Algernon L Johnson, recording artist known as ALJ, kicks off his 2021 with his single “Lady”. ALJ from Uptown, Philadelphia has been active in the music industry for years working with artist like The Young King from the Legendary Roots, Digital Crates a super producer from Philadelphia and BrizzyondaBeat and more. You can always expect ALJ to be with the heavy hitters opening up for Benny The Butcher, Asian Doll, Jim Jones, and a long list of others touring with HipHopsince1987 who also featured him on their site. Being active in the city has landed him with the likes of Gillie Da King, E Ness, Pop Traxx, and is highly favored by the team at 1122 studios.
Navigating the industry with a humble presence and continuing to be student to the game, ALJ has be able to slowly building his catalog and network and all while staying active locally. Gaining hometown success and support was his first goal and now he is looking to expand to the national level. Well invested into his craft and hitting the road ALJ should expect a high level of success in these times.
A.L.J. bringing back the Uptown vibes, after Dropping “A Lyfes Journey” in 2020 featuring County Kravitz, & The Young king. After providing the vibes ALJ is ready to dropped the next single in April Featuring another dope Philadelphia artist.
A definitive collection of original and exclusive content from Africa’s biggest superstars including Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Nasty C, Tiwa Savage, and AKA, as well as some of the continent’s hottest emerging talents like Tems, Elaine, Fireboy DML, Sha Sha, Joeboy, and Omah Lay, is made available exclusively to Apple Music subscribers.
Apple Music has been working to draw attention to Africa’s music talents, specifically those from artists, songwriters, producers, and DJs from around the continent.
In addition to music, Africa to the World extends beyond art and includes South African illustrator and graffiti artist Karabo Poppy, the genius behind its stunning artwork.
Every episode of Africa Now Radio features exclusive interviews with big-name musicians such as Davido, Tiwa Savage, Nasty C, Mr Eazi, Cassper Nyovest, Fireboy DML, Yemi Alade, and Olamide, is a part of Africa to the World.
The set includes exclusive interviews with Burna Boy, Wizkid, Tems, Tiwa Savage, Black Coffee, DJ Spinall, Simi, Amaarae, and AKA, who speak to Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Ebro Darden, Nadeska, Dotty, Cuppy, and Zane Lowe.
The album “Song Stories” presents an in-depth look at the inspirations and creative processes that led to the chart-topping hits of artists such as Omah Lay, Burna Boy, Joeboy, Davido, Elaine, Adekunle Gold, and Sha Sha.
Don Jazzy, Denola Grey, Angelique Kidjo, Karabo Poppy, Amadou & Mariam, Israel Adesanya, Henry Oyekuru, Boity, Nandi Madida, Sho Madjozi, Master KG, Diamond Platnumz, and Sauti Sol are also amongst the exclusive playlists that include artists and personalities from across Africa such as Don Jazzy, Denola Grey, Angelique Kidjo, Karabo Poppy, Amadou & Mariam, Israel Adesanya, Henry Oyekuru, Boity, Nandi Madida, Sho Madjozi, Master KG, and Diamond Platnumz.
DJ Maphorisa’s One Mixes, exclusive Boiler Room mixes (DBN Gogo, Major League Djz, Da Capo, and Kid Fonque), track by track artist interviews (Burna Boy, Elaine, Mi Casa, AKA, and Sun-El Musician), original documentaries (Nasty C, Joeboy, DJ Maphorisa, Mr Eazi, and Ebro in South Africa), and exclusive UP NEXT videos (Rema, Burna Boy, and Mr Eazi).
Recently west coast rapper, The Game, has been in the headlines for allegedly scamming unsigned artists. As we dive into the facts, we can see these allegations are completely false and more fake news for attention grabbing, click bait headlines for blogs that will post anything for a dollar amount without fact checking. The Game has opened up his social media platform to offer unique promotional opportunities utilizing his social media platform which has over 11 Million followers and provides services such as intros, outros, audio/video drops, shoutouts and promotion on his instagram and twitter, and a mixtape.
To be able to have The Game perform an audio drop that the consumer can add to their song only enhances their track. Having the game provide video content that a consumer can implement into a music video or utilize to promote oneself is priceless. To be able to get into The Game’s social media feed can’t be done anywhere else, which provides extreme value, especially given his engagements and following. The mixtape is being called a scam but there’s no scam. The consumers are getting placement on his mixtape, and it gets promoted on Soundcloud, Datpiff and Top Mixtapes. The mixtape also gets promoted on The Game’s IG page, which again has 11 Million Followers.
Additionally, those that paid to be on the mixtape also received additional separate promotion in the form of IG Stories and Tweets on the Game’s platforms. The engagements and eyes on The Game’s social media platforms are bigger than most other platforms that charge for promotion. Everyone receives what they pay for, there is no scam. The exposure to these opportunities has a cost, as this is a business, and The Game makes this very clear.
Mooski hits us with a raw authentic vibe that is much needed to start off the 1st quarter of the year. Streaming 9 million across all platforms and capping views on 2.9 million in one week via tik tok, Mooski just may have a hit single on his hands. Adding the elements of hiphop with a dancehall, afro beat essence to make you want to move soon as it comes on. With the Philly Rap/R&B vibe that consist of a mixture of rap and harmonizing Mooski maybe giving PnB Rock a run. Hitting it big on Tik Tok with people across the nation hitting the trending dance moves to the viral sound. The single released back in June 2020 has been slowly climbing to the forefront of the tri-state area. Quickly sweeping south I just recently witness first hand the DJ’s loving this record in the club along side the people.
Finding music that relates to the time is great then you have songs that have potential to be timeless. With the right marketing and promotion these days you can create a hit, but a true hit matches with numbers and vibe. Rapidly gaining an organic fan base is the first sign to invest and put more into that single. One major boost was having the lyrics available so that fans can learn the words on top of the trending dances. Campaigns for a great record can range from 6 months to 4 years, there is always someone who didn’t get a chance to tune in. With social media being such a major tool for all indie and main stream artist, the next big thing you can do is connect with the right people. So artist let the music speak for itself as you build your network, fans will come but business is first.
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