Depending on what mood Iām in, I may tend to look for music that has a certain aesthetic over another, but thatās not uncommon for any music fan of any genre. When Iām in the mood to either go hard at the gym, pump myself up, or wake up before a long night out (like Iām sure tonight may very well be), I am on the hunt for something with a ton of energy, a quicker tempo, and an artist who can match or exceed the instrumentalās enthusiasm. When it comes to Sxmpra, Iām not completely tapped in, but I have heard a few of his songs as well as other records he was featured on, and I know that he is exactly the person Iām looking for when Iām in one of these moods.
Heās quite possibly the only New Zealand-born emcee that I know of, and the fact that he is making as much noise in this industry as he is certainly means that his style is much larger than life and it couldnāt be contained to his home country only. The song that was sent my way is called āGODZILLA!ā, and itās something that I simply couldnāt help but write about after listening and being blown away. Sxmpra is actually also the beat smith behind this lively instrumental, which is great because I almost feel like itās unfair for any other producer to work with him because heās just going to steal the show away from anyone heās in the studio with without even trying.
The reason why I say this is ubiquitous when he begins to spit because his shrill, high-pitched spitfire lines are just spoken so rapidly that itās impossible to say them without vitality, but Sxmpraās personality isnāt lost either. Iām even more impressed at the fact that he is so articulate with his words, and no matter how quickly he is spitting or how often he changes his cadences, you can understand every single lyric coming out of his mouth. If youāre familiar with Ghostemane or Freddie Dredd, then Sxmpra is certainly someone you need to check out as soon as you can because youāll be an immediate fan as soon as you hear the first bar come shooting out of his mouth, just like I was!