Anyways, when I hit play on this thing I thought I was hearing Blu and said "oh man Blu is back on top!" but then I realized that it wasnt Blu and it was the rapper Anthm. Anthm sounds a lot like Blu, but that's not a problem since he can rap just as well as Blu. From what I've read this is the guys third release and get this he was a Wall Street trader but decided to pursue a rap career instead. He is a smart dude indeed and his rhymes show it. His flow is nice and smooth. The production is well suited for this New Yorker. You really got to respect his love for hip hop by decided to make music over money. Anthm lets you know that he loves the music because you can hear it in his flow and lyrics.
At time he sounds a little naive but he is fairly young so I let it slide. He raps about what he knows and doesn't act to be something else. Songs like Debbie, which is dedicated to his sister, are nice to hear as a sweet gesture of love. Nina sort of tell his life story and the struggle he had to overcome. The whole EP is filled with his past and his talent/skill is the future.
As for the production, its typical Blu production in the vein of the J-Dilla style. Its smooth, sample based, nice/cleaning sounding, very New York and chill.
I've been checking out all this guys projects and he sounds very promising and in a way is in the same lane as Blu, and at the moment he is a little better than Blu.
Check out his music here
