Tag: Arts & Entertainment

North Bergen native, 070 Shake, releases new EP Glitter on G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings

On By Mackensie AlvarezIn North Bergen Arts & Entertainment

Growing up in North Bergen, 070 Shake began turning heads when she started sharing soulful, melodic, sung-rapped tracks on her SoundCloud. She broke through in 2016 with her single “Trust Nobody.” Her smokey voice and honest lyricism garnered the attention of Grammy award winning Kanye West and in 2017 she signed to G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam.

In her most recent effort, Glitter, Shake “flawlessly blends genres to deliver a moody and genuine account of what it’s like to deal with depression, addiction and sexuality.”

Ramy Walks the Beat of Guttenberg

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Ramy Walks the Beat of Guttenberg. Guttenberg is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. The town’s population is 11,176.

Only four blocks wide, Guttenberg is the ninth-smallest municipality in the state and the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities worldwide.

North Bergen Artist 'Freestyles' on flagship radio station, Hot 97

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North Bergen high school alumni and local musician, Christopher Macias, better known as Chris Major, was a featured guest on the well-known radio station, Hot 97.

Hot 97 is a radio station based in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. The station broadcasts on 97.1 FM.

Chris Major was interviewed by Hot 97’s DJ Drewski. “You call yourself an artist, right?,” asked DJ Drewski. “I want to hear you ‘spit’ something!” (Spit is slang for rapping.)

Chris Major then performed a four-minute, live freestyle with lines like “yup, you know where I’m from/yup, it’s the 2-0-1,” and “I’m keeping it so thorough, views from the 6th side, I’m live from the 6th borough”