By Hazel Clementine
With an extensive catalogue full of vibrant kicks & snares, Elaquent’s boom bap style of beats never misses. With the first single of 2023, Elaquent releases “IYKYK” featuring Norwegian emcee Ivan Ave with the alluring melodies of the piano simultaneously joining in with organic, grooving drums. If you aren’t familiar with beat maker Elaquent you must be living under a rock. He has a lot of hit beat tapes including ‘Persona’, ‘The Midnight After’, ‘The Scenic Route’, ‘Bakers Dozen’, ‘After Midnight’ and ‘Komfort Food’, which exhibit a smooth, detailed sound that catches the ear right off the bat.
Rapper Ivan educates the listener on what “IYKYK” means if you happened to not know the meaning. Ivan delivers refreshing lyrics by including a narrative of what his day-to-day activities and encounters consisted of. Signed to Jakarta Records and Fat Beats Records, Ivan is a rapper from Norway with more than ten album releases since 2014. You can find both Elaquent and Ivan Ave on Spotify, Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and YouTube. We recommend you not only listen to their collaboration but their individual work as well. You don’t want to miss the heat!
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