Joell Ortiz – PTSD [Video]

Joell Ortiz’s “PTSD” is raw reflection with purpose: a veteran emcee taking inventory of scars without romanticizing them.

The Heatmakerz lace a soulful, cinematic backdrop, and Ortiz stays in pocket—measured, confessional, and bar-heavy—turning personal trauma into clear-eyed narrative. It’s the lead push toward his new album “Love, Peace & Trauma”, slated for Friday, September 19.

The video—directed by Cisco—walks through Brooklyn streets, stations, parks, even cemeteries, letting everyday locations carry the weight of the story while Ortiz delivers with veteran composure. No gloss, just lived detail. It dropped in mid-September, following Ortiz’s midnight 9/10 announcement.

If the rest of “Love, Peace & Trauma” sticks to this formula—sober writing over richly textured Heatmakerz chops—expect a focused, grown-man record from one of New York’s most reliable pens.