The rising rapper from the Dominican Republic has released her debut album Autodidacta last year, it earned a Latin Grammy nod for its title track
J Noa vents her frustrations in her latest single.
On Thursday, the Dominican hip-hop star — who Rolling rock named one of the “19 Latin Acts We're Rooting for in 2024” — released her latest single “Era de Cristal,” which finds her rapping about her mental health issues and battling her own vulnerabilities.
The rising rap star reflects on her past and childhood and begs to be freed from her thoughts as she “watches the night fall in the sky.”
“For me, it was important to touch on this very personal subject that people don't understand,” he said Remezkla about the track. “A depressed person cannot be ignored. I felt I had to talk about this because I've been through it and I also felt ignored when I needed help.”
The video jumps between clips of the musician rapping from her messy bedroom and images of her floating in a dark pool of water.
“I feel like I'm here to revive rap,” he said Rolling rock last year. “For me, most rappers should be intentional with what they write, with what they recite. Otherwise, why would rap serve them or why would they be considered rappers if they don't live the reality of what they rap about?'
The single is J Noa's first release of 2024. It follows the track 'Spicy' and her debut album Autodidactawhich Rolling rock ranked No. 7 on the list of the 50 Best Hispanic Albums of 2023.
“The title track, which earned a Latin Grammy nomination this year, is graced with nothing but a sparse beat. However, J Noa goes hard and makes her presence known, announcing to the world exactly who she is,” reads a review of the LP.
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