NEW SINGLE OUT TODAY (JANUARY 22) ON HITS HARD RECORDS
As a producer, artist, DJ and founder of HARD Events, Gary Richards aka DESTRUCTO always keeps it real. His uncompromising approach to music spurned the creation of g-house, a new hip-hop and house hybrid in the form of 2014’s West CoastEP featuring rap heavyweights such as YG, Ty Dolla $ign, Problem, Too $hort, Warren G and Kurupt. Earlier this week the world heard his newest track “4Real” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and iLoveMakonnen via Zane Lowe’s global Beats 1 show and Pitchfork. Today (January 22), the song, accompanied by its video featuring the three artists, is now available.
Beginning with a strikingly smooth vocal from Ty Dolla $ign punctuated by fingersnaps and nocturnal synths, the track slips into DESTRUCTO‘s signature style with additional production from Wax Motif and Styalz Fuego, dripping with west coast resin and house boom. iLoveMakonnen blesses the track with a flavorful and fiery verse, and everybody rocks together for the psychedelically sexy video directed by Agata Alexander.
DESTRUCTO debuted “4Real” live with Ty Dolla $ign and iLoveMakonnen as special surprise guests on January’s HOLY SHIP! electronic music cruise, immediately fueling anticipation for the track. It also marks a new dawn for DESTRUCTO as the first release on his label Hits HARD.
Look for a new EP from DESTRUCTO this spring.
“4Real” in the press:
“In an interview with Rolling Stone last year, Ty Dolla $ign explained his interest in electronic music. ‘If you go to the festivals, their concerts are popping,’ he noted. ‘Why wouldn’t I want to get with that shit? Plus, I love it anyway.’ His latest foray into the genre is ‘4Real,’ a tune with the producer Destructo and iLoveMakonnen. The track oscillates between slower, hip hop-indebted passages and thumping garage-like sections.”
– Elias Leight, The Fader (1/18/16)
“‘4Real’ features the buoyant bass and club vibes on which Ty$ thrives.”
– Danny Schwartz, HotNewHipHop (1/18/16)
“Both artists are the perfect fit for the morphing track; at times it’s hard pumping club EDM, and at the turn of a switch it goes into super smooth R&B, bringing out their super addictive vocals. Your next hang out is guaranteed to be lit as f**k after you play this track.”
– John Hill, Noisey (1/18/16)
“…Destructo’s new song unites Ty Dolla $ign and iLoveMakonnen over production that blurs the lines between pop and modern dance music.”
– Patrick Montes, HYPETRAK (1/18/16)
“‘4Real’ is a house blend of fluttering melodic interludes broken apart by creeping, sinister funk chords, nailed to a thumping bassline. Makonnen and Ty Dolla $ign ride Destructo’s beat with their lyrical contributions…”
– David Klemow, Dancing Astronaut (1/20/16)
Pictured l to r: iLoveMakonnen, DESTRUCTO, Ty Dolla $ign
Photo credit: Agata Alexander
Check out DESTRUCTO with Justin Martin and REZZ on the Ship2Ship Tour:
For more information on DESTRUCTO, contact: MSO PR 818 380 0400
Alexandra Greenberg x223, agreenberg@msopr.com Vanessa Lovett (tour) x231, vlovett@msopr.com
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