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Gino Black remixes Blakk North’s latest single, “Slow Down”.

Published

3 years ago

December 1, 2023

Miami based producer/artist, Gino Black provides an alternative laid back remixed version of hip–hop artist, Blakk North ‘s latest single, “SLOW DOWN”. On his new track, Blakk North talks about street life, social media modeling and work place politics that can deliver unwanted inflections to the overall life experience of a person who lives it. “SLOW DOWN” is a smooth southern trap beat with life lessons lyrics that speaks to the inner soul of the listener. What Gino Black has done is strip the song down to minimal instrumentation. The drums have been removed and the dynamics of the stripped down version feeds and enhances Blakk North‘s lyricism and therefore makes the song’s message clearer. “The Gino Black Tasting” as the remix has been dubbed offers a more introspective listening experience for fans of Blakk North.

“SLOW DOWN (A Gino Black Tasting)” is available now on all music streaming services!

The track was Produced by: Dreamlife
The track was Written and Arranged by: Blakk North
The track was REMIXED, Mixed and Mastered by: Gino Black
The track is Published by:
THE LOOTWIG MUSIC GROUP [ASCAP]

Label: THE LOOTWIG MUSIC GROUP
Marketing & Distribution: POWERBLAST WORLDWIDE

“SLOW DOWN“ is available for quick and easy sync licensing opportunities
Contact:
POWERBLAST WORLDWIDE
powerblastmusicmarketing@gmail.com

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Pivot Gang Return With New Single Location

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20 hours ago

November 1, 2026

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Chicago collective Pivot Gang have released Location, their first group single since 2024. The song arrived on October 28, 2026, and it is the first single from the group’s sophomore album, due in early 2027. That album will be their first since You Can’t Sit With Us, the debut they released in 2019.

Location puts the crew’s core chemistry back on display, with Saba, MFnMelo, Joseph Chilliams and Frsh Waters trading verses over production co-created by daedaePIVOT and Ben Nartey. The video, directed by JLEAN, keeps the world small and familiar: a basement, a poker table, a pool table and a game of Uno, the group posted up together the way they started. In the years since the debut, the members have built substantial solo careers, Saba most visibly, which makes a full crew record an event rather than a routine release. Location works as both reunion and announcement, a reminder that the individual successes were always rooted in this circle.

The album campaign leads toward a hometown ritual. John Walt Day, the group’s annual Chicago celebration honoring their late member John Walt, returns on December 19, 2026 at Thalia Hall. Between that date and the early 2027 album, Pivot Gang are giving their city, and everyone who watched them rise from it, a full season to look forward to. Location is the sound of a crew that never really left, only scattered, sharpened their individual crafts and returned stronger. The single is streaming now on all platforms.