Artist To Watch: Raury

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Introducing Raury, the ATL native has been creating buzz off his,”God’s Whisper” single; that was released in March. The kid is only 17 and does songwriting, perform, produce, plays the guitar (he’s talented). He has that rock infused with hip-hop sound. I was talking to my colleague Ciara Smith (who told me about Raury) and she told me about how he’s growing and his shows are amazing. She also mentioned how the whole ATL is talking about this kid. he will also be performing with Outkast on their #AtLast concert in September. The kid is above standards for his age.

This kid is too smart that he has this marketing/ brand strategy called, “Anti-Tour”. Now “Anti-Tour” is when Raury goes perform at a venue where the most major artists are performing. For example, he did that to Childish Gambino when he was in ATL and the crowd loved him. It’s what Complex calls, “Guerilla Style” performance in which he “steals” fans away.

Anyways enough talk and just listen to “God’s Whisper” and “Sunshine” below.  S/O to Ciara Smith

Artist To Watch: Jaye$

This kid named Jaye$ from Oakland impressed me with his bars and Westcoast representation. He recently released his “Light Skin Brotha 2” album on iTunes. The guy reminds me of a blend of Dom K and Problem, because he has those laidback raps on his beats with the loud vocals. Watch “Babe Ruth” below:

Artist Up Next: Michael Brandon

Introducing San Diego’s MC, Michael Brandxn. I have been following this guy for sometime already and he gave us a treat with “I Ain’t Mad At It”. This guy is lyrically advanced and has rhymes for days; don’t believe me take a listen below. Be sure to be on the look out for his project, “Everything But Anything”. Enjoy!

Artist Up Next: J.R.

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I’ve been following music executive, A. Gordon for awhile now and he’s put out his artist J.R.’s newest single “I’m Just Sayin'”. The St. Louis native is just beginning and having Gordon x MWE Music on his side is going to help him out. Check the track below and trust me you will enjoy it, I’m just saying.