Good morning to all of our fans out there. I hope that
everybody is attempting to stay warm in this fluke spring weather!!
Despite the snow, it is our job to bring you the realness
for the season. We have a new artist that is burning up the area right now.
Two words. Autumn LaBella, Two dreams. One person. Many
talents.
Get hip! This 19 year-old femcee/songstress is truly one of
a kind. She is a sophomore at Old Dominion University, majoring in Recreational
& Tourism Studies with a dream of providing a full quality life to disabled
and emotionally handicapped individuals. Baby girl got gifts!
Autumn’s newest project, Reign
Check, is raw and completely honest. Initially created for her ears only,
this mixtape transformed into a message. Autumn wanted this to be a wake-up
call for all those that claim to be making good music. She wanted people to
realize where Hip Hop is today and how the front runners in the music industry achieved
greatness in the first place.
“The raw passion and talent that were present in the 60’s-90
is gone,” LaBella says. “The love that everybody claims they have for music,
Hip Hop in general is gone. The hunger is gone.”
The entire vibe for Reign
Check is a completely mellow one. Autumn says that her project is meant to
define her. It’s her own personal diary and she wants her fans to take away a
message from her music. She wants them to not only listen to it, but feel it. That’s the point of good music.
LaBella has defined her own genre of music as Neo-Hip Hop. She
doesn’t’ see herself as an R&B artist although she loves the music that it
produces. She characterizes her voice as one with a softer and more unique tone
in comparison with a bellowing and fluid one. The sound of her voice is what
helps fans to be captivated by her words. Her voice is haunting and very clear.
LaBella’s sound is definitely something new for underground Hip Hop, but it
will only amplify the value. She aspires to be different, and I can completely
vouch for that.
Inner Intro - Autumn Labella from Simone McPhail on Vimeo.
Inner Intro - Autumn Labella from Simone McPhail on Vimeo.
As a lyricist and poet, LaBella does have a major
appreciation for artists with the same creativity and drive. She’s listening to
a lot of Dom Kennedy, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP, and Freddy Gibbs. Her favorites of
all time include Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Tupac, Rah Digga, Foxy Brown, and the list
goes on. I have to say that her list is rather impressive. She’s also been
compared to Lauryn Hill, Eve, and Foxy Brown with a twist of Brandy, but I’ll
let you guys decide for yourself.
LaBella looks up to the greats and she acknowledges them as
her influences. From Elton John to 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar to Bob Marley,
Biggie to Earth Wind & Fire, and so forth. She takes from them all and uses
them to propel her craft. If she could collab with anybody on a project, it
would literally have to depend on the day. She loves them all, but her top
picks would include Jay-Z, Common, Freddy Gibbs, and Flatbush Zombies. Let’s
just say that she has an interesting range.
Be on the lookout for future projects from Autumn. Her next
mixtape should be dropping in mid-April. The exact date is up in the air at
this point, but be ready for GREATNESS. Expect big things from this one, UxU
fans. I have a feeling that you won’t be disappointed. Also, check out her track "Mr. Answers" preceding her new project to get a feel of it early.
You can follow Autumn LaBella on Twitter and InstaGram @AutumnLaBella and download her mixtape on Bandcamp at http://autumnlabella.bandcamp.com/album/reign-check. Also, you can check out our other Music Monday artists on the UxU website at www.uxudmv.com and follow us on Twitter and InstaGram @uxudmv.
Be your own person. Define yourself. Be Uncontemporary.
-Snook <3
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