As a form of art therapy to process the traumatic experience of the car wreck where he and his wife nearly lost their lives, Denton, Texas-based artist Digo Gemztonez is getting a lot off his chest with his new “Night Balloons” album. Turning pain into a creative process results in a 10-track project in collaboration with Cloak Beats, Ritchy Flo and Platinum Producer of 2 Chainz & Eminem, Lonestarrmuzik.
In which each song name represents a self-reflexive experience, this is perhaps one of the most personal projects we've heard in a good minute. Digo Gemztonez let the listener step into his shoes as he contemplates life in every line of his rhymes. We're going to delve into 3 of the songs that we think tell his story best. The first song has to be 'Drink With My Demons' where he thinks about all the mistakes he's made while struggling to trust others. Confessing his trials and tribulations through the lyrics shows his high level writing skills and story telling.
“Talk To A Therapist” is a song where he tries to heal himself by talking to a therapist without shame. I've never heard a song with so much raw emotion bottled up and released through a cohesive piece of art. Knowing what he's been through, it's dope to see someone show his vulnerable side encouraging others that it's okay to talk about certain issues with someone who's willing to listen.
Ending the project on a positive note, “Light Up The Scoreboard” we believe is the anthem for this project as it turns its negatives into positives while referencing purple and gold Lakers icons like Wilt Chamberlin and Lebron James . We definitely want to see Digo Gemztonez win after all the ups and downs. Digo also created a collection of 940 NFT pixel art which includes “The World's First Full Length Album On A Singular NFT” among the NFT pixel art collectibles.
We rate this project as a well-earned one 8/10 as Digo Gemztonez pushes the boundaries of his creative side in his most personal artwork to date. The entire production of the play blended so well with his rhyming style. For all underground heads looking to get into some straight Hip Hop from the project, we also suggest streaming “Hope You Understand.”
We all experience pain. It is one of the few guarantees we get in this life. Like the sun sacrificing its energy for plants, plants for animals and animals for us. This album is time, captured in art, offered to you. This album is my life. – Diggo
