Too often we put our artists in boxes, with rules. Hip Hop artist Devon Beck talked about that in his underground classic, "No boxes, No Rules".
After years of expecting a certain sound and/or delivery, when there's an unexpected curve ball thrown our way, we immediately jump out of the batters box, instead of standing in there to take that swing for the fences.
Well, I for one, stood in there and smacked that curve ball straight out of the park for a home run. Rapsody's, "Please Don't Cry" was just that, a home run.
Everyone won't get it, everyone don't want to get it and everyone shouldn't get it. You have to be at a certain place in your life, experience certain things and have a certain type of empathy for others for this piece of art to resonate within the soul.
Production wise, the beats are very reminiscent to a bed of "lo-fi" tracks. Some witll call them boring, sleepy or elevator music. To bring it home, it has a neo-soul vibe. Which is simply a mash up of hip-hop, R&B and soul. Often times we pick and choose, based on expectation, not content, on who and what we like.
When Andre 3000 dropped his instrumental album, many all of sudden became "flute" specialists. Love or hate Dre3k, but that album was not hip-hop.
Hip Hop has been, for the most part, all about bragadocious, tough, hardcore lyrics.....
Sharing "real" feelings and sharing vulnerability, has never been at the forefront of hip hop lyricism. However, Rapsody shares just that, as she pours out her heart and soul over 20 tracks.
Check out Rapsody's recent appearance on The Breakfast Club
RAPSODY - PLEASE DON'T CRY (The FULL album)
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