Recently, The Black Opera (the artistic collective with roots from Nigeria, Uganda, Madagascar, France and the United States) have released “Sacred Cow”, a new self-produced record that introduces new member Johnny Void which explores the topics of injustice, belief and trust. The group has an affinity for embedding real topics into their verses and crafting or utilizing production that keeps them “hip” in today’s competitive musical landscape. Listen to the carefully and skillfully written verses by Jamall Bufford (formerly Buff1), Magestik Legend, Obie Iyoha and Johnny Void below:

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Earlier this month, indie label Mello Music Group announced a new collaboration with producer Apollo Brown, Verbal Kent and Detroit based emcee Red Pill under the alias of Ugly Heroes.  The outfit will be releasing their self-titled debut this year. Before doing so Red Pill just put out his new project The Kick, alongside Detroit based Hir-O. The Kick, which features collaborations from vets Jamall Bufford and Ras Kente combines eclectic production from Hir-O and Blue Collar rhymes from Red Pill.  The project is available for streaming here and available to purchase here.  This is definitely something you should check out — good from start to finish.

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