Elliott - Clarify and Grow [Project Submission]

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You can hear the God in him and that is something to fear. 

Elliott is introducing himself to the /CW audience base with an assertive project he calls Clarify and Grow. This project challenges the track to success. College, music, money, religion,  love, dreams, and realities. What are the options? What will be the outcome? It is too early to say, but there is no doubt that he is willing to work for it. 

A crips 9 tracks with nostalgic production woven masterfully through, Elliott’s bars are not meaningless. They are stroked with layered ideologies, swaying in a space we like to call the “introduction to adulthood”, and drenched in the aura of something heavy to provoke or to prove.

“I’m a God body. I’m only living for the ni**as that would die by me”.

Where do we draw the genre line? Listen….we draw it wherever it moves you. This could be R&B, Hip Hop, New Era Gospel. It is what it is. The lifestyle is not a monolith and that’s the stuff we rock with.

Our favorite tracks are “Late For Class”, “More and Less”, and “The World We Live In”. 

So we are going to have to make at least one #CWApproved. 

Keep on the lookout for this new talent. We expect to be seeing more from him.

/CW 

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East Side Art Lot's 2021 Call to Artists | Press Interview w/ Larissa Gladding of The East Side BID

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Apply to create a public art piece!

Deadline Thursday, May 6th at 11:59 PM.

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The East Side Business Improvement District is looking for artists to participate in its second year of The East Side Art Lot. This seasonal outdoor space is offering new pieces of public art and seating to those that use and enjoy the space.

Their current call to artists is to request applicants 18 and older to submit a proposal to create their designs on one of the provided bench seating. Each commissioned artist will receive $500 and materials. 

With a high prioritization of BIPOC/ LGBTQ+/Women artists in the selection process we wanted to insure that all members of our creative community heard about this great opportunity. Larissa Gladding, Special Projects Manager from The East Side Business Improvement District virtually sat down with /CW Editor-in-Chief, Lexi S. Brunson to give us the 411 on the project details, advice on applying, and other insight that may make this public art programing worth your while.

View the East Side Art Lot's 2021 Call to Artists HERE.

Deadline Thursday, May 6th at 11:59 PM.

Taiyamo Denku & Urban Legend - Not From New York prod by Bo Faat video by CTMFILMs

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Hip Hop is now global and so is the impact from its places of origin. Including NYC. around here we have our own method of doing things but one must be in tune with other spaces to survive the ride.

This video from Taiyamo Denku & Urban Legend, “Not From New York”, plays up on that logic. Classic hip hop flows, production and street vibes. 

Your welcome!

/CW

The lead single and visual from CyphaDen Music's own Taiyamo Denku & Urban Legend is "Not From New York ". They do however talk that New York shit in their b...

2Hi - Keys to the Nexus [Executively Prod. By No B]

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See this one is clever. Even if we can't fully follow the vibes there are always some gems in there. 

2Hi, is pressing some of those futuristic rap elements with his project Keys to Nexus. It’s man-ish but that’s not surprising. The key is who is pressing on the follow through with the imagery? Check some of the the track titles:

  • FOLLOW ME

  • PROGRAMMED 

  • CRUISE CONTROL

It’s robotic. It's strategic. It's the digital programming of the young mind and the over saturated digital world. Are we reading in too far? Tuh! Y’all not thinking deep enough.

Tap in and tell us where you see the lie!

/CW

Listen to Keys To The Nexus on Spotify. 2hi · Single · 2021 · 5 songs.

Joe Quinto - Blue Genes

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What is this truth we seek and reality we live in?

Joe Quinto has dropped a new project called Blue Genes that has us questioning just that. From the mix of hip hop and folk music, the subtle grasping for a second wind in life's fight is present in a firm pollination of locality [it’s Wisconsin baby] and imagery. 

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“For many, it’s been a tough year to pinpoint exactly how we feel about our chaotic world right now. Joe Quinto is no exception. He’s had a difficult time expressing his inner turmoil of anxiety, uncertainty, and frustration. Even the simple tasks get exhausting. Blue Genes is about acknowledging those tribulations on one hand and working through them with the other.” 

Our favorite track is definitely “Just Breathe”  featuring Klassik, with its calming melody and reflection.

Is this one a knockout? We will let you decide this round. 

/CW

Listen to Blue Genes on Spotify. Joe Quinto · Album · 2021 · 9 songs.

Kaleidoscopes & Tightropes | Poem by Brit Nicole @poeticallybrit

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Kaleidoscopes & Tightropes


I let you go.

Slipping through my fingers

Like water on the run

You were never mine to catch

Knew it from the moment we met

We smiled and I saw the future

Friends forever? maybe

Lovers? Not yet

I'm way too awkward to have swag

Just brought along my pen and pad

Thought to make use of my offering

In an attempt amuse you

Muse you, include you

Until I started writing dope lines that infused you

For when I couldn't muster up a simple "hello"

Started sending silly little love notes

That allowed you access to my psyche

Not sure how far I wanted this to go

The lies we tell ourselves

If anything, the heart always knows

We commenced, the writing was on the wall

An enigma became us

Curiosity led me to fall

Kaleidoscopes and tightropes

My nerves went through it all

Late nights, early mornings

Still, I knew something was wrong

I would scribble your name in my melody

Until you became my song

Set the track on repeat

So you could always put me on

Closed my eyes for just a moment

It was no surprise, you were gone

I must be that sucker for love

Who longs for the many signs

Like the ribbon in the sky

Chasing the clouds

Begging for their blessing

To let your heart find mine

Playing devil's advocate to my own lies

As the truth played back

While I laid back in my own mind

"He's not the one"

So I ask myself, what am I doing

Why even try

To love without relent

If in the end you say goodbye

Encountering a mental deficit

From poor emotional investment

Growing weary from my giving

But in my giving, I'm strengthened within

In the name of love or something like it

I'd do it all over again

Though it's getting harder to breathe

Do not be deceived

If chance should acquaint me once more, I will not hesitate

This is me saying yes to love again before I suffocate.


/Brit Nicole @poeticallybrit

Eddie Jame$ - Lottery (video submission)

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Let me get a PICK 3.

Showing up with his video “Lottery”, Eddie Jame$ is showing us discreetly about that life. 

Shiny coat and all [its a look], the visuals move natural to a track that has a nice little sway to it. A few punchlines, some ego, and some wit, it's catchy. 

Eddie Jame$ is a wild card in the current MKE music scene. And you know what you do with a wild card right?

Keep it ready. You might even win the “Lottery”. 

/CW

Eddie Jame$ Debuts A New Single Titled "Lottery", Paired Up With Hot Upcoming Videographer @Shot_By_DH, The Two Have Flawless Chemistry, On This Dynamic New ...

Shun Millions - More To Say (EP submission)

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It’s Shun time! The moment, the movement, the method. . . We are betting on Mr. Millions.

No longer can we call this one a youngin’. With growth and experience laying down the bars, Shun Millions is still smooth rolling with those Northside MKE to Cali vibes. The clean production and atmospheric rap riffs create a moment. Is it freeze frame high vibes? Hazy elevation? Raindrops rolling down the window panes? Whatever the intention the execution is we cant turn it off. 

Fav Track: “Time Up” [it's just the right one]

We have had the privilege of seeing Shun bloom as an artist and this project shows that our early predictions about his sound were right.

If you haven't been listening before, it's not too late. Clearly he has “More To Say”.

Lexi for /CW

Listen to More To Say on Spotify. Shun Millions · Single · 2021 · 6 songs.