Music – San Diego
Nashville, TN is largely known for its predominantly country music history. What is rarely discussed and also becoming harder to ignore is the hip hop scene that has been bubbling up for the past decade. Enter Nashville's homegrown Amarii Davu: a prolific hip hop artist with a veritable voice that places you right in the center of his multi-layered story of overcoming pain and celebrating success. After moving to California, Davu completed his debut album Roses 4 tha World. The sonically captivating project was in the works for four years and proves that quality over quantity will yield the best results. Aside from the lyrically driven songs such as WANT. and Dreamchasin', the Southern/West Coast hybrid influenced production throughout R4TW (notable mentions would be "Wake Up" and "Healin' ft. Durand Bernarr) pairs perfectly with the storyline that Davu is venting to his audience. The album needs to be listened to through and through. This isn't the type of album you'll need or want to skip songs on.