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Chocolate Thunger: Hottest Artist On The Radar From Connecticut

Chocolate Thunger: Hottest Artist On The Radar From Connecticut

Chocolate Thunder is a rapper and songwriter from Waterbury, CT. He has a spontaneous attitude toward life & his music shows. Thunder can hit the switch up and deliver an emotional thriller or drop the hammer and bring a hammer to your speaker. He has also started a new positive wave and movement #TGM to the streets of Connecticut.

Check Out: Chocolate Thunder – Dwell

We had an opportunity to talk with the fast growing start via Instagram to talk more about his craft and more in the music industry. If you are not familiar with the rapper “Chocolate Thunder” read more.

Honk Magazine: When did you discover your love for your craft and what made you realize

I realized at the age of 18 I had a gift rapping. I went to college for a short stint, but a friend playing beats on his laptop in early2017 is what got the ball rolling. He told me if I pursue the rapping seriously I would definitely be something.

Honk Magazine: Name some of your projects that you really enjoyed working on.

The 2019 TakeOver “a mixtape I’ve just finished working on is one to remember, it’s my debut mixtape & is definitely a classic on the early board of my career

Honk Magazine: What are some of your greatest challenges when making music?

Staying in your lane & staying focused, there’s a lot of people that’s gunna try and tear you down

Honk Magazine: What are your plans for the near future?

I’m dropping a mixtape titled “Love Don’t Cost a Thing“, to all streaming platforms besides that it’s video after video it’s time to put my foot down

Honk Magazine: Is there anyone you’d like to thank?

The Lord, My Mother and loved ones, I wouldn’t have gotten this far without ya

Honk Magazine: What suggestions do you have for other artists like yourself?

Never give up even when times get hard, they’re shaping you to the greatness your about to become

Honk Magazine; How can fans find you?

You can find me on Instagram @ChocoThunder203 or search “Chocolate Thunder“ on YouTube

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Lisa Jo turns feeling unseen into self-acceptance with latest release “Oddball Gem”

Lisa Jo captures that feeling of being outside the crowd in “Oddball Gem.” The song is about feeling invisible, misunderstood and determined to be yourself. The emotional core is visceral. So many thoughts, not enough words, the draining effort of trying when the fight still feels unfinished. The writing gives you that feeling, makes isolation a familiar, personal thing.

The song then moves to images of becoming ‘a shadow’ and ‘a ghost’ before arriving at a stronger sense of identity. The emotional feeling of not fitting in is at the heart of this song, with the lyric “I was built this way” changing the tone from pain to self-acceptance.

“Oddball Gem,” is a declaration from someone learning to stand comfortably in their difference. The line “I don’t fit in I’m an odd ball gem” is a direct and memorable encapsulation of what the song is all about. Lisa Jo turns that feeling of being left out into a portrait of individuality. She provides the track with an emotional message of staying true to yourself when belonging seems hard today.

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Temidayo Balogun bridges tradition and modern expression on latest release “Ori I “Concept of Democracy”

Temidayo Balogun‘s latest release, “Ori I “Concept of Democracy,” blends African musical traditions with contemporary jazz to explore identity and community. “Talking drums, native instruments, but there are also passing notes on the piano and a saxophone for another dimension to the musical language,” the song is characterized by.

The track isn’t rooted in one musical planet, but in the relationship between its different elements. Talking drums are part of African musical traditions. The piano and saxophone add a jazz-oriented dimension. That contrast lets the song explore its themes of identity and community as much through sound as concept.

If you like genre-bending work, “Ori I’ Concept of Democracy” is a thoughtful musical experience. Temidayo Balogun mixes indigenous instrumentation with contemporary jazz textures to keep the focus on the relationship between people, culture, and community. The track works because the sounds come together. It invites the listener to dwell on the musical ideas rather than just pass through them.

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