Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Omar Apollo, Tai Verdes and Luh Tyler, all released within the past week.
Don’t forget to share the wealth and check out our August picks in the Spotify playlist, linked below. Stay tuned for September!This week’s freshest find goes to Omar Apollo for “Ice Slippin,” his emotional ballad about the time he came out to his family. “‘Ice Slippin’ is about reliving the thoughts I had passing through my mind the winter I came out to my family,” Apollo shared in a press statement. “Receiving cold judgment as opposed to the acceptance I felt I deserved.
that everything that drew me to his videos clearly stemmed from the blueprint of his soul and who he was at his core.”, the baritone Philly singer is telling his story as well as the story of those around him. “It’s a project for us, by me,” he says. “I want people to connect to their experiences as they hear mine. I’m talking about hope and inspiration as much as I’m talking about trials and tribulations. You can’t talk about the dream without talking about the pain.
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