What you do during the slow seasons defines the loud ones. When the industry pulls back and the single / album releases thin out, what do you do if music is the only thing you know? Most artists go quiet. Some fade into the ethos. Others shift their focus. Life goes on, but those who keep working are the ones who end up leading the new school. Every Renaissance started the same way. The wealthy stopped funding the arts and the artists kept making it anyway. That's where the next wave is born. The days pass and the work continues. We know this, and
*suavemo* knows it too. Watching him build momentum, sharpening his skill and his network in real time, has been pure gold.
From dedicated Instagram exclusive music videos for every song released to being hands on and off the scene, as hard as bro works it makes me wonder if this project has an alternative meaning. He explained it for us. The latest, entitled *Black Out*, strips back the colorful dopamine trip *suavemo*'s catalog usually runs on and shows what's been sitting underneath. Six tracks that capture and release every energy you need, whether you're starting your day or winding it down. It's an acquired taste.
The track *Soulja* had me at 4 AM the night it dropped. On loop. At one point during the spin I had a straight out-of-body moment, the kind of song where you forget you're listening and you're just inside it. That's the test. Some songs play, some songs absorb you.
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"When you listen to the project you're either gonna black out or play it again."
*kastlepact* pulls up on *GOSTUPID!!*, this shit been on repeat too. *suavemo* carries his weight throughout the tape, from the intro to the end. If you make it in one listen you're likely just as fucked up in the head as us.
From the outside the industry looks like high energy and fun. The deeper you go the darker it gets. Black Out is what's down there. Produced entirely by highsoulja.
