Last night, the Flordian in London Knytro dropped his latest track, “Cry Love,” on Clash Magazine. A jazzy number, “Cry Love” is definitely a departure from the artist’s most recent stylings as Knytro goes back to his hip/hop roots with this jam. His lyrics flow smoothly over Fabienne‘s dreamy, soft vocals reminiscent of Amy Winehouse‘s bar-stool crooning.  It’s pretty obvious from this track that the British scene has had an influence on the rapper’s music.

We last reported on Knytro when he worked with British producer Hervé on “Money Where Your Mouth Is.” This was just another in a string of big collaborations with cutting-edge producers. After unveiling his mixtape Project Haarpoon last year, Knytro has received some overwhelmingly positive press. Jay Z’s Life + Times, Noisey, i-D and The Source all noted the rapper as one to watch for 2014. Zane Low even dubbed the tape ‘Mixtape of The Year.’ Now signed to MTA Records (owned by Chase and Status), his latest release, The Griffin EP, has similarly blown up.

Hopefully, a full-length album is on the horizon for the rapper—Knytro tends to live up to his hype. Take a listen to “Cry Love” below:

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