Rapper/songwriter Optikz expresses his mood through music with "Love The Child In Me," one of his most honest releases to date. The record acts as a visceral centerpiece to "The Optikz" EP, a preconceived set of individual tinctures of soul healing exhibited through poetry. Optikz's delivery is candid and intensely self-reflective, depicting a man wrestling with his troubled past.
It's a cinematic beat that's also grounded in the textures of conscious hip-hop, fitting enough for his storytelling to take center stage. "Love The Child In Me" is about the perpetual journey of forgiving yourself, second-guessing the child you once were, and making a conscious decision to love them instead. Optikz celebrates the power of openness, and his flow alternates between reflective calm and aggressive tenacity, a balance of struggle and progress.
This song is about trauma and also greatness. The production is what it is, kept minimal enough to not obscure the emotional clarity, with delicate vocal arrangements suggesting an internal dialogue between the adult and child as they reconcile. With this new release, Optikz has given an emotional purge that is necessary for anyone who's in the process of rediscovering their inner child after being emotionally deprived for so long. "Love The Child In Me" is a reminder that real strength rests in softness. That hip-hop can heal as invincibly as it wounds when embraced honestly.
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