TNGR’s Ben Ridley gives us a cool and highly spiritual feeling track with FOR THE GODS, the track features some soothing vocals from singer Abigail Kwakye which really put you in a euphoric mood when listening. This song is very different from his previous releases this year “SuperLoner” and “The Field” yet they all feel as if they are part of a journey in Ben’s mind, the subject matter on all three tracks vary vastly which is so rare these days in artists these days; it seems as if Ridley is really looking to get things off his mind as opposed to following trends. Ben says these tracks will not be on his yet to be released project “THINGS I’VE BEEN WANTING TO TELL YOU” but they are part of an expressive series called #CanYouSeeIt. Fellow TNGR artist/producer Cyrus took this track to another place with the instrumental which is at first smooth and vibey then transitions effortlessly into a hard hitting beat that Ben raps over with some crazy metaphorical lyrics; Ridley has been very consistent and generous in releasing music this year and at the same time he seems to be increasing in confidence as an artist and reaching new levels of quality. Ben is expressing himself in very original ways making it clear that his range is wide when it comes to creativity, subject matter and style, the lyrics throughout this song are truly amazing. Ben says that the song was written “to express how even though we as human beings are all kind of blindly finding our way through life, we have immense power and potential on a god level, I really think we all are gods most religions will tell you we’re made in God’s image so it’s not a crazy thing to say. I also wanted to raise our collective self-image as a community, that’s why I said: with my hoodie up I think I look like Jesus Christ. That whole verse serves a purpose I want to gas the listener up to see him/herself in a certain way, because when they create those perfect public figures: superheroes, celebs and all of that; it’s not often we can see ourselves in them.” These aren’t the type of things you might expect to hear from an artist only 24 years old and from an area in South London notorious for gang violence, It’s clear that Ben has a lot to express via his creative work and it is even clearer that the South London artist is determined to get it all out in the open for the people.
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