Summer in St. Louis brought 100 degree-plus heat. St. Louis artists also brought the heat with their summer releases. DJ KC Mackey joined St. Louis on the Air producer Miya Norfleet and host Elaine Cha to dig into some of the best locally produced summer hits for this month’s new music roundup. Hip-hop artist Bates flexes her new sound and skills with her long-awaited single “Ring Around the Rosé” featuring rapper Ebony Eyez.
“This is the song of the summer,” Mackey said. “When it starts, it sounds like it's going to be this '80s, Diana Ross, Donna Summer [hit], and then she just goes in. I played this at Platypus last night, and it went off.”
Also featured in this month’s playlist is the pop star coded melodies of Mai Lee’s love song “I’m Ready” and KVtheWriter’s soulful R&B jam “Pray.”
Hear those tracks and more releases from St. Louis artists:
Bates, Ebony Eyez - “Ring Around the Rosé”
Daemon, Trackstar the DJ - “Red Pill 84”
Blvck Spvde, Stefan Ringer - “Sex Fire Passion”
To hear more about DJ KC Mackey and Miya Norfleet’s picks listen to St. Louis on the Air on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or click the play button below.
“St. Louis on the Air” brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. The show is produced by Miya Norfleet, Emily Woodbury, Danny Wicentowski, Elaine Cha and Alex Heuer. Darrious Varner is our production assistant. The audio engineer is Aaron Doerr.
