Atlanta-Based Hip Hop Artist ST8RR Takes Inspiration to the Next Level With His “I Am st8rr” Album.

He is ST8RR (star), an up-and-coming songwriter and performer who is determined to stretch the boundaries of hip hop, rap, and emo in innovative ways in order to carve out his own indelible niche in the game. He was born in Chicago, where he spent most of his youth, he has also lived in Florida for 2 years; and Atlanta is where he graduated from college. His life has been everything but a walk in the park: he has been homeless since the 7th grade, had to camp in friends houses until he graduated, and his first high school lover broke his heart terribly.

All the traveling and events that have happened in his life have ultimately contributed to the kind of music he puts out there. He talks about things others are thinking but are afraid to say, such as being vulnerable and hurt.

His past experience with heartbreak inspired the album “I AM ST8RR”; a 13-track collection that sees him write from personal experience and find strength in his pain and vulnerability over one of the decade’s defining new sounds that infuses hip-hop with 2000s rock heartache.

“Hendrix” is a hypnotic masterpiece with a very telling guitar tone that lays the foundation for the other instrumentals to cascade. Offering technical lyricism, intricate flows, tongue-twisting wordplay, inventive flows, and memorable bars, ST8RR takes the listener on a spin with his dreamy vocals that sharply cut through the instruments like a razor through flesh skin!

“Anomaly” is tangy, stripped back, and mellow, with ST8RR’s beautifully hypnotic vocals allowed to thrive over the intoxicating sweet melodies that have been given a refreshing familiar taste to ensure the listener connects with it on a deeper level. There is something about this performance that I can’t quite wrap my fingers around—it is just so addicting!

“27 club” is the very definition of a club banger; it is buoyant with signature trap-like inflections. ST8RR breathes life with his off-the-cuff rhyming, expressing melodic, emo-inspired compositions that ultimately exhibit his songwriting forte.

Even the inexperienced ear can dig the precision and technique involved in the track “Sins”- the way he remains comfortable freestyle rapping over classic hip hop beats, fashioning a soul-bearing ballad. Rather than eschewing it, his freestyles emphasize wordplay and feel indebted to the art form’s tradition. Now that is a rare trademark talent!

While most of the lyrical content of this album is centered on heartache and bitterness, there are occasionally tracks that contain more boastful lines and creative references. This is an all-round performance that demonstrates the limitless versatility of an unapologetic rapper who is helping define a new sound.

Wearing his heart on his sleeve, ST8RR is openly vulnerable in a collection that is equal parts endearing and deeply relatable.

“I Am ST8RR” is a melodic rap album that features emotionally vulnerable lyrics imbued with teenage angst. He is genuine, and you can feel he put his heart and soul into each and every track here.

Backed by a moderate understanding (and interest) in varied melodies and cadences and striking a chord with their tormented auto-tuned melodies and immersive melancholy moods, the lyrics he offers here that touch on heartbreak and fragmented feelings provide a sense of familiarity that heartbroken adolescents of the current generation can gravitate toward.

For any rap music devotee out there, “I Am ST8RR” is bound to leave a lasting impression thanks to its relatability and innovation!

Follow the attached link to stream “I Am ST8RR” in its entirety and add the bangers that you dig the most into your playlist.

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