“PROBLEMS” is a song with a simple hip hop backdrop, organic and warm – easy to visualize in a live setting. The main strength of the song though undoubtedly comes through via the writing, the leading vocal delivery, and in particular – during the latter half; this ambient, entrancing pathway to the finish line that rains down around you in a beautiful way.

The second time you listen is where the song starts to connect on a deeper level, but even the first time – as the various sections work hard to draw you in, an immediately effective attempt – the song satisfies in the way that authentic hip hop used to.

 “THE DON” has that genuine touch, that carefree need to express and to perform. You can hear this in the way the track changes pace, you can hear it in the tightness between each part, you can hear it in the lyrics and in the mighty vocal deliveries. You can even hear it in the atmospheric outro – as the audio rains down around you, likely providing the perfect blanket of escapism for those who still crave a crowded gig or a mosh pit.

Vocally the song drives with an almost emotionless performance, classically alternative in presentation, though as things move along – as the lyrics drip through and the song’s overall concept is painted a little more clearly – this style of delivery starts to feel far more tired than passionless. The very idea of ‘problems’ is in itself a sort of exhausting, repetitive prospect. The way this song has been crafted, step by step, from a minimal beginning to a much fuller and more intense latter half – all of this feeds into the central idea or essence of the writing.

It’s refreshing to hear such an artistic composition within modern music, the ambiance leads the way for sure – the music feels reflective and considerate, the words come second to this and linger among the outer edges; provoking a specific way of thinking and directing the listener in a subtle way. You’re likely to appreciate “THE DON” as the artist rather than simply the musician.