Welcome to our #RadarCollective. Where we curate some of the newly discovered Indie artists/Groups that we feel you need to listen to for great vibes on your weekend. Whether you need to get hype or chill on some classic hip-hop, R&B/Soul vibes, these are artists & songs you need to check out. This week’s features include Louie Tha Profit, Compulsive, Simple Man, J!MMY & Fyütch. Scroll below and immerse yourself in up & coming acts.
Simple Man – Hydroplane
Simple Man is a genre-confused band from Highland Park, New Jersey. Their unique flow is bolstered by the conscious, empathetic lyrical imaginings of frontman singer/rapper-songwriter Yaakov Kafka. Band guitarists Tamir Tusia, Eli Weiss and bassist Clayton McIntyre bring their unique cultural and spiritual backgrounds to life and blend hip-hop, jazz, rock, soul, and reggae to create something new.
Simple Man’s debut EP was produced by Jeremy McDonald (Beyonce’s “Pray You Catch Me” , Kevin Garrett “Refuse”) for the Brooklyn-based studio Mason Jar Music. (Twitter & Facebook)
Fyütch & Boba Sweat Catch Me Cruisin’ Feat. Petty
From Fyütch (singer/rapper) and Boba Sweat’s (producer) upcoming EP FreakazoidHeavy bass, Chopped and screwed vocals, this is a cruising anthem. The genre is chip-hop: Hip Hop mixed with chip tune video game sounds. The song also features a verse by rapper Petty. We are repping our hometown Nashville, TN
Pre-order Freakazoid EP coming April 11. (Twitter)
J!MMYDon’t Stop
Following a premiere with MILK Media, J!MMY returns with the funk on the latest release from his Thursday Night Flights series, “Don’t Stop”. Including an all too groovy sample of Yabrough & Peoples “Don’t Stop the Music”, J!MMY looks to keep things jiggy with this one. (Twitter)
Compulsive – Fire Squad (Remix)
Compulsive is a twenty one year old artist from Sweden, also one half of the duo O U F alongside SMNM. He’s been building up behind the scenes for a great year, stacking collaborations with artists such as Saint James, SMNM and Von Haartman as well as Grammy® awarded producer Tommy Black.
Following up several successful releases Compulsive released the mixtape Before Everything Started Changing in June of 2015 receiving accolades from all corners of the earth. He proceeded to work together with SMNM as their duo O U F dropping tracks like Crisis and Right After and laying the foundation of what would become Million for SMNM’s Solo EP Parental Advisory Explicit Content
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Compulsive found himself homeless at the start of 2016. He continued to work on his craft from the couches of friends and ended the year being flown down to Hollywood by a prominent Pitchfork writer who brought him to meetings with Interscope, TDE and Empire among others.
Come heaven or hell, Compulsive aims to make 2017 a year to remember. (Soundcloud)
Louie Tha Profit – Means The World To Me
With the recent things that have transpired i felt it was neccesary to bring light to a dark situation. Music is Powerful an my goal is to inspire people to pursue an appreciate what means the world to them. (Soundcloud)
