Trying to pin down the sound of hip-hop from the DMV is like trying to determine the quality of water: it depends on the source.
It can be filled with evil dirt, like the music of HavinMotion and other DMV crank artists, or crystal clear and ready to be guzzled after marathon sex in a penthouse suite, like Brent Faiyaz’s globe-conquering sonics.
It can be a great flood that sweeps up sonics (Lil Xelly) or as avant-garde as an oasis in the middle of an active industrial lot (Jaeychino).
Love Me As I Am, the new album from the 23-year-old Prince George’s County artist Nino Paid offers its own dimension: as cold as an ice pack, pressed against a split lip suffered from another lost battle with life..
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