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Silent Funk +1 drop new video/single “Say Less”
Defenders of the Hip-Hop Universe Silent Funk +1 take on “The Wackness Group” in a new video. “Say Less” is partly inspired by emcee Rhinoceros Funk’s hatred of that term. As he states “My issues with the grammatical chaos have provided many a chuckle during intense Silent Funk conversations. One day Silent Someone (producer) called me while wearing a smoking jacket and stuffing his whale bone pipe and said we use the phrase correctly to persuade these bums to ‘Say Less’ and encourage them to zip they lips and move on.
In the animated video, Rhino, Silent and the third member of the group, DJ JS-1 use their hard-earned hip-hop skills to topple Microwave Cooks, DJ Dishpan hands and producer Lord HypeBeast. Speaking on what these characters represent JS-1 said “to me those characters represent the typical clones that oversaturate the hip hop landscape. The one’s who think they are killing it because they post a lot of nonsense on social media or drop an album every twenty-seven minutes.”
Watch official video for “Say Less”: https://youtu.be/Z4YnaU0No8Q?si=iIiE-TCj3705ohHy
“Say Less” appears on the forthcoming Silent Funk +1 LP U Ain’t Special (to be released in vinyl and digital format). When the group announced the LP recently they did it with a special track/video entitled “U Ain’t Special (The Promo)”
Watch official video for “U Ain’t Special”: https://youtu.be/fa8VZ4mF2VQ?si=JGEcyMJDoU17OtBh
The album title is a direct sentiment of how the trio of Rhinoceros Funk (emcee), Silent Someone (producer) and DJ JS-1 feel about the current generation of operators in the hip-hop space. As JS-1 states, “In this modern era where tech allows ANYONE to jump in and do anything, nothing is special. Most of the people everyone puts on pedestals are not even slightly special. They are dime a dozen with fantastic engagement on social media.” Or as Rhino succinctly states “Let me remind you of what’s inside you brother..NOTHING!!! I ain’t special … and if I ain’t special you ain’t special!”
U Ain’t Special follows last year’s LP Silence B4 Da Funk, which was the first LP as a trio, though Rhino and Silent Someone have released two prior albums as a duo (2022’s Self-titled LP and 2024’s Silent Funk 2 A Funky Silence EP).
More Info:
https://www.instagram.com/rhinocerosfunk
“Called this last batch Raekwon, came with the purple tape.” Rochester, NY rhyme-dealer 448 Brad returns with a new single / video titled “3.5 Points.” Out now via all digital platforms the JusDave Produced track is a spliff powered heater topped with Brad’s over-the-top tales of hustlin’ life.
“3.5 Points” is the first leak from the 448 Brad & JusDave full-length collaboration, Weekend At Manny’s to drop shortly. Speaking on the project Brad relayed “me and JusDave go back a long time. We’ve collaborated on tracks before, but this is our first time locking in to create a whole album. We recorded Weekend at Manny’s in two days. He made the beats on the spot, I wrote the verses on the spot — nothing forced, it just made sense.”
Listen to “3.5 Points”: https://youtu.be/0-hqqIXOYF4?si=cWqutDRjJRUh5hKO
Watch official video for “3.5 Points” (shot by Nue Shotit): https://youtu.be/3ZStz2AXOR4?si=5AgTxcs-KEDYJCbz
This is 448 Brad’s first release since last year’s LP Do You Know A Cooler Brad, which was fully powered by Chup The Producer. He also recently appeared on tracks by Pounds and Toneyboi as well as made appearances on Chinatown Sound and The Punchline Academy (SiriusXM)
More Info: https://www.instagram.com/448bradpiff/?hl=en
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