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Demon Discography Vol. 1

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We promised you didn’t we? A whole playlist dedicated to underground talent all around the world, well here we are. Welcome to the first volume of our Demon Discography, a playlist o tracks compiled of underground artists we’ve been listening too over the past few weeks. This playlist will drop a new volume every single month, filled with new sounds and beautiful creations from artists in R&B, rap, hip-hop, and indie and much more!

In this month’s discography, we have artists such as Ari PenSmith, Amaarae, and Eli Sostre, smooth yet affirmative paladins of the underground community, as well as newcomers such as Mustafa, Artie J, Dee Gotti, and Brandon Banks who’re taking their sound to new heights!

Of our substantial and well-endowed list, we’ve picked our heaviest hitters and the most fire tracks in our opinion, however, give the playlist a listen and tell us in the comments what your top five tracks are! We’d love to hear your thoughts!

SwaVay - Okay

Probably the most lyrically aggressive track on our favorite five, SwaVay strikes again while the iron’s hot, with a 21 Savage tag to start the track off the listener already know the Boominati Worldwide artist is going to deliver. Okay showcases SwaVay’s lyrical ability to the max, with bars such as:

“If I did it on my own, tell me, who the fuck I'm gon' thank?

And I'm pullin' up on niggas with that brick, no, I ain't Craig”

SwaVay shows his versatility and hunger as a new artist and puts the now Dolo Records label he’s signed too even further on the map with his pure talent and creativity.

NJOMZA - sad for you

NJOMZA’s titular song off her sophomore album takes us into a magical place off of the first note. The artist’s butter-smooth vocals gliding along the light-hearted synth pulls and comfy 808, which halts and heeds at the very utterance of her lyrics. sad for you was made for NJOMZA if that makes any sense. This meaning we don’t believe anyone could’ve pulled off or added anything else to this song to make it as perfect as it is. The song talks about heartbreak and being past the point of raw emotions such as anger and sadness, with some reflection, NJOMZA realizes she’s simply disappointed in her lover, and at this point in her life, she’s sad for them.

reggie - Southside Fade

reggie blows the competition away with this anecdotal, Kendrick/Earthgang-esque track. Southside Fade has reggie speaking on topics of the lack of gun laws in the Southside, and how Houston is so big you feel like you’re on top of the world when you're on it. A folky indie alternative production helms around reggie’s lyricism, and the guitar progression leads the instrumentals all into place, Southside Fade is a beautiful letter to Houston, one reggie executes perfectly.

Artie J - A Thousand Winters’

This song is on our favorite five for one simple fact, one that’s plagued the other tracks on this list. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do. If Artie J was aiming for a soulful R&B vibe with dreamy, reverbed vocals made to give off a somewhat melancholy, yet hazily beautiful atmosphere? Well, we’d say he’s succeeded. A Thousand Winters’ is produced just right and the piano chord progression ties the song together throughout the 3 minutes and 10 seconds, and the beat switch towards the end gives us a fitting closer for such an outstanding track.

Amaarae - FANCY

Our final track from this months favorite five, FANCY explores Amaarae in a more upbeat and bragggadocious light. She metaphorically dances through the halls of the track, dimly lit and alluring, while the spotlight is all on her and her infectious hook. The song is quite short but is quite a vibe, and doesn’t spread itself too thin in terms of what it’s trying to do. Amaarae flexes all over FANCY, and lets everyone know, she has smpke for whoever wants to try her, and time for whoever wants to call her “Zaddy”

Heat from our favirote underground artists curated by Nefarious Supply

What’s your favorite track from this week let us know in the comments below!! And if you want to featured our next updated playlist be sure to submit your music for consideration here!

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redveil - Niagara

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Redveil has officially put his name on the map with the release of his newest project, Niagara. With flows like water and lyricism as heavy as a wave, once Redveil drops his foot on the gas, he never lets up. Born Marcus Morton, Redveil is a DMV native, specifically from Prince George’s County, a place that has housed talents such as Foggieraw, Rico Nasty, and Q Da Fool.

On this tape Redveil is coming with a vengeance and drive like no other and in this review, NS is here to tell you all our absolute favorite tracks off the album! Another DMV native has the the world’s attention, us included. 😈

Campbell

With a completely soulful entrance mixed with elements of trap flows and lyricism, redveil doesn’t just get his foot in the door, instead, he glides into the room with effortless energy and skill, rapping about his dreams of stardom and success, all the while bringing his friends for the ride! This is the shortest track on the mixtape however, it does what it needs to do and introduces the world to redveil the artist.

Weight

Weight is the heavyweight track of this project for sure. With a vocal-led production, looping a beautiful chord progression that blends beautifully over a consistent kick and snare, as well as a deceptively full 808. On the track, redveil is basically convincing himself that he isn’t feeling any sort of weight or pressure from the industry in his pursuit of his dreams.

He speaks on what he does to avoid extra burdens such as not getting involved in “BS”, needing his own space, because lately people have been feeling like wolves in sheep’s clothing.

5500 (ft. Gio)

5500 is probably our favorite track on the tape and showcases redveil’s ability to catch a vibe, run with it, experiment with it, and ultimately utilize it to make a point. On 5500 redveil speaks on topics such as making money, counting blessings, stacking chips, working tirelessly, and keeping his goal insights. The acoustics and the percussion bouncing off the surfaces of the track gives the track the feel as if it was made in an echo chamber.

Gio’s feature on the track adds another level of “oomph” as well, doing its job of continuing the funky trap vibe towards the end of the track, were a beautiful sample leads it home.

Revolutions (ft. Junii)

This track has a wavy and eerily endearing sound, inviting listeners into the topic sentence Revolutions sounds hungry and driven, and continues to showcase redveil’s unbridled lyricism.

However, he’s complemented by an equally heavy verse, from the talented Junii, who speaks on topics like stability, censorship, sacrifices, and getting closer to god. The two blend in and out of the concept of Revolutions, which we believe is an allusion to the world spinning round and round and with each revolution, new problems and processes reveal themselves.

Clench (ft. Chris Patrick)

Clench one of our final faves from the tape portrays Redveil in his most flex-worthy form, speaking on his opponents being hungry for his spot, building black wealth, assumptions he’s had to clear up, keeping his success lowkey, black lives matter, and drinking water, all on a high-paced, upbeat, boom-bap production, all curated and created by his talent alone.

if you enjoyed this roundup be sure to follow Redveil on Instagram and while you’re there check you can also Stream his project Niagra on streaming services!

If you want to stay up to date with news and content coming from Nefarious Supply you can find us on Instagram, and Twitter. We also recently opened the Nefarious Supply Store and we are doing a free giveaway so if you want to support you can show some love here!