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Please introduce yourself and your company:

“We’ve been in the game 10 plus years, every year we’ve increased our clients and revenue. We project to hit well over 6 figures in 2020, that’s without spending a dime to market our services. In this industry, reputation is everything and if you do good business people will naturally come back and talk about you. We are top ranked on Google and have other PR companies calling us the best. That’s when you know you’re winning.”

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Ruben D. Sosa Jr. professionally known as Citoonthebeat is an award-winning music producer hailing from Jersey City, NJ. Cito’s father, a music director of a local church nurtured his interest in music at a very young age. By the age of 6 he had learned to play the drums, and by the age of 12 he had learned to play the piano. In 2007 Cito opened his first recording studio where he developed his talent for music production.

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Cito’s first major placement was in 2016 on Troy Ave’s single “Chuck Norris,” a successful record that occupied the airwaves of New York City during the summer of that same year. The following year he worked closely with DJ Mustard and YG on the studio album “Stay Dangerous,” which is now certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2019 Cito was recruited by label APG to produce a record titled “Case Closed” for Kevin Gate’s EP “Only the Generals Gon Understand.” That same year Cito debuted his first independent single “Familiar” featuring Tory Lanez, TJ Porter, and Suigeneris.

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“Premeditated” arrives in advance of Baby Joe’s forthcoming album Be4 It’s All Said & Done. The project will serve as a follow-up to Boo Mode 4.0 which dropped only months ago. It also contained one sole feature from fellow collaborator Quando Rondo. Check the video out below.

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This week, the Louisiana star brings it back to the music with a new single titled “83 Babies (I’m In New York Witt It),” an apparent flip of 83 Babies and Rich The Kid’s street hit “No Cap.” Check it out below.

Also related: below’s a recent sit-down with Everyday Struggle, which saw Gates speaking on, well…everything.

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Jim Jones – El Capo

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Truth be told, last year’s Wasted Talent was crazy slept-on, so it’s dope that legendary Harlem rapper Jim Jones is back with a new project this year. Titled El Capo, the Dipset don delivers 16 new tracks with assistance from Jadakiss, Maino, Curren$y, Cam’ron (who makes a few appearances for his fellow group member) and more. Press play on Jimmy’s latest below.

Kevin Gates – Only The Generals Gon Understand

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Following some hard-hitting singles, Louisiana star Kevin Gates delivers a new EP titled Only The Generals Gon Understand, which features six powerful new tracks from the BWA head honcho. You already know what kind of subject matter Gates is bringing, so open your minds and press play on Luca Brasi’s latest below.

P Money – Money Over Everyone 3

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P Money — one of Grime’s finest lyricists, ever — has delivered the third installment of his Money Over Everyone series, which sees 15 new tracks and features from Giggs, Lioness, Blacks, Manga, Jme, Splurgeboys, Izzie Gibbs and more. Press play on the Londoner’s latest below.

Denzel Curry – ZUU

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Denzel Curry delivers a pretty quick turnaround with his latest. Following last year’s conceptual masterpiece TA13OO comes a new album titled ZUU, which takes us straight to the Miami frontlines where Denzel is from. Features on the 12-track project include Rick Ross, Sam Sneak, Tay Keith, Kiddo Marv and more.

Skepta – Ignorance Is Bliss

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Following the groundbreaking album Konnichiwa, Skepta returns with a new body of work titled Ignorance Is Bliss, a vivid look into the newly-minted father’s life over the past three years. The project sees 13 tracks and appearances from J Hus, WizKid, the entire Boy Better Know clan and more. In addition to a full stream of the album, fans can also check out his latest video from the project for the Nafe Smallz-assisted “Greaze Mode” and an Apple Music sit-down with (his sister) Julie Adenuga below.

Miley Cyrus – She Is Coming

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Genre-bending Pop star Miley Cyrus returns with a new EP titled She Is Coming, which sees six new tracks and features from RuPaul (!), Swae Lee and Mike WiLL Made-It. The big standout on this project (without having heard it first) has to be “D.R.E.A.M.,” which stands for “Drugs Rule Everything Around Me” and features a guest verse from Wu-Tang legend Ghostface Killah. Wide-eyed emoji.

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Prominent artist streaming platform Audiomack, sponsored the Rolling Loud Miami Music Festival for the third consecutive year. To take this partnership to the next level, Rolling Loud named one of its stages after the streaming site, highlighting the present as well as the future in Hip-Hop culture.

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The Audiomack stage set the bar high, having heavy hitters Juice Wrld, Wiz Khalifa, and Curren$y to perform. Additional performances fromRick Ross, Kevin Gates, Gucci Mane, Lil TJAY, YG, Young Thug, Lil Dirk, Meek Mill, Saweetie, Young MA, and YBN Cordae was the icing on the cake.

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As this music excursion seen over 180,000 attendees this year, this festival has become the biggest music event to hit Miami! Audiomack CMO David Ponte says that “it is the biggest hip hop festival in the world that provides a platform for new artists as well as global superstars.”

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One new artist that sent shock waves through the crowd is Lil Nas X. As he is currently the number #1 artist in the country music, he sat down with the Audiomack podcast for a dope interview. He graciously discussed doing hip hop and country, having a hit record, what it meant to perform at Rolling Loud.

To follow up on everything Rolling Loud 2019, visit their official website here.

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Kevin Gates. All photos taken by Miguel Crespo for RESPECT.

Louisiana rapper, Kevin Gates, is a man who has experienced all the trials and tribulations of life but has remained positive and humble through it all. He has created hit records like “2 Phones” along side his Bread Winners’ Association label. We had the opportunity to sit down with Kevin and get to know him a little better and find out what we have to look forward to in the near future.

What was your musical journey like? 

What was my musical journey like? It was a very humbling experience because I had a lot of doors shut in my face. I had to have the determination to keep going. I had to realize not everybody was going to like me but the people that do like me and support me, that’s a blessing. 

How did you get your start in the music business? 

Me and my wife, Dreka, we took the “grass roots approach” and what that is is developing an intimate relationship with your fans. Every fan that I met. I come from the crack era. I come from the era of selling crack cocaine, selling rocks and I wanted to know the name of every smoker on a first-name basis. I was like that in the beginning with my approach with every fan. I would give them my CD and tell every one of them “ I want to be your favorite rapper. I want to be your favorite.”

How do you feel about the state of Hip-Hop now or the culture in general? 

I have no feeling towards it. I’m unbiased. As far as the culture, I’m in my own lane. I’ve created my own type of culture because my music doesn’t touch the people that are apart of the so called “popular crowd, the popular club.” You know? I make the music for the misfits. I make the music for the people that have been picked on and people who may have suffered from depression. I make that music for that type of people because some of the sweetest people I’ve met are substance abusers. Substance abuse victims are some of the sweetest people I’ve ever met in my life. So, I make music for those type of people that have been tore down by life because they had a good heart. Every time they tear you down, I’m going to build you back up. 

What was your childhood like? How have your experiences help mold you into who you are today?

That’s another story in itself.

How do you define RESPECT? What is RESPECT to you?

I treat people the way I would like other people to treat me and that’s my definition of RESPECT in its entirety. Treating people the way you want to be treated. You know, sometimes you have to step outside of yourself. My nature, my driven nature, is so assertive that it can come off as aggressive. I know what I want and I want it the way I want it. If I can’t have it the way that I want it then I don’t want it at all. Me realizing those things is me putting that to the side and realizing people may take that as being aggressive. I’m not going to be like that. I’m going to look at it from their shoes. I may not feel like smiling but I’m going to smile because I know me saying hello or just being courteous can change somebody’s whole day. So that’s my definition of RESPECT. I had to go into elaborative detail about that. 

Who or what are your biggest influences? 

My biggest influences in my life right now is almighty God Allah, Islam and my family. I want to be a great father and a great role-model to my children first. How you judge a man based on his character, is by how he treats his family. You can be a great person in the streets. That public display, thats public affection but who you are in private defines who you are to me. That’s just me. My thoughts.

Any new music or tours to look forward to this year? 

I’m always creating new music. I’m a perfectionist. I may make a song and 10 minutes later I want to change something. I’m always critiquing my own self. I’m a work in progress. I’m just enjoying the journey.

Who are some artists and producers you would like to work with that you haven’t worked with already?

My first song, “Satellites,” I got that off of the computer from Platinum Sellers. I bought that beat for $300. It’s a multi-million dollar song and I only paid $300 for the beat. So, I don’t put a label on who I want to work with. It just depends on if the vibe is right and the energy is there. If the energy is not there, then I’m not going to put energy into it. If the energy is there, then I’m with it.

What’s next for Kevin Gates?

I’m just enjoying the journey. I’m enjoying watching Keven Gates go from what he was to becoming who he is. You know, I’m watching it. I’m a fan. I want to see what’s next for Kevin Gates. I don’t know. I’m just enjoying the journey one day at a time.

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