Have you ever felt a strange sense of nostalgia for a time you never lived in? Like a phantom limb for a past that isn’t yours. It’s a peculiar sensation, that anachronistic ache. Listening to “Lost,” the debut album from Dallas artist Jake Vera, evokes a similar feeling. It’s a record built with the tools of the 21st century, a collaboration forged in the crucible of...

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...