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Young Black And Gifted drop new single “Prime Time”
Rochester, NY duo Young Black And Gifted return with “Prime Time.” The new single from Beat-Smith Kidd Called Quest and lyricist Azariah is more of that motivation music that they do so well. The duo said of the track “in these days of oversaturation and negativity you have to be your own motivator to keep grinding. Don’t get caught up in a fantasy thinking everything supposed to be easy.”
Stream / purchase “Prime Time”: https://tinyurl.com/rrdxwjpz
The first new music from the duo since 2023, Kidd Called Quest has confirmed that this new single will be followed by other singles to gear up for new project. He also said that the music that they are currently creating are “the best we have ever made.”
In the meantime, both are keeping busy with solo releases including Azariah’s Humble And Hungry mixtape last summer, which featured new material and underground classics throughout his career. Kidd Called Quest also recently released new single and video “Ferocious” featuring professional mic bruisers RJ Payne (Philadelphia) and Pretty Bulli (Buffalo, NY).
Stream/Purchase “Ferocious” ft. RJ Payne and Pretty Bulli: https://kiddcalledquest.bandcamp.com/album/ferocious-feat-rj-payne-pretty-bulli
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Kingdom Kome x RUEN are giving out head crack’s with new single “Shimmy Ye.” In addition to the sinister instrumental via RUEN and Kingdom Kome’s lyrical assault, microphone firepower is bolstered by guests Ill Bill and Skam2?. Speaking on the link-up Kingdom Kome said “Skam2? is family, we’ve been working on a lot of stuff recently. He made the introduction to Ill Bill and I told him to get on the track as well. It’s a BANGER.”
Watch official lyric video for “Shimmy Ye”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm_p0iNpnGA
Listen to “Shimmy Ye” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/3HkKBoZH9D9NxvO7Ke8RWw?si=Cdo0u1iUTNaDmFArrzIhcA
Listen to “Shimmy Ye” on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/shimmy-ye-feat-ill-bill-skam2-single/1895301907
“Shimmy Ye” will appear on the forthcoming Kingdom Kome x RUEN album Mint Misprints (Walking With Enoch Music) to be released on May 22nd. The duo have already leaked several other singles from the album including “Bullseye!”, “No LLove” featuring the legendary D.V Alias Khrist and the tribute to Kingdom Kome’s son “Letter To My Seed.” Links to all tracks appear below.
Watch official video for “Bullseye” here: https://youtu.be/xcyoTorARa0?si=_cVKQqVkat-tdbUF
Watch official video for “No LLove”: https://youtu.be/4J248abPL40?si=-Y0LtFA1rVK-Pm23
Watch official video for “Letter To My Seed”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfOGvIUGYY0
Speaking on the forthcoming album Kingdom Kome stated “I feel like this is our best work together. The concept of the album is beauty within the errors and flaws in art as well as in one’s life. Sometimes the more flawed the art is, the more its value appreciates.”
Kingdom Kome released five albums last year and RUEN produced a few of those, including Dirty Linens 2, the second full-length collaboration album between Kingdom Kome and Brockton, MA’s masked menace G Fam Black. RUEN also fully aced the Barrel Reserve LP, a more elegant and hazy work.
More Info: https://www.instagram.com/kingdomkome/ https://www.kingdomkomemusic.com/
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