XPlicit breaks emotional barriers with new single “RAIN”

XPlicit is back and ready for some heat. “RAIN,” xplicit's latest work, is not merely a song, it’s an artistry that hits listeners hard with an ocean of pure emotion-like sound in the way only xplicit does.

About the song, XPlicit says, It’s about the feeling of how rain can be, basically drowning in words like water does. I wanted to express that feeling musically and emotionally. And he succeeds. “RAIN” is a song driven by him, showing you his voice in its full range, high and low, all while laying it over West Coast-inspired beats with soul. The effect is a genre-undefined “soul rap” mix that is irresistible from the first note.

There’s something intimate yet expansive in how XPlicit approaches this track, like being outside in a downpour that somehow has an insulating, freeing quality. His vocals are roving, gliding into raw operatic highs and confessional rap verses with enough displacement to mirror the push and pull of rain itself. It’s a soundscape that encourages contemplation, yet commands focus, a combination few artists pull off.

With “RAIN,” XPlicit shows that music can be more than diversion, it can be catharsis. You don’t solely hear this release, you feel it, each beat, each note, and each line. Fans of innovative hip-hop in the semi-yet-to-be-tapped vein of Gerald and No I.D. himself, experimental soul, and boundary-pushing artistry will step into an experience that is swampy with an influence that lasts long beyond its five minutes.

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