Deem Spencer and Frsh Waters — live event
Deem Spencer’s music carries weight, so much so that it is difficult to believe that the artist is only 21 years old. His raps are searingly honest introspections, intensely personal to the point that listening in can almost feel perverse. Raised in Jamaica, Queens, Deem tells stories from the perspective of an old soul dealing with the turmoil that accompanies coming of age in New York City. At a time when most hip hop is either cartoonishly braggadocious or phonily conscious, Deem’s music feels strikingly genuine. In September of 2016 he quietly released a six track EP titled Sunflower, which went largely unnoticed. A few months later he posted a visual for “soap,” a track off of the project. The video shows two shots laid over each other, one of Deem standing over a small box and the other of the interior of the box where he moves a miniature version of himself around a model room. “Y’all niggas told me I’m a king, then you told me I’m a slave, then you told me imma win, then you told me I’m afraid, then you told me I’m a phony I’m a lame,” he raps as he throws himself around the room. The simple but powerful video caught the attention of a handful of publications and furthered Deem’s reach in the local scene in New York, leading to performances at SOB’s, Muchmore’s, and Silent Barn.
Starts: 2024-03-11T20:00:59Z
Ends: 2024-03-11T22:00:59Z
Where: 327 Bowery, New York, New York 10003, United States
Price: $14.66