A mid-tempo song with an early 90's party vibe! Similar to "California Love Remix" by Dr. Dre & 2Pac, "5 On It" by Luniz, "Bop Gun" by Ice Cube, etc.

The Clientele Theory

A New Breed Sound

Mid-tempo, hip hop/rap song about today’s struggles like inflation, low-paying jobs, job layoffs, corporate greed and internet scams! Similar to Trick Daddy’s “America” and Eminem’s “White America” and Geto Boys “The World Is A Ghetto” #MakeItMakeSense

The Skinny

Hard To Be Legit

Mid-tempo, hustle motivation rap song! Similar to Rick Ross “Everyday I’’m Hustlin” #2024HustleAnthem

Hustle Savvee

Mid-tempo, motivational, hip-hop/rap song! Similar to  Kendrick Lamar’s “Don’t Kill My Vibe” and Ye’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” and T.I.’s “Motivation” and Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” #MotivationAnthem

2nd Wind

Uptempo hip-hop/rap song about phone stalkers that can't leave people alone when the relationship is a wrap! West coast vibe! #SummerAnthem

My Phone

Mid-tempo hip hop/rap song about what goes down at the barbershop. Down South vibe!

Barbershop Talk

From Scratch

Mid-tempo, hip-hop/rap song about true facts! Similar to Kevin Gates “The Truth” #RealTalk

The Skinny (Facts)

Mid-tempo, motivational hip-hop/rap song about being the best version of yourself! Similar to Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA” and Rocko’s “Do Me”

Number One (Best Version Of Myself)

Uptempo hip-hop/rap club banger about flexing and having drip! Similar to Lil Baby’s “Drip Too Hard” and Jeezy’s “That’s How Ya Feel”

Flaired Out

Up-tempo hip-hop/rap club song about thick women! Similar to Big Boi’s “The Way You Move”

Brickhouse

A reality rap song about not having the basic essentials in life and needing more just to survive!

More

When you're fed up in life and can't take it no more!

Last Straw

Mid-tempo, motivational, hip-hop/rap song about black history! #BlackHistory

Our Story

Mid-tempo, motivational, hip-hop/rap song about fighting temptations and doing the right thing in life! Similar to Killer Mike’s “Down By Law” #MotivationAnthem

Right Thang

A song detailing action speaks louder than words!

Be About It

Like Me

Slow-tempo, poetic, hip-hop/rap song with a conversational flow! Similar to Above The Law’s “Floetry” #MotivationAnthem

Rapoetry

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Denote & Lay are hip-hop/rap artists and producers, based in Houston, TX. 

As blood brothers, Denote & Lay own and manage More Clientele Productions, a music, film and digital content production company in Houston, TX.

As artists, Denote & Lay are inspired by hip-hop/rap artists such as Ice Cube, Scarface, 2Pac, Jay-Z, Killer Mike, E-40 & B-Legit, 8 Ball & MJG, UGK and more. 

And as music producers, Denote & Lay are inspired by mega producers such as Dr. Dre, Kanye West, Timbaland, Tone Capone and others! Plus, they have produced several music projects and theme songs for independent films.

Some of Denote & Lay's accomplishments include: 

- Writing and performing the hit single, “A New Breed Sound,”which was produced by multi-platinum producer Tone Capone (“Smile” - Scarface/2Pac, “Mary” - Scarface, I Got 5 On It” - Luniz, “It’s Going Down - Celly Cel). And Mike Marshall (“Rumors” - Times Social Club, “I Got 5 On It” - Luniz) also sung the chorus on this song as well.

- Receiving rave reviews in the Murder Dog magazine (West Coast) for two music projects: “Relentless” album and “Still Relentless: The Rebuttal” album

- Writing and producing the theme song, “The Last Straw,” for the independent movie titled “The Last Straw.”

Denote & Lay

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