HIP HOP RECORDING ARTIST LAMAR WOODS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM "HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSON" AND HIS SONG "BEAUTIFUL BLACK BOY"

Lamar Woods gives a fun, 19-track tour through hip-hop and panic in Highly Sensitive Person

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In the first song of his new album, Highly Sensitive Person, Lamar Woods introduces the theme in the first line of his rap: “I had my first panic attack at 35. I thought I was gonna die.”

Looks dire, right? But listen to the intro about holding the world together with love, followed by a chiming, R&Bish, slightly funky build up, then get the finish to the line about dying, which is, “like Ryan at the end of Drive,” and you don’t know what’s coming next but you know it ain’t gonna be dire.

Lamar, who has had a successful career in television and movies, has continued his return to music with this fun, funny, hugely diverse, 19-track hip-hop exploration of panic and anxiety.

His album is all about mental health, but he does it in style, and many musical styles, and with humor, including three hilarious skits.

The single released to tease the album, “Don’t Give Up On Me,” featured one aspect of high sensitivity: relationship avoidance.

“I was like, ‘Oh, let me write a song about how I’m always basically breaking up with people before we even get close to starting a relationship,’ and I thought, ‘This feels like a fun song,’ maybe I’ll sing a little bit on the hook, and we got my boy Charlie to play the sax, and, yeah, it was a fun track.”

And these words don’t come easy to me

And not know I can be avoidant

And not make some bad choices

Don’t give up on me

Soon, he may want to bring out another single from the album, “Beautiful Black Boy,” a harder-edged but still funny rap track on the challenges of being a Black artist in America, ”and feeling like I’m not enough because I’m Black in America.”

The treatment is not heavy. It is set to a quick-time beat and melody and has one of his favorite lines: “I don’t wanna die before I see Trump locked up.”

The idea for the album came a few years ago when he was going through “mental health stuff.”

“I was having anxiety and panic attacks, and it was affecting my work and affecting relationships, and I couldn’t figure out what was the driving thing.”

He wanted to explore in an album the various aspects of what he was going through, and the title came to him: Highly Sensitive Person.

“I thought, ‘What a cool title,’ just being funny. Then, when I talked to my therapist about it, she was like, ‘Yeah. You qualify for that.’ I was like, ‘What? That’s a real thing?’”

And it turns out, yeah, it’s a real thing. The album deals with it in a lot of different ways.

“It’s a blend of everything of who I am. That’s probably why every song is so different. I like all styles of music, all types of hip-hop, so, I end up doing a sample taste of every version of me on the album.”

Even the only cover song on the album, Daniel Johnston’s “True Love Will Find You in the End,” is a cover embedded in an original Lamar Woods hip-hop creation.

The album has lots of rap in various styles. The music includes folk, Motown, R&B, pop, a little funk vibe in places, and features a lot of different artists — Curtis Dro, Open Mike Eagle, Phil Augusta Jackson, Onea, Tony Baker, actor Mike Mitchell and more.

“I started doing projects as a way to collab with people who I’ve been a fan of for a while — just trying to find different ways to collaborate with them.”

Years ago, he moved to Los Angeles for a career in Hollywood as a writer and filmmaker.

His writing credits include episodes of “Grand Crew,” “Brooklyn 99,” “Single Parents,” “New Girl” and “Survivor’s Remorse.” He also co-wrote and starred in the movie It’s a Party.

In Los Angeles, he has also helped form an artist collective called DSO, which includes Phil A. Jackson, Carl Tart, and Colton Dunn. 

He got back into music during the pandemic. Since then he has put out several singles, two EPs and another album, Wine Bars.

Highly Sensitive Person, as fun and funny as it is, as rich as it is in the variety of musical experience it provides, has a serious purpose.

“All these different aspects of the album still tie back to that first line on the first song, ‘I had my first panic attack at 35,’ which is pretty old to have to figure out what it is.”

Lamar does not pretend to have it all figured out, nor does he claim to be an expert.

“I’m exploring it in real time,” he said.

“If people can relate to that, I think that would make me happy that the album did what it was supposed to do.”

“And if they like a couple dope bars here and there.”

You can find a lot of dope bars by connecting to Lamar Woods on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.

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HIP HOP RECORDING ARTIST "REGAL RAPSTAR" TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW SINGLE "F THE CORONAVIRUS" AND MUCH MORE!

Regal Rapstar creates the ‘stream vaccine’ with “F the Coronavirus”: the song, album and music video

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Regal Rapstar simply had enough of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Pasadena based Latino-American rapper/producer released a song with a title that says it all: “F the Coronavirus.”

This is a hard hitting track aimed at the culprit that put the whole world on hold, with plenty of cool word play and a solid, original beat. It comes from the four track, self-titled EP that was released in March, and is intended on being a “stream vaccine” that everyone should go get a dose of.

“I want listeners to remember this song, and be like, this is a guy who covered a topic that affected us all,” Regal Rapstar said. “This isn’t just like a regular rap song. It’s like a missile. This isn’t like throwing a firecracker. It’s like a serious potion. That’s for real.”

The track starts with an ominous sounding intro and Regal Rapstar saying, “For those who don’t know, corona means crown in Spanish. The crown virus.” 

“I’ve got the touch like Midas

It’s Regal Rapstar minus the coronavirus.”

It continues: “You got the whole world going berserk, that’s why I want to see coronavirus dead in a hearse.”

The beat for “F the Coronavirus” is all his, Regal Rapstar explained, but originally it was supposed to be a sample of “New York, New York” by the Dogg Pound. Being a producer, he’s got beats for days, and can pull them out of his back pocket like a magician. Instead of diving into established old school tracks to pull from, he went for it with his own beat. Regal Rapstar couldn’t be more pleased with his decision.

“I said to myself, why am I going to sample an old beat? Why don’t I go with a crispy new beat instead of an old vintage hook? That was what’s up.”

Regal Rapstar was influenced by hip-hop in his late teens while living in Pasadena, California. He was listening to West Coast rap to start, but what really hit him was the Wu-Tang Clan. 

At first rapping was just an illusion, he said, and mostly involved just playing around and practicing. Once he hit his early 20s, he realized that he needed proper production quality. This slowed down his career like a brick wall at first, but also led to him learning how to produce. He never gave up, and once he was able to “put it all together like a sandwich,” that’s when he began recording and started his label Regal Records. 

“I was really good at it, and I knew I was really good at it,” he said. “Listening to a lot of albums and material gave me more insight than the average person. I had all this data in my brain from other artists, but I could mix it up and make my own thing. That’s what gave me that edge.”

The music video for “F the Coronavirus” is on Youtube, and one that Regal Rapstar says is much more than just a video with some words and music. 

“It’s artistic with good quality production,” he said. “Every musician has it in their heart, and to be honest with you, videos are either hard to make or expensive. This one is real, and well done.”

Regal Rapstar said this covers an important topic that affected the whole world, and now there are even songs to celebrate the overcoming of what occurred on such a grand scale.

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Hip Hop Recording Artist 'Moose Biggz' still hustling hard and smart with new hip-hop single “Hustle Harder” and its EP! Q&A PODCAST!

Moose Biggz still hustling hard and smart with new hip-hop single “Hustle Harder” and its EP 

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With “Hustle Harder, Pt. 2,” and its EP, Lucid Dreams, Texas hip-hop artist Moose Biggz is making a statement and at the same time opening the “latest chapter” in his music career.

The single, its video and the album drop on August 16.

It is a song first released on his EP Love Ballads 4 a G, but in this remix, it is expanded with features by artists S.U.C. Captain, LGND, Don Ke, Neka Nesha and Maine 1.

“‘Hustle Harder’ is kind of self-explanatory,” said Moose, citing a couple lines from the chorus.

Hustle harder, hustle little smarter

Me and my niggas that was starvin’

Trying to get this money every day

Momma raised me off fixed income

“It talks about the struggles of traditional urban youth, sometimes coming from broken homes, broken families, doing what they have to do to survive, be it legal or illegal.”

Raised up food stamps, raised in the hood

Got me up to no good

“As the saying goes, ‘It ain’t what you do, it’s how you do it.’ You can still do things with dignity, even sometimes if you’re not standing correct morally. Obviously, you want to be in alignment with both, but, yeah, hustle harder, hustle a little smarter.”

“Hustle Harder, Pt. 2” is a hip-hop anthem, with the rap backgrounded by melodies and beats that are, by turns, militaristic, R&B and hip-hop.

Moose’s smarter hustle included a degree from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, an hour’s drive from Bryan-College Station, where he was born and raised.

He describes an upbringing in an underprivileged, under-financed household in the ’hood, where lighting was sometimes candles, water for baths was heated on the kitchen stove and, when the gas was off, cooking food over a lantern.

“We lived in a shotgun house at one point in time. When it rains the roof caves in on you — literally, the insulation and the sheet rock is falling on you. You’re enmeshed in poverty.”

And sometimes, he said, that upbringing leads desperate people to selling drugs and committing violence, and sometimes it leads people to say, “I want to do my best and be an honor roll student and get out of here.”

Hustle harder, hustle a little smarter.

“That was my story right there. I was an honor roll student, but I did hustle and did what I had to do. So, I was a little bit of all, you know?”

He was in corporate for a while out of college, went to the oilfield for several years, where he lost his taste for 9-to-5 office work, now has a day career that is two weeks on, two weeks off.

“Sometimes,” he said “people aren’t as fortunate as I was. I was lucky. Grace, you know, with God’s grace and mercy, I didn’t ever do any significant jail time, or penitentiary time, but everybody isn’t as fortunate.  Some of them get numbers that ruin their lives — 15, 20, 30 years — that’s 16-17-year-old kids who just really were trying to, out of ignorance, make a better life for themselves.”

That’s in the song, too, with a play on words to indicate the difference: momma praying for Jesus’ peace, others spraying a piece.

Though he calls himself fortunate, his college career was not easy. “‘Hustle Harder’ is this,” he said, and told his story:

One day, as he was leaving for work in Houston, a police officer met him at the door with an eviction notice. His roommate had the lease, and he paid her his share of the rent, but she neglected to tell him that she was not paying the landlord.

He lost most everything in the eviction. The officer let him take his work backpack, his bags, a pair of pants, one pair of underwear, one shirt, and he went to work.

They lived on borrowed floor space for weeks.

“The whole time, I had to compartmentalize all of that anger and frustration and still go to work, be able to provide because my kids were still dependent on me, and I still needed to finish school, because that was the purpose of coming down here.”

He continued, “So, I couldn’t just drop out and work full time, because that would have been failure. Like, what was the point of coming to Houston? I lost everything and didn’t even accomplish the goal of what I left for — to get a degree to better your circumstance. So, I finished seeing the course through until I got my degree, but there was some trials and tribulations along the way.”

“That,” he concluded, “was hustle harder, hustle smarter. I was not, at this point in my life, going to take a chance of selling some drugs or something like that, like I had in my youth. I was hustle harder, hustle smarter.”

Lucid Dreams has six tracks in addition to Hustle Harder: “Tonite,” featuring KG; “L’s,” featuring LB; “Persecuted by Pain”; “Making the Bandz”; and “Top of the World.”

“Lucid dreams, you know, are the more vivid, explicit type dreams that simulate reality, where you can remember everything perfectly, every detail, where you can see every definition, every pixel. Sometimes life happens to us like that.”

And sometimes songs.

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Grammy Award Nominated Rock Recording Artist 'Ja'son Manwill' Stops by And Talks About Becoming An America's Top Hitmaker Quarter- Finalist!

Grammy® -Nominated Rock Recording Artist Ja’son Manwill Becomes An America’s Next Top Hitmaker Quarter-Finalist

Written by: Taylor Berry

Chicago, IL—August 15, 2024

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Dynamic rock artist Ja’son Manwill advances to the quarter-finals of America’s Next Top Hitmaker competition, placing him among the top 1% of entrants. This impressive feat highlights his growing influence in the music industry. With a sharp focus and unwavering determination, Ja’son aims to win the grand prize: a feature in Rolling Stone Magazine, a spot on Rolling Stone’s Future of Music lineup at SXSW in 2025, and $10,000.

When the opportunity arose, Ja’son jumped at the chance to showcase his distinctive take on rock music. His sound merges classic rock elements with a modern twist, setting him apart in today’s music scene. As a versatile artist, Ja’son combines captivating songwriting with his talent for producing vibrant, innovative tracks. This unique blend has earned him a place among the competition’s elite.

Ja’son’s journey to this point has been fraught with challenges. After a severe traumatic brain injury in 2016, which left him debilitated, he faced a long road to recovery. Despite the setback, he remained determined, focusing on regaining his ability to walk and relearning to play instruments, including his specialty, the piano. During this difficult period, he strategically planned his musical comeback. His perseverance paid off when his single “Despair,” echoing influences like Blink-182 and Green Day with vocals reminiscent of the Sex Pistols, earned him a Grammy nomination six years later.

Ja’son embodies the belief that with enough dedication, any goal is achievable. He embraces his second chance with enthusiasm, driven by a profound desire to succeed. 

“I am stronger today than I’ve ever been. Like, I have a hunger and drive with tenacity and desire to take everything,” he says. “I’m not saying it’s to be superficial. I’m saying I want it. I want it more than anybody else wants it because getting back to that point and taking the Rolling Stone Magazine [feature] would be huge in itself. And then taking the future of music showcase just shows that if I can do it, you can do it.”

Ja’son’s top finish in the group rounds and his place in the quarter-finals show his potential to secure the Rolling Stone Magazine feature and the $10,000 prize. Fans can help the promising artist bring home the gold by voting for him for free by https://tophitmaker.org/2024/ja-39-son-manwill.

A Grammy-nominated artist and multi-talented professional, Ja’son is making significant strides in the industry. His music blends influences from legends like Elton John, Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica, creating a diverse and dynamic sound. Whether delivering electrifying tracks or heartfelt ballads, Ja’son’s evolving musical style keeps audiences engaged and eager for what’s next.

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INDIE POP RECORDING ARTIST 'MIA RAGO' TALKS ABOUT HER NEW SONG "SHOWER" PLUS MUCH MORE!

Mia Rago brings some fun to the breakup with indie pop track “The Shower”

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Mia Rago brings some fun to the breakup in indie pop track “The Shower”

With bass, snare and guitar, indie pop singer-songwriter Mia Rago pulls you into her trippy, boppin’ little alt-pop love-gone-wrong song “The Shower.”

And, it has a touch of the operatic, as Mia plays with her classically trained voice and invites the listener to come play with her in the debris left from a breakup.

“The Shower” releases on August 9.

“It is playful,” she said. “Lyrically, it feels like one big run-on sentence, just the thoughts going through your head, like, ‘What happened? What did I do? What did they do? What did they do wrong?’ All this stuff that makes you feel absolutely crazy with a breakup.”

From the start of this affair we were 25 years young  And now I’m starting to regret what I said when I thought  You’re the one who always called The only man of the hour And I still just can’t believe I think about you

It will be the second song to be released from her upcoming album — her debut — Wishing We Could Dream. More singles from the album are coming. The finished project, with 11 tracks, will drop early next year.

The music video for “The Shower” will be released August 19.

“I had some fun with the music video, too, with stuff you do post breakup. You know, eating ice cream. Or just crying. But making it kind of fun instead of sad. I wanted it to be upbeat, musically, and I feel like my producer, Megan McCormick, and I made that happen.”

With the two singles from the album out this year, she is resuming a career path she started with the release of a five-track EP, A Sea of Darkness, in 2020. The pandemic and completing her degree in music interrupted.

“The pandemic did hit right as I was releasing my EP, and then I was in school up until 2022 getting my bachelor’s in music for vocal performance.”

Her post-college work as an operatic soprano includes performances of Puccini and Verdi in Italy and singing in master classes and coaching work. She has sung baroque-, classical-, romantic- and modern-era roles.

But her road to 2024 and the beginnings of a serious music career began with a diagnosis of scoliosis at age 9 and surgery to correct it at 10. The titanium rods permanently in her back and a long, painful recovery ruled out the sports and physical activity she had loved.

Music became, as she says in her bio, the only thing she could rely on.

And, in another twist, she grew up in a funeral home and cemetery that her family owns.

“Although some people might think it’s very depressing to grow up around death, I feel like I have tried to appreciate life because I understand how short it is. And although I do like the darkness of some of my songs, I try to highlight a lightness or a playfulness, like in ‘The Shower.’”

Then there is the fact that, around the house, Dad sang Frank Sinatra and Mom loved Elvis.

“I think of myself as an old soul,” she said. “I really love the older music, and I try to incorporate some of that writing into my songs.”

If some darkness is inevitable in her music, it comes in music that is beautiful and versatile. The five songs on her EP, for instance, have country, “Rose,” a song with an orchestral vibe, “Tension,” a rockish entry in “Alive,” and the very slow, moody, contemplative “Serendipity.”

“Gone” is an upbeat tempo track that tells a story that is mysterious, ambiguous and chilling. Did she disappear or was she disappeared?

All are beautiful listening. Mia Rago has a gorgeous voice, which she knows how to use and clearly loves to play with.

The first track she released this year, “All of My Scars,” a song about her scoliosis, is an alt-pop ballad of catharsis.

All of my scars, all of my tears Gave me my pain and brought me here The stronger my spine, my body and soul Made up of bones with metal I’m whole

“I think ‘All of My Scars’ was very therapeutic for me,” she said. “I got diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 9, and to try to process that as a 9-year-old and then having the surgery when I was 10 — it was not really possible for me to do, and I ended up processing it years later.”

The years since A Sea of Darkness has been like a period of “research and development.”

Going forward, she wants to develop — as long as she can — both her career in opera and in alt-pop.

“My ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between my more indie-pop, alternative stuff and opera. They’re more closely related than we think. I incorporate opera in some of my performances, and I feel that, especially in the chorus of ‘The Shower,’ I was able to highlight some of my vocal training.”

Still, she says “indie music is a lot more freeing than classical.”

“There’s more rules in classical, and it’s more of a challenge, which is what I like about it, but it is fun to be able to experiment.”

Fans can only benefit from following her as she creates her bridge.

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SINGER/SONGWRITER JIMMY MALLIA TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW PROJECT "HAD EM ALL" PLUS MORE!

Jimmy Mallia Continues to Share His Life Experiences with “Had Em All”

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Whether you know a little bit about every genre or a lot about one genre, when someone loves music their love of music is forever. Jimmy Mallia is the perfect example of this considering he put his first single on streaming services this past year at almost 60 years old. His latest, “Had Em All,” has him recounting his past relationships and how every partner was unique for a different reason. Jimmy is a storyteller with a message with a little bit of his own life in each song. These songs recount times in his life that were not always the best but he made it through them all. After all his perseverance through life, he hopes that his stories inspire others to find the strength to make it through their own difficulties.

When speaking to Jimmy, he shared that purposefully did not want “Had Em All” to come from a place of regret, sadness or any other trope we’ve seen in songs like this across the years. Songs about past relationships usually come from a place of sadness or triumph but Jimmy takes the route of reflection. And in his reflection he still has a positive perspective at this point in his life. 

“To me, it’s just funny. I don’t look back on any of the relationships and have huge regrets. I just laugh about it. Things usually happen for a reason and there’s always a lesson learned.” 

The lighthearted nature of the song comes across clearly as soon as it starts. When speaking with Jimmy, he said his music lands somewhere between folk and country and the acoustic guitar on this track is a testament to that. The melody, in Jimmy’s words, has a waltz-like cadence to it. He lists the types of partners he’s had over the years and you can even hear him chuckle a little throughout the song. The chorus is one that’s easy to sing along with once you’ve heard the song a few times. There’s even a guitar solo played by his son-in-law that helps close out the song. 

Jimmy Mallia is well aware that his age is a key factor when it comes to his music. With the power of virality and technology, artists are jumping into the music business earlier and earlier in life and making all kinds of decisions once they do. Meanwhile, Jimmy is entering the streaming era of music much later but has confidence his music will stand out. By choosing to post his music on streaming websites instead of only doing live performances, he enjoys and is fascinated by the ability to share it on a truly global scale. 

“I wrote songs for 16 years before I ever took this venture into releasing them. I thought I had something to say that wasn’t being said…If you’re gonna throw yourself out there throw yourself out there big…If I think people can get something out of it, relate to it, maybe even hopefully help somebody, then it’s worth releasing.”

In our conversation, another genre Jimmy labeled his music as was “singer/songwriter.” Jimmy’s 16 years of songwriting experience naturally make him stand out.  His songs are also written with the intent of painting a picture of a specific time in his life and how he overcame it. His first single, “Hey Hey” details his recovery journey from alcoholism. Once again, he takes the approach of framing this dark time in his life through a pleasant sounding song. 

“There is joy, happiness and relief in recovery.”

The unique tone of “Hey Hey” is one example of why Jimmy’s music is so different from other artists out there. By creating a song that celebrates the joy of not drinking anymore through a music style often used to celebrate drinking, he brings a new approach that will make someone continue to think about the song long after it has ended. Meanwhile “Cover Me” has a significantly darker atmosphere than Jimmy’s other music but this was purposeful too. 

“It's about being in that dark place and not wanting to be in the real world. And so, to convey that, I felt it needed to be dark and deep and almost pleading.” 

The track opens and closes with the sounds of a thunderstorm which adds to the auditory experience of the song. Jimmy's lyrics in the song tie into this directly as he talks about the darkness in his life and how it once surrounded him but he made it through. Overcoming obstacles is a running theme in his music. He wants to make songs that stick with people because of their relatability. Jimmy Mallia is an artist that’s ready to continue sharing his story with the world because there’s so much to tell.

As he states, “My life has been like a Netflix series.” 

He plans to release an EP that compiles his singles and hopes this creates the demand for an album. With his love for music, songwriting skills and commitment to honesty, his music is sure to resonate with those who have had the same life experiences he has. Or, even if they haven’t, they can still get something out of it or pass it along to someone else.

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SINGER / SONGWRITER JIMII No 1 STOPS BY THE SHOW AN TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW SONG "HOPE TO ALL" AND MUCH MORE!

Jimii N°1 brings a song of Hope to All

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Jimii N°1, is a multi-talented creative, as well as a man on a mission to spread love and hope in this world. Through a long and bountiful career, he has been able to touch the hearts and minds of many.  Whether it was on the production team of The Oprah Show, one of his many roles in the theatrical world, or a new song of his own creation, he always finds a way to share his message.

In his most recent endeavor  to remind people that their lives matter, Jimii has released the song “My Wish” alongside a powerful music video.  It was the last song added to the collection and according to Jimii, might be the most important. 

“My Wish” was inspired by the struggle of a young person seeking to “come out” and needing guidance, hoping for parental acceptance of their sexuality.  “Understanding that this world often oppresses, and constantly challenges everyone and everything, I wanted to support her and tell her that,” he said. “Whatever happens, she needs to be grounded in her own feelings, and to let “Love” be her guide.”

The song, though inspired by a single person’s experience, is meant to remind anyone, especially those struggling to come out or finding themselves not being accepted for their race, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, religion or otherwise, that there is LOVE in the World.  “Love is Unconditional.” 

The video of this song features a collection of imagery from Jimii’s personal life and journeys, as well as his long standing project of photographing Pride Festivals for more than 20 years.

“The imagery in this video goes hand in hand with what drove me to put together this song, and the album as a whole. These are the images that spoke to me and my heart.”

From a playful group photo, taken of children hanging out in the park by the parade, to a powerful image of Jesus, standing defiantly amongst a protesting crowd and many more.

These photos show a world filled with hope, love, possibility and positivity.

“It’s a shame,” said Jimii. “No one should have to live their life, feeling hate and challenges that accompany it. I hope my music can show the positive impact that we can have on the people who need us the most. 

“You are loved,” Jimii states. “There are many who are praying for you, and doing what they can to make things better.”  God's Love is Unconditional.  Man’s should be too.

 Following the release of “My Wish” and its beautiful music video, JImii hopes to continue spreading a message of acceptance and love with everyone that he can. 

“I am currently working on a play and recording a few more songs,” he explained. “I hope my work can bring healing to anyone who needs it.” Jimii N°1 hopes the rest of his year will bring more spaces for him to perform, as he shares the message of love, acceptance and harmony. 

Be sure to stay tuned in to Jimii N°1 on various platforms for new music, visuals and social posts.

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