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Ben Clark – “AnotherOne”
Nov
Ben Clark shakes the world up with his single, “AnotherOne.”
The three-minute and ten-second record comes off his album StillAChild, which dropped on November 23rd. The LP features Nick Nindo and NGEnoch.
On “AnotherOne,” the rapper’s bars spill out like poetry as he brings attention to the extent of racism. He also touches on cultural appropriation and African Americans being targeted by the law. The flute-led jazzy soundscape consists of luxurious elements.
Not to mention, Ben Clark brings up his own dealings. The world’s out-of-touch nature makes staying calm, cool and collected difficult.
He mentions the inability to see the world go in flames through this line, “My recovery supposed to be sober but over functioning corporate to my dominion develop habits that’s torturing my mind.”
After this, the musician points out that gun violence is at an all-time high among younger African Americans.
“Them brown boys make loud noise/Shots popped in the sky for the fallen sprawl to the idiotic awards given out to the toxic hoard,” he raps.
Ben Clark then gets transparent about the everyday worries of being Black. The color of one’s skin seemingly determines their fate.
“I empty the clip then get ignored/I’m headed back to report/I saw my demons for sure they laid out in a resort/I’m home alone lock the doors bare feet on the floor.”
Assuring that loved ones protect him, he touches on the pure evils of deceit and envy. Ben Clark also discusses how other races try to imitate the African-American community. He snowballs off the mistreatment of Blacks as well.
“Seen the prize pulverized pressed arise when its fate muffled cries from the vibes I can feel from the hate/Take patience make diamonds keep maintenance free n-ggas doing time for petty crimes keep your head straight,” he raps.
“The world don’t like to see us winning but they follow what we do how we move how we dress the music tik tokers use/Abuse the culture for the purpose of just looking cool nobody wanna be a nigga when a cop say don’t move.”
All-in-all, “AnotherOne” brings awareness to the mistreatment of Blacks. The change ultimately starts with everyone worldwide.