We @Total Scoop can't stress enough just how excited we are to welcome the release of Louie Le Vack's new Grime track, 'Stressed.'
Released on Christmas Eve, Stressed, reflects LeVack's darker side. New on-the-scene, with help from BlackInk, Le Vack is coming into his own. You don't want to miss this...
We talked to Louie Le Vack himself about his thoughts behind the new video;
"Stressed is my latest video, I decided to release it on Christmas Day because of the stress of it; all the pointless present buying and mayhem around Xmas. It's too much for me..."
We all stress from time to time, but the life of a rising star is inconsistent and busy. These are the times in an musicians life where it can all get too much, something Louie knows all too well;
"The track was inspired by my habit of stressing out when there's too much to do. Especially as a modern artist, where I'm constantly forced to take on the responsibility of promoting, branding, maintaining social media, the list goes on. After all that, I still have to find the time to actually work on the music - y'know... the important shit..."
Directed by Sheridan Griffiths, the accompanying music video depicting a dark and grotty, drug-induced club-room. This time, Louie's own version of reality seems darker than that in, 'Faded';
"The video is set in an apocalyptic trap house, the characters were inspired by the film, 'Shank', from that opening scene. We also wanted to mix in a grotesque banquet, getting everyone involved to act like citadel savages - like a scene from the Hunger Games..."
Shot like a dream, this music video feels like a scene from a movie, Stressed is another one of Le Vack's visual stories - a lucid depiction of the habit of stressing, how it can send ones' life into a tizzy, with a relatable hook, it'll be ringing round your head all day;
"It's taking two worlds and merging them into one. A lot like what we live in now, the obvious class divide, the gap in wealth in the UK. This video represents mankind's greed and self indulgence, despite the fact I feel we all live on each-others doorstep, there's an ignorance I see towards the wider community - watch this space..."
Big promises from a twenty-one year old newcomer. Reminiscent of old-school Plan B or Schoolboy Q, Le Vack's rapping style uses poetic techniques - coming from a theatrical background, he uses it to his advantage to superimpose himself on-top of his latest grime and trap beats.
We feel Le Vack brings a fresh take to rap, something that we haven't seen since the demise of old-school hip-hop. Waxing theatrical lyrical is Le Vack's daily past-time, so much so, he's taken the time to incorporate seamlessly fluent Spanish into the track... a man of many talents, leaking potential.
To find out more about Louie Le Vack and the upcoming release of his new track, Flamez - stay tuned.
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