Matt McGhee - Premium ft rMell & Ponch Royyel

"Premium" is the latest "episode" in Matt McGhee's SHOW and for it he tabs rMell and CHESS' Poncho Royyel who in turn do great in their respective "scenes". The episode is split into two incredible halves thanks to Panama Red with the later half featuring an uncredited special surprise guest. Overall I would say this is the best episode of the season so far and I'm definitely looking forward to the next one and the rest of the series.

I have to admit I was initially confused by the whole show/episode theme due to a lack of visuals but with Matt previewing this track with a video it all made more sense. Credit to him and Gram Fam for always coming up with creative roll outs for their songs, videos, projects etc. even going as far as to change or create a website around whatever their promoting, instead of the same ol' "Yo at midnight I'ma spam a link on Twitter" that most of these indie artists do. I'm actually surprised a lot of their peers haven't adopted or at least attempted to try and do something similar. It not only draws up more interest but it also more professional and is less annoying then posting a link but hey I'ma let you silly niggas cook.

Lastly, Matt decided to let the fans choose what the next joint would be and it seems like a track entitled "Dark" won so be on the look out for that and the "La Familia" montage footage soon.

Sidenote: this dude Matt mixed/mastered the shit outta of this track...and the streak is still alive. Props.

Grammy Family - Stony Creek Lane (G-Mix)

Grammy Family (rMell, Miles Meraki & Matt McGhee) looks to build upon their success from 2013 and they definitely start the new year off strong with the remix g-mix to Jaylen!'s "Stony Creek Lane". With their buzz growing with each release look for 2014 to be a big year for the collective. #GRAMFAM2K14

Miles Meraki - High Definition

Hailing from one of the strongest collectives in music right now, Miles Meraki is definitely the Grammy Family's secret weapon. He has been quite secretive when it comes to his upcoming album Perfect becoming a bit enigmatic and dropping his music in an interesting way (see mxmeraki.us ). It seems to be all apart of a grander scheme and whether intentional or not, it is building my interest for the album. 

Getting to the track itself, Miles crafts something very unique with "High Definition" sampling Yuna's beautifully sung "Coffee" and if you know the track well, than the title of Miles' track resonates a bit more. The sample is definitely what makes the track. Miles masterfully constructs the production showing that you can make an "original" sound out of sampling. This is easily the best track from Miles yet, topping his previous "Imperfect". It may be a bit early to call but I'm confident that Perfect will be one of the best albums in 2014, from all the drops so far and just his verses on various GF tracks, I'm sure it will not disappoint. I haven't heard a song in a long time that had me excited for an artists' whole project but Miles did it with this one. Here's hoping the wait for Perfect isn't too long...

[Video] Miles Meraki - Trippin' (prod. by Jaylen!)

While we all await the next project in the Grammy Family trilogy Perfect from Miles Meraki, he and GRAMFAM producer Jaylen! dropped some visuals for their collaboration "Trippin'" from the latter's upcoming project CRUMBS.

Miles Meraki - Imperfect ft Matt McGhee & Maya Mitchell

Over the last few months the collective known as Grammy Family has been establishing a name for themselves by consistently releasing great projects. Miles Meraki is often over looked when it comes to the GramFam but has recently been standing out, making his presence known on tracks such as "Autumn" and "At The Top". 

With his latest track "Imperfect", Miles once again proves why he is not to be over looked. Starting with an great guest verse from Matt (who still has his streak intact) Miles builds that into an excellent verse of his own and props to Maya Mitchell who does well on the hook. Kudos to Miles on the production as well, which he handled himself, from the Toro Y Moi sample to the little nuances of the synth patterns in he and Matt verses. All together a great track and start from Miles, with rMell's NEOGEO and Matt McGhee's AWARD setting an high bar in terms of quality, he seems posed to follow in his fellow group members steps with Perfect. 

Grammy Family - Autumn

The Grammy Family has been on a tear lately dropping dope track after dope track and "Autumn" continues their flawless streak. Unlike past tracks in which production was handle by rMell, this time around Jaylen! takes the reigns and doesn't disappoint. Backed by Jaylen!'s tranquil and mediative production, Grammy Family members rMell, Miles Meraki and Matt McGhee add to the tracks overall chill vibe. 

One of the most impressive things about the collective is how each member brings something different to each track, whether it be lyrically, delivery or production-wise and yet it all fits together to make a cohesive product. This is definitely the best track from the group so far and I look forward in seeing what the crew has planned next.

Rashad Stark - Bxtch I'm Yeezy ft Matt McGhee, Johny Locus & Miles Meraki

In preparation for his upcoming project SOAR 2, Rashad Stark drops the first single "Bxtch I'm Yeezy" featuring Grammy Family members Matt McGhee (JD) and Miles Meraki and SNB member Johny Locus. All artist do well and live up to the title, with each spitting bars full of braggadocio raps. Look for SOAR 2 to drop October 20th and Rashad's next single "Kings of Wylin'" to drop next week.

Grammy Family - 25

The Grammy Family collective releases their first "group" project 25, featuring three individual tracks from each members upcoming solo projects. rMell, Matt McGhee, and Miles Meraki are shaping up to be one hell of a crew. Production credits to rMell, mattVISTA and Murderface Baze. Be sure to look for each members solo tapes dropping sometime this year rMell with NEOGEO, Matt with AWARD and Miles' Perfect. Also, the inevitable Grammy Family project. 

rMell - Vixen ft Miles Meraki

rMell finally blessed us with the full version of "Vixen" a few days ago and grabbed fellow Grammy Family member Miles Meraki for a verse. So far Grammy Family has yet to disappoint, be sure to check out the collective's upcoming project 25 which will release on August 25th. 25 will feature three individual tracks from members rMell, Matt McGhee and Miles Meraki and serve as an introduction to their sound. 

Grammy Family - Long Hair, Don't Care

Yet another Grammy Family track, this time rMell and Miles Meraki team up for this chill cut. Once again rMell shines on the production, and he and Miles flow well over a sample of Dom Kennedy's PG Click. Some of the best I've heard from the two, it's definitely my favorite Grammy Family release so far. 

Grammy Family - Beam Up

Some of the Grammy Family (rMell, Matt McGhee, and Miles Meraki) got together for this dope track. The three of them sound right at home, over one of rMell's best production-wise. Look for their respective projects to drop later this year NEOGEO, AWARD and Perfect. The real question though is can we get an Grammy Family tape?