new music: detroit singer-songwriter mayaeni covers the pharcyde and label mates jay electronica and j.cole

Detroit hip-hop singer-songwriter Mayaeni puts a lo-fi spin on label mates Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C”, focusing heavily on the timeless Billy Stewart sample, J.Cole’s “G.O.M.D”, and also The Pharcyde’s “Passin’ Me By” for her “Basement Kid” mixtape. “This is what I’ve created alone in a dark basement and I wanted to bring it to light. Basement kid is a homage to my past. It’s for the true lovers of underground music,” Mayaeni writes on SoundCloud. Mayaeni is playing Rockwood Music Hall in NYC, Mar. 9 if you’re in town.

By Erin White*, AFROPUNK contributor

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*Erin White is an Atlanta-based writer and AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. Have a pitch or an inquiry? Shoot her an email at erin@afropunk.com.