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The Dylan McGale-directed visual shows Kari and her lover going through a roller coaster ride sharing their high’s and low’s while sharing intimate times on camera. While Kari is sitting alone in a restaurant, she leaves to come back to only find out her purse is stolen with the camera in the bag. The mysterious rouge then uploads the video footage virally with Kari releasing her emotions in the sensual record.

Take a look at “Night Time” below and find out how the story unfolds in the suspenseful and erotic visual. Feel free to let us know what you think and stay connected with Kari for upcoming tour dates in a city near you here.

Be on the look out for the HELP WANTED Tour which kicks off on May 21 in Dallas, Tx.

HELP WANTED Tour dates:
5/21 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room @ House of Blues
5/22 – Little Rock, AR – Ron Robinson Theater
5/23 – Houston, TX – Upstairs at White Oak Music Hall
5/26 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5
5/27 – Washington, DC – Songbyrd
5/28 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
5/29 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right
5/31 – Toronto, ON – Radio
6/2 – Minneapolis, MN – Loring
6/5 – Santa Ana, CA – La Santa
6/7 – Oakland, CA – The New Parish
6/9 – Los Angeles, CA – Moroccan Lounge

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Kari Faux has been in her own zone creating new music on the low.
In the early fall she released her debut EP, Primary, one year after the release of her debut album, Lost En Los Angeles released in 2016.  Closing out 2017, she released a tribute to the late Big Moe with a cover to his classic single “Barre Baby.”

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Faux was nominated for the 2017 XXL Freshmen class but came shy of the induction. There is no worries though, the Little Rock, Ark. native treats it as any other day. You can expect to see Faux  continue to rise and create musically setting her foundation as an artist and musician.

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Chattanooga’s finest Isaiah Rashad has made a triumphant return with the release of his debut LP The Sun’s Tirade. Rashad’s new album will be the follow-up to his Cilvia Demo EP which was released back in 2014.

The LP consists of 17 tracks with features from Rashad’s fellow TDE label mates Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and SZA. Rashad also recruited Kari Faux, SiR Zacari, Deacon Blues and Syd for features on the highly anticipated project. For production, Mike Will Made IT, Steve Lacy, Cam Obi, Dave Free and a few others were chosen.

Rashad recently revealed to Billboard that his two-year hiatus from music stemmed from his struggles with substance abuse.

“My mom seen me faded,” Rashad told Billboard. “Then, [I struggled with] a lapsing memory. I don’t be remembering a lot of shit between them two years. It’s like gaps in time. So I was like, ‘I don’t really want that no more.’ That was the worst, not remembering shit. There’s a lot of shit I don’t remember.”

Rashad has definitely redeemed himself with the drop of The Sun’s Tirade which is now available on Spotify and iTunes.

Check out Isaiah Rashad’s music videos for singles “Free Lunch” and “4r Da Squaw” below.

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It’s easy to say that Kari Faux is putting Little Rock, AR on the map. Ironically, it’s only the by-product of her love for music. Her love for music has taken her many places and brought her right back to home. Her love for music moved her to L.A. to record and work directly under Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) and his management team. Hell, her love for music most recently brought us her debut album, Lost En Los Angeles.

Simply put: the album is truly a breath of fresh air. Kari does an amazing job staying true to herself without following the sound of the mainstream. She’s the “supplier — giving you the vibes that you desire.” She’s also raw, unfiltered, and unapologetic. Amazingly, she embodies all of this while maintaining that riding music Los Angeles is known for.

Unlike other “artists” that piggy-back the style of their favorite rappers, she allows her influences to flow through her own production and lyrics, letting them to live through her.

Thankfully, I was able to catch up with her by phone, where we discussed her musical influences, and also what happened in her life for her to begin to take music seriously. Keep in mind, this is only the first of a three-part interview.

“Turn this shit on, Head bobs automatic/
Thought you heard this before, ’cause it feels like a classic.”

RESPECT.: First thing’s first, what/who are some of your musical influences – like, what did you grow up listening to – aside from the classical or gospel music your parents played when you were younger?

I definitely listened to UGK, 8ball & MJG, Outkast. I definitely listened to all of that because that’s what was played around me from my brother or my cousins.

But as far as what I was listening to, it was pretty much everything on the radio, because I was a kid and always in the car all of the time.

Basically any pop song that was on the radio, I probably was fucking with it, and I probably liked it.

RESPECT.: Does Little Rock have its own music scene? Like, select artists that frequently get radio airplay?

Not necessarily on the radio, but there are people that are out working trying to build their Internet presence and stuff. Because now, a lot of people are understanding that the internet is your friend if you let it be your friend and use it right.

There are other artists that are definitely working.

RESPECT.: So I see you went to the Art Institute in Atlanta but left after 2 quarters, because “the school is a scam.” When you got back to Little Rock, you began DJ-ing. Now was DJ-ing something you’ve always done on the side?

No, No, No. I suck at DJ-ing. I’m so terrible. Like, I really need to practice. But, I was just DJ-ing for my friends’ rap group.

RESPECT.: … the Weekend Warriors?

Yeah, yeah, so I was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll just be your DJ. I don’t want to rap anymore.’ Cause I was making music before I went to college, but when I got to college I was like, ‘Making music is stupid – well, rapping is stupid.’ And I didn’t want to do it because I felt like I would never make it.

And then I moved back home, started DJ-ing – or whatever you want to call it – I finally just decided to make music again.

RESPECT.: Now what was it after you said, “I thought it was stupid,” was it when you got the IDGAF attitude that it started clicking?

It was more like my co-producer, Black Party. He came over and played a beat and then I was like, ‘Yo! This beat is so fire. Like, I would rap again if I did this beat.’

Then I had made this song that turned out to be really tight. And then everybody was like ‘This song is really tight.” Malik (Black Party) was like, “you should just do it. This is something that you’ve always done, it’s not like you’re just picking it up just because – it’s something you’ve [always] had an interest in. You might as well do it.” So I did it.

Stay tuned for Part 2 & 3 of our interview with Kari Faux!

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Atlanta native Reese drops “JUMP OFF A BUILDING” EP, entirely produced by 808 Mafia and presented by HUF. The project gives off a turnt up skateboarding vibe, and has guest appearances from Kari Faux, Rich Homie Quan, OG Maco, Key!, and California punk band TrashTalk.

Reese was an original member of Two-9, but has since left the group to focus on his career, and continues to succeed as a solo artist.

Check out the awesome project below:

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