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.
Enigmatic creative, Kamrin Houserreleased his new single “G-Code” feat. Lil Skies today. The new single comes after fans pieced together snippets of the music (shared by both Kamrin and Skies on socials) and leaked the track on soundcloud, underscoring the fan’s voracious appetite for Kamrin’s new music. G-Code is available for streaming and purchase now.
“The intention behind G-Code was to create a record that spoke directly to the fans while letting the world know that the bond my brother and I share is unbreakable.”explains Kamrin on “G-Code”. “For us, it’s more than just music, we grew up wanting more from life, no matter how rough times got we always looked out for each other and told ourselves no matter the situation, there was more to life. He got my back and I got his, our bond is a code and there isn’t anything in this world that can break it.”
Kamrin and Skies spent their childhood perfecting their craft, growing up in a house full of music. Since touring together in 2018, the 21-year-old rapper garnered industry buzz and attention with his hits “Side Swipe” with Lil Skies, “Cashing Out” with Suigeneris, and his most recent single “TikTokSTAR. Racking up tens of millions of streams on past hits, including a nod as No Jumper’s most-watched song of all-time, Kamrin is poised for a break-out year.
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Taking influence from his humble beginnings in Chambersburg, PA, Kamrin Houser was born to be a superstar. He and his brother, Lil Skies, spent their childhoods perfecting their craft, growing up in a house full of music. Kamrin’s first official record was released in 2018, and he has racked up a few hits since. His first tour was with his brother Lil Skies’ Dazed & Blazed tour in 2018.
His recent hits “Side Swipe” and “Cashing Out” helped to propel Kamrin to the place he is today. 2020 found Kamrin perfecting his sound. Now, Kamrin is set to take the music industry by storm, developing his own style and making his own lane; establishing his own identity. Kamrin is setting the stage for a major 2021.
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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