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The highly anticipated album release from Vancity's Manila Grey did not disappoint. Prior to the launch of the album, MG teased us by debuting their single Backhouse Ballin' that featured James Reid from the Philippines. "No Saints On Knight Street" also includes previous Manila Grey releases like "Shibuya" and "Blue Vegeta" that both came out last year. The new drop truly highlights Manila Grey's signature wavy bass sound and hits […]

The brand new album by Grammy nominated artists Guapdad 4000 and !llmind, wrote about growing up in West Oakland with his Grandma (Lola). In the fall of 2019, Guapdad 4000’s family lost the West Oakland home where he was raised. The timing was crushing. "The lost home is depicted as endangered on the cover of 1176: as Guapdad and a woman look at the smoke-tinted sky, fireballs rain down and an inferno […]

Filipino-American hip-hop artist Pretty Pape$ is making a name for himself with memorable live performances on the Power 106 stage during the BET experience, the Power 106 High School tour between 2019-2020, along with placements on Elevator and OnthaRize Magazine. His contagious energy comes through in his cadences and witty punch-lines to form a bouncy form of lyrical Kung Fu which is distinct upon first listen. This raspy voiced wordsmith […]

From Manila to Los Angeles, American singer, songwriter Tiana Kocher transitioned to the entertainment capital in 2018, in order to cement her career in music. Since signing with Manila Music, Tiana has collaborated with several GRAMMY award-winning recording artists including TLC, Faith Evans, Sage the Gemini and Latin artist J. Álvarez among others, as well as multiple award-winning songwriters in both mainstream pop and R&B for her new album, released […]

Canadian born, UK based artist & songwriter Aileen de la Cruz is often found penning songs for fellow artists worldwide. With a career that started playing the piano by ear at 2 years old, she quickly developed into one of the most sought after songwriters and musicians around. This week Aileen released her latest single "Gravitate". Gravitate sees Aileen De La Cruz deliver an infectiously hypnotic vocal performance, drawing on […]