Fans and artists alike have complained about hip-hop’s priorities–that people don’t care about the message, as long as there’s a beat they can dance to. Philidelphia’s Ryshon Jones takes serious issue with this, and you can hear it in his voice. You can even hear it in the jittering, tense beat–even as it makes deliberate moves to be festive, both the instrumental and the urgency in Ryshon‘s voice will tip off casual listeners that there’s more to be mined here. Dig into “Current” below.
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[…] paranoid tones, dense lyricism, and ominous production. Check out his other recent drops, “Current” and “Three Kay,” and be sure to stay up on Ryshon‘s work. His mix of […]