New York City Artist, Radamiz Delivers One Of Hip-Hop’s Most Endearing Albums Of The Year

One aspect of music that’s often overlooked, or even completely forgotten, is it’s ability to essentially provide therapy, to both the artist & the listener — a full-length album that touches on the right topics, could save somebody a fortune in therapy costs, trust me. But it’s the former that usually intrigues me more, seeing an artist hide absolutely no emotions over a body of tantalizing production. Luckily for me — & honestly, all of us — New York City native, Radamiz, does exactly that on his debt album, Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes, perhaps the most authentic picture of growing up in New York City that we’ve seen in quite some time.

Clocking in at 14-tracks, the project is damn near perfect in length, as he spends three or four songs lyrically flexing his chops & letting off some good ol’ Boricua braggadocio. But it’s the other 10–11 that make this one of the best releases, so far, in 2019. Utilizing production & beat packs that sound eerily distinctive of the sound that was dubbed, “The Golden Age” Radamiz emotionally takes us on the journey of his childhood, all the way to where he is now.

On, “Seven Digits,” he relatably talks about the moment where 7-digit dialing was made extinct in NYC, forcing residents to include all 11-digits even on a local call. During, “Shadowboxing” — my favorite track — he rhymes about missing his childhood friend, who got locked up, & coming to terms with the mortality of both himself, & those around them. While majority of the album is emotionally charged, & is meant to inspire you to reflect on your own journey, it still has it’s moments of pure joy. On, “Fake Gucci” — his Statik Selektah-produced lead single — he hilariously scolds the posers — without forgetting his younger self — using fake designer as a vehicle for the comparison.

After finally releasing his highly anticipated album, we can look at things with a little bit of perspective. In doing that, let’s acknowledge the fact that Radamiz did one of the hardest things to do in Hip-Hop: exceed expectations on a project that all of your fans were waiting on.

Press play below & stop sleeping on the man currently holding the flag for NYC.