{"id":75151,"date":"2022-04-22T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=75151"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:52:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:52:28","slug":"prolific-artist-star2-tells-us-to-run-away-with-latest-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/04\/prolific-artist-star2-tells-us-to-run-away-with-latest-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Prolific Artist STAR2 Tells Us To &#8216;Run Away&#8217; With Latest Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>It seems barely a week goes by when we don&#8217;t have a new single to review from the very prolific STAR2. This week is no exception, with his latest release, &#8216;Run Away&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">STAR2 uses hip hop as therapy, to tell his story and express his feelings, his passion, and his inspirations. Having overcome hardships from a very young age, he has music to thank as his saviour, his safe haven, his refuge in all the chaos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With new release &#8216;Run Away&#8217;, STAR2 gives his poetry full control, in a track that is dedicated to the reality of the social issues faced by the world today, and what lessons we can learn from them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With poignancy, honesty, and good-hearted intentions, STAR2 gives his listeners a look into the struggles he himself has been through, tackling those difficult feelings and emotions that many of us can relate to all too well. The video for &#8216;Run Away&#8217; might well shock the viewers, as it shows STAR2 watching the conflicts in the world, at first on TV, and then as he stands in front of a wall of screens. He understands the power of his platform, and doesn&#8217;t step back from the important issues, such as the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Ukraine and Russia conflict. Graphic images &#8211; war, homelessness, poverty, refugees, police brutality &#8211; are all shown, as STAR2 expresses how a lot of us feel &#8211; that we just want to run away. But we can&#8217;t, and we need to stand up and say enough is enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Run Away&#8217; is from STAR2&#8217;s upcoming EP, &#8216;Real Life&#8217;, which features contributions from Luh Kel, Lil Poppa, $tupid Young, and Soulja Boy. You can watch the video for &#8216;Run Away&#8217; below. Find out more about STAR2 and his music online on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itsstar2\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/Twitter.com\/Star2official\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Star2official\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@star2official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_70063\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qQv4UVMKxRg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Star2- Run Away (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qQv4UVMKxRg\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems barely a week goes by when we don&#8217;t have a new single to review from the very prolific STAR2. 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