Raz Simone – My Ex Callin [Audio]

“I have this Ex who won’t stop. She loves being a victim and she couldn’t tell the truth if her life depended on it, so this beat spoke to me as I was in the studio and she kept calling and texting. As a person who has a lot of moves that are publicly documented, and my whole city knows me so my name moves from a lot of mouths to a lot of ears- it can be extra hard for people who cut themselves out of my life to deal with my absence. In this case this woman wishes she could have my babies and grow old with me, but she is now coming to the realization that she never will. So she rationalizes in her mind and attempts to demonize me to make the blow less hard. Meanwhile I watch the process from all of her unanswered bipolar texts and missed calls.” – Raz Simone

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Raz Simone – Trap Spirituals [EP]

Raz Simone continues to explore the trap sound with an intriguing level of depth and nuance. Today, he has released his long-awaited EP, Trap Spirituals, the title of which is a fitting description of the 8 tracks contained in the new project. For a few years now, Simone has been rapping, producing, and promoting his music through his own independent label, Black Umbrella. He’s now signed a deal with 300 Entertainment, which should bring some added, and deserved, exposure to the Seattle artist. Trap Spirituals includes a few tracks Simone has dropped over the past year, including his latest single, “Gangstuh Shit,” on which he owns up to — and even celebrates — his love for criminal behavior. The rest of the project finds Simone grappling with the dark side of where he comes from, knowing it has latched onto his persona in a permanent way. Like the EP’s title, the instrumentals are a blend of trappy drums and bass with organs, strings, and vocal samples that create a holy (and also haunting) churchlike ambiance. Simone is able to take command over the cinematic production using his natural vocal talents. Whether he’s singing or rapping, his words always resonate with layers of pain and raw emotion. Download the EP, and let us know what you think of Raz Simone. Raz Simone – Trap Spirituals

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