Nettspend Lets "Virginia Creeper" Take Root
Written By: Big C
A vine does not ask permission before it climbs. Nettspend borrows the name of an aggressively growing native plant for Virginia Creeper, a six-song EP that changes the pressure as it moves. The almost-ambient opener same language establishes one extreme, while Get Guap gathers eerie synths, dark atmosphere and growling vocals at the other. On LL50, CXO’s game-like electronic textures collide with subwoofer weight beneath a tribute to the rapper’s late friend BloodHound Q50. The distance between those settings gives the underground-rap release more shape than a constant barrage would allow. Nettspend keeps his delivery confrontational to a boastful and blunt Lyric:
Everybody know that I’m bad.
"Virginia Creeper" follows early life crisis with collaborators including CXO, zoot, zuro, exset, 1Deep and Che. Its remaining titles, 6weeks, nite nite and JSX, complete a short sequence whose force comes partly from the contrast between suspended atmosphere and heavier impact. Nettspend previewed the project at III Points in Miami, performing "LL50" twice and giving its memorial purpose a place within the live set. Stream the album below to hear the space before the heavier material arrives. Follow Nettspend on X, SoundCloud, and Instagram for the next release and live updates.
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