WHAT IT IS: “Gangsta Walk” is the culmination of Kevin “SNBRN” Chapman’s expertly lithe genre-blending of house, pop and hip-hop, which first garnered attention more than a year and a half ago with his hugely successful remix of 50 Cent & Nate Dogg’s “21 Questions”—a remix that amassed more than 5m streams across all platforms. On “Gangsta Walk,” SNBRN incorporates a previously unreleased a capella track from late hip-hop legend Dogg, a recording officially granted by his estate and Reach Music Publishing for the first time ever, to any artist.
SINGLE: “Gangsta Walk” f/Nate Dogg
LIVE: Touring heavily nationwide; performed at many major festivals in 2015, including Lollapalooza, Electric Forest, Firefly; summer fest dates to be announced shortly
INTERNET: Tens of millions of plays across SoundCloud, Spotify and YouTube; peaked at #3 on Spotify’s U.S. Viral 50, #9 globally; garnered 2.2m+ Spotify streams in 1.5 months; hit #1 on HypeMachine; went Top 50 on iTunes’ dance singles chart
PRESS: L.A. Times, Pigeons and Planes, Fader, MixMag
BOOKING: Hunter Williams/CAA
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: ROAR