"42 Bars" is a visual introduction freestyle from Slim Billions' upcoming EP, “Break the Bank”. This is just a small sample of what the project will consist of. Slim is a rising artist based out of Phoenix, Arizona. He’s been shocking the underground scene with a unique style and undeniable demeanor. Peep the Zion Mejia directed video for "42 Bars" right here.
Tucson born artist H-Roc drops visuals for his new club banger "Speed It Up." Taking the club vibe to the open waters, H-Roc hops on a yacht with some of best friends to turn up. After being shot in his chest and have a near death experience, H-Roc rededicated his life to music and accepted a contract to perform in Singapore. Now an internationally known artist, H-Roc has touched stages in Indonesia, England, Philippines, Thailand, Morocco, Australia, and many more, as well opening for Ice Cube and The Game. Watch as H-Roc asks if he can "speed it up one time" on his catchy new single.
Arizona and New Orleans link up for a dope track to close out the summer. Deebo and Kevin Gates give us "Never Enough." Gates joins Deebo in Phoenix where the video was shot. As the video continues to gain momentum, it's a sure bet these two, will continue working together in the future. Damien “Deebo Lotti Maserati” Newsom is an emerging talent from Phoenix, Arizona, and the CEO of Every Stack Counts Entertainment. Having conquered the local market with his shows and music, Deebo is ready to share his artistry with fans across the country. His sound ranges from west coast to midwest production as he was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. Deebo’s influences include the likes of Tupac, Drake, Nas, Andre 3000 and TI to name a few.
In his career, Deebo has shared the stage with E-40, Willy Northpole, Young Buck and Fabolous. He’s also collaborated with local Phoenix artists Shawn Blanco, Royal Mac and Dolly. Fans can look forward to hearing future features with French Montana, Yo Gotti and more (both are scheduled to be featured on his forthcoming mixtape. He is Currently on the Work Week tour with Freeze and Rico Bandz promoting his newest single "Never Enough" featuring Kevin Gates.
Arizona artist J.Tek, is making an impact with his new record "Letter To Officer Norman". His music is a portrayal of his life in which he is relentlessly working to push positivity. He is using "feel good" music as the platform to unite people. As those of you who have kept up to date know, nobody is working harder to bridge police and community relations than Officer Norman. Here is J-Tek's letter. Get familiar:
Links to purchase "A letter to Officer Norman" are below. All proceeds will be donated by J.Tek to help community efforts.
Lethal Injektion is the newest Rap/Metal sensation, based out of Tucson Arizona. The band was put together with Tucson’s hottest top tier artists to make an undeniable sound & movement. Jacob Ryan, is a successful independent rap artist under the rap name The Raskal, who most recently won West Coast Artist Of The Year @ The Under Ground Music Awards in New York in December 2015. The Raskal has also had major write ups in The Source, allhiphop.com, World Star Hip Hop, along with other big features.
Jonathan Russell is most known for his amazing talents as the vocalist in his own band, Stands With Fists. Stands With Fists has had a lot of independent success as well doing several huge events such as Knot Fest & KFMA’s Fall Ball just to name a few.
Jacob reached out to Jonathan back in July, with an idea and concept never before seen or done in Tucson. A fusion of hardcore passionate hip hop lyrics, blended with high energy, aggressive metal tones and rhythms. The one thing missing was a band to make it all come together. Using his deep connections in the Tucson metal scene, Jonathan reached out to a young talented group of musicians to finalize this new super group.
Guitarists Lawrence McIntyre & Jesse Espich team up with drummer James Ringstrom, and bassist Luis Rodriguez to provide a unique, yet marketable sound to accompany Jonathan’s wide vocal range and dynamic melodies, as well as Jacob’s gritty yet clever rhymes and distinct voice.
Their debut single “Strength Through Struggle” has done amazing numbers, and is available on all major digital music outlets. The band released their follow up single and very first music video “Voices” on their YouTube channel Friday January 15, 2016.
The band then followed up with their first studio recorded EP “Sex Is Power”, which made an immediate impact charting as high as #8 on Itunes for new releases for the Rock Genre, and stayed at #1 on Amazon for new alternative metal release for the first 2 weeks. Be on the lookout for their debut full length album “Sex Money Power” under the home umbrella RuffLife Recordz, coming July 22,2016.
Tempe, Arizona's Teammate Markus has been busy since the release of his "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" album that dropped seven months ago. He's went on to drop the "Room Ten" EP and now, he presents the female friendly "Right Through It", produced by Ignorvnce. The release also happens to be the debut single off of the upcoming "The Man Behind the Curtain" mixtape which is slated to release in March. Tune and and zone out to the tunes below.
