Marz Lovejoy - "DOLO" Music Video

I wasn't having the most settled morning until I came across this music video from Marz Lovejoy in my inbox. I opened it up, followed the link and hit the play button. 30 seconds later, whatever I was mad about had been forgotten and my demeanor changed from, "I'm about to slap the **** out of you." to "Yooooo, it's FRIDAY!"

"DOLO" is an 808 heavy mellowed out sing-songy tune that just screams California. It's all sunshine and good vibes and that's just what I needed this a.m. Marz Lovejoy is a truly unique character and the video does a great job of displaying her interesting mashup of styles and looks. Everything about this is dope.

As an aside: I have been captivated by this girl before. I recognized the O tattoo on her back because I've photgraphed it in NY. I was mesmerized by her energy and took quite a few shots of her.

Check out the fun video and look out for her upcoming album 'Elephant Soundz'...

L.O.C.K. - "Dolo"

image via artists facebook page

Whoa. L.O.C.K. teases us with yet another dope track titled "Dolo", which hit his facebook page earlier today. No word yet on whether he's dropping a full project or not. We've already got a great video and a super ill leak, so I'm betting that something is cooking up behind the scenes. 

This self produced cut throws us back to the heyday of the Wu-Tang Clan. It's lo-fi, gritty, dissonant and crunched. It's a revival of the illest kind. If this is the direction that the South Jersey MC is going with it, then he may be on to something strong. Retro everything has been the wave the last 5+ years. Rightfully so, the Wu-Tang sound has been untouched. Even the members themselves largely abandoned their original unpolished sound. There aren't many people that could do the Wu sound justice but L.O.C.K. is on it. 

I'm still surprised by his lyrical ability. As mentioned in previous posts, I've known him primarily as a videographer. To be able to hop back and forth between those two skill sets so easily is pretty special. Is he a rapper that happens to be a videographer or vice versa? My bet is on rapper. Lyrics like these don't come easily. 

Check out the streaming audio below.

Dolo by L.O.C.K aka NEO by L.O.C.K