Teen Sensation, Alyssa Colon makes her mark with New Single, "I'm Gucci"
Long Island, New York is home to 16-year- old singer Alyssa Colón. Since beginning her musical journey at age three, Alyssa has never stopped singing to her own beat. When asked about the inspiration behind her decision to pursue a musical career, Alyssa reflects on her relationship with late grandfather. A true musician himself, her grandfather would often play guitar, and eventually taught Alyssa how to sing along. This special bond is significant in Alyssa’s career, as it paved the way for her future in music. As Alyssa’s grandfather continued to coach her, she began to learn the fabric of her own sound. I continued to grow as a singer, and it made me want to do music, said Alyssa. As she kept perfecting her craft, she also ventured into playing instruments, specifically with piano.
This is a true reflection of the artist’s commitment to exceeding any boundaries, as the singer does not believe in limiting herself in her career. Music means so much to me, said Alyssa. So many of my favorite artists, like Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber, have an impact on their fans through their words, and I want to put that kind of impact on others. The 16-year- old makes it her mission to be somebody in this industry that fans and listeners can relate to and rely on for support. Through spreading light and positivity, she continues to do just that.
Looking to the future, the singer hopes to put a lasting impact on people who come to her music. She plans to go the extra mile to inspire people in the process, and do so much more than merely releasing music just to do so. “I love music and being an artist in general. Putting out music is a different story, and though I plan to do that, I also want to help people,” said Alyssa. Through the positive message delivered through her meaningful lyrics, she hopes to brighten up someone’s day, day in and day out. Whether it is on tour or at a stop along the way, Alyssa’s desire is for her fans to feel comfortable relying on her through life experiences. Her musical style, which includes pop mixed with a RnB feel, is extremely versatile.
Her overall artistic persona is something that sets her apart from the rest. “My music is going to be different," said Alyssa. I want to do a mix of things that other artists aren’t currently doing. I want to bring back the RnB vibe, and I feel I can do that with my voice and style of music." There are major things in the work for this talented singer, and the sky is the absolute limit. Her current single, “I’m Gucci” is a teenage girl’s perspective of being very confident with goals.
Alyssa is serving bossiness on this track and is warning her peers that are hanging out, that she has a totally different agenda. The hook ” I’m Gucci, I’m Bougie, and I can be a little snooty, Don’t test me, Don’t mess with me, but you will see a lot of press about me!” Here I am making my mark, selling hits and I’m gonna to spark.” is very catchy.
Alyssa is definitely bound for stardom with this hit and will be serving more in the near future. We won’t be letting the cat out of the bag. You’re just going be in suspense until she drops another one with a very notable artist in the hip-hop game. Stay tuned for major things in the works for this talented singer.
It’s been eight years and six months since Smoke D brought that undeniable underground sound made possible in part by himself as well as two trailblazing Southern rappers Bun-B and Pimp C, collectively known as UGK. And since touching down on free ground August 27, it’s evident that his homecoming has been a long-awaited welcome.
Within a month of being released from prison, he has received rave reviews online for his comeback single “When the Feds Pull Up” featuring Bukwild. Over a silky smooth interpolation of R. Kelly’s classic “When A Woman’s Fed Up” accented by piercing piano chords and acoustic guitar strums, Smoke honestly and unapologetically breaks down the possible consequences of living on the other side of the law.
And with a highly anticipated mixtape and full-length album distributed via Trill Life Entertainment on the way, diehard fans across the nation celebrate the return of the trill.
“Judging from the internet response of my first leaked single, I definitely have an audience already in place,” saysSmoke D. “I’m bringing them back that underground sound that was there before and bringing in a better way and pick up where Pimp left off…I learned a lot from Pimp as far as coming up with that UGK sound,” Smoke admits. “I learned how to rap from him and how to produce.”
Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Mississippi since he was six weeks old, Smoke D came up in the sleepy town of Crystal Springs, right outside the state’s capitol city Jackson. When he was 15, his mother packed up the young man and his six siblings and relocated to the faster-paced Capitol City.
“Jackson was a lot different than Crystal Springs. There were a lot of gangs in Jackson so I got acclimated to the streets through gang activity,” he recalls. “It’s just another state with another ghetto. It’s a lot of poverty. It’s just a rat race. Even if you win the race, you’re still just a rat.”
Despite all of his dirty dealings in the streets, Smoke managed to make it college. He had a friend from Crystal Springs who also attended Hinds Community College but pursued a rap career on the side. The friend invited Smoke to travel with him to Lansing, Mich. for his studio session. There, he rubbed elbows with such celebrated Flint rappers the Dayton Family.
It just so happened that the studio owner’s son wanted to record a song of his own but no one would help him. After getting the nod from his father, Smoke wrote a song with the kid called “The Pimp Mack Hustle.” Smoke only intended it to be a joke record and was mainly concerned with helping his friend’s career.
When Smoke and his friend brought their music back to Mississippi, they circulated the tapes amongst their friends. One of those friends was a local club owner named Stokes who passed both tapes along to Bun and Pimp, who were performing at the club that night.
“Out of the blue, I get a call from Stokes telling me to come to the club,” Smoke recalls. “I didn’t know what he wanted.”
When Smoke arrived at the club, the owner told him to go out to the backdoor of the club. “When I got out back, it was a limo back there. So I got in the limo and it was three girls in the limo with Pimp and Bun,” Smoke remembers. “We were listening to the music and listened to the song I did with the little boy, and Pimp invited me to come to his house for two weeks. I ended up staying for two years.”
At the time, UGK had recently signed a major label deal with Jive Records and were recording their 1994 seminal Southern classic album Super Tight in New Orleans. They were working on a record entitled “Front Back Side to Side” and asked Smoke to get on the song. With menial promotions and virtually no airplay, Super Tight went gold and "Front, Back, & Side to Side" became a hit single for the Texas-based group.
That one verse featuring Smoke's gritty lyrics established him as one of the up-and-coming voices in Southern hip-hop. Among true fans of Southern rap music, he was a legend in the making and hadn't even released his first record yet.
The success of "Front, Back, & Side to Side" caused things to really take off for Smoke. He toured with UGK, and he and Pimp C worked on tracks that would be on Smoke's highly anticipated solo album, but before he could finish recording the album, his life took a tragic turn. Smoke had a run-in with the law that resulted in his serving a 10-year bid for manslaughter.
“My life changed after that. I wanted to keep it real and still hang in the ghetto,” he admits. “I didn’t have guidance. I was doing whatever I felt like, going wherever the wind blew me… People who are from the same place where you are from resent you for trying to do better. Back then, I was too naive to understand that.”
While locked up, Smoke recorded an audio message to let Pimp, Bun and the rest of the crew know that he was ok. Pimp chopped it up and put the audio as song intros on the next gold-selling album Ridin’ Dirty.
“While I was in the penitentiary, it put a lot more hype on me,” says Smoke. “That got me respect in the prison because I was trying to do something. God blessed me all the way.”
As luck would have it, though, 10 days after Smoke got out of prison, Pimp was on his way to prison. “I got out expecting an easy road but it didn’t turn out that way,” he says. “I was really out there on my own, trying to avoid trouble. I waiting on Pimp…I was rap hustling and street hustling.”
That street hustling gained him another round trip ticket to prison as Pimp was being released. “Before Pimp got out, I was back in trouble so when he was getting out, I was headed back in,” says Smoke. “By the time we got to reconnect again, he was found dead in California. I don’t know if it was God’s will for us not to coexist in the same space or something. I don’t know.”
On his last sentence, Smoke faced a 20-year bid but got out on “good time” for participating in rehabilitation classes. Last year, prior to his release, several previously unreleased tracks from Smoke, Pimp C, Bun-B and Lil Boosie, among others, were released on Smoke D’s mixtape The Lost Files, hosted and mixed by DJ Big House.
“A whole lot of people know who I am but they don’t see my face,” says Smoke. “I’m not a person who’s always out. I stick to myself but now it’s time to use my talents to further my family and people I know and love.” And that’s exactly what he is set to do with his forthcoming mixtape and full-length album fueled by runaway single “When the Feds Pull Up.”
“Before, I had this big house built as far as the music. But since I’ve been gone, the house done got old. So I’m in the process of rebuilding, reestablishing and bringing everything back up to date.”
Born and raised in San Francisco, CA, K Soakin was born into the music scene. He started writing and performing his music for a little over 1 year as a solo artist. He's been putting the pen to the paper over the last year, and released his first few singles in winter 2015!
K Soakin sound extends from Cali to down South and even on the East coast. He's taking the campaign all over! He's been performing at venues in San Jose ,CA, Stockton, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Los Angeles, CA . One of his latest performances was at the Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA, He engaged the crowd lyrically while rocking to his unique sounds. Also, he hasshared the Stockton Arena Stage with the artist Ginuwine and Jagged Edge.
You may find Soakin's sounds played on most digital radio and mainstream outlets,also supported by DJ's such as; DJ Shabazz,DJ J12, and DJ RickLee.
Blac Drop Ent Artist, Hole Things wants to invite you to his "Trap Party"
Pittsburgh Pa rapper, Marlo Greenlee is better known by his stage name Hole Things.Legends like Jay-Z, Rakim, and Michael Jackson inspired him to become a musician.
Performing freestyle battles, features, and hip-hop shows facilitated in creating a name for himself.
Eventually, finding a studio home in Atlanta's hip hop community proved to be quite a challenge. Besides that, Hole Things studied the art of music in various studios around the United States because this deemed necessary. Over time, he would develop a style that combines the wordplay of the East Coast and the catchy hooks from the South.
Several years were stripped from his life when a run-in with the law sidelined his first deal and sent him to prison. Shortly after his release, Hole Things regained his confidence by focusing on a new mindset and being determined to take back his spot.
"The more you look... you'll begin to see the true quality of a star".
Now that his new single "Trap Party" produced by Taz Taylor Beats is streaming on Spotify and Apple Music, proves that this is all he needed to separate himself from his peers.
Humbly, Hole Things describes himself as a diamond in the rough. After the buffing and polishing process ends, you'll begin to see the many facets of him - Hole Things.
Lancaster, PA 's very own Max Mason's New Single "Billie
Jean" takes Social Media by Storm
Lyrical artist, Max Mason has outdone himself on the track "Billie Jean". The song has a direct message and it depicts keeping your eyes open out there in the streets.
"Run and tell them bitches we a lot richer, we'll turn this sh^t to CSI n*gga.
The visual was directed by Guru Media Group with scenes in the hood including the dope overhead shot of the basketball court. Watch the visual and take a moment to provide feedback.Don't forget to follow Max Mason on most social media sites.
G.U.N, born as Christopher James, began his rap career at the tender age of six years old. Fueled by Memphis roots and Dallas living, G.U.N., an acronym for "Geeked Up Nigga", an artist who brings an energy unmatched to the forever evolving world of rap. Growing up and forming his own taste in music, he listened to bands such as; Guerrillas and Linkin Park.
Photo credit: Eric Meoki
As part of a wave of new era rage music, Hip Hop and Rap culture influenced him most with artists ranging from Eminem, Biggie Smalls, Lil Wayne, all the way to Meek Mill during his battle rap era. Through this exposure to quality music G.U.N decided to embrace Rap as a serious career path in his early twenties. Using his lyrics as a means to touch people, he expresses his goal to make songs that people can not only relate to, but also have fun enthusiastically while they listen. G.U.N is on a steady path and predicts great success in the near future.
G.U.N. pulls inspiration from some of his favorite artists that births versatility when creating music for any and every occasion.Whether he's speaking on personal experiences or providing an audio scapegoat for one's pain and problems, it's undeniable to fans both old and new that G.U.N. is the voice for the next generation of hip hop.
Atlanta native, She Gotti. Born in the late 80's in Hollis Queens during the ground breaking rise of some of hip hops greatest artists such as: L.L. Cool J, Run DMC & Jam Master Jay, She Gotti was destined for greatness. A product of two ambitious street hustling parents, She Gotti was exposed to a "HardKnock" life at an early age. Relocating to the South during her youth helped She Gotti to be very versatile, exhibiting characteristics of both the gritty New York lyrical style of hip hop while still managing to catch the attention of the more Night Club Dance southern style mainstream audience.
Reciting lyrics bar for bar from legends such as: Tupac Shakur; Biggie Smalls; JadaKiss; Jay-Z; Project Pat; Three 6 Mafia; Pastor Troy and Master P. Guided by a gift of insight at an early age, She Gotti knew that she would be able to captivate an audience. Her gritty uncensored,larger than life, reality-based lyrics have been attracting fans for over a decade.Having had to care for her younger siblings after a family tragedy She Gotti had to put her career on the back burner for some years.
Returning to the pursuit of her dream with a vengeance, She Gotti has hit the ground running full throttle and ready to claim her rightful place in the rap industry. Dropping her mixtape, "New York Massacre" (hosted by Dblock DJ Killa Touch) in February 2013, she opened the flood gates to a promising career starting with live performances at Ruff Ryders' studio following up with back to back visuals for street anthems from the upcoming project titled "Block Nigga" and "SPDF". She Gotti has kept her audiences entertained by doing nightclub performances, showcases and multiple guest appearances throughout the year in multiple venues throughout New York.
Formulating alliances with Miss Chee, the First Lady of No Limit Forever & CEO of the Bad Bitch Cartel movement, Ruff Ryders DJ Superior, D Block DJ Killa Touch, J Hood; formerly of D Block, Bully of D Block , Kin 4 Life, Dipset's DJ Papito, Director/Videographer London Boy Britain & SOTG, No Limit Forever's DJ Yung Shawn & DJ BossChic, and Love & Hip Hop former cast members Somaya Reece & Yandy Smith.
She Gotti is working diligently at self-owned independent record label, No Prints ENT. Be on the lookout for She Gotti, she's coming blazing to a city near you.
