Evan Barlow releases a heartfelt visual for his new record titled “Butter Toppin.” The video shows the heartbroken artist waking up in the morning to an empty bed, brushing his teeth, and eventually heading out of the house in search of his girlfriend who is now with another guy. The video continues, moving the viewer through spaces of disappointment and pain, only to discover that it was all a dream.

The Virginia native continues to release records showing his depth and diversity, determined to bring awareness to his artistic skill set. “Butter Toppin,” produced by Andrew Hypes, is one of Evan’s records off of his “Fabrics” mixtape released earlier this year. The record is a creative, harmonic, angelic music blend with a strong bass guitar riff. The video is sure to take you on a journey of love, pain, disappointment and hope from start to finish.

“Once you’ve dealt with as much loss as I have, it’s easy to have visions of losing the closest thing to you. “Butter Toppin’ is a piece of my journey through love, and the risk someone puts themselves in by falling in love. Even though there is a chance of heartbreak and pain, we as human beings should always be free to love again,” says Evan about his video, which can be seen on BET JAMS nationwide.

Evan is currently in the studio fixing up a new batch of music to release in early 2017.

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Socially conscious rap artist on the rise, Evan Barlow, releases his highly anticipated new mixtape “FABRICS,” much to the delight of his ever-increasing fan base. The Richmond-bred rapper and recovering addict boldly wields his talents to shed light on the struggle, despair and ultimate victory over drug addiction, while advocating for everyone’s freedom of choice to live a better life and become the best version of themselves, despite what society may tell them.

“We named my upcoming project ‘FABRICS,’ because fabrics, distinct from textile materials are the basic structure of something, and for my project I chose not to be limited to an ideology that my music had to fit a certain format or sound,” Evan explains. “So music in general was the basic structure of this project, not the format of the music.”

The East Coast artist says his fans can expect an unexpected sound on this body of work. “What makes ‘FABRICS’ unique is the genre-crossing. We have straight up Hip-Hop tracks transitioning into alternative tracks, raw rapping, then melodic singing. The song ‘Left Hand Jump’ has an Alt-J, mixed with a House of Pain sample, underlined by Nirvana. That’s unique in itself,” the rising star explains.

Evan worked with an incredible group of artists to bring “FABRICS” to life, including the talented producer Bink (Kanye West, Jay Z), the phenomenal Pop Wansel Producers Some Randoms, Chally who is signed to Timbaland, Macklemore’shorn players Greg Kramer and Ouwor Arunga, as well as Andrew Hypes, Will Perry and more.

“A lot of key people here. Also, just the fact we did what we weren’t supposed to and risked being washed out with the people who have no image. The whole point of ‘Fabrics’ was to not have an image. We wanted to see how far we could run with not sticking to one genre,” Evan unveils.

The Richmond, Virginia native has creatively coined his unique sound “the music of the day after tomorrow” and is known for effortlessly blending genres such as Rock, Pop, Alternative and Hip-Hop for a signature result that resounds with a millennial age.

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Waiting until the right time, when he felt was the perfect time to release this record and video, Evan Barlow continues to defy the odds and shine as a beacon of hope with his uplifting music and the release of “Triumphant” featuring McBeth. The recovered drug addict, self-labeled [JUNKIE] makes music to encourage recovering addicts who have given up hope, showcasing lyrics like, “it’s you who controls your fate, what you become and how much you’ll make. And if you’re determined to shine and be the greatest, then you shall if you keep your patience.” Barlow effortlessly weaves his real life events with the angelic voice of McBeth who belts out, “even with the odds against us, even though our goals seem far, we shall remain triumphant, ‘cuz that’s just what we are.”

The new visual captures the Richmond native’s former struggle with drug abuse and his subsequent “triumph” to break free, recover and spread hope to others struggling in life. The feel good record, produced by Daniel Wentling and Andrew Hypes, features horns by Macklemore’s famous trumpet and trombone players Ouwor Arunga and Greg Kramer.

Evan releases “Triumphant” as a follow up to his recent explosive singles “The Fix” and “Come Together.” The talented artist continues to use his own story of drug addiction and survival to empower music lovers everywhere, young and old. With his highly anticipated EP titled “FABRICS” to be released Independence Day 2016, Evan shows no signs of slowing down.

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Multi-talented rapper/singer Evan Barlow continues to fearlessly leave his mark on the music industry with the release of a compelling new visual for his song “Fight.” The visual depicts the Richmond native lashing out at the extreme levels of hypocrisy that America’s government continues to exploit. Delivering an emotionally-charged anthem for equality and freedom, Evan chants, “Fight for the freedom they say that we have, f*ck what the government says, this is our life and our way…that’s why we fight. Question the government, question the people who run it, and question the people that govern it, because we look like puppets. If everyone came together, we all could be one with it. Together we stand, United we stay.”

Evan releases his bold new video on the heels of the success of his recent singles “The Fix”, “Window” Feat Shanica Knowles and “Come Together.” The talented artist continues to shine in a lane of his own as he speaks the truth about current events, his real life battle with drug addiction and recovery, while offering hope to a melting pot of music lovers everywhere.

Barlow is set to release his abstract yet fluent body of music titled “FABRICS” during the summer of this year. He’s worked with notable artists on his new project including the talented producer Bink (Kanye West, Jay Z), the phenomenal Pop Wansel producers “Some Randoms,” Chally (signed to Timbaland), Macklemore’s horn players Greg Kramer and Ouwor Arunga, and more.

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Evan Barlow pleads with the evil forces of drug addiction to release their hold on his soul: “Pop that vein/Satan is alive now/I want Satan to let me be/Just give me peace.” It’s easy to see the struggle Barlow had to go through while overcoming the battles of drug addiction in this chilling new record titled “Window.” Shanica Knowles, actress and cousin to the legendary Beyonce Knowles, known for her roles in Hanna Montana and Jump In!, does an incredible job painting the picture of addiction knocking at the window of the soul asking to be let in over a hypnotic, enchanting beat.

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Barlow takes the listener though the ups and downs of his near death life experience which he has been faithfully able to withstand. The rising star is committed to sharing his story about his ability to overcome drug addiction and continues to show up with incredible art showcasing his lyrical dominance and powerful delivery. His undeniably powerful writing style continues to give him a cutting edge, working with producers aligned with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Macklemore, Timbaland and more. Barlow plans to fully release his entire body of work titled Fabrics on July 4th. With nearly 156,000 organic plays on Soundcloud, fans seem to be consistently growing fond of Barlow’s skill set and are committed to following him as he shares his story with the world.

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Barlow is set to open for Diplo, Travis Scott and Lil Dicky on May 21st for Shaggfest in his hometown of Virginia.

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Rising rapper/singer Evan Barlow wasted no time in dropping another new single titled “The Fix,” produced by Andrew Hypes, to follow up his last powerful single “Come Together.” The socially conscious artist boldly tackles the struggles of addiction with real life-inspired lyrics in his new record. A recovering addict in his own right, Evan Barlow is known for his no-holds barred approach to spitting the truth in his emotionally-charged songs.

The Richmond, Virginia native has creatively coined his unique sound “the music of the day after tomorrow” and is known for effortlessly blending genres such as Rock, Pop, Alternative and Hip-Hop for a signature result that resounds with a millennial age.

Barlow is currently putting the finishing touches on his highly anticipated mixtape “FABRICS” coming soon. He’s worked with an incredible group of artists on his new project, including the talented producer Bink (Kanye West, Jay Z), the phenomenal Pop Wansel producers  “Some Randoms,” Chally (signed to Timbaland), Macklemore’s horn players Greg Kramer and Ouwor Arunga, and more.

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