This is now the third anti-ICE/Trump sonic effort I’ve covered in January. Needless to say, the tensions in the US are escalating, and although I don’t have a stake in it as I’m not from there, it’s obvious even to me that the situation there and here is the latest expression by two new artists that are eager to share their thoughts and feelings on the matter!
This is the brand-new single by MC Connie Roses and producer Kondracki, and across this 2 minutes and 33 seconds, it’s accompanied by a music video that shares the images, themes, and concept that Connie wanted to share, and it’s pretty obvious!
The public opinion on the government, who I assume to be ICE agents, the overall experience living in the US right now, and yeah, it looks pretty grim.
It seems that Connie is sharing not only his personal story with the situation but the entire country’s (or at least a lot of them), and this video is an eye-opener to that!
As we move to the actual music, starting with the production, we have a rather experimental, in-nature instrumental with those synth-heavy keys in the forefront with two different layers, one in a more complex and distorted main loop, the other in the form of glistening keys!
There’s also some super bare drums in the background ever so subtly, and this extremely powerful beat comes together to demonstrate their even stronger feelings on the way things are right now.
Talking about that, we have Connie. What I loved about his two verses was the amount of descriptive words and sentences used to describe the issue hand. So it’s not like he’s blunt and saying things like ‘fuck Trump and ICE’ instead; he’s saying lines like – love they daddy, love their daddy so much they suck what they made him with/kiss their momma on the lips with it’, which I assume is a line about the MAGA supporters and Trump!
But that’s the genius of this man’s writing and lyricism across this track! He’s using complicated and technical concepts to display his frustrations and anger at the current system, and I respect him heavily for that!
His flow is a mixture of Aesop Rock meets Illogic with the animated presentation of an Open Mike Eagle! It’s engaging, smart, intelligent, and sharp at once, and his flow goes perfectly with that out-there instrumental!
Whether you’re pro or anti-Trump, can’t we just all agree this is a dope as fuck track with political implications? Just give it a listen, and I’m sure your eyes will be opened as mine were to the dope discovery of a new artist!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Vi1Ib7Y22xkDdsqJIacPL?si=b25ekXaBT_uXT4cneGkIAA
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