Montreal’s personal Drouss poured his complete infectious presence into the manufacturing of 222, the magnetic single from his two of a sort EP.
Drouss exemplifies the distinction between listening to an artist and vibing with them; he sidesteps the standard flex and lyrical one-upmanship, retaining the mic in hand for lengthy sufficient to share his luxe laidback charisma with anybody who desires to lock into the soul of a bona fide East Coast rap lower. That is hip-hop hypnosis with a chromatic pulse, a world of color, groove, and pure vibe spun by a Colombian-born artist with extra underground gold than most artists handle in a lifetime.
With roots in Quebec Metropolis and a house base in Montreal, Drouss has channelled the affect of artists like J.Cole, Kendrick Lamar, and Isaiah Rashad into his personal lane, weaving collectively East Coast power, entice, increase bap, and UK underground sonics right into a sound that leaves nothing to likelihood.
From the promising reception of his Hi there to Goodbye EP in 2020, to his present run of singles, Drouss is setting the tempo and reshaping expectations. How he’s nonetheless flying underneath the radar is a thriller; get in now, earlier than the ascent is just too crowded.
222 is now out there on all main streaming platforms, together with Spotify,
Assessment by Amelia Vandergast
