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  In “NEVER AGAIN,” Asian American artist Star2 joins forces with Young Henny and Ler Mu Dex to deliver a melancholic, guitar-driven track grounded in heart-on-your-sleeve vulnerability. Built over an intimate acoustic guitar loop, crisp hip-hop percussion, and haunting vocal chops, the track explores the heavy emotional weight of romantic longing, distance, and heartbreak. Star2 sets a somatic tone, wrestling with late-night restlessness and the physical aching of an absent partner. Paired with emotive melodic verses and atmospheric visuals, the track seamlessly weaves contemporary trap-pop sensibilities with traditional Asian lyrical themes for a universal late-night anthem. Born in a Thai refugee camp and raised in the Ka-ren community , Star2 has forged a global career that bridges cultures and genres. His collaborations include artists such as Soulja Boy, Mozzy, Luh Kel, and HoodTrophy Bino. Building on that momentum, he is currently developing new music with Sprite and...

GRIP , known for his gritty lyricism, sharp social commentary and raw emotional depth, who has built a reputation as one of Atlanta’s most introspective emcees mainly known for his songs with Eminem . Now, with Scattrbrain, he channels his pop punk DIY energy and influences into a cathartic, guitar-heavy evolution of sound. Scattrbrain includes Grip and Grouplove members Daniel Gleason (bass), Ben Homola (drums) and Josh Smith a.k.a. Mallbangs (guitar).  Today, Scattrbrain dropped their full length album called: Scattrbrain & The Unwavering Self Doubt . Across 14 tracks, the album captures GRIP at his most exposed, dismantling ideas of identity, ambition and success while confronting the uncertainty, self-sabotage and destructive cycles that accompanied one of the most turbulent chapters of his life. Watch their new video for “Switch”: Alongside the album’s release, Scattrbrain has announced a run of fall tour dates, bringing the project’s visceral full-band li...

  HoodTrophy Bino delivers a multi-dimensional body of work balancing raw street authenticity with West Coast bounce and introspective vulnerability across 16 tracks. The project navigates mental health struggles, street paranoia, and emotional burnout on reflective cuts like “DRAMA KID” and “Lost It,” while effortlessly shifting into breezy California anthems like “Where U From” featuring RJMrLA and “Blind Somebody” featuring Spank Nitti James . Relentless street energy and heavy-bass production drive high-impact collaborations like “Beretta” featuring Tadoe, “Distraught” featuring Joe Moses, and “Bout That” featuring Philthy Rich. Bino turns up the momentum for the night scene on bouncy, club-ready tracks like “Fell 4 It” featuring Baby Money, “Drip Drop” featuring Heaven Marina, “Pretty Bitches” featuring Stiff Barbie, and “Bad Bitch Party” featuring Luh Kel. KeyKinya lends a soaring hook to the resilient “White Flag, ” while Rustah Jay and Xxtra join on the explicit ...

  There’s a moment in every villain’s story where you can still see the person he used to be. “814” is built around that moment – and everything that led up to it.  The track centers on Dennis, better known as The Shadow, and asks a question that doesn’t get asked enough in  stories about men who turn dark: what if his pain was real, and he still became the villain anyway?  This isn’t a revenge fantasy. It isn’t an excuse. It’s an attempt to hold two things that are usually treated as mutually exclusive – that Dennis was genuinely wronged, and that Dennis is fully responsible for what he did with that wound. The Friend Who Knew Exactly What She Was Doing Mandy never owed Dennis a relationship. Her rejection isn’t the betrayal – she has every right not to feel what he  feels. The betrayal is in what she does with his feelings once she knows about them.  She keeps Dennis close. Close enough for the attention, the reassurance, the emotional labor he’s a...

  Bravo One Hunnit (also known as BravoOneHunnit) is an independent hip-hop recording artist and entrepreneur originally from Jackson, Mississippi.  He has been active in the independent music scene since at least 2019, releasing numerous projects and singles on streaming platforms like Spotify . His musical style mixes clever, introspective, and witty lyricism with hard-hitting Southern trap production. Some of his notable releases include projects like Financial Literacy , Suthern Therape II , and Tangible Equity . He was also included in the top 250 artist in 2020. He peaked at #23 on the Dallas Pulse Spotify charts in 2024, with his record, “Picasso” off of his project, “Blended Poetry.” His latest project, “Tangible Equity” was a collaboration with the legendary DJ Scream. He recently was just noted in the top 50 on the ITunes chart with the record, “Reload” off his latest project, “Tangible Equity.” Beyond his music career, he is known for discussing independent a...

  Following years of publicly discussed music disputes, Wadena addresses her history with  Grammy Winner and Superstar Alicia Keys, creative campaigns she says were inspired by her own experiences, and why she’s choosing peace, prayer and music over a feud. LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK— AUGUST 31, 2026— Wadena, also known as Denagirl, is celebrating her birthday with the surprise release of Wadena vs. Wadena: Back Outside , but this isn’t simply another music release. For the independent R&B, hip-hop, pop and dance artist, the EP represents a return after years of personal challenges, music-industry controversies and obstacles that she says have tested her determination to continue building her career. “I didn’t quit. I was delayed. Now I’m BACK OUTSIDE,” says Wadena. “I’ve been through a lot, but I’m still here, I’m still creating and I’m hungry for this moment.” WADENA AND ALICIA KEYS: “I WOULD RATHER SIT DOWN AND TALK” Wadena is also choosing this moment to speak publicl...

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — What began with two missing Samsung Galaxy phones at the Martin Luther King Jr. ABC Store, 554 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Winston-Salem, later escalated into a separate incident in which Derrick Wilson alleges an ABC employee threatened to shoot him. Wilson says he left both phones on the cashier’s counter while retrieving a larger bottle of Taaka Vodka at the cashier’s direction. When he returned, the phones were gone. Wilson says a female ABC employee told him she personally witnessed the cashier allow someone else to take the phones from the counter. Independent witness Mr. Tomeken also heard the cashier acknowledge the phones were on the counter and provided a written statement. Phone case: #2025077, Officer J. Ball. Wilson says another ABC employee later left the store, approached him while seated, threatened to shoot him and reached toward his back pocket. Threat case: #2626328, Officer Jennings. Wilson, who is Black/African American, question...