Another day, another Top List voting has ended. The viewers have made their picks for the Top 10 Independent Music Videos of the Year!
HOW WE DEFINE AN ‘INDEPENDENT’ ARTIST
We defined an ‘Independent’ artist solely on the fact that they are either signed to their own label, or they are unsigned artists. Some of these artists created their own music videos, many artists did not. All of these artists are amazing professional musicians who continue to strive and push their brands to the next level every single day.
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Top 10 Independent Music Videos of 2013
10- IMMI, TAZZZ – Fire
Immi drops his sophomore record “FIRE” produced and featuring his musical mentor TaZzZ. Born and raised in Leeds, Immi’s presence on the microphone is undeniable.
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9- CELESTIAL – Lifestyle Baby
The talented freestyler, Celestial, shows off his rapping skills in this imaginative video. The video borders on creepy, and almost sent shivers down my spine! But that’s what’s creative about this video, it stands out like Russel Peters at a Star Wars Convention. Like a page out of a Stephen King novel, this video is both creative and freaky. It will be interesting to see what else Celestial cooks up in his mind.
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Celestial Goes Hard On a Cypher
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The Cosmics Ft Celestial – One Day
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This man’s Poem is ‘doper’ than most rap songs
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8- DIVINE – Yeh Mera Bombay
Divine blessed the year with numerous songs, this one in particular was about his home Mumbai. A carefully crafted track, a must listen for Hip Hop fans in 2014!
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7- SWAMI BARACUZ, RKZ – Believe In Me
Featuring the vocal talents of singer/songwriter RKZ and produced by SiNGAM, the video showcases the story of struggle and perseverance in attaining recognition, focusing on the relentless pursuit of achieving your dreams.
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SWAMI BARACUS – ‘THE RECIPE’ MIXTAPE
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DJ Nihal’s “Burban In The Booth” w/ Swami Baracus & Sway
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Swami Baracus – Way Of The Dragon
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6- XPLOSIVE – My Salute
“My Salute”is Xplosive’s first video off of his “The 7th Dimension” mixtape, also exclusively available on DesiHipHop.com. The video perfectly fits the theme of the entire mixtape with thought provoking lyrics and mind blowing visuals.
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5- BLAZIN ANNEX, GREEN COAST – HWMC
HWMC is a collaboration between a Hip Hop group in the United States, and another Hip Hop group in South Asia. The video was a collaboration across the seas from the beginning to the end. Two production companies, two recording studios, two Hip Hop groups, two of everything, half of which was in New York, the other half in Bangladesh. And that sort of globalization deserves some respect!
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4- MOHAMMED ESCROW – Apocalypse
Mohammad Escrow is originally from Thunder Bay, ON Canada and returned home to film his latest music video alongside some of the regions top names in hip hop.
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Emcee Squared – Pretty Ugly Ft. Mohammad Escrow
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Mohammad Escrow & Tim Thomas – Fall EP
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Mohammad Escrow – A Day At The Park
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3- B MAGIC, NOYZ – Movin Cool
B Magic and Noyz are Dollars and Sense on Movin’ Cool. Kickin’ ass and taking names for Hip Hop!
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2- AO – Off Top
This video was exclusively featured on WorldStarHipHop.com and got a LOT of attention through that, and now viewers and fans voted it to the number 2 spot! With sick lyrical skills and a tight video team working together, the song is, no doubt, just a teaser into AO’s long career ahead of him.
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Other Notable Moments
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AO Featured on World Star Hip Hop!
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AO – An Exclusive Interview by Dal Kaur
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AO drops “We So Major” remix
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1- LIQUIDSILVA – Freaky Thangz
Liquidsilva’s ‘Freaky Thangz’ is an all round pick up song for his audience. He’s got the cars, the girls, the Miami beaches, the EDM music, and did I mention the cars & the girls together? Yes, this video is packed with all sorts of eye candy! The song is pretty tight specially for club DJs and EDM enthusiasts. The collaboration with Miami Rockers, shows a different side of Liquidsilva.
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Other Notable Moments
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Liquidsilva Hits Top 20 in Europe
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Liquidsilva rocks Jakarta with Snoop Dogg! [Exclusive Video!]
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Liquidsilva – Midnight Train
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