Ras Nebyu, born and raised in Washington D.C., has released music into the world since 2011. For the first few years, Nebyu favored dense lyricism and lush throwback beats that paid tribute to his heritage as an Ethiopian American raised in a Rastafarian household. On his early single “Futuristic Black Man,” his opening gambit was a Fugees quote — “too many MCs, not enough mics” — and a problem he aimed to solve.
Avoiding pigeonholing and breaking through a local rap scene is difficult, The Washington Post quotes him, “If they never box me in, there will be no spots for them.” But in that lyric, he only sees another problem to solve. “It’s not like, ‘Why did you put me in this box?’ It’s more like, ‘I gotta get out of this box!”
Also in this video, the former George Washington University student musician, Haile Supreme is a conduit of ancient vocal techniques. Touring with Congo Sanchez, Supreme is equipped with a golden voice & a cool command of shamanic showmanship. In “Don’t Forget,” Haile Supreme’s silky smooth vocals reminds us that “In a different life, there would be no pain for the things we love and the things we gain.”
The Chino Hills bred, Howard University graduate Corbin Butler, rapper, emcee and producer is considered one of the hardest working artists of 2021. Recently releasing his single “Well Off G’s” Corbin collaborated in this song “Don’t Forget,” remembering losing a family member to gang-banging unnecessariness.