mynameisntjmack Sobers Up on the Lyrically and Technically Impressive "Leak"
At the forefront of the alt-rap underground, as well as quite possibly possessing the sharpest pen amongst his contemporaries, please join me in welcoming the acerbically-poetic and incredibly introverted mynameisntjmack. Originally catching my ear from his most popular single, “BUNKER/PREROLL,” featuring the illustrious Tommy Richman, mynameisntjmack has been keeping the pressure applied, most recently on his jazz-induced, confessionally honest single "Leak." One of a handful of artists pushing the respective musical and sonic boundaries from the infamous DMV region, "Leak" legitimizes and seals mynameisntjmack’s respective place in the rap game.
Sounding like a freshly preserved relic from Earl Sweatshirt’s seminal 2018 classic album Some Rap Songs, "Leak" sees mynameisntjmack Gatling gun a slew of epiphanies: zen, neurotic, egotistical, and a bevy of others that you’d classify with that cliche feelings chart every Western psychologist has proudly on display in their office. While the first half of the song witnesses mynameisntjmack battling a substantial amount of interpersonal chaos, the listener is truly in for a treat when the switch-up arrives. Upon navigating through the turbulence, which ironically sounds peaceful over the hypnotizing flute that’s looped every four bars, he lands the plane all the while flexing his lyrical prowess.
Speaking further on the record, mynameisntjmack shared, "Essentially I stopped taking Xanax and it didn’t make a difference, so nobody forgave me. This song is my way of dealing with that. I feel like every time I make music, I’m attempting to perfectly represent my mental state. There are so many beat switches and subtle changes to the pockets because my thoughts and emotions are rarely ever constant. The first half of this song is meant to describe the manic nature of my recent experiences, and attempting to stop taking Xanax for the first time since I was 16. It doesn’t seem to matter, because nothing changed, and nothing improved, as evidenced by the latter half of the track. In the second half, I’m speaking to all those I’ve seemingly let down with my failure to become truly sober both in body and mind."
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