Brandon Mitchell is no stranger to reinventing himself. The transition from respected dancer and choreographer to dedicated husband, father, and community benefactor comes as more of a natural shift in focus than a U-turn, and the path to becoming a conscious hip-hop artist was more a prerequisite than the pivot. In his new single, "Buried Underneath," Mitchell delivers himself on the mic, his scars, wisdom, and unstoppable pursuit of uplifting through the truth.
Backed by a raw, tricky trap beat, "Buried Underneath" feels gritty, grounded, and urgent. The track resides at the crossroads of gangsta rap's unfiltered grit and conscious hip-hop's reflective yarn-spinning. Instead of celebrating struggle, Mitchell unpacks it, layer by layer. Each bar feels like a page from his life, whether he's discerning his past trauma, plotting his identity, or decrying systemic oppression. The delivery is measured but steadfast, with the kind of tone that comes from commitment, not cooking it up.
His background in choreography subtly informs the song's rhythm, and his flow is sprung but never rigid. An intuitive swaying to his cadence makes the recorded breath sound like it's pacing the room with you. And as heavy and atmospheric as the production gets, it never eclipses the message. Instead, it carves out a space more like a trench for Mitchell to build from the bottom up.
"Buried Underneath" captures Brandon's larger ambition. He is here to make music and lead with a purpose. You hear it in his weaving of his life as a father and a philanthropist into the verse without once seeming pedantic. There's truth in every word, and it's that truth that pierces your heart.
For those who seek more than surface-level bravado, "Buried Underneath" brings depth, reflection, and direction. It's the record that outlives the moment, the type that grows on you and perhaps even grows with you. Brandon Mitchell has arrived as an artist and a voice that counts. With "Buried Underneath," he's proved that below the pain is something powerful and purposeful.
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