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Slept On Sunday shines a light on the best of what’s slept on in music and culture.
BOOTS first came onto the scene in 2013. After receiving an email from Beyoncé’s team, he attended a weeklong writing session for her 5th album, which at the time was still in the works. That week then turned into two weeks and after that, he signed to Roc Nation. With a deal solidified he played a big role in creating Beyoncé’s self-titled album Beyoncé. Landing a massive 9 placements out of the albums 14 songs. Most notably he helped write and produce Drunk In Love.
Other placements on the album include Superpower featuring Frank Ocean as well as Blue featuring none other than Blue Ivy Carter.
What a debut.
Since then BOOTS has kept rising and shows no signs of slowing down. Just a year later he teamed up with Run The Jewels for Lie Cheat Steal off their sophomore album Run The Jewels 2. As well as possibly the most haunting hook of the year in Early. Only to then be brought back for a few tracks on Run The Jewels 3 and RTJ 4.
As of this year, BOOTS has placements with FKA Twigs, Phantogram, and of course more Beyoncé placements. He has silently established himself as not only one of the most versatile writers/producers in the game but also one of the most talented.
If you don’t know who BOOTS is, a quick google search will show you just how deep his resume goes. It’s extremely impressive. You’ll likely have an “oh he produced that?” moment.
And the answer is yes. Yes, he did.
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Slept On Sunday shines a light on the best of what’s slept on in music and culture.
MICHELLE is a six-member band based throughout the boroughs of New York City. Back in 2018 when 2 of the members, Julian Kaufman and Charlie Kilgore, decided to put their energy towards something positive after bad breakups, they decided to make an album. They recruited the vocal talents of, Sofia D’Angelo, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard; people they had known from school and the local New York music scene, and then gave themself a deadline of 2 weeks.
The result was their debut album “HEATWAVE”. A short but sweet album of dreamy and funky production underneath relatable lyrics and sweet vocal melodies/harmonies. This album feels like an ode to being young, specifically at times to being young in New York City.
The song “MANGO” captures a hot summer day in New York so creatively. When it’s so hot outside that only a “streetcar mango, dollar fifty” would hit the spot.
MICHELLE brings the same personality to their live shows as well. Not inexperienced, the band had played sold-out shows at classic New York venues like Baby’s All Right, and Webster Hall, and Sofar NYC. They also had a killer performance of their song “THE BOTTOM” at Atlantic Records Studio, which according to their genius page is “an ode to the east river“.
MICHELLE continues to be creative in 2020. Their song “SUNRISE” is feel-good music at its finest. It’s smooth and dreamy, but still so groovy.
“Beds too warm to leave. But I know like the sun I gotta rise eventually.”
All of the nods to New York City are enough for anyone who has ever visited or lived in NYC to appreciate MICHELLE. But it’s their music itself that extends so far outside of that. If you don’t know MICHELLE, then right now is the perfect time to go discover them.
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Slept On Sunday shines a light on the best of what’s slept on in music and culture.
KIRBY is a Memphis born, and Mississippi raised singer-songwriter. According to her, however, a Song Therapist would be a more appropriate title. The self-proclaimed “Granddaughter of Soul” says ” I sing and I write to help people heal. One note at a time.” as it reads on her Spotify bio.
And healing is exactly what she does. Everything about her music supports this. From her instrumentation, to her lyrics, and to her vocal performance. Instrumentally KIRBY, as her name suggests, has a lot of soul in it. But there are also influences of R&B, blues and funk throughout her discography.
Her most recent project “Sis.” puts all of these influences on display. The opening song “Leon” puts her vocal ability on full display right off the bat.
KIRBY has the amazing ability to transition to and from her falsetto on a whim. On “Velvet” she does this throughout the song and it has a way of not only grabbing you but holding you there too. It is, exactly as she says, therapeutic. There is something very cathartic and relieving about listening to her melodies and her vocal tone.
The amazing thing, however, is that her live performances don’t lack any of these qualities. Her tone is the same, as is her vocal presence. She has an amazing performance of her song “Superpower” on the youtube live series COLORS that dropped very recently on November 30th. And back in June of this year, she had another amazing performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series with just her and her guitarist.
KIRBY might not have a lot yet, but she has some amazing music to go discover. If you don’t know about her, discovering her is quite the experience.
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Slept On Sunday shines a light on the best of what’s slept on in music and culture.
BIA, has been making major moves lately. Back in late 2019 the Boston-based rapper/artist teamed up with Russ to record the hook on one of the most popular singles of the year, “Best On Earth”. Beyond that though, she is no slouch.
Both collaboratively and on her own BIA has a knack for writing hits. Catchy flows and melodies instantly grab you and keep you running back for more. There was no bigger stage for this to be put under a spotlight than Russ’s hit single “Best On Earth”. BIA helped secure this song as a hit with her contribution to the hook.
This song did huge numbers, over 120 million on Spotify alone. And it even got a huge endorsement from Rihanna.
Her story does not end here however. This year she also released a song featuring Lil Durk titled “SAME HANDS” which showcases the same knack for catchy songwriting mentioned above. The lead melody will have you singing it back for the next couple of days.
She’s also landed both a Kodak Black feature and a Kali Uchis feature on her 2018 project “NICE GIRLS FINISH LAST: CUIDADO”.
A personal favorite though is her song “SKATE”. Produced by CB Mix, it’s a straight to the point banger. Hard hitting 808s and a bouncy beat give BIA the perfect background for her to do her thing. Once again you’ll be singing this melody back for the rest of the week. Rewinding it over and over again.
For those that don’t know about BIA, you’re in a great position to learn. She has just enough music from recent years to go discover. And best of all she has a bright future ahead of her so you can continue to follow along.
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Having to work remotely, the Gvng has adapted. Passing ideas back and forth they were still able to produce at a high level. This week’s edition of “Pass It To Me” blends each member’s style effortlessly.
Starting off with a chord progression from guitarist Sam Mandell, Agent M and Smart Boy Beatz then filled out the rhythm and added their drum and bass lines respectively. All that was needed was the top end.
Hayden THC added some awesome vocal chops, only for vocalist Trez Bell to come in and finish the track with a hook after a nasty drum fill.
The track came out super smooth with a hip-hop edge. They kept it all about the gvng though. A nod to the whole squad.
“Cause it’s Gvng Gvng. Over everythang”
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Jay-Z needs no introduction at this point. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1969, he came onto the scene in 1996 with his debut album “Reasonable Doubt”.
For the 24 years since he has maintained his legendary status within not only hip-hop but modern music as a whole. For many, he continues to be an inspiration, representing the possibilities of both musical and entrepreneurial success.
You don’t have to look very far to find just one of Jay-Z’s many, many classics throughout the years. From “Dead Presidents” to “Empire State Of Mind”, to “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” all the way to “The Story Of O.J.“
Not to mention, his stats are off the charts. 22 Grammy awards, 7 BET and VMA awards, over 100 Million records sold, and to top it off he is the first rapper to have been inducted into the songwriters hall of fame.
Like we said, legendary.
On the flip side, Jay-Z’s imprint as a businessman and entrepreneur is equally as incredible. Having founded Roc Nation in 2008 he has never stopped growing his business and venturing into other territories. He has since merged Roc Nations’ position in music with the sports world with “Roc Nation Sports”. And he was also an initial co-owner of the music streaming platform “Tidal”
As he himself so accurately put it: “I’m not a businessman. I’m a business, man.”
Jay-Z has had an incredible career. And It’s hard to choose one favorite song out of his entire discography. But we’re grateful to have that problem.
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Drums In My Head, in a word, BANGS. LawlessProd creates a wonderfully brutal mixture of hip hop, drum-and-bass, and glitch-hop music. It has a swing that will practically force you to start rocking your head to it.
Scrunch face is imminent.
The bass rumbles through your speakers, and the drums hit super hard. LawlessProd does a great job of creating an ominous feeling with his buildups, only for it to resolve in a big way on the drop. One of the best parts is when the track’s namesake “Drums In My Head” plays, only for it to drop right back into the beat.
Drums In My Head is a short but engaging 2 minutes. The length of the track only adds to its replay-ability though. As soon as it’s over you’ll want to go back and listen to it over and over again.
If you’re a fan of hip-hop, drum-and-bass, and/or glitch-hop, or just hard-hitting music in general, then this song is surely for you.
Be sure to check out other songs by LawlessProd here. They all hit just as hard.
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