Though dwelling in NYC nowadays, emcee Zach Kyle pays homage to his New Jersey upbringing on new single. “Da Burbz” is a jazzy cloud-like dose of boom-bap/chill-hop with Kyle reminiscing of the days of his youth, small-town hijinks, experiences and experimentation. As he says of the track “I just want to represent the culture I come from. I’ve done a lot of cool city stuff but this track is for all the kids I grew up with. Suburban Hip Hop is a very real and beautiful thing I think. I wouldn’t mind being the face of it.”
Listen to “Da Burbz”: https://youtu.be/mk9PPsd5zWs?si=o8R8D11LgswJZSUZ
Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/track/5hAdIqNeXOv4iVj1shK5sT?si=c76ed6bf24f44a83
Last fall Zach Kyle released the #SWAG LP which had a spiritual predecessor to “Da Burbz” in single “Nostalgia” (produced by Ray Janes) that also was inspired by his experiences growing up and summer camp as black in a mostly white environment.
Listen to “Nostalgia” (Boom Bap Edit): https://youtu.be/CUIcOusm7W0?si=KuS-X5ni6bovuO2C
Though barely out of his teens, Zach Kyle has extensive first-hand history with hip-hop partly due to proximity to his father, DJ Jay-Ef whose creative friends include Masta Ace, Wordsworth & Planet Asia. Over the past few years Kyle has been prolific releasing two previous albums, Autonomy and Shangri-La as well as several EP’s and numerous singles.
More Info: https://www.instagram.com/zachkyle/
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