Luke Bar$ Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/luke-bar/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:39:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Luke Bar$ Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/luke-bar/ 32 32 Year in ReView: Nick Minieri showcases a scene with ‘HOMETOWN’ 2025 https://vanyaland.com/2025/12/12/year-in-review-nick-minieri-showcases-a-scene-with-hometown-2025/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:18:23 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042803 Two things hit every December that remind us that our Boston music scene is far more diverse, varied, and prolific than whatever cliques and circles we currently roll with. One is the Boston Music Awards, arriving next week; and the other is Nick Minieri’s annual HOMETOWN mix, a deep-dive playlist and artist showcase from the veteran DJ, MC, and beat maker that offers up the latest n’ greatest to emerge out of New England in the past year. As we […]

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]]> Luke Bar$ shares his spring mantra on new song ‘GMAK’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/03/07/luke-bar-shares-his-spring-mantra-on-new-song-gmak/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:43:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040939 Time to learn what GMAK stands for, before the FOMO kicks in. Luke Bar$ has dropped his first song of 2025, the bouncy n’ brisk “GMAK” (short for “gotta make a killing”). It’s almost an uncanny fusion of titles from the Brockton emcee’s prior two releases: “Good Girls That Get Money,” released in collaboration with WillGell. and Ben Reilly, and the solo track “Killa Mode.” But whereas both of those tracks boast brasher, heavier beats, “GMAK” is an easygoing glide, […]

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]]> Van Buren Records exclaim their excellence with new single ‘Damn!’ https://vanyaland.com/2024/07/10/van-buren-records-exclaim-their-excellence-with-new-single-damn/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:34:08 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10038940 “Damn!” is the new DAMN. Maybe that’s blasphemy, or maybe that’s us declaring that if you’re not on the Van Buren Records bandwagon, you had better hop on now. The Brockton hip-hop collective delivered another fireball last week (July 3) called “Damn!”, which arrived on the heels of their June single “Doin Too Much”. The track and accompanying video present a circular collaboration, melding distinct flows from FELIX!, Luke Bar$, and Jiles into a seamless stream of verses. But perhaps […]

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]]> Luke Bar$ slinks through his ‘Flawless’ new single and video https://vanyaland.com/2024/03/13/luke-bar-slinks-through-his-flawless-new-single-and-video/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:32:58 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10037574 Luke Bar$ woke up like this. In his first solo drop since 2023’s Angels Never Die, the Brockton rapper and Van Buren Records member executes a “Flawless” return in his new song and video (released February 28). The suave release vibrates with a futuristic thump from producers JiKay and AzizTheShake, establishing a cool cadence for Bar$’s saunter through the city. “Wake up every morning so I can’t complain / Hand to the sky, gotta give my praise,” he raps, bridging […]

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]]> Boston Thriving: Luke Bar$ soundtracks ‘Shoresy’ on Hulu https://vanyaland.com/2023/11/01/boston-thriving-luke-bar-soundtracks-shoresy-on-hulu/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:56:02 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10036452 Editor’s Note: “Boston Thriving” is an ongoing series from Vanyaland highlighting and honoring the national and global success of Boston- and New England-based bands and artists. Once upon a time, Luke Bar$ considered shelving his song “Die With Pride” before he even had the chance to share it. As the Brockton rapper put together the tracklist for his 2020 project GoodEvil, he was unsure the solo tune was good enough to formally release. Apparently, Hulu had no such hesitations. The […]

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]]> Luke Bar$ taps Cousin Stizz for his unflinching single ‘Tables Turn’ https://vanyaland.com/2023/01/12/luke-bar-taps-cousin-stizz-for-his-unflinching-single-tables-turn/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:32:11 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10033025 We should have seen this collab coming the second Luke Bar$ name checked Cousin Stizz in “AND SOON” last year. Bar$ preps the world for his forthcoming record Angels Never Die — out tomorrow, January 13 — by trading verses with Stizz in “Tables Turn,” the Brockton rapper’s poignant new single. “Baby I seen fucked up things with my eyelids,” Bar$ raps on the first verse, and he’s not too shy to divulge the harrowing details, bloody tees to “bullets […]

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]]> Luke Bar$ stacks his successes with new single ‘AND SOON’ https://vanyaland.com/2022/12/07/luke-bar-stacks-his-successes-with-new-single-and-soon/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:05:39 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10032735 You know the musicians around town are doing something right when they use each other as the benchmark for success. “Shoutout the money now time to get rich / I got the money in headlocks like Stizz,” Luke Bar$ rhymes on his new single “AND SOON,” tipping his hat to the triumphs of fellow Massachusetts rapper Cousin Stizz. (For what it’s worth, the name drop was received with open arms — Stizz responded to the song on Twitter with the […]

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]]> AzizTheShake sends 2022 spinning with ‘Toledo’ and ‘Image of God’ https://vanyaland.com/2022/01/04/aziztheshake-sends-2022-spinning-with-toledo-and-image-of-god/ Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:57:04 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028887 Is there currently any collab more buzz-worthy than the award-winning pairing of AzizTheShake and Van Buren Records? The Nashua-gone-Los Angeles artist bursts into the new year with a “2-pack” of singles today (January 4), again recruiting members of the Brockton rap collective to lend his beats some extra bounce. “Image of God” centers around the conviction in Aziz’s and Luke Bar$’s brash verses, while Aziz joins Jiles and Meech BOLD for some bars on “Toledo.” The double shot follows AzizTheShake’s success at […]

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]]> Boston Thriving: Luke Bar$, Billy Dean Thomas rise to national pop culture https://vanyaland.com/2021/11/01/boston-thriving-luke-bar-billy-dean-thomas-rise-to-national-pop-culture/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:49:50 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028343 Editor’s Note: “Boston Thriving” is a new series from Vanyaland highlighting and honoring the national and global success of Boston- and New England-based bands and artists. *** Boston hip-hop keeps providing the soundtrack to pop culture in 2021, and last week, Luke Bar$ and Billy Dean Thomas proudly led the pack. On Friday (October 29), Luke Bar$ dropped a collaboration with REASON, Wale, Benny The Butcher, and Adé titled “Not for Me.” The Brockton rapper usually claims center stage as […]

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]]> Van Buren watch their stock value soar on ‘Cash Rules’ https://vanyaland.com/2021/08/13/van-buren-watch-their-stock-value-soar-on-cash-rules/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:59:17 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10027347 Apparently, the plus side of being in a 13-person rap collective is there’s always a new track to hop on. Just a few months after the release of their debut album Bad For Press, Van Buren have already advanced to a new single and music video titled “Cash Rules,” out today (August 12). Brockton’s breakout rappers — Luke Bar$, Saint Lyor, Jiles, Andrew Regis, Meech BOLD, and FELIX! (f.k.a. Lord Felix) — trade verses for a rapid-fire five minutes, but […]

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