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Knucklez: Virginia Rapper on the Come Up

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Knucklez is an independent artist hailing from Richmond, Virginia who has been rapping since he was just 14 years old. In his latest album, ‘In Your Face Music’, he shows listeners who he is with ten hard-hitting tracks that has helped him build up a fan base of nearly 5,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

From falling in love with being a musician after watching ‘8 Mile’, to writing his first song at 18, to seeing the dividends of his hard work, Knucklez is on a mission to show the world that he is the most versatile artist in music. In our conversation together, we learned that everything starts and ends with his music. He’s a musician through and through.

With that in mind, we worked our way through his catalog and put together our thoughts on his music. Here are some of the highlights.

‘Goin’ Crazy

‘Goin Crazy’ sounds like a quintessential East Coast hip-hop song and it certainly comes right at you from the first note. The dark and haunting beat kicks you in the chest with it’s constant heavy bass and sets the stage for Knucklez lyrical attack.

With over 20,000 streams, this track is his most listened to on Spotify. The simplified beat allows you as the listener to focus on the lyrics and wordplay that he brings to the song. As he delivers line after line, you get to hear his creativity and advanced lyrical ability. This song has been as popular as it has been for good reason.

In our conversation together, we has asked Kuncklez what song best represented his sound and he told us that without a doubt, it was ‘Goin’ Crazy’.

“The song that best represents my sound right now is ‘Goin’ Crazy’. It’s hard-hitting and it slaps you in the face. It’s music that the world can’t help but notice.”

Check out ‘Goin’ Crazy’ on the YouTube as well.

‘Can I Kick It’

‘Can I Kick It’ is another wildly popular song with over 14,000 streams on Spotify to date. This song has a more soulful and smooth feel to it. Just like ‘Goin Crazy’, he uses a straightforward and catchy hook before he gives you all of the flavor in his verses.

Again, his style is fast and aggressive but on this track, he finds a way to keep subtly changing his flow while delivering quality lines and overall delivers just an intricate and talented hip-hop track. As a man that describes himself as “the most versatile artist in the world”, he certainly is making that case on ‘Can I Kick It’.

Check out ‘Can I Kick It’ on the YouTube as well.

‘What You Rep’

This song also speaks volumes about Knucklez ability to switch up sounds and styles. The beat on ‘What You Rep’ has an industrial and tribal sound to it with very little melody. The driving force of this song really is the lyrics and rapping that he lays down, there’s a real underground cypher feel to it.

He again ties the song together nicely with an effective and catchy hook. Between those portions, he’s rapidly delivering line after line very evenly in a talented flow. Like the other two tracks we looked at today, there is a real nod to the old school in this sound that would make 90’s east coast rappers real proud. However, the uniqueness of elements like this beat mixed with the quality of the production avoids it sounding dated. Knucklez has been able to craft a sound all his own.

Check out what we mean and listen to ‘What You Rep’ on the YouTube.

As we told you earlier, what shines through in both his words and his music, is that he is a real musician. By that, we mean that he lives and breaths music. When we asked him about his biggest achievement to date, it wasn’t a singular song or stream count. Instead, it was more of a sign that he was on to something here.

“My biggest achievement was when I got my first check from my music. I was like yeah people believe in my music enough to support me and buy it. And I know they want that hard great music that gives them energy, life, and that they can have a ball with.”

That validation has Knucklez focused on his future and his music. Some artists’ future focus is on “making it” or becoming famous. When we asked him, not surprisingly, it was all about the music.

“My overall goal is to show lyrical skill on classic singles, hits, and albums. Also, that real hip-hop isn’t dead and I want to show people my versatility like they’ve never seen before.”

Again, it always comes down to the music when it comes to Knucklez. He’s a real artist whose sole focus is his craft, getting better, and winning over fans. If you are a fan of his, that’s good news as he will only get even better than he already is with time. If you are just finding out about him, then you have every reason to become a fan now.

To stay up on everything with Knucklez, check out and follow him with the links below.

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Star of “A Christmas Story,” Peter Billingsley, resolves the controversy surrounding “Die Hard” holiday films

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Star of A Christmas Story, Peter Billingsley, resolves the controversy surrounding Die Hard holiday films

Star of “A Christmas Story,” Peter Billingsley, is putting up a strong argument in the age-old argument over whether or not “Die Hard” qualifies as a Christmas film.

His reasoning was so strong that he was able to persuade “Die Hard” cinematographer Jan de Bont, who wasn’t entirely convinced that the action film starring Bruce Willis is a holiday classic despite its mid-summer release date.

“Can we have a healthy debate? Can we make the argument to you of why it’s a Christmas movie?” Billingsley proposed to de Bont on a recent episode of his podcast “A Cinematic Christmas Journey.”

He continues, saying that the movie’s main setting is a Christmas party and that “production design put Santas everywhere.” Of course, there’s the scene where Willis’s character John McClane “decorates the dead body and puts it into an elevator,” which Billingsley refers to as the “iconic ‘ho ho ho’ moment.”

“But I’ll leave you with this,” Billingsley told de Bont. “Most importantly, I think it embodies the themes of Christmas of acceptance, forgiveness, love and family.”

With a nod of approval, de Bont smiles and says, “Okay, I’m sold now.”

In a video that Billingsley and his co-host Steve Byrne shared on Instagram, they can be seen grinning and laughing as de Bont concedes their disagreement.

“Die Hard,” which starred Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, and the late Alan Rickman, debuted in July 1988. It tells the story of a New York City police officer who tries to rescue hostages who are kidnapped by terrorists on Christmas eve at a party.

Willis, on the other hand, views “Die Hard” as a very different kind of film.

“Die Hard is not a Christmas movie!” He proclaimed during his 2018 Comedy Central Roast. “It’s a Bruce Willis movie, so yippee-ki-yay… and good night!”

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Katrina Kaif ‘threatened’ Vicky Kaushal when she asked him to return to film set two days after their marriage: ‘Shaadi rehne hi do’

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Bollywood stars Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif‘s 2021 wedding ceremony in Rajasthan captured hearts with its dreamy charm. Recently, Vicky recalled how the shoot of Zara Hatke Zara Bachke collided with his marriage. The actor published that he had to take offs from Zara Hatke Zara Bachke shoot to attend his wedding. However, when the makers of the movie requested him to return to the set inside two days of marriage, Katrina issued a hazard and pushed him to remain longer with her.

Speaking about the time he used to be taking pictures for Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, Vicky instructed media, “I have completed half of of the film’s capturing earlier than my marriage and then I took off for my marriage. Right after the marriage, inside two days, they had been calling me on the set. Toh fir mujh dhamki mil gayi thi ki tumhe do din baad set pe hi jana hai toh shaadi rehne hi do (Then I acquired the hazard that if you have to go to the set in two days then don’t get married). Then I said ‘no’ and I went to the units of the movie after 5 days.”

Vicky additionally spoke about how his lifestyles has modified after marrying Katrina. Sharing how she brings ‘peace’ to his life, Vicky said, “Marriage has been in reality stunning and it absolutely is a blessing to discover a accomplice for your self the place you surely experience like you have come again home. It’s a sukoon (peace) vala feeling. It’s a fantastic feeling, she is a beautiful human being. It is enjoyable dwelling and exploring existence with her. I am touring a lot with her, some thing I didn’t journey a lot before.”

Though they belong to the equal profession, Vicky stated that he and Katrina don’t talk about work a lot. “We don’t talk about work a lot. We are each from the identical industry, so we discuss about it however we don’t talk about scripts and all,” the actor said.

On the work front, Vicky will subsequent be viewed in Sam Bahadur, which is directed by way of Meghna Gulzar. The movie will launch in theatres on December 1 and will conflict with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal. Katrina used to be closing considered with Salman Khan in the undercover agent thriller, Tiger three

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Red Carpet Style Gone Elevated Chic in Alia Bhatt’s Burgundy Gucci Short Suit

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The pink carpet is the place sartorial experiments come to life. That was once the case at the GQ Man Of The Year 2023 tournament which took vicinity remaining night. The movie star visitor listing was once starry as ever with the likes of Mouni Roy and Karan Johar headlining the A-list attendees. However it was once Alia Bhatt who became heads with her purple carpet style. The Gucci manufacturer ambassador selected to characterize the Italian trend label with her dressmaker ensemble at the function. Proving to be a departure from her ordinary fashion niche, Alia selected a burgundy toned quick suit, which was once a vastly distinct silhouette from the attire and robes she is generally noticed in when on the pink carpet. Her outfit featured a plunging V-neckline that reached her waist with button important points on both aspect of the front. Her micro-mini shorts had been by and large hid below the structured sleeveless shirt, the lower back of which showcased a deep dipped detail.

What additionally made pretty the impact about Alia’s seem to be was once her desire of footwear. Rather than a heeled number, the actress picked a signature Gucci idler which got here with a excessive platform element that acquired a divisive opinion from fashionistas on social media. The autumn colours of Mrs. Bhatt’s outfit teamed with gold hoops and bracelets, which lent a heat metal glint.

Alia’s hair used to be left free whilst parted in the centre and styled poker straight as ever. Her brown toned smokey eye make-up used to be set with her common pair of glossy nude lipstick whilst her pores and skin was once highlighted and dewy.

This was once one crimson carpet match the place Alia Bhatt skipped the robes and heels and became heads anyway.

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