Video: Booka600 – “Bison”
The Melodic Chicago Rapper Gathers Lil Durk and His OTF Labelmates for the Latest Video from His Word To LA Project
8.7.2019
The Video:
There’s a heft to Booka600‘s music–an emotional intensity that can only come from a person who has been through hell and emerged victorious. Triumphantly embracing his life as a rising rapper, the Chicago native shares “Bison,“ his new video. A soaring drill ballad, Booka flexes his melodic muscles on the Dougie On The Beat-produced track, steeling his nerves towards his uncertain future and attempting to shake off the weight of his tumultuous past: “With the world on his shoulders, feel he sold his soul out/And the world get colder, daughters get older/Tell lil’ bro slid like oil, bullets got closer/And this sh!t ain’t for you, this sh!t for the soldiers,” he warbles on the hook. Film on a soundstage with an all-white background, the “Bison” video unites Booka with his Only The Family brethren and fellow members of the 600 Crew, including his mentor Lil Durk and fellow soldier King Von, with scenes of their obvious camaraderie alternating with majestic footage of the titular animal (“My life on the road real, might see a bison, sings Booka on the hook). “Bison” is the closing track on Word To LA, Booka’s recent project.
Paying tribute to his fallen friend LA Capone, Word To LA finds Booka at a crossroads, shaking off the traumatic experiences of his past in an effort to unlock his limitless potential. On tracks like “Promising”and “Faith,” Booka looks at his current life in disbelief–how could he have imagined, growing up in poverty, that he would eventually make a living doing what he loves? Comprised of 12 songs that range from piano-led ballads like “Fairwell” to hardcore drill anthems like “Pressure” and recent single “Ok Ok Ok,” featuring Lil Durk and King Von, Word To LA‘s greatest strength comes from Booka’s emotional honesty and depth of feeling, which comes across even on the most hard-nosed anthems. Featuring additional appearances from Tee Grizzley, JusBlow600, Yung Mal, and Lil CO, Word To LA is available everywhere via Only The Family/EMPIRE.
With a young and hungry roster of Chicago-born emcees, Lil Durk’s OTF label signees, including King Von, have made their intentions clear–they’re coming to take over the game. Booka600, King Von, and the rest of the roster, including Doodie Lo, OTF Ikey, and Memo600 plan to release a steady stream of singles and projects throughout the summer, providing a realistic soundtrack to the most violent season on the Chitown calendar. The OTF crew demonstrated their talents in two label mixtapes released last year, Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved Vol. 1, released last summer, and its sequel, released just before the New Year.
Watch “Bison”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEau0hMWZmY
Buy/Stream Word to LA: https://Empire.lnk.to/Wordtola
Word To LA tracklist:
1. LA Capone Intro
2. Faith featuring Tee Grizzley
3. Promising featuring Park Hill
4. Fairwell
5. War Scars
6. Creep featuring Lil CO & Yung Mal
7. Lonely
8. Hold You
9. Ok Ok Ok featuring Lil Durk & King Von
10. Pressure featuring JusBlow600
11. .223 featuring King Von
12. Bison
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The Background:
“I don’t rap like where I come from. In my hood, everybody raps a certain way. I prefer storytelling,” says Booka600. A product of the Washington Park neighborhood in Chicago’s South Side, the artist on Lil Durk’s Only The Family roster has a story to tell, and the wisdom to make it compelling. “I really started music when I was incarcerated. I thought about it and realized that I didn’t want to rap about violence. I wanted to be a motivational artist to change the thought process. Even if you are in the gutter or you are in the trenches, you still need some type of motivation. ‘Cause I was the same person in jail. I wanted to give the people hope.”
Links:
“Bison”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEau0hMWZmY
Word to LA: https://empire.lnk.to/Wordtola
Booka600 – “Ok Ok Ok” ft. King Von & Lil Durk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiW0xFWIlZQ
Booka600 – “War Scars”: https://empire.lnk.to/Warscars // https://soundcloud.com/booka600/war-scars/
OTF ft. Booka600 – “Baguette Bandz”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXOtpHlUfg8
Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved Vol. 2: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lil-durk-presents-only-the-family-involved-vol-2/1446952437?ls=1?at=1001l3Iq&app=itunes
“7:30” (Lil Durk x Booka600): https://youtu.be/XzbbI_6hMgU
Lil Durk Presents: Only The Family Involved Vol. 1: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lil-durk-presents-only-the-family-involved-vol-1/1419853271?ls=1&app=itunes
Booka600 – Six Summers: https://open.spotify.com/album/0m1cSHTsrikj03U0JY5ZrC?si=Pj8mBv_FSRe7nzGyeKE3SA