On The Radar: Numbas is relentless on year-closing record “Trapping For My Granny”

Florida based rapper and entertainer Numbas is engineering a sound and movement for street rap with his slurry-like rap offering called “Trapping for my Granny.” 

On the Awful-Flesh shot visual, Numbas is reflective of his come up as a rapper rapping in front of yellow tape perhaps a symbolic reminder that he really took risks to make it to this point in time. The record, who’s beat was created by Durty & Joe Blow, was recorded at Patchwek Studio in Atlanta, GA.

“Four door, we can hit it quick, get a grip, every store I was trapping for my granny,” he recalls in his memoir-like rap to elaborate how many extremities rappers have to perhaps leap over to create a name for themselves.

“On the backstreet, I go skee skee, hitting licks, you know we pack heat” he ruminates. 

In a cut where Numbas’ street and edgy prowess illuminates, he brings forth his storytelling candor and rapping vigor professing his willingness to do anything to get this money through the music or ulterior motives. 

The visual is a simple depiction that captures him doing street performance shots, kicking it back with his posse, flaunting some of his accessories including what looks like an auspicious Versace timepiece.

Check it out below:

Trippychidi is going “Both Ways” on his latest fiery single

Dallas, Texas standout Trippychidi is closing the year in a militant mood. His latest offering “Both Ways” is an ominous track laid on classic Chiraq drill sonics, with a fervor to the beat at hand.

Hostile and heinous in its nature, Chidi opts for a more aggressive tone and style as he declares war and wrath on his opps. 

“22 Glock bullets they don’t hold no name”, “I been jugging scamming n****s”, “Spin ya block in a impala we twirl like Spaghetti”, “And this choppa holding 50 like he’s Santana” he lilts on the agonizingly violent cut. 

Chidi who got his name from his childhood and escapades, “Trippychidi (my artist name) but my real name, Chidi. The name originated from a couple of things in middle school. I had hella friends and shit who would always say “I’m tripping” for certain things even though I wasn’t so when I first started making music I just took the whole “tripping” thing and ran with it” he says before opening up on an alternative twist to his eye-brow raising moniker – “I also had a psychedelic accident when I was younger and the whole experience always kinda stuck with me.”

The fast rising Dallas emoter is bullish after releasing his diabolical “Both Ways” and tells Remixd Mag he is working on sharing his first ever full-length EP.

“I’m working on dropping my first ep this year around summer but I’m not tryna rush the process so if I gotta extend it to later down the year I will. I’m really focusing on crafting my sound at this point” he concedes.

Inspired by prolific names such as Chief Keef, 21 Savage, he also unveils his melodic edge can be attributed to a Rae Sremmurd influence. 

As the year comes to a close, check out this talented act and add him to your playlists.

Listen to “Both Ways” below:

Dende showcases his growth on new EP, ‘Before We Crash’

Fast-rising R&B singer Dende is starting the year with his impressive new EP, ‘Before We Crash.’ The 6-track project is a smooth ride that explores the Texas-born crooner’s experiences as he navigates his relationship with women. The EP is full of feels that are reminiscent of some of Frank Ocean’s earliest work. The passion in his voice pairs beautifully with the unadulterated honesty in his lyrics. Fans of Dende don’t have to hide who they are; they can be unapologetically themselves. His ability to create music for any mood is impeccable. Before We Crash is an exciting offering from the bubbling recording artist. His REVOLT TV-approved collaboration with Platinum rapper Deante’ Hitchcock served as the marque single ahead of the release of the EP. The sensual nature in Dende’s music is the perfect soundtrack for getting your girl back. Dende makes the same music our nostalgic R&B faves were dancing in the rain and ripping tank tops too. Wether you are standing outside your lovers house with a boombox or trying to dirty mack on the phone, Before We Crash has the perfect tracks for you. After a relaxing holiday break, Dende is excited for a busy 2023. His new poignant EP is concise and paints a vivid picture of what is next to come from the proud vocalist. Tracks like “Better Than Him” and the Erykah Officer-assisted track “Please U” showcase his full creative range. Dende is poised to become a lot of people’s new favorite artists this year. As a indie trailblazer, he is touted for his aptness to engage with his ever-growing fan base. Listen to Before We Crash via CXR/ Good Partners on the DSP of your choice today.

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Kali Uchis unveils live performance for “Melting”

Today, Grammy-winning artist Kali Uchis unveils a live performance video for her song “Melting”—watch here. Originally released on her highly lauded 2015 debut project, Por Vida, the track has been rediscovered in recent weeks and added to several top Spotify playlists, surpassing 115 million streams on Spotify and garnering more than three billion views on TikTok.

Uchis’ project, Por Vida, released independently with no promotion, marked a major breakthrough in her career, garnering praise from PitchforkRemezclaBillboard and more.

Last year, Uchis won three Billboard Latin Awards, two Billboard Music Awards and an American Music Award. In 2021, Uchis took home her first Billboard Latin Music Award for her critically acclaimed Spanish language album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞, that spawned the runaway, chart-topping hit, “telepatía,” which has been streamed more than 2 billion times to date and is the Billboard Hot 100’s longest running Spanish song by a solo act this decade with a 23-week streak. In 2021, she also took home her first Grammy Award, Premios Nuestra Tierra and Univision Premios Juventud, covered Office Magazine, performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and toured arenas across North America with Tyler, The Creator.

Raised between Virginia and Colombia, Kali Uchis rose to prominence with Por Vida in 2015, following it up with her 2018 debut album, Isolation, that received widespread critical acclaim and was featured on Best Of lists in Rolling StonePitchforkNPRVulture and many more. Uchis has collaborated and shared stages with SZA, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Diplo, Major Lazer, Snoop Dogg, Kaytranada, Leon Bridges and more and has toured the world over, with much-lauded sets headlining Tropicalia and Coachella, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and many others.