New York rapper and artist Spendit showcases the best of a lifelong journey and creative development, with the conceptual depth and melodic musicality of his EP Star.
Classic Hip Hop brings an anthemic introduction, Still I Stand providing the rhythm and flow to ignite the passion that sets things off on a defiant high.
After this, a more intimate and melodic production allows for a fast-paced outpouring from Spendit, Drop presenting a story that grips for its personal touches and originality, alongside an arrangement that’s minimalist but distinct and easily recognisable. This track feels like a creative highlight, a catchy hook countered by relentless verses that let the listener bridge the gap between artist and audience.
Enough continues the mellow contemplation with a gentle guitar riff and an impassioned story that captivates from start to finish. Then for Eviction Notice, things get all the more acoustic and thoughtful – an ambient yet heavy highlight, with another fresh flow and a story that again provokes deeper ideas and understanding to strengthen that connection with the listener.
The mood continues to connect as Bad relays a tale loaded with scenes and clever metaphors, contrasting the mellow smoothness of the music with the sheer grit and breathless pace of the bars. After which, Wasn’t With Me offers a quirky hook and a somewhat more raw presentation that helps redirect things creatively.
Wrapping things up is the ambient and impassioned Spiritual Tales, an echoing realm of classic production and contemporary trap-style bars. It’s a hard-hitting lyrical venture, backed by a simple yet striking set-up to really keep the focus on that voice and the details and struggles that guide it.
Spendit’s upbringing was one soaked in adversity, and these experiences emerge throughout the seven tracks of Star EP. It’s a thought provoking collection, musically diverse and also impressive in terms of the bars and energy with which Spendit performs.
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