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5280
Hip-Hop · 2012 · 13 tracks · 43m

5280

Dusty boom bap and raw, raspy reflections from a pre-fame era. A gritty, self-produced snapshot of hunger and late-night introspection.

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It's the sound of Russ before the fame, just him and a MPC in a dark room making beats that feel like a cold night in the city.

A hungry, nocturnal restlessness that balances self-assured ambition with the quiet anxiety of being unknown.

5280 · vs · Russ
Restless+2.3σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 43m
01
The Ceremony
3:57
02
The King
3:47
03
atLAnta
2:53
04
Walk A Mile
3:17
05
V.V.V.
2:26
06
5280
3:16
07
World On Fire
3:37
08
Lost In Lights
2:58
09
Live Slow or Die Fast
2:54
10
Set Me Free
4:23
11
The Pretender
3:25
12
Flashbacks
3:21
13
2012
3:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the drums on 5280 hit with a muffled, heavy thud that feels like a heartbeat in a small room
The transition into the melodic, hazy hook of Lost In Lights that briefly breaks the tension of the verses
The raw, unedited vocal strain at the end of Set Me Free where the confidence slips into pure vulnerability
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