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In this segment we’re giving life to the leagues of music being dropped every week during this trying, yet, interestingly enough, personal time. We at Nefarious Supply want you guys to always have a new underground project or creator, either on your mind, on your playlist, or on your feed in some way, shape, or form. In this instance, we’re doing this on an episodic basis and deciding to write on all the new music coming in through this station, five tracks at a time.
Our third episode is going to be a little different today. Instead of giving you just a list of underground artist you should probably be listening to right now. We’re also going to include a message that has been sung time and time again, and needs yet another chorus. Black lives matter, and that fact has rang true louder now more than ever. George Floyd, an innocent member of American society was murdered on video, by Minneapolis PD officer, Derek Chauvin.
Though he has been taken into custody and charged with third-degree murder, we at Nefarious Supply believe that is not enough, that can’t be enough. Derek Chauvin murdered that man intentionally and needs to be prosecuted to the highest extent of the law, and furthermore, it is about time our country wakes up to the realization that the black community has suffered for years, decades, centuries… and they have had it.
And frankly, so have we.
Below we have listed a collection of tracks that portray the thoughts, emotions, and endless creativity that black creatives exude. From street thumping city anthems, to grungy lyrical alley-oops about the hustle for success, to letting everyone know exactly who in the world you are and where you come from, people all over are rising to support our black community and end racial injustice, and these creatives are but a simple portrayal of the beauty that people of color can create when they come together.
Take a look! 😈
AG CLUB - MEMPHIS
AG Club (Avant-Garde Club) is the newest group of rappers to hop on the scene, from the East Bay Area. The rap collective consists of Jody Fontaine, the group’s concept creator, and main songwriter, Louie, the main producer for the group, Baby Boy, who takes the helm for the group’s music videos, Manny the main video editor, and Mick Jenkins, the group’s guitarist. Memphis is their breakout track from their latest album Halfway Off the Porch that released in early 2020. Memphis is a banger inside and out and shows each members’ lyrical and vocal strengths coming together for an outstanding track on their freshmen tape.
IDK - 495 (ft. Big Flock, Big Jam, Rico Nasty, Weensey & YungManny)
495 is a collaboration between various DMV artists. IDK slides on the Juicy J produced beat, starting out the gate shouting out late rappers such as Nipsey Hussle, XXXTentacion, and Pop Smoke, before rapping on topics of fake thugs, incarceration, and moving weight. He then melds into an infectious bridge that leads into the Big Jam and Big Flock helmed and energy-injected chorus.
YungManny arrives on the track with a heated verse charged with the fierce protective spirit for his brothers and is followed by a beautiful finisher, after a lofty production switch, from Rico Nasty. The bridge rides out as IDK repeats these lines four times:
“How the hell they want me to love when they taught me to hate?”
Kafayé - Lady of the Night (ft. M1RZA)
A groovy addition to the showcase of ingenuity, Kafayé teams up with M1RZA on Lady of the Night. The deep and dusky production rises only to match the angelic voices of the singers and accentuates the lyricism and musical themes they’re creatively webbing through the track. However, for the most part, it stays within the depths of heavy 808s and sullen beat progression.
Towards the end of the track, the production swells greatly and adds more components, taking the listener on a magical ride through to the end of the two minutes and twenty-two seconds. You can check out the track above courtesy of our friends at Co-Sign Radio!
Meech - Lost Innocence
Featuring fellow member Luke Bar$, Van Buren heavyweight, Meech speaks nothing but facts on Lost Innocence, repping his crew and daring anyone to test them. He speaks on weak individuals shying away from conflict, haters, and having to grind his entire life to get to where he is now. Luke speaks on his many female connections, washed rappers, breaking chains, changing the game, and how Van Buren is up next no matter what anyone else says.
Unfortunately, there is no video out yet or the artists’ track. However, the trailer for Meech’s new EP I’ll Be Back Soon, I Promise, utilizes the production in the track. There you can check out more about the black collective, Van Buren Records.
Yaddiya - Big Moechella
Big Moechella is driven a dark and mysterious production and helms the title DMV rapper, Yaddiya’s city-wide go-go concert, Moechella, as well as what is known as the Million Moe March. Yaddiya is actually the head of Long Live GoGo, the ones in charge of these events and Yaddiya makes this known on the chorus, stating:
“My home hit me, say they call me Big Moechella!”
Big Moechella portrays Yaddiya’s confidence and pride, not only as an artist, but as the leader of a movement that has rocked the DC-Maryland-Virginia area since the times of the prolific #DontMuteDC protests on 14th & U
If you enjoyed this week’s episode of isolation station be sure to give the artists featured this week a follow and checkout the rest of their discography!
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