{"id":25088,"date":"2016-12-19T13:13:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25088"},"modified":"2016-12-19T13:17:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T13:17:47","slug":"hip-hop-artists-queencity-generals-release-new-track-so-brand-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/hip-hop-artists-queencity-generals-release-new-track-so-brand-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Hip-Hop Artists QueenCity Generals Release New Track &#8216;So Brand New&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/hip-hop-artists-queencity-generals-release-new-track-so-brand-new\/image124-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Image124-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Image124 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Image124-1.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Image124-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>With clever wordplay layered over complex beats and horn rhythms, The QueenCity Generals&#8217; new track, &#8216;So Brand New&#8217; as written with the core belief that everyone has the potential to &#8220;be a boss&#8221;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formed in 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina, The QueenCity Generals comprise Mark John (aka Tongue), and Joseph Rodriquez (known as Joey Car&#8217;mels). Their aim is to restore a soulful sound to hip hop, and to be &#8220;the breath of fresh air that true music fans have been longing for.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">QueenCity Generals include among their influences American hip\u00a0hop duo, Mobb Deep, one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip hop groups. \u00a0&#8216;So Brand New&#8217; is available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/album\/2D57czxX8JaHHImt5GR9if\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, along with QueenCity Generals&#8217; album, &#8216;Invasion&#8217;.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find QueenCity Generals online on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101554283284099454560\" target=\"_blank\">Google<\/a>+, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/queencitygenerals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QBS189uJ8bg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With clever wordplay layered over complex beats and horn rhythms, The QueenCity Generals&#8217; new track, &#8216;So Brand New&#8217; as written with the core belief that everyone has the potential to &#8220;be a boss&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":25113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[4801,1870,8680,8678,77,1888,8676,666,8677],"class_list":["post-25088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-charlotte","tag-hip-hop","tag-joseph-rodriquez","tag-mark-john","tag-new-release","tag-north-carolina","tag-queencity-generals","tag-rap","tag-so-brand-new"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-6wE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25108,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/hip-hop-artist-yung-bleu-announces-release-of-debut-album-investments-3-accompanied-by-a-7-date-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":25088,"position":0},"title":"Hip-Hop Artist Yung Bleu Announces Release of Debut Album &#8216;Investments 3&#8217; Accompanied by a 7-date Tour","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"19\/12\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeremy Biddle, performing as Yung Bleu, is a rapper from Mobile, Alabama. 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