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Young Black And Gifted return with “Prime Time” (video)
Rochester, NY duo Young Black And Gifted drop visuals for their newest single “Prime Time.” Directed by HipHopIzLyfe Beat-Smith Kidd Called Quest and lyricist Azariah get busy with 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.”
Watch official video for “Prime Time”: https://youtu.be/lTrjQfz_a_A?si=bVpSar6a-wCxBeeX
Stream / purchase “Prime Time”: https://kiddcalledquest.bandcamp.com/album/prime-time
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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“I shoulda stay gone.”Globetrotting emcee Kingdom Kome has dropped visuals for new track “Stay Gone” this morning. Shot by Kevin Ramos and edited by D. Sakolsky (for Gusto Gold Productions) footage was mostly filmed on location in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, while the background is a tropic beach, the soulful message throughout is one of disgust. Kingdom Kome reveals “it’s mostly inspired by my disgust of the music industry and how soulless and godless it truly is. I’m basically saying that if it wasn’t for my love for our culture and my art that I would have left this game a long time ago.”
Watch official video for “Stay Gone”: https://youtu.be/61VT3gm3WBU?si=X3TAkwohDu2zRy_G
“Stay Gone” appears on the newest Kingdom Kome LP Mint Misprints, which was released today on all streaming platforms. The album was fully produced by RUEN and features additional lyrical firepower from Ill Bill, SKAM2?, Daniel Son, D.V. Alias Khryst and Che Uno. Other recent singles leaked from the project include “Shimmy Ye” featuring Ill Bill & SKAM2?, “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 lyric video for “Shimmy Ye” ft. Ill Bill & SKAM2?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm_p0iNpnGA
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
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.
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https://www.instagram.com/kingdomkome/ https://www.kingdomkomemusic.com/
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