BTA wants love is his life on new single “Lonely Lately”

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BTA (Before The Altar) is a hip-hop artist and producer who makes calming relationship centered music. His latest single “Lonely Lately” talks about loneliness in a relationship but still offers hope for the situation. The track’s atmospheric production captures these feelings sonically while his singing and rapping reflect vulnerable and relatable feelings.

BTA wanted to craft a track that reflected what he was going through but also looked at the situation from a realistic perspective. In the music world, there are multiple perspectives people discuss relationships from but BTA wanted to talk about them in the way that resonated most with him.

“I wanted to talk about the feeling of being lonely. Even if you have someone, they may be long distance. I wanted to express what I wanted from love in my life and connect with people who want the same thing in their life.” said BTA.

With BTA’s church background, he has experience not only in music but in how some things have to be done in a specific way with a specific purpose. He sang in the choir and was a junior deacon all between the ages of eight and 18 years old and also started ministering at age 12. His military experience in the Air Force magnified his understanding of order even more. However, the things he learned in church extended past practical lessons.

“Being in the church helped me learn to be in front of an audience. It also helped me see how music can affect people on an emotional level…It’s grounding and centering to have a structured format with things. Having variety is fun but having structure gives you a solid foundation.” he said.

BTA has been self producing for the majority of his career but has recently taken a break from it. Still, with any production he uses, he finds himself drawn to the melodies and tones within it. This is especially apparent when it comes to him playing the guitar or piano. Crafting these melodies whether he’s singing or rapping on them is something BTA enjoys every single time because of how amazing the process is to him.

With BTA growing up in the church and the way his household worked, he did not fully delve into rap music until the age of 16. Upon hearing it, he quickly noticed a connecting thread between the way rappers used creativity, cadence and wordplay and the way preachers preached. These aspects and the rhyming stuck out to him immediately and he started making Christian rap.

While BTA is no longer branding himself as a Christian rapper, his stage name, which stands for Before The Altar is still meant to reverence God and signify that his musical foundation will always be the church. His music is not centered around his faith fully but, the values and morals from that part of his life are still prevalent across it. He can still spread positive messages through his music because that still reigns true for his outlook on life.

“Religion comes with a lot of critiques. I don’t want people to see me as judgemental. I want to be relatable and bring good, positive and loving vibes.” he said.

“Lonely Lately” by BTA is available on streaming services now.

You can see more of BTA’s relationship centric music by keeping up with him on these platforms. Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok | Facebook

The Starlight PR Team thanks BTA for taking the time to speak with us. 

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InfamousMusik takes their listeners to the club through genre fusion with their new single “If Yuh Feel Like”

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InfamousMusik is the musical duo of rapper and producer Infamous (Anton) and his wife Musik (Chandra). The duo makes a creative fusion of R&B, hip-hop and reggae that calls back to the nostalgic feeling of these genres from the 90s. The latest single “If Yuh Feel Like” is also the debut of Musik on vocals as she previously only handled business matters for Infamous. Now the two of them are making music together and the chemistry between them is unmatched. 

Almost all of the music InfamousMusik makes is centered around relationships. When they’re not talking about relationships, they’re giving their perspectives on people in the world and how love, unity and positivity are essential within it. In the track “If Yuh Feel Like” they tell the story of a couple meeting at a club, things going well and them planning to meet up again. Infamous is in the forefront injecting reggae into the track with his vocal delivery and Musik’s subdued but undeniable presence on adlibs and background vocals provides an injection of R&B.

“My producer Tiger Stylz said we shouldn’t just do one genre since I can do three different genres. So we started making songs centered around each one then we started making songs where we were mixing them together.” said Anton. 

InfamousMusik is a duo but this was not always the case as Chandra was originally only handling all the business matters for Anton. He wanted vocals from a woman on “If Yuh Feel Like” and encouraged Chandra to give it a try and Tiger Stylz did too. Chandra originally did not like the spotlight but upon being encouraged and hearing how good she sounded, she gained the confidence she needed. Now she’s in the duo and will have an even stronger presence in their future releases.

“The more videos and songs I did, the more comfortable I got. I realized I could do it and I loved it. It was a very easy transition.” said Chandra. 

When Anton was a solo artist, he was still going by Infamous but was originally mostly doing hip-hop because he thought that was all people overseas wanted from him. However, during his time in Germany, he realized they also loved reggae and had multiple reggae clubs he could have performed in. With his overseas ventures, he’s learned that people love all kinds of music and they will be open to multiple genres in one setting.

“The goal is to keep the crowd moving and I learned I can do that as I go through all the genres I make music in. I decided I’m not going to box myself in anymore, I’m going to do everything.” said Anton. 

Navigating the music world as a married duo is easy for InfamousMusik because they enjoy being around each other as a couple and as artists. Anton will often get inspired simply from being in Chandra’s presence and she gets joy from seeing this happen because she gets to see his music making process in real time.

“She brings beauty and a special sweetness to everything I do.” said Anton

“Watching him be creative and do things like come up with a song overnight is amazing.” said Chandra.

InfamousMusik has big plans for 2026 including multiple music videos, singles and more. They are proud to be able to support each other in their musical endeavours and continue to spread love and positivity through not only their music but with everything they do. 

“If Yuh Feel Like” by InfamousMusik is available on streaming services now. 

You can see more of the undeniable chemistry of InfamousMusik by keeping up with them on these platforms.

Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Instagram | TikTok

The Starlight PR Team thanks InfamousMusik for taking the time to speak with us.

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