J. Reyez Drops MV for “I Don’t Care”

Toronto rapper J. Reyez has decided to release his newest MV for the single “I Don’t Care” a few days early. He dropped the teaser for it a few weeks back where he got a jay walking ticket. The MV is the usual street video but with real crisp production values. I liked some of the shots and camera work in this one and the quality is real nice.

As for the song itself, its pretty decent; definitely one of the more solid songs from J. Like it? It’s a free download that you can get here. The video ends with a ‘to be contined’ so stay on the lookout for more from the young hard working MC.

Critic’s Corner: Dawen – American Me

I fist heard of Dawen when I saw the MV for his single ‘Wake Up’. I was intruiged to say the least, especially considering not only do you rarely hear that brand and style of R&B from Asian American artists in general, but you also rarely hear it from now a days from any artist period. So when his debut LP American Me dropped back in September I was excited to hear it and picked it up right away. Over the past several months I’ve had the time to digest it fully and take in everything Dawen had to share. So how did the budding singer/song writer fair with his debut?

Let’s find out!

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IZ interviews with ChannelAPA

Our pals at ChannelAPA have another great interview, this time featuring rapper IZ.

If you’re looking for a crash course on who IZ is, how his music career came to be, and where he plans to take it then this is the interview to check out. He’s definitely got a game plan going on. He seems focused on surrounding himself with the right people and grinding hard till he gets to the top. He also touches upon the style of music he’s working on now and why he always wants to adapt to grow as an artist.

Source: ChannelAPA

New Schoolboy Duke Interview

Schoolboy Duke has posted this quick Q&A session giving a quick run down of himself as an artist and entertainer. The questions are pretty simple and to the point but for those of you unfamiliar with this relatively new artist, it’s a good way to catch up on what you’ve been missing. This is one artist to look out for.

On a side note, he speaks a lot more mellow compared to his music. It’s kind of a startling contrast haha.