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Zach Kyle pays homage to “Da Burbz” in new single

Published

9 months ago

August 13, 2025

Though dwelling in NYC nowadays, emcee Zach Kyle pays homage to his New Jersey upbringing on new single. “Da Burbz” is a jazzy cloud-like dose of boom-bap/chill-hop with Kyle reminiscing of the days of his youth, small-town hijinks, experiences and experimentation. As he says of the track “I just want to represent the culture I come from. I’ve done a lot of cool city stuff but this track is for all the kids I grew up with. Suburban Hip Hop is a very real and beautiful thing I think. I wouldn’t mind being the face of it.”

Listen to “Da Burbz”: https://youtu.be/mk9PPsd5zWs?si=o8R8D11LgswJZSUZ

Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5hAdIqNeXOv4iVj1shK5sT?si=c76ed6bf24f44a83

Last fall Zach Kyle released the #SWAG LP which had a spiritual predecessor to “Da Burbz” in single “Nostalgia” (produced by Ray Janes) that also was inspired by his experiences growing up and summer camp as black in a mostly white environment.

Listen to “Nostalgia” (Boom Bap Edit): https://youtu.be/CUIcOusm7W0?si=KuS-X5ni6bovuO2C

Though barely out of his teens, Zach Kyle has extensive first-hand history with hip-hop partly due to proximity to his father, DJ Jay-Ef whose creative friends include Masta Ace, Wordsworth & Planet Asia. Over the past few years Kyle has been prolific releasing two previous albums, Autonomy and Shangri-La as well as several EP’s and numerous singles.

More Info: https://www.instagram.com/zachkyle/

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Kingdom Kome x RUEN drop “Shimmy Ye” ft. ILL BILL & Skam2?

Published

2 days ago

April 27, 2026

Rob Ducketts

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/