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We didn’t develop him. “These long-standing relationships allow us to have very honest conversations,” he says. But "Rascal" is made with enough genuine skill to elevate it above meme-rap. Click me. Nobody’s looking at it just from the artist’s point of view, or a manager’s point of view, or an executive’s point of view. “He will talk Afro-rhythm with you, whatever you want. About “RASCAL” Blowing up on twitter out of seemingly nowhere, RMR’s “RASCAL” follows the tale of a young gangster’s war against poverty and the police. “And we’re focused on wanting to come out the gate with something super special. It’s the same energy that they have, together it’s a really great combination.”“We all have a bit of a chip on our shoulder,” adds Rasheed. “I grew up on country and rap music," RMR said in an email to The FADER, "and this song is the interpretation of what the new genre should sound like.” “We don’t worry about hurting feelings because everyone knows each other and know that’s not the intent.”Also drawing the two companies to each other: both have something to prove. Along with RMR's incredible vocals, it's those keys — those mawkish, sentimental, beautiful keys — that turn RMR's tales of despair and redemption from the trap into a black sheep Hallmark Channel production. This is a relationship-based business, right?”Indeed, relationship building and an earnestness about the music-making process played key roles in CMNTY landing RMR and the company partnering with Warner. It should be noted that no one at these meetings has seen RMR’s maskless face nor have the principles at CMNTY. And he’s not just playing records, he’s playing his f–king soul. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says working musicians may no longer be able to release music only “once every three to four years”Bobby Shmurda expected to meet with the Board of Parole later this monthCardi B and Megan Thee Stallion announce new collab “WAP”Kanye West’s presidential campaign linked to Republican politiciansRMR’s “Rascal,” a beautiful country trap ballad, is already one of the best songs of 2020 “He and I came up in the music ranks together,” says Lawrence. RMR, the gun-toting, ski mask-wearing, Rascal Flatts-crooning sensation, has signed with Warner Records.

The slick music video, full of ski masks and firearms, visualizes the song's backdrop; there are no ten-gallon hats here. “What we were offering: someone to embrace and then nurture him because he’d been a songwriter who was looking to create something to cut through,” says Rasheed. Launched last year by Philip Lawrence, the eight-time Grammy-winning songwriter and producer who’s worked extensively with Bruno Mars and in 2016 purchased the Record Plant recording studio in Los Angeles, A&R tastemaker Malik Rasheed, formerly of Adds Johnson: “We’re all from different sides of the business. RMR's Hilarious 'Rascal' Video Is A Literal Overnight Success We’re entrepreneurial, successful men all within our own space.”Ultimately, Warner won out for several reasons, some more symbolic than fiscal. He already existed. RMR’s “Rascal,” a beautiful country trap ballad, is already one of the best songs of 2020 Play the Rascal Flatts-sampling song, and its incredible video, on repeat forever. A face-to-masked-face encounter with singer RMR, whose remake of a Rascal Flatts song, and its accompanying gun-laden video, went viral last week. We’re not into that. These songs mean everything to him. Everybody has some insight into all of those things but we can lean on each other for expertise.”Rasheed was the first of the crew to catch on to RMR when the artist’s manager, Adrian Swish, brought “Rascal” to his attention. What attracted RMR to CMNTY? “I don’t need to.”Still, Rasheed said he left other meetings feeling that, “This isn’t going to be a partnership,” he reveals. He’s a music lover. You can laugh: "Rascal" is keenly aware of the irony at its heart. By that time, labels had already started sniffing around. When country rap is good, As of 10:36 am on Thursday morning, my Twitter timeline has been taken over by a country-rap song called "Rascal" by an artist called Sampling a Rascal Flatts hit and subverting expectations, the latest purveyor of country-trap has arrived and taken the internet by storm. The FADER newsletter. “And he did it.”Lawrence adds that, RMR is “a musical savant.” Recounting a recent writing camp held at Record Plant, before the coronavirus essentially shut down in-person collaborations, says Lawrence: “I’ve never seen someone navigate rooms and quickly come up with ideas the way that he did.

Gun-Toting, Mask-Wearing, Rascal Flatts-Singing RMR … “We’ve got a lot to prove.” “He’s wildly talented, immensely creative, has a crystallized vision, and is making compelling music,” says Warner Records co-chairman and CEO The CMNTY partners felt the same way. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. “These guys were trying to extrapolate things, but not actually trying to help us grow.

“So over years, we’ve built not only a professional trust, but a personal relationship as well.”Rasheed had a similar relationship with Warner’s head of promotion Mike Chester, another alum of SB Projects (and Michele Harrison’s cousin), as did Chief Johnson with Chris Atlas, the label’s head of urban marketing.But kismet aside, Rasheed explains that it’s clear communication that will best position the partnership for success.

It was like this creative tornado that we were all just kind of watching and getting out of the way of.”Bay-Schuck relishes in the “hard to define,” telling “This motherf–ker will talk country with you on a whole ‘nother level,” says Rasheed of RMR. Read me. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. But I just had a little bit of an edge because of relationships. Practically speaking, of all the labels they met with, it had the smallest roster, which Lawrence notes, “really gives us a chance to have our artists shine in the way that they deserve.” Bay-Schuck and Lawrence also went way back — to when Lawrence was himself a developing artist and Bay-Schuck an assistant. Says Rasheed: “The majors had just as much chance as us to get it. )But dollar signs abound nonetheless and the run-up to signing RMR was, according to industry insiders, highly competitive.

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