smOke skreeZy - small talk (Official Audio)
What’s good y’all? Today’s forecast is sunny with a chance of smoke. The partly cloudy day is due to the one and only smOke skreeZy dropping a loosie for his listeners to enjoy. This time the YouTube exclusive release comes in the form of a freestyle track over an instrumental. The beat happens to belong to Russ’ “Small Talk,” which he release the other month for people to enjoy. Stumbling on this beat was skreeZy who found sudden inspiration to lay down some bars on the quick banger.
Keeping it concise, smOke goes in immediately when the beat drops. Starting off with a simple and relaxed cadence, in typical smOke fashion, before switching the rhyme scheme. Providing a few bars in the same multi-syllabic pattern before transitioning seamlessly to another flow is a strength of his. The ability to recreate multiple gains in lyrical momentum over a looped beat is not a simple feat, or at least making it look easy. Keeping true to the Blotter Ink brand, smOke flips the beat and uses his vocal inflections to create a series of different moments within a single verse. Without having a concept or overall goal, smOke reminds listeners that people can still rap without a gimmick or their persona attached to it.
It is appreciated that records like this are still released to display the technical ability of an artist’s pen. The more you listen, the more Easter eggs of literary devices you can find. The punchlines that transition from one metaphor to another. Complex rhyme patterns that abruptly change in delivery without skipping a beat. All of that cultivated skill is reflected in this record. The beautiful thing about rap, is the ability to reinterpret and recreate. At first listen of this track, you forget it’s a Russ song and beat because the inspiration that was instilled into smOke gave him the vision to display his perspective of it in such a way. Although hip hop and rap music has evolved, the core values and essence of it still have remnants lingering in today’s landscape. smOke reminds us that quality is out there, it’s just up to you to be open minded to it.
The lyrics and delivery smOke provides on this joint are top tier. Too many memorable lines to choose from. The best way to consume Blotter Ink is by seeing it for self and finding out what the music shows you. So give this gem a spin and go support the artist below on social media. Stay tuned for what he has going on next, his catalog is very deep. You will see the work ethic and skill set are formidable features of the artist known as smOke skreeZy. The trippy, hard hitting lyricist always finds a fun and refreshing way to give you golden age quality lyricism with the modern twist.
— the weather watcher 🌦🛰