HipHopDX Exclusive Premiere: If you aren’t familiar with the name Oswin Benjamin yet, you soon will be. The rising NYC MC/singer has been ascending up the ladder due to his work with Black Milk (“The Soul Pt. 2”), Nick Grant, and Chris Rivers among others. He also has appearances on Sway In The Morning. Now, Oswin has been tapped for the first leak, “Summer Nights,” from Rich Nice’s forthcoming compilation The A&R Room (which is co-executive produced by Sway Calloway).
“As an A&R, the grind to find new talent never ends” Rich Nice states. “I am in the clubs, I am in the streets, I’m on campus and they will tell you what is moving people. However, my capacity on Sway’s show affords me additional and invaluable platforms to discover that talent as well. The A&R Room is for artists that have been grinding, working and hustling to get their music heard, but have been unable to get that one break they need, that one song to get over the hump. Whether it is something that stands out on a demo, or a live performance, an A&R’s job is to help sharpen and artist’s individual strengths and skill-sets and translate them into realizing their sound to make a great record; a blueprint. I am utilizing resources to get those artists heard by the masses and getting them on fans radar and galvanizing all of that under one roof. The A&R Room is designed as a filter, it’s A&R on a radio level.”
Rich Nice’s The A&R Room features appearances by Sir Michael Rocks, Tuki Carter, 3D Na’Tee, Famsquad, Megan Rochell, and many others and will be released on August 26 courtesy of Boutique Beats/Penalty Records.
