Mikey PX & UliCookUp, shot by Lunaville

Earlier this year, Long Beach resident Mikey PX put out one of the 1st Quarter’s most surprising projects with his debut, It’s Depressing, Being A Shooter. With a strong buzz that’s carried Mikey all the way through the summer, he returns with the short, but sweet follow up EP, Since You’re Here Now.

Clocking in at five tracks, Since You’re Here Now is a brief but exciting ride that showcases Mikey rapping a bit harder & a lot more inspired than he was on his last project. Right from the start, the intro sets the tone with what might be the most quoted line from the whole project, “I got some head from a freak bitch with a choker.”

Despite the project being an easy listen for each of the 5 songs, the two that standout without a doubt are, “When The Moon Blue,” & “Upset.” The former is an energetic, motivated track where Mikey spills all the beans about everything from label woes, cases & more over some ridiculous KapeThaGoat production.

The latter, on the other hand, is the party anthem of the project. Crafted by perhaps the hottest producer on the West Coast at the moment in Ron-Ron, “Upset,” is a very 2018, California-sounding track that has the best potential on the album to go viral. With a wildly infectious hook to go along with addictive melodies from RonRon to compliment, expect this song to be on your radios sooner than later.

Other songs that highlight Mikey’s potential are, “Plug >>> Deal,” the high octane, Bambino assisted song that sees Mikey ditiching the nonchalant cadence for some much needed urgency & “This High Forever,” a sobering & reflective cut that broadcasts Mikey’s personal feelings on a jumbo screen over some distinct production from one of Las Vegas’ best, UliCookUp.

Check out, Since You’re Here Now below & be sure to stay hip to Mikey PX.

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Mikey PX by Isaac Styles

Long Beach native Mikey PX has had himself a quietly solid year. After releasing his debut project, It’s Depressing, Being A Shooter earlier this Spring, the Boy From The Hood enjoyed a string of blessings that included a few jam packed tour dates, a spot on the official Apple Music “New LA” playlist and his fair share of Industry attention. Mikey now returns with his new video for, “Home From The Hood (Intro).”

Serving as the intro to his debut, the video perfectly plays into the paranoia aspects of the song. The blue lighting combined with the trap aesthetic provided by the guns, trees and Cane’s cups doubled as ash trays plays right into Mikey’s brand of “creep” music, which sounds like a 1st cousin to Drakeo The Ruler’s signature style. “I was dead, woke up out that coma. Police smell my aroma, I’m from Southern California,” rhymes the 22-year-old over the eerie production provided by Kape Tha Goat.

Check out the video below and be sure to stay in touch with Mikey PX, who’s set to perform with Rojas, SquidNice, Joey Fatts & more in Las Vegas in July 28th.

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Photo by Milton Amaya

Traditionally, Hip-Hop has been known as the Land of Album Delays. Whether you chalk it up to the bloated egos notoriously bestowed in the genre, or a PC system that allows for artists to move as they please, it’s unchallenged that you’re more likely to get buttered up for a dream-project that’s never going to come — or at the very best takes forever — in Hip-Hop than anywhere else. We saw it as recently as Playboi Carti, who jokingly made an album cover of fans blasting him for delays and it goes back as far as Q-Tip’s notorious abilility to take forever on turning in final cuts. But maybe, just maybe, we’ve evolved past that.

Nope. Enter in 21-year-old Long Beach-to-Las Vegas transplant Mikey PX.

After knocking on clout’s door with buzzing Soundcloud singles like, “Who?” and “6171911,” Mikey has been teasing fans with dates for his new project, It’s Depressing, Being A Shooter for as far back as November. Now, he’s back with another banger with, “What A Day” an emotionally riveting track draped in sauce and an Erykah Badu sample that see’s Mikey again tackle grim subjects like death, depression and more with an unquestioned swagger. “Niggas in my ear like, ‘Damn, Mikey aint no star yet? Been in that motherfuckin’ trap since the carwreck,” is how this chilling track starts off and honestly, need I say more?

In addition to the track, Mikey’s manager announced the release date for the project, which is slated for March 13th. Let’s hope this is the one.

Check out, “What A Day” below and keep  a look out for, It’s Depressing, Being A Shooter out 3/13.

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Photo from Twitter (@MikeyPromethxan)

Mental health is a huge topic among Hip-Hop in 2017, and I’m all the way here for it. Throughout the history of the genre, it’s been almost taboo to talk about being down emotionally, especially for men….. Black men in particular. Not in 2017 though. Thanks to artists like Joe Budden, Kendrick Lamar and yes….. even Xxxtentacion, speaking about your mental state is no longer viewed as, “soft.” Instead, transparency is the new fad, and with the world claiming depression at higher rates than ever, it’s obvious that people are looking for direction.

It’s with this knowledge that Long Beach native Mikey PX crafted his upcoming project, ‘It’s Depressing, Being The Shooter’ which can only be described through early listens as a stark journey through the emotions of a 21-year-old who’s already seen and dealt with more than most 40-year-olds. Themes of death, depression, redemption and ultimately, triumph dominate the project, which is set to the tune of eerie melodies and thumping bass kicks. To kick the roll-out off properly, PX brings along Las Vegas rep, Benji for the premiere of the brand new visual for, “6171911,” a Lil’ Voe-produced banger which serves as the first single from, ‘It’s Depressing, Being The Shooter.’

Check out the video below, which was shot by illimitable, and be sure to lookout for, ‘It’s Depressing, Being The Shooter,’ which is slated to drop March 13th.

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