{"id":61160,"date":"2020-03-29T09:47:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T09:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=61160"},"modified":"2020-03-29T09:47:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T09:47:57","slug":"kz-releases-new-single-barnyard-boogie-ft-stony-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/kz-releases-new-single-barnyard-boogie-ft-stony-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"KZ Releases New Single &#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; ft Stony Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hip hop\/country rap artist KZ dropped his most recent single &#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; last year. The track features Stony Murphy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Florida based rapper has already won himself several awards in the space of 5 months, alongside a tonne of magazine exposure. This success has resulted in him collaborating with top artists &#8211; including Snoop Dog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; is KZs country-inspired song &#8211; the music video is now available to watch here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_55578\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wSa57j06vgo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#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=\"Kz - Barnyard Boogie ft. 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With the distinctive blend between hip-hop, country, and rap, it&#8217;s hard to find any fault with it as it covers pretty much everything you want in a song. This cross-over makes &#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; something that anyone can enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">KZ became fascinated with music from a very young age. Despite what people around him thought of his different style of music, he was determined to make something of himself &#8211; and that he did. &#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; is available to listen to now. Feel free to follow KZ on\u00a0<a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kztheartist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a class=\"_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kz_theartist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> to <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">see what else he has in store.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip hop\/country rap artist KZ dropped his most recent single &#8216;Barnyard Boogie&#8217; last year. 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