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Punchella Thaa Great
The East Dallas artist turns lived experience into hip-hop and R&B rooted in the city’s streets. His music explores love, pain, survival, and the drive to build something beyond hardship.
His message to the next generation is simple: Go Be Great.
EXPLORE THE ARTIST PRESS KIT ↗H.A.M.
(House Arrest Music)
HIP-HOP/RAP / APRIL 15, 2023
15 SONGS / 47 MINUTES
Track previews / Explicit content
01 / All These N****z
02 / Thaa Way It Is
03 / Dont Make No Sense
04 / Father God
05 / Bout My Paper
06 / Out Thaa Mud
07 / Scarred
08 / Werewolf
09 / Spiritual
10 / Wait For Me
11 / Talk To Me
12 / Stick Today
13 / HOUSTON 4AM (feat. BENDU CHAMP)
14 / No Pen
15 / In Thaa Game
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
Download on iTunes ↗℗ 2023 Dope Ellum Records. Explore the full album on Apple Music or iTunes.
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SniperShot
Explore SniperShot’s music, from Principle Patterns and Walking Contradiction to the collaborative Whatever... EP with Maverick Lawson.
EXPLORE SNIPERSHOT ON APPLE MUSIC ↗Whatever...
EP / 2024
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 / 5 TRACKS
EXPLICIT CONTENT
01 / Judo
02 / Varp
03 / Sunshine Fuck You!
04 / Whatever...
05 / Interrupted
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
℗ 2024 Maverick Lawson Sounds
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Barlowluv
Get into Barlowluv’s R&B and soul catalog with AREA 28, a five-track EP featuring WHAT YOU WANT, OUT IN THE OPEN, FADED, HEY YA, and MINDFUL.
EXPLORE BARLOWLUV ON APPLE MUSIC ↗AREA 28
EP / R&B/Soul
OCTOBER 17, 2024 / 5 TRACKS
01 / WHAT YOU WANT
02 / OUT IN THE OPEN
03 / FADED
04 / HEY YA
05 / MINDFUL
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
℗ 2024 ABL records
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Chilldren of Indigo
Explore Chilldren of Indigo’s catalog through Ppl Doing Ppl Things, a 13-track hip-hop release. The group also appears in coverage of the inaugural D.O.P.E. Ellum Arts Fest.
EXPLORE CHILLDREN OF INDIGO ↗Ppl Doing
Ppl Things
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 / 13 TRACKS
01 / Indigo Vibrations
02 / Cooler Last Summer
03 / Count Yer Blessingz
04 / Might as Well
05 / Take a Pause
06 / Razbliuto
07 / Drop the Anchor
08 / Hardwired
09 / Shadowofhersmile
10 / Take Me Home Freestyle
11 / Lets Go
12 / Celebrate Sweetness
13 / Acidmollywater
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
℗ 2023 Chilldren of Indigo
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Chrx Carter
Discover Chrx Carter through NOT BY SIGHT, a six-track hip-hop EP featuring DON’T STOP with Jo Indigo and Punchella Thaa Great.
EXPLORE CHRX CARTER ON APPLE MUSIC ↗NOT BY SIGHT
EP / 2025
OCTOBER 13, 2025 / 6 TRACKS
01 / NOT BY SIGHT intro
02 / HIGHLIGHT REAL
03 / EVERY MAN IS BATMAN
04 / WE HERE NOW interlude
05 / DON'T STOP (feat. Jo Indigo & Punchella Thaa Great)
06 / THE INCOMPLETE STORY OF THE RUNAWAY TWIN (feat. Yas)
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
℗ 2025 CARTER HOUSE LLC
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Swishahouse & Blue Collar Criminals
Explore a session from the Dope Ellum channel’s music archive.
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Mac Roni
Explore Mac Roni’s SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS, a 22-track album released in 2023, and revisit his Rappin D.O.P.E. conversation from the Dope Ellum video collection.
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SOMEWHERE
IN TEXAS
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 / 22 TRACKS
01 / LITTLE DEBBIE ZEBRA CAKE SBs
02 / YELLOW CAKE
03 / HOOLIGAN (feat. Lord Simmy)
04 / REGGIE MILLER
05 / CAN'T RELATE
06 / AS THE WORLD TURNS
07 / JOHNNY DANG (feat. Eddie Valentino)
08 / OUTCHEA (feat. Bryce.Genre)
09 / 96' MIKE (feat. Chyrie)
10 / BRAND NEW SOCKS AND DRAWS
11 / GOD WILLING (feat. JLon)
12 / BOWL OF GRITS (feat. Fuckitdoe)
13 / SOMEWHERE IN MARS
14 / LOVE ME OR LOVE ME NOT
15 / WHITNEY HOUSTON
16 / HEARTLESS
17 / JUELZ SANTANA (feat. Lord Simmy)
18 / RUMORS
19 / DREAMS
20 / I'M (feat. Kil’lab)
21 / I BE THINKING
22 / SHINE (feat. Kil’lab)
Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes. Short previews only.
℗ 2023 Modern Day LLC
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Dezi 5
The pilot episode of In the Spotlight, featured in the Dope Ellum press kit.
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