I saw a link to a G Milla video in some random retweet the other day, so I decided to check him out. I had no idea who he was, and he seems to have a relatively small following. For now. I only follow a couple people that follow him on Twitter and one of them is Lil B who follows everyone, so that hardly counts. A search for his name on The Hype Machine turned up nothing. After some more extensive research (Googling his name) I found a few blogs that have been tracking his music for a while but nothing too informative about G Milla himself.
I do know that he's young. He's 19 years old, maybe 20 by now, and he's from Toronto. His Facebook bio paints a rather dark picture about his upbringing, and his music reflects that. He raps about the drug/money/gangsta lifestyle over trap-ish beats that carry a strong air of lean-sipping cloud rap as well. I found it interesting that under his hometown he put YYZ, which is the code for the international airport in Toronto. It's almost as if he's claiming roots in the city, but won't go so far as to say it's a permanent home. He's disconnected, yet attuned. A transient type, but still grounded. Based on what little I've heard, I'm intrigued to see how he develops.
Stream/Download:
This eight track EP is supposedly the first in a series of planned releases. In addition, check his Soundcloud for more free downloads. He's got some fully formed singles as well as some seemingly unfinished instrumental projects.
Pay attention to the samples. Soon they'll be more familiar, but I'm way behind on all the artists I need to show you...
I do know that he's young. He's 19 years old, maybe 20 by now, and he's from Toronto. His Facebook bio paints a rather dark picture about his upbringing, and his music reflects that. He raps about the drug/money/gangsta lifestyle over trap-ish beats that carry a strong air of lean-sipping cloud rap as well. I found it interesting that under his hometown he put YYZ, which is the code for the international airport in Toronto. It's almost as if he's claiming roots in the city, but won't go so far as to say it's a permanent home. He's disconnected, yet attuned. A transient type, but still grounded. Based on what little I've heard, I'm intrigued to see how he develops.
Stream/Download:
This eight track EP is supposedly the first in a series of planned releases. In addition, check his Soundcloud for more free downloads. He's got some fully formed singles as well as some seemingly unfinished instrumental projects.
Pay attention to the samples. Soon they'll be more familiar, but I'm way behind on all the artists I need to show you...
G Milla dropped off the video for "I'm High (Purple)" the other day. This was my first taste. Watch:
No comments:
Post a Comment