“I’m tryna show my people,” adding, “you don’t need nobody’s approval for your dopeness.” For those that haven’t heard, or just need the reminder, WU2 is here for you. It’s why he wants everybody, from the choir to the club, to hear the true Phew throughout WU2 and see his comfort in his own skin. The latest song Move, is a fan favorite track from the album The video directed by Jerrell Green & Caleb Seales was filmed in Atlanta, GA and. He credits the goodness of God for making it out alive, and the love of his parents with getting his mind right and keeping his heart pure. I’m done, I’m done, I’m done.’ If I kept going, I’d be dead or in jail.” “Something came over me that day,” says Phew. Phew made it out in one piece, but once he stepped out the car he dropped to his knees. Soon, the whole crew ducked their heads as shots whirred past their vehicle. One bullet connected with the car mirror. A weed deal intended to score extra money for college quickly went south, forcing Phew and his crew to flee the scene, speeding down city streets and dodging oncoming traffic as gunshots trailed in the distance. She signed to Mute for the following year's album Our Likeness, which reunited her with Plank and Liebezeit and featured contributions from Alexander Hacke and Chrislo Haas in its energetic experiments. He’s got a word for the church, too, because “sometimes I’m preaching to the choir, but everybody in the choir ain’t all the way there.” Phew himself was that kid - always on time for Sunday service, but caught up trying to chase the approval of a crowd on a destructive path.Īs he crept into adulthood, the young rapper still flirted with disaster. Phew returned in 1987 with View, which balanced her avant-garde impulses with pop polish, and emerged again with 1991's moody EP Songs. “Making this music helped me discover a whole new world in myself.” “I found myself as an artist, and more importantly as a man through, WU2 ,” says Phew. The project is strapped with explosive features, from emerging trap star the 2-Chainz signed Skooly, who shines on the contemplative, atmospheric, string-laden standout track “Heatwave,” to labelmate Lecrae on their head-bopping “Wild N Out.” WHATUPRG, Jamie Grace, Foggie Raw and more lend their talents to WU2 ’s packed roster, wrapped together by a young artist maturing by leaps and bounds. There’s a sense of transparency that comes through in his music, a refined rawness only be gained through experience and honing your craft, leading up WU2. The young artist was instrumental in connecting contemporary trap legend Zaytoven with Reach Records co-founder Lecrae, leading to their critically acclaimed collaboration, Let the Trap Say Amen. As evidenced by his mixtapes Sunday Night (2015) and Life (2016) and his last album, What’s Understood, Phew’s got plenty of swag with the wisdom to match, a package that has brought him an incredible platform, including the 2019 season-anthem for his hometown Atlanta Falcons. You can’t force anybody to follow your way, but you can keep it 1000, let your light shine, and watch them come to you.They do. The story I’m telling is how I overcame my obstacles. “I just want to share my life through this music. “I’m just a young kid from Atlanta with something to say,” he confesses. The older heads who I used to hang with in the ‘A’, called us younger ones, nephew, so the Phew part is short for nephew,” shares 1K Phew. They say keep it 100, but we keep it 1000. That incident was a turning point for me.1K Phew’s name comes from “being 1000 percent real and authentic, no matter what,” he shares. Every time I tried to do things my way, it didn’t work out for me. “It wasn’t until I almost got shot one day that I decided to truly surrender my life to God and His plan. He had it better than some of his peers, yet he still found himself going down a destructive path as a teen. “No Church In A While” is available for streaming now! Search here to listen: Lecrae, 1K Phew – No Church In A While (lnk.to).īorn and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, IK Phew grew up with two praying parents who encouraged him. 1K Phew whipping the Unashamed Army into shape and Lecrae puts them through the drills! Watch the “MOVE” video below. 1K Phew and Lecrae released their third single and video, “MOVE,” from their new collaborative album, “No Church In A While.” The album features 10 tracks including: “Wildin,” “Ready Or Not,” “Move,” “One Call,” “What We Gon Do,” “Amen,” “Blockhead,” “Born Sinner” “Save Us,” and “No Church In A While.” The latest song “Move,” is a fan favorite track from the album!!! The video, directed by Jerrell Green and Caleb Seales, was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, and finds 1K Phew and Lecrae recreating the drill sergeant scene inspired by the 1995 film, “Major Payne,” starring Damon Wayans and Karyn Parsons.
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