Hometown Sounds

While soulful singer Reesa Renee gears up for two major releases this year, let’s catch up on a warm and sunny music video from last summer. “Ask Round Town” shows Reene’s versatility at both singing and rapping, while clowning around at the H Street Festival followed by Yah Yah of Minister Cinema on the cameras. Renee’s first drop of 2018 is an EP called The Cure with Philly funk & soul collective Killiam Shakespeare, and we cannot wait.

Time for some #TBT. September is Suicide Prevention Month, and singer Reesa Renee is working with a nonprofit called BREATHE to spread awareness of mental health issues. She wrote her 2014 single “Invisible” as a tribute to her friends and mentors that she lost to fatal car crashes, and through it opens up about the depression and bipolar disorder she must navigate. Wanting no one to feel invisible in their suffering, she’s created a challenge to her fans to share the Invisible video on social media with the hashtags #YOUARENOTINVISIBLE #BREATHE and #SUICIDEAWARENESS, as well as create their own lip sync videos to the song to dedicate to a loved one lost through suicide. The heart on this girl is as enormous as her talent.

Singer Reesa Renee can belt out a soulful song with the best of them, but her wide, fun loving smile and nerd glasses style complete the package as a memorable entertainer. 2017 is going to be a standout year for Renee, with new music coming in February and a cover feature on DC’s Modern Luxury magazine gracing the stands now. Her newest music video is this mellow unplugged rendition of “Radio”, originally from her 2012 album Reelease, featuring fellow DC musicians TK of Cloud 9 and Jay Rojas of Top 5.

R&B singer Reesa Renee explores dance-rock terrotiry on the infectuous guitar-driven single “Guess Again”, produced by her bother P’Kay, from her 2015 sophomore EP Lovers Rock. Her bright smile and unmistakeable auburn ‘fro light up the single’s music video, directed by Minista Millz. The song delves into Renee’s struggles to maintain personal connections while on tour, so the video incorporates tiny vignettes of her adorably goofy tour life playing shows all over the country.

The current theme in DC music is the ascendancy and ubiquity of women throughout every genre. We try to feature diversity with every episode of our podcast, so it’s not wall-to-wall straight white dudes, but for the last episode we put together, our first cut of songs featured women leading every one. 5 of our last 6 song and video posts are either solo female or female-fronted bands. Where ya at, bros? These ladies are showing you up, and R&B singer Reesa Renee puts a cherry on that trend with her new single “Hello Mama”. Producer Reggie Volume pumps the slow jam uptempo with a funky guitar riff and staccato brass section that makes it easy to fall for Renee’s sweet smile and floppy afro. The video by Minista Millz of Minista Cinema puts just the right animated touch to a tale of sweet summertime love connection. Grab her EP Lovers Rock now.