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Curly J Is Stepping In With The “Big Dawgs”
New York has a lot of dope music coming out of the five boroughs but maybe we should start paying attention to more upstate music besides Griselda.
Hempstead rapper Curly J has been making a name for himself running up the numbers with Speaker Knockerz inspired melodic numbers like “Kappa” and “Keep it 100.”
He’s sure not lacking confidence, rapping “only been at this sh*t for a year/but imma be running the rap game.” He’s adamant about being the next “King of Melodies,” proclaiming himself as such throughout his music.
His keen ear for melodies is evident in the numerous flows he employs in the song and he is certainly precociously adaptable. He morphs from spitter to singer over a galloping beat from producers Mektro & SAG.
Check out the video for “Big Dawgs” below. Do you think we’ll be seeing more from Curly J in the future? Let us know in the comments below.
Quotable Lyrics
My b*tch is bad and boujee with a bubble butt
Even in scrimmages still cannot run with us
N****s is jealous of me now they tearing up
I’m going hard now they thinking the heat is up
I am just getting started now i’m gearing up
N**** you still trying better give it up
I am the best to do it it ain’t clear to him
Might have to take the person who is dear to him
Hit em with Sharingan and put some fear in em
Might do the dash on n****s disappear on em
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ReeToxA confronts the past with truth on “HMAS CERBERUS”
“HMAS CERBERUS,” ReeToxA’s new single, is a raw, very personal song about his life experiences. The song sounds like Oz rock from the 1990s, and modern alternative and grunge. It sounds brave and familiar at the same time, like a truth kept secret for a long time.
“HMAS CERBERUS” is based on a true story from Jason McKee’s life, and it shows how his ten years in the Navy changed him and how they still do. The song bravely speaks to the emotional toll of service, including alcoholism and mental stress, sincerely.
The poem is what makes the single stand out. The writing is brilliant and stays smart, and it’s hard without being preachy. The singer got the idea for the song when he saw four seasons in one day at a beer garden in Melbourne. It connects the sudden change in the weather to a life that is constantly changing and hiding how you feel. It’s a potent metaphor for a mind that finally stops long enough to figure out where the damage started.
The song “HMAS CERBERUS” is both intense and at the same time. It makes you think, but it’s also surprisingly easy to dance to, which shows that dark themes don’t have to be sad music. The song is both interesting and challenging to listen to because of the gritty guitars and rock base. In a sea of safe releases, ReeToxA stands out as honest, raw, uncomfortable, and necessary. “HMAS CERBERUS” is a brave meditation that stays with you for a long.time
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Kieran James Honors Memory with “Part of the Grind”
Singer-songwriter Kieran James delivers a devastating new single with “Part of the Grind,” a track to tackle the tangled emotions behind loss and memory. A love letter penned to a close friend who faced severe cognitive decline, the song’s emotional heft feels universal yet heartbreakingly personal.
Set to delicate instrumentation and achingly sung vocals, “Part of the Grind” is both a lament and an honoring, a means of remembering while addressing the unavoidable cost of time and illness. His voice floats, leaving room for silence and the long pauses that so often come with grief. But in that silence, there is warmth as well, a refusal to let memory be totally extinguished.
Resilience is also implied in the song’s title, a reminder that even in heartbreak, life goes on and holding the memory of someone stays with the rhythm of everyday living. it’s an anthem for anyone who has ever looked on witnessing decline, mixed sorrow with love.
In Kieran James’s “Part of the Grind,” we hear music as well as go behind it. He gives us room feel, to mourn, and to honor. In the process, he turns private pain into something achingly universal, a song for everyone who has either loved or lost.
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