SolarFive releases some of his best work with new release “Please Don’t Get Cocaine in The Faders”
SolarFive comes from a certain wave of the blog era that was creating timeless hip-hop at a time where drill music was more celebrated. SolarFive along with Mick Jenkins, NoName, Dally Auston, Green Sllime and others kept a steady pace with the boom bap sounds they were making as HurtEverybody kept paving the way for alternative hip-hop in the scene/industry. What might not get enough acknowledgment is just how amazing of an artist/mentor SolarFive really is. SolarFive has always been the big sensei type of artist in the creative community, he has mentored some of the cities very brightest when it comes to uplifting the blog era..
Even more importantly his bar play has always been important to talk about because his storytelling truly is amazing. All of this being said some of SolarFive’s orgins of Kummba Lynx and being a teacher in Chicago makes him one of those unique OG’s that has really contributed to the foundations of emcees and the open mic scene. All of 2024 Solarfive has been very present working with some of the cities very best, artists like CantBuyDeem, Asha Omega, JazStarr and others have been working with Solar to create some of the best records to come out of 2024. Whether it’s been his parts in the new Chicago wave, or being featured in the Chicago Suntimes & South Side Weekly, or performing at the 15 year anniversary show for the record label Closed Sessions. Solarfive has been very much in the conversations when it comes to the very best that’s coming from Chicago right now. This new album SolarFive has released, which was given an amazing review from BandCamp is showing not just what we can expect from the legendary emcee, but what we can expect from him and anyone he’s working with going into the rest of 2025..
“Please Don’t Get Cocaine in The Faders” is a seventeen record project that has some of the best melodic structured harmonies fused with the very best of the futuristic boom bap sound possible. Each record has beautiful production from Custom Made, vulnerable bar play, fantastic song structure, entertaining skits, and be played all the way through with no skips. The almost haunting word play that comes from SolarFive creates this timeless synergy around the music as features like JazStarr, KidBreeze, Defcee & others help make this release a powerful release already for 2025..
Our favorite records to play in the office are “No Headstones”, “Blue Souls”, “Art of Me”, “Body Snatchers”, “Overcome” ft JazStarr, & “Book of John” ft Tru Foe. Take a listen and let us know what you think..