New Artist Highlight: Lure Artist Nana Bangz May Be the Subsequent Massive Title in Rap [Video]
Hip hop and rap appear to be at a crossroads in recent times. The only-verse mumble rappers of the mid-to-late 2010s appear to be falling off, and the style has break up into two camps: the sleek, stylized verse barons like Jack Harlow who name again to the golden age of rap a’la Snoop Dogg, and the super-fast Mac Miller followers like Megan Thee Stallion who’re articulate and exact however with rather less swag. A choose few rappers can do each; Nana Bangz is one among them.
With a completely late 90s aesthetic and channeling Lil’ Kim vitality on steroids, Nana’s verses are about as tight as they arrive and her freestyle sport matches her large efficiency character. Along with her first singles out in 2018, it appears Nana got here out of the gate swinging, with a well-developed model and a capability to wind her verses across the beat with a proficiency that takes many artists many years. From her intro brag observe known as “Present Me Love” setting a powerful baseline, issues solely acquired higher from there as Nana proceed to hone her craft. From 2021’s “Free Britney” by means of the 15 or so tracks she’s launched in 2022 and 2023, Nana continued to showcase her various model and mastery of the mic.
Nana’s first observe of 2024 is “Alive,” one other instance of her capacity to change types and create all forms of verse, even inside one observe. Channeling the aggression of Lady of Rage with the occasion acumen and dusky vocal timbre or Foxy Brown, “Alive” sees Nana switching from easy verse model to offended and heavy to whip-fast lyrics all within the house of a few minute. On prime of that, the manufacturing for “Alive” is kind of totally different, with a classical string pattern floating over the beat as one among Nana’s most aggressive lyrical assaults to-date bangs out round it. It’s clear the distinction is in goal, with the juxtaposition of the melodic music serving to spotlight the heaviness of the verse.
Along with her strong vocals, vocabulary and verse, it appears solely a matter of time earlier than Nana Bangz is found for the expertise she is, however that doesn’t appear to matter to the born pure rapper. A musician to the core, some of the compelling arguments for her love of hip hop and dedication to her craft is in a video from final 12 months of her avenue efficiency in New Orleans. Along with her music movies being so stylized, this efficiency video with nothing greater than a drummer for backing reveals not solely Nana’s superb efficiency abilities however her real love for the verse. Anybody with that mush ardour and expertise is a star wherever they go.
“Alive” is out now and might be streamed on Spotify. Take a look at the video for her latest observe, “Yay, Power!” on Nana Bang’z’s YouTube channel.