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“[Symba’s] bars are delivered with an undeniable honesty” – DJBooth
“[Symba] busts out some melodies himself, proving himself as a strong singer and hook-writer” – HotNewHipHop
When he was 18 years old, Bay Area rapper Symba had the world in his back pocket. Not only was he a promising basketball player but he also was well on his way to a promising music career. He lived with his parents in a comfortable suburb in an impressive house with six cars in the garage. Everything, it seemed, was going his way. Then, the bottom caved in. One day, the police yanked him from class, telling him his father made bad investments with his clients’ money. Symba and his family went from having money to burn to losing everything and getting by day-by-day. “It humbled me,” he says. “Life hit me hard, and I had to learn backwards — I had to learn things people usually learn at the beginning of their life. But I was spoiled and I had everything. I didn’t care about people’s emotions, people’s feelings. It made me understand that everything that comes with money — it really ain’t shit.”
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Symba poured all of that learning into 2 More Words, a fiery collection of songs that balances club-ready hooks with deft, incisive narratives. He flips styles constantly, going from grinding, insistent rapping to lithe melodic singing. On “In Too Deep,” he begins by pouncing on the beat before gliding into a gorgeous, minor-key chorus. This is Symba’s M.O.: balancing, tough, punching verses with gliding, hook-laden choruses. Above all, it is designed to inspire people going through similar struggles not to give up hope and not to abandon their dreams. “What I want people to realize is that they should never let someone tell them they can’t do something,” he says. “Never put yourself down because of your current state of life. Never let your future go. In the life we live today, it’s damn near impossible to believe in yourself. But no matter what’s hitting you in life, never lose sight of the bigger picture. Because that’s what you’re living for at the end of the day.” That’s the message that turns up on 2 More Words time and again: that no struggle is too great to fight through, and that belief and determination can triumph over any odds.
[/wpex]Press Releases
Premiered By HYPETRAK, The West Coast MC Releases Triumphant Sophomore Album Featuring Iamsu!, Young Gully, YMTK, And More
Symba Announces Tracklisting For 2 More Words & Unleashes “We Ready” Via HotNewHipHop
Moving Upwards and Onwards is the Focus of New Single from 2 More Words
Symba’s Album Features Iamsu!, Young Gully, and more / 2DopeBoyz Premieres First Single “How You Rockin’”
Rapper Known for Acrobatic Wordplay Liberates Two Freestyles While Fans Await New Album