Gridlock Gospel

Tracks

1. 1. Still Here When the Lights Go OutThey cut the power on the third and I wrote by candle. That's where this record starts.trap soul, gospel-sample rap2:59
2. 2. Broken Watch, Right Twice a DayGranddad's watch stopped at ten past three. I wear it when I record.trap-tinged hip hop, nostalgic rap3:29
3. 3. Three Hundred Miles of StaticThree hundred miles and the static never clears. Homesick in a bigger place.melancholy trap, story rap3:09
4. 4. Key Ring Full of Old DoorsEvery key a door I can't open anymore.wistful hip hop, trap soul3:36
5. 5. Dish Pit DiplomaSixteen, rubber apron, a dish pit that taught me patience. Best diploma I ever earned.boom-bap, working-class rap3:02
6. 6. Frost on the Fire HydrantFirst frost, silver on red. The same block I learned to run and the same one I fled.boom-bap, wistful rap2:54
7. 7. Letters I Never Thanked You ForI wrote a thank-you list on the train and it kept growing. A litany over a choir loop.gospel-sample rap, tender hip hop2:50
8. 8. Meter Running, Stories ToldA driver with a photo by the dashboard and a city sliding by. Back-seat poetry.smooth boom-bap, late-night rap3:21
9. 9. East Side Ghost SignalA rented room on a hill where the wind doesn't know my name. I still hear the east side faintly.ambient trap, melancholy rap3:21
10. 10. Grandma on SpeakerphoneGrandma's voice soft and clear on a bus ride. I kept the call in the hook.cosy rap, tender hip hop3:34
11. 11. Same Seat at the Back of the DinerFifteen years since a shared booth, two old friends and a lot of truth. The record closes on forgiveness.boom-bap, soulful rap3:01