LaRussell & this is "20 Shots" is powerful!!!!

 It's rare these days that a song can give me chills and have goosebumps all over me.  This song did it!! This song is authentic and so honest.  The words, the content, the message, the everything!!! I literally had tears in my eyes as I watched this video.  You can actually hear the pain in LaRussell's voice as he raps.  You can tell everything that he is saying is coming from a deep place & it puts his soul on this track.  This song made me FEEL, this song made me THINK, this song made me REFLECT, this song is POWERFUL.  The world needs to hear this.  20 Shots by LaRussell is something special.

LaRussell - 20 Shots (Music Video)

 

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Therapy Tapes by Old Man Brandon is a must listen

 Old Man Brandon releases "Therapy Tapes" and the first song "Therapy" touches my soul instantly.  A subject that is not discussed as much as it should be these days is actually really dope to hear on a song.  A person realizing they need help & reaching out for help to make improvements and to better their life is amazing.  This song alone is super powerful & the world needs to hear it.  "Super Manic" follows up Therapy and this is another introspective song that I love.  I can honestly say this album is good for your soul & it's good for your mind. To hear Old Man Brandon speaking about mental illness & going through life struggles is a breath of fresh air because I know a lot of people will be able to relate to this.  "Nightmares" is another one that is deep & it's like a guilty pleasure because the beat is so perfect on this song.   I can honestly say pay attention to all of the words that are being spoke on all these songs & this album is deep.  "I'm having nightmares about my job", anybody who ever felt like this & or been at a job they hate will love this one.  This album is spiritual & real.  The lyrics on "Pull Me Through" are so real, so accurate, so honest, & brave.  I wish more rappers would be this brave on their songs.  "I got faith he will pull me through all this".  It's lines/hooks like that on this project that makes me restart a song & play it again from the top.  The song "Forever" has a melodic feel & it's a different vibe from everything else on the project but it fits in perfectly.  Krizz Kaliko makes an appearance on "Disappear" & this is another brutally honest song that I can appreciate it.  A song about not wanting to live, not wanting to die, but just wanting to disappear for a little bit.  "Inside it kills" is another one that I love, Old Man Brandon is speaking on how things change, people change, & getting cheated on.  A vulnerable song that is written amazingly & the title alone is amazing.  The album speaks on "Fairweather Fans" & of course he speaking on how people change & how people treat you when you don't do what they want.  Fairweather Fans vs. Real Fans, it's always good for an artist to know the difference.  Listen to this song & you'll know what type of fan someone is.  Old Man Brandon "Therapy Tapes" is a must listen.  

Karma Town blesses us with Please Stop

 

"Please stop" by Karma town is something unique and special. I absolutely love the instrumentation & the thought provoking lyrics. I also love that the lyrics are relatable on a grand scale to me and that makes me want to play this song over & over. Sometimes a beat & lyrics mesh together perfectly and something like this is created. This is certainly one of those songs that you may want to put on repeat and listen over & over. I can go to this song 10 years from now & it still will sound good. It may just resonate with me even more in the future. As far now...I'm calling it early, "Please Stop" by Karma Town is a classic. Lyrics with meaning, lyrics with substance, lyrics that can take my mind places will always win me over. Karma Town, great job!

Gaviana releases some great R&B with "Vivid Dreams"

 R&B Artist Gaviana releases her album "Vivid Dreams". She is in A-train artist. Gaviana voice music gives me a feel good feeling, euphoric, timeless, & takes me back to the day when every singer had to really know how to sing to be in the music business.  I love the production on "Let Go" & it's one of my favorites on the project.  I love the bop it has to it & the clean production.  "Come Closer" is a slow tempo, smooth track that showcases her vocal ability.  "Lost Gone" gives me those vibes that I used to get when my mother used to play music in the car & she used to sing her heart out.  It's something about all of these songs on "Vivid Dreams" that take me to a certain place.  Whether they take me back to my childhood, my current or past situations, or just a recent time in life.  "Stories Untold" gives me early 90s vibes & that's not a bad thing at all.  Anyone who can capture those early 90s vibes is always a plus for me.  I love the "Free" record as well which is a remake of a classic.  Gaviana added her twist to it and it's perfect.  The music video for it is pretty dope as well.  "Birds in the park" is one of the ones on the album that hits differently as well.  It sounds pretty different from everything else on the project.  It shows her versatility and her openness to be diverse & it works out.  Gaviana does a great job on this  "Vivid Dreams". 

TopShotta Fi releases "New Meta"

 This "New Meta" project by TopShotta Fi pops off the right way.  The first song "Out the hole" instantly catches my attention and that's always important to me. I like the laid back flow & I like the way he switched up the flow on this track as well.  I knew from that point that TopShotta Fi had to be a versatile artist.  "Breaking the curse" is one of the stand out tracks on the project.  The word play, the flow, the beat selection is all the way perfect on this one.  I love the vibe on this "Bitter End" song, this is my favorite.  That line that caught me was "Shawty I can do bad by myself, i'm so toxic i'm good by myself", I feel like he got in my brain & wrote that bar.  This song here gone be the one that EVERYBODY loves.  Chuku100 makes an appearance on "Bullzeye", "I'm sure these little niggas think they could guard us, I been through struggles so I'm keeping my guard up, In life you only go as far as your wallet".  "Don't come cheap" is another song that touched my soul.  That's how you know when a song will last forever, if it touches your soul then you probably will like/love that song forever.  On "In your city" TopShotta Fi, you can tell he is ready to have a good time.  This is one of those feel good songs that I love to hear on an album.  The album closes out with "Armada" & I can say this is a solid project.  From top to bottom, this album is enjoyable, versatile, refreshing & dope.  I'm looking forward to hearing more from TopShotta Fi in the future.  

It's time to Fight 4 Survival

     A lot of people make music & a lot of people are good...but when someone makes good music & have a distinctive voice...it's refreshing!!! The gritty & aggressive flow on "Fight 4 Survival" by "Maradah" is amazing.  You can feel the authentic-ness & the effort in this project.  The first song captured my attention & I had to play it back twice.  This project is full of energy, lyricism & liveliness.  To be honest, Maradah gives me a DMX feel, mixed with Onyx, but with a 2022 feel.  "A song ain't a song without material things", the combativeness & brilliance of the flow on the song "On the grind" is top tier.  "Indeanel" makes an appearance on the record "Soul Cries Again".  "How many lives will it take for our freedom to unlock", this is one of those songs that will touch your soul when you hear it.  You can hear the pain, the emotion, & the rawness in this song.  This song will make your soul cry. I'm amazed at the energy on this entire project, Maradah shines on the record "These streets" & "Get Serious".  "Prime the Beast" makes an appearance "This is the way", "We Up Next" & my one of my favorites "Hold My Own".  This project is complete & very relatable, especially to anyone who wants to hear some real raps.  "I been scrapping & grinding, I been waiting for timing", I love to hear artists speak what's really on their mind & it meshes well on a song.  "Moment WITH you" is a different vibe from most of the album but it's a perfect fit for the album.  Maradah just wants a moment.  The album concludes with "Can't let the world" & this is a song that I suggest everybody to play.  Maradah speaks on the enemy taking your soul, the cold world we living in, & not letting the world bring you down.  The 2nd verse on this song might just be the realist verse on this project or at least one of the realest.  It's gone have you thinking & reflecting.  "There is no happy endings, just a bunch of stories to tell...that's a fight 4 survival"

 

It's Got To Be About Love by the No Band Group

 It's Got To Be About Love by the No Band Group is one of those unforgettable country rock songs that will touch your soul when you hear it.  Brian Starling handles the vocals & Randy Lee White wrote this song to perfection.  Sometimes a song can capture your heart as soon as it comes on.  That's what happened with "It's got to be about love".  I really love the lyrics & the overall instrumentation.  The lyrics get vulnerable with lines about searching high & low for someone to call your own & being tired of being alone.  I'm sure a lot of people will be able to relate to this song.  This a song about searching & finding a true love which we all deserve & desire to find.  "When push comes to shove, it's got to be about love".