Watch: Crazy Babe - @AfricanPoca featuring @ApolloGamble & @TheRealChampG_

You ever see faces and can't put a name to them. For me, this is one of those type of situations.




Poca is a Jersey by way of North Carolina singer-songwriter. I was first introduced to her music at the Unity Day concert in Asbury Park last summer. The Asbury Park Press even has her listed as one of the 8 Jersey Musicians You Need to Know. I do my research, but let's get to the music. Crazy Babe is an old song blessed with a new video treatment and I must say the concept on this was flames. She enlists verses from A1's Apollo and Champ G drops a 16 of his own. The trio take a ride to someone's home armed with ski masks and glocks. What seems like a normal day in (what looks like) Winding Ridge turns for the worse. I won't give all the details, you'll just need to watch this video for yourself. Crazy Babe shot by Life's a Movie, after the break.

Watch: 4 The Record - @ApolloGamble; A Niles P. Joint

The A1 crew has deployed another henchmen to attack the game from the treetops.  While he’s made a bunch of appearances on his mates’ songs and mixtapes, Apollo Gamble finally has a video of his own.  The Neptune singer/dancer dropped the video (which was also the song debut) for 4 The Record not too long ago.  Over the instrumental for Lemonade by Gucci Mane, Apollo breezes his way through a fun track.  It’s almost like he’s freestyle singing.  It’s an enjoyable spin on a cult classic song that’s been used.  To be honest, I like Gamble’s take the best.  The video encapsulates the levity of the song, as he dances down the sidewalks of downtown AP.  This kid has more weapons than an option-based offense in football.  He’s going to be one to watch this year.  Watch 4 The Record after the break and be on the lookout for my review of his debut project Luv Chronicles coming soon.  

Watch: Forever and a Day - @A1_Mostdope feat. @ApolloGamble; A Niles P.Joint

MostDope had a great 2015 and honestly I wouldn’t have blamed him if he took off the first half of this year to recharge and relax.  Instead, he hit the ground running and started work on his sophomore mixtape, which at press time is still 0untitled. You’ve gotta love this kid’s ambition and drive, if nothing else. He released a video for the (possible) first single Forever and a Day recently, which features fellow A1 member Apollo Gamble. 

He goes extra thematic in this one, making the song and video all about heartbreak & relationship strife.  They talk about an often ignored period between puppy love and serious relationships where you want to get serious but your natural instincts at that age pull you different ways.  In an age where rappers make up fairy tales on wax re: street life that they don’t live, it’s refreshing to see two young ass men make themselves vulnerable musically.  There’s more authenticity here than you’ll see from most budding emcees.  Be on the lookout for Gamble too, as he has Frank Ocean-like talent in singing and songwriting.  Check out the video for Forever and a Day after the break and check back with WTM for future coverage on A1’s upcoming releases.