Hometown Sounds

Yesterday hip-hop label Mello Music Group dropped a new video for Finding My Way (FREE download!) from Uptown XO‘s newest album Colour de Grey. Lazlo, the video’s director, offers this statement:

“The video for “Finding My Way” takes cues from the boom bap style production of the track and imagines Uptown XO as two sides of the same young man, coming of age during the mid-nineties in Washington D.C. During the first verse XO takes on the persona of a street minded hustler, spending time in alleyways, shady housing, and rooftops. While for the second verse he portrays the role of a government insider, working to enact change through the political system on Capitol Hill. These twin lifestyles echo the flip side of the same mindset, much like the dichotomy of the District itself.”

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Stay cool out there DC, both sides of you.

DMV rapper Uptown XO has produced a lengthy list of music videos, so it’s understandable the smooth lyricist would take a break and hand the reins over to Creative Junkfood for a unique animated take on his new single Everyday. The words veer into NSFW territory right off the bat, but what do you expect from DC rap? Put your headphones on! Cop the new full length Colour de Grey on Mello Music Group ASAP.

Having the support of a quality label like Mello Music Group behind him allows Uptown XO to create quite a lot of top notch music videos. His latest is Evolution, allowing frequent producer AB the Pro to step up to the mic. Grab the new album Colour de Grey now!

After all the videos rapper Uptown XO released from his mixtape The Color Grey, now it’s time for the visuals to accompany his commercial album Colour de Grey from Mello Music Group. First up is Spread Love, featuring trademark rapid-fire vocal delivery over tight production by AB the Pro. The crisp footage of driving around DC was shot by Jay Gregory.

Hometown Sounds is back from winter vacation, refreshed and ready to bring you the best new DC music in 2013. While we were away gorging on Christmas cookies, DC rapper Uptown XO released another music video from his mixtape The Color Grey, a precursor to the full length album Colour de Grey dropping January 29th on Mello Music Group. Rugged features fellow DMV rappers Awthentik and Obii Say spitting rhymes in some truly rugged parts of DC.