Ice Cream Man ā [Chase Plato]
One of my favorite things about learning about new artists is that I get to hear all of their influences, and the current generation of musicians typically has some out-of-the-box idols. With so many different styles of music over the decades, emcees have gotten away from the most obvious names and have cited some names that you wouldnāt expect, but once you know, you can hear slight parts of their music that has a similar sound as these artists. Chase Plato is someone I still donāt know much about considering I just found out about him a couple of months ago, but one thing I know about him is the fact that he is definitely on the come-up, and he is going to be a name youāre hearing everywhere in a matter of no time, especially if he keeps making songs that are as intoxicating as his latest release āIce Cream Manā. Fully produced, written, and performed by Chase, this track pays homage to Pharrell in his earlier Neptunes days, and although the influence is pertinent, Chase makes this one his own with a bit of raspy attitude over the electric guitar melody that is juxtaposed by the smooth, serene ā¦