Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Bombo Fabrika [Video]

Here goes the official video to Gabriel Garzón-Montano’s “Bombo Fabrika”. Taken from his “Jardín” album, available everywhere now. This video was filmed in San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia, a small town in the northern part of Colombia. “First I’d like to thank our friend Guillermo Camacho for taking us to Palenque and introducing us to our new friends from the band Kombilesa Mi. Palenque is a magical place – people blasting music and playing drums and singing everywhere – expressing more joy than I’ve seen or felt in my whole life. Bombo Fabrika is about the place I go to when I write music. The music is not mine, it flows through me from a source much older and wiser than my body. Palenque is famous for originating some styles of Cumbia music which I’ve been greatly influenced by. Filming this video in such an energetically potent musical birthplace was an incredible and humbling experience. Creating a bridge between Colombians living in NYC and Colombians living in Palenque was beautiful.” – Gabriel Garzón-Montano “I went to elementary school with a guy named Guillermo Camacho in Bogotá. I left Colombia at the age of 10 and lost touch with Guillermo until I discovered his work 15 years later. He had become an amazing photographer and social activist working on many powerful and meaningful projects in Colombia. I fell in love with his photographs of San Basilio de Palenque, a small town in the northern part of Colombia known for its musical

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Khary feat. Jermaine Fowler – Internlude [Video]

“I happy to finally close the chapter on this project. Thank you all for supporting me this far, it has been a journey and this is just the beginning of it all. It’s crazy because I knew this project would change my life, I just felt it more and more after each song. Can’t wait to show you how much I’ve grown since last year. ‘Tidal Graves’ is next.” – Khary

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Rhythm Roulette w/ Rahki [Video]

With Grammy Awards already under his belt already, Rahki is one of Top Dawg Entertainment’s most trusted producers. The Minneapolis-born producer was the man behind “i,” one of K-Dot’s biggest singles, for which he sampled a ’70s Isley Brother’s track, “That Lady.” Besides making beats for other members of TDE such as Ab-Soul, Rahki has produced for Eminem, 50 Cent, Travis $cott and more. Rahki’s ear for samples is so good, MASS APPEAL had to put him to the test in our latest episode of Rhythm Roulette. We met up with Rahki at Ameoba Music in L.A. where he tied on the blindfold and picked three records from the shop’s clearance section. His picks were random as hell, including a chorus recording, orchestral music, and one album whose cover gave him “Illuminati type of vibes.” It seems those left-field selections posed just a small challenge for the talented beat-maker. What he came out with in the end is a banger. Check out Rahki at work in our latest Rhythm Roulette video above.

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Milo – Magician [Audio]

Here’s a first taste of Milo’s upcoming project, “who told you to think??!!?!?!?!”. Says Milo: “In June of 2016 I moved into a new crib wit my wife preparing for our baby to come. The novelty of this was fascinating for a month or so. Kenny sends me regular beat shipments when he knows I’m working on an album and this was a standout. I realized I had written no story raps and while this isn’t a story rap you see how I’m trynna start it as one. I wanted to retrace what led me to that moment in June of 2016, tho after the initial inquiry I let my mind go free. As I’m want to do :)” Stream “Magician” below and pre-order the album here, before it drops on August 11. who told you to think??!!?!?!?! by milo

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The Evolution Of Jay-Z’s Cover Art From “Reasonable Doubt” To “4:44” [Video]

Over his long and legendary career, Jay-Z’s businesses, music, and name have all changed, but so has his process for creating album art. Beginning with his mafia-style look on the cover of “Reasonable Doubt” and going all the way up to his new album “4:44,” we looked at how every JAY-Z album and its artwork have evolved with his music and moves outside of the recording booth.

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