Los Angeles-based artist BLAISE has shared the official music video for "No More," featuring Harlem-born MC Ro Ransom. The video showcases American ballerina/actress Isabella Fonte, and her moves are stunning. The juxtaposition between BLAISE's hardhiting rap with Fonte's graceful moves is an amazing work of art. BLAISE said he came up with the video's concept as soon as the … [Read more...]
Spotify Acquires Minority Stake In Third Party Distribution Company
Spotify made a big splash in the music industry last month by allowing the ability for independent artists to upload their music directly through Spotify For Artists. The only thing that was missing was that artists would still have to get their content published on other platforms through other means. To counter this, Spotify has made a minority investment in DistroKid – a … [Read more...]
Coachella 2019 Headliners Revealed
Aside from the jokingly basic flower crowns, Coachella remains one the United State's best annual music festivals. Touting a diverse lineup across many different genres, the California show is an annual must see. Without further ado, the 2019 Coachella Headliners are Childish Gambino, Justin Timberlake, and Kanye West. Childish Gambino is at the peak of his career thus … [Read more...]
Whethan Wednesdays: Whethan + Friends To Perform At Brooklyn Steel
Bowery Presents crew are at it again with another amazing New York show on the books. Wednesday September 26th, Whethan will be throwing down at Brooklyn Steel for his Life of a Wallflower Tour, alongside Sweater Beats, Andrew Luce, and MadeinTYO. As someone who gets way too excited to talk about venues in Run The Trap articles, I'm happy to say that this show is at yet … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Boombox Cartel & Flosstradamus Unleash Anticipated “ID” Collaboration
Boombox Cartel and Flosstradamus have paired up to close our summer with a bang. Today, they released their highly-anticipated collab 'ID,' a smashing heater worthy of a mainstage play. The track features an extremely large horn over a thumping kick drum that sounds like it was built for stadium speakers. It's hard to listen to this without taking a step back due to the sheer … [Read more...]
INTERVIEW: Troyboi Talks Vibez, Playing In The US, And Upcoming Projectts
Labor Day Weekend at EZOO was an amazing experience. The festival celebrated it's 10th Year Anniversary, and other than the let down of mainstage decorations (typically they have mainstage decorated as a different animal every year) the festival went off without a hitch. I was able to catch Troyboi at the festival. He had a lot to say about both current and upcoming projects, … [Read more...]
WATCH: Dillon Francis Releases New Music Video For “White Boi”
Dillon Francis, our friendly neighborhood DJ, released a new video for his song "White Boi." I'm pretty sure the message of the song is supposed to be humorous, but as usual the song itself is incredible. Lao Ra's vocals are incredible, and she deserves a lot of credit for the success of the song. The video is filled with choreographed dancing with matching outfits, with the … [Read more...]
LISTEN: Klutch Releases Trap Banger “Nine Whine Whine”
The NOLA based producer Klutch has been on an absolute roll lately: a raw EP in (Dis)Harmony, his famously supported Fur Elise Remix, and now his new banger Nine Whine Whine. In accordance with it's name, this song is lead by a whiny yet ear-pleasing synth. The song is spooky but not downbeat. The song was even picked up by Plugged Records, so you know it's about to … [Read more...]
