‘ReBorn’ by NeyQuam is a 26-track hip-hop album that chronicles a rag-to-riches story not leaving anything out in its entire run-time. Setting a break-neck pace from track one, listeners are taken through the every trial, betrayal, and moment of triumph in out narrator’s journey.
The album deals with each emotion like a separate theme, beginning each mood back when it needs to show up. This body of work deals with those isolated peaks when our narrator succeeds and how those moments seem to coincide with painful betrayals that demand rerooting.
Each track is an odyssey, linked in hard-won success.
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‘ReBorn’: Track-by-Track
‘ReBorn’ (1): ‘Revenge’- ‘Emotional’
‘Revenge’ introduces us to our narrator at their peak, with an energetic flow that feels almost untouchable. They’re “…up in the hills…” operating from this elevated space that they know they’ve earned. ‘Pray’ moves from that sense of elevation to a sound and flow that’s a bit more grounded. The track acknowledges our narrator’s hard work with this almost tremulous, vulnerable edge that persists and keeps coming back in different contexts.
‘Everything Matters’ highlights this sense of drive that moves us away from that vulnerable space, but not fully. “…I can’t come in last…”. This while ‘Who Am I’ immediately layers all the emotions from the last three songs into this secure, self-assured, well-guarded image. This with a low-energy yet deep flow and percussion.
“…Won’t say who I am, n*ggas already know…
…Don’t hide who you is…”.
‘Tell Me’ brings back this sense of vulnerability with this sense of strength, allowing our narrator to reach out to their audience/lover. In this, giving them this space of familiar comfort. “…I know you been through something, I only trying to hear you…”.
‘Wake Up Dripping’ introduces a pretty piano melody before hyping up our narrator and their crew from a place of strength. This while ‘Wassup for Tonight’ begins to explore this sense of loneliness at this peak, an otherwise secure place. This with this laidback flow that presses in this sense of familiarity as we listen.
‘Emotional’ is another song that helps to layer compounding themes and emotions, all while highlighting each one. Sadness, frustration and anger. “…Yeah, I’m the chosen one…”. It also deepens the piano’s tone.
‘ReBorn’ (2): ‘Somersault’- ‘Fly Zone’
‘Somersault’ is essentially what happens in the face of all of these emotions compounding. Our narrator begins to act recklessly, gambling/feeding an addiction to fill a void. “…You don’t understand (that) I used to have nothing…”. Uses thoughtless justification to excuse this behaviour.
‘Unapologetic’ feels like an unsettling, eerie and hollow sort of echo of those emotions. The song compounds on the emotions that settle with self-isolating behaviours. ‘Greatest Feeling in the World’ shows us some of the desperation that these emotion exhibit, but also feel like a balm for all of us.
It inspires a grounded connection that settles on strength in the end. “…They just mad because we finna out her building…”. Low-energy and mellow, like most of the songs before it.
‘Gameover’ is loud song, that injects the album’s soundscape with energy that keeps up the album’s dynamic. Its flow is strong and deliberate, and behaves as a continuation of the previous song almost.
“…Making moves with no sounds…tell these n*ggas gameover now…”.
‘Dead in a Drought’ keeps up this dark edge, betraying this tension between having nothing and finding yourself in the middle of having so much more. Its desperate ambition with a vulnerable edge.
“…I may come in second or first,
But I won’t come in last…”.
‘Fly Zone’ is an edged-piano melody tinged with betrayal. It shows us that pull between staying strong and reckoning with painful betrayal. It also highlights this persistent mood from the last song, “…when you come from nothing, you gotta do a little flexing…”.
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‘ReBorn’ (3): ‘Used 2 Doubt’- ‘Good Ol’ Days’
‘Used 2 Doubt’ stews in betrayal, with our narrator keeping to themself and trusting a select few. Its a slow, knowing grind, with that edge in it. “…I only trust a few guys, I’m used 2 doubt now…”.
‘Nobody Loyal’ deals with loneliness while keeping most people at a distance. We remain distrustful, while ‘In The Moment’ attempts to stay in the moment. This while glossing over emotions and attempting to return back to focus.
‘Brothers’ is a short song with a pretty piano melody that attempts to reroot our narrator. It brings in this element of fraternal love that comes from struggle, where found family becomes salvation. Its an ode to these relationships, expressing love from a place of strength and vulnerability.
“…I love and trust my brothers till the very end…’.
‘Kinda Famous’ holds onto this fraternal feeling, with this almost giggly-glee. Every rapper on the song takes a moment to chronicle the support they’ve received through their careers. “…Started from the bottom now all my n*ggas up here all famous…”.
‘Good Ol’ Days’ introduces a contemplative melody while our narrator attempts to convince they love but hurt to walk back into their lives again. ‘Secret Enemies (Bonus Track)’ is a bit of a bonus interlude that reflects this almost jaded perspective.
‘ReBorn’ (4): ‘One Time’- ‘Moving on up (Free Body)[Love You Bro]’
‘One Time’ turns our attention back to the lovers introducing this new, sensual energy that feels like a fresh start. This while, ‘Fly Away’ deals with these calls towards temptation, especially after turning over a new leaf. “…Angel on my shoulder, but the devil is creeping…”.
‘Gymnastics’ introduces spaced out notes and sensations with looping melodies. There’s something about the song that feels chill, faded and high. ‘City Lights’ takes this feeling and turns it mellow. Its calmer and moves towards this cool-down.
‘Moving on up (Free Body)[Love You Bro]’ is the final track on the album, allowing every single emotion we have felt so far meld. Romantic and fraternal bonds, betrayal, journeying through temptation and addiction, every emotion experienced through the album is given a chance to be felt at once.
In these magnitudes, ‘ReBorn’ by NeyQuam is layered chronicle of narrative that feels whole and complete. It leaves one a lot to think about at album’s end.
The Artist
NeyQuam is a New Jersey-based hip-hop/rap artist who knows what he has to offer to the world of music. “I’m a different type of artist and I don’t sound like nobody else.” His ambitions knows no bounds.
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