Bahja Rodriguez tells story of career in “Keep Up/Times Up” visual

Bahja Rodriguez. is still young but she’s no rookie when it comes to the music industry. Since the age of 12 she has been dropping music under the moniker “Miss Beauty” as a member of the infamous OMG Girlz. Her newest visual for “Keep Up/Times Up” pays homage to various stages in her storied career. The two part John Dierre-produced video features exciting choreography moves from Charles Smith Jr. Furthermore, Bahja is showing a different side of her. The battle-tested R&B star will not settle for anything less than the best when it comes to herself.

After the release of her most recent Hold You Over EP, she has been growing as a musician lyrically and even technically. Due to COVID-19, the Atlanta-based songstress had to learn how to engineer some of her own records. “Keep Up/Times Up” is an honest look into who Bahja is as an artist and person now. This new release comes after much anticipation and is a great sample of what fans should expect from her forthcoming debut album. With almost 1 Million+ followers across all social media platforms, the support for Bahja is at an all time high.

Take a listen to her latest offering “Keep Up/Times Up” after the jump here!

Avehre releases new single “Don’t Sleep”

Los Angeles based R&B artist Avehre just released his newest single “Don’t Sleep” on October 1st, 2021 on all major streaming platforms. Produced, mixed and mastered by Dimitri Green and written by Avehre, this song describes his life as a new rising artist within the music industry.

“I’ve been known for being behind the scenes for over a decade in the music industry. I’ve written and vocal produced for some of the biggest artists in the game. However, not many people knew that I was also a singer and recording artist. I had to put my skills on the back burner in order to get ahead and songwriting helped me go far quickly. I once had someone ask me “What made Gladys Knight pick you as her protégé?” “Don’t Sleep” is my response.” Avehre shared in a recent interview.

Discovered by the legendary Gladys Knight, Avehre is a NAACP award-winning singer and songwriter who creates songs to share a hope with young people in his community. The Hahn, Germany native blends gospel, the blues, and soul music into one unique genre. Avehre’s debut EP Greenlight was released last summer, and is all about knowing your self worth, being confident, and sexy. It’s about seizing the day and going full throttle into your dreams, doing what you love, and owning it. With his latest single, Avehre is warning his listeners to not sleep on him, and just like Gladys Knight took a chance with him, the rest of the world should as well.

“She don’t know, but she wanna find out. They see me glow but don’t know what it’s about… Don’t sleep on me. You been snoozin’ too long.” — Avehre sings in the track.

Be sure to stay up to date with Avehre on his socials: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Soundcloud.

www.iamavehre.com

Check out his new single ‘Don’t Sleep’ below.

Shown 1K releases new album ‘Stackaveli’

“Music is my therapy. When I can’t talk to people, I talk to my microphone,” Shown 1K says.

Alabama native Shown 1K has released his highly-anticipated project, Stackavelli. This ten-track album is filled with harmonic flows, metaphoric bars, and clever punch lines that will have listeners ready to press replay. Stackavelli, the name inspired by Tupac Shakur’s legendary Makaveli album, is Shown 1K’s way of speaking on real experiences involving hustling, trapping, and expressing his rebirth as an artist.

“Before this project, I had not released any music. I felt like I was being reborn by releasing Stackavelli,” Shown 1K explained to Remixd Magazine. “I started to see how much my music affected other people and realized I had a gift to feed my family.”

The leading single on the project, “Damaged Healer (VooDo Lady)”, has generated major buzz since its release, also paired with an enticing visual that demonstrates Shown 1K’s creativity as a rapper:

“Damaged Healer (VooDo Lady)” being the lyrical masterpiece that it is, Shown 1K also reveals to Remixd Magazine how his favorite tracks on Stakaveli are “Intro” and “Outro.”

“I feel like it’s very important how you arrive and leave on albums. I will always give everything in my body of work and leave on a good note.”

Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, Shown 1K has big plans to release more music in the future. As he also spoke about having four extra albums in his music vault, the rapper does not plan to stop releasing records anytime soon.

“The dates are TBA for my next four albums,” he said. “I want to have a good rollout for these albums because it is time for the world to know who Shown 1K is. My main goal is to be heard, brand the name, and help other artists who are in my position now.”

Shown 1K undoubtedly showcases figurative lyricism and originality in his craft, only adding to his goal of leaving a positive mark in the industry. A message this artist wants to relay to his fans:

“To stay down and stay focus and never give up on your dreams because tomorrow is a new day and as an artist, never limit your creativity,” Shown 1K says.

Be sure to keep up with Shown 1K on Instagram and Twitter. Stream Stackaveli out now on all platforms!

Journey Gz is back with his visual for “Toxic Love”

Journey Gz is back with his highly anticipated single, “Toxic Love.” With an artsy approach, the eye-catching video tells a tale that will leave you thinking. One thing is for sure, the is a catchy bop.

His new single “Toxic Love” is based on a true event of a woman pulling the rubber off; from there on Journey Gz knew for sure that woman was a toxic lover. A toxic relationship may impact your life for the better, or that it can bring hardship and toxicity out of both partners. A toxic love consists of low balling and master manipulation to rule over one’s heart. Love will take you down various journeys in life. Most people wonder why real love is like an evanescence of a dream.

“Women sometimes can drop the ball and let a good man go and wonder why they can’t keep a good one,” says Journey Gz.

A toxic relationship may impact your life for the better, or it can bring the toxicity out of both partners. A person will let love take over and start lowballing and master manipulating to rule over one’s heart. Love will take you down various journeys in life. Most women wonder why real love is like an evanescence of a dream. Most young men are not this vulnerable, so Journey’s heartfelt track delivers nothing but emotion with a melodic flow on top of bars and creative storytelling. A toxic relationship will take you down a dark path of emotions in which we all can’t stand to deal with after a while. But for Journey Gz taking the rubber off is very much of a deal-breaker and untimely.

Journey Gz has surpassed over 1 Million combined streams worldwide for his hit single “Rihanna.” Journey Gz is prominent for heartfelt tracks and this new track would have you feeling his pain through every melodic flow.

Check out the visual for “Toxic Love” below.

Rising rapper SMILEZ calls out all the “BADDIEZ” in new single + video

SMILEZ never disappoints.

Calling all baddies! Your favorite rapper’s favorite yellow guy, SMILEZ couldn’t close out the year without one of his infamous tracks for all the ‘hot girls,’ and his new single/video “BADDIEZ” brings exactly that. The upbeat tempo and gritty delivery of lyrics from the emerging rapper holds its own across the current Hip Hop landscape. Of the new single with video SMILEZ says:

“Since we live in a social media-driven world, this one is for all the ‘baddiez’ on the gram,” said SMILEZ. “I like to have fun with my music and play off of what’s going on around me!”

The Los Angeles-based rapper, SMILEZ took the summer by storm having setup multiple live sessions with the likes of G-Eazy, Gunna, Tyla Yahweh, Yo Gotti, Da Baby and more. After cooking up some new heat in the studio, he’s gearing up to rollout weekly singles off his new project due out later this year, closing out the 2021 with a BANG.

Check out the visual for “BADDIEZ” below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU7WHWZmu1g&feature=emb_imp_woyt