When you listen to Spendit’s new EP Check, rest assured you’re getting the cream of the crop.
The up-and-coming rapper from Buffalo, New York went into the studio and recorded 15 songs in total, then whittled the list down to the very best of the bunch before releasing the project in November.
“We listened to it for like a month straight to determine which six songs to choose,” he says. “We chose quality over quantity and that’s what we were going for.”
Highlighted by tracks like “Grace” and “Hold up,” the project is a proper introduction to the Queen City native, who grew up on the city’s west side and was introduced to many music genres by his brother Akaey before starting to rap and freestyle with his cousins in middle school.
The debut project has a straightforward theme: get some money and be yourself.
“A lot of people are okay with not having any money or not having a job,” Spendit says. “This is for the hustlers out there, the people trying to get some money.”
Spendit shows off his lyrical and wordplay skills on “Grace,” which features a rapid flow and an uplifting beat while he riffs on “these rich goals” that were years in the making, earning everything he’s got and everything that’s coming and chasing his dream to the top.
God forgive me ‘cause I’m not going to change my ways / My first deal gotta be worth a mil, I won’t settle for less, I’ve touched a hundred K can’t do no six / I swore to my mother I ain’t doing this shit for laughs and kicks
He delivers a similar message in “Hold up,” noting the times he’s lost before and pledging it won’t happen again while Spendit is firmly on a mission.
I ignore my demons but they always want to play / Can’t lose again so I keep it at bay / This money we making is here to stay … Tunnel vision, I’m trying to stay on track / Trying to put my mom in a cul-de-sac / Trying to stack my money as long as Shaq
The two tracks have been quick to gain attention, and Spendit has released official music videos for both. The video for “Hold up” has already been played more than 24,000 times in just a few weeks, and the song has been streamed more than 50,000 times on Spotify.
“I’ve gotten great feedback,” he says. “People want more. I told them just give me a couple more months. I’m working on it right now.”
Drawing influence from artists like Lil Wayne, Eminem, Drake and Kanye West, Spendit got a boost during his first studio recording session in 2020 when his brother, manager and producer told him they were confident he could make a career out of his talents.
And so Spendit went to work on the EP, wanting to give his fans a variety and not just a single.
“When you release a single you’ve got to put out more and more but when you put out a track list you’ve got something they can listen to for a while and then you don’t have to rush your work,” he says. “That was the plan, just give them something they can listen to while we make another one.”
Now, with Check garnering more and more attention, Spendit is ready to declare 2024 as his year.
“I promise,” he says. “If you’re not tuned in now you’re going to be tuned in sooner or later.”
He’s got more music, more videos and more visuals set to drop in the next few months.
“I’m just a guy looking to take care of his people, man – through music if I get the chance,” he says. “A lot of people try to be things they’re not just because that’s the trend and me personally, I try to be myself and live in the moment. A lot of people forget to live in the moment and life moves so fast.”
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