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“Da Qween can rap and sing with the best of them,” says Seattle radio station KEXP, while adding that “one listen to this music and you’ll experience freedom, rebellion, ingenuity, and unabashed self-love.” This album slaps hard and shows off Seattle’s vibrant rap scene. Northwest underground hip-hop label Crane City Music has released Da Qween’s acclaimed “Renaissance Bitch” album on limited-edition, purple vinyl. The self-described reefer-smoking, black, queer, non-binary, hard-femme delivers quick-wit bars that will bury your favorite rapper. Look no further than the second track, “When Worst Comes To Worst”—three-and-a-half minutes of unrelenting, baller versus with nary a breath. You’ll also find new anthems for playing Nintendo and for celebrating 420, too. Da Qween’s undefinable “Renaissance Bitch” is an expansive, ambitious, and theatrical listen that will easily be one of your new favorites. Only 500 individually numbered copies have been pressed.

With great notoriety for his reworks across SoundCloud, London native, K, Le Maestro has forged an undeniable signature sound for himself. Mixing old school with new, K has really set himself up to becoming a great in the next few years. His knack for sampling records and programming knocking drums, this is nothing new for K, Le Maestro. At only 22 years old, he has come a long way from making beats for himself in his bedroom to having his edits widespread across the internet and garnering popularity in the outside world among DJs and music heads alike.Inspired by greats such as J Dilla, Madlib, Black Milk and more, K is on pace to becoming a legendary producer in his own right. With cosigns from respected Hip-Hop figures to respected labels such as Soulection.As of 2019, K has been gearing up to release his debut album via Jakarta Records. This LP is on pace to defining K, Le Maestro's sound outside of doing edits and reworks as well as showcasing his versatlity as a producer as well as his taste as an artist.K, Le Maestro is truly a maestro of his art; fusing between different genres while maintaining the signature knock that his instrumentals provide. From his roots in Hip-Hop to expanding to genres such as R&B and even funk/dance, K has a fine tuned ear for beats and rhythms that will get your body moving and elevate your mood.

The Bay Area Legend DJ.Fresh links up with the New Orleans Legend Curren$y for a heralded Tonite Show edition. DJ. Fresh's The Tonite Show has featured some of rap's most notable figures such as Trae The Truth, Mozzy, Raekwon the Chef and more. Currren$y is a well known figure in the underground hip-hop scene collaborating with today's hottest producers and staying consistent with one of the biggest solo catalogs to date. DJ.Fresh & Curren$y began collaborating on the 2009 (Wiz Khalifa/Curren$y) joint album and the magic just kept progressing from there.The chemistry of DJ.Fresh's bass heavy tracks and Curren$y's deep, syrupy vocal styling made this pairing one for the record books. Coming from (2) different sides on the map, each bring their respected audience to the party which makes this project even more special. Fans from the Coast of California to the Shores of the Bayou have been waiting for this collab and it is now a reality. Welcome to The Tonite Show featuring Curren$y.