Sounds like there’s a cloud of depression following more than a couple of young rappers these days. Great People of Orlando, some of the greater people from the not-so-great Orlando, start off the sadness with a glossed over, too stoned to remember tune “Orange U High?” The lyrics at times are silly, yes, but some blue feeling undoubtedly creeps behind the scenes. “I just need some orange juice”

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Who is Skizzy Mars? Well, he sounds like a younger Lil’ Wayne but with more problems to talk about (though certainly not more money). “I think I think too much/ I’m gonna stop thinking/ I think I drinking too much/ I ain’t gonna stop drinking.” Anyway, the bloggers are all raving about him and his adolescenceness. I like the son with its Ratatat-esque beats myself but can’t tell if this squirt has what it takes to fuck around with the rest of them (wannabe) gangstas.
Together by SkizTheRapper

And in anticipation of Drake’s forthcoming Take Care, here’s the somber, reflective, bitter digital single about being abandoned by your love. At its essence, “Marvin’s Room” speaks to all of us who have been deemed obsolete.
Marvin’s Room – Drake by worldhiphopfirst