If you are looking for hip-hop and rap music that doesn’t follow trends or commercial formulas, you might be relieved and happy to have come across $mitty. Hailing from Wales, the British producer champions a highly DIY project, meticulously crafting his music while studying for an electromechanical engineering degree. In fact, he’s only 18, and we’d dare say that he’s got a bright career ahead of him. $mitty has recently released a long album of original material, ‘Tabs on the Table’. ‘Right?’ is the track we’ll be focusing on in this article.
We actually love $mitty’s production style, a sonic formula that transcends historical hip-hop and lands in modern neighbouring genres, be it lo-fi electronica, trip-hop, or vaporwave. One thing that captures us over and over is the ample use of vaporous, hypnotic textures, a feature that gives the project a true leftfield, alternative allure. ‘Right?’ is the perfect example of that, with a looped, detuned synth sample that evokes a quasi-psychedelic aura. $mitty’s vocals float over the instrumental with charisma and mystery, never overpowering the piece.
Delving deeper into the creative ethos that propels the track, $mitty explains: “Honestly, there’s no single influence. It sits somewhere in the world of cloud rap, but I wasn’t chasing a sound. I just made what felt right, and to me it feels like its own thing. As for its lyrical meaning, I’m leaving this one to the listener. Half the fun of a song is not knowing exactly what it means, and working it out for yourself the more you listen.”
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