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This is the debut episode of Season Seven featuring the one and only Alex Sowinski of influential Toronto jazz trio BadBadNotGood & the progressive multidimensional project Arrangement. Alex introduces an ear catching track from Felicia Douglass, as well as a raw progressive delivery from British-Ghanaian soul singer and producer Andrew Ashong. We introduce South Africa’s Filah Lah Lah and her breathtaking debut single “This Is” — Peekskill’s own Big Mont demands attention on “Drug Dealin,” Ease World has us reminiscing about the blog era on his playful cut “solidgoldgualaboy” and Alewya makes us yearn for the nights when we could get lost in the club. Plus Alex plays us out with an unreleased piece from Arrangement.  

01 "This Is" by Filah Lah Lah

02 "Joy Over Silence" by Felicia Douglass

03 "Drive Slow" by Nix Northwest

04 "SolidGoldGualaBoy" by Ease World

05 "Grow Up" by Solo Smith ft. Trey Graves

06 "Washed In You" by Andrew Ashong & Kaidi Tatham

07 "Drug Dealin' (807)" by Big Mont

08 "Sweating" by Alewya

09 "Sway" by Arrangement 

Art: Moya Garrison-Msingwana

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In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and in support of our community, we pushed the season six finale back until today. Before you listen to this episode we encourage you to research and donate to organizations dedicated to uplifting and empowering black communities and voices. We encourage you to sign petitions and contact your local elected officials to defund the police and hold racist police officers accountable for their actions. And if you can, safely, we encourage you to make your voice heard and join the protests. 

That said, we think it's important to share this episode and offer a platform to the artists featured. 

The season six finale features two industry veterans: Tori McCue, Columbia Record’s International Marketing Manager and Derrick Aroh, the VP of A&R at RCA Records. Tori introduces LA’s Boylife and his unique, honest brand of pop while Derrick spins a stank face-worthy record from Monsune. We discuss Rochester’s own Mister Novela and London’s DC — two young rappers defining their own sounds outside of the city’s they’re from. Plus we dive into Liv.e with a special stand out from her latest daring, genre-fluid EP.

01 "Juliet" by Cal Maro

02 "Peas" by Boylife 

03 "Salt of the Earth" by Akhi

04 "Smithereens" by Rasharn Powell 

05 "Back In My Birkin" by Mister Novela

06 "Cloud" by Monsune 

07 "Neighbourhood" by DC 

08 "Lessons From My Mistake... but I lost your number" by Liv.e

09 "Upside Down" by Sunny Oh!   

Art: Chad Balkum

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On our latest edition of Not 97 quarantine edition — recorded live on Twitch — we're joined by Andrew Barber, the founder and owner of Chicago’s wildly influential music blog Fake Shore Drive, as well as a manager, producer, curator, and more. Andrew did what he does best and shed light on two of Chicago’s most exciting up and comer — DAWEIRDO & Chris Crack. We explore new sounds from across the world with artists like Meer, pushing the limits of hip hop — as well as a Puerto Rico’s Buscabulla and their new record “Vamono.” Amaria is poised for greatness on her latest release “Twilight," and London’s LYAM embodies what it means to be a 'sound designer' on “AWAI."

01 "Najaf" by Meer

02 "Sunday Dinner" by DaWeirdo

03 "Estrella" by Inner Wave

04 "Twilight" by Amaria

05 "Awai" by LYAM

06 "Hoes at Trader Joes" by Chris Crack

07 "Vamono" by Buscabulla

08 "Go!" By OG Spliff

09 "Show me Love" by Naliyah    

Art: Drew Englander 

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We're back with another edition of Not 97's Quarantine Sessions, recorded live on our Twitch account. Today's episode features Sidney Madden, an influential editor and producer at NPR Music. Sidney introduces a powerful unreleased track from Kayla Steen. We dive into the sounds of two budding African music scenes with a dance-ready delivery from Ghana’s Odartei and an infectious single from Nigerian artist Merry Lynn. Tasha delivers a heart wrenching ode to black womanhood on “Lullaby”, In Kind builds his own world on “One Way”, and Uno Hype inspires with “Elevate.” Amongst much more.

01 "One Way" by In Kind

02 "Deep Water" by Kayla Steen 

03 "Lullaby" by Tasha

04 "Elevate" by Uno Hype

05 "911" by Merry-Lynn

06 "YSL" by Odartei 

07 "Huh" by Scuti 

08 "Same Songs" by Jeshi 

09 "Child Hood" by Icy Simone   

Art: Justin Jenkins

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Settling into our new normal, we're back with another episode recorded live on Twitch featuring Kei Henderson, a prolific figure in Atlanta’s music scene, a Grammy award winning manager for her work with 21 savage, and the president of Since The 80s. Kei introduces Dead Cassettes and their explosive genre bending-sound on the unreleased song "RNA in our DNA," as well as 16-year old Atlanta artist Metro Marrs. We spin a laid back delivery from Mileena, and a powerful track from Azekel. Tavi Montelle flaunts versatility on "My Koolaid," and North Carolina’s Judah spits from the heart on "Sonshine." Amongst much more.

01 "longtimecoming" by Mileena

02 "RNA In Our DNA" by Dead Cassettes

03 "Freeway" by Azekel 

04 “Sinking Sand” Eric Penn

05 "Grassblade Love" by Kevin Holliday (featuring Sintoria)

06 "Bye Felicia" by Metro Marrs

07 "Sonshine" by Judah

08 “My Koolaid” Tavi Montelle

09 "8+1" by Scorcher 

Art: Clara Kirkpatrick

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Today’s episode is unlike any we’ve ever released. As the world battles the Coronavirus, we weren’t able to record as normal this week. Instead we recorded this episode live on Twitch and were joined by Melanie McClain, Secretely Group’s Publishing A&R. Forgive the shoddy audio, shaky connection, and any other hiccups you may hear — the music goes on. Melanie introduced Serena Isioma, a captivating young talent from her hometown of Chicago, as well as a dynamic, dance ready delivery from Ugandan artist Mwami. We dip to London’s with Chloe Bodur’s “Lovely Lonely” and “Home” by Knucks. As well as introduce the rich, raw soul of Angelo Leroi.

01 "Lovely Lonely" by Chloe Bodur

02 "Sensitive" by Serena Isioma 

03 "Home" by Knucks

04 "Sanford & Son" by Angelo LeRoi

05 "Rektless" by Mwami

06 "Female Rapper Joint" by Matt McGhee  

Art: Bianca Rivera 

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This week on Not 97 we're joined by prolific New York DJ KittySayWord. 

Kitty introduces a contagious new track from the UK’s own Cadenza featuring Kasien, as well as a beautiful offering from the Venezuela-born singer-songwriter Maye. 

We discuss rich, dynamic deliveries from Chicago’s Mother Nature and Harlem’s Foushee, Jeremy Sullivan gets added to the ever-growing cleaning playlist, we introduce James Bambu’s breathtaking voice, and the synthetic soul of Chiiild, amongst much more. 

01 "Dreams" by Camden Malik 

02 "No Guidance" by Cadenza (featuring Kasien)

03 "4 Got" by Mother Nature 

04 "Rooftop" by Jeremy Sullivan 

05 "Make It Known" by Fousheé

06 "Tú" by Maye 

07 "White Lines" by James Bambu 

08 "Hands Off Me" by Chiiild 

09 "Slowzy" by Nápoles   

Art: Amandla Baraka

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Kiesh Herman joins us at the Noah store today. With years of experience working in the advertising world and music industry, Kiesh is currently the head of social media and digital marketing at Glassnote records. Kiesh introduces Queen’s own Prince SAMO and his new sound on "Windy," as well as the Bay Area-born Nappy Nina. Toronto’s Rodney boasts an ode to summer, Pip Millett falls in love on "Contact," and K Roosevelt learns patience on "Slow." We get lost in a dream with London’s Ezria & dive deep into the dystopian pop of Jasper Lotti.

01 "Summertime" by Rodney

02 “Windy” by Prince SAMO  ft. Éva-Milan Zsiga

03 "Contact" by Pip Millett 

04 "Slow" by K Roosevelt 

05 "Fuck, It Was Lovely" by Ezria

06 “BackWords” by Nappy Nina

07 "Jupiter" by Armanii Day

08 "Take You There" by Jasper Lotti

09 "Out" by Issy Wood  

Art: Sol Galeano 

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On today's episode we're joined by our friend Sharell Jeffrey. Sharell is an influential social media manager, digital and music marketing professional, as well as an artist manager. Sharell introduces her longtime friend An Capone, as well as a track from Kay Wht remixed by the producer Larce Blake. We dive into London’s illustrious jazz scene with Bryony Jarmon-Pinto, we spin a recent stand out from Seattle production duo Nile Waters, and a playful groove by the Bay Area’s Garren Sean. We hit Philly with the prolific lyricist Lojii and uncover Charlotte’s next best artist Cheeno Ghee, amongst more.

01 "Sweet Sweet" by Bryony Jarman-Pinto

02 "Risk of Me" by An Capone

03 "Walk on Water" by Nile Waters

04 "Finer Things" by Garren Sean

05 "longwayhome" by lojii 

06 "11:30 Interlude (Larce Blake Remix)" by KAYWHT

07 "TEARS" by Cheeno Ghee

08 "On The Outside" by Ethan Gruska

09 "Not My Friend" by ItS Jewell 

Art: Sabla Stays

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Today's episode features The Carlyle—a man of many talents from manager, to A&R, to director, and more. Carlyle introduces two New York up & comers — Nesta, and his bright & bouncy Benjis, as well as Zero McKenzi’s lively, jazz-infused Artwork. We talk off-kilter pop with Weslee, the weighted soul sounds of Brandon Banks & Giveon, a devastating delivery from DWY, & and explosive track from UK rapper Pa Salieu, amongst much more.

01 "it's okay to be alone" by Jaso 

02 "Benjis" by Nesta

03 "Pico" by Brandon Banks

04 "Like I Want You" by Giveon 

05 "Peaches" by WESLEE

06 "Artwork" by Zero McKenzi 

07 "Frontline" by Pa Salieu

08 "Everytime I See You Again" by DWY

09 "friENDS" by 80purppp

Art: Hearing Visuals

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