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Grupo HNE are “Black Angels” in new video

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3 years ago

May 3, 2024

Grupo HNE have released a new video this morning combining two of their singles “Black Angels / Big Pictures.” Directed by Box Lo this two-fer also features guest verse/appearances by fellow Miami artists Shottie (on “Black Angels”) and Money Mogly (on “Big Pictures”). Bringing a Spanglish element to their boom-bap Grupo HNE (pronounced Henny) features DJ Exes as emcee as well as producer DJ Heron and multi-instrumentalist Nando (percussion, keyboards, vocals).

Speaking on “Black Angels” Exes said “the sample was taken from legendary band Los Angelos Negro and the vocal sample basically means ‘you wouldn’t dare’ I took it from there. There are three verses on this song. This is barely done anymore due to attention spans not being what they used to but the song dared me, so challenge accepted.”

Regarding “Big Pictures” he added “the song is inspired by a picture of my mother that I walk by when I visit her. To me, the picture reminds me of rough times when I was younger. Even though the perception of those times was bad, my mother gave us a positive outlook, saying good times are around the corner.”

In addition the group also recently released a video for the single “The Palmetto” also featuring close comrade Orion. All of these recent releases will culminate in the release of the group’s debut LP, Calle HNE to drop in late June.

More Info:

https://www.grupohne.com

https://www.instagram.com/grupo_hne

https://www.instagram.com/dj_heron

https://www.instagram.com/combinandomusic

https://www.instagram.com/djexes1

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Pivot Gang Return With New Single Location

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21 hours ago

November 1, 2026

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Pivot Gang. Photo via @pivotgang.

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.