Joker Smile

Hip-hop with a moody half-time boom-bap swing, dusty kick-snare pocket, wobbling sub, and sparse piano stabs; verse rides tight and conversational, pre-chorus strips to voice and bass, chorus hits with a chantable hook and stacked doubles. Close-mic lead vocal with dry intimate verses, doubled on the hook, subtle ad-lib echoes, tape stop into the final chorus, dark and punchy mix., rap, hip hop