Latasha Alcindor (otherwise stylized as L.A.) is making it a goal to bring back a somewhat lost candor with, “”Bee.Em [Black Magic]”. Directed by Jamee Cornelia x Jay Chandler and produced by Another Planet Productions, L.A. made sure to attack her verse with some thought-provoking lyrics bursting with heightened social critique that is so necessary in our culture. The video was originally premiered on Noisey and since then has been garnering attention from just about every social site.

.RESPECT also reached out to L.A. to ask her about the intentions behind the record/video and what it meant for her to create it. This is what she had to say:

Someone wrote that this song is a manifesto to melanin and its power. I agree with that and add on to the fact that its power has been manipulated and denigrated. And this song and video is just the beginning of how I would like to be the change I want to see in the world. A big middle finger to those who think we can’t see how they are messing with us. A big thank you but no thank you cause we are awaken.

From tearing down her show at A3C Festival this year to modeling with Rocawear Blak, this definitely won’t be the last time you hear from this Brooklyn MC.

You can watch the full video below:

Be sure to follow L. A. on Twitter: @UCanCallMeLA

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The Duck Down Records latest signee Chelsea Reject has had a lot of changes in her life in the past couple of months. Fresh from inking with Buckshot’s independent label, Reject has been busy opening up for Jay Electronica at the A3C Festival and opening on a couple of dates of the The Smokers Club Tour alongside Method Man & Redman, B-Real (of Cypress Hill), Berner and Mick Jenkins.

It’s been a long way coming for Chelsea Reject’s career. I first caught wind of the Brooklyn-bred MC in early 2011 at a Lyve Life showcase Dyme-a-Duzin used to put together, and she’s been bubbling ever since.

Three years later, her latest video “Everything’s Change” is setting up the release of her full-length project “CMPLX” due sometime this year. The video itself has a real spacey vibe to its aesthetic, the smooth jazz instrumental blends well with Chelsea’s laid-back flow as she spits about all the changes going around her including friends, passion, and the desire for artistic growth. Here’s what Reject had to say about the video:

“Everything’s Change” is about life and seasons and how “change” is the only consistent thing I know. Somehow it’s still the same shit.

Check out the latest visual and let us know what you think!

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