When it’s a Brasstracks track, you’ll know it upon first listen. They could be doing a cover of Drake‘s ‘In My Feelings,’ or producing Chance the Rapper’s ‘No Problem,’ but their ability to blend genres so frictionlessly while keeping their own signature soulful sound is undeniable. That’s what makes the hype for this album so deserved! Back in May, the producers dropped ‘Change For Me’ featuring Samm Henshaw, but little did we know, this would just be a sneak peek for an album full of immaculate vibes.

Golden Ticket starts off with soothing instrumentals from the group’s Ivan Jackson on trumpets and Conor Rayne on drums. It doesn’t stop there for the feel-good, gospel-inspired songs. If you liked ‘Change For Me,’ you’ll also get hooked on ‘Nothing Better,’ ‘Golden Ticket,’ and ‘Movie.’

What I love about Brasstracks projects is that they’ll always conclude with a moving ending. In For Those You Know II, they had ‘I’ll Sing About You.’ For this album, ‘Three Steps’ gives Golden Ticket a heartfelt finish. Brasstracks embody everything about soulful music and Golden Ticket is the perfect debut. Groove with us and listen to the album below!

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The Brooklyn based duo (BROOKLYN !!!) always changes up their songs, incorporating hip-hop, R&B, jazz, and funk roots in their music. If one thing’s for sure, you’ll never get bored of a Brasstracks set. The music is beautiful, uplifting, and live instrumental-based—which is super refreshing to hear in electronic music right now.

‘Change For Me’ is a song that can boost anyone’s energy. It’s fun, fresh, and mixed with vocals from Samm Henshaw, making it a perfect summer anthem. The lyrics also depict everything that’s going on in the world right now. The words touch on the paradox of doing too much and not doing enough. This song gives me very “Chance the Rapper vibes” in that the rap is upbeat and the instruments almost feel spiritual and gospel-inspired.

While it’s clear so many different types of artists in any industry have been feeling unmotivated, Brasstrack’s ‘Change For Me’ empathizes deeply with everything we’re going through. Listen to Brasstracks ‘Change For Me’ featuring Samm Henshaw below and tell us how you really feel!

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The EP sees S’natra connecting with Brasstracks once again for the first three cuts while Evince Beats blesses ‘Roley Roley.’ The project is part nostalgic, part forward-looking. It’s the portrait of an artist and man at a crossroads; reminiscing on the freedom and fun of unspoiled youth, while looking towards a bright and promising future ahead. The work of a gifted lyricist, We Was Kids proves more impressive with each listen as you catch new bars on every spin. Check out the full project and be sure to read our interview with S’natra below. We spoke about his foray into production, the inspiration behind the EP, what he misses most about being a kid, being an independent artist vs. signing a deal and more.

when Neo wakes up from getting bodied in part 1 and he can see The Matrix and what the shit all means, yeah that’s what rapping and producing feel like.

When we last spoke you were learning how to produce. How’s that been going? Has it had any impact on your rapping?

Producing been dope man. I been learning a lot this past year just trying different shit you know it’s all trial and error. Linking up with other producers recently also was a big help cause it’s a different energy when you in the room with people, seeing their process, trading sounds, asking questions – all that shit is mad inspiring and builds up the creative process so much it’s a good space to be in. It’s had an impact on my rapping and songwriting too cause it helps me see the space I have on a song a little clearer now in my head before I start piecing things together. Like when Neo wakes up from getting bodied in part 1 and he can see The Matrix and what the shit all means, yeah that’s what rapping and producing feel like.

What made you want to drop an EP vs. an album?

I’m always working on new music but I think it’s easy to get into the habit of recording shit and thinking it’s “too good” to put out now or saving shit for a future project but you never really know what happens with that. I had these 4 songs and they sounded dope together, the energy was right and it was time I came with some new shit for everybody that’s been rocking with me this year.

It’s me going back to being a kid. Before I ran outta time. Before I had to hustle. Before I had to deal with the heavy shit that life throws at you.

The new project is entitled We Was Kids can you speak to what inspired this?

It took shape organically honestly. I felt like the direction made sense because my last project was all about where I was in life, in that moment. We Was Kids is kinda like the prequel to Subject to Change. It’s me going back to being a kid. Before I ran outta time. Before I had to hustle. Before I had to deal with the heavy shit that life throws at you.

What do you miss most about being a kid? 

Man I grew up with a big family. My uncle owned a couple buildings on my block so a lot of my family came from DR and I was raised around a lot of my brothers and sisters and cousins. We’d be outside every day, every night, gettin’ into trouble and laughing bout the shit right after. It was good times.

Brasstracks once again produced the bulk of the project. What do you enjoy most about working with them? How crucial are they to the S’natra sound?

Working with Brasstracks is just organic those are my brothers. We been working on music together for a long time and they understand what I’m trying to do while at the same time pushing me to try new shit so I’m not stagnant. At the end of the day, you want people that’s gonna help you get better and motivate you. That’s the vibe that we all get when we in the studio.

You just launched a new clothing which is also called ‘We Was Kids.’ Can you tell us a little bit about the endeavor? 

Shout out Brooklyn Cloth. They hit me up and gave me the opportunity to bring my vision to something I could share with people in addition to the music. I always wanted to make apparel too and the fact that it happened through music is a beautiful thing.

If there’s one bar or line of the album that you want people to truly hear, what would it be?

It’s crazy because I think this line might be slept on but it’s on the first track ‘Assignments’ and the line is “reality grabbin me hard to see what i ain’t know/and gravity askin me where ima be when it let me go”. That’s one of my favorite lines cause it’s about life hittin’ you too fast and you tryna grow up faster than you supposed to. The second part of that line is about going with the flow of certain things in your life, and then one day opening your eyes and realizing where that’s brought you.

The goal isn’t just get a deal and relax…

You’ve been doing everything independently, do you have any desire to sign with a label?

It’s all about how right the deal is; for me and my team. The goal isn’t just get a deal and relax. There’s a lot of people that I plan to give opportunities to so it gotta be the start of a bigger picture for me and circle to turn that around into something for ours and their community and keep that energy going as long as we can.

You seem to be deeply committed to your art and staying true to yourself. Have you ever felt the pull to try to sell-out or make music to keep up with trends?

Absolutely. It’s hard to escape that “pull” cause it’s everywhere we look – on social media, fashion, music, etc. but I never felt like I had to change my approach to making music or switch up what I was doing. I had to adapt though – adapting to the business of it all from release plans to marketing to promo and all that.

It’s hard to escape that “pull” cause it’s everywhere we look – on social media, fashion, music, etc. but I never felt like I had to change my approach to making music…

What’s the last rap project that truly inspired you? What about it impacted you?

So I got two answers for this question really. One of them is Saba’s Care For Me. I heard Care For Me first, before I went back and heard Bucket List/Comfort Zone and realized I was sleep, but yo when I heard that I was like damn this shit is crazy. The production, the bars, the storytelling, everything was amazing. The second project was Katori Walker’s Stubborn EP. He’s another dude that can really rap and the messages on that project are all real life situations. He sounds like he’s just talking to you telling you about his family, friends, what he did right and where he fucked up. The common thread between both of these projects is the honesty that they use to deliver their message. That’s the type of shit that I strive for when I create and it makes me keep listening to their older stuff and look forward to what’s next.

You recently tweeted “GOT SOME CRAZY NEWS TODAY AW MAN IM GOIN CRAZY THIS YEAR,” can you tell us a little bit about what you have in store? 

Man I wish I could. All I know is that it’s one of the craziest things that’s happened to me and I can’t wait to share it with everybody.

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The 7 track project is the final offering for fans before they lock themselves into the studio and begin work on their debut album. Brasstracks provide more insight into the project’s title and their future plans saying, “We’re BEYOND excited to share this music with you, but we realized you may not know what this project is all about, or the story behind some of the songs. Most people have so far thought that ‘Before We Go’ is some sort of sign of our hiatus or of us splitting up as a band. Exactly what we wanted to you to believe, but it’s certainly the opposite of what’s going on. Truthfully, we just needed to get these songs to everyone, ‘Before We Go’ start and finish an album. Our journey has only begun. It’s going to take some time, and we promise not to starve you guys with music – but that’s the root of it.”

As for the project at hand, Before We Go delivers on the signature sounds we’ve come expect. With vocalists on each of the songs, the project packs an emotional and soulful energy combined with infectious brass and powerful drums. Each featured artist brings a flavour of their own but it’s perfectly tied together with Brasstracks’ backing. It may be a bit removed from their earlier work, but it’s important to be able to appreciate artists as they evolve. Bump the whole project below.

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Vibrant is the first single off their upcoming EP which is due out in Q1 next year. Sweetening the release even further is the announcement of a new tour that kicks off 1/30 in Denver. You can check out the full dates and poster below. If you haven’t seen Brasstracks live I strongly recommend it. It’s quite a show.

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“So we were on tour a couple weeks ago and we were listening to Kendrick Lamar’s full discography, and the album that still resonates with the most is Good Kid Maad City. We had the crazy idea to make an ode to Kendrick Lamar from the songs from the album.

Most of the songs on the project have a really healthy relationship between jazz and hip-hop. It was pretty easy for us as jazz musicians turned hip-hop producers, to go into the studio with all of our friends and make some magic happen based on what Kendrick did in 2012. This was honestly just fun for us. If anybody else really digs it, Kendrick hears it or something crazy, that’s just a bonus. Because this was an amazing project for us to do.” – Brasstracks

‘Good Kid, Brass City’ once again proves that Brasstracks can do wrong, even when they’re flipping classics. Stream it below and be sure to check out the behind the scenes video.

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