Brent Faiyaz claims his stake for his DIY path of stardom with his project, “Fuck The World”.
Written by Greg Harris
While the R&B world has been a redeveloping genre for quite sometime, it’s been some stars that have been taking the cake in the sense of revitalizing the feeling that comes when these soulful songs come on. Whether it be in the car or your bluetooth stereo device in your bedroom, it’s certain artists in the game right now that hypnotizes your ears when their music starts to play and Maryland’s hometown hero, Brent Faiyaz is one of the defining artists for this generation.
Not taking the initial route for an artist of his stature, Faiyaz went left by building his “Lost Kids” imprint brick by brick with releasing compelling projects such as “A.M. Paradox”, “Sonder Son”, and “Lost”. Along with the lineup of these successful lines of material, he was also able to enhance and carve out the sounds with strong collaborators such as Dpat, Atu, Paperboy Fabe, Amber Olivier, and more. This construction of sound not only shows that Faiyaz pinpoints a new flavor in his genre but what new stars he can usher in throughout the process.
This evolution of his business acumen and ability to have foresight in his profession, Faiyaz only knew that a moment like “Fuck The World” would come sooner than later. After the well receive success of his feature on “Crew”, Faiyaz received International stardom but this was the initial unfolding of who he was as an artist. As this interest grew, so the outreach of his fanbase grew tremendously as well. The cult like following that caught steam with his solo albums and Sonder’s collective echoed a lane for new listeners who weren’t impressed with Pop R&B records but more so late-night transparent records that thrive from emotion, experience, and empathy.
The gumbo pot recipe that drove his fans and the industry’s anticipation towards the release of “Fuck The World” was the perfect timing for Faiyaz’s career. A seasoned veteran in his own right but he found the perfect places to fit full polished records, enticing/replayable interludes, and his well received official singles in only 10 songs.
As much as it wasn’t about quantity, “Fuck The World” portrays a point of Faiyaz where he’s not worried about conformities, being the shepherd for those who can’t speak but ultimately being rewarded for the labor of this long but well-worth he’s taken to get here.
“Fuck The World” was the perfect timing for Faiyaz’s career. A seasoned veteran in his own right but he found the perfect places to fit full polished records, enticing/replayable interludes, and his well received official singles in only 10 songs.”
The cohesiveness found in this will certainly rank among some of the favorites that will release later this year but given it’s humble story it will stick amongst them as well. It’s mean to stand on its own but I think that was Faiyaz purpose to begin with.
Listen to the album here.