R&B singer-songwriter Lex shared her debut single “Personal” which is out now on all platforms.
Lex takes us on a journey through the current state of her love affairs as we float with her through her cherry-blossom covered filled world. Manager, Adam Small brought Lex and producers, The Morgue together to craft the perfect anthem for all the single ladies this V-Day weekend by reinforcing their strength through Lex’s empowering and confident lyrics.
“I want the girls to understand that they’re more than enough and we are all bossy women on our own,” Lex said in a statement. Hailing all the way from Anchorage, Alaska to Los Angeles, Lex is destined to entice everyone with her melodic sound and bubbly personality.
“It’s important for fans to get to know an artist and I think this song gives a great introduction into who Lex is and where she currently stands in her own life,” Small said in a statement.
Artistry Records CEO, Max Gousse and Small collaborated on the vision behind Lex’s music journey. Expect to see more of Lex with upcoming singles and her debut project expected to release later this year.
In a recent phone interview with Remixd Magazine, director TayyOfficial discussed growing up in Philadelphia, how he got into the music industry, his goals for the future, and more!
TayyOfficial is one of Philadelphia’s rising stars in the visual directing world. The 22-year old director has helped propel the careers of local rising stars like Interscope signee YXNG K.A, Lil Muk, and Leaf Ward as well as Atlanta’s CEO Trayle, among many others.
“I try to be creative but subtle at the same time…I keep it focused more on the artist than the edits,” TayyOfficial told RemixdMagazine.
However, as unique as his style is and as easily identifiable as his logo is in and out of Philly, the young director said that he had to teach himself everything and build from the ground up.
Raised in West Philadelphia, Tayy’s mother and father exposed him to artists like Mary J. Blige, Musiq Soulchild, DMX, and many others at a young age. He quickly became infatuated by rap culture in particular and first found his way into the industry doing graphic design and cover art.
However, this would quickly lead him into another avenue of music when a close friend, rapper Jae100, needed to shoot videos for some songs that were bubbling on Soundcloud.
“He didn’t have money at the time to go to the hottest people in the city so I was just like ‘alright lemme see what I can do’,” TayyOfficial stated.
Two days after he bought his first camera, he shot Jae100 and YBC Heimo’s “The Life” which sits at nearly 15k views on Youtube. Despite, Jae100 going on to become one of the premier artists in the underground Philly rap scene, the director admitted during the interview that many of his early videos weren’t his best.
“I couldn’t even edit at first like I didn’t have the right laptop to edit videos or anything,” the Philly native explained.
However, he revealed that he got better at directing and editing by tinkering with “different cameras and see what this one could do that another one couldn’t.”
As he improved his skills, the artists that he started working with were gaining more and more traction. TayyOfficial’s next big step would come in the form of his discovery of YXNG K.A after meeting him at a studio session early in K.A’s career.
“I recorded the studio session…he’s playing with [rapping] and everything and I’m listening to it and I’m like ‘damn like his flows are crazy’. What he was saying wasn’t all that crazy like he didn’t have crazy bars but when I heard his flows I was just like damn that’s crazy like he’s nice for real,” TayyOfficial said during the interview.
One of K.A’s first viral moments came in the form of a since-deleted clip recorded by Tayy of the young rapper making the song “Imagine That.” YXNG K.A and Tayy fostered a strong friendship and the two would go on to work on several videos including “Living the Dream” with Lil Poppa, “Unfinished Business” and “It Is What It Is,” to name a few.
Given all of the success TayyOfficial has had, you might expect him to have his sights set solely on the biggest artists in the game. But he tells Remixd Magazine that this is not necessarily the case.
“That’s my biggest goal [working with up and coming artists] because I like working with people that are just getting in the door and that are just getting things rolling,” he said. “I get a thrill out of that … seeing their progress.”
He cited acts like YNW B Slime, Taleban Dooda, Stunna Gambino and No Cap as collabs that he’d want to work with in the near future.
Make sure to keep a look out for TayyOfficial by subscribing to his Youtube channel and following him on Instagram @TayyOfficial_!
The track marks No More Heroes’ first collaborative single, ahead of their upcoming project.
Chicago film company No More Heroes assembles some of the city’s finest up-and-comers for a new collaborative single/visual “4Nem Grave.” The Chew Chew-produced track channels Chicago’s ominous and menacing style and a laid back confidence that mesh together for Lil Zay Osama, DCG Shun and DCG Bsavv‘s best performances to date. It’s a high-energy anthem that showcases the versatile talents of the Chicago native artists, positioning No More Heroes as a company that’s able to curate dynamic energy between talented stars.
The song begins with Osama’s calm and collected flow that almost hides the threatening nature of lyrics like “big foe ran up like ‘my grand momma got me this chain’ he Deebo’d him.”
DCG Shun follows in suit with equally intimidating lyrics and the goofy energy that has helped propel the DCG brothers to become one of the most talked-about acts in Chicago hip hop. After Osama taps back in for the hook, DCG Bsavv punches in for the most high energy verse of the track.
“4Nem Grave” is slated to be the lead song off of No More Heroes highly anticipated project and certainly gives fans something to look out for from the legendary production company.
DJ Pharris is a legendary Chicago DJ who began his career at Chicago’s WBMX 104.3, has been syndicated on over 48 radio stations, and is now a staple on Chicago’s POWER 92.3 where he has two shows, at 5pm and 10pm daily. He’s one of the chosen few to have been inducted into the Frankie Knuckles DJ Hall of Fame and has worked extensively with Kanye West, co-producing Kanye’s multi-platinum hits “Fade” and “Mercy” as well as appearing as a featured artist on “Cold” aka “Theraflu” alongside DJ Khaled. He also produced Chief Keef‘s “Faneto Remix” (feat. G herbo, Lil Bibby & King Louie) and co-produced Future‘s “Parachute,” as well as other tracks for Young Dolph, Lil Durk, Jeremih and more. In 2019 he launched his own label called This Chicago Music Group in partnership with Create Music after releasing “BO$$” feat. Young Dolph & G Herbo before going on to release two subsequent tracks in 2020, “JUUG” feat. Chief Keef & Jeremih and “GET DOWN” feat. Lil Durk & Lil Zay Osama.
As an accomplished radio DJ who’s met and exceeded many of his personal and professional goals, DJ Pharris is now taking the next step in his career to prove it’s never too late to embark on a new chapter. He’s putting all his relationships and experience to use not only to build a name for himself as a producer, but to create a platform for emerging artists by offering them the freedom and security to grow and develop with his new label TCMG. DJ Pharris has widespread support from his community and peers as well as industry influencers and artists including Chance The Rapper, Lil Durk, Wiz Khalifa, Callboy, Hxliday, and Rockie Fresh who will all be featured on his upcoming debut project, Coronation (out 3/12) which he’ll be announcing this Friday along with his new single, “Everything New.”
“As Ariana Grande tallies her fifth career No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, where Positions bounds at No. 1 with 174,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, all 14 songs from the set chart on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (dated Nov. 14),” according to Billboard.
She recruited Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion to the remix of the “34 +35” song, which added a new chemistry and flair to the track. Now, the trio returns with the official music video.
Be sure to check out the new music video for “34+35 (Remix)” down below.
