Pink Siifu announces his fourth album, BLACK’ANTIQUE and shares “WHOUWITHHO+” featuring Kal Banx. Siifu raps in his usual snappy but almost whispery flow over Banx’ rotating trap drums. “WHOUWITHHO+” is the second single to emerge from the next album following “SCREW4LIFE!RIPJALEN’!.” Siifu embraces his singular style even harder on BLACK’ANTIQUE and explained that approach in a press release: “This album was made with the intent to sharpen and truly show that an artist should be one of one. This album is the shit eye say to myself in the mirror. We get each album/project to tell a different side of ourselves, bring you into a world, speak on our existence, and express ourselves in depth. Everything present and in front of you isn’t here to stay, but the memory and the stories will forever be something. That’s an antique’! Something or Someone Who is Here to Stay’! A Source of Inspiration, Power, and Something Timeless’!”

Siifu’s third solo album, GUMBO! came out in 2022, and since then he has had collaborative albums including Real Bad Flights with producer Real Bad Man, Leather Blvd. with Ahwlee, and It’s Too Quiet..’! with Turich Benjy. BLACK ‘ANTIQUE will be released on January 27th. 

Rah Digga’s “Imperial” is from her 2000 solo debut album, Dirty Harriet, and one of her collaborations with Busta Rhymes. Powered by Shok of Ruff Ryder’s production, Digga and Rhymes showed their skills over video game signals and tumbling drums. Digga’s raspy flow eliminated any sexist questions about her holding the microphone when she said, “Black chick, with intellect, who want to match wits? Write my own rhymes so can’t no n**** tell me jack s***.” She declared her space as a bona fide rhymer of the New Jersey canon that includes Lauryn Hill and Queen Latifah. Dirty Harriet gave Digga immediate respect in the rap world, and “Imperial” revealed undeniable musical chemistry with Rhymes, who recruited her for his Flipmode Squad after she was introduced to him by Q-Tip.  Rah Digga released her sophomore album, Classic, in 2010. She currently co-hosts the podcast Yanadameen with Lord Jamar. 

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Sa-Roc shows confidence and wisdom on her latest single, “Amazing Grace.” She raps about her life path as an emcee and a woman who shames the naysayers and stands tall. Her autobiographical story comes with the encouragement for others listening to always believe in themselves like she does to this day. “Amazing Grace” is her first single since “Talk To Me Nice” dropped last year. It was four years ago when she released her critically acclaimed album, The Sharecropper’s Daughter. Sa-Roc shared some insight into “Amazing Grace” in a press release statement. 

“The feeling of Amazing Grace is like that moment of revelation when you finally understand just how dope you are. In that moment of clarity, you become your biggest champion, unapologetically talking your shit. Everything positive that has ever been said about you, your accomplishments, and those compliments you politely demurred over the course of your lifetime suddenly lands like a ton of bricks, and you’re now daring anyone, including yourself, to refute how amazing you are. Just like how in a conversation between friends, that infectious feeling spreads and yall end up hyping each other up, I wanted Amazing to capture that energy. Never shrink to make others comfortable. Accept affirming words from others with a thank you, full stop. No more shying away from our greatness but settling into it comfortably and confidently.”

Check out the video for “Amazing Grace” and stay tuned for more from Sa-Roc.