“The appeal of Bandman and Mcverttâs style is more than just the soundâit also offers a glimpse at how a younger generation is putting its touch on music they lived with in their childhood.” –Â Pitchfork
“20 Rappers to Watch in 2023⊠The Jersey drill scene is even more niche than the burgeoning sample drill subgenre, but the 20-year-old rapper is leading the emerging sound with the confidence and authority of a veteran” – Complex
“While the new year slowly lurches into gear, Bandmanrill has hit the ground with the same frantic energy that saw him enjoy a breakout year in 2022.” –Â The FADER
âGarden State rep Bandmanrill’s blend of skilled rapping over the high-energy production is catching on. He’s one of the most relevant artists to rhyme over the club music beats and has his sights set on taking it all over the world.â –Â XXL
“…as time went on, Sha’s flows and vocabulary continued to level up.” – XXL
“Sha Ekâs efforts this year are worthy of the rookie of the year title.” – HotNewHipHop
“After displaying his aggressive and high energy flows on a few tracks, [Sha Ek] went viral with bangers like 2020âs âD&Dâ and has continued to live up to the hype from there.” – ONE37RPM
May 12, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) â Animating explosive regional sounds, New Jersey natives Bandmanrill and MCVERTT unveil âMr. D.C.T.â while Bronx drill leader Sha EK shares âNever Want To Be Them Part 2,â featuring Chicagoâs Lil Zay Osama.
Produced by fellow Newark native, Jersey club rap sound architect MCVERTT, Bandmanrillâs new single, âMr. D.C.T.,â is built on an iconic house sample from Crystal Waters, a Jersey native herself. The undeniably danceable track finds Bandman in full control of an energetic party atmosphere, making listeners follow his every move lest they get lost in the shuffle: âBaby girl, Iâm a lion, a Leo/If he play, set it off like Iâm Cleo.â
Meanwhile, across the Hudson and Harlem rivers, the Bronx-born Sha EK enlists Chicagoâs own Lil Zay Osama for an explosively atmospheric drill banger. Backed by the hard-hitting production of 083 Chee and J1 GTB, âNever Want To Be Them Part 2â kicks off with the booming-voiced Sha sounding right at home on the trackâs skittering hi-hats and sliding 808s as he aspires to be anything but his opps. Lil Zay Osamaâs raw Chicago grit compliments Shaâs slick talk perfectly, as he dissects why his opps aspire to see anyone but him.
âMr. D.C.T.â and âNever Want To Be Them Part 2â are the opening salvos in a scorching summer for some of the hottest stars and most innovative artists on the East Coast, each of whom is trying to top their ascendant 2022.
Bandmanrillâs spectacular 2022 featured dancefloor-shaking hits like the FADER-acclaimed âREAL HIPS,â culminating in his debut album Club Godfather, which Pitchfork praised as âbreakneckâ and âintoxicating.â Known for his natural megaphone of a voice, 20-year-old Sha EK reached the #1 spot on Billboardâs Heatseekers chart with his debut Face Of The What, and connected with Bandman for the East Coast anthem âWHO YOU TOUCH.â Rising producer MCVERTT is heralded as a father of the club rap scene taking hold in Newark, Philadelphia, and across the East Coast. The trio of Bandman, Sha, and MCVERTT have joined forces with âJiggy In Jerseyâ and âJiggy In Jersey Pt. 2,â which together racked up tens of millions of streams and showed the artistic potential of combining street sounds with club music.
Stay tuned for much more from the âJiggy In Jerseyâ trio as the weather gets warmer.
Stream Bandmanrill & MCVERTT – “Mr. D.C.T.” HERE
Stream Sha Ek – “Never Want To Be Them Part 2” ft. Lil Zay Osama HERE
Please contact Michelle or Destiny for more info.
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Bandmanrill, Sha EK, and MCVERTT – “Pistons”:
Defiant Presents: Jiggy In Jersey (ft. MCVERTT):
Bandmanrill – âMr. D.C.T.â: https://bandmanrill.lnk.to/MrDCT
Sha EK – âNever Want To Be Them Part 2â ft. Lil Zay Osama:Â https://ShaEk.lnk.to/NWTBTP2