Rapper witSmusic steps onto "Reflections" with a Scotch-sipping coolness, gliding across a mellow beat from producer and collaborator halfpastseven. The Little Rock-based rhyme sayer is easy on this. His baritone dropping with a suave air, chest-deep and relaxed, slipping into conversational and double time flows naturally.

Right out the gate, witS checks himself, dropping lines about strategy and patience: “Reflections of my life, is it going right?..Quiet with my actions like it’s poker night.” He flows methodically, talking about life and timing, but stays relaxed enough not to stress out about the outcome. halfpastseven's production is all warm synth pads and buttery piano notes-- a smooth but steady beat that could have been whipped up by seasoned jazz pros.

At barely over two minutes, "Reflections" knows better than to overstay its welcome. Lean yet lively in its own cool-out way, it slides you a dope little breather between the stresses of life. A reminder that the game don't wait and neither should you.

posted by Marvin
5 weeks ago