Here’s an interesting piece by musician/singer/rapper & AMP member Sam Ock. It’s called “The Breach” and it’s an instrumental song meant to convey that brief, solitary moment that occurs right before a rush of emotion flows over you and tears fall. I’m beginning to see a more abstract/conceptual pattern in Sam’s solo work and it’ll […]
Read More Sam Ock Presents “The Breach”In his latest release, AMP’s Sam Ock sings about his desire to go home. No not his everyday residence in the Old Line state, but rather he’s speaking about Heaven. Many look upon the idea of meeting their maker as a bad thing but Sam sings of his building anticipation to be with God again. […]
Read More Sam Ock Longs to Return “Home” [Free DL]Here’s an interesting 16 minute documentary piece on the project group known as June, comprised of Sam Ock, Jason Min, Elias Yoon, and Evan Chapman. Back in February, the four dropped their debut self titled EP. They are called June to signify the month they initially got together and worked out a ton of music. […]
Read More [Video] Documentary on Project Group June (Sam Ock, Jason Min, Elias Yoon, Evan Chapman)Our partner Helping Hands is helping throw an incredible show at George Mason University – APAHM Fest 2011; a Tsunami Relief Concert. It’s set to take place May 14th 2011 and features an incredible line-up including JRA, Sam Ock, David Lee, Ivy Rose, Keshia Lee, Alvin Tan, Alan Deperio, Kat Badar, Ajnin Precizion, Mitchell Grey, […]
Read More APAHM Fest 2011 @ GMU – 5/14Finally, some new Sam Ock material! But I bet most of you have never heard him sound like this! He puts on his rocker hat and pumps up the volume for this one, complete with distortion, grunge, and a little bit of edge & screaming (especially compared to his usual crooner self). I gotta say, […]
Read More Sam Ock Releases “Intervention” [Free DL]Jazsapiens representatives Aero-K has a new track out produced by Maryland’s Sam Ock. The song is titled “Finer Things in Life”. The cross continent collabo has a signature S. Ock sound and quirky but enjoyable raps from Aero though I could have done without the weird hook. It’s an alright listen though not something I’d […]
Read More Aero-K Shares the “Finer Things in Life” (prod by Sam Ock) [Free DL]It’s been years since we’ve seen a full-length LP from Philadelphia rapper Decipher. Sure, we’ve seen a couple mixtapes from him along with a plethora of feature spots on other artists’ songs but those aren’t enough to truly gauge how an artist has evolved over time compared to an actual, conceptualized album. But this changed […]
Read More Critic’s Corner: Decipher – The EffectWow. These guys are pretty good at keeping things on the DL, but Sam Ock & Jason Min, along with Elias Yoon and Evan Chapmen have formed a side project group called June, named after the month they got together and cranked out some records. Along with announcing the group, they’ve also gone ahead and […]
Read More Sam Ock x Jason Min & Others Form New Project Group – JuneIt’s encouraging to see artists give credit where credit is due and recognizing some of the greatest artists one can cover are not only those on the radio, but within our community as well. In this particular example Sam Ock decided to perform his own rendition of Clara’s “Wait on Me”. It’s a simple, stripped […]
Read More Sam Ock Covers Clara Chung’s “Wait On Me” [Free DL]Crooner Sam Ock has something new (but from his archives) to share with us and it’s a song called “With You” featuring Yuris. He put the song together a year or so go back for a recording class but is just now getting around to sharing it with the world. The song is definitely classic […]
Read More Sam Ock Releases “With You” ft Yuris [Free DL]
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