Nocando – El Camino [Audio]

“This song is inspired by the book the wretched of the earth. The song was originally supposed to be called ‘Wretched’. It was also inspired by the riots that ruined my city when I was a child. It was inspired by my unexplainable ambivalence toward the black lives matter hashtag. Colin Kaepernick’s sweet gesture, the growing pains of a people that realize that the authority isn’t the authority because of a superior moral or intelligence but because of power. It’s inspired by me and my friends, people who think like me.” – Nocando

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Nocando feat. Y-Not – Lil Homie [Audio]

Nocando links up with Y-not for “Lil Homie”. Says Nocando: “I’m really not talking about rappers in the song — I’m talking about real shit. People that I’ve helped get money, people that I’ve written for. People who I brought up that I feel are unappreciative or disloyal. Not to say that I’m right [about a situation], it’s just how I felt. And in the end I think grime is a great medium for explaining that.” Listen below.

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