Words by Aaron Navarro Sometimes you hit play on something, and Chicago’s summer breeze hits you immediately. That is the case with every single song and composition here in Stefan Ponce’s debut album. We’ve been anticipating this project with every single he’s dropped, and if you don’t know Mr. Ponce already, get acclimated. The amazingly…
This is beautiful. Another W for Mr. Ponce. He may not drop super frequently, but when he does it’s felt. This one feels good — it feels right. And on this new endeavor, he’s linked with Rejjie Snow, Moxie Raia & Julian Bell. And, well, it’s “For A Girl.” Pretty self-explanatory, no? It’s very, very…
This. Is. A. Hit. Man, when Stefan first let me put ears on this joint in its early stages of its inception I was like “bro this record is so outta here.” It’s literally so good and has all the key components for being a smash. Let’s hope it gets there. theMind, Julian Bell, Micah…
Stefan Ponce has been on almost completely quiet as of late, tinkering away on that upcoming debut. But lucky for us, he decided to break the silence and let loose this super quick flip of “Like I Love You”, JT’s 2002 hit with the Neptunes. Plus he called on Anthony White and Loona Dae for…
Stefan Ponce decided to give everyone the first official single from his upcoming debut album today and it’s just as awesome as we expected it to be. This is a straight jam. Seriously. You can bet that this joint is going to ring off at East Room for the return of Stefan Ponce & Friends…
You miss the old Kanye? Chop up the soul Kanye? Well, you’re going to love this one. Stefan Ponce decided to take Kanye’s “I Love Kanye” interlude from The Life Of Pablo and throw a soulful backdrop on it. The end result? This awesome new version of the track which sounds like it would’ve fit…
Produced by Stefan Ponce & Julian Bell Kweku Collins gives us a brand new release, this time boasting production from both Stefan Ponce and Julian Bell. He’s calling this one “Delilah” and it’s oh so sweet. This should hold you over until he gives us his proper debut sometime in 2016.
Produced by Vic Mensa, Stefan Ponce and Peter Cottontale. Additional production by J. Hill and Om’mas Keith. All that shines and glitters isn’t gold and just in case you forgot, Vic Mensa’s here with a reminder in the form of his latest drop — “All That Shines.” If you haven’t been paying attention, Vic’s been…
RSVP Gallery kicked off their new ‘Please Respond’ interview series today with one of the Chi’s best and brightest, Grammy-nominated producer Stefan Ponce. RSVP’s own Adriana Gaspar caught up with Stefan to talk about the importance of his personal brand, collaborating, his musical style and much more. During the interview, Stefan also revealed that he…
Produced by Stefan Ponce and D. Phelps Fresh off of connecting with THEMPeople to lace Mick Jenkins’ “Get Up Get Down,” Stefan Ponce returns with a new joint of his own — “Forever Julie.” The single features an unnamed female vocalist who prefers to stay lowkey for now and is definitely a joint that you’re…