After a fiery introduction with the “SON OF SPARDA” music video, LONEWOLFPRIE is showing he’s stopping at nothing to get to his true self. PRIE started this world in Hawaii and moved to Las Vegas with his musically inclined family where he encountered obstacles that would eventually change him forever. Hard times forced him to go back to his birthplace until he was 18 and in his opinion, it was a huge turning point in his life and musically. Of course he got into rap early in life but revisited the booth after a long hiatus and was ready to get it popping. Drawing influence from early Tupac and the SOS band to Kid Cudi and Lil Wayne, PRIE figured out how to use the sadness and struggle he went through as a form of expression in music in his own unique way.
There’s no doubt, as we mentioned before, that LONEWOLFPRIE is a trailblazer to techno-trap with the occasional RnB tweakage. This project is has different theme than the previous 2038 that appears now to be sort of the limbo that held PRIE from letting go of his hurt. DEVIL MAY CRY is a collection of “808s and Heartbreak” so to say, a glorious saga of a man tapping into his emotions during heartbreak and loss and how he’s coping thanks to his beloved girlfriend, Natalie.
The audible story starts off with his classic tempos in “Lovecraft 2001” and “Belladonna of Sadness” which come off like the start of his journey experiencing new love but not knowing how to process the emotions of his significant other. The instability taking over, “Son of Sparda” acts as a small interlude that just lets the sound speak for itself but holds full of indecision. Leading into “Teardrop Digital”, acting as a turning point where PRIE is questioning if the love he’s receiving is actually real or fake, and choices start surfacing. Slowing down the vibe a little, some peace needs to be found within and the eyes need to be on the prize (“Garden of Eden”). Utilizing that motivation and exhibiting a newfound self confidence, the “Wolf of Wallstreet” comes hungry and ready to run up the next check. The high doesn’t seem to last and spirals into sensation overload, “Elysium” takes PRIE to a new height in his talents and overall sense of his musical self. Credit to the successful attempt in really bringing his techno-trap in the limelight. The “Detrimental Effect” shows a deeper side of the struggle, where his solemn opposite tones expressing how love was the one thing he shouldn’t have played with. We arrive at the ending point where PRIE is charging his loss to the game and really lets loose on the beat. “Devil May Cry” and “She Hates Me” are great choices to wrap up this cinematic adventure that gave this album some closure as far as PRIE pursuing to redeem himself from the shackles the power of music placed upon him.
This project qualifies as captivating struggle music distributed in a way that is bumpable to any listening ear. Those who can appreciate when a genre is able to be manipulated in a way that pays respects to its sources while still making leaps and bounds into new waves. We can’t wait to see what LONEWOLFPRIE has next up. Make sure to stream DEVIL MAY CRY on all platforms!
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