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Interview: King P Shares Insights on His Musical Journey
Discovering your own musical style is a unique part of every artist’s journey. What sets your music apart? What is unique, or at least uncommon?
• Because I am a true musician first makes me unique. I actually incorporate live instruments in my music. Certain songs I’d record sax parts and other songs I have get a live bass player. Also I prefer my beats to musical with progressions, chords and changes. Some songs don’t need all that and I learned that simple is better so I can have fun on a less musical beat as well.
• Another thing that makes my music unique is the combined style of Hip Hop, Dance Hall, R&B and Pop genres within my music. Certain songs are more dominant in one genre but if you take a listen to my catalog then you’d understand exactly what I mean. All in all I make feel-good music or as the title of one of singles, I make “Good Vibes” music!
“Slip N Slide” is captivating from the start to finish with a combination of unique beats and catchy lyrics. What was the inspiration behind the single?
• THANK YOU!!!!
• Slip N Slide is a fun vibrant song about being on my grind as I quote, “We rock dem shows but they don’t know, these lonely roads, make my dreams unfold!” and I think the first part of the hook says it all melodically, “Straight Vibin, I’m shining, we sticking and rolling….” As it is said in Jamaica, “everything irie” that’ the “straight vibin” part; the “I’m shining” part is the grind coming to light and the “sticking and rolling” part is the fun juke dance style of Miami. To sum it all up, I’m having fun while on my grind! Slip N Slide has the essence of Florida, more specifically, south Florida, particularly a Miami sound. While on my All or Nothing Tour in Los Angeles, California early 2020 (pre-pandemic), just listening to some beats from producer Rockomal of the rap group Suns of Atliens, he played the early stages of this beat and I loved the sound immediately. I wanted to write about LA vibes which I was able to reference a little but the music sounds feels and is Miami. I wrote the 3rd verse and completed the recording of the song in Tallahassee, Florida. We filmed the music video in Miami, Florida on Monday, March 29, 2021 and the video is set to release on Friday May 28, 2021 which is Memorial Day Weekend.
What draws you to your preferred genre?
• Growing up in Miami but also being deeply rooted in the Jamaican culture is what connects me to my sound! Miami is known for fun, vibrant and bounce juking sounds that make you want to dance. Jamaica is known for dance and just pure Good Vibes! Put this background, experiences, sounds and traditions together and through King P, you hear songs like Slip N Slide and Good Vibes and I can’t wait till you hear the songs I have in the vault to be released in the near future!
Which one of your songs has the most memorable story for you? Whether it’s the writing process,
recording sessions or release of the song.
• Good Vibes – On October 1st (missed flight home to Miami and almost couldn’t get another flight) made it to Miami about 11pm and went straight to club Fate where I was a guest appearance for my birthday on October 2nd. We stayed there till about 5 am. From there my friend Camile and I hung out all day and later going to the Ginger Bay restaurant/club before going to the beach and
staying there overnight till midday the next day on October 3rd. As I’m driving, taking Camile home the mood of the song hits me so I call the producer James “Boowie” Murphy and asked if he was available for a session within the next hour; he said yes. “Great, I’ll be there” was my reply. We hung up but he called me back shortly telling me to bring a bottle and asked what vibe I’m looking for so he can already begin to feel it. I described the mood perfectly. When I pulled up to his studio, Boowie had a shell of the Good Vibes beat playing as I walked in and I was smiling ear to ear saying that’s it! We dibble dabbled on the lyrics and before you knew it, we co-wrote GOOD VIBES. It didn’t take long! As we played it back, goosebumps took over my body and I instantly felt like this song will break into the mainstream in a major way.
We made a few more songs that day that had me so caught up, I almost forgot about my flight that I almost missed. I started the release process for Good Vibes immediately; however, I ended up holding the song for a year before releasing after Boowie told me he was shopping the song to major artist. Although that opportunity was huge, I was disappointed. Anyway, months down the line, I had a private listening session with TJ Chapmen, the manager of artists B.O.B. and Trap Becham. When I played Good Vibes, TJ looked at me and said, “what are you waiting on to release this”. I began the Good Vibes campaign soon after and the song began to spread fast as I got calls from everywhere even as far as Germany.
It was two questions that I kept getting asked: 1. Where’s the music video for Good Vibes? 2. Do I have a follow up ready? I had ran out of money at that time so no music video was happening and although I had more songs lined up, no song I thought matched Good Vibes at the time, so no I didn’t have a true follow up to Good Vibes at the time. I just continued to work the song including making Good Vibes merch and launching a series of “Good Vibes shows”. I had a concert at the local premiere club, The Moon with almost 400 people in attendance. Unfortunately, I didn’t finish that concert due to a severe storm randomly hitting that night and turning off power for hours. While continuing to work the song, months later the idea hit to raise money via a Kickstarter campaign so we could film the music video. The goal was $15k and with the support of fans, friends and family we did it! That campaign was intense and hard work, no sleep type of grind! We secured a production team in Jamaica and the rest was history. There were some hiccups on the trip but overall the experience was great and even better the trip allowed me to unite and meet my father’s side of family for the first time in Kingston Jamaica
(https://youtu.be/0CLMQZb-__c). We documented everything, every day of the ten days there we filmed something outside of the Good Vibes set.
How do you go about writing a song? Do you have a melody in your head and then write the other music for it?
• I allow the music to speak; it tells me what to write about based on my emotions and experiences. I never force the creative process, so if I feel nothing, I move on. Sometimes the melody comes first and sometimes the verses come first. The title always comes last and that can change multiple times before finalizing. If you could collaborate with any artist, who would it be?
I’m open to collab with anyone as passionate and serious about their music as I am. To collab with the current industry, giants would be amazing. Artists like Drake, Roddy Rich, DJ Khaled, Kanye West, and even Jay Z would be a huge accomplishment! I specifically like Roddy Rich because I see that he is a real musician using orchestras in his live performance. He has a taste for music and musicianship as I do!
What is one message you would give to your fans?
• Learn yourself, love yourself, be true to yourself and everything will fall in place! Good Vibes to the World!
For our final question, is there anything else you would like to add?
• Last but first I want to share my brand statement: King P (born Phillip Solomon Stewart in Miami, Fl.) is a Jamaican-rooted Hip Hop artist and multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Tallahassee, Fl. who delivers an unmatched level of energy through his Dancehall flair.
• WHAT’S NEXT – Featuring in a major film as the star actor and performing on the biggest festival stages as the world opens up from the pandemic are my short-term goals. What’s immediately next for me is the release of my Slip N Slide Music Video on May 28th. Then releasing more music and more already filmed unreleased music videos for songs like Top Notch, Tonight We Party, Aloha and My Life in Time. Then as an independent record label owner (PALACE MUSIC RECORDS aka KINGP ENTERTAINMENT), I have a special artist single and EP we are getting ready to release in the next couple of months. I am very excited about this project just as I am excited about my projects!
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Mr.Reaper turns My Escape into a shadowed search for freedom through fear inner conflict and spiritual clarity
In an era when plenty of hip hop chases whatever trend is loudest, Mr.Reaper arrives with something darker and more inward looking. “My Escape” is a haunting new single that moves between psychological pressure and spiritual reckoning, turning fear into the starting point for a deeper kind of release.
At 2 minutes and 37 seconds, the track wastes no time building its world. From the opening moments, the atmosphere feels cold, eerie, and cinematic, like a signal coming from somewhere far away. It pulls the listener into a shadowed mental space where reality feels unstable and escape is less certain than it first appears.
That tension comes through clearly in one of the song’s most memorable lines: “We’re in a simulation, I don’t think they understand…”
The line lingers because it feels philosophical without becoming abstract. It speaks directly to the song’s central struggle, the need to break out of unseen mental and emotional traps.
As the production expands, heavy hip hop drums take control. Booming 808s, rumbling bass, and sharp hi hats give the track a tense, cinematic weight. The beat feels alive, built with purpose, and it gives Mr.Reaper the space to step fully into his darker lyrical persona.
Once he enters that space, he owns it.
Mr.Reaper moves across the beat with control and conviction. His voice is deep, steady, and commanding, carrying each line with emotional force. When he delivers:
“I can’t see, I can’t breathe, I’m surrounded by this mystery praying to God…”
“From darkness to light, we must choose what is in the light…”
“Walking to my destiny…”
the words feel like pieces of an inner conversation. They capture the pull between despair and hope, confusion and clarity, pain and transformation.
At its core, “My Escape” is a song about liberation. Not from a place, but from the prisons people carry inside themselves. It explores fear, betrayal, pressure, self doubt, and the identities that can form around pain. The track plays like a psychological and spiritual battle, where the hardest enemy to face is often the one within.
Still, there is awakening inside the darkness.
The title “My Escape” does not feel like a retreat. It feels like recognition. Freedom, in this song, comes from facing what hurts, understanding it, and turning that struggle into strength. The message is rooted in resilience, growth, and self mastery.
The cover art sharpens that idea. Its half human, half skeletal portrait reflects the tension between life and death, identity and shadow, reality and illusion. The skull suggests mortality and inner demons, while the human side points toward consciousness and awareness. Like the song, the image is bold, unsettling, and symbolic enough to stay with you.
With “My Escape,” Mr.Reaper delivers a release that feels deliberate, emotionally charged, and thought provoking. In a crowded musical landscape, his voice cuts through because it sounds committed to something real.
The journey inward may be the darkest path, but Mr.Reaper presents it as the one that leads toward true freedom.
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Eye’z launches Kickstarter campaign to fund debut album and bring fans into the heart of the creative process
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Eye’z launches Kickstarter campaign to fund debut album “…The Album…”
RICHMOND, Calif., May 3, 2026, Pop singer, pianist, actress, and creative artist Eye’z has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund her long awaited debut album, “…The Album…,” a full length project rooted in soul, personal expression, and artistic independence.
The campaign is now live on Kickstarter and has raised US$1,145 toward its US$20,000 goal, with 7 backers and 38 days remaining at the time of this release. The all or nothing campaign must reach its funding goal by Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 9:03 AM UTC+3 in order to receive funding.
Supporters can view and back the campaign here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmblk/the-album-0?ref=2rhwlg
For Eye’z, this album represents years of dedication, growth, and determination. After several attempts to record the project, she is turning to listeners, fans, and supporters of independent music to help bring the album to life with the care and quality it deserves.
“I’m Eye’z, a pop artist with my own style that rings through my soul,” says Eye’z. “I don’t like being compared to other artists even when there are similarities because what I create is my own.”
The album is intended to capture Eye’z as she hears herself, with more creativity, freedom, and emotional honesty than she has been able to fully realize before. Her influences include Judy Garland, Aaliyah, Michael Jackson, Fats Waller, Marian Anderson, and Jackie Wilson. While reflecting on the project, Eye’z says she was especially inspired by Jackie Wilson’s album “Beautiful Day.”
“Music isn’t just music from me, it’s artistry. It’s completeness,” she shares through the campaign. “This campaign is to help me finally create my full length album.”
Funds raised through Kickstarter will help cover studio production, recording in a studio with a grand piano, compatible audio engineers, music video production, marketing, promotion, and live performance expenses. Eye’z also plans to celebrate the album’s debut with a special live performance in the Bay Area, bringing together supporters, musicians, and fans for a release event filled with music, energy, and gratitude.
“One of the most exciting parts of this project will be celebrating the album’s debut with a live performance for fans,” says Eye’z. “I plan to organize a special concert in the Bay Area to mark the release, an unforgettable night filled with music, energy, and gratitude.”
The Kickstarter campaign includes several reward tiers for backers. Supporters can pledge US$25 for an early digital listen, US$50 for a sneak peek package, US$275 for exclusive VIP livestream access, US$300 for an album release party invitation, US$750 for limited exclusive merchandise and a personal call, US$1,000 for a personalized album shoutout, and US$10,000 for the opportunity to executive produce the debut album.
Eye’z says she plans to keep backers updated throughout the album making process and views supporters as an essential part of the journey.
“For the most part I plan on diving in and keeping in contact with all backers to update you on the progress of my album,” she says. “BECAUSE YOU ARE THE RECORD LABEL! LOL”
For Eye’z, the campaign is about more than funding an album. It is about creating a meaningful body of work and sharing it with the people who believe in her voice, her artistry, and her story.
“Let’s make some memorable music together,” says Eye’z. “It’s SHOWTIME!”
To support “…The Album…” on Kickstarter, visit:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmblk/the-album-0?ref=2rhwlg
About Eye’z
Eye’z is a pop singer, pianist, actress, and multifaceted creative artist based in Richmond, California. Her music is shaped by soul, pop, theatrical expression, and classic performance influences. With “…The Album…,” Eye’z is working to complete her debut full length project and share a personal, emotionally honest body of work with listeners around the world.
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Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmblk/the-album-0?ref=2rhwlg
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Dutch 3Times turns love lust and heartbreak into a neon charged world of melody and temptation
Let me tell you about Dutch 3Times, a genre-fluid lyricist and melodic craftsman whose music sits somewhere between Southern reflection and Detroit pressure. He has a sharp instinct for rhythm, moving between rap, melody, and tightly cut lyricism with ease. Whether he is working over heavy trap drums or slow, atmospheric production, Dutch 3Times knows how to make a beat feel alive. He does not simply settle into the pocket, he reshapes it. Welcome aboard, ladies and gentlemen.
The independent artist returns with “Distant Lover 4: Love, Lust & Heartbreak,” a bold and intoxicating 9-track project that runs 24 minutes and 14 seconds. It marks another strong chapter in his ambitious six-part “Distant Lover Saga,” a conceptual run built around the emotional extremes of love, lust, longing, and heartbreak. Seductive, reflective, dangerous, and thrilling, this latest release is a genre-bending statement from an artist willing to blur lines, bend sound, and follow feeling wherever it takes him.
Before the music even begins, the cover art sets the mood. Washed in luminous neon green, it feels like a futuristic dreamscape where passion and heartbreak have become their own coded language. Three glowing feminine silhouettes stand at the center, part muse, part memory, part mirage. They suggest desire, mystery, and emotional complication, while streams of digital text form a matrix-like backdrop repeating the album’s core themes, love, lust, heartbreak. The image is sleek, haunting, and cybernetic. In Dutch 3Times’ world, romance feels electric and elusive, deeply felt yet always slightly out of reach.
The music is just as immersive.
The opener, “No Stress” featuring Neisha Neshae, sets the tone with futuristic minimalism that actually works. Over a clean, sharp beat built from rubbery basslines, crisp percussion, and spacious melodic restraint, Dutch 3Times shows one of his strongest gifts, his ability to lock into the production until he feels fused with it. His flow moves with smooth confidence, calm and unbothered, while Neisha Neshae brings a sharper feminine edge that strengthens the chemistry without breaking the track’s hypnotic cool.
Then comes “No Secrets,” an explosive, hook-driven anthem powered by booming 808s and sliding drill basslines that tap into the raw force of UK and New York drill. Its refrain, “Girl you know what I mean, don’t keep no secrets from me,” gives the song instant replay value. Dutch’s commanding cadence and unmistakable voice push it even further, making it one of the project’s clear centerpieces.
“BackStreet Girls PT2” moves into darker territory, a woozy nocturnal trap trip that feels like wandering through a psychedelic after-hours haze. Warped synth textures, rolling low-end, and a slow hypnotic bounce give the track its pull. Dutch 3Times leans into melody here, letting his voice dissolve into the atmosphere until he feels less like a rapper in front of the beat and more like another instrument inside the mix, ghostlike, fluid, and intoxicating.
Tracks like “All Day All Night” bring polished modern rap swagger. Dark atmospheric keys sit against punchy, clean drums, leaving enough space for the bars to breathe. The song’s stripped-back confidence and easy hook give it anthem potential. It is simple, catchy, and hard to ignore.
“Do For Me” is one of the project’s most compelling moments. Cinematic, haunting, and experimental, it carries real danger in its DNA. The production feels deep, drugged, and immersive, covered in shadow and dramatic tension. Its repetitive hook stays with you after the song ends, circling in the mind like a temptation that refuses to fade.
What makes “Distant Lover 4: Love, Lust & Heartbreak” land is its range. Dutch 3Times builds a world where sleek hip-hop minimalism, explosive drill energy, hazy trap psychedelia, polished rap bravado, and cinematic experimentation sit together naturally. There is sensuality here. There is swagger. There is vulnerability. There is edge. More than anything, there is intention.
This is music for late-night drives, smoke-filled thoughts, reckless passion, quiet obsession, and every blurred feeling in between.
With “Distant Lover 4: Love, Lust & Heartbreak,” Dutch 3Times keeps shaping the “Distant Lover Saga” into something bigger than a sequence of releases. It is starting to feel like a living universe of emotion and sound.
There is something here for everyone. Find it now by streaming this project.
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