After generating a staggering half-billion streams independently, receiving acclaim courtesy of everyone from Pitchfork to FADER and Complex, 3x Juno Award-nominated, multi-platinum Toronto hip-hop disruptor KILLY has revealed a brand new project entitled Light Path 8.
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The 13-track release showcases the scope of the budding star’s singular style. Draped in dark imagery and carried by a magnetic melodic sensibility and surefire spitting, he levels up once more. The opener “Lift Off”touts boasts a la “Feel like DeNiro in Casino” over strains of piano and choir as dreamy production on “Eye For An Eye” gives way to harmonic ad-libs as he slips into a fast and fiery flow. Meanwhile, the cinematic tones of “Evil Eye” wrap around a blissful auto-tuned wail as he pleads, “Pray all the evil eyes in my life go blind.” Everything culminates on the climactic closer “Serenity.” His signature crooning entwines with delicate guitar and a jazz-y saxophone, building into the victory lap claim, “first year as a rookie made myself a boss.” Check out the full tracklisting below.
“Sometimes when you’re so focused on getting to your end goal, you forget to look back and see how far you’ve actually come. That’s why I’m naming this project Light Path 8,” explains KILLY.
The title is inspired by KILLY’s interest in the concept of numerology and the discovery of his life path number, which he cleverly repurposed as a light path for this project.
“Everything has happened so fast and sometimes I can take it for granted. It feels like I’m maybe not getting anywhere fast enough,” commented KILLY on his journey so far. “The project is a collection of songs that I’ve created over the past two years, recorded in different places while on tour. I managed to tether all of them together into a cohesive body of work.”
The project includes production from Scott Storch, Richie Souf, Bijan Amir, VOU, KBeaZy, JUDGE, G Koop and more. It arrives on the heels of his latest one-off single “Swag Flu.”
Right now, KILLY is crisscrossing North America alongside NAV for the packed “Bad Habits” Tour. Having just commanded the stage in New York City last night, KILLY will perform tonight at Boston’s House of Bluesbefore wrapping up the North American run on June 28nd at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Following this jaunt, he hits the stage at Lollapalooza and heads to Europe for a string of dates. The full confirmed itinerary can be found below with tickets available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.com.
With more music and touring on the horizon, KILLY paves a new path for hip-hop in 2019. Things may never be the same.