Boy band Embassy released a music video for their song “Walk Away”. The heartbreaking single is based on broken relationships, where the give and take is imbalanced. By blending rap, R&B, and pop, the group reflects on the emotions from their significant other walking away. Let Kimsan, Flip D’skript, and Sebastien tell you their struggles.

Walk Away by Embassy

Rapper D-Pryde puts a delicious twist on Wale’s “Bait” with his own “Bake”. He celebrates the holidays with baked goods. Here’s more from D-Pryde:

Since my love for muffins hit twitter so hard, I decided to make a song about it while we were making a gingerbread house. OH YEAH. BAKE BAKE BAKE BAKE! I also directed the video. This is my little christmas gift to you guys, I hope you love it! Happy holidays from D-Pryde, MARS, and the NHB! 😀

You can download the track FREE here. Watch more D-Pryde music videos : Big Shot, Prorities, Did It On My Own , Ready to Go, Outro Flow and Wings Up.

off his Mars mixtape.

Bake by D-Pryde

Asian American rappers are hopping on the beats for Drake x Lil Wayne’s track “The Motto”. There are several collabs on the single including reVel x GIBS V. x Miggz x Luca and Decipher x Lyricks x JL x Manifest x Yellow Boyz x Smokes x Excel Cruz x more. Female emcee Hopie Spitshard also goes strong on her verses, while comedian KT Tatara make his own parody for the song.

update: D-Pryde added to the list.

Who does it the best?

The Motto by reVel x GIBS V. x Miggz x Luca

The Motto (Asian Remix) by Decipher, Lyricks, Manifest, Yellow Boyz, Smokes, Excel Cruz & more

The Motto by Hopie Spitshard

The Motto (Asian Parody) by KT Tatara

The Motto by D-Pryde

Music producer Jesse Barrera has been influential over this past year with many Asian American artists. You may not recognize his name, but you’ve heard his influence among some popular artists. His production reel includes:

AJ Rafael – “Without You” from the RED ROSES LP
Nessa Rica – “No Secret, I Admire” from the JOURNEY LP
Noah Bartfield – “I’ll Still Be Here Tomorrow” from the LET IT BE LOVE EP
ACTS – “It Is You” from the SPEAK LOVE EP
Jeff Bernat – “Cool Girls” from THE GENTLEMAN APPROACH LP
Jeremy Passion – “I Don’t Care” from the FOR MORE THAN A FEELING LP
Michael Alvarado – “Missin’ You Like Crazy” ft. Carissa Rae (SINGLE)
aReJay Ella – “Just Like That” from the LOVE, MUSIC & YOU EP
Joel Guthrie – “How Are You Moving On” from the SUBTITLES FOR A LOVE SONG EP
Bo The Girl – “You Should’ve Left” from the TIGER LILIES EP

He’s also worked on Thoughts with Michael Carreon, Too Short to Ride with April Chase, and Work with Chris Cendana.

2011 Jesse Barrera Production Reel