Breakout debut for NY hip hop artist is an emotional journey
New York-born Poetik grew up in Long Island. Hip hop has
been in his blood from the earliest days spent listening to artists like
Naughty By Nature, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G., and others. Music has always
helped him get through the hard times and struggles, and now he’s giving back
with an album of his own.
“The Road Less Traveled” is an emotional journey. Deeply
personal and unflinchingly honest, Poetik invites listeners into a world that
most of us only hear about on the news.
“’The Road less Traveled’ is about my life from the time I
was a young teen to now, at 20 years old. It is a project I have been working
on since I was about 16 or 17. This is a story, and each song is a chapter
showing every page is different than the next. If you listen to it you will
hear about the extreme drug abuse I have overcome, as well as the deaths of
close friends, being institutionalized, politics, heartbreak, falling in love
and in general several more chapters explaining just why I am who I am today.”
The beats are minimalist, providing just enough of a backdrop
for the lyricism and stories that Poetik deftly weaves with verbal dexterity.
The lead track, “Moving Mountains” has an old school,
funk-infused beat that gives the song a dreamlike quality. Ethereal and deeply
moving.
The album’s title track features a guest appearance by
producer Taino Rosa providing backing vocals. It’s a lonely song, a prayer in
the dark. Melancholy laces every line in this story of lost love and heartache.
“The
Realist,”
featuring NY emcees N.khilla and
Enjetic, is another standout track. With a 70s soul beat, the trio bring a
high-energy performance as they take turns dropping lyrical bombs.
“The Road Less Traveled” is a journey through hardship, a
chronicle of overcoming obstacles that’s sure to leave an impression.
- L. Cutler
Staff Press Release Writer
MondoTunes
The LP “The
Road Less Traveled” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient
purchase and download
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