Category: video

Vevo and Belly Release Exclusive Performance of “Immigrant”

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Vevo released Belly’s live video for “Immigrant”, the title track from his new album with a very special performance. “Immigrant” is part of Vevo’s performance series that helps artists to connect with audiences in a different way. With intimate, stripped-down videos, the music is seen through a different prism and allows a raw look at the artist and their creative vision. “On this side of the world we’re the only safe haven some people have.“ Belly shared his thoughts while filming an exclusive Vevo performance of his new track, “Immigrant”…

Nashville rapper KABY releases video for “Soon”

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Nashville rapper Kaby teams up with Earmilk to premiere his gritty Machiavellian styled music video “Soon.” Directed by Kaby and Nix, the “Soon” music video delves further into the duplicitous life that cunningly shifts between daydreaming and reality, a central theme to his Era of the Try Hard project releasing later this Fall. “Soon” is the second installment in Kaby’s ongoing narrative following last week’s stream of consciousness styled “Everything.” Whereas “Everything” was a fever dream that planted the seedlings of idea, Kaby brazenly warns haters to step aside or…

Kingsley – “Lock Me” Official Video

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Kingsley delivers the visual for his single, “Lock Me” produced by AimeZ and directed by Nimi Hendrix. Kingsley is a versatile Hip-Hop artist who dominates the urban scene with his catchy style, witty lyricism and charisma. With his endless creative melodies, Kingsley is sure to win the crowd, which is truly an undeniable skill. Born in West Africa, adopted at 11 months and raised in Newark, NJ, Kingsley’s sound makes connections to his roots by incorporating R&B, Pop, Reggae, and Afro beat. Kingsley’s goal, along with his home team F.E.D.D.I,…

6lack Releases Vevo Live Video for “Scripture”

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Vevo announces the release of 6lack’s live video for his track “Scripture”, shot in NYC’s Elizabeth Street Garden. Vevo live videos aim to show artists work through a different prism. With raw, stripped-down performances, the audience is able to connect with the music in a new way while allowing a raw and intimate look into the mind of the artist. “Scripture” comes off 6lack’s recently released full-length East Atlanta Love Letter. The critically-acclaimed album has been praised as “quietly radical R&B” (High Snobiety), “musically rich and sonically produced” (Stereogum), and…

Philthy Rich and TK Kravitz Unwind in a House Full of Baddies in “Exhausted” Video

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The new video for “Exhausted” has Philthy Rich and TK Kravitz relaxing and eating good…with the same chicks who made them so exhausted in the first place! East Oakland native Philthy Rich is known for being one of the hardest working rappers around—but everyone gets tired sometimes. On this melodic cut from recent album N.E.R.N.L. 4, Philthy rhymes about what motivates his never-ending grind…and the changes he’s made to get his energy right: Tired of getting the same results you gotta do something different / No this ain’t the same…

DLRN – “Just Be Chillin”

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The Sacramento rapper and songwriter DLRN (pronounced Da-lor-in) released the video for “Just Be Chillin,” and as the first visual from his debut EP, it reveals a lot about this up-and-coming artist. The playful Spice 1-inspired bass line from producer Joseph “Joe Blaq” Macklin and DLRN’s unique voice made “Just Be Chillin” a stand-out on its audio premiere, and the creativity of the video is INFECTIOUS. DLRN got the idea for the “Just Be Chillin” video from noticing how people from outside his neighborhood judge the place where he grew…

Philthy Rich Vacations in Luxury in New “CABOS” Video

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The new video for “CABOS” has Philthy Rich vacationing in one of the most beautiful places in the world, Los Cabos, Mexico. Oakland native Philthy Rich represents for the Bay Area, but sometimes you gotta leave the streets behind and celebrate the good life, and in this Josh Fields-directed visual, Philthy and his entourage are doing just that. Leave S.F.O. on a first class flight / B***h I used to be broke, but I got my cash right / I been riding these jet skis in the winter time /…

E-40 Tears the Club Up With Konshens and Ty Dolla $ign in New Video

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Enjoying unprecedented success in his fourth decade of rap stardom, E-40 shares the Caribbean-inflected video for “One Night.” Riding bouncy, square wave synths over stuttering drums, 40 delivers an addictive club jam with the new single, featuring an infectious hook from dancehall singer Konshens, a passionate verse from Ty Dolla $ign, and some ferocious bars from the man himself, setting the scene for his night out: Drunker than a motherfucker / High as a kite / Strawberry kush / tequila and sprite / Got in with my cig / Snuck…