SDBoomin and Globalqtheartist meet up in a fine, fun R&B/hip-hop track for the women

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“U 2 Rare,” a fun fusion of R&B, hip-hop and rap with a soul vibe, is the product of a collaboration between Globalqtheartist, an R&B/trap/soul singer from Atlanta, and SDBoomin, beat maker and producer from Mobile, Alabama.

They have found each other in Kuwait, where they are collaborating on a set of five songs, of which “U 2 Rare” is the first. It will be released on July 9.

They approach the song in entirely different terms. One is theme, one is process.

“For me,” said SDBoomin, “‘U 2 Rare’ is one of those tracks where you’re giving women the confidence that you know that they sometimes seek. So it’s more of, ‘Hey, you’re a beautiful woman.’ You know? Understand that and move forward confidently. You’re rare.”

You look so good, you gotta be good for my health
(Baby too rare, you’re rare)
You really stood out in the crowd, couldn’t tell if you were real
I’m an introvert, but you pull me out of my shell
(Ooohhh yeah)

That right there is an old-school R&B concept. In “U 2 Rare,” it is presented in hip-hop beats, R&B rhythms and soul melodies.

For Globalqtheartist, the term that comes to mind is a beautifully technical term: “embellished reality.” (“That’s what art is. You start out with a skeleton, and then you start building around it and you make it interesting.”)

“I had to make up a name for how I write and how I create,” he said. “So, when I hear a track, first I’m trying to find what kind of melodies can I come up with. So, I’ll come up with a melody, and then next is like, ‘How does this track make me feel?’”

Next are key words, and, for this song, it was “rare.”

“And you know when you’re writing R&B and hip-hop, of course it’s got to be associated with a woman.”

And that triggered a memory, “this time back in the day when I was performing, and there was a woman in the crowd, and—I don’t know—I just took a liking to her.”

“She was just very different from how everyone else was dressed, how all the other women were carrying themselves. It was something about the way she wore her hair, how she carried herself. So, I decided to write a song based around that scenario.”

And in this way the lyrics of the singer/rapper and the beats of the producer combined to create music.

SDB began in music as a child producer and rapper. He and a brother formed a rap duo, eventually expanding the group. Later, after the group disbanded, he moved into a successful career in information technology, but, he said, the passion for music remained and endured through the loss of his two brothers.

“Once my second brother passed away a couple of years ago,” he said, “I felt like I should get back into it. That’s what got me here today, but I don’t rap as much as I used to. I’m on this producer side now.”

In the five-track collaboration, he is featured on two of the tracks.

Globalq is a singer and rapper with a reputation for his lyrical skills and performing techniques in the Atlanta area. He says he “is looking to bridge the gap between the musical styles of artists such as Future, Bryson Tiller and Brent Faiyaz.” He lists his main genre mix as R&B, trap and soul.

In the five-track mix they are working on, his vocals carry three.

“From my side,” said SDB, “I definitely wanted to collaborate with Q, and hopefully we collaborate more in the future. But, going beyond this, I want to continue to make beats, continue to work with other artists that are coming out and try to work my way into the industry to work with major artist.”

For his part, Globalq said he enjoys the work with SDB.

“The beats is dope, and the vibe is crazy,” he said. “We know how to feed off each other. I am focused now on our project. I’m not trying to become some megastar or anything like that. I just know that I’m good enough to compete in the industry, and wherever that takes me, I’m good with it.”

All except the last of the five songs are finished, and the fifth is close. Once “U 2 Rare” is released, they will release another every two or three weeks.

“I would give a compliment to Q,” said SDB. “Of these five songs that we’ve pushed out, the last song is still in progress, but over like a two-week period, Q pushed these songs out.”

He continued, “I mean, talk about somebody who can write, who can come up with some concepts.”

First, though, is “U 2 Rare.”

“I think it’s a great song,” said SDB. “Q really did a great job with the lyrics, as always. I think it’s one of those songs that will motivate women. I think I can see a lot of females putting it on their TikTok, using it as their background music.”

“I just know that it’s just a real fun song,” said Globalq. “Just like SDB was saying, I can definitely see women doing reels to it.”

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Jay Anthony figured out how to cope with personal loss and the fears of the pandemic through the songs in his first EP “Music & Me”

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When dealing with feelings of loss, anxiety, depression, fear, or even isolation, people often rely on personal interests and activities to help pull themselves through.

For vocalist Jay Anthony, he relied on his music to pull himself through the loss of his grandmother as well as the fear and uncertainty of the pandemic.

Anthony, an R&B, pop and gospel singer, recently released his first EP as an independent solo artist called “Music & Me.” He said he gave it that title because it best describes the impact that music had during those days and weeks of the pandemic when he was stuck at home.

“I really used that time to listen to some of the greats, like Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra – and I listened to Michael Jackson, who was one of my biggest inspirations,” said Anthony. “I was also able to keep writing songs and journaling during those uncertain times.”

And then later in 2020, tragedy struck within his close personal circle when his grandmother passed away. He said the loss was devastating for him – and he went into a state of depression.

 “I had lost interest in music, which is crazy because it truly is my passion,” he said. “I didn't want to sing, and I didn't want to write. But I still was able to do my journaling at the time.”

One of the six tracks on the EP is called “A Better Place.” According to Anthony, the song was inspired by his journal writings, where he was able to express how he was feeling about his grandmother’s passing and then turn them into meaningful lyrics.

When he was singing what became the sixth and final track on the EP, titled “Worth Living,” he said he thought about the period when he was feeling depressed – and he was also thinking about everybody else that was fighting depression at that same time.

“After it was recorded and the producer played it back to me, I cried like a baby,” said Anthony. “It was at that point I thought, ‘Wow! If this inspired me, then I want to know what it would do for other people as well.’

Anthony began singing as a young boy in church, where he later gave his first solo performance at age 12, even though he was known to be really shy and quiet. His uncle was the church’s choir director and his aunt was the choir soloist.

“My aunt had such a beautiful voice that she actually would make me cry whenever she would sing,” he said. “But then she would pass me the mic. And in a church like ours, even as a child, when someone passes you the mic, you'd better be ready and able to sing, and sing on key for sure. That’s your opportunity. I thank God that she was preparing me for what I am able to do today.”

He then went on to join the school choir and participate in talent shows. He said it was his music teacher who exposed him to lots of different music. He fell in love with Tony Bennett, who once described himself as “a tenor who sings like a baritone,” along with Luther Vandross, himself a baritone.

These artists had personal meaning to Anthony as he became a teenager.

“You know, during that ‘growing up period,’ my voice changed from soprano to baritone,” he said. “So I was able to listen to those guys - and they gave me confidence in my voice. I knew then that it was okay to have a baritone voice - and they really helped me through that transition as a singer. That's why I do some of the things I do now; I borrowed from them.”

Right after high school, Anthony was able to do some modeling. But the highlight occurred when he appeared as an extra in the Will Smith movie, “After Earth,” where he got to meet the actor. Later, he had the chance to appear in Smith’s movie, “Concussion,” but he turned it down.

“I am grateful to have been given those opportunities,” he said, “but they weren’t music. Music is my passion.”

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