@RealRaspyy Bares It All On 'Heart Crisis'

When I saw this on the content planner, I begged Theo to take this off his hands because I just love this EP. I took a look at her IG page to do my due diligence on the EP and I found a post she had shared about the making of 'Heart Crisis'. Raspy said and I quote, "All of the songs on this project were not written they were freestyled". I'm a big fan of music that is freestyled or loosely written because the artist gets an opportunity to focus on what comes naturally to them without overthinking things.  

Raspy's freestyle risk paid off as she delivered a wonderfully melodic EP with every song being a smooth and enjoyable listen. I have to reiterate how much I love this style of making music because it results in songs that the listener can sing along to because they aren't so lyric heavy. The EP opens with the song 'Bad Energy', which immediately captures you with its African percussion and shakers. She continues in the same sort of Afro-Pop lane with the following two sings, 'I'm Sorry' and 'Buya', with the former being one of the catchiest heartbreak songs I've heard in a while. The repetitive nature of the lyrics makes it impossible for you not to sing along with Raspy. Her lyrics aren't empty either and I'm really impressed that she didn't have to rely on cliche or common lyrics to make her point. An example of this is when she says, "I don't know what's worse, that fact that you cheated or that I'm kissing her through you?". This first section of the EP closes off with 'Buya' which sees her dive headfirst into the Afro-Pop lane before we transition into 'Primo's Interlude'. I love the change in mood the stripped-down production brings because up until this point, we've listened to her talk about heartbreak in a more light-hearted manner. This brings us to 'Stupid & Dumb' featuring Blxckie, which is my favourite version of Raspy on the EP. Maybe I like the song so much because many times I've been in a relationship and I was the guy telling his girl I just need some time with the bro's:). On a serious note, this song has insane single quality with its infectious bounce and Raspy managed to find the perfect flow to go with the production. 

With the title of the EP being 'Heart Crises', I was wondering if Raspy would give us songs where she's deep in her feels. She eased us into it with 'Love Things' featuring BigStar Johnson but the moment we were all waiting for came on the final song of the EP, titled 'New Man'. The song sees her give us her most emotive vocal performance on the EP. I could really feel what she was experiencing on 'New Man' and it gave her voice a chance to take centre stage and shine. I can't move past the fact that she freestyled the entire EP, perhaps we might have to consult those in the studio with her but either way, this is a really beautiful piece of work. Stream 'Heart Crisis' below.