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Hip Hop Duo Eastern Sunz Set to Release New Music Video for “Like This”
Portland Hip Hop Duo Eastern Sunz Take it Back to the Very Old School in New Music Video “Like This”
The award-winning Portland based hip hop duo Eastern Sunz are set to release their new music video “Like This” on Friday, February 21, which will serve as the lead single to their upcoming album due out in Spring 2020.
Photo Credit: David Greenwald
The video follows rappers TravisT and Courage as they don early 1900’s attire and interact in contrast with the modern world. The fish out of water story is a familiar one for Eastern Sunz.
As a hip hop group with a throwback sound that typically tackles social, political, and environmental issues, we often feel like we don’t always fit in with the modern mainstream perception of rap music. We decided to just have some fun with this one and embrace the role of the black sheep.– TravisT (Travis Taylor)
We see the song as an anthem for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider.– Courage (Aaron Harris)
“Like This” was produced by Smoke M2D6, who recently had his music appear in a Super Bowl commercial and the song features veteran Portland rapper Vursatyl, fresh off of a collaboration with Dame D.O.L.L.A. (aka NBA All-Star Damian Lillard). The video was directed by Ian Stout in what marks his fourth collaboration with Eastern Sunz.
The video will be available on YouTube and the single will be streaming on all digital music platforms including Spotify and Apple Music starting Friday, February 21. To celebrate the video release, Eastern Sunz will be performing at Atlantis Lounge (3552 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217) on Saturday, February 22 at 9:00 PM (21+ $5). In addition, a special early premiere screening will be held at Beulahland (118 NE 28th Ave, Portland, OR 97232) as part of the longest-running hip hop weekly event in Portland, Wicked Wednesdays, on February 19 at 10:00 PM (21+ Free).
About Eastern Sunz
Eastern Sunz provides a fresh take on sociopolitical issues which have landed them the John Lennon Songwriting Contest grand prize, the Eco Arts Awards grand prize, first place in The International Songwriting Competition, and The Independent Music Award for Album of the Year.
The Oregon hip hop duo consisting of Courage and TravisT have been recording and performing music together for over a decade. They have worked with such artists as Grammy award winner Macklemore and Swedish Grammy inductee Promoe. Their dynamic live show features a full band and has kept them touring across North America and overseas, as well as helped them make a name for themselves on the festival circuit.
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