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Everything You Need To Know About Amaru Son
A rapper is someone that knows how to deliver a good narrative and knows how to evoke emotions in an audience through songs. Amaru Son is among the rappers dominating the music industry these days because of the extraordinary talent.
Amaru Son is the stage name of JaKealon Amaru Chase. He is an artist/rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. Amaru grew up with people whose preferences and interests revolved around music. In the music industry, where competition is inevitable, he is usually compared to artists like Juice WRLD, Iann Dior, Lil Uzi Vert, Triple Redd, and The Kid Laroi. Amaru Son is a person who takes comparisons and constructive criticisms positively. He is honored to be compared to such notable artists in this lifetime too.
When Amaru was still unaware of his passion for music, he poured all his focus on track and field dynamics. He loved how active the sport is. When he reached college in 2016, a sudden change of plans occurred to him. He felt like track and field did not support his long-term goals and would only give him a mediocre experience in life. Amaru Son started to crave for something deeper, something he would be more enticed with. This change convinced him to leave college, and when he did, he met people who share the same interest in music as him.
The transition of Amaru’s life was a leap of faith. It was also a scary jump, but his passion overflows, and he loves what he does in his current life. In 2019, everything turned out good for Amaru Son. His music started to erupt from its usual boundaries and dominated famous Youtube channels such as that of Tommy Craze and I’m Dontai. The sudden discovery made him gather popularity on the internet, which is an excellent start for all artists of his kind.
Since then, Amaru Son has continued to believe in his passion and how it leads to stardom. This 2020, Amaru will still be releasing new songs together with big names in the music industry. His single “Lost and Found” has proven how far his talent can bring him by earning over six million streams on all music platforms. Aside from singing and rapping, Amaru also can mix, produce, and master music.
What makes his music worthy is the fact that every lyric and every word speaks the truth. Amaru expresses his thoughts in rhyming words with soothing beats to let all his listeners know that he is not merely telling a narrative but also singing out his heart and truth.
Looking forward to five years from now, Amaru dreams of seeing himself earning a label or being a part of a label and writing songs for other singers to sing.
Amaru wants to continue dominating the music industry with strong principles that he will keep on upholding. He believes that there is no accountability in other people’s opinions and that these opinions only become facts when you let them.
To know more about Amaru Son and his music, you may visit his Instagram or listen to his Spotify.
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KENTON journeys through family, identity and healing in “Sweetmouth (Sugar Free)” (EP)
“Sweetmouth (Sugar Free)” is an extremely reflective acoustic EP that guides you through its six tracks as it explores memory, identity, and emotional reconciliation. Created at a moment of deep discovery, the project reveals KENTON’s process of forgiving others, of realizing who he is within himself, and of internally processing what he experienced as a queer Asian American child growing up in the United States.
The EP opens with “I’m Breaking My Father’s Heart – Acoustic,” a gentle track about the disconnection between what parents desire and what you believe is true. “Never Born – Acoustic” is inward-looking, exploring the existential uncertainty of financial suffering at home and prayers that hang in the air, unanswered.
“Let Light In – Live” is a release that captures emotional awakening, where letting go of past pain is the first step toward recovery. “Without You – Acoustic” is one of the most affecting moments on the EP, which recounts a tough relationship with a sick father. “Wannabe American – Acoustic” laments the falseness of the American Dream and how it commodifies the Asian identity.
On the final song, “The Times – Acoustic,” KENTON directs strength toward a message of survival, hope, and endurance in an emotionally suffocating world. “Sweetmouth (Sugar Free)” is also the voice of the collective, and it’s a gift to immigrant and queer youth searching for belonging in spaces that often do not welcome them.
Photo credit: Ricky Chavez
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Terrell Journey rewinds emotion and identity in cinematic EP “Retrograde”
The new reflective R&B EP, “Retrograde” by Terrell Journey, transports us back to the emotional origins of his Journey Digital Supercharged universe. It’s a cinematic prequel defined by tension, clarity, and artistic reinvention.
As a prequel to the famed Journey Digital Supercharged collection, it builds on Terrell Journey’s vision of a musical universe with separate but connected story worlds beneath that umbrella in the Journey Digital Saga. This project is a shift in point of view, and “Retrograde” examines the moments before acceleration, the tension and clarity that happens before everything moves forward.
The EP’s opening track, “Me vs Me,” invites introspection and sets the stage for the project. “Tit 4 Tat” sharpens the tension, while “We Listen and Don’t Judge” creates a space cleared by honesty and emotional control. “Run A Boston” feels fast and intentional, harnessing the force of movement before the EP enters what is its most personal closing stretch.
“Steal Your Heart” is a melodic peak that combines emotional tug with elegant R&B textures. “Love” closes the EP on a warm, resonant note that sounds resolved and open-ended. “Retrograde” expands Terrell Journey’s kaleidoscopic world by making introspection a narrative, and it serves as a crucial link between reflection and the forward momentum of Journey Digital Saga.
The EP challenges you to consider themes of internal conflict, emotional honesty, and change. This continues to cement Terrell Journey’s track record for creating in-universe sets of R&B storytelling narratives.
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