On the latest Artist Spotlight, we caught up with New York rapper-producer Khaleed Pritchard, better known as LEED as he walked us through his journey as an artist that started when he was just 8 YEARS OLD! Growing up all over New York City and Mount Vernon, LEED has always bet on himself and attributes his success to hard work, determination, and constant sacrifices he has had to make to become the artist he is today. When LEED decided he wanted to take music seriously, he locked in and learned how to play the keyboard and drums before enrolling in Mercy College full-time to study music and audio engineering. 9 years and a couple hundred thousand streams later, LEED is still dedicating all his time to his craft and talked to us about new music and projects on the way, including his most recent release in almost a year, "Bankin' on Me" out on streaming now. Follow us at @aftrprty.ny for more stories and coverage of your favorite creatives! https://linktr.ee/aftrprty Follow LEED: Twitter: https://twitter.com/leedisagod IG: https://www.instagram.com/leedisagod/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/leedisagod -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Directed by Jalen Carr Host: Semaj McLeod DP: Joe Vaccaro Asst. Cam: Emma Wilde

ICYTWAT 04.06 "siddhi 2 siddhi" tour last stop in Brooklyn @ Market Hotel AN AFTR PRTY PRODUCTION FEATURING THOTO/THOTTWAT, MIDDMAN, and SPECIAL GUEST A$AP ROCKY Shot and Edited by @VidhuKota Follow @aftrprty.ny on Instagram, Tik Tok, and Twitter STAY TAPPED IN www.aftrprtynyc.com

Recap of the first-ever AVLFEST, the indie music festival in Asheville, NC featuring over 150+ across 20+ venues throughout the city. We got a chance to talk to three different bands (Pink Beds @pinkbedsmusic , Random Animals @randomanimalsmusic74 , and River Whyless @RiverWhyless ) about their first experience at AVLFEST, how important it is to the indie genre, and some songs to check out if you are a first-time listener. Shot & Edited by Daniel Tedesco Hosted by Isabella Kooch

AP Mesh Shorts Promo DP: Wallace Hallot A/C: Vidhu Kota Photographer: John Kruger Direction by Joe Vaccaro, Gio Diaz, & Jalen Carr

Laylit ( @laylitparty ), or “the night of” in Arabic, is a party celebrating Middle Eastern and North African culture and its diaspora, based in NYC & Montreal, but expanding to DC and Detroit later this year. Hosted at the entirety of Brooklyn’s warehouse turned multi-level venue Elsewhere ( @elsewhere ), Laylit featured 12 different artists and performers from all over the 🌎 playing the hottest Afghan/Persian sounds with each zone curating to different vibes throughout the night. After talking to people about the event it is very apparent Laylit is a one of a kind event to Middle Eastern and North African cultures. The party returns to Elsewhere this Friday, March 17th with a new lineup of artists and is sure to be a night to remember. 🎙: @chef.boyaflee 📹: @adilpickles Prod. Asst.: @aliza22

Videographer: Vidhu Kota Editor: Vidhu Kota Song: Riz La Vie- "Napkins" (0:00-0:31) Riz La Vie- "Saturn" 02.26 Bowery Ballroom Riz La Vie Show Check out full interview HERE: https://www.aftrprtynyc.com/post/riz-la-vie-interview

Beat Breakdown (ep. 3): “Deal Out Smoke” ft. Ralphie, BARIBLANCO, NotSoGentle, nanadeem (prod. PTown) We recently linked up with Delaware producer PTown as he broke down one of his latest singles “Deal Out Smoke” off his recent project, Free Your Mind 🧠🤯🌬 Layering the track with all types of loops, percussion, and accents, PTown was able to create the perfect beat for the homies to bounce off each other effortlessly. He grabbed the main loop from Splice and built the track piece by piece on many producers go-to program, FL Studio 👨🏾‍🔬 Check out the latest beat breakdown for “Deal Out Smoke” 🎧🎶🎹

On the latest Artist Spotlight we chop it up with the Pearlboy 💎himself, @verndollaaaa one of Queen’s hottest new artist. Vern talks about how he got his name, how important fashion and music have been for his creative process, how important it is to really perfect your sound, and some of the artists from Queens you need to tap in with ASAP 👀👀 Check out the full interview out now ✅✅✅ 🎙: @semajmcl3od 🎥: @joevaccaro_