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Rico Nasty Is A Destructive Force In Her Defiant ‘Oh Fr?’ Video

Rico Nasty detailed the creation of her album ‘Nightmare Vacation’ with Zane Lowe as she debuted the project’s latest single. …

Now that Rico Nasty‘s debut album Nightmare Vacation has an official release date, she and her team have turned the dial on the album’s promotion up to full. Following up “Don’t Like Me” with Don Toliver and Gucci Mane, Rico shared her latest single, “Oh Fr?,” debuting the new track on Apple Music Radio.

Of the new track, Rico told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe working with 100 Gecs again was “so natural… As soon as I heard the beat, I heard eight seconds and I just went right in there. Just like the other ones. I love it.” She also credited her A&R with introducing her to the genre-bending duo, saying, “I heard about 100 Gecs from my A&R. I’m always asking him to put me on to weird sounding sh-t. I was looking for something. I like ear orgasms. I like stuff that might be normal to another person to listen to, but it just tickles my fancy.”

She also revealed more about the process of making Nightmare Vacation while in quarantine. “I had my ego shot down a little bit by quarantine and just by growing up in general,” she said. “I just think this whole project, it was made during the time where this is probably the first time in my life where I wasn’t on ’10,’ as far as confidence. Within myself, my personal life, normally everything’s great. And making this album just started getting real tricky balancing life.”

“That’s why I named it Nightmare Vacation because all the sh*t that I was scared of at one point, scared to do and scared to say, it just became my second nature,” she elaborated. “I want to say that sh*t, I don’t care if I hurt somebody’s feelings. I’m going to wear it. I don’t care if I get dirty looks. Just et cetera, et cetera, it goes on and on. Nightmare Vacation is really just about being yourself, your truest self, going through things that people tell you you can’t get out of and getting out of them, coming out a rockstar.”

Nightmare Vacation is due 12/4 via Atlantic Recordings.

Rico Nasty is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

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“Signalling Signatures” finds Mr Pigeons exploring dreams, truth, and hidden meanings

While the first look at an upcoming project usually sets the expectations, Mr Pigeons does something more ambitious with “Signalling Signatures.” With this release, the hip-hop artist opens up a portal into “Shining Arras,” inviting you into a world where dreams, symbols, and hidden meanings collide.

“Signalling Signatures” is an exploration of the thin veil between reality and imagination, based on themes of altered consciousness and shifting perspectives. The song is a mix of mythology, film, and spiritual symbolism and encourages you to look beyond the ordinary and find the messages in everyday life. Mr Pigeons delivers with purpose and swagger, blending introspection with crisp storytelling. He also renders the abstract ideas of the song accessible.

The thing about “Signalling Signatures” that is so compelling is its sheer audacity to challenge you. There are no easy answers in this song, only a quest for truth, perception, and uncertainty. A good opening chapter to “Shining Arras,” and it manages to build up suspense as well as showing Mr Pigeons’ artistic vision. “Signalling Signatures” is a good introduction to what could be an interesting new creative phase for the artist.

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Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard confront lingering fear on “The Shadow Remains”

Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard deliver a compelling and deeply personal alternative track with Americana leanings in “The Shadow Remains,” exploring the lasting effects of fear, anxiety, and emotional uncertainty. It’s a song that’s a product of years of carrying a weight that never quite lifted.

“The Shadow Remains” immediately creates an intimate atmosphere. The production touches on some darker textures, but still has that organic warmth that great Americana music has. Everything feels intentional, drawing you into a world where discomfort quietly simmers under the surface. The delivery is lived-in, making the story feel real, and the emotion is real. The song recognizes that some things will stay with you throughout life, but rather than wallow in despair, it shifts gears.

With “The Shadow Remains,” Joseph Turner & The Dudes of Hazard aren’t afraid to delve into the dark places of memory and feeling, and have created a song that anyone who’s battled the ghosts of fears or fought their own private wars can relate to. Throughout this release, the band shows the ability to mix strong musicianship with compelling storytelling. There’s atmosphere and emotion throughout the track, securing the band’s place as a major voice in today’s music scene.

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