It’s been quite a summer for one of our winners of the 2024 Road to the Giveback. We haven’t seen much of him since he was on Monday Night Rawrr back at our first studio. He cohosted a few episodes of Welcome to the Rawrrzone, but the multi-talented singer had slipped under our radar for the last few years. In 2024, he announced that not only would he be ghostwriting and helping independent artists, but he also decided to grace the stage again with new material, marking the beginning of a new chapter for this rising young artist.

“Temperature,” the debut single from the Brownsville native, is a declaration of the heat Banton will bring this summer. Kicking off his run with his love of dancehall, the young artist had us dancing in our seats during his Road to the Giveback performance. On the first listen, the melody takes us back to the late ’90s and early ’00s, reminiscent of Tanto Metro and Devante when parties blasted “Everyone Falls In Love Sometimes.” As for his sound, we hear a mature version of his former counterpart Lex Banton, infused with his real-life persona Joshua, the music lover who understands the game and what a hit song sounds like. His voice flows smoothly with the beat, and you don’t hear the pressure in his voice like in songs such as “Legendary” and his past collective group music.

We see this young talent going places this summer, and 2024 is shaping up to be his year.

Follow him on Instagram @joshbantonn 

Temperature is set to drop August 2nd

 

 

  For the first time in over a year, we have a new single from the Bronx’s own Saay Park. For those who may not know, Saay Park was one of our inaugural guests on “Welcome to the Rawrrzone” seven years ago. Since his appearance, he has continued to mesmerize his audience with his diverse sounds and larger-than-life performances, featuring notable artists such as ARP Musiq, Kony Brooks, and more.  

His long-awaited single, “Cool,” takes us back to the essence of R&B, channeling the emotions of a broken love and the longing for someone who does not want you. Everyone has that one person it didn’t work out with, and we hope to stay friends and “cool” with them. The production behind the song truly brings the entire piece together, as the beat complements Saay’s mellow harmonies, taking you through the love-struck single.

Check out his Collab performance on Instagram and stream the single now

 

As a follow-up to his record “The Crown” with Benny the Butcher, (I)deal is back on a new track with Stock Marley and October London as a featured artists on Walter West and Pooneys’ classic rap cut called “Lifted.” The song is cool, calm, and collective, literally.

Producer Pooney is brilliant for bringing this solid crew of smokers and artists to create a chill song to smoke to.Pooney’s production is truly soulful, and October’s hook adds a smoothness to the track which celebrates weed culture.

(I)deal is truly grateful to be a part of this project as he continues to celebrate the success of his latest album “Scatterbrained” album is available on Spotify. Recently, he launched a new website that encompasses his entire lifestyle of hip-hop culture, cannabis, and art. He also been opening for Stove God who Rolling Stone named as, “Rappers to Watch in 2023.”

For more information about (I)deal, visit Idealmusic.art or watch the video on YouTube.