Yellokake “Wityobitchass (Ode to Tyrone)” Performance Video

On “Wityobitchass,” Lansing soul/jazz vocalist Yellokake scolds would-be womanizers for lies and infidelity. This Erykah Badu-inspired “Ode To Tyrone” is a highlight on her new EP, “The Batter,” available now as a free download. This video is footage for the EP’s release party. Tweet

P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. “Dirty Crowns” Music Video

In the latest video from his critically-acclaimed EP “A Little Light For You” (#ALL4U), P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. drops lyrical gems about his ascension to greatness and his goals for how to use his music. Shout out to KuroiOto and Double Up East Lansing. To get “A Little Light For You” as a free download, visit https://soundcloud.com/p2dahi/sets/a-little-light-for-you or [...]

Red Pill & Hir-O “Waiting on a Train” (Official Video)

Red Pill & Hir-O are going to be releasing their long-awaited album The Kick next Tuesday (1.15.13) through Fat Beats records. The rapper and producer have put together some visuals in the last year, and even offered a teaser of this video back in the fall. With direction from Haz Bey, this is just the [...]

FowL “2012 Blues” music video

It’s been a minute since the Jesus Shuttlesworth of BLAT! has blessed us with some music. Check out the visuals for FowL’s track “2012 Blues”. BLAT! Tweet

Jahshua Smith “Censored” (Official Video)

Jahshua Smith is getting ready to release The Final Season sometime in this first quarter, and is making some serious strides until then. Today marks his first music video EVER. With some directorial work from Richard Taylor (of Clear Soul Forces “Get No Better” fame), Smith teams up with Mic Write from Cold Men Young [...]

BLAT! Activism: VVOCF

For those who may not know, the BLAT’s own P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. has been an activist for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention for years now. In 2010, he interned with Vumundzuku-bya Vana/Our Children’s Future (VVOCF), an orphan care center in Zonkzizwe, South Africa. Many children who stay at the center, have been orphaned due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. [...]

Yellokake releases “The Batter” promo

Everyone at the BLAT! Pack has been waiting YEARS for this announcement. The in-house singer of sorts, you can hear her on songs with Jahshua Smith and P.H.I.L.T.H.Y., is finally releasing her own project. Appropriately titled The Batter, Kake will be dropping the 3 song E.P. in 2013. No release date has been set, but [...]

Red Pill & Hir-O announce release date for “The Kick”

It’s been almost 2 years since Red Pill and Hir-O teamed up to create their album, The Kick, and along the way they have experienced a few setbacks. In the last few weeks however, the duo have gained a lot of momentum in the form of national exposure. One minute, they were being interviewed by [...]

FowL lands on Complex website

Remember when we posted the “World is Ours” video from FowL to the site? Well we aren’t the only ones showing support for Detroit’s rap prodigy. Our homie has made it to the site of Complex Magazine! That’s one of the biggest looks the BLAT! has seen. The video is already on the BLAT site, [...]

FowL- World is Ours (video)

FowL continues to deliver visuals this summer. His latest is directed by Darnell Williams, for the Fly.Union produced track. The kid has officially taken over his city. BLAT! Tweet