2.9.2023

Video: Trapland Pat – “Inside Looking Out“

The South Florida Spitter Examines Fakes and Frauds from His Perch in Haiti On His Latest Video

Critical Praise:

“He’s subtly melodic and catchy even outside of the hook. He does the beat justice by making what he grew up with into something new.” – Pitchfork

“”Big Business is the #18 Best Rap Song of 2021–If “Big Business” is any indication, Trapland Pat may well become South Florida’s next rap auteur. In less than two minutes, he deftly connects Broward County’s disparate styles, vibrating at his own zany frequency.” – Passion Of The Weiss

“10 New Miami Rappers To Watch…Trapland Pat is unlike any other act to come out of South Florida. Since 2019, Pat has consistently delivered grimy bars and smooth cadences over an array of trap beats. Over the past three years, the Deerfield Beach native has been feeding his growing fanbase with singles like “Emergency” and “Dealings,” along with four projects: Exit 41, Pak Man, Interstate Baby, and 2020 Vision. (The last two albums were released via Fredo Bang’s imprint Bang Biz Productions/Create Music Group.) In 2021, Trapland Pat dropped his latest project, Thru Da Door, via Bang Biz, featuring collaborations with Kuttem Reese and Members Only rapper Kid Trunks. He’s still pushing his latest single, ‘Boondocks,”‘which dropped last month. However, on Instagram, Pat celebrated the anniversary of his song ‘Big Business’ and teased a potential remix coming later this year.” – Miami New Times

“Over the course of the last few weeks perhaps no one else has hit the scene as hard as Pat…The Florida rapper raps with wide-eyed astonishment, seemingly at his own bars sometimes which become as animated as his facial expressions. To be honest, the sheer confidence Trapland Pat employs on the track here just makes you want to pay attention or risk missing out on something.” – ELEVATOR

“Trapland Pat makes pretty music.” – Stereogum

The Video:

Stringing together braggadocious bars and unfazed flexes with his unshakably elastic flow, Deerfield Beach’s Trapland Pat lives on a plane of his own. Glancing out the window to examine the state of the outside world, Pat shares his new single, “Inside Looking Out.” Featuring a soaring instrumental blending elements of soul and disco sounds, courtesy of frequent collaborator PepperJackZoe, the track finds Pat exploring the very act of artistry as he reconciles his past with his present: “Blockbuster, hit your block, we poking holes through it/I threw my life all on the beat, I run my soul through it.”

In the video, directed by regular collaborator ShotByJolo, Pat takes an eventful trip to Haiti, his family’s homeland, in an attempt to show the world how people from the country spend their day-to-days. Pat mingles with the locals in a picturesque tropical town, riding through dirt roads in scooters, upending misconceptions about life in the Caribbean nation, and expressing gratitude for his success while trying to spread the wealth in the community.

“Forgetting where you came from should be a crime, bruh,” posits Trapland Pat. “There ain’t anything wrong with leveling up, but being able to venture back to where you came from, and being able to acknowledge what you got…You gotta enjoy what you got in front of you, cuh, cause all that sh*t could be gone, right now.”

“Inside Looking Out” follows Pat’s recent collaboration with red-hot teen riser Luh Tyler on “Can’t Move Wrong” (over 500k views in its first week) and arrives as his first solo release of 2023. In 2022, Pat took his vibrant, tropical vibes to the next level, releasing Trapnificent mixtape this past summer. Pat’s first release for Bang Biz and Alamo Records, Trapnificent earned praise from Pitchfork, who called the project a “zippy distillation of his regional roots” and said that Pat’s music is “extremely regionally and culturally specific, like so much exciting and promising new rap music.”

Ready to build on his impressive 2022 and bring his searing street raps to a larger audience, Trapland Pat has the goods to be his state’s next big star.

Watch “Inside Looking Out”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V13xXBzlpHs

Stream “Inside Looking Out”: https://traplandpat.lnk.to/insidelookingout