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LATE LEGENDARY MC PHIFE DAWG RELEASES “FOREVER” MUSIC VIDEO
The Estate for the legendary MC Phife Dawg is excited to unveil the very special music video for single “Forever.” The video premiered today via VIBE.
Watch the “Forever” Music Video HERE.
Listen to Forever HERE.
Of the tribute, video director Tony Reames shared, “When I first heard ‘Forever’, I was not prepared for the depth and honesty, it took me a long time to let it all sink in. DJ Rasta Root came up with the idea of personal photos and videos to match the message for the video. The lyrics are also all in Phife’s own handwriting, we scanned in a lot of his writings to create a font as if Phife himself was telling you the story. I’m forever grateful to be around Phife, his family and everyone we met along the way.”
Dion “DJ Rasta Root” Liverpool added, “I felt like a song as powerful as Forever had to have a video. Thanks to Tony Reames, who directed most of Phife’s videos, we were able to complete this to round off the album’s third single.”
The Estate unveiled the single, of the same name, “Forever” on Saturday, March 19th. The single, recorded on March 19, 2016, marks the last song ever recorded by Phife Dawg as he transitioned only a few days later.
Before his untimely passing in 2016, the four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum New York-born MC and member of A Tribe Called Quest, spent time working on the album, partnering with trusted collaborators, and assembling a catalog of songs representative of his art. He carefully assembled a collection of songs earmarked by his signature verbal fireworks, hilarious adlibs, incisive social commentary, and unexpectedly introspective confessions. With the blessing of his family and his most trusted collaborator and business partner, Dion Liverpool (Executive Producer), under their imprint Smokin’ Needles Records, his Estate is ready to unveil his pure vision and final word as a solo rapper. The album will includes “Nutshell PART 2” (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman), which debuted in 2021. The album will be distributed in partnership with AWAL, who provide strategic distribution and global marketing for Phife’s solo album.
New York native and R&B crooner Donelle Valentine shows vocal versatility with his newest single “C’MON” which is a nice blend of fast paced club beat mixed smooth singing performance. He wants the woman of his eye to see him and this “C’MON” is a play off that troupe.
It’s a unique single that continues a career year for the talented musician from the big apple. Donelle caught our attention earlier this year with a game breaking On The Radar performance that really showcases the potential he has in becoming a star in R&B.
Listen below.
Before headlining DMV Summer Jam alongside Shy Glizzy, Tee Grizzley, and No Cap on September 1st, Fat Trel announces forthcoming studio album Boosa’s Keeper. The reveal comes coupled with the official artwork, which features an image of slain childhood friend Darrell “Boosa Da Shotta” Marshal, tracklisting, pre-order/save, and release date (this Friday – August 30th). In addition to previously heard guest verses from Millyz [Airplane Mode] & Skilla Baby [Can’t Stop Stuntin’] the Virginia born barsmith also recruits IDK, EST Gee, NSC Kai, and Almighty to help narrate his most personal project yet.
Official Tracklist
- Bury Me in Neiman’s
- Smoke
- 100
- Can’t Stop Stuntin’ (with Skilla Baby)
- Pain on Me
- Guidance (Interlude)
- Shine Bright feat. IDK
- Back Home (with EST Gee)
- Super Geeked
- My Kutta
- Big Deal
- Set Em Straight (with NSC Kai)
- Anything
- Wins & Losses (with Almighty)
- Messiah
- G.M.B. (Grown Man Business)
- Airplane Mode (Bonus Track)
“This album is dedicated to my lil brother Boosa, who passed away when I was locked up. I put a lot of time into this album and was going through a lot while making it. I got sober and went to therapy as well. So you will hear a lot of pain and just a better version of me throughout each song. I’m introducing the world to an older, better, and evolved version of FAT TREL,” say’s the MGE recording artist in a press statement to Medium Creative Agency about the upcoming body of work.
Martrel Reeves PKA Fat Trel was a child far more ambitious and cognizant of his surroundings than the norm. At age seven, he professed ambitions to be a rapper, while peers delivered the proverbial “I have a Dream” Speech about aspirations to be nurses, doctors, lawyers, and fire fighters. As peers sat excited by the endless possibilities of the future, Fat Trel sat perplexed by the harsh realities of DC; the place he called home. Fat Trel exited high school at age 15, caught up in the lure and necessity of street life; a road more traveled when the have-nots impose an immediate call to action. Unconvinced high school education would support his family or cultivate his ambitions, Fat Trel hit the ground running in pursuit of being an emcee and has not stopped running since.
Fat Trel has nurtured and grown his organic storytelling ability with creative word play and pulverizing flow. Taking a raw approach to music, some would say as graphic and grimy as the streets of DC, but equally memorable and captivating nonetheless. He holds no punches and tells each story with such relativity they appear verbatim, in a matter of fact nature, that illustrates he is genuinely home grown and not caught up in the idea of being from the streets.
Watch the official trailer for Boosa’s Keeper on IG | HERE and stream Trel’s latest offering “Can’t Stop Stuntin'” featuring Skilla Baby below via ONErpm.
Lei Swan reveals a fun, energetic bop “Sex” which is a smooth listen and a vibrant take on the concept of sex.
The song is actually the opposite of what people think it is, according to Swan. To her, men have sex in the #1 spot of their brain. Lei wants more vacations and relaxation then you just be focused on sex all of the time.
In her own words, “in this song I share how sex is not a necessity and how much I don’t care for it. I also share how good my sex is and how guys want to experience that side of me but I don’t give them the time of day!”
It’s a preview of much more exciting and eccentric music set to come from Lei Swan.
Listen below.
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