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Reason Praises TDE: “They Hold Me Accountable”
Though TDE hasn’t exactly had the most active year in 2020, recent signee Reason was given ample time to shine. And shine he did with the release of New Beginnings, his debut album on the label featuring Ab-Soul, ScHoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, J.I.D, Vince Staples, and more. Without a breakout hit dominating the charts, Reason still managed to turn in some respectable numbers, though the project’s release had a much greater impact on the west coast lyricist.
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“Went up a million Spotify listeners in 10 days!” writes Reasons, kicking off a reflective thread on his Twitter. “This shit is humbling and I appreciate TF outta y’all. Top told me when I first signed this shit wouldn’t be overnight and that ima have a lot of pressure on me but to just stay focused and keep working.”
He proceeds to thank his fans for propelling New Beginnings onto the Billboard album charts, a testament to their dedication and support. “This only the first project and we charted!” he continues. “Y’all did that not me. We just starting so I just wanna thank every single supporter that’s building with me. We got a long road to go. Only up from here! I need to find a way to do a show or somethin fuck it.”
“Lastly I love TF outta my label cus they hold me accountable and give me honesty in everything I do!” he praises, alluding to Top Dawg Entertainment’s support of his artistry. “I try to give y’all that same honesty in the music. Like it, hate it, or love it, if you care about someone you owe them that honesty and I care about y’all the way they do me.” Check out Reason’s heartfelt Twitter spree below, and be sure to show some love to the rapper in the comments below.
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Kyle Ashen’s sun-drenched recollection with new release “That Local Girl”
Kyle Ashen’s latest release, “That Local Girl,” is a gorgeous trip down memory lane, a country single that explores that golden glow of memory, like flipping through old photographs touched by salt air and summer sunlight. It’s warm, cinematic, and deeply relatable, a song about the kind of love story that never quite goes away, even as time moves on.
“That Local Girl” is filled with imagery that quickly takes the listener into a world they can walk right into. You got a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl on a boardwalk street by the ocean, a souped-up truck driving through town, neon lights reflecting off the ocean breeze, and the electric innocence of young love burning in the background.
But under all that cutesy trapping is something more than that, longing. Some people, some places that leave permanent marks on Kyle Ashen and us know that. What’s so brilliant about this song is that it marries those two ideas, making love and hometown memory feel beautifully inseparable. Sometimes you miss a person. And with that person, you miss an entire version of life. “That Local Girl” is more than a country love song from Kyle Ashen. He is a living postcard from the past, sun-faded, bittersweet, and glowing with feeling. A reminder that summers pass by, but some memories stay with us forever.
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ECHOFLIP inspires faith and fire with triumphant anthem on “Kingdom Rise”
ECHOFLIP marches forward with commanding purpose on “Kingdom Rise,” a single that not only demands attention but also commands it. Driven by pounding drums, soaring melodic textures, and full-conviction lyricism, the song arrives like a battle cry with the heart of worship. Bold and energized and spiritually charged from beginning to end.
“Kingdom Rise” is street realism meets kingdom vision at its heart. It’s got grit in its pulse but grace in its message as well. Each bar rings with resilience with ECHOFLIP, a record that embodies struggle, perseverance, and steadfast faith in the face of adversity. The result is music that is rooted in reality while reaching for something much larger.
What makes the single particularly compelling is how seamlessly it combines high-energy Christian trap with uplifting spiritual themes. The hard-hitting production has edge and urgency, and its faith-centered focus gives it soul. It’s motivational without being pushy. Worshipful without momentum loss, without losing authenticity. Ideal for trap gospel, inspirational rap, and urban playlists that aim to uplift as much as energize, “Kingdom Rise” delivers on all fronts. It moves the body, it sharpens the mind, it stirs the soul.
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