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Dropping right around the same time as two brand new Cool Kids tracks, Sir Michael Rocks has a solo tune for us along with a brand new video to boot. ‘Memo‘ is a lyric heavy bouncy beat jam accompanied by an equally kinetic video. Using the vast Florida Everglades as the backdrop for this soon-to-be party staple, viewers are treated to some close ups of alligators and various swamp-life (and raccoons
live in swamps, too, right?).My favorite part, however, is when the Chicago rapper doesn’t even acknowledge that he’s in a massive seasonally flooded bottomland. The hook says Rocks is “hanging out a limo,” but he’s actually actually hanging out an airboat. Plus, he substitutes plastic AK’s instead for the real thing. And all that’s precisely why this video works and why we can’t wait to see more.
This track is the first single from Sir Michael’s upcoming solo album, Banco, which has yet to receive a solid release date. It’s fine for now because the song has enough replay value to last us some time. And, seeing as though the rapper is booting up some new music with his Cool Kids partner Chuck Inglish, it’s looking like we’re going to have plenty of fresh tunes and hopefully more new videos to hold us over.
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