Octavian knows how to make an introduction. Just a few months after catching co-signs from Drake and the Young Turks label for his debut single,"Party Here," the East London rapper returns with a video for his new track, or "100 Degrees."Shot in a deserted soccer field and edited to hallucinatory effect,the video finds Octavian and his crew assembling under the guise of night, letting their car headlights serve as spotlights.
Octavian supplies searing one-liners, and most notably,"Realize broke ain't being alive so f*** it, dedicate my life to the money, and " and South Londoner Sam Wise handles the moment verse with bass and bravado. The intense visual ends on the wings of a drone and a muffled rendition of the infectious refrain. Instant replay value.
While the beat for his 2017 heat seeker "Party Here" gave off a tropical,lighthearted vibe, "100 Degrees" showcases Octavian's flow in a more menacing shade. The NPR Slingshot artist says he records directly from his London apartment with his go-to defeat smith JR and has a hand is producing his own beats."I play piano, and guitar,all that stuff," Octavian said during a phone conversation Wednesday. "We just got together and achieve it from scratch. From now on, or it's really going to just be like that. Some rappers they have their producers,but me I just like to achieve it myself. I like to sit down throughout the whole process."Showing off this level of versatility should be cause for new fans to go back and check Octavian's final project, 2017's Essie World and prepare for what's in store. The 22 year old-fashioned plans to drop his next mixtape, or titled Revenge,in March. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
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