Get your week started the right way with these new tracks…
Mercston – More Life ft. Aliga
MC and Grime artist Mercston has released a new single, ‘More Life’ (16th Jan) featuring Aliga. The rapper, born and raised in East London, fuses bashment fuses the genres of bashment and grime to create a sound the people of the UK will love to hear, so if you like either grime or bashment, this is for you! Once you hear its beat and sound, it’s impossible not to press replay.
H.E.R – Slide ft. Pop Smoke, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Chris Brown
H.E.R joins up with Pop Smoke, A Boogie With Da Hoodie and Chris Brown in her new remix ‘Slide’ (released 15th Jan). Her original track featured with YG, yet the elusive singer has decided to mix it up even further, with three new collaborators featuring on this release.
The song brings her soft vocals to the track, contrasting to the fast-paced vocals of the rappers. H.E.R. (real name Gabriella Wilson) is nominated for five Grammys this year, potentially adding to the two she’s won already. Could this be a contender for the 2021 ceremony? Only time will tell…
Missy Elliot – Why I Still love You
Missy Elliott is back with her video from her single ‘Why I Still Love You’ (16th Jan) from her recently released Iconology EP. The legendary rapper decided to shake things up in her video, showing she’s timeless as she travels through the 60s to the 80s changing her outfits and styles each time. Welcome back, Missy!
INFAMOUSIZAK – PUBLIC ENEMY
INFAMOUSIZAK is one of the newest artists to hit the music scene, being an all rounder artist that also produces and raps. Impressively, the South Londoner is self-taught, getting most of his producing skills through YouTube tutorials. His music is all about conversating, as a way in bringing all different genres of music together to create an unforgettable song.
His new self-produced video for ‘Public Enemy’ was recently released (16th Jan), consisting of two scenes, one being on the street and a skating park, while the other showing him singing whilst being in a cell. Connecting his personal life with the outside world, it really represents the message of the song of trusting people around you and getting rid of the negativity in your life.
Ella Eyre – New Me
In a move that feels very appropriate for January, Ella Eyre returns with new single ‘New Me’. After signing with Island Records last July, Eyre will surely be hitting the charts hard in 2020 with a range of new tracks.
Her upbeat solo holds the meanings of starting afresh and leaving all the negativity behind, stating that the song is about ’embodying a whole new mindset and finding the strength and self-worth to cut off a toxic situation.’ Amen to that! So, if you haven’t gotten into the ‘New Year, New Me’ spirit and want to start, her tune will surely get you going.
Bugzy Malone – Cause A Commotion ft. Skip Marley
Bugzy Malone starts his new year off with a bang… literally! His new track ‘Cause A Commotion,’ featuring Skip Marley includes a Jamaican feel and groove; Marley, who sings the chorus, uses the dialect of Patois throughout the song.
The rapper raps about ‘causing a commotion,’ creating an upbeat tempo which sounds as if it could be a potential, know, cultural vibe, celebrated at festivals and concerts.
Jake Isaac – New York
Singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Jake Isaac from South London has released his new single ‘New York,’ (released 9th Jan). The song tells the tale of a man who longs for a place and a person, that person being a woman who has his love in New York. The whole track shares the story of a lost love, opening up to the singer’s emotions, where most will be able to relate with.
Even though lost love is no new theme in music, this tune includes soft and nostalgic harmonies with a quiet base instrumental that makes you just want to have a slow dance with someone.
