{"id":9415,"date":"2023-02-24T09:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/?p=9415"},"modified":"2023-04-08T23:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T03:32:41","slug":"independent-hip-hop-artist-kota-the-friend-reunites-with-statik-selektah-on-new-single-real-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/independent-hip-hop-artist-kota-the-friend-reunites-with-statik-selektah-on-new-single-real-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Independent Hip Hop Artist Kota the Friend Reunites With Statik Selektah on New Single \u2018Real Ones\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Hip Hop Content provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/todayshiphop.com\/\">TodaysHipHop.com<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Complete with warm aesthetics from a\u00a0<i>\u201cLyrics to Go\u201d\u00a0<\/i>style music video, <strong>Kota the Friend<\/strong> and <strong>Statik Selektah<\/strong> find themselves in the same dynamic pocket, where soulful instrumentation meets effervescent lyricism, on their new single, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/venice.lnk.to\/RealOnes\"><em><strong>Real Ones<\/strong><\/em><\/a>&#8216;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Statik\u2019s jazzy guitar, and nostalgic strings, provide a luscious backdrop for Kota\u2019s poignant storytelling about finding light in the people who believe in him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>\u201cReal Ones is about appreciating the people that really stand by you and love you for who you are. It\u2019s for those people who believe in you even when you\u2019re knocked down and things aren\u2019t looking too good. Instead of focusing on the non-believers I wanted to shine some light on those friends, family, and fans who showed up when I was at my lowest. This is an appreciation track that many people can relate to. We should all appreciate the Real Ones in our lives.\u201d \u2013\u00a0<\/i><b>Kota the Friend\u00a0<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kota\u2019s verses are generally chock-full of transformational gems.\u00a0 But the Brooklyn wordsmith is at his very best when he combines those with cohesive hooks, and\u00a0<i>\u201cReal Ones\u201d\u00a0<\/i>hook connects directly with his quote.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cLife good, know the hate gon\u2019 come<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>And real shit gon\u2019 bring fake love<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>And these days, everybody on the same shit<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Seem like everybody on some fake shit<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I\u2019m only singin\u2019 for the real ones<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All the ones that show me real love\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All the ones that have they own mind\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Give me freedom over fame, I ain\u2019t tryna play the game, nah\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>To See a Sunset \u2013 Kota the Friend and Statik Selektah\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StatikSelekt?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">recent tweet<\/a>, Statik Selektah shared, \u201c<i>Me and @KotaTheFriend just mastered album 2 and it\u2019s better than the first.\u00a0 That\u2019s all.\u00a0 Good night.<\/i>\u201d<b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>While the tandem has yet to announce a release date for the new album, if the lead single is any indication, it\u2019s sure to be another classic.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the\u00a0<b><i>Real Ones\u00a0<\/i><\/b>music video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7l8coC-JG6I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>RELATED CONTENT<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/kota-the-friend-talks-about-secrets-to-his-success-as-an-independent-artist-in-this-exclusive-interview-with-rush\/\">Kota The Friend Talks About Secrets To His Success As An Independent Artist In This Exclusive Interview With RUSH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/kota-the-friend-drops-single-that-pays-homage-to-single-fathers-everywhere\/\">Kota The Friend Drops Single That Pays Homage To Single Fathers Everywhere<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/ex-girlfriends-seemingly-conspire-against-brooklyn-independent-hip-hop-producer-kota-the-friend\/\">Ex-Girlfriends Seemingly Conspire Against Brooklyn Independent Hip Hop Producer Kota The Friend<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/eastnewyork\/amazon-prime-movie-thriller-emergency-features-a-kota-the-friend-track-at-the-movies-impactful-ending\/\">Amazon Prime Movie Thriller \u2018Emergency\u2019 Features A Kota The Friend Track At The Movie\u2019s Impactful Ending<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip Hop Content provided by TodaysHipHop.com Complete with warm aesthetics from a\u00a0\u201cLyrics to Go\u201d\u00a0style music video, Kota the Friend and Statik Selektah find themselves in the same dynamic pocket, where soulful instrumentation meets effervescent lyricism, on their new single, &#8216;Real Ones&#8216;.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Statik\u2019s jazzy guitar, and nostalgic strings, provide a luscious backdrop for Kota\u2019s poignant storytelling about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[351,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-culture","category-eny-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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