Audio Drops January 25, 2026 | Official Music Video Premieres January 27, 2026 at 9pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Brooklyn, NY — GMS, the acclaimed MC, producer, DJ, and educator, is set to release the highly anticipated “Freedom (How We Get) Shadez Remix” — a powerful, thought-provoking exploration of liberation, resistance, and self-determination — on January 25, 2026.

The track features Chordz Cordero — whose soulful hook underscores the collective struggle for liberation — and Vic Shades, who contributes both lyrically and sonically, adding philosophical depth shaped by decades of experience as a producer and creative director within hip-hop culture.

Rather than offering easy answers, “Freedom (How We Get) Shadez Remix” invites dialogue and reflection, encouraging listeners to define what freedom means for themselves. The song is less a statement than an invitation — to question, discuss, and imagine what liberation looks like in a world shaped by power, politics, and personal manifestation.

This remix was born from a unique collaboration with the EOdub collective’s EObeats producer challenge in 2022. GMS provided Chordz Cordero’s original a cappella lyrics and his own flute parts, allowing producers to reinterpret the song. Vic Shades’ beat and demo verse stood out so strongly that GMS invited him to keep his verse on the track, transforming the contest win into a full collaboration. This dynamic remix combines Vic’s innovative production and live drums with GMS’ and Chordz Cordero’s original musical elements.

Preview the track here:

A veteran of New York City’s underground hip-hop scene, GMS has roots in Lyricist Lounge, End of the Weak, MCMI, and the Nuyorican Poets Café, and has shared stages with Wu-Tang Clan, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Das EFX, Doug E. Fresh, Souls of Mischief, and Sadat X. His work consistently bridges music, culture, and education, positioning hip-hop as both art and social commentary.

While earlier versions of the song were released in limited formats — including Bandcamp, an NFT-based music player (DEMU JUKEBOX), and NFC-enabled apparel — this marks the first full digital distribution of the track.

The audio release arrives on all major DSPs on January 25, 2026, followed by the official music video premiere on YouTube on January 27, 2026 at 9pm, debuting live at a community watch party at an event co-curated by GMS called Crates & Keys at Hatch in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

For press inquiries, please contact:
itsGMS777@gmail.com

Artist: GMS
Track: Freedom (How We Get) Shadez Remix
Features: Chordz Cordero, Vic Shadez
Producer: Vic Shadez
Co-producer: GMS
Audio Release: January 25, 2026
Video Premiere: January 27, 2026
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Label: MCMI Records

MCMI REPORT: Sha Stimuli – Lazarus

As tumultuous and uncertain times continue to exist in the world, Sha Stimuli provides a soundtrack for those that want to remain grateful yet continue to strive for greatness, with Lazarus.

This one slipped by without a write up from me when it came out and couple months ago, but I wanted to shine some light on it before the year is up, because Sha Stimuli is an artist who always drops knowledge along with his entertainment and there are major gems on this project.

For instance on Jail University, he schools us with “Jail over Yale, Rikers over Rutgers” about how it seems like there is more celebration over coming home from a bid than graduating college and how having been incarcerated would have gotten him a lot more street cred and promotion for his music than college.

Never afraid to divulge into important and controversial topics, the amount of substance Sha Stimuli puts into on “Lazarus”, will unquestionably stand out amongst other releases. If you want to know more about Sha, how he grew up, what led him to pursue basketball and then Hip Hop, his dreams to become the best MC and rich along the way, how he felt when he lost his record deal and other mishaps of his career, check out The Wake Pt 2 featuring MeLa Mechinko. 

All the songs are heavily autobiographical and intensely introspective and self-reflective. This album sounds like therapy for Sha. His MCing is on the highest level, as always. He has intricate flows, schemes, rhythm and cadence, but besides that, you can tell Sha is working through his demons. Paired with catchy and meaningful choruses, it is amazingly entertaining to listen to.

Over the years Stimuli has release an enormous amount of music, which helped his core fans get to know him on a deep level. Some of the tracks didn’t match the lyricism, sonically, but this project is NOT lacking there. Your head is going to nod whether you care about lyrics or not (but we know you do or you wouldn’t be on this website).  Production is handled by Redd Lettaz, Vanderslice & Green Steez, Black Metaphor, Nytroglic, Agor, Eddie Brock 661, and Lucki Handz with features by Redd Lettaz, MeLa Machinko, Apryl Williams, and Jennifer Myles. The album was mixed by Amond “AJ” Jackson and Rob Thomas for Salem Psalms, and mastered by Brian “Change” Penny. “Lazarus” will be released through 10 Minutes Late Records.

Definitely worth a salute in 2017, you can listen to the tracks right here on the BandCamp player or follow the links to support the artist, so we can continue to hear more more Hip Hop that expresses something real and pushes the culture forward, in an era of tight pants and “Molly, Percocet“. You can download the digital release or get an autographed CD.

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MCMI REPORT: Sha Stimuli – Lazarus