Chazmere Announces Self-Titled Album With Single 'Hood Mornin' (Can You Hear the Woop 2)'

Announcing the June 10 release of his debut self-titled solo album, Hip Hop artist Chazmere sets the palette with the smooth new single "Hood Mornin' (Can You Hear the Woop 2)" with NIKO Is, the follow up to "Can You Hear the Woop.". The inspirational track shows off the dimensions of the multi-talented musical artist as well as the caliber of the artists with whom he chooses to surround himself.

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The sole member of the Colours of the Culture Collective living uptown, Chazmere spends quite a bit of time running between the Bronx and Brooklyn (where the main studio is located). Explaining the track, Chaz recalls, "After running wild doing the party and press thing in BK, Niko and I created this early the next morning at my home studio uptown. I'm an early riser - Niko, not so much. So I made this beat to wake him up. It worked. First thing we usually say to one another is of course, Hood Mornin'! This morning...no different."

Raised in the Bronx, Chaz Van Queen was exposed to the music of Sly Stone, Parliament Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Slick Rick, and Luther Vandross at an early age and cites DMX's "How's It Going Down" video as hugely influential in developing what he describes as the "establishment" of a "refined experience".

Chaz released his first compilation album with growing artist collective Colours of the Culture. Released under Talib Kweli's Javotti Media imprint, ROYGBIV: What A Colorful World was premiered by renowned music blogger John Gotty via UPROXX. Colours also includes NIKO IS, STYLES P, Talib Kweli, among others.

While many artists struggle to establish and identity, Chazmere is emerging invigorated and refreshed. His upcoming self-produced album, Chazmere, comes after years of experiencing and honing his creative process, finding the producer, songwriter, and recording artist delivering his most cohesive project to date. The self titled album finds the artist blending sleek lyrical cadence and savory production into a distinct sound all his own. When not creating his own music, Chaz Van Queen serves the music community as a teacher with his organization Building Beats. Chaz is a child of soul and funk, growing with hip-hop, channeling culture from the streets all over the world.

The self-released, self-titled album from Chazmere will be available June 10. Fans in the New York area can see Chazmere on Monday May 16 at Le Poisson Rouge for a special performance with The Sketchy Orchestra, featuring pianist and composer Misha Platigorsky and his string ensemble.