Few artists I’ve encountered recently carry the same level of societal awareness as Chicago-based R&B artist Moyana.
On her new single “NON-FICTION,” which dropped Feb. 27, that awareness is on full display.
“NON-FICTION” opens with a thick, low-end grumble and icy synth chords before settling into mid-paced, head-bobbing drums and a hazy atmosphere.
Despite that cloudiness, a sense of urgency runs throughout the track, driven largely by those same synths.
Tackling heavy subject matter, Moyana’s lyrics are as kaleidoscopic as they are incisive:
“I don’t want to see another flag at half-mast from kids’ mass cut short by ‘stop and get down, class,’” she raps in the song’s first verse.
Even with its weighty themes, “NON-FICTION” remains a track with plenty to celebrate artistically. Most striking is how vividly Moyana captures the urgency of the current moment in her lyrics.
Listen to “NON-FICTION” here:
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