[Saturday Spotlight] – Cooley, Freddy Stone, Young Crazy & Breeze Barker, XAV + Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K.

Another Saturday on HHNM means another edition of Saturday Spotlight where we post some artists who have caught our eye over the week. This week we present Cooley, Freddy Stone, Young Crazy & Breeze Barker, XAV and Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K.. Enjoy!

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Cooley

First up is Cooley who hails from Richmond, Virginia and delivers some new music just in time for 4/20. It is titled ‘Ganja Sunsets’ and is produced by D.Scott of HyFin. If you like what yot hear, you can expect more releases throughout the year. Listen below via BluntIQ.

Freddy Stone

Next up is Freddy Stone who not only delivers his brand new 12 track mixtape Insomnia 4 Dummies but also a visual for ‘Nasal Drip’, the lead song. The video was shot in his hometown of Garfield, New Jersey. Watch it below and stream the mixtape in full here.

Young Crazy & Breeze Barker

Next up are Young Crazy & Breeze Barker, a duo who rep Livehouse Ent. and come from Norfolk/Portsmouth, VA. They have released their new collaborative project Sharks x Pistols which represents two cities in Virginia. Production comes from huge names like Timbaland and Lex Luger amongst others. Stream in full below.

XAV

Next up is XAV from Montreal. He spent a lot of last year recording new material which turned into his new mixtape, Gash. The tape features guest appearances from Rome, Young Junne, T3, Knotch, Jaymison Beverly and Magnolia Chop. Listen to it below and stay tuned for Zealous, his album which should be liberated this year.

Imperial and K.I.N.E.T.I.K.

Last but not least are Imperial & K.I.N.E.T.I.K. who are a producer and rapper duo from the UK. Oddisee (who is the voice you hear from the U.S.) lends them a verse for ‘Travel The Map’ which appears on their brand new album Adventures in Technicolour which came out yesterday. Stream the single below.