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23 Mar Billy Blue Shares New Project ‘The Life of Pedro’
A veteran in the game who has perfected his style over the course of two decades, Billy Blue rhymes with both power and finesse. The Miami rapper gives a glimpse into his life as a talented everyman in The Life Of Pedro, his new album. Over the album’s nine...
02 Mar Miami’s Own Billy Blue Shares Beat-Shifting “Lil Yeah Yeah”
Mixing a Southern style and attitude with writerly lyricism, Billy Blue has been turning heads for over a decade. The Lupe Fiasco co-signed rapper struts his stuff on his latest single, “Lil Yeah Yeah.” The song finds Billy skating atop two distinct instrumentals–it begins as a speaker-knocking chipmunk soul sampler, before...
15 Feb Billy Blue Blesses V-Day with “A Broken Love Story”
Since emerging in Miami in the mid-2000s, rapper Billy Blue has delivered uncompromising Southern bangers with lyricism that elucidates the contradictions of life in the streets. Today, the veteran rhymer announces Life Of Pedro, an upcoming EP, to be released on March 21 via 1st & 15th/Thirty Tigers. Endorsed by Lupe Fiasco,...
26 Apr Chris Lake & Sammy Virji Are “Summertime Blues”
GRAMMY®-nominated, chart-topping artist Chris Lake and UK-based DJ/producer Sammy Virji team up on “Summertime Blues” featuring Nathan Nicholson, released today via Black Book Records/Astralwerks. “Memories are useless, I’ve gotta let ‘em go,” Nicholson sings – and letting go is inevitable as Lake and Virji underpin The Boxer Rebellion frontman’s poignant vocals with a joyous, propulsive anthem poised to ignite...
05 May Billy Woods Releases New Album “Maps”
Fans of hip-hop across the globe can rejoice, as New York based rapper billy woods returns with a brand new album. “Maps” is a collaboration between woods and and Kenny Segal, released on May 5th. The two have collaborated in the past, garnering much acclaim...
16 Sep John Varvatos Unveils Fall 2019 Campaign featuring Lucky Blue Smith
John Varvatos is pleased to launch the Fall 2019 advertising campaign featuring male model Lucky Blue Smith. Shot by esteemed fashion photographer Billy Kidd in an abandoned warehouse, Smith is followed throughout the space in a series of images and video that showcase his comfortable nonchalant personality...
06 Feb R&B Singer B. Howard Shares Video for “Beautiful Nightmare”
Founded by Charles “Chilly” Patton and Lupe Fiasco, 1st & 15th places a huge emphasis on elevating rising talent from its home town of Chicago. Today, B. Howard, a smooth-voiced R&B singer and son of 80’s R&B icon, Miki Howard, shares the new video for “Beautiful Nightmare,” a highlight from Chill’s...
14 Nov 1st & 15th Releases Chill’s Spotlight Vol. 8
Charles “Chilly” Patton, Lupe Fiasco‘s longtime business partner and co-founder of the 1st & 15th label, uses his Chill’s Spotlight series of EPs to shine a light on under-heard talent. Today, Chill and 1st & 15th release Chill’s Spotlight, Vol. 8, focusing on the label’s rising R&B talent. The EP features...
07 Feb The 2024 Grammys Winners List
The 2024 Grammys had a lot of record-breaking wins this year, and more artists are receiving recognition for their work in 2023. Firstly, Taylor Swift took the most significant award of the night, Album of the Year, for her concept release, Midnights. With this new...- 1
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