An excerpt from a profile written on my roots in the rap game by my day one Alex Gold:

"In the beginning of writing as Rezzy, Stein was having a ton of fun, releasing songs like “Wildin Out”, “It’s My Time”, and “Don’t Get In My Way,” which have a decidedly upbeat sound. Stein describes this side of his music as his ‘turn up’ tracks, which he thinks people enjoy because it reminds them of what they encounter in the top charts or at parties, but it’s not what builds true fans in his mind.  

More recently, Stein has worked tirelessly to incorporate more of his personality into his music, even if that means some darker tunes. One week ago, he published two albums with seven songs each, Wabi Sabi and Meraki, to demonstrate the duality in his life between the good times with great friends and the inner turmoil that he faces on a day-to-day basis. In Meraki, Stein conveys the struggles he’s experienced personally, but also that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. In the song “Hope”, he brought in two singers to belt the chorus:

There’s still hope for you and me/ there’s still hope that we could be/ everything we wanted and dreamed/ we gon’ make it through as a team

	The music’s message is meant to reach and resonate with people who are also in a tough spot. Although Stein does want to have some level of fame, so that he can make music as a career, it isn’t the money or the Billboard charts that interest him. He toils for hours in his homemade studio day after day because he loves the grind. Even though he’s in the early stages of his career, with his first live performance approaching, he knows that it will all be worth it if he develops a following that cares about his music because of his original voice and not some image that a record label wants to portray. 

	'A year and a half ago I dedicated a song to a friend who was in the dumps and it seemed to positively affect him,” Stein said. “A couple of weeks ago, I sent him the finished version (which was on Meraki) and he told me he cried. Fame is cool, but if my music can have that effect on people, that’s the goal.'

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