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Grace Sorensen Shares New Single “PRETTY BOY”
19-year-old R&B artist Grace Sorensen has returned with her brand-new single, “PRETTY BOY”. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Grace only made her arrival on the music scene in 2020 but it’s been an upward trajectory ever since with a string of high-quality R&B releases that have made it clear that she is a star with a huge future ahead. “PRETTY BOY” is another stellar entry into her growing discography and arrives alongside equally impressive visuals directed by Daniel Castillo.
An incredibly strong offering with enormous replay value, “PRETTY BOY” stands out immediately after the first listen with its soothing downtempo production by BLK ODYSSY and Grace’s silky smooth vocals, infectious melodies and striking lyricism. Speaking further on the release, Grace says, “‘PRETTY BOY’ was written out of disappointment of my taste in men and giving too many chances to the same type of boys and expecting different treatment.”
The track is lifted from the rising artist’s debut EP, WHAT I NEVER TOLD YOU, which is out now. “From relationships I’ve tried, the hardest lesson has been learning to be confrontational”, says Grace. “I would often spare my own desire for justice to maintain peace, and that regret turned into the fuel for my project. Each song was written from a reminiscent point of view – analysing the reality of who I experienced and understanding that my anger/disappointment was valid. Since I realised this validity too late to fight for myself, I intended for these songs to be heard by specific people as poetic justice – and in my own way, tell them what I never told them.”
Going from strength to strength with each release, it’s clear Grace Sorensen is one to watch, and “PRETTY BOY” will no doubt continue her growing momentum. With such a refined sound so early on in her career and talent beyond her young years, expect to see and hear much more from Grace over the next year. “PRETTY BOY” and the rest of WHAT I NEVER TOLD YOU are out now on all platforms: https://gracesorensen.lnk.to/prettyboy.
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Hip-Hop Purists rejoice! Boom-Bap duo, Silent Funk (composed of emcee Rhinoceros Funk and beat-maker Silent Someone) have returned with a serious upgrade! Now re-christened Silent Funk Plus 1 the group have welcomed scratch-master/graff legend DJ JS-1 as a full member.
The first LP in this expanded configuration as a trio, Silent Funk 3: Silence B4 Da Funk will drop on 7/8 in both limited edition CD and digital formats. With this announcement comes the drop of two videos supporting tracks on the forthcoming album. “Broadcasting Live” and “Can’t Ignore Us” are potent slaps of deft sampling, turntable science and authentic NY lyricism.
Watch official video for “Broadcasting Live”: https://youtu.be/ntgHZ4mlIqk?si=kveg5s3tmysodHmx
Watch official video for “Can’t Ignore Us”: https://youtu.be/lYjD8ReWiFY?si=3-x_koxHmpCSAg0i
Lyrically Rhino touches upon the topics of class struggle, racism, exploitation and cultural appropriation by corporate greed but never by sacrificing his sense of humor or dope use of metaphors and inspirations (crediting Peter Griffin of Family Guy for the use of the term “Grind My Gears” several times through the album). Speaking on the addition of DJ JS-1, Silent Someone relayed “all three of us are New York natives so we have known each other or known of each other since the late 90’s / early 2000’s. Having another creative mind like his to bounce ideas off of really makes us feel complete as a group.”
In addition, Silent Funk 3 boasts guest features from Tone Spliff (adding cuts to one track) as well as emcees REKS and Mike Titan. With the chemistry on point, Silent Someone revealed that the trio will soon have enough material recorded for Silent Funk 4.
Silent Someone has laced tracks for such legends as Tame One (The Artifacts) , Sadat X , John Robinson (Scienz Of Life), Craig G and Breeze Brewin (The Juggaknots)to name a few. He also produced the majority of Rhinoceros Funk’s 2016 album, An Aesthetic Act Of Aggression.
Rhinoceros Funk has fifteen albums to his name. In addition to emceeing, he also produces and has been a radio host for over twenty-five years (co-helming the Guerrilla Grooves Radio with Fred Ones). He has conducted 3,000 plus interviews with hip-hop artists including many legends as well as up-and-coming artists in the scene.
DJ JS-1 (JERMS) has toured the globe, supporting Rahzel, KRS-ONE and MC Supernatural. He has released several solo albums, break records, 12” singles and mixtapes over the past 25 years. In addition to his work on the decks, he is a member of the legendary Rock Steady Crew and thrown up over 1,000 graff pieces.
More Info:
https://www.instagram.com/rhinocerosfunk
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