NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Peter $un, aka Sunny, embodies the underdog mentality through boundless self-expression in his music and art. The L.A.-based Richmond native’s inspirations span from the gritty regional styles of Pusha T and Clipse to the melodic, soul-driven sounds of D’Angelo, Pharrell and The Neptunes. On the heels of his critically acclaimed album, Scumbaby, the emerging indie hip-hop artist and Mind of a Genius partnered with Red Bull Records in 2021 and are now gearing up to drop his debut EP in June. $un enlisted longtime collaborator Blue Rondo (Young Thug, IDK) to help sonically define the project, which will feature his forthcoming single, “Pay Me No Mind,” due on 6/3.
ALBUM: TBA
RELEASE DATE: June 2022
SINGLE: “Pay Me No Mind”
INTERNET: 150k+ monthly Spotify listener; 581k+ combined YouTube views, 2.3k+ subscribers; 19k+ Instagram followers
PRESS: Okayplayer (“an introspective exploration of rap fused with jazz and soul”), DJ Booth, Kazi, OTW, Lyrical Lemonade, Elevator, RESPECT, All Hip-Hop, more
PUBLISHING: Red Bull Records, exclusively licensed by Mind of a Genius
MANAGEMENT: David Dann & Lee Cauble/Mind of a Genius