CEO of New Perspective Music Group and eclectic rapper Steven Darnell releases
highly anticipated “The
Rise of Steelo Green” mixtape. The 10-track project includes
production from Black Metaphor, Beat Menace, and Osym Beats just to name a few.
Darnell is an Alabama native currently residing in New York
City. “The Rise of Steelo Green” epitomizes his youth, come
up, and rise to fame. Darnell delivers ingenious doses of storytelling and
tight lyricism that entices listeners in for his rhymed laced autobiography.
In “Breakfast”, the first track, Darnell
introduces himself and declares rapping as his religion. Through witty
punchlines he describes some bad decisions as well as prominent societal
issues. “Survival Mode” piggybacks off that rack and delves in
a bit deeper, “In this white man’s world I flow like Frederick
Douglas.” He started out at age 15 with Pac on repeat and over 10
years mastered his craft, “immaculate conception my flow heaven
sent.”
“God Bless” speaks to the supporters and the
haters. Although he’s been thrown to the wolves, the arduous rhyme slayer
returns with fur; simply put Darnell is The Golden Child of rap.
“Don’t Be Mad”, “Learn Something”, and “Real
Hip Hop” are raw, hair-raising tracks. Darnell embodies his youth from
poster collaged walls of the greats, and hours and miles of hustling his music
tapes to hand me downs, free lunch, and an open oven door heated home. Do take
heed, and ‘learn something’ because it’s through all this Darnell’s spazzed out
freestyle on Sway has doubters stuck and fumbled both on court and curbside.
Darnell pays homage to Hip Hop pioneers along with the
culture, but he also delivers some heat for the new generation of fans
like “Cost of Trill” and “Bartian.” These
southern anthems are ideal for popping bottles in the club, ‘straight
from the south ready to blow.”
“Cathedral” and “Georgia’s Son” embrace
Darnell’s love for music and rhymes. He entails that vision of penning every
new chapter in his life through his polished, vivid lyrics.
“The Rise of Steelo Green” is brimming with
classic boom bap beats, rendered soulful tones, and thundering bass that
intensifies the emotion spewed from Darnell on each autobiographical track.
Stream the mixtape above and follow Darnell below.
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