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Ty Dolla $ign Wows With His Phenomenal Tiny Desk Concert
Ty Dolla $ign remains one of the most slept-on musicians in the entire world and his recent Tiny Desk performance is a testament to that.
The Los Angeles native is well-known for his X-rated hooks on songs with… well, with everybody. The star has worked with a who’s who of people in music but, for some reason, his personal releases haven’t been enough to make him a household name like some of his peers. Still, he’s one of the most respected men in the business, and he comes from a school of artists that learned to play every single instrument, producing his own music, mixing, and more.

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At the end of last week, Ty released his new studio album Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, which is a celebration of his ability to gel with anyone he gets in the studio with. There are songs with Kanye West, Young Thug, Kid Cudi, Jhené Aiko, Thundercat, Anderson .Paak, Gunna, and many more.
Fans of the multi-talented instrumentalist have been waiting for the moment he steps on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series and, today, he finally scratched that itch, performing a medley of six songs, including the new “Tempations”, as well as some old hits like “Something New”, “Or Nah,” and others.
His band included Skrillex and Ant Clemons, as well as the rest of his regular crew.
Watch the stunning performance above and let us know what you thought of it.
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Kyle Ashen’s sun-drenched recollection with new release “That Local Girl”
Kyle Ashen’s latest release, “That Local Girl,” is a gorgeous trip down memory lane, a country single that explores that golden glow of memory, like flipping through old photographs touched by salt air and summer sunlight. It’s warm, cinematic, and deeply relatable, a song about the kind of love story that never quite goes away, even as time moves on.
“That Local Girl” is filled with imagery that quickly takes the listener into a world they can walk right into. You got a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl on a boardwalk street by the ocean, a souped-up truck driving through town, neon lights reflecting off the ocean breeze, and the electric innocence of young love burning in the background.
But under all that cutesy trapping is something more than that, longing. Some people, some places that leave permanent marks on Kyle Ashen and us know that. What’s so brilliant about this song is that it marries those two ideas, making love and hometown memory feel beautifully inseparable. Sometimes you miss a person. And with that person, you miss an entire version of life. “That Local Girl” is more than a country love song from Kyle Ashen. He is a living postcard from the past, sun-faded, bittersweet, and glowing with feeling. A reminder that summers pass by, but some memories stay with us forever.
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ECHOFLIP inspires faith and fire with triumphant anthem on “Kingdom Rise”
ECHOFLIP marches forward with commanding purpose on “Kingdom Rise,” a single that not only demands attention but also commands it. Driven by pounding drums, soaring melodic textures, and full-conviction lyricism, the song arrives like a battle cry with the heart of worship. Bold and energized and spiritually charged from beginning to end.
“Kingdom Rise” is street realism meets kingdom vision at its heart. It’s got grit in its pulse but grace in its message as well. Each bar rings with resilience with ECHOFLIP, a record that embodies struggle, perseverance, and steadfast faith in the face of adversity. The result is music that is rooted in reality while reaching for something much larger.
What makes the single particularly compelling is how seamlessly it combines high-energy Christian trap with uplifting spiritual themes. The hard-hitting production has edge and urgency, and its faith-centered focus gives it soul. It’s motivational without being pushy. Worshipful without momentum loss, without losing authenticity. Ideal for trap gospel, inspirational rap, and urban playlists that aim to uplift as much as energize, “Kingdom Rise” delivers on all fronts. It moves the body, it sharpens the mind, it stirs the soul.
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