ffawty: âEarth, Wind & Fireâ
Drop ffawty in 2007 and his sweet-sounding islander hip-pop would have had Z100 on lock. It makes sense that he came up mentored by tabloid starboy Sean Kingston (seriously). Naturally, these days ffawtyâs sound leans to the rap side, pulling from the emotionally bruised singalongs of Broward Countyâs Loe Shimmy as much as the melodies of the West Indiesâheâs from St. Thomas, one of the largest Virgin Islands. âEarth, Wind & Fire,â which caps off a cool run of singles over the past few months, is a slow-burner that puts a motivational twist on the childhood flashback anthems popular in Southern pain rap. His big, raspy vocals do a lot of the legwork, making the song so catchy that you sort of overlook the sadness. Sean Kingston knew something about that.
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, itâs difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it allâno matter how tapped in they are. Thatâs why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear.
Check out previous Ones, and listen to new rap from ffawty more on our Spotify playlist.
