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The Playground Meets: Kerry Blu
Kerry Blu is a budding musical prodigy that is a melting pot of genres. Hailing from North Carolina… By Zahir Byam
The Playground Meets: Dayon Greene
Dayon Greene is keeping the funk alive. This triple-threat artist, songwriter, and producer hails from the DMV, which is famous for the original 1970s Go-Go music scene. From as early as two years old, Dayon has been fully immersed in music. Written by Brianna Nestor. The Playground powered by The PressPlay Agency.
The Playground Meets: SNS
Harlem rapper SNS is everything you love about New York Hip-Hop rolled into one. The persona, the bars, and unmatched ability to make a hit that can blare from the speakers no matter where you go.
He’s made waves all on his own, but also has cosigns from some of the biggest names in the game. From Meek Mill to DJ Khaled, Troy Ave, and Dave East - SNS has been fortunate enough to work with these artists as well as obtain their respect. He has been putting in work in the industry for nearly a decade, slowly rising through the ranks with songs like “Nasty Work” feat. Dave East and “Dougie” feat. Jim Jones and delivering hits every step of the way. Written by Disney Molina. The Playground powered by The PressPlay Agency
The Playground Meets: Symone Royale
Symone Royale is the 26-year-old artist, songwriter, fashion connoisseur, and certified tech expert breaking barriers to join a long line of Houston greats. With almost 4.7k monthly Spotify listeners to date, Symone is promoting a narrative of self-love, confidence, and unwavering ambition through her pop music. Written by Brianna Nestor. The Playground powered by The PressPlay Agency
The Playground Meets: Ray Moon
Queens-bred, Atlanta-based artist Ray Moon sat down with The Playground to talk about her upbringing, her biggest achievements, and her latest music video for “Glowin’”.
-Nish Baig
The Playground Meets: ThatKiddVee
ThatKiddVee is a 17 year old budding singer and rapper with aspirations higher than the boroughs River Park Towers.Vee makes music that touches on numerous topics such as love, heartbreak, and adolescence. However, something that helps him stand out is his interpolations of songs from the 2000’s era. Vee prides himself off of the use of those classic samples as heard on his 2 song EP, Love Nostalgia.
-Zahir Byam
The Playground Meets: Rapta
Ryan Crowley of The Playground recently sat down with Rapta, a rising star out of Massachusetts to talk about his newest album, life in LA and where his sights are set for 2021…
-Ryan Crowley
The Playground Meets: Igwe Aka
Be sure to check out Igwe Aka’s latest release More Than A Man available on all platforms - featuring “Red.” Along with his follow up single release “Not The Hills” and the live performance at Major Stage below.
Stay tuned for the next evolution of Igwe Aka in 2021.
Written by Larcoche “Cin” Cineus for The Playground (by the PressPlay Agency)
The Playground Meets: Hollywood YSA
Hollywood YSA, much like a blacksmith forging a suit of armor, has been refining his craft over the years. While we’ve become quickly accustomed to the New York drill sound, the Brooklyn native sticks true to his roots in the ever evolving landscape. Blossoming onto the scene at the height of the blog era, Hollywood YSA released two mixtapes Hustle Thru Depression and 9th Dilla Effects, before releasing The Doom Tape EP. Written by Larcoche “Cin” Cineus for The Playground (by the PressPlay Agency)
The Playground Meets: Kaleb Mitchell
Kaleb Mitchell is a talented artist and rapper ready to take the world by storm with his eclectic take on hip hop and R&B music - with a new album out now titled So Help Me God II.
Born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey, his affinity for music started at the age of five when his parents discovered his talents of playing music by ear on an electronic keyboard. Written by Zahir Byam for The Playground (by the PressPlay Agency)
The Playground Meets: Lo Village - Discussing New EP ‘Lost In America’
The Montgomery Village rap and neo-soul inspired trio, Lo Village, follow their 2019 It Takes a Village EP with their most direct release yet, a five track EP that dropped late last year titled Lost In America. While Lo Village unifies their perspective as a collective artistically, they don’t allow location to be their defining factor, though it plays an influence in reinforcing their sense of community. The Playground (Powered by PressPlay). Interview by: Virginia 'Steph' Donalds Written by: Laroche Cineus.
Fivio Foreign Hand-Delivers Valentines To Women In Need In Brooklyn and The Bronx
Written by Nishat Baig
On Valentines Day, February 14th, New York rapper Fivio Foreign, alongside his non-profit organization the Foreignside Foundation, partnered with self-funded community organization Million Dollar Drive By to bring you Fivio’s Valentine Giveaway. Fivio joined Million Dollar Drive By founders Melissa Gabriel and Giovanni Pierre-Louis in handing out Valentine’s Day gifts to single women in shelters and domestic violence victims as a charitable effort to uplift women in the community. In addition, 45th District Council Woman Farah Louis joined the give away to help raise awareness of her “Take A Stand” initiative which supports domestic violence survivors and sex trafficking survivors.
The Playground Meets: Chris Patrick
Chris Patrick is a living testament to the power of manifestation and grind. So far, his music career has been unconventional, unexpected, and unprecedented. Originally a collegiate track star at Rider University, Chris went from jumping the high jump and hurdles to suddenly catapulting into his artistry… Written by Brianna Nestor for The Playground (Powered by PressPlay)
The Playground Meets: Mo’Love
Born and raised in the Bronx, Mo’Love is a budding R&B singer-songwriter who is a musical sponge to the world around him. A self proclaimed free spirit through music, clothing, and life itself, we learned that there is more to him than his peculiar timbre. Mo’Love makes music that touches on numerous topics such as his experiences with people, the gritty neighborhoods of New York, daily struggles, and who he is as a person, as heard on his 2019 project In Due Time… Written by Zahir Byam for The Playground (Powered by PressPlay)
The Playground Meets: GLENWORLDTOUR - to Discuss New Album ‘I Wanna Talk 2 Samson’
GLENWORLDTOUR is starting 2021 with reinvention and a new grasp on his aspirations. The Queens native spoke with The Playground about his beginnings, the importance of support and what to expect from him moving forward. His newest album, I Wanna Talk 2 Samson, was released January 5th of this year as a follow-up to his 2016 debut album, For Real This Time. He also releases music within his rap collective thebaremax, alongside artists Bert Knox, lamuse, yeahCALEB and executive producer Khozy. Through GLENWORLDTOUR’s music, listeners can get a sense of his versatility and how much he values those around him.… written by Brianna Nestor of The Playground (powered by PressPlay)
The Playground Meets: Jax - From TikTok To Atlantic Records
LA-based Jersey girl Jax is a talented singer, songwriter, blossoming pop star, and the newest addition to the Atlantic Records roster.
Last year, Jax – real name Jackie Miskanic, originally from East Brunswick, NJ – attracted a lot of attention from fans and labels alike by channeling her undeniable talent and obvious star power into a series of brilliant short videos on social media… written by Aidan Werder of The Playground (powered by PressPlay)
The Playground Meets: Seddy Hendrinx
Virginia ‘Steph’ Donalds of The Playground recently sat down with rising star out of Florida, Seddy Hendrinx to talk about his recent project Sayless, his involvement with Generation Now, and big plans for 2021… Written by: Ryan Crowley Interview by: Virginia ‘Steph’ Donalds of The Playground (powered by The PressPlay Agency)