King Tut & HU$$: “Like A King” is consistently inventive

It’s hard to think of a hip-hop track with more heart, one with a narrative more thoroughly interwoven with the love of the grind and big dreams, than “Like A King”, the track by King Tut & HU$$, the restless experimenter of from Dallas, TX. Producer HU$$ is not unfamiliar with R&B, Jazz, and southern vibes, combined with a unique mixture of Dance, Trap and Hip Hop drums and the occasional Soul sample to form his signature sound.

 “Like A King” is a steady, buoyant track, moving at a hypnotizing pace and with a slightly eastern texture. But uniting it all is an almost pervasive feeling of warmth, a sense that its creator comes from a world where he’s surrounded by positive energy and a fair amount of confidence.

What prompts this heartfelt track from being maudlin in any way, is how grounded the emotion is — and also the rapping, which is kinetic and steadfast. King Tut is consistently inventive, pugnacious with syllables and prone to stick to a deep captivating flow.

Surprisingly there is no spitfire flow or earworm hooks, yet a few conscientious emcees might learn a thing in two from King Tut & HU$$ when it comes to making poignant songs whose sonic qualities are as good as their messages.

King Tut introduces himself as a sensitive man reflecting on his aspirations and creating a positive future for himself. He attacks the beat effortlessly as his flow swerves over the booming bass HU$$ has built this production on, while he lyrically celebrates his inclinations.

There is no overwrought attempt at a radio record. Nor is this is an obligatory song “for the chicks”, or a manufactured hit for “the clubs,” or whatever that even means these days. Those are the type of songs that often suck the narrative arc out of a project.

“Like A King” is an underground rap track for listeners reared on melodic trap variations like 21 Savage and Metro Boomin. It’s super low-key, resonating with a haunting beat by HU$$ and tale-telling rhymes by King Tut.

This is the ‘new wave’ of rap music, where there are meant to be no lies in the lyrics, the settings that are described should sound like recollections, like reliving the moments that have happened or things that the narrator is prepared to do. ‘Authentic’ is the word that has been used most when this sub-genre is mentioned.

“Like A King” carries many of these traits, and for all intents and purposes this may be King Tut & HU$$’ answer, to Chicago’s drill music. And it’s really good.

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