Featuring an All-Star crew of collaborators including Foggieraw, Scootie Wop, Aaron Dews, R-Swift, B. Stokes, Edify, Gee Slab, A.I. The Anomaly, and Makeba as well as RMG (@rmgtweets) affiliates Canon, Mission, Jon Keith, Tony Tillman, Roy Tosh,Quinten Coblentz, MvkeyyJ,King Chav, and Parris Chariz, Nashville native Derek Minor (@thederekminor) connects with Universal Music Production (@UniversalPM_US) for ‘Highlight Tapes, Vol. 1.‘

 Spearheaded by focus track “Wins On Me,” the project also includes standout’s “Buckets,” “Get It,” “Off The Rim,” “Uh-Uh,” and “All In The Wrist.” You know that euphoric feeling you get after your favorite player just made a major play? Or the sensation that tingles through your body when you hear the names of sports legends? How about that heart thumping reaction you get while watching a big championship game? Those emotions are exactly what ‘Highlight Tapes, Vol. 1‘ ensues. 

Get your head in the game and stream Minor’s ‘Highlight Tapes, Vol. 1‘ on your DSP of choice | HERE.

Michael Carvalheiro, better known as CARV, is a 18-year-old singer/songwriter from Bradford, Ontario. Michael has been surrounded by music his entire life. His father plays in a band and also taught him to play the guitar. Michael’s passion for music was always present but was never really his priority. He began to look at music as a career at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. He found himself with a surplus of free time and started experimenting on GarageBand. He recorded his first-ever demo using the app and instantly fell in love with the idea of recording music. Michael’s music tends to reach out to people who can relate to the messages conveyed through his lyrics as he often writes about very personal experiences.

His debut album, “In My Dreams”, is now available on all streaming platforms and is what he considers to be “his mind on paper”.

(Fun Fact: Did you know that CARV’s first two singles, “April Showers”, and “Laying in the Snow”, were completely recorded and produced using GarageBand on his phone? He sang straight into his phone to record his voice!)

Be sure to check out Carv’s Debut Album In ‘My Dreams’ Out Now On All Platforms! Stream it below Off Spotify & Be on the lookout for his new music!

For his 3rd solo studio effort Casket D gifts us with “HEALER“. A poignant concept album filled with honesty, inspiration and tutelage. Casket delivers his expertise of life over soulful instrumentals flooded with heavy drums. The production flows beautifully throughout. The features are precise. His lyrics are sharp and crisp, confidence apparent, deliberately vulnerable yet wise beyond years and determined. At just under an hour (54 minutes) of listening time “HEALER” makes a strong case for not only the best to come from Casket D thus far, but arguably the absolute best in Hip-Hop this year.

Check it out!