Saydez Benz gives us the vibes we needed this winter with her new hit release “Money Baby”. With idols like Missy Elliot, she turns a dance track into a raw cutting edge HipHop sound with a taste of R&B elements. It’s very tasteful and delivered with elegance and grace while still reminding us she is a boss lady. This hit will for sure bring everyone back to the dance floor.
Coming from a rough upbringing, Saydez Benz has put her sound and toughness to the test on her new single. After just a few listens, it makes you want to continue the repeat cycle over and over again with lines like “if you want to step to me, you better get this money baby”. She has promised to give us more music this year and that we have not seen the best of her yet.
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – Since he was a young man, Gr8ful has always been in love with music and the influence that it had on people. At only 13 he was writing his own music and freestyling for other kids in the park. Several years later he is releasing his latest project, a set of singles under the title PERSPECTIVES.
PERSPECTIVES comes to the table with two main focuses to it. Not only does the project look at the different ways to approach the topic of finding your place in the world, it also hints towards the artist’s own name. “You have to look at things from different angles to practice gratuity sometimes,” Gr8ful explained. “I think the project, and the rest of my music is a representation of that.”
As a project, PERSPECTIVES includes two songs, “Pop Off” and “Carry On”. Each song uses its own unique methods to get you to the main idea of the project, that everyone has a place and role in this life. You simply are not alone.
Starting with “Pop Off”, this track takes on the more energetic half of the project. A collaboration between Gr8ful and a few talented artists of various backgrounds, the track blends together seamlessly. “It was so rare to get such a quickly cohesive feel from such a diverse group,” he said. “It’s something I want everyone to be able to feel. In this track and their own lives.”
“Carry On”, unlike its partner track, is inspired by a groovy 80’s sound. “This song is about being able to carry on no matter what is thrown at you.” Having a gorgeously communal feel to it, this song is a representation of the knowledge that you will always have someone in your corner.
“I chose the title PERSPECTIVES because each song takes a very different approach,” Gr8ful explained. While “Pop Off” has a very forward and high tempo feel, “Carry On” takes on a smoother, more Funky sound. Despite coming from different sides, the two songs lead you to the same important conclusion, live your life to the fullest and love who you truly are.
Following the release of the PERSPECTIVE tracks, Gr8ful is looking forward to the release of several different videos, ranging from behind the scenes moments to visual representations of the music. He will also be gearing up for future tracks and releases. You definitely don’t want to miss out on this artist.
Maryland-based hip-hop artist and creator, Flex Kartel, recently dropped a hot new record for fans across the world. “Get a Bag” (Feat. Sada Baby) centers around the concept of getting up and going for it. “What are you doing if you ain’t getting money. Go get a bag,” tells Flex Kartel through song.
“Get up and go hustle as hard as you can–even if you think it’s going to take all of these tools. You just need to start. Once you start, it all falls into place,” shares the artistl. Flex Kartel’s latest single is all about the hustle. It’s also about creating art.
Reflecting on his music, Flex Kartel describes his sound as “different, beautiful art.” “I would say it’s a Picasso. If you listen to my records, you won’t get the same beautiful painting out of every record. There is always something different and beautiful about every song.” This single in particular is high energy, blending rap with melodic R&B melodies to create a sound designed to flow through your body and make you want to move.
“Get a Bag” began with a beat. “I was in the studio and created the record that night in 30 minutes,” shares Flex Kartel of the creation behind the song, which was designed to become a collaboration with Sada Baby. As soon as he heard it, Sada Baby was psyched to jump on it–and the rest is musical history.
When it comes to creating music in general, Flex Kartel sees his creative process as more than a method: “It’s something that God gave me.” When he goes into the booth, songs come to him. “They become a free painting. I paint a picture, and it becomes a story. Every song is a story.”
At the end of the day, Flex Kartel is happy when his biggest supporter is happy. “My mom is my biggest supporter. For sure. After all, she made me,” teases Flex Kartel about making his mother proud through his art, which is also a beacon of hope. “I want people to know that anything that you dream of or think of is possible. And if you feel like working with me, I’m always open to creating with artists who have the time and are down for the grind.”
In the next year, Flex Kartel is excited to release more music to his fans. “I’m really excited to give them another high energy record. I’m working on two EPs right now,” tells the artist. He’s also in the midst of performing live at venues in the near future.
Make sure to stay connected to Flex Kartel on all platforms for new music, visuals, and social posts.
Iconic music group Kool & the Gang are back on the scene with brand new music accentuated with innovative signature spice and flavor. The new single/video “Let’s Party” is taken from the group’s forthcoming album ‘People Just Want to Have Fun,’ which is set to release in March 2023.
The record is produced by original band member and drummer George “Funky” Brown who co-composed the song with Sha Sha Jones, a celebrated Oklahoma singer.
“Let’s Party” serves as contemporary club banger laced with classic Kool & The Gang elements. Fans will get on their feet to nostalgic guitar riffs from “Get Down On It” and synthesizer strains from “Summer Madness,” along with striking keys and horns.
Immediately after pressing play audiences will catch the infectious vibe as they follow Sha Sha Jones’ entrance to a pool party where she joins Kool & The Gang. Dressed in all white attire, the band and party goers get down to grown up music whose bodies can’t stop swaying and grooving.
Kool & The Gang deliver without skipping a beat and invite music lovers from all over to get down and party. Watch the official video for “Let’s Party” and stay tuned for their forthcoming album release ‘People Just Want To Have Fun.”
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Today, namesake bassist Robert “Kool” Bell and drummer/producer George Brown are the sole survivors from the good old days. They are rounded out by longtime reinforcements Amir Bayan (of o.g. K&TG spinoffs The Kay-Gees) on guitar, musical director Curtis Williams on keyboards, Michael Ray on trumpet and Tim Horton on drums.
Super producer The ATG is a music maestro, who is in a league of his own. He recently teamed up with Chicago based rap star Lil Reese to produce a full-length album titled “Demon Time.” This explosive album was entirely produced by The ATG.“Demon Time” is like a Trap Music opera in scope. The ATG’s conceptual development on the project delivers musical vibes that are sonically dark, sinister, and nocturnal. The producer’s trademark eerie orchestral sounds draw upon classical music influences. With a consistently unique style tinged with avant-garde gothic elements, the elusive producer has built a catalog behind him that speaks for itself.
Equally important, the 11- track album “Demon Time” is spearheaded by the record label Kyyba Music. If you’re a fan of eerie hard beats and aggressive lyrical flows, then this album is for you. It’s filled with captivating street anthems delivered by Lil Reese. Stand out gems on the project include the songs “Pressure” featuring Wuda and “Everywhere I Go” featuring Prince Dre. As Drill/Trap music continues to transition to mainstream success, The ATG is a clear choice as one of the producers to watch. He anchors the scene with an important dose of authenticity. He combines grim and unapologetically chilling production with cinematic vision.
About The ATG
Occupying a space all his own, the Detroit bred producer/artist known as The ATG has more than proven that he owns the space where huge, cinematic sound meets traditional hip hop production. The ATG was tapped to collaborate with Swifty McVay of D12 for the Devil’s Night soundtrack. That early bet became a jumping off point for the producer, leading to future work with a hand in TRAP CITY projects, as well as a storied and continuous working relationship with artist Omar Gooding. A recently released project with rapper Lil Reese will round out a stacked 2022 for the cinematic trap producer, ending with over 50 tracks released.
Looking toward the future, The ATG has dipped into collaborating with songwriters and studio musicians in a way he hasn’t before, peaking a new interest for him as a creative. The ATG seems to be reigning in his brooding and dark style to create a whole new horizon for himself– and 2023 is shaping up to become pivotal for the artist by a previously unexplored definition. When speaking about who he hopes to be in the coming year, the producer says, “With my background and what I’ve done, there’s still a lot of skeptics out there. I hope to surprise people with what’s next.”
1. 300 Shit (Lil Reese) 2. Everywhere I Go (Lil Reese ft. Prince Dre) 3. Just Vibin’ (Lil Reese ft Wuda) (Co-produced by Rico Wil) 4. Fallback (Lil Reese) 5. Ride (Lil Reese ft Wuda) 6. Clocks (Lil Reese ft Rico Wil) 7. No Matter What (Lil Reese) 8. Pressure (Lil Reese ft Wuda) 9. Play It Right (Lil Reese) 10. Ain’t Going (Lil Reese) (Co-produced by Dreambillz) 11. 300 Shit Instrumental
Every so often an artist comes along who possesses unique qualities and skills that puts her in a league of her own. It’s no secret that Inas X, AKA The Trap Princess Jasmine, is one of the most talented independent recording artists on the music scene today. Charisma is defined as a special magnetic charm or appeal. If you spend just five minutes in a room with Inas X, you will see that it’s evident that this entertainment phenom possesses the certain je ne sais quoi needed to become a world class star. She is best known for her singles “Love Is,” which reached No. 12 on the Billboard dance charts, and “Stupid” featuring the late Rap star PnB Rock.
There’s always something refreshing about artists who feel comfortable in their own skin. At a time when there is a blur between creativity and mediocrity, Inas X is on a mission to redefine R&B/Pop music with authenticity. Her bombastic style and unique brand of Pop music ranks her alongside contemporary Pop stars like Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, SZA, and Ariana Grande. Inas X has music running through her veins. Equally important, she has honed a refreshing style that combines party vibes with life issues and food for thought. Her intense energy and undeniable flair capture her listeners. Her most recent single “Playing With Fire” hit #9 on the Itunes R&B Charts.
The Brooklyn born “Middle Eastern Goddess” takes great pride in her Palestinian heritage and she incorporates various Middle Eastern sonic vibes into her compositions. Her catalog of songs feels like a tapestry of sounds interweaving colors of Arabic music with R&B, Hip Hop and Pop. “I am so inspired by the beauty and strength within Middle Eastern culture. As an artist, that strength and resilience has kept me on my path and trajectory to success,” states the songstress. Inas X works her magic in the studio and creates musical anthems that feature strong choruses that will stay stuck in your head for days. Writing intimate and semi-autobiographical portraits of love, power, lust, and energy comes easy to her.
Inas X’s new business venture is called “Billionaire Boss Babe.” She is on a mission to empower women globally and to be a dynamic role model especially for young Middle Eastern girls. Respect her grind and follow the movement. Log on to
On April 15th, 2017, Benjamin Hey! took on a daily songwriting challenge. The NYC-based artist and producer, who was then working as an actor and model, has written a song every day since.
“It’s like one of those situations where I thought I was done with music, but it wasn’t done with me. So I decided to just try it again. But this time around, I said to myself, I have to have fun, so I can’t take myself too seriously. Whatever songs come through, I’m going to write it—if they are good songs, bad songs, if they’re serious, if they’re silly, I’m just gonna create it and not judge it. It led to me just doubling down on my commitment,” explains Hey! “I didn’t plan on writing a song every single day for over five years. It just happened.”
Hey! started writing music in 2008 as an independent artist. Feeling that music had been following his various paths serendipitously—taking acting courses that always ended up having singing involved—he decided to return to music-making after a 30-day challenge that was brought to his attention by a friend who was a contestant on The Voice. The friend ended up with 4 songs, while Hey! wrote 22 songs. He soon reached out to a producer friend in L.A. (Jonny On The Rocks) and started production on those 22 songs.
That soon led to writing and producing “Beat For The Gods” by actress Laverne Cox, which reached no. 41 on the Billboard Dance Club charts. That pushed Hey!’s energy threshold to songwriter even more, but this time having fun with that drive and creating music with an organic heart.
“It’s a journey where I’m learning to just be open, be flexible, and especially with writing a song every day, I never know what the subject matter is going to be, but I do show up to write it when it does drop in,” says Hey!
In another cosmic shift for the artist, after traveling to Puerto Rico to visit friends, Hey! ended up filming a music video. Word of mouth led to connecting with musician John Beyer, leading up to a writing and collaborating partnership that produced tracks such as “Powerless” and Hey!’s latest tracks “No Samples” and “RA-TA-TAT-TAT.” While Beyer’s musical influences ranged from balladeers, crooners, and classic rock, the pair managed to meet in the middle symbiotically and have maintained their musical partnership for 3 years.
“No Samples” is about not compromising when one knows what they want, written during the COVID-19 quarantine when Hey! was feeling isolated.
“I got through most of the pandemic by myself, then I said, okay, if I’m gonna want those things, and I do want love in my life, I’m not trying to settle for it. I want the steak. I want a 5-course meal. I don’t want no Happy Meal.” he explains, then quoting the song’s lyrics with a beat reminiscent of old-school R&B, “I’m holding out for something special and amazing.”
“RA-TA-TAT-TAT” is an anti-gun violence track co-written with Beyer. Since Hey! had grown up in the projects in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, he’d initially been resistant to releasing the track that’s lyrics run dark. But just like his openness as a songwriter on his other tracks, he wanted to embrace “RA-TA-TAT-TAT” and realized its significance. Hey! soon had the hook for the song and its structure.
“As much as I did not want to touch it, it’s important because it’s a problem. We need to hear more songs that are anti-guns that have the recognition of the problem in all the major cities it’s happening in,” says Hey! “When we wrote the song, it was definitely geared towards inner city violence, black-on-black crime. But as we know now, bullets don’t discriminate, and this song is for everyone that’s been affected by gun violence.”
Since its release, Hey! and Beyer have performed the track at Spotify headquarters, and it has reached over 100,000 streams on the platform. Hey!’s daily songs are also leading him to a future EP release and continuing his songwriting partnership with Beyer—including what they describe as a potential hit track, titled “Money Girl,” a female-empowerment song about financial independence.
Benjamin Hey!’s journey over the past 5 years has led him to a lush music career–embracing opportunity one song at a time.
With his latest single, “Welcome to the World,” Trudytheproducer is doing two things. He is delivering a message of mental health and help and launching a career as an artist.
He has come to it through some dark times and survived, and the song’s message is yes, it’s a hard world, and you have to take care of your mental health. That means not only seeking help when you need it, but providing help, too.
“The ultimate message, I would just say, is to let people know those silent battles that they’re fighting, they’re not alone.,” he said. “This is pretty much a common thing, but for a lot of people it’s just not talked about, so I’m just shedding light.”
“This world is not a game / It’s survival of the fittest.” The message is delivered in a hip hop beat with a modern R&B background.
The video has some fun with the message. Tru, in one part, is in a therapist’s office and portrays both the patient and the doctor. That’s part of the message, too, that everybody needs help, including those whose job is providing help.
“I was gonna make sure that the song shines the light on the ones who are usually there for people who have issues and speaking on them because sometimes they don’t have an outlet. They’re on the receiving end of everybody else’s issues you know. It’s like who do they turn to? I want to shed some light for those people who may not have anybody to turn to.”
His music is a fusion of hip hop, R&B and soul that presents “his take on old-school themes and up-tempo rhythms,” he says in his bio. It is, he says, “infused with a distinct Southern flair.”
Describing southern flair, the native Alabaman said, “Well, I’d definitely have to say when you hear my accent.” He goes on to say that it also means the beats are more forward and straight to the point, but a little slower.
He still lives in Alabama but is in New York for the time being to launch his career, which up to now has been about making music for other people. He made the move last year when he released “Ricky,” a more straight-up rap with a heavy bass beat and rapid-fire lyrics.
He was ready to branch out and do more, he said, even though he didn’t have a lot of time. He was busy engineering for other artists, and making beats, and with “Ricky” he was “trying to get back to the artist side of things.”
He has a lot of music ready to go. His next single, coming out now for Halloween, is “Nightmare,” described as “the hood version of Halloween, the hood-slash-Harlem-hood version of Halloween.”
“We got Halloween coming up, so I’m thinking what could I do just to have some fun, what’s something cool I could do?”
Now, he wants his music to be his career.
“I want music to take me to a point to where I can take care of me and my family for the rest of my life,” he said. “I put in a lot of hard work, didn’t ask for much, was very underpaid for a lot of stuff. But it was because of the love I have for music and the love I have for people, but I feel like it comes to a point where my work should pay off.”
And that right there is the straightforwardness of Southern hip hop.
Musically, he wants to take all his experience with hip hop, R&B, rock and pop and take an active and creative as well as lucrative part in a career in music. He wants to sing and produce and mix music. He wants to collaborate with other musicians, put out more records and provide features, beats and engineering for developing artists as well as legends.
“I want,” he said, “to keep the world on their toes and hungry to hear the next song.”
Stay connected to Trudytheproducer and follow his career on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.
Lynn Davis grew up listening to the greats of R&B and soul. Beginning as a teenager she became one of them, and for four decades she toured the world and performed with them.
With “Can I Come Over,” the debut single off her upcoming album Lynn Davis: From the Vault, she is back, coming out of what she calls semi-retirement to sing the music she loves.
“Can I Come Over” is the story of two lovers whose travels keep them frequently apart, but one night the singer decides to call her lover up and ask, “Can I Come Over,” and the classic R&B ballad unfolds in Lynn’s rich, warm voice.
She loves the modern performers of R&B and soul, she says, but, still, a recent release had her asking herself, “Where is R&B?”
“I mean, it was a great record. You know? But I miss Luther, and I miss Stevie,” she said. Lynn was talking about Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder directly, but the conversation made it clear she was also thinking about George Duke, with whom her career started when she was a teenager.
She was thinking about Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan and many, many more of the greats she toured the world with during the time when she was one of most accomplished and successful session singers ever.
“I miss real R&B, soul, love music,” she said, and thinking about that recently sent her to the studio in her house, where she has thousands of cassettes from her career.
“I went through them and I said, ‘Listen to the songs that I have.’ And I thought, ‘I’ve got to continue to honor my gift even though I’m in semi retirement.’ I still sound good, I still sound young, I’m still kind of sexy at this age, you know?”
Having made the decision to get back into music, she decided to do it through her own record company, Bella Records, which she formed at the beginning of this year. She began the work of learning how to run her own company in the digital music world – organizing, putting together the pieces of a video, marketing, PR.
“And so, as a team of one, I ventured into this new climate of everything digital, online, technological. It’s not like it was back in the day that you need a record company. You can do it yourself,” she said. “And I love that. I could have control over my music and nobody wanted me to sit on their lap.”
Her previous career was not only as a highly sought-after session singer. She wrote songs for artists such as LaToya Jackson, Patrice Rushen, Tracie Spencer, Thomas Anders and others.
As she talks, it becomes clear, too, that another motivation for her is to honor the people with whom she sang, wrote music and performed. Stevie Wonder, for instance, paid for her vocal training with the legendary teacher Seth Riggs.
“Stevie didn’t have to send me to Seth Riggs,” she said. “He didn’t have to sit down and listen to my songs and give me pointers. He didn’t have to do that. But that’s who he is, you know?”
George Dukes asked the 17-year-old Lynn Davis to tour with his group and mentored and nurtured her career right up to his death in 2013.
And in starting her new career, she said, in the process of learning, she was struck by the realization that she needed to get on the phone and “thank some people.”
“And Stevie was one of them,” she said. “So I texted him the other day, and I said George is gone, you’re still here, you guys are my mentors and the people through which God used and funneled a lot of blessings for me, and I just want to say thank you.”
And then there is, for the preacher’s grandaughter who didn’t date until she was 21, the spiritual side.
“I thought that it was really not cool for me to have all these great songs, and still be able to sing, and not do it,” she said. “It was a blessing to be where I am at this age right now. I needed to do this, I really needed to do this, and wanted to do this, and felt like this was part of my reason for being here and an honor to God as well.”
Lynn Davis: From the Vault will be out early next year.
“I’m gonna put this music out,” she said, “and I’m gonna let the people decide.”
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Gorgeous George The Pimp God is no stranger to “hustling”. Coming straight out of H-Town or in his words, “Hustle-Town”, George got his first car at the age of 13 and his first record deal at the age of 14. In 1996, George was offered a contract after sneaking into a club, hungry for an opportunity and got just that after bumping into Scarface in the bathroom of the club that night.
In his interview with Off Da Porch, George details why he wanted to start his distribution company, “Well if you could flip a bird or flip a pack, you could do the same thing on the stock exchange” GGMP says, “Financial Literacy is very important”. Sonic Distribution was created to “buy back the block”, offering artists the opportunity to completely own their work.
George and Sonic Distro offer services including marketing, management and PR. Sonic also has many partners and collaborators including Spotify, BET, Pandora, Tidal and many more. The distro platform offers itself to both artists and labels.
