{"id":131547,"date":"2020-07-03T10:22:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/?p=131547"},"modified":"2020-07-03T10:22:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T17:22:34","slug":"chowmane-silkroad-xanadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/chowmane-silkroad-xanadu\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area Rapper Chow Mane Teams Up With Artists \u2018AllBlack\u2019 and \u2018Oksami\u2019 for A\/B Side Single Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bay Area hip hop artist &amp; producer Chow Mane will release his gritty new single \u201cSilk Road\u201d feat. All Black today on all streaming platforms. As a continuation of \u201cSilk Road\u201d, his single \u201cXanadu\u201d feat Oksami will serve as the B side to his classic cassette tape style music release. Self-produced by Chow Mane, \u201cSilk Road\u201d presents as a classic flex track with a dominant bassline. Lyrically, his sarcastic delivery touches on political topics such as presidential downfalls and problematic social issues. The climate is tense and Chow Mane isn\u2019t afraid to address uncomfortable topics like racism toward Asian Americans in mainstream media. The reference to \u2018silk road\u2019 refers to the first modern darknet market that was used as a platform to sell illegal drugs. Popular Oakland rapper AllBlack chimes in with his flex verse, assisting the track in a synergistically pleasing way. References to ABG culture throughout, the track offers a bare bones, stripped down hip hop feel over buoyant instrumentals which organically lead into the B side track \u201cXanadu\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The vibes of \u201cXanadu\u201d immediately introduce a new feel; a more serious and mellow track, \u201cXanadu\u201d touches on how fast our world has changed within the first half of 2020. Empathetic to the conversation most of us are having about if it\u2019s really worth it to live in America, he realizes that he\u2019s planted seeds here and he wants to see them grow. The track is entwined with topics like cultural appropriation and the racism toward the Asian community during the peak of coronavirus. With lines like \u201cCovid-19 ain\u2019t your excuse to beat us in the street, better not catch me I\u2019m never weak, I\u2019m stayin with the heat\u201d it reminds us how difficult times can bring out the worst in people.<\/p>\n<p>Coming off of his recent single \u201cLate Nites\u201d, the \u201cSilk Road\u201d \/ \u201cXanadu\u201d release is undeniably the perfect follow-up. Chow Mane plans to deliver a steady stream of singles to his fans, leading up to his next project \u201cSouth Bay Summer\u201d. The lightheartedness of his new works offer true summertime vibes, taking a slightly different tone from his latest project \u201cSimmering\u201d. \u201cSimmering\u201d, celebrated his familial roots by incorporating vestiges of his family history. The project bounced back and forth from Mandarin-Chinese to English with a rhythm influenced by the bay area music scene. Chow Mane is an 88Rising competition finalist and easily one an artist coming out of the bay area that you should have your eye on.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Chow Mane&#8217;s A\/B release on Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1AkGwtQkwR4KrkJllchEZB?si=mBGtDfD8TRihr2WQobki1g\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Bay Area hip hop artist &amp; producer Chow Mane will release his gritty new single \u201cSilk Road\u201d feat. All Black today on all streaming platforms. 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