Praise is a 20-year-old rapper from Brooklyn, NY. ‘Tempted’ utilizes the best parts of the ‘Tempted to Touch’ vocal sample under Praise’s upfront, braggadocious lyrics. It’s an anthem that gets heads bobbing and cars blasting it out of their stereo speakers. Her attitude coincides with her passion and lyrical intelligence, making for a complete, drill banger for the masses. Praise’s upbringing and surroundings gave her inspiration for this track. Praise talks about the conflict of living in a place that requires being tough to survive, and being feminine. Praise wanted to put out a Drill song as Drill is the sound of the city right now and she wants to embrace and embody New York. Praise about the song, “It samples ‘Tempted to touch’ by Rupee, but has hard lyrics that represent my experience as a woman raised in Brooklyn. It’s a mix of being pretty and girlie, but also having that gangsta attitude that’s “with whatever.” The song to me is a representation of me stepping into my confidence as an artist, and I would my audience to get a similar feeling as listeners.”
Rising star Dreya Mac has been on a run for the past year or so and she looks to maintain that with the release of new single ‘Square Up’. The rapper and dancer brings some energetic flows to an off kilter and sample driven instrumental, that lends itself way to her lively cadence. [via GRM Daily]
Mulalo is quickly becoming the most iconic rapper out of Australia, solidifying her amazing energy, aura and voice with her newest single ‘Tracy Grimshaw’. The track showcases that Mulalo is a part of a new wave of Australian music, one that is not afraid to be brash and confident and present ideas that are beyond the typical state of mind of traditional Australian music cultures. This one is a must listen, especially its amazing outro. [via Purple Sneakers]
Bronx drill rapper Ice Spice is back with the video for her new single ‘Munch (Feelin’ U).’ It’s the follow-up to ‘No Clarity’ and ‘Name of Love.’ When she announced the single’s release date, she shared a screenshot of an apparent DM from Drake: “That munch and your on the radar freestyle hard af I’mma play em on our radio show.” [via Pitchfork]
Megan Thee Stallion has shared a black and white video for ‘Her’ from her new album Traumazine. The Houston rapper, who surprise announced her new record just a day before it was released last week, recently performed the track in New York’s Central Park. Now, Megan has dropped a stylish new clip directed by Colin Tilley, which you can view below. [via NME]
West London’s Br3nya is back with a new single dubbed ‘Kumasi’. Despite being her first solo track of the year, Br3nya’s as confident as ever on ‘Kumasi’ where she effortlessly lets off her bars to create a fun-filled drop. [via GRM Daily]
With her Clean Slate EP out now, Cardiff rhymer Juice Menace has decided to release visuals for one of the more personal songs on the project, ‘Me vs Me’. Detailing her personal journey, Juice lets herself be vulnerable and allows the listeners in on how she’s been feeling lately. Certain things in life and the music industry have led to her becoming antisocial, emphasising how the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. She lays out countless noteworthy and hard-hitting bars, such as “I heard them say that money is what makes the world turn, but the value of your life will never equal what you earn.” Juice’s inner battles have shaped her into having a wise mentality and in ‘Me Vs Me’, she gives us all a little piece of her brilliant mind. [via GRM Daily]
