MUSIC VIDEO OUT NOW ON YOUTUBE.

Fresh off of the success of his debut release ‘Illumine’, the mysterious Croydon newcomer known as Vociferous Sly has returned for another round of psychedelic, lo-fi rap with scorching heater of a track ‘Sunshine’. Dropping on 6.09.18, the music video (produced and co-directed himself) sees Sly return with his signature style of visual magic, this time taking us on a raucous journey through the badlands of Croydon. 

Developed as a conceptual framing for familiar conversations often played out between him and friends, ‘Sunshine’ is a playful odyssey of lyricism and wit; delving into politics, love and the struggle for privacy as a public artist. Considerably more tongue-in-cheek than the style of his drill & grime counterparts - who prefer their visuals icy and cold - ‘Sunshine’ plays more like an acid trip on a hot summers day, transforming into a high-octane rollercoaster of venomous flows and colourful characters. 

Cascading over the beat with infectious rhythms and a compelling array of catchy melodies and punchy harmonies, Vociferous Sly ensures the song is also supplemented by his own status as a producer – choosing to supply his own unique, left-field fusion of sub-driven kicks, jazzy bass melodies when remixing the chiming ukulele samples of Australian lo-fi producer @jhfly to give ‘Sunshine’ its apt moniker and mood.

Lyrics:

Friend: 
“Yo Sly my dude? 

Sly: 
"What?" 

Friend: 
"Come put out that fire soon? 
you know that tune you always 
talking about, not to be rude!” 

Sly: 
“Nah my g, be calm and see 
you can’t put out that fire 
in menot til I retire 
and even then I’m speaking wisdom 
so listen, 
be cautious with your vision 
he say, she say we may 
miss a thing when 
caught up in this prison 
maybe, so be safe, 
maybe it’s these days 
maybe I be strange 
Theresa May just be fake 
I see heatwaves from the top 
they want us to behave 
as they take what we slave 
for, and so they rich 
we stay poor and 
then so we pray 
and so we pray.” 


Friend: 
“ I know it’s peak mate, 
But you gotta say suttin 
gotta spray suttin, 
ain’t nuttin gonna change 
but if you pave the way 
you’re gonna save these 
blades from cuttin, 
runnin your mouth 
ain’t suttin to be proud of 
I hear you, 
don’t let them win 
don’t let their fear come near you 
it’s clear that they fear you 
through all of the years 
all of the tears 
just know that the people will hear you” 

Sly: 
“Yeah I hear you… 
look 
Yo 
Sly from day dot 
can’t say that I never 
spray hot, 
can’t say that I never kill a riddim 
ever since I was a little un n 
I rolled with a strange lot 
others ain’t got 
what I ain’t got 
but I made top 
notch flows for myself 
for the sake of my health 
and I gained what 
I gained not for the fame 
but for the pain, what? 
so it’s 
like that 
everybody knows when I jump on a rap 
it’s easy, 
not an east side geezer 
nah not even 
we roll deeper 
we from South 
yeah G you see me 
yeah yeah you feel me, 
nah no film 
no CCTV 
HDTV’s 
and I want a full-screen 3D 
rack 
back to back 
bringing it together like 
massive stacks 
of cheddar 
don’t want no straps 
not ever, 
no rat a tat 
that’s wacker 
than a Ratatat 
on pokemon go 
that’s never 
been caught 
by any other 
gym member 
December 
always was 
the coldest month 
so whether or not 
the weather gets 
better 
we out for sunshine 
some might run up in the night 
and bump bump bump my stash like 
thugs life, 
rah some grass 
hop in , jack my buds like bugs life 
but that’s just some guys who…. 
never knew I do this for my fam 
ain’t go uzi, got no ams 
just my crew and got 
my few deep friends, my mans 
I know some beautiful girls 
who make man woozy 
just like Dam, oh damn 
oh damn 
They be all like…:

Friend: 
“Real talk, 
who’s she, 
come on 
tell me fam? 
nah man she’s juicy 
low me that, 
Lucy in the Sky 
oh my my 
what a time 
we truly could have 
if we learn to love right..

Sunshine (Free Download)

wordsmith & warrior poet

voxsly@gmail.com

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Vox Sly

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