Australia never fails to impress.
I’ve had dozens of Aussie-artists & bands land on our platform, and I have yet to find one that hasn’t impressed me. And with Sydney-based Hip Hop pioneer PROMISQUES, currently signed with Notorious Records, we have more rhymes and versatility to bring to the table.
With a sound and personality that’s bound to draw you in, PROMISQUES has been hard at work over the years doing what every artist should be doing regardless of the stress, trials and tribulations: staying active! Yes, PROMISQUES is an artist that isn’t afraid to pay his dues, and in fact, still is. Even your favorite artist or band at some point was a local and/or regional act just reppin their hometown. Not omitting the fact that some artists DO win the industry lottery (i.e. Justin Bieber).
Basically, there’s no tunnel vision at all for PROMISQUES; he’s been putting out singles, mix tapes, collaborations, music videos, and anything he can to make sure he can keep his Discography growing, and his sound evolving.
One song, that has an original version and a DJ-collab version (both accompanied by 2 different Music Videos) is his hashtag single “#DFWM”, acronym for “Don’t Fuck With Me”. A witty, fun, and great exercise of versatility that has a beat & rhythm that dynamically mixes yesterday’s and today’s key elements of Hip Hop we’ve come to know and love from both eras.
The videos for both versions are very humble and fun to watch. We get to see a lot of Australia’s colorful streets, landscapes, and interiors that give us USA-folks something fun for the cultural eye. Plus this song has some very impressive rhyming techniques that aren’t being distracted by half-naked booty shaking girls or BMWs. So the craft of the song stays in the forefront, and the simple social-media influenced one-line chorus is memorable, and effective.
No matter which version of this song you check out, I promise that PROMISQUES is worth your time. He’s more proof that the Aussie-artists, bands, and scenes offer up many amazing & fresh sounds coming from the other side of the globe. There’s music everywhere out there that deserve discovery; PROMISQUES is definitely one of them.
Connect with PROMISQUES:
- Website: http://www.promisques.com
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/promisques1
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/promisques
Review by: Justyn Brodsky