificity to this particular song that will instantly grab t...

The mornings get colder and the breakfast’s get warmer around this time of the year. This song feels like warm oatmeal on a day where your breath is easily visible. The instrumentation is calming and energetic as the lyrics just sort of flow along. Butcher Brown’s entire project is all very much in this vein and feels like autumn in the most dynamic and appropriate way. Enjoy your weekend! Cosign: Butcher Brown | Curated by SingNasty

The mornings get colder and the breakfast’s get warmer around this time of the year. This song feels like warm oatmeal on a day where your breath is easily visible. The instrumentation is calming and energetic as the lyrics just sort of flow along. Butcher Brown’s entire project is all very much in this vein and feels like autumn in the most dynamic and appropriate way. Enjoy your weekend! Cosign: Butcher Brown | Curated by SingNasty

YSL’s run is unquestionable at this point. Despite their current legal issues and the untimely death of Lil Keed back in May the one consistent is the music. This song made its way through our system because of everyone featured here. Big Sean has a stand-out verse and Keed’s adlibs now are very eerie. Nest & Rok give us production here that everyone floats over. Good job Chibu. Cosign: Young Stoner Life | Curated by Future Modern

YSL’s run is unquestionable at this point. Despite their current legal issues and the untimely death of Lil Keed back in May the one consistent is the music. This song made its way through our system because of everyone featured here. Big Sean has a stand-out verse and Keed’s adlibs now are very eerie. Nest & Rok give us production here that everyone floats over. Good job Chibu. Cosign: Young Stoner Life | Curated by Future Modern

Duval Timothy is a generational talent who's star is shining brighter thanks in part to his work on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (see Pitchfork, The Fader). This week Duval's new single “Mutate” earned four cosigns in record time to earn a spot at the top of Secret Radio. Duval's new 6 track LP, Meeting with a Judas Tree, is due to hit playlists on 11/11. This project was recorded over the past three years using only 5 instruments: a Moog Grandmother, a d...

Duval Timothy is a generational talent who's star is shining brighter thanks in part to his work on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (see Pitchfork, The Fader). This week Duval's new single “Mutate” earned four cosigns in record time to earn a spot at the top of Secret Radio. Duval's new 6 track LP, Meeting with a Judas Tree, is due to hit playlists on 11/11. This project was recorded over the past three years using only 5 instruments: a Moog Grandmother, a d...

There is something about just cruising along in the rain knowing that you have it all under control and Dreamcast Moe feels like he has it all under control. This song feels like a slow moving Cadillac driving up the side of a Mountain during a thunderstorm where each note drips down the side of the car and onto the road. Dreamcast Moe is the engine in this car and the driver. It’s easy to lose yourself in the sounds and not realize that he’s doing literally everything here. If you are trying...

There is something about just cruising along in the rain knowing that you have it all under control and Dreamcast Moe feels like he has it all under control. This song feels like a slow moving Cadillac driving up the side of a Mountain during a thunderstorm where each note drips down the side of the car and onto the road. Dreamcast Moe is the engine in this car and the driver. It’s easy to lose yourself in the sounds and not realize that he’s doing literally everything here. If you are trying...

Some early Larry June to cap off your day with is never a bad thing. This particular song is from Larry’s time on a major label and it’s easily a precursor to the sound we hear with his many releases since. This also is a nice callback to the very legendary Bay Area rapper The Jacka of the Mob Figaz who was shot and killed on February 2, 2015. Larry lineage comes from rap as his father was a rapper and the Bay Area in general has always been an important area of representation when it comes i...

Some early Larry June to cap off your day with is never a bad thing. This particular song is from Larry’s time on a major label and it’s easily a precursor to the sound we hear with his many releases since. This also is a nice callback to the very legendary Bay Area rapper The Jacka of the Mob Figaz who was shot and killed on February 2, 2015. Larry lineage comes from rap as his father was a rapper and the Bay Area in general has always been an important area of representation when it comes i...

Virginia is for rappers and Saekyi continues the long lineage of great rappers from two up two down. No Pressure is a great introduction Saekyi as he has this very laid back mid tempo relaxation about him that feels very fall. The bass line creeps along as Saekyi sings the hook so eloquently. This artist feels very much in the same vein as Vince Staples and I could see that with the right infrastructure around him things could move just as they have for Vince. The evolution from his 2020 stuf...

Virginia is for rappers and Saekyi continues the long lineage of great rappers from two up two down. No Pressure is a great introduction Saekyi as he has this very laid back mid tempo relaxation about him that feels very fall. The bass line creeps along as Saekyi sings the hook so eloquently. This artist feels very much in the same vein as Vince Staples and I could see that with the right infrastructure around him things could move just as they have for Vince. The evolution from his 2020 stuf...

Ojerime is a creative and labeling her as just an artist is a complete disservice. Her vision draws you in and the execution keeps you hooked. This lighthearted guitar-driven song gives you a minute to breath and doesn’t force its way into your ears. A little more digging and the visual aesthetic that comes through on the music video below is something completely driven home by her other work. Ojerime’s video is a hazy vision floating along aimlessly while her brand is anything but. Cosign: O...

Ojerime is a creative and labeling her as just an artist is a complete disservice. Her vision draws you in and the execution keeps you hooked. This lighthearted guitar-driven song gives you a minute to breath and doesn’t force its way into your ears. A little more digging and the visual aesthetic that comes through on the music video below is something completely driven home by her other work. Ojerime’s video is a hazy vision floating along aimlessly while her brand is anything but. Cosign: O...

A leaky pipe starts out as a faint echo but without really taking care of the problem it ends up gushing into your living room in the middle of the night without warning. Ecco2k’s “CC” goes from a drip to an explosion all over your playlist in under three minutes. The production here from whitearmor and gud drives this melodic banger home every step of the way. Ecco2k’s vocals are completely additive and give just the right amount of substantive essence to complete this song. A great rainy da...

A leaky pipe starts out as a faint echo but without really taking care of the problem it ends up gushing into your living room in the middle of the night without warning. Ecco2k’s “CC” goes from a drip to an explosion all over your playlist in under three minutes. The production here from whitearmor and gud drives this melodic banger home every step of the way. Ecco2k’s vocals are completely additive and give just the right amount of substantive essence to complete this song. A great rainy da...

Several projects in now, South Africa’s own, Priddy Ugly takes us down a slow winding dirt road of a song. This song takes its time but feels very much like an early 90s MC telling us a story. Priddy’s most recent project, MUD, is a very concise narration of his everyday life with sprinkles of what he’s currently seeing. We’d urge you to go back and dig into his 2017 Egypt project and notice the clear and evident growth in the past few years. This is an MC finding his voice at just the right ...

Several projects in now, South Africa’s own, Priddy Ugly takes us down a slow winding dirt road of a song. This song takes its time but feels very much like an early 90s MC telling us a story. Priddy’s most recent project, MUD, is a very concise narration of his everyday life with sprinkles of what he’s currently seeing. We’d urge you to go back and dig into his 2017 Egypt project and notice the clear and evident growth in the past few years. This is an MC finding his voice at just the right ...