{"id":28875,"date":"2017-07-17T22:04:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T21:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=28875"},"modified":"2018-05-27T11:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T10:26:08","slug":"south-african-hip-hop-artist-da-l-e-s-drops-newest-single-popular-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/south-african-hip-hop-artist-da-l-e-s-drops-newest-single-popular-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Hip Hop Artist Da L.E.S. Drops Newest Single &#8216;Popular Demand&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/south-african-hip-hop-artist-da-l-e-s-drops-newest-single-popular-demand\/2017-06-22-photo-00000020\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-06-22-PHOTO-00000020.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2017-06-22-PHOTO-00000020\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-06-22-PHOTO-00000020.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/2017-06-22-PHOTO-00000020.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Da L.E.S. has released a new single, &#8216;Popular Demand&#8217;. The American-born South African hip hop legend has had over ten years in the African entertainment business, and has a plethora of hits under his belt, with &#8216;Popular Demand&#8217; looking like it will follow suit.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Formerly known as Leslie Jonathan, Da L.E.S. (which stands for Les Equals Success) has won a metro award for &#8216;All Eyes On Me&#8217;, on which he collaborated with BET nominated AKA, and Nigerian rapper, Burner Boy. The single saw its premiere on BBC1xtra.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Da L.E.S. had a huge hit with his single, &#8216;Lifestyle&#8217;, which garnered over one million YouTube views, and number ones on radio stations 5FM and YFM. &#8216;Popular Demand&#8217; is set to follow the same path, and is currently taking control of the airwaves across Africa, and is available to stream on Deezer, Spotify, Apple Music and all digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Find Da L.E.S. online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2freshLES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/2freshL.E.S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/2freshles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, as well as his <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRbFakK2sQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_56516\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cRxHLuzkhfE?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Da L.E.S - Popular Demand (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cRxHLuzkhfE\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Da L.E.S. has released a new single, &#8216;Popular Demand&#8217;. 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