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Straight Official Sit Downs: Quany Disani

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Quany Disani

QUANY DISANI is a talent out of Camden, NJ that chopped it up with Straight Official’s own @klassikceo on this edition of Straight Official Sit Downs. Check out their one-on-one down below and click here for more emerging artists.

Q&A WITH QUANY DISANI

Q: What is your Name? Where you’re from and what first got you interested in the entertainment industry?

I go by Quany Disani. I’m from Camden, New Jersey and growing up music has always been part of my family. Not sports but music. My dad plays the wooden guitar and sings Rasta music .

Q: Who and/or what inspires you to create?

I get my inspiration from the music. Like the beat itself, it like rap and sing to me but not with words but melodies.

Q: How would you describe your sound?

I have a rich melodic sound.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Q: What is your creative process like?

I start off by hearing a beat in my head, or if a song is playing on the radio then I just start writing what my soul feels. Then when I’m done I just got find a instrumental online. Then I create my art with words.

Q: What artist(s) would you like to collaborate with?

I was hoping to collaborate with PNB Rock and a lot of artist who aren’t here today. May their souls forever rest but my table is pretty much open to any music opportunities that come my way.

Q: What is one message you would give to your supporters?

Thank you for believing in me and honestly enjoying my music that I hold as my treasure and that’s in my heart.

Quany Disani

SHIFTING GEARS

Q: What is a talent or skill you have that most people don’t know about?

I have the talent to do anything in life.

What would you be doing right now if you weren’t doing music?

Definitely the wrong thing that’s for sure.

Q: Who are some artists/people you admire and why?

I’m from Camden New Jersey which is minutes from Philly, so growing up the only rapper I could see living out a dream would be Meek Mill. He’s my definition of started from the bottom.

IN CLOSING

Q: What is the best advice you’ve been given?

Stay true to yourself and always be a good listener

Q: If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be?

The fact that we need more black owners in that department.

Q: What’s next for you, where would you like to see yourself in the next year?

Next year I’m looking for more opportunities and more chances. I enjoy making music. I’ll probably do this all my life.

Q: What is your social media? How can people get in contact with you?

You can find and follow me on all platforms. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & Twitter. My contact info is on in my bio on Instagram.

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Straight Official Sit Downs: Blakrain

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BLAKRAIN is in the hot seat this week for another edition of Straight Official Sit-Downs. Get to know this dope talent in his one-on-one with our own @klassikceo and check out more emerging artists right here.

Q&A WITH BLAKRAIN

Q: What is your Name? Where are you from and what first got you interested in the entertainment industry?

My name is Blakrain. I’m from Atlanta Georgia. The love of music and they way it makes me feel is what first got me into the entertainment industry.

Q: Who and/or what inspires you to create?

The continued support from my friends and family is who inspires me to create.

Q: How would you describe your sound?

I would describe my music as heartfelt, vibrant, unique, and full of love.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Q: What is your creative process like?

My creative process is very easy to be honest. I find beats that feels good to me, beats with high keystrokes. I’m real organic so I like to write when I get in the studio.

Q: What artist(s) would you like to collaborate with?

I would love to collaborate with my favorite artists of all time! Lil Wayne, Jay-Z. I would also love to work with Maxwell, The Dream, Ne-yo, the list definitely goes on.

Q: What is one message you would give to your supporters?

One message I would give my supporters would be that I love you all and thank you for believing in me and continue to push me forward through this journey.

Blakrain

SHIFTING GEARS

Q: What is the most talent/skill you have that most people don’t know about?

Most of my circle know that I’m a chef. I can really cook but the world doesn’t know that(laughs).

Q: What would you be doing right now, if you weren’t doing music?

If I wasn’t doing music I would be a full-time chef.

Q: Who are some artists or people you admire and why?

I admire my mother. She’s my rock and my soul. I’ve seen my mother go through so much in her life but she continues to keep pushing and no matter the circumstances. She’s my everything.

IN CLOSING

What is the best advice you’ve been given?

The best advice I’ve been given was to be consistent in everything you do.

If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be?

I would change the monetary value of the industry. Only because the world now looks at the money more so than the talent instead of the way music makes you feel. The industry only cares about how much money I can make it, or you can make me.

What’s next for you, where would you like to see yourself in the next year?

In the next year I want to be looking back on my life and say man I remember when it was hard to get people to listen to me, now the whole world listens to me.

What is your social media? How can people get in contact with you?

My social media is officialblakrain on all platforms.

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Straight Official Sit Downs: Isiah Palmer

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Isiah Palmer

ISIAH PALMER is not only an emerging artist from the nineteenth state, but is also the focal point of this edition of Straight Official Sit-Downs. Check out his convo with @klassikceo down below and check out more interviews right here.

Q&A WITH ISIAH PALMER

Q: What is your Name? Where are you from and what first got you interested in the entertainment
industry?

I’m Isiah Palmer and I live in Indianapolis, Indiana. I first became interested in the entertainment industry at a very early age as I really wanted to be an actor. I started becoming involved in musicals in my church and also acted with a local civic theater company. Singing and acting became my passion. However, acting was something that was picked up very naturally and came easy to me.

Q: Who and/or what inspires you to create?

Honestly, just living life to its fullest is the best inspiration! Life experiences truly inspire me to create…you can say that my life experiences truly push me forward in ways that may be difficult to explain. I not only have the opportunity to speak on things I’m going through at the time, but I also find that I truly enjoy the process; whether it be songwriting, rapping, singing, performing live to name a few, and am dedicated to bettering myself and my craft with every song I write or through every unbelievable opportunity I find coming my way.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Q: How would you describe your sound?

Hmmm, I’ve been told by others that I have a unique inner fire to create. I just let it happen. I do not try to achieve a certain sound but again just let the process happen. In doing so, I’ve also been told that I am not beholden to any single genre. Therefore, my songs may have Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock, and many other influences. I do though find myself composing more melodies with rap vocals…something about that percussive feeling.

Q: What is your creative process like?

At present, I find myself creating while I am around incredibly talented and creative people, my friends, and we are in the studio just having fun.

Q: What artist(s) would you like to collaborate with?

Gerard Way, Drake, and Kanye West.

Isiah Palmer

I enjoy telling everyone to believe in themselves. Always treat people with respect. You never know who can change your life.

Isiah Palmer’s message to his fans

Q: What is a skill you have that most people don’t know about?

That’s easy…I love basketball! And, I ended up quitting both singing and acting early on in my life due to my love for basketball. I had my hopes set on joining my high school team but unfortunately that did not happen. My family moved several times during this time and I never gave up wanting to play basketball.

I finally ended up at a private, non-denominational Christian school where I made the team. We actually won a state championship and I received a basketball scholarship to play in college. While at college I was injured thus ending my basketball career.

Q: What would you be doing right now if you weren’t doing music?

If I were not making music, I would be acting and modeling.

IN CLOSING

Q: Who are some artists/people you admire and why?

I was blessed to have grown up around hit-making producer Chucky Thompson. He was my dear friend and mentor whom I worked closely with. His tremendous influence on my music can be felt to this day. His death from Covid was super hard on me, and I took it personal to be the best artist I can be.

Also, Gerard Way and My Chemical Romance as they were the first CD I ever received. Wiz Khalifa due to his military background and Kanye West because he is a different artist making generational music.

Q: What is the best advice you’ve been given?

To build and keep a healthy circle. This means finding and keeping people around who are not only positive but who really want to see you become successful on your own terms!

Q: If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be?

I really wish many more artists would have opportunities to be great. I feel we have outlets for artists to receive help, but we are not really giving indie artists the blueprint to be successful.

Q: What’s next for you, where would you like to see yourself in the next year?

I am incredibly blessed to be building a remarkable team and we are singularly focused on promoting my new
single entitled ADIOS. We really believe in the record. I am looking forward to performing live for larger audiences whether they be supporting slots or headlining small gigs to big festivals.

Q: What is your social media? How can people get in contact with you?

Everyone can follow me on Instagram. You can add me at @isiah.palmer

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Swift Is’Rael is ‘Stayin Alive’ With New Rael-Mix

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Central Illinois native Swift Is’Rael has been making major moves within the recording industry over the past several months. Using his creativity to create “Rael mixes” to some of today’s hottest songs have sparked interest in the burgeoning artist’s career. Taking on songs like Mooski’s “Trackstar”, Future’s “Puffin’ On Zooties” & his tribute to fallen rapper, Nipsey Hussle on “Long Live Nipsey Hussle”  have given Swift a solid foundation on which to build. 

Swift Is'Rael standing on a pillar.
Swift Is’rael

Gaining further understanding of what it takes to build a brand within the music industry has allowed Swift to use his online platform to propel himself to the forefront of the music scene, and connecting with Authentic Empire CEO, Booman lead to a distribution deal with the company. Swift’s latest remix finds the rapper going in over Dj Khaled’s “Staying Alive”. Staying true to what got him this far Swift is ready to make the move from unheralded rapper to the game’s next superstar.

Swift Is'rael

Check out Swift’s “Staying Alive Rael Mix” here on straightofficial.com and let us know what you think about the Authentic Empire signee’s latest release. 

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Eli Brady Enlists Phresher For New Music Video “Started”

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Eli Brady & Phresher
Eli Brady & Phresher

Westchester New York’s own Eli Brady delivers his second music video, Started with Phresher. The East Coast artist self describes his style as “melodic while maintaining deep and creative lyricism”. Sporting a bouncy piano and horn driven beat the single could easily find play on top 40 stations across the country. The self-taught recording artist/producer/engineer is quickly making a name for himself in the world of music with his consistent releases. The latest single serves as the follow-up to his debut single Too Gone.

Eli Brady

Keeping the energy high and the flows fun-filled, Eli and Phresher exchange verses about how life once was and how they’re never going back to how it all started. It’s easy to hear Eli’s affinity for his self proclaimed influences Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown on the poppy track. Check out the video right here on Straightofficial.com and let us know if Eli Brady really is ready to get it Started.

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PNB Rock Shot At A Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles

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Rapper PnB Rock was shot at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Los Angeles while dining with his girlfriend on Monday (Sep. 12.)

Law enforcement got a call to the Inglewood location of the restaurant at 1:23 pm for a shooting victim, per TMZ. The outlet obtained video footage of the incident that showed the “Fendi” rapper “fighting for his life.” Restaurant staff was reportedly seen panicking as the rapper lay on the floor. In the video, PnB Rock is still seen moving. His current condition is unknown. Prior to the shooting, the Philly native’s girlfriend Steph posted a photo of their meal on her social media. The shooter is still unknown, but witnesses say that they were trying to rob someone in the restaurant. TMZ also noted that PnB posted a video of himself wearing multiple chains prior.

DJ Akademiks took to Twitter to share a statement on the incident after interviewing the rapper a week ago. “Wow.. this PNB Rock situation crazy.. i just did a interview with him a week ago where he detailed how someone tried to rob him in LA recently while he was out with his girlfriend and daughter. Now.. this.. smh. Pray for PNB Rock,” he wrote.

PnB Rock
PnB Rock
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Jada Ali Walks a Tightrope With New Single

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JADA ALI IS HERE!

Flint, Michigan’s own Jada Ali isn’t just running the Midwest, she’s taking her career to the next level. The talented rapper recently released her latest album HARD TO LOVE to critical acclaim. The 15 track project features some of the game’s hottest including Detwan Love, YBG Travo and Velly Beretta. Detwan and Jada trade bars over a bouncy instrumental on 2 Goats. (Check that video out here.) The mood shifts back to reality rap on Tightrope.

Jada Ali

Clocking in under 2 minutes Ms. Ali wastes no time getting straight to it with lines like “So many thoughts on my mental I don’t know where to start/how did we let some hoe sh*t tear us apart” & “Bein’ with me ain’t simple/I’m a thug b*tch, but you knew that before you even fell in love b*tch. ” Keeping it real as real gets the SKE records signee holds no punches in her AiJae Blu directed music video.

Check it out right here on straightofficial.com and let us know what you think. Is Jada Ali positioning herself as the new Midwest queen?

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Capone & Daz Dillinger (C-N-D) | “GUIDELINEZ”

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C-N-N MEETS THA DOGG POUND!

Hip-Hop legends CAPONE & DAZ DILLINGER are the newest duo to emerge! West Coast artist & producer Daz Dillinger from Tha Dogg Pound and East Coast artist Capone from C-N-N has united as a duo calling themselves “C-N-D” Capone N Dillinger. Capone & Daz first met during a Noreaga Drink Champs segment.

Capone & Daz Dilliger

Recording a few tracks together, it had inspired them to go all-out and push a full project.

Naming the album GUIDLINEZ, they prepared to drop. Daz and Capone release dates were affected by Covid.

The Queens native and Long Beach counterpart finally dropped the long-delayed project July 2022 with top tier features.

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SWAG 100 sets up a virtual zoom call with the 2 legends and conducts an official Goat Vibez Interview with them.

Capone & Daz Dillinger

Capone and Daz Dillinger breaks down their legendary NY NY & LA LA songs,as well as the 2 year process dropping Guidelinez and more. Check out the one-on-one interview down below.

FUN FACTS

Daz Dillinger, produced five songs on All Eyez on Me—”Ambitionz Az A Ridah”, “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted“, “I Ain’t Mad At Cha“, “Skandalouz”, and “Got My Mind Made Up”.

Which rapidly became 2Pac’s most commercially successful album. Solidifying Daz Dillinger standing as a producer. As Death Row’s lead producer, Daz workedon Snoop Dogg’s second album, Tha Doggfather.

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[Single] Mahogany Stylez ‘R.B.E’

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Known for her sheer diversity and unadulterated hustle, MAHOGANY STYLEZ embodies the concept of “Women in Hip Hop.” As a rapper, songwriter, model & host she positions herself in a way that will leave no room to NOT be a staple in the entertainment industry.

Hip-Hop raised her. She was coined as “Hip-Hop’s Little Sister.” Later she was deemed as the “Princess of Hip Hop.” She serves up raw honest vocals, wrapped in a flow that is so unique and a voice that is true to herself, her brand IS an art form.

Mahogany Styles R.B.E.

From an early age, Mahogany exposed and thrusted herself into anything that was related to the art. It comes as no surprise that Mahogany Stylez has her hands in many pots, across all things entertainment. From music and Hip-Hop, modeling and brand collaborations, hosting and building her own multi operation empire. Her latest brand launch (Hippie Stixx Co.) is a lifestyle cannabis accessories brand.

Mahogany Stylez is surely a powerhouse, with only so much more promise of what is to come. While featured on a slew of mixtapes that span the course of her career, Stylez gained critical acclaim for her debut EP Str8 Stylin the EP. With hit singles like “I Swear,” and “Diary,” and more recent singles “Dirty Low,” and “Play No Games.” “Dirty Low” was featured on Safaree’s Get Straiiittt mixtape series.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR MAHOGANY STYLES?

Stylez is actively involved in publishing her own music projects, balancing modeling, and host bookings. She is also hosting and producing two podcasts of her own, including a personal Talk/Dish style podcast, “The Mahogany Stylez Experience,” and her independent artist spotlight podcast The Sunday Funday Mix Show.

It’s safe to say that Mahogany Stylez is a talented force. Looking to release more music, she also looks forward to tapping back into film and television. No matter what she’s doing, she’s sure to deliver. She’s currently working on 2 new projects. Mahogany recently released a new anthem like record “R.B.E”, which serves as an ode to the female hustlers.

Continue to follow the Mahogany Stylez journey, to see where she will land next!

FOLLOW MAHOGANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter: www.Twitter.com/mahoganystylez Facebook: www.Facebook.com/mahoganystylez Instagram: www.instagram.com/mahoganystylez Music Link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Mh8kI5fOvcGrgrYU0Tnv0?si=nsf80sV7SHKxu9YGaL42bQ

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#NewMusicMondays Feat. DJ Khaled

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DJ Khaled

DJ KHALED has Hip-Hop buzzing once again after the release of his latest project God Did. Pitchfork reports that this follow up to last year’s Khaled Khaled features a stacked roster of guests, including Jay-Z and Lil Wayne (on the title track alongside Rick Ross, John Legend, and Fridayy), Drake (on opener “No Secret”), Future and SZA (on “Beautiful”), the late Juice WRLD (“Juice WRLD Did”), and more.

DJ Khaled God Did
God Did-DJ Khaled (Photo Cred: YouTube Vevo)

God Did marks the 13th studio project Khaled has released and like his previous LP’s has several guest appearances as well as Khaled’s signature catchphrases. One of the most talked about songs on the LP is “God Did” that features Ross, Wayne & Jay-Z. While both Ross and Weezy brought the attitude on the track, Hov spoke boss talk like he always does. He did so for nearly four minutes! His verse has already been deemed by some as the Hip-Hop verse of the year. Check out the lyric video down below and let us know what you think.

Please, Lord forgive me for what the stove did

Nobody touched the billi’ until Hov did

How many billionaires can come from Hov crib? Huh

I count three, me, Ye and Rih

Jay-Z verse on DJ Khaled’s God Did

Check out God Did by DJ Khaled today on all major streaming platforms.

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