Woodah releases third album ‘Growing Pains’

Independent artist Woodah has unveiled his third consecutive album Growing Pains, which is out now on all platforms. Growing Pains includes 15 tracks that serve as an inside look at moments in Woodah’s life; speaking on Black empowerment, mental health, and financial freedom. Growing Pains presents Woodah’s talent of expressing vulnerability and passion within each lyric, displaying to the world what he is capable of as a rapper.

“After a combination of near-death experiences and frustration with the PTSD that came from those experiences, my first album was a form of expression and questioning as I tried to deal with those feelings and thoughts,” Woodah said. “My latest album, Growing Pains, has spawned the past covering that specific time of life and also speaking on every aspect of my life.”

Growing Pains reveals the Winston-Salem native’s growth from rapping at the age of 12 on lunchroom tables and SoundCloud releases, to now dropping three albums on Apple Music and Spotify. Woodah’s early music catalog has been done in close friends’ closets and bedroom studios. The hustle from what first started as a hobby has grown into becoming a full-blown passion, allowing Woodah to connect with producers, artists, and fans from all over the world.

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Life comes in phases and every phase of life pushes you to change. Becoming a new person to deal with those new challenges.”

Check out Growing Pains below!

Meet JAYE B: Indianapolis’ next star

When asked how he’d describe his sound to readers, Indianapolis artist JAYE B said, “I feel like my sound is more on the mellow side, with a different texture to it which is kind of this airy, aquatic and digital/gritty vibe but it can definitely range in feel and even genres.”


Despite crediting the likes of J. Cole, Kanye West, JAY-Z, and Lil Wayne as musical influences, his newest project 4 U draws more from the R&B and Neo-Soul that he grew up on in order to create the spacey, digital vibe he spoke about.


Born Jeffery Berry, JAYE B started releasing music in January of 2013 via SoundCloud. Many of his earliest recordings were done through his iPod touch. Since then, Berry has released three projects, countless singles and laid the groundwork for a buzzing Indianapolis scene.


Above all else, Berry aims to build his legacy as a driving force for the Indianapolis scene by creating “bodies of work that stand the test of time” and using his music to give back to his hometown.


“God put me on this planet to use the gift he gave me to create so I’m going to utilize that to its fullest potential,” he explained.
Looking towards the foreseeable future, JAYE B looks to release a deluxe version of his project Thorns as well as several singles. However, he explains his approach to releasing music as “impulsive” so stay tuned for more great music from the young artist!


Check out his project 4 U on Spotify and follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat @jayehorus!