Hip-Hop Lives Here
Hip-Hop Lives Here
Up-and-coming American artist LOE Shimmy is bringing his new hit, “Wake Em Up,” to mainstream audiences. The Pompano Beach, Florida-based musician shares his music across the world through streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, and is set to bring his latest hit to the TikTok sphere. His refreshing sound is the perfect late summer vibe, ready to be accompanied by dance moves. Are you up for the challenge?
For five years, LOE Shimmy has been making fresh beats, including a feature with Kodak Black called “Bounty,” available on YouTube in video format. When it comes to writing music, he likes to listen to other music to inspire creativity when he goes into the booth to record. He is now signed to Lamar Jackson Entertainment, Inc.
While “Wake Em Up” isn’t out yet, it’s already making heat in music circles and inspiring the lucky ones who have previewed it. “Surround yourself with good people like I did,” shares LOE Shimmy. “Always appreciate your journey and those that help you along the way. Speaking of which, I want to give a huge thanks to Lamar Jackson Entertainment and my entire team for believing in me and trusting my dreams.”
“Wake Em Up” tells the story of LOE Shimmy “waking up people to who he is—people who slept on him and thought he wouldn’t make it.” Now he’s waking us up. Waking everybody up. And we would be wise to listen.
LOE Shimmy wants people to vibe to his newest song. By inspiring people all over the world to participate in his “Wake Em Up” challenge, the artist gives the stage to dancers and youth to share what they feel the song brings to them. His hope is to see how his song inspires others and what vision they have when they hear it.
“I want people to know that I am just like you,” explains LOE Shimmy. “Especially my young people. I’m hoping to inspire them through my music to know that you can make it. You have to speak things into existence and live by it.”
To take part in the new challenge, be sure to check out LOE Shimmy on YouTube and Instagram. The rules are simple—no remixing or sampling—and the possibilities are endless. LOE Shimmy can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Make sure to stay connected to LOE Shimmy on all platforms for new music, videos, and social posts.
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When he was growing up, music was something of an escape for Clinton Brand. Now he wants to share his own music with everyone he can, as a light for others in the dark.
“There are a lot of people in general who are struggling and I want to be that light,” he says. “To show them don’t give up, if you have a dream you can chase it.”
Brand, better known by the stage name CB3, is an emerging hip hop artist who overcame countless obstacles in his childhood before realizing he had a gift for music. He was taken away from an abusive mother at a young age and sent to live with his grandparents. When he was 8, with his grandparents experiencing homelessness and his father no longer in the picture, Brand ended up in foster care for several years. His mother eventually passed away when he was a teenager.
“So I’m an orphan at 14, getting bullied in school and I just started writing,” he says. “Writing down my feelings. Later on I think those two kind of intertwined, the music and the writing and the writing slowly turned into me going to talent shows and performing in front of the school and people started telling me, ‘Wow, you’re really good at this. Ever thought about actually making music?’”
His answer was always no, but years later a music career has become a reality for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native. This month, CB3 released his newest single, “Tick Tock” featuring Aylius.
Time is ticking, don’t wait for nobody
I’m on a mission, to be great like Mohammed
I got tunnel vision, I can only see the top
But time is ticking, tick tock
That mission, Brand says, is to “uplift others, build a foundation for my family, face my fears and overcome them. Be the best me I can be and then more.”
It’s an inspiring track, but not a lighthearted one. Brand says it’s not a song to be listened to carelessly.
“You’ve got to actually hear the words and feel it,” he says.
The single features a beat from Freek van Workum and American producer Aylius, and CB3 is trying to put together more collaborations for his future releases.
“I might even try singing,” he says. “I’ve always been able to sing, but I’m scared to. I might have to give that a try.”
CB3 adds that, “a life lived in fear isn’t a life lived at all” and he’s focused on bringing his music to as many people as he can.
“I never thought I would be doing it professionally,” he says. “I remember having friends over and we would stand on the couches and play music and I remember when I was dancing and singing along with the music thinking like wow, I actually like this feeling inside. It kind of ignites my soul. That probably sounds corny but it feels good. That’s when I realized I love music and it’s something I want to pursue.”
Stay connected to CB3 on all platforms for new music, videos and social posts:
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