With SidekoDJ releasing "Pride", I found myself unexpectedly gripped by the sort of urgency usually reserved for escaping a burning building or perhaps rushing to tell someone you love them before the train doors close. This isn't background music for a polite dinner; it commands attention with the insistence of a siren cutting through the fog. https://open.spotify.com/track/2kl59JzvaBh03hW8D44anb?si=a3dc052508114649 The melody initiates with a rhythmic chiming, saturated in...

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...