Following up his collaborative effort with Hip-Hop legends Xzibit and B-Real as a member of the Serial Killers, West Coast rapper Demrick returns with a new solo project, No Wasting Time releasing February 8th.

Kicking off the New Year right, Demrick is releasing the audio to his first single off the brand new EP titled “Hu$tler’s Dream.”  The 8 track project features music production from The Elevaterz, is executive produced by Max Perry and described by Demrick as “motivational music.”

“This album is straight motivational music, you know 2019, pushing and motivation. Not only is it motivating me but also the fans,” Demrick explained. 

In addition to this solo effort, Demrick will be joining Cypress Hill on tour this Spring traveling across the United States for Cypress Hill’s “West Coast High Tour.” (See tour dates below)

“I’m excited to go on tour with the legendary Cypress Hill, this is gonna be a big time smokers tour, I can’t wait to get on the road!” Demrick said. 

For more information check out the pre-order link below along with the tracklisting. In addition check out Demrick’s tour dates with Cypress Hill below:

Pre-Order Link: https://foundation-media.lnk.to/NoWastingTime

Tracklisting for No Wasting Time

1. The Difference
2. Young Forever
3. Wide Awake 
4. On My Own 
5. Sushi Plate
6. Flavors ft. Dizzy Wright & Euroz
7. Hu$tlers Dream
8. Foldgers ft. Devvon Terrell

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Quick question for our readers/hoops fans: who’s got the better pump fake? Kobe post-number eight, or Drake and his team — including his father — when it comes to releasing his highly anticipated new “playlist” More Life. After seemingly shutting down all rumors of a push back with this cryptic — okay not cryptic but foreign — picture on Instagram, The Boy & Co. failed to deliver on what was supposed to be an OVO Sound Radio premiere. Drake’s producer — and lifeline — Noah “40” Shebib gave an update on IG the other day in regards to the project, saying that they were “finishing it up”. But cmon now. Following update after update peppered in teasers like this and this, fans have been starting to grow weary. Drake and his team better drop it bef… you know what, I can’t even finish that sentence with a straight face. We’ll all be waiting by our iPhones in anticipation whether it’s released now or in 2075, the same year rumored to have Detox releasing. Until then, check out these 5 new tracks that will be ringing through speakers everywhere, which includes Demrick, new TDE signee SiR, and more. Check it out below.

Ravyn Lenae – “Unknown”

What do you get when you mix beautiful neo-soul inspired production with enchanting songwriting and alluring vocals? You get Chicago native Ravyn Lenae and her refreshing new EP, Midnight Moonlight. After receiving cosigns from of Chicago’s brightest up and comers like Mick Jenkins – which is how I came across her – through her last projects, the songstress returned strong with the new EP, particularly the track, “Unknown”. The best part about this track is how she brings you into her world. You have no choice but to feel her pain. When she says, “I long for warning won’t you let me know?” or “I know you told me that you won’t be long, time lapsed and I’m trapped in another’s arms,” you can feel the sorrow in her voice as well as the guilt of moving on. In an era where sound triumphs lyrical content, it seems like Lenae has found the perfect mix. Check out the track below and get hip.

Demrick – “Major Later (Feat. Reezy & Lil’ Debbie)”

When Funk Volume split last year, I was the first person to stand up and say it was the best move for starplayer Dizzy Wright. Though Hopsin had help nurture the young emcee into one of the best stoner rappers today, it was obvious that the label in general was hindering his growth. Enter in Still Movin’. Turning a potentially devesating situation into a positive, Dizzy started his own label with Funk Volume CEO Damien Ritter, creating a rare opportunity for himself and his family to eat on for years. His first signee? Dizzy’s Blaze With Us co-collaborator Demrick, who is criminally underrated. Starting off the label with a bang, the crew has been releasing new songs every Sunday in hopes of smoothly transitioning over their audience. By far the best song to come out of these sessions so far has been Demrick’s track, “Major Later”. On what sounds like a track cut from the new Fast and Furious soundtrack, Demrick, fellow Still Movin mate Reezy, and Lil’ Debbie trade scathing bars over this bass heavy beat by Reezy. Lines like “Use my pen to drop gems on a lost soul” and “How you see the bigger picture when you lo-fi” showcase Demrick’s dense lyrical ability while lines like “I f*ck with Vegas might just build me a condo” highlight the obvious chemistry between the Philly native and Dizzy. After scoring placement on the newest trailer for Minions, he might be on his way to matching his way to obtaining his own collective. Check out the track below and stop sleeping on the wordsmith, you owe it to Hip-Hop.

https://soundcloud.com/stillmovin/demrick-major-later-feat-reezy-lil-debbie

Chop 808 – “Body Complex”

Hit records come and go everyday B, and often so do the artist “behind” them. It’s not everyday that you meet somebody with the potential to produce multiple chart toppers, let alone ones with actual content. Hearing Memphis native and Las Vegas rep Chop 808’s infectious track, “Body Complex” is not an everyday moment, and Chop is not an everyday person. I’m not sure if its the geniusly placed synths or the beautiful harmonization from With All Due RESPECT. favorite Luna, but this track screams Billboard. Meshing funky cadences with uplifting lyrics — “I don’t need no sidekick, that’s just me being honest” and “Wish you were all on me, loving my melatonin” — with a heavy southern drawl that plays to his favor, Chop demonstrates a large potential to be around for a while. If his newest track, “Candy Lane” and his Soundcloud numbers — 20k and counting on “Body Complex” — are any indication, that potential may be realized sooner rather than later. Check out the track below and be on the lookout for the video, coming soon.

https://soundcloud.com/chop808/body-complex

6 Dogs – “Flexing”

Okay look. Before you press play on this track below the article, just hear me out. We live in strange times. Times where Beanie Sigel gets knocked out in Philly and rappers with red hair rule the airwaves. I don’t make the rules, I just turn up to them, and one song that everybody will be doing just that too soon is “Flexing“. Crafted by Atlanta suburb native 6 Dogs, “Flossing” is a catchy jingle that is intended to be neither of those things. Meshing depressive — though relatable — lyrics like, “You’ll be fine without me” and “Tear duct stains on my floor, I don’t know if I can do this anymore” with appealing xylophone keys, 6 Dogs is on the brink of superstardom. Kid Cudi officially became the man of the depressed forgotten with his cult classic Man On The Moon series, and I accept the Atlanta native to grab the torch and run with it. The song, which I traditionally wouldn’t even consider a rap record, isn’t the only reason I believe he’s headed for greener pastures though. After reading this fantastic piece from The Masked Gorilla on Dogs — which includes tales about getting grounded, botched video shoots and the dark inner working of Soundcloud Rap — I not only fully understood where he was coming from, but I could see how millions of teens would relate as well. With the track at already almost 700k plays without any MAJOR publication coverage, the teens will seemingly be the ones to ascend 6 Dogs. Check out the track below, as well as the peculiar video here, and get hip to the soon to be King of The Teens — sorry Yachty but teenagers aren’t always happy.

SiR – “Ooh Nah Nah (Feat. Masego)”

Earlier this year when Top Dawg announced that TDE did indeed release the albums of John Doe one AND two, many fans were left scaling 2016’s releases for what could be the hidden gem of an empire. The first obvious release was that of announced signing Lance Skiiiwalker, but the identity of the latter was left to the imagination of the rap world. Anybody in the know — or whoever was paying attention — knew that album belonged to Los Angeles native SiR, though. After delivering the aforementioned project — HER — to rave reviews, the crooner followed the announcement of his signing with the follow up EP, Her Too, and he did not disappoint. One of the standout songs on the project — though ALL six are worthy — has to be the Masego assisted, “Ooh Nah Nah“. Whoever thought to combine SiR’s beautifully wavy falsettos with Masego’s show-stealing Saxophones should be given an NAACP award for black excellence. This song is sure to be on every lover’s summer playlist and if the powers that be behind the record — cough cough Interscope — see the potential of this smash and properly promote it, the track could make the Spring playlists instead. Check out the track below and go buy Her Too NOW, your significant other will thank you later.

There you have it! Let us know how we did, did we get it right? Are we still sleeping on your favorite local artist? Let us know in the comment section below!

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A lot can happen in a year. Just ask Demrick and Dizzy Wright, the latest super-duo that made (and are still making) major marks within Hip-Hop and music period. Early in his career, Demrick found himself moving to California from Philadelphia and collaborating with — and holding his own alongside — some of West Coast Rap’s biggest pillars; back at the start of 2016, Dizzy found himself without a label as Funk Volume (who was at the time partnered with Warner Bros. Records) collapsed amongst infighting between co-founders Hopsin and (Dizzy’s manager) Damien Ritter. After a successful tour, Demrick and Dizzy are building off of the new album Blaze With Us, a stoner-friendly record that sees the two emcees very much at the top of their game.

Recently, RESPECT. had the opportunity to chat with Dizzy and Demrick about the new album, Donald Trump, their past situations and more.

RESPECT.: How did you two come together to create this album?

Demrick: Travelling for The Growing Process tour, Dizzy hit me up and had me open up for him, and we just started making music on the downtime…instead of spending the days on the bus, we was spending [our time] in a nice studio in whatever city it was so we could relax, smoke and get creative. And then by the end of that tour, we essentially had a whole project…not a mixtape, but all original material. That’s kind of like what brought us together, [it] was just the road and the vibes…and needed a good place to smoke when we came to the city (laughs).

RESPECT.: As far as Blaze With Us, were you guys just building and making music or was creating this project a plan at the start of your recording sessions?

Dizzy Wright: I think like around the second or third time, when we realized that we were pumping out a lot of music. Like Demrick was just saying, “s***, we damn near got enough music for a project!,” and I was like, “s***, I think we should give ’em one!” (Laughs) …and from there, [Demrick] was just like, “I feel the same way,” and we just continued to work on music organically the way we was doing it, but when it came to the mixing and the making sure that it just sounded right. We took a lot of time, put it in a lot of hands to make sure it was quality music.

Demrick: Yeah, we definitely wanted it to be cohesive and make sense. I think that we agreed early on that we wanted to do something but we wanted to make sure that it was right and make sure it has songs with meaning, and if we were really gonna talk about marijuana on a lot of these records, we wanted to put the message in there too. So, we just took our time with it and made sure that it was just a solid piece of work, you know, we didn’t want to throw it out there and people just be like, “oh this just sounds like some songs that they did,” we wanted it to feel like a cohesive project.

Dizzy: And not only that, I knew that we were gonna be working together a lot this year. Like, me and Demrick’s relationship even got stronger this year, so I knew that we were gonna be touring and doing shows. [There were times when] Demrick just popped up on me, and I popped up on him in different cities just to f*** with each other in the studio and come to the shows and get down like that, so I knew that the relationship was being built kind of strong so I didn’t want to rush it, you know what I’m saying? So I was like, “let’s show the fans that we rock with each other, why we rock with each other, without overdoing it,” and then later on we give them the project.

RESPECT.: Demrick, we understand that — given your journey from Philadelphia to California — Kurupt was your big entry to a successful career.

Demrick: Yea, I was always rapping with my homies in Philly, and we had met Kurupt, and Kurupt just was like, “y’all got something, you need to come to L.A. for a visit.” And then when we came out there, you know, we were like, “f*** it, let’s go visit and see what Cali has to offer,” and we just were kids that were just recording in our little studio that we were paying for every month and all that, so when we came out here all of a sudden and we’re going to crazy studios and crazy sessions with Kurupt, he just had us everywhere with him, and he just looked at us and was like, “yo, if you really wanna do this, you should probably make a [long-term move to California] ’cause I can help introduce you to some people while you’re out here.” So, he was a really big part of the reason why I came to Cali for sure, because we was in Philly, we — or I — didn’t really have anybody who knew the ropes…we were opening up for artists that were there, and I was making my music and doing other things, it was kind of like a hobby but it was always a passion of mine to make music, I would spend all of my downtime making music. He just gave me that opportunity, that first look into what could be, “oh, these are real studios, these people are making songs, and they’re just like me.” And that kind of gave me that confidence that I needed to take it all the way 100% serious.

RESPECT.: Dizzy, we have to congratulate you for earning a second place trophy at the SoCal Cannabis Cup. Tell us how you got into making your own strain.

Dizzy: You gotta have a relationship with a grower. A grower that cares about the greenery and just takes their time. I’ve been smoking weed for a while now, a lot of it, and…I’ve invested a lot of money into it, and I was just tryna figure out how I could turn it into a situation where I started to make a little money back off of it, but also to be able to smoke really good. So, my boys over at Crown OG, I was able to build a relationship with them and we was able to work it out. And it’s been nice, it’s been really cool. The fans love it, and…I think that just being adamant and just, like, close to the stoner community, or going to the High Times Cups [and the] dab events, just all this s*** that the stoners like to do, it kind of kept me close to the stoner community, and everybody was eager to try it out.

RESPECT.: Being that the album also takes from Method Man and Redman’s classic Blackout! series, can we expect more tours and albums/collaborations from you guys as a duo?

Dizzy: That’s the plan, bro, that’s the plan. I mean we want to be able to create music forever…if we could give the fans music forever, every now and then give them a project, hit ’em with another Blaze With Us or whatever, I think it’ll be fun, you know what I’m saying? I think that marijuana is only being more accepted…we wanted marijuana to be legalized. That was the initial goal…and we dropped this project speaking about that, and it went recreational in both cities that we live in, Vegas and Cali — that’s not single-handedly on us, of course (laughs). We gradually played a part in that, we just want to continue to do stuff like that.

RESPECT.: Prior to this, you both created some great music with other big names as well (example: Demrick’s Serial Killers project with Xzibit and B-Real)…will we be seeing a continuation of releases like that as well?

Demrick: Well I mean, I think the goal for 2017 is just to get in the studio and create as much material as we can to give to the people, separately and together. At least, that’s how I feel about it…it’s about just continuing to create and make more projects that help move the people and motivate the people, and if we keep the legacy going, really, that’s kind of like a piece of it too.

RESPECT.: As you guys have said in this interview, Blaze With Us also contains some socially and politically-charged subject matter (including marijuana legalization) as well. Given that, what are your thoughts (if you have any) regarding America post-Donald Trump winning the election?

Dizzy: Go ahead [Demrick] (laughs).

Demrick: (Laughs) I mean…we’ll just see what happens, man. I think like…it definitely shocked me, me and my people was definitely shocked that Trump won. I think [on the Blaze With Us track] “Getting High”, you’re absolutely right, Dizzy made a statement talking about before Obama leaves office to just legalize [marijuana]…I look on the newsfeed today and it was talking about the next six states that are planning on going recreational. As far as that’s concerned, I think we spoke a lot about that on Blaze With Us and it’s cool to see it all come to fruition. I don’t know what’s gonna happen with Trump, man, I got my fingers crossed and…I just don’t like the fact that it’s bringing out a lot of hatred that I’m not really with, that’s not really my vibe, so…I just gotta see what happens. I’m praying for the best. I’ve seen that [Alabama Republican Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump’s nomination for attorney general] is really against marijuana. I sure hope that his words don’t…I sure hope that he’s not allowed to really make decisions for where we’re going as far as marijuana is concerned, but I don’t know. We just gotta see what happens, man (laughs).

Dizzy: As far as me man, I think that s*** is all over the place. I’m not really focusing on it. They say you shouldn’t focus on negativity, ’cause it only taints your mind. So, I don’t want to taint my mind and make myself feel a certain way about anybody. I just don’t even focus on that s***, I just kind of just…I’m looking past it right now, it is what it is. I definitely didn’t vote for Trump, but I definitely voted.

RESPECT.: Dizzy, we’ve already seen you express your feelings about Funk Volume’s unfortunate demise on various platforms. Almost a full year later, have you been able to reconnect with any of your former labelmates?

Dizzy: [Pause] S***, nah, I haven’t. I haven’t spoke to [Hopsin] since our last conversation when I was trying to keep him in Funk Volume, I haven’t spoke to him since then. Yea, me and Jarren [Benton] still vibe, but I haven’t seem him in a while ’cause he’s been working, he’s been on the road and I’ve been on the road…and I haven’t seen SwizZz in a while, neither. But I’m not purposely ignoring anybody or avoiding anyway, I’m just trying to focus on the right things for me.

RESPECT.: Being that you’ve both seen so much, is there any advice that you have for up-and-coming artists looking to break into the music industry?

Dizzy: I would say if you don’t work for it then it’s not worth having. It’s okay to take the slow route, and learn about loyalty and what’s important to you. Enjoy making music, just do that and learn the business and the game and take chances on the side, you know what I’m saying. ‘Cause there’s a lot of things you learn every single year…a lot of cats, they want to go from level 3 to level 10 because they think they got the bars. It’s real n***as all over the world that can outrap everybody, but they’ll never go as far as they want to go ’cause they’ll never know how to conduct themselves to the top. But, I would just say work smart.

Demrick: Exactly. I think what I would say to somebody that’s coming up is make your music for you, make something that you believe in and then start sharing it with people. And if people like it, there’s enough people in the world and there’s enough like-minded individuals where people are getting on the same wavelength as you…it builds from there. And the power’s in the fans. That’s it.

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