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Stevieontay Burnz Announces Collaborative Music Project ‘Burnz and Beyond’ Featuring Crackle Kapone
Stevieontay Burnz and Crackle Kapone are expanding their creative partnership with new music projects.
The project reflects Burnz's ongoing approach to writing and recording music intentionally designed to motivate listeners. The lyrical content of Burnz and Beyond focuses on the reality of overcoming systemic and personal obstacles and the importance of embracing individuality. With Crackle Kapone directing the audio engineering and production, the project expands upon Burnz's authentic perspective, which has cultivated a distinct, growing fanbase outside the United States and demonstrated the global viability of his message.
Running parallel to his rapidly accelerating career in the international music industry, Burnz serves as the founder and chief executive officer of The Southern Maryland Experience, operating from 1117 Denim Drive in Erwin, North Carolina. The brand is built entirely on the principles of innovation, creativity, and community building, serving as a foundational platform designed to encourage individuals to pursue their professional and personal objectives. Through his executive leadership, Burnz directs the strategic growth of the company, ensuring that current and future projects align directly with his core mission of fostering unity and facilitating positive change within regional and broader markets.
The intersection of Burnz's business acumen and his musical catalog forms the basis of his broader public mission. He actively works to inspire emerging artists and entrepreneurs to transform their passions into sustainable careers. His operational model with The Southern Maryland Experience provides a practical framework for how a creative vision can successfully translate into a viable commercial enterprise.
Moving forward, Burnz and Kapone remain focused on increasing the market reach of their artistic catalog through Burnz and Beyond while simultaneously scaling The Southern Maryland Experience to support a larger network of creatives and professionals.
About Stevieontay Burnz
Stevieontay Burnz is a DMV-born, North Carolina-based independent hip-hop artist, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of The Southern Maryland Experience. His work bridges the gap between creative arts, corporate entrepreneurship, and community development.
About Crackle Kapone
Crackle Kapone is an independent hip-hop artist, engineer, and creative collaborator specializing in music production, engineering, and artistic development. He works alongside Burnz on musical and entrepreneurial initiatives.
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Che Noir Release New Single “Fame & Fiction” Featuring Black Thought, ‘It Takes A Village’ Drops 10.23.26
Buffalo-born, now Atlanta-based multi-hyphenate, Che Noir has spent the last several years building one of the most quietly formidable catalogs in independent hip-hop – project by project, feature by feature, bar by bar. On October 23, 2026, she adds the next chapter with It Takes A Village, her most personal and fully realized project to date.
After releasing "Urban Essence," (produced by Mobb Deep's Havoc), and "Grandma's Cookies," Che Noir is back with one last single before It Takes A Village drops next week. Che has now released "Fame & Fiction," featuring the legendary Black Thought from The Roots. Produced by the Wu-Tang Clan's Mathematics, "Fame & Fiction" is now available at all digital streaming platforms (DSP).
True to form, Che assembled a village of collaborators to match the album's title and its ambition. It Takes A Village features guest appearances from Black Thought, Havoc, Ransom and Bruiser Wolf, with production from Conductor Williams, Mathematics, Chuck Strangers and Nottz — a lineup that reflects the deep respect Che commands from across generations of hip-hop's most respected names.
Che Noir will release It Takes A Village on October 23, 2026.
Stream Che Noir ft Black Thought "Fame & Fiction": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_7ivsYwfWw
Fans can now Purchase, Stream, Add and Favorite "Fame & Fiction" at their preferred DSP: https://sparta.ffm.to/fameandfiction
Fans can now Pre-Order, Add and Favorite It Takes A Village at their preferred DSP: https://sparta.ffm.to/ittakesavillage
It Takes A Village TRACKLISTING:
01) Unity Of Thought (Prod Bopman) 02) This Morning (Prod DJ Design) 03) Grandma's Cookies (Prod Playa Haze) 04) Urban Essence FEAT The Uce (Prod Havoc) 05) A Caged Mockingbird (Prod Havoc) 06) Fame & Fiction FEAT Black Thought (Prod Mathematics) 07) Conductor's Interlude (Prod Conductor Williams) 08) Blood Bath (Prod A Guy Called Purple) 09) My Village (Prod Nottz) 10) Olive Branches FEAT Jynx 716 (Prod Kage Green) 11) Wasted Time FEAT Ransom (Prod Conductor Williams) 12) Magic FEAT Bruiser Wolf (Prod Chuck Strangers & Ill Brown)
For More Information: Follow Che Noir on X (@che_noir), Instagram (@che_noir), and Facebook (CheNoir94). Also, follow Black Thought on X (@blackthought), Instagram (@blackthought), and Facebook (BlackThought)
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