Grandma releases a heavy single titled “Downtown Life”. My first thought was “whoa”, this is a great song. It makes me feel like I’m watching a classic 80’s film. The song could live on a soundtrack easily. Another which makes it more fire is that he produced the record himself. Hailing from ATL you would never expect a sound like this to transpire from the south. The cover art was also cool, along with the promo video he dropped on his instagram. It’s a feel good record which makes the listener want to replay it, an easy listen to say the … Continue reading Grandma shows us he’s ready | #Music

RYAHN does something to my spirit with her new song “Sad Boy”. Independently released, it is difficult to conjure up the image of this 21-year old artist writing and performing a song like this somewhere in New York City after leaving Broward County. The drums are languid, and the guitar is melancholy. But the voice. The intonations RYAHN extolls on wax here are ripe for emotion-picking. Follow RYAHN Twitter Instagram Continue reading RYAHN likes her rhythm and blues with grunge | #Music

Atlanta artist Levi Watson recently moved to Japan to work on his new experimental and sonically diverse project “Daydreaming As the World Ends.” He shows off a variety of styles from more dreamy passages and sections of him spitting bars at a high level, showing his massive talent to do nearly any style well, and this diverse array of sounds makes the project entertaining from front to back. His tracks “Dream Eater,” which preceded the project as a single, as well as the opening song “Dream Eater,” that showed off his innate rap skill. I am so excited to continue … Continue reading Levi Watson drops his long-awaited new EP “Daydreaming As the World Ends” | #Music

Cincinatti rapper Crash Rarri is back on the ELEVATOR YouTube with a fresh new video for his track “Rumors.” The instrumental is upbeat and accented perfectly by Rarri’s squeaky ad-libs and he easily navigates this beat with multiple flow and cadence changes showing his incredible rapping ability. Rarri’s charisma is evident with his energetic performance in this visual and I am very impressed with this new offering. Watch “Rumors” here: Continue reading Crash Rarri is back with a hard new visual for his track “Rumors” | #Music

Deathbomb Arc artists They Hate Change are back with an up-tempo, chaotic new offering titled “Giancarlo” with an up-close and personal visual. The production is raucous and borderline dance influenced and the pair of artists spit their bellicose bars with ease, showing off their ability to effortlessly switch up flows. I can’t wait to hear more music from this duo and very much enjoyed this latest release. Stream “Giancarlo” here: Continue reading They Hate Change drop a new chaotic visual for their track “GIANCARLO” | #Music

Asheville rapper Teyg is back with a new track, this time featuring NoCap for their emotional track “Diamond Out the Rough.” Teyg recently dropped a Stunna 4 Vegas accompanied video that was his introduction to the ELEVATOR pages, but he may have topped that exceptional release with this new offering. Teyg and NoCap both spit their heartfelt bars over a melancholy instrumental driven by a guitar melody with thumping percussion. Keep an eye on Teyg as he continues to develop and surround himself with other up and coming artists from the talent laden state of North Carolina and beyond. Stream … Continue reading Asheville rapper Teyg connects with NoCap for an emotional new song | #Music

Gabriel Black is back with new heat on his video game themed visual for his track “flames” featuring the legendary KEY!. Gabriel Black is extremely impressive on this offering, showing off his tremendous vocal talent over the haunting but thumping instrumental that perfectly lended itself to Black’s melancholic dreamy vocals and the rap flows of KEY! This video and song are fantastic and I am super eager to continue watching Gabriel Black develop and release new music. Watch “flames” here: Continue reading Gabriel Black recruits Key! for a video-game inspired visual | #Music

Slayter and Retch recently collided for a new collaborative track that is incredibly dope. Both of these artists have been on quite the run recently, both dropping beloved projects this summer and they stand at the forefront of the next generation of east coast MCs. Their track “Money and Power” is confident and and braggadocious, and Retch and Slayter blend together perfectly and I would love a collaborative project between the two. The instrumental is also incredibly hard with a trancey melody and thumping percussion. Watch “Money and Power” here: Continue reading Slayter and Retch finally collide for a grimy new video | #Music

Oakland collective Peach Tree Rascals have been on the radar of many indie-pop fiends and have been an often discussed group when people are asking the natural question of “Who’s up next?” and truly these guys are a very solid answer to that inquiry. Their blend of bubbly instrumentals with their breezy and relatable vocals and humorous antics naturally endears them to almost any audience and I am certain that they will catch on to more mainstream ears very quickly, and I cannot wait for that day. Enjoy the “Mariposa” visual here: Continue reading Peach Tree Rascals dazzle in their colorful new video for “Mariposa” | #Music