Hip-Hop
SKG ATTEND THE POWER OF LOVE GALA

Los Angeles, CA – Hip Hop Artist SKG, also known as Helecia Choyce, made a memorable appearance at the Power of Love Gala Hosted by Larry Wilmore and Honoring Legendary Sports Agent and WME Head of Basketball Bill Duffy and Basketball Great Spencer Haywood.
Having graced the music industry from a young age, Rapper SKG hails from Los Angeles, California. SKG entered the music industry at thirteen years old and was discovered by Suge Knight , signing a major deal with Death Row Records. Her track “Let em Have it” on Tupac Shakur’s “Until The End of Time” went to #4 on the charts, earning her a Platinum Plaque. In 2004, she left Death Row Records and now she prides herself as a independent artist working both in front of and behind the scenes.
However, it was her attendance at the Power of Love Gala that truly opened her eyes to the importance of The Ryan Gordy Foundation and why bringing awareness to causes like this is important.
Reflecting on her experience, SKG stated, “This was my first time attending this type of event, and I’m happy that I got a chance to meet some really great people and hear beautiful stories about the organization”.
The Ryan Gordy Foundation hosted its 2023 The Power of Love Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on September 28th, 2023. The foundation is committed to improving the lives of underserved young adults impacted by cancer through a holistic approach to wellness. The annual gala fundraiser financially empowers the Ryan Gordy Foundation to continue to deliver year-round support to those who are facing the fight of their lives.
The glamorous and inspiring event was attended by Trailblazer award honoree WME’s Head of Basketball Bill Duffy; basketball great and honoree Spencer Haywood; Haywood’s daughter, influencer Isis Chanel, who also made her musical debut at the event; comedian Larry Wilmore who served as host; famed attorney Robert Shapiro; Marvin Gaye III; actress Zurich Villanueva, and film producer Vassal Benford.
For more information and to donate to the Ryan Gordy Foundation, visit https://www.ryangordyfoundation.org
Hip-Hop
Peedy WhoDank delivers truth in gritty new anthem “Don’t Get Involved”

Gritty, emotionally searing, and cut from lived experience, “Don’t Get Involved” by Peedy WhoDank does not try to attract you with fluff or flash. Instead, it lands with a punch of real-life emotion, addressing themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the quiet strength required to hold fast to your values when the world around you feels like it’s constantly collapsing.
The production is raw and stripped down as a moody, almost threatful beat that is the canvas for Peedy’s lyrical storytelling. But it is the substance of those lyrics that truly sticks. This is more of a personal testimony. Peedy raps with the urgency of someone who’s been there, done that, made all the mistakes, and won all the victories he raps about, and all of that authenticity seeps through every single verse.
There is the honesty of someone who has seen too much, trusted the wrong people, and learned the hard way who’s truly in a corner. “Don’t Get Involved” doesn’t romanticize the fight but reveals it, the betrayal and the loneliness. The silent resolve to remain when everyone else has folded. Peedy illuminates the facts of his world on the lines he draws and leaves it up to the audience to connect their own.
Amidst an era of overproduction and overemphasis on style over substance, “Don’t Get Involved” is a return to hip-hop’s storytelling. Music makes you sit up, nod, and think about your circle. Peedy WhoDank raps cautionary tales, life lessons, and a touch of soul in every line. And if “Don’t Get Involved” indicates what’s next, he’s making sure that we hear it.
Hip-Hop
Smartzee rises strong with new single “Back Down”

Smartzee’s latest single, “Back Down,” is a chest-thumping statement of survival wrapped in powerful emotion and a cutting perspective. “Back Down” grabs you with energy that might have been, you are left with the feeling, forged in fire. The production is aggressive from the get-go, leaving no doubt that this is not a song that will tiptoe around emotions.
Smartzee is a throwback to the mentality of a part beaten-down kid from the hard-knock existence of growing up in a challenging backdrop, part sharp-suited financier fighting his way through the business labyrinth. His comparisons between his life and an athlete looking down the barrel of the final buzzer are startling, beautiful, and achingly true.
There’s a bracing, upfrontness about the way Smartzee recounts his story. This is about survival. His lyrics reach into the fragile but relentless inner monologue that compels us to keep going when everything else tells us to stop. The voice in your head gets up, dusts itself off, and challenges life to take another swing. And that voice reminds one so much of Smartzee on this track. The delivery is raw, spare, and powerful, and it never falls into melodrama. Every bar feels lived-in, and every metaphor is earned. This is a confident, chest-out statement of intent to keep climbing, however steep the mountain.
“Back Down” is one of those songs you put on when you have a big decision to make, are having a tough day, or are going on a long night of chasing dreams. It’s a personal confession and a universal anthem for anyone who’s ever felt underestimated. On “Back Down,” Smartzee encourages us to lace up, buckle up, and walk down that same path with him.
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