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Drug Dealer Potential
Hip-Hop · 2011 · 7 tracks · 28m

Drug Dealer Potential

Gritty, unpolished Louisiana trap that trades stadium polish for raw, late-night vulnerability. A snapshot of a street poet finding his melodic voice.

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It's the sound of a man telling you his darkest secrets over a beat that's as heavy as his conscience.

A heavy, humid blend of street-level defiance and late-night existential vulnerability.

Drug Dealer Potential · vs · Kevin Gates
Stripped Back+3.6σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks · 28m
01
Drug Dealer Potential
3:35
02
Every Lil' Thing
3:47
03
Friend 'Til the End
4:06
04
My Runner
4:07
05
Throw Dat Dick
3:18
06
Birdie in da Bush
4:35
07
Tell Me Why
4:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's opening bars where the gravel in his voice sounds like it's fighting through a thick layer of smoke.
The shift into a desperate, melodic croon on Tell Me Why that feels more like a prayer than a chorus.
The sparse, haunting synth loop on Birdie in da Bush that creates a sense of claustrophobic tension.
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