Soundcloud Shoutout: Joey Trap

Joey Trap: The Spongebob Rapper

Forgive the title, he doesn't only rap about Spongebob, although he's clearly influenced. Furthering from my last Soundcloud Shoutout post about bbno$, today I'll be telling you a little about Joey Trap, an artist who ended up being much more versatile than I ever thought someone rapping about getting "Top in Bikini Bottom". I'll link the song regarding this below.

You see, before a particular song of his was released, i always assumed that his music was purely funny rap skits, not necessarily substantial, but certainly entertaining. For that reason alone, he deserves your listening time, but more recently he released the song "Lesley", which honestly blew me away. Sure, it's not perfect, but no song is, but it certainly is a more serious example of the talent Joey possesses, which doesn't often seem to appear. It's a beautiful composition regarding the classic gold digger cliche, but in a modern way, and how people will try and take advantage of you- at least to me. 

It's always impressive when an artist breaches their comfort zone to try out a new style, but for a young fresh artist like Joey Trap, to show versatility like this is a major sign of talent. It's still only a short piece, with a running time just over two minutes, and although you are left wanting more, the song still seems perfectly composed as a clear and succinct messages, carrying real feeling behind it. So if you're looking for an artist with a bright future ahead of them, then there's no better place to start in my opinion.