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Klassik, Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s Rap/Hip Hop Artist of 2013, debuts his new LP entitled YRP – Young Rising Phenoms available atwww.iamklassik.com. YRP spawned the hot new single and music video, Boogie, which has been featured on major music blogs such as The Sourceand Ruby Hornet.
Klassik releases YRP one year following his well-received 2012 LP, In The Making, which earned him recognition as Radio Milwaukee’s Artist of the Year. Klassik collaborated with other rising artists in both Milwaukee and Chicago such as Lili K, B~Free, Mr. Wilder and THEM People to help shape the sound of YRP.
The project begins with the song Haunts Me, an instrumental tribute to his deceased father that introduces an intimate yet assertive story about his time as artist of the year. This Is That New!is a lively song, denouncing the conformity of musical creativity. Lili K’s sweet voice decorates the melody. #Keepitklassik displays Klassik’s lyrical skills and is the overarching anthem of YRP. He delivers assertive, boastful lines about how he’s coming for the top spot, “Running down a list of your favorites, and when I catch them slipping I’ma gun em down, lyrical assassin.” The album evokes a more heartfelt sentiment on Mothership, which is an ode to Klassik’s mother and her support through both his triumphs and the downfalls. Overall, YRP demonstrates the inability to categorize Klassik’s music and the importance of masterful songwriting.
About Klassik
Klassik is an independent music artist from Milwaukee, WI. His first full length album “In the Making” was released in the fall 2012. This album garnered Klassik national attention and charted on the College Music Journal’s Hip-Hop Top 40 for 15 weeks following its release. Klassik was also named Solo Artist of the Year in 2012 at the 88.9 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards, and his single “Anything” was Milwaukee Magazine’s Catchiest Song of the Year. Klassik’s inspiration is derived from his background in music composition and jazz studies.
About Klass Act Production
Klass Act Production was formed in 2012 by Louis DeFino and Kellen “Klassik” Abston. This independent management/artistic development firm prides itself in providing up and coming artists with the necessary instrumentation to create and maintain their musical expression.