KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 The latest single Swipe by Singaporean rapper Alyph featuring local cosmetic mogul Datuk Seri Vida has been making waves, both local and.
Alyph has been part of the music industry since 2005, first as one-half of hip-hop duo SleeQ and, after the pair disbanded in 2015, as a producer and collaborator for some of the region's biggest names, including Malaysia's Joe Flizzow and SonaOne.
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Sign off from an eventful year with these handpicked numbers from 2020’s closing months and crank it up for a socially-distanced celebration, fueled by new music from home. Happy New Year from the Popspoken family; to more fire tracks in 2021.
1. While I Can by JJ Lin
Earlier this Fall, crown prince of Mandopop
JJ Lin announced the release of his duo-dimensional album
“Drifter/Like You Do”, accompanied by a virtual listening party that called upon familiar faces like
Jam Hsiao,
“Drifter”, while
“Like You Do” is expected to be released early next year. On the forthcoming album,
“While I Can” is a track that upholds the album concept, debating the fine line between dreams and reality, and the existence of a parallel universe. “While I Can” hits all the right notes, opening in an electronic dream as the popstar croons and alternating between tranquil beat drops and acoustic breakdown. The tune is as easy on the ears as its music video is on
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I’m not branding myself as the best at anything so I would really hope that they see that what matters is the thought being put behind an idea before materialising it,” professes Def Jam Southeast Asia hitmaker
ALYPH as he humbly embraces a new sonic direction towards contemporary R&B with a sense of dark cinematography in his latest single
“Adakah Kau Mendengar?
” accompanied with a visually arresting music video.
No newcomer to the music scene, ALYPH’s discography has amassed a whooping 45 million streams on Spotify and 218 million views on YouTube and counting. Balancing his career both as a solo artist and producer for music icons such as