{"id":90728,"date":"2025-05-07T12:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=90728"},"modified":"2025-05-07T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:02:35","slug":"bal-returns-with-wistful-pardon-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/05\/bal-returns-with-wistful-pardon-me\/","title":{"rendered":"BAL Returns With Wistful ‘PARDON ME’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BAL<\/a> brings unexpected vulnerability to his latest track and music video, ‘PARDON ME’.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With a steady, yet laid-back beat, and a piano melody that’s far more wistful than to be expected, ‘PARDON ME’ feels like we’re almost intruding on BAL’s deepest and most intimate experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His use of metaphors such as “good friends with rain” symbolising the swirling storms he carries in his head, reflect the talent with words this this artist has, as he offers a hand to those who’ve gone through similar experiences – he acknowledges that “it’s okay to be lost sometimes”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With ‘PARDON ME’, BAL is paying tribute to the community around him, his “hustler family” who encourage him and push him to go beyond himself. He’s unapologetic for the fact that he’s resolutely himself, and unafraid to work hard for what he wants to achieve. At the same time time, ‘PARDON ME’ is an inspiration to those who want to similarly grow, and follow their dreams. Real ones will understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the ‘PARDON ME’ music video, we take a trip around Hollis, Queens with BAL and his crew. We visit the neighbourhoods and the studio, getting an on the ground view of what it’s like to live on these rough and ready streets. Forget the flashy, overused cliches seen in other rap videos; this is raw and authentic, much like BAL himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can check out the clip for ‘PARDON ME’ below, and find out more about BAL and his music online via\u00a0TikTok<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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