Tag: IT IS WHAT IT IS Yksopretty

GrungeCake CEO Richardine Becomes SGT J Official Rep

GrungeCake CEO Richardine Becomes SGT J Official Rep Last week, GRUNGECAKE CEO/Recording Academy New York Chapter member Richardine Bartee announced that she is officially representing SGT J, the producer who made the music behind the now-viral ‘Buss It’ challenge. Born in Tyler, Texas, the 23-year-old rising star producer also made five of the records on her self-titled album—’All of These Hoes’, ‘Toot That’, ‘Hell Naw’, ‘Buss...

Finding the Light on the Hill in Michellar’s “Truth Over Lies”.

Listening to the opening of Michellar’s "Truth Over Lies" is like being dropped mid-sentence into a conversation you desperately need to hear. This track, which features Frankie El, doesn't ease you in; it puts you on the "shaky ground" it sings about, a state of profound vertigo that reminds me of the low, anxious hum an old CRT television used to make just before...

High Life, Low Tides: Yksopretty’s “IT IS WHAT IT IS”

Okay, here we go. Buckle up, buttercups, because Yksopretty's "IT IS WHAT IT IS" just body-slammed my expectations. This Detroit native, apparently a herald...