Day 20 of 35 in 35: “Rafters”
Track 4 on the END album & stage show

“Rafters” is Racks Atlantic’s gritty R&B/hip-hop anthem—an 808-driven club banger with razor-sharp verses and a hook built for the rafters. From “tools keep grinding, racks poppin’ off the fold” to that unforgettable “paper stackin’ past the rafters in the trap,” this one’s a masterclass in streetwise swagger and relentless hustle.

Why you’ll feel it:

    Deep groove: 75 BPM 808 pulse + rapid hi-hats + dark pad wash

    Hooks for days: A “paper stackin’” chorus that sticks like glue

    Racks Atlantic flair: Nautical swagger, frost-cold punchlines.

    Stage show epicness: Built to light up the live “the END” production

🛠️ Drop a 🔥 if you’re stacking past the rafters
- KANTIBUS feat. Racks Atlantic

Rafters feat Racks Atlantic

Scene: Cartagena and Medellín docks at night. Racks Atlantic, Chicago baritone tactician, has been flown in quiet and left louder with no papers. He counts exits he cannot buy. A coupe with Texas plates rolls slow. FlipGame leans out and offers a door that opens… sometimes.

Script highlights:
“It was supposed to be a meeting. Then the doors shut and the papers vanished.”
“Legend, you look light today.”
“We didn’t say cartel. We didn’t say debt. We just started walking.”

Purpose: Bridges Nonchalant into the Colombia fallout and sets the cause for the Vegas convergence. Designed as a tight spoken-word over a low lo-fi trap bed so it flows into the next chapter.

Placement in playlist:
On the Pond → Rewind: Twenty Twenty Five → See the Candy Gleam → Rafters → Simp Sick → From Ash → Nonchalant → Medellín Lesson → Side to Side → Bogotá Rumors → The Slip …

Credits:
Written and produced by KANTIBUS (Kris Antibus)
Voice direction: Racks Atlantic perspective
From the album edition of the END

the END

Medellín Lesson (Interlude) - the END

Scene: Night over Las Vegas. Engines low, phones off. A calm Chicago baritone delivers one last notice. Buy peace now or face the water.

Purpose: Bridges Best Enemies into Bring Water to My Enemies. Sets the threat and primes the downbeat so Flood Two hits hard.

What you will hear:
• Racks’ ledger-cold voice over a sub-heavy, minimal lo fi trap bed
• Short lines and clean pauses designed to drop straight into the next track
• No melody, no clutter, just pressure

Placement in playlist:
Best Enemies → Flood Warning → Bring Water to My Enemies (Flood Two)

Credits:
Written and produced by KANTIBUS (Kris Antibus)
From the album edition of the END

Flood Warning (Interlude) - the END

KANTIBUS is an American producer/songwriter who has been creating songs since 1990.

It is a portmanteau of his first initial and last name. 

KANTIBUS started creating what would eventually become known as Drill or Trap Music, demonstrating expertise in both genres. 

As such, he is a pioneer of the "violent real life criminal" styles that exist still in the underground today. 

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