Reverie x Gavlyn x Natalia Chacon - Antidepressants (Official Audio)
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By way of Reno, Nevada, it has been an eventful year for Natalia Chacon since releasing her single “Pretty Girl Bounce” at the top of 2024. The viral hit took her all throughout the west coast, even Texas, for shows, appearances, interviews, etc. She’s even been extremely active in her hometown, with plenty of shows all year long for her longtime supporters in the city. However, she is far from local, with her music crossing international attention on streams and social media using her music for a variety of posts online. Capitalizing off the momentum, Natalia dropped a full length release with her “She Funk” EP in October of 2024. Her unique spin on the west coast sound she grew up on her whole life. Flipping oldies samples, g-funk sounds, and pushing her Brown Girl Magic perspective, the project is an authentic reflection of the artist she has been developing into.
With that being said, it is no surprise that fellow rap veterans of a similar heritage would take notice. North East LA’s very own, Reverie, caught wind of the noise Natalia was making and immediately embraced her as her peer. An extremely skilled lyricist, with an organic connection to the underground scene, Reverie has laid the ground work and touched all the corners independent artists strive to reach as a worldwide touring artist. Being in a position to positively impact others, after knowing what it’s like to not have that helping hand early in her career remains in her conscience. What better way to pay it forward is to highlight other’s who take the craft into same consideration as she does.
She creates a record about feeling over looked, under appreciated, and mishandled by the majority. Realizing that is what gave her the power and fuel to put herself in that position. Without letting it change her heart, she shows that it actually makes here larger by sharing space for other artists who can relate to her feelings. The SFV rap legend, Gavlyn, enters the chat and combines forces to turn this collaboration into a supergroup level event. A fierce MC, Gavlyn, has also been getting it out the mud for over a decade, building a very credible name for her self. A talented writer of her own, Gavlyn has a unique way of speaking life into very complex feelings that are relatable to anyone going through the rawness of human experience. If you do not know, then please get familiar. They both recognize that same passion in Natalia and now we have this unique gem of a record for the underdogs in spirit. Let’s get into “Antidepressants.”
“I love it when he miss me, I love it when he mad at me. A bitch real hype when she get a sense of clarity. All that other shit is for the birds, it’s for the parodies. I’m fucking what they heard, I got penetrating energy.”
Gavlyn kicks it off with a gritty feel to the record, speaking with conviction immediately off her first words. There’s very few people who have access to her energy and even less who get to see her in her element. There’s not much more she can offer to people these days other than some smoke and a night together. After that, you got to bounce cause she has business to handle. It’s not that her heart is cold, it’s grown to be wise. She’s come a long way since before her name held the weight it does today. The trust she has put in others can no longer be held in vain, when they no longer see her for anything besides a product.
At this point in her life, she knows all these new energies coming to her are seeking the take from her own so they can feed off it. The disappointment no longer weighs on her conscience. It’s a part of the life she has built for herself, critics of her life display are always going to have something to say. However, those who play in the game themselves are nothing but spectators. The idea of conformity is not something that shapes her decision making. Those who have anything to say about her life, craft, or trajectory need to stand on what they feel. At some point, you need to draw a line in stand when it comes to your ascension and let it be known that not just anybody can cross it. Their opinions are merely the wind cascading through the descents of the journey and can only knock one of their course if they go down willingly. Gavlyn makes it clear, a lot of people would just leave when it gets hard and that she is simply a woman that is not going to go for anything on this planet.
“If I ever loved you, boy, consider that a luxury. Only time you upgrade is when you’re in my company.”
Most people that enter our lives, are not to be there forever, and often times they stick around until they no longer can benefit from having the privilege of knowing you. They serve their purpose, providing a necessary lesson for the chapter they were introduced, and leave impacted by your energy. Especially when experiencing rapid changes or unexpected growth, that only you are capable of handling. Seeing something they thought they once knew becoming renowned and recognized in a different light. The whole time, they themselves not doing anything to accelerate their own position to which they want to occupy. It creates a resentment of themselves and instead of facing it themselves, they will flip it on to you.
Citing you as the reason to why things are not the same, why the love you had to offer was not enough. Remove yourself from the equation, and your stock will immediately begin to rise. Now what was once not enough becomes uncommon, leaving a void in their lives that no one else but you can fill. No matter how hard they try, you cannot replicate the connection or close the gap once it reaches a certain point. Good luck trying to catch lighting in a bottle again. Should you ever get lucky enough to witness it again, it will never be on your terms. When you treat someone cold hearted, do not be surprised once they become frozen.
Reverie, How The Grouch Stole Christmas 2023 @ The Virginia St Brewhouse in Reno, NV
“Depressed, broken, uh-uh-unlucky. So here I am sulking. All inside my head like fuck it.”
When you are chosen to take a different path, life might have a funny way of showing it. It begins with not being like the others, being put down for the way you think, and questioning your own worth. Being unique can feel much like being an outcast, especially in an environment where the examples that look like you do not relate to your spirit. Why bother? These people do not get me, they never have, and will not likely hear me out.
I’ve never been anyone's first choice, more often than not their last option. They treated me differently and was hard to remember despite introducing myself repeatedly. Anytime I had a good idea, it was received but credit never returned. I was quiet, speaking only when spoken to so I rarely spoke. Years of my life wasted due to not feeling impactful. Settling for bare minimum from others who I looked up to or wanted to stay around. Eventually you learn that trying to be understood is counter intuitive to creating your own understanding.
Your powers make the wrong people in life insecure and they will push it on to you to suppress them, naturally. However, you begin to reclaim those powers when you relinquish that control they have over your headspace. Remove their concern, unapologetically, and you’ll alienate yourself temporarily. See people like me and you are rare, it takes time to come in contact with others cut from that same cloth. Trust the process, who you are, your god, and those who show up for you no matter how hard it gets inside your head. Eventually you’ll connect with the right individuals and begin to intertwine the threads.
“Fuck my weak ass haters. You bitches ain’t competition. Got no enemies besides overthinking and obsession. I am my biggest critic, that’s why I ain’t ever satisfied. That’s why I don’t take days off, give a fuck about a cosign.”
We tend to suffer in imagination more than we do in reality. Everything around you can be going to complete shit and the people in your life might become increasingly unreliable. None of that matters as long as when you lay your head down at night, you are able to rest easily knowing that you are sticking true to your morals, beliefs, and standards. Most the time people who have time to speak on the next person does not have a single thing going on in their life of meaningful significance. If you have not walked in these shoes, then your opinion on the next step for me is all the way out the window. When its all said and down, God will call you home, the universe will reclaim your spot then you will be answering to nothing besides the decisions you made it life forever being cemented that can longer be undone.
“I am the gold mine, I am the precious cargo. You’ll never get to travel as far as I go. Don’t smile in my face after what you said behind my back cause I know.”
How arrogant of you to try and define my worth when you do not honor your own spirit. Despite how little these other mortals have made me feel, the universe has been guiding me through the hurt and disappointment so that my skin is conditioned for what I am truly meant for. So go ahead do your worst, say all the things to strike a nerve, and reveal what is that keeps you awake at night. What is not understood is feared and what is be learned is unclear. That’s where the faith has been fermenting, deep inside the core.
Reverie will never go out without a fight once discovering her true potential in this life. By harboring all the projections they have bestowed into her belief system. She return the favor, not to bring harm, but to demonstrate where envy cauterizes their hope of ever getting near the light they tried so desperately to put out. This is her way of saying “I wish you nothing but the best and a ‘FUCK YOU’ of cosmic proportions. At this point, you and I have been granted what we are entitled to.” The life and death of which we deserve, and the live they have to endure is death in itself.
Natalia Chacon, Speak Easy 6/1/24 @ The Cypress in Reno, NV
“Withholding conversation, been severing isolation. My behavior been complacent. Legs is tired, I’m done chasing.”
Natalia is on the same path that the two former had to trek on their own. With a lot to discover about herself, Natalia’s self awareness pulsates intensely through the confines of her mind. Questioning at times her own motivation and what keeps her going. Her passion, much like her heart, radiates naturally but knows the path ahead does not take kindly to bright eyes and warm smiles. By taking heed to those who have come before her, she grows weary of those looking to steal her time and peace of mind. Many people know her up until the person she has become but will they continue to grow with her as she becomes the person she is meant to be.
People may want to get to know her for being someone pretty or someone who is on their way to new level’s of success that her previous circles know nothing about. It is better to establish boundaries and carry herself in a way that is not going to ruin her love for the music. No time for fake love or lustful ambitions, it’s time to get to this bag for however long it’s up for grabs. Not that she has to go out of her way, there’s plenty of people willing to pay for her time. Even go getters find themselves stuck in their heads, its a small line to cross when the grind has your dancing on the brink of insanity. No matter how early or far along, the likelihood of falling into the wrong state of mind only increases.
“Acting like you know me, need to kill that shit first degree. I can’t shake this uncertainty, been sipping with the urgency. Man, motherfuck a consequence and fuck you and your two cents.”
It takes a new environment to show you truly what you are made of. This brings along worries that no one can really prepare you for, the hurdles are unique to your current footing. There’s moments where maybe the vices are leaned on more than others. Soothing the anxiety that pensively sits a dull weight between your shoulders. There’s nothing worse than someone who never sticks around when things get bad for you but only pop up to tell you what they think is good for you. Funny how that works, huh? We pay them no mind and put trust in our intuition that we know what needs to be done when the choice corners us into making the decision for ourselves. It’s the classic “I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
“Fuck a psychiatrist, I don’t take my script. I’d rather just spark a spliff to forget the skeletons in my closet. And I’d rather dream because it make you mine, it make you change your mind. And I like dreaming cause it make it fine.”
No therapy or medications can prevent you from feeling delusional, especially when walking down the road that nobody really ever comes back from. The price of your new life always costs the old one anc Natalia is ready to cash in. She has accepted her fate, flaws, and all. This is the mold casted by the irons the fires of life has shaped for her. Entering a pivotal moment this last year, she releases her doubts and bets it all on herself. Though she wishes things can be the way she wants, nothing is exempt from change. The only time things ever really stayed the same was in her sleep where they are not able to get in her mind without her permission.
All three emcees have a heart loaded and a mind as dangerous as any weapon created by man. Bonded through struggles of being underestimated in all facets, this record is a redemption of the psyche. A true crossroads of where pain meets prosperity and misery finally deciding it no longer wants any company. This song resonates deeply with the weather watcher, and hopefully for the ones reading this right now. Three generations of lyricism cementing their contributions for the world to see what’s possible when the perceived “underdogs” come together. Everyone came with a sharp sword and let the blood running down their sleeves become the ink.
We hope you enjoyed our breakdown of “Antidepressants” and if you haven’t already, go stream all three of these artists music. Find the record down below and be sure to follow them on social media. If you can relate to any of the words, let us know on our page and share it with a friend. There’s a lot more gems to be uncovered. If we put you on to any of these artists, add this one into your playlist today! Until next time, be sure to stay tuned into the forecast and run it up!
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