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CHARMAINE Team Up With Kali on New track “SIZZLE”

Following on from the recent release of rising hip-hop superstar Charmaine’s debut EP, the Canadian-Zimbabwean artist is upping the ante with three new additions to create her Hood Avant Garde Deluxe EP.

This includes sensual Latin-dance inspired track ‘A MI MANERA’ featuring Warner Music Latin artist VALENTINO and ‘SIZZLE’ featuring Atlanta rapper KALI, plus remix of ‘DON’T CARE’ now titled ‘WE DON’T CARE’ featuring Toronto rapper HAVIAH MIGHTY.

Her debut tape was packed with multidimensional, playful and boasty must-rewind songs. In true Charmaine fashion, she’s rounded up a stellar trio of artists to up the ante on her electrifying debut EP with three new offerings that are sure to be a part of your summer playlist.

Haviah Mighty impresses on ‘WE DON’T CARE’ that showcases her and Charmaine’s unapologetic confidence and musical style that uplifts listeners. Latin sensation Valentino blends perfectly with Charmaine’s luscious vocals, showcasing her versatility and singing abilities on ‘A MI MANERA’. Finally, ‘SIZZLE’ featuring Kali is a confidence-boosting track that makes female listeners feel BOLD while embracing their sexuality.

“I am beyond excited,” Charmaine says of her deluxe offering. “Haviah Mighty, Valentino and Kali killed their verse and the world is going to hear that. It was super important for me to have international representation for my deluxe project. I cannot wait to see how everyone responds to it! I want everyone to feel GOOD and ready to get back into the open world we so dearly missed.”

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Charmaine’s last offering was the official music video for ‘DOUBLE DUTCH’ that saw her serve culture and couture – watch here. Charmaine has continued to impress and grow her loving fan base and with over three million streams of her debut EP, it’s clear she’s making noise that fans can’t get enough of.

Following her First on SoundCloud selection (being the only Canadian to ever be selected for the platform’s accelerated program) Charmaine rounded up her team to chop it up with DJ, producer, entrepreneur, and former MTV host, Jasmine Solano on Clubhouse. The discussion touched on Charmaine’s artistry and behind the scenes moments with her team that landed her to where she is today. The in-depth conversation was filled with inspiration for creatives everywhere on respecting the hustle that drives career success.

Listed as one of 25 artists to watch in 2021 by Complex Canada, “Queen of the North“ by Earmilk and a “bop connoisseur” by Notion, Charmaine is on her way up with no looking down.

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L.O.U. & Big O. remind us better days are coming with “Rain Before Sunshine”

L.O.U. & Big O.

L.O.U. and Big O. step into a conversation that many neglect with their new release, “Rain Before Sunshine,” a meditation on what it means to pursue one’s calling in life. The record certainly does not imply that the trip will be glamorous or easy, still, it accepts the burden of uncertainty, the quiet tensions, and the emotional cost often involved in the search for a calling greater than one’s self.

At its core, “Rain Before Sunshine” is about resilience, acknowledging the barriers, closed doors, and moments of uncertainty that can cloud even clear vision. L.O.U. and Big O. crystallize the common experience of slogging through with no guarantee of rewards on the other end. The track expresses a real earnestness about hard times, not as the end of the road, but rather a fundamental stage of growth.

And while it teaches honestly about adversity, it does not wallow in sorrow. The message is clear, storms are temporary, and no matter how hard the rain falls, it won’t last forever, light always awaits you on the other side. This reminder is particularly necessary in a world where so many men and women are silently struggling with their own desires and heartaches.

“Rain Before Sunshine” feels like a conversation more than a song, an unfiltered confirmation for anyone walking toward an implausible goal. L.O.U. and Big O. are phenomenal at taking life’s obstacles, challenges, tribulations, pains, and discomforts, your bullshit, and somehow turning them into one of the most meaningful experiences you can imagine by showing how to turn that pain into insight or that doubt into motivation/resolution. When it comes to this release, it plants a seed for listeners to keep pushing through and even makes them feel like they can make things happen.

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Cosmic Canna Beats creates space to breathe in “THIS LIFE”

Cosmic Canna Beats

Cosmic Canna Beats releases “THIS LIFE,” a grand instrumental from the 11-track album THIS FOUND YOU FOR A REASON, which is a slow unraveling. Cosmic Canna Beats is best known for his multicolored, immersive sound patterns that echo long after the last notes fade from memory.

And the fine line between fighting and surrendering is occupied by “THIS LIFE.” A gentle melodic tension that gradually builds over clouds of atmospheric keys, like a solid abstraction of midnight thoughts, never too much but always bringing you closer. Almost heartbeat-like, the percussion is steady and grounded, pinning down the emotion without ever calling attention to itself. Everything has a quiet intensity, as if something weighty had been borne for too long and was finally being let go.

The ambitious project tackles themes of anxiety, inner conflict, and self-examination wrapped in ambient textures, dark-pop synths, and trap-inspired rhythms. “THIS LIFE” captures that vital moment when mental noise gives way to clarity, and acceptance feels more like progress than surrender.

Cosmic Canna Beats offers a lot through tone and pacing alone, even without lyrics, and you get space to sit with your thoughts because the production breathes. It’s sentimental without being heavy-handed, and contemplative without alienating. “THIS LIFE,” offers a quiet consolation and a counterpoint, a kind of late-night, contemplative soundtrack, that moment when the storm has ended, and calm has come. With this release, Cosmic Canna Beats proves that acceptance is more powerful and transformative than resistance.

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