Manolo Rose – Grown Man [Video]

Brooklyn’s Manolo Rose continues to carve out his own unique niche on the music scene, and after having a stellar 2015 run, he looks to double down on his success in 2016 with a bevy of new material. Today, Manolo Rose revisits his Concrete Rose mixtape and reconnects with The Rapfest for the exclusive visual to “Grown Man.” The clip finds Manolo pour his heart out on onto the thumping track with a gritty and dark visual aesthetic.

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J57 – Jon Bellion 4 Prez [Audio]

J57 is ready to release his debut rap album, “I’m the J57” next Tuesday, January 19th. Check out his latest single “Jon Bellion 4 Prez” below. Says J57 “Jon Bellion is one of my favorite writer/producers in the game. He’s best known for writing the chorus for Eminem feat. Rihanna “Monster” and has written hits/has worked with countless other big artists. His free album The Definition was my favorite album (all genres) of 2014 — as an homage, I decided to sample a ton of sounds from all over the album and make a beat out of it with three movements; like a symphony’s arrangement. The song’s lyrics are an introspective journey through things I think about on a daily basis — more conscious than stream of conscious.”

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Earl Sweatshirt – Mirror [Audio]

“Mirror” was meant to appear on Earl’s “I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside ” album but the sample couldn’t get cleared. Says Earl: “Grief” could’ve been the last song on the album. What’s fucked, though, is that the tracklist got fucked up. There was a song that’s so crucial for the balance of the album called “Mirror” that was supposed to come right after “Faucet”; as far as the mom dynamic thing goes, the juxtaposition of “Mirror” against “Faucet” was so crucial, but the fucking sample didn’t get cleared. I’m gonna put it out, though.

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