The keen reader might remember Idris Din from a feature we published earlier this year, praising ‘Din Does’ as “a fierce, bold hip-hop anthem steeped in emotional catharsis and playful anger”. We stand by our words: the London-based rapper and producer champions a rather empowering and fierce artistic ethos, one that’s wrapped in authenticity and honesty. ‘Existential Questions’ sets off on the same lyrical journey, although showcasing Din’s more introspective, brooding persona.
The record meets the talented creative as his most philosophical, sparking an emotional reckoning that many will relate to… such a sentiment is perhaps amplified in our dark and complex timeline. The production behind ‘Existential Questions’ rises to the occasion with a soulful sample-based beat, one that swaps kinetic beats in favour of a tender choir-like loop. It’s the perfect match for such a meaningful offering.
From a lyrical standpoint, ‘Existential Questions’ draws from Idris’ personal experience, as he grapples with the limited time we all have on this earth. As Din explains, the song “puts the quarter-life crisis into words. It’s a song about the period in your mid-to-late twenties where life stops making sense the way you thought it would. Where identity, direction, and everything you built start to shift beneath you. I know that feeling well.”
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