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Over a dark trap backdrop, he crafts a record that incorporates the beauty of femininity as well as his love of Great Britain hence GB/Ganja Baby/Gorgeous Barbie. Employing a smooth, alluring backdrop laced with knocking drums, Mark James III delivers a unique vocal performance that taps into the soul. The track has an energetic feel and showcases solid double-time flows from RD and Flowdan who don’t waste time in letting the listeners know that they don’t play with this thing of theirs. NYC’s underground sleeper-cell, the trio of Ibn Itaka (super-producer), Salomon Faye (NYC rap stalwart) and Julian Soto (Onyx Collective, JIL) team up for a brilliant collaboration titled “Frequent Flyer”.

South Florida’s lyricist, MeRCY, returns with a new visual for “Ordinary Nxgga” off his latest album, SWAMP THING. The record has a solemn, reflective vibe and MeRCY delivers his usual bravado-filled performance while taking the listener close to his life as a man trying to make sense of it all. The Broward rapper wanted this video to represent being ordinary could be extraordinary and prioritizing yourself comes through trial and error, but also that in order to do that you can’t take yourself too seriously. The song was produced by False Ego.

Diabolic is back on his bullsh*t as he takes the competition to the cleaners on the wild new video for “Think of That” as featured on his collaborative LP, Collusion, produced entirely by Vanderslice. The visuals were both directed and animated by Olise Forel of Moving Silence, who sought no further than ‘Bolic’s own lyrics for inspiration, which are synced up perfectly with a variety of scenes edited to include the rapper doing some crazy sh*t. Even better, though, are the callbacks to classic rap videos that feature equally absurd imagery, like the clip of Special Ed making his getaway in a hovercraft. Keep up with Diabolic | Instagram Keep up with Vanderslice | Twitter: Instagram

Backed by a cinematic and solemn soundscape, Kmeto delivers an engaging performance that captures the deepest emotions of a love-lorn individual. Accentuated by her experiences as a queer woman in this present time, she is able to highlight the struggles and high points of her life which adds that extra personal touch to the whole affair. Versus” is taken from her recently released EP ‘Verse/Versus’, a project which explores themes of longing, desire, and the gray area of a romance felt but unexpressed. Get the ‘Verse/Versus’ EP below Keep up with Natasha Kmeto | Spotify: Soundcloud: Facebook: