Xiomara – Seven Nineteen [Album Stream]

San Francisco-based Bay Area native Xiomara shares her new album, “Seven Nineteen”. Xiomara’s vocal styling flows effortlessly along the Jazz, Soul, R&B and Hip-Hop spectrum. With influences ranging from Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms through Blues and Classical, hers is a unique sound, only partially explained by her Berkeley, California roots. Whether her own composition or one of her signature, unconventional takes on a classic, Xiomara infuses her every vocal offering with a powerful, raw emotion. Take a listen below. Seven Nineteen by Xiomara

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Kipp Stone – 1833 [Audio]

Cleveland emcee Kipp Stone is back with a new one titled “1833”. Says Kipp: “1833” is who I am, it’s where I grew up and became the man I am today. It’s where I developed my core values, opinions and knowledge. No matter where I have moved to or traveled to I’ve always found myself back in East Cleveland, Ohio. Listen below.

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Ash Riser – Late Praise [Video]

This is the visual installment for the title track of Ash Riser’s “Late Praise” EP, released earlier this summer. It acts more as an art piece than a typical music video. The silhouetted Ash represents a faceless entity in the overly saturated industry of entertainment as he awaits his “Late Praise”. The song was written, performed, produced, mix and mastered by Ash himself. The lyrics shine light on a very jaded and seasoned vet in the music industry. The art of balancing real life when your art has become your only life, people who get lost in the sauce, losing themselves along the way. The focus of the song though is clearly in its strong, almost angelic hook, which describes how praise will be given and accepted once people wake up and finally realize his worth.

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