{"id":67064,"date":"2021-01-06T11:36:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T11:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=67064"},"modified":"2021-01-07T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T10:42:19","slug":"marathon-domm-stamped-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/01\/marathon-domm-stamped-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Domm – ‘Stamped Up’"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Stamped Up’, from Marathon Domm, and featuring Philthy Rich, is a chilled out hip hop track, with a strong piano vibe offset by a heavy trap beat. Marathon Domm and Philthy Rich spit out bars with passion; telling their story with fiery passion.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Although Marathon Domm is still a newcomer to the hip hop scene, he’s on the up and up, and while his references – money, a complicated love story, and self confidence – may well be heard in many other tracks in that genre, he manages to convey it in a new way, with a refreshing authenticity. Listen through headphones to truly appreciate the layering of the instrumentals, and to truly take in the lyrics.<\/p>\n

The accompanying music video, shot in red, with the occasional flash of white, and green, has all the hallmarks of a “typical” hip hop clip, with expensive cars, jewellery, and beautiful women. Scratch below the surface however and you realise there’s a lot more to it: one man wears a shirt emblazoned with a photo of Breonna Taylor, a victim last year of police brutality, and for whom justice has not yet been served. And that’s how hip hop is, really, isn’t it – we could so easily dismiss it as more of the same, yet if we actually stop to listen and watch we realise there’s a story that needs to be told.<\/p>\n

Watch the music video for ‘Stamped Up’ below, and follow Marathon Domm on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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