Shakewell delivers a sound that is simultaneously thick and piercing. The production is rooted in the heavy, distorted 808s of the SoundCloud era, often featuring murky, atmospheric samples that create a sense of druggy isolation. However, his background in hardcore punk brings an urgency and technical precision to his delivery that many of his peers lack.
What truly sets him apart is his vocal texture. He possesses a high-register, slightly nasal tone that cuts through the densest of mixes like a serrated blade. He balances this with surprisingly melodic hooks that never lose their grit, moving between aggressive shouting and a laid-back, spacey cadence that reflects his San Fernando Valley roots.
Start with 'Big Juice tha Sip' to hear him at his most charismatic and foundational. It captures the transition from the raw Buffet Boys energy to the more polished, yet still dangerous, sound that eventually led him to the G59 roster.
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); urban night, basement show, road trip (atmosphere)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); confident, playful, rebellious (moods)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); urban night, basement show, road trip (atmosphere)
Shares confident, brooding, aggressive (moods); trap, cloud rap (subgenres)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); nasal, rap (vocal style)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); urban night, basement show, dive bar (atmosphere)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); confident, aggressive, playful (moods)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); lo fi, layered dense, sample based (production style)
Shares trap, cloud rap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); drum machine, keys/synth, bass (instrumentation)
Shares distorted bass, blown-out 808 distortion, nasal, cloud rap (signature)
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