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Bronx-based rapper Ricky Mapes presents a new single “Big Mapes”

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Today, Ricky Mapes releases a storytelling new single called “Big Mapes”. Storytelling has always played an intricate part in music and is an experience for the listener. Those records are so vivid in their detail that it brings a picture to life just as well as any cinematic piece of work that is out there. Those records have long made us fall in love with music because the picture it creates makes for an exciting experience we can get lost in and Ricky Mapes. brings one of those releases on her new song “Big Mapes”. Ricky is a gifted storyteller with an uncanny ability to weave together vivid verses about life experiences, whose passion for music and his tireless work ethic shines through across his discography.

Gripping the listener as he delivers technically adept, richly personal verses atop soulful instrumentation, Mapes has been steadily building a name for himself as a new voice coming out from New York. Following up the well-received tracks like “Gingerbread” and “Speakeasy,” his latest song “Big Mapes” produced by Cuffedgod, is another engaging addition to his ever-growing discography. Featuring warm, laid-back, production, and charismatic rhymes, this song creates the perfect soundtrack for reflecting upon one’s journey in life. Mapes’s effortless yet commanding delivery and Cuffedgod’s glowing production fit together naturally, presenting a cohesive whole package that is relatable and refreshing.

Listen to Big Mapes by Ricky Mapes

 

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Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”

Lisa Boostani

Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.

Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.

If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.

The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.

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NOAH. captures the unspoken signals in enchanting R&B track “That’s Bless”

NOAH.

“That’s Bless” captures the unspoken late-night message, the smile that was exchanged from afar, and the feeling you sense but are afraid to say. NOAH. offers a song with a smoky R&B feel and lyrics that capture unspoken tension, firmly in the realm of emotional ambiguity, where connection is clear but not defined.

This piece concerns the subtle discomfort of mixed signals and quiet longings, when looks say more than words ever could. NOAH. handles the theme with restraint, letting the chemistry simmer rather than explode. NOAH.’s delivery shows a confident gentleness, recognizing that some feelings don’t need strict definitions to be real.

In “That’s Bless,” he captures the essence of connection and the compelling allure that endures, even when both parties pretend it is not there. The composition is based on real-life events, and it acknowledges that specific attachments endure in the heart long after one has persuaded oneself of having progressed.

“That’s Bless” is at the crossroads of closeness and distance, clarity and confusion. The song doesn’t resolve the tension it talks about, and that’s what makes it so powerful. It sums up the connection we say we don’t want but keep coming back to in memory, rhythm, and pulse.

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