Setty Waxes Lyrical on Modern Malaise in Lookin for Peace – a Hip-Hop Aesthetic That Blurs All Borders

In Lookin for Peace, Setty locked into the cultural zeitgeist with a wavy aural aesthetic that blurs the borders between pop, trap, RnB and hip-hop until those lines are deliciously indistinguishable. Setty waxes lyrical on the weight of the collective psyche, using flex and tension in his bars to bring grit to the forefront of the track. Underneath it all, Lookin for Peace holds up a mirror to the pressure cooker reality so many of us are living through, asking, quietly but insistently, for respite from the boil. The beauty of this playlist staple is how the production leaves space for your own strain, your own insomnia, to seep into the soundscape as you bounce to the metric precision in Setty’s charisma-soaked performance. There’s a cheeky, offhand charm to Setty, a vibe that explains why his streaming stats are racking up by the thousands. With an after-hours mindset stitched into every hook, he keeps things simple, catchy, and locked into late-night energy that is impossible to resist. A product of Las Vegas by way of the internet, Setty (Seth Ortiz) has built his rep through cinematic tracks like “Penthouse” and “Didn’t Mean 2.” The Teeny Boppers EP sees him stepping […] The post Setty Waxes Lyrical on Modern Malaise in Lookin for Peace – a Hip-Hop Aesthetic That Blurs All Borders appeared first on A&R Factory.

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In Lookin for Peace, Setty locked into the cultural zeitgeist with a wavy aural aesthetic that blurs the borders between pop, trap, RnB and hip-hop until those lines are deliciously indistinguishable. Setty waxes lyrical on the weight of the collective psyche, using flex and tension in his bars to bring grit to the forefront of the track. Underneath it all, Lookin for Peace holds up a mirror to the pressure cooker reality so many of us are living through, asking, quietly but insistently, for respite from the boil. The beauty of this playlist staple is how the production leaves space for your own strain, your own insomnia, to seep into the soundscape as you bounce to the metric precision in Setty’s charisma-soaked performance. There’s a cheeky, offhand charm to Setty, a vibe that explains why his streaming stats are racking up by the thousands. With an after-hours mindset stitched into every hook, he keeps things simple, catchy, and locked into late-night energy that is impossible to resist. A product of Las Vegas by way of the internet, Setty (Seth Ortiz) has built his rep through cinematic tracks like “Penthouse” and “Didn’t Mean 2.” The Teeny Boppers EP sees him stepping […]

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