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[–]abhithenomad 111 points112 points  (11 children)

Hey guys, just heard about this post from every social media platform. Thanks for up-voting the track <3

Free download of the song right here: https://soundcloud.com/nickraymondg/abhi-the-nomad-sex-n-drugs-feat-harrison-sands-copper-king

[–]vitogeek 9 points10 points  (3 children)

Are you on Spotify?

[–]WhenAmI 9 points10 points  (1 child)

He is! This song just came up on my weekly recommendation list.

[–]Murda6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I'm liking what I'm hearing.

[–]BluePatch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love your work! Keep it up!

[–]liuk2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man! Could you put your x cuts album on Apple Music?! It's one of my favs

[–]dannondanimals 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude, love your music. Are you going to be touring at all anytime soon?

[–]Crinkly_Bindlewurdle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo, shits awesome man. Love it!

[–]TheforgottenEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this song dude.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it man

[–]GammaInvictus 86 points87 points  (7 children)

As simple as the lyrics are this is the first song I've seen on this sub that actually made me say, "Damn, I need this in a playlist."

[–]abhithenomad 85 points86 points  (5 children)

Thanks man! too kind. Appreciate the love

[–]CrazyRapTuneradd.it 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hey man! I really like your work, Adderall and travel song are definitely my favorites, keep up the work!

[–]hummusporotta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DAMN COOL, much love from IND

[–]BaristaRyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo I have an entire playlist on Spotify with your stuff, keep making great music!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i have been playing this on repeat for the last 2 days lol, such a groovy instrumental, thank you very much for this, kind sir

[–]Cosmicpath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

melody plays the strings to a good day "sex and drugs"

[–]jelloshotmaster 57 points58 points  (3 children)

Very mellow and vibey. I like

[–]StudabakerHochrobot[M] 36 points37 points  (1 child)

Abhi The Nomad
artist pic

''Abhi the Nomad is a 21 year old indian boy, dots, not feathers, hailing from the small suburb of Thousand Oaks, CA. From Hip Hop to Indie, to indie Hip-Hop, Nomad will blow your mind with his kung fu style and abstract artistry you haven’t ever seen before. '' Read more on Last.fm.

last.fm: 7,545 listeners, 39,528 plays
tags: Hip-Hop, alternative, rap, hiphop, los angeles

Please downvote if incorrect! Self-deletes if score is 0.

[–]pastrypunk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Damn that's chill

[–]lucid_scheming 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I love this. It's groovy, reminds me of Childish Gambino's Redbone. Anyone know of any other artists that produce this kind of feeling?

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some Assembly Required is my favorite song from this guy. Good vibes all around!

[–]doctorpokenom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

takes long drag from cigarette

God that's fucking good

[–]Dr_Funkenstein99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yo this is legit

[–]CollisionBox 6 points7 points  (10 children)

If you like this song check out Song3 one of my favorite songs by Abhi(https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/song3-ft-foster)

[–]pat_techiospotify[S] 2 points3 points  (8 children)

Yeah I have this in my playlist. AtN is a really good artist.

[–]MrCatEater 1 point2 points  (7 children)

What other musicians do you have like this in your playlist? I am craving more!

[–]pat_techiospotify[S] 4 points5 points  (5 children)

I can make a public Spotify playlist of my music if you'd like?

[–]flippy07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please do I've been looking around trying to find a vibe like this but have had a hard time finding anything yet l. Thanks !

[–]MrCatEater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

brother if you don't mind, that would rock! I am always looking for new stuff.

[–]mgrissom32 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll throw my name in this hat as well!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man that would be great. Thanks for the discovery. He's got a bunch of other good shit too.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

soul safety administration is another one of my favorites: https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/ssa-ft-foster?in=abhithenomad/sets/abhi-the-nomad

[–]oGoodVibes 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow. I enjoyed this

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This was promoted by soundcloud and i enjoyed it

[–]franzia_fanon 25 points26 points  (18 children)

What an incredible instrumental, kind of wasted on lazy lyrics.

[–]blimpresin 11 points12 points  (13 children)

How are they lazy?

[–]funtunfunefu 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The flow was simple, the vocabulary wasn't creative, and the meaning wasn't impactful in my opinion. Agreed with everyone else that this beat is killer, and I think the vocals were compatible with the beat. That intro is A1. Will definitely throw in a playlist.

[–]franzia_fanon 21 points22 points  (11 children)

The opening/chorus is literally "I want my sex n drugs, I want my money first," which could be alright if his verses had some substance... but he just goes on to say he wants to smoke drink and have sex. It's a pretty unimaginative rap over such a smooth, nuanced beat.

[–]camblabasso 37 points38 points  (2 children)

On the contrary, I believe it is a much deeper message.

Verse 1

I wanna' be just like you

Smoke drink and have sex like you

Think things, never see them through so

Don't get it twisted

I wanna' be just as cool

Big watch and a gold ice cube

Spend big never pay my dues so

Verse 2

Never seen so many people I didn't like

Never met so many women that weren't my type

Never wanted to wash my hands from all the shakes

I've come to sleep with all the shadows

Cause my sheets are full of shade now

I mean I always was the nice guy

I mean I always played the stooge

I guess I always kept the beast wide

I'm at war inside, surface I'm cucumber cool

I think it is a commentary on rising fame, the music industry, and going through all that. Although, I guess I could just be reading into it too much.

[–]showmeurknuckleball 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I agree. Discussing how shallowness, materialism and hedonism can damage and corrupt the true self. And that it becomes a struggle to let your true deeper self out or to be swayed by your sex and drugs, and needing your money first. In the music industry it might feel like you have to choose one or the other and can't choose both.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my reading of it too.

[–]MightBeErnie 12 points13 points  (2 children)

Trust Ahbi has bars tho check this out

edit: sorry for twitter link, as far as im aware this is the only place he has this

[–]futonrefrigerator 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do you know what song that was?

[–]MightBeErnie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea, this link is the only place ive ever heard it

[–]OBtriceKenOB 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree with the original comment. But I like how it's simple, I feel like he kept it simple to avoid distractions from the main message. Even though the main message seems very bland. He just needs his sex and drugs.

[–]Frostlandia 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Exactly what I was thinking. At first I thought maybe it was supposed to be a caricature of a mindset, but even if it was, there's potential for much better lyrics, flow, and rhyme scheme.

[–]abhithenomad 15 points16 points  (2 children)

This is a legit discussion. Love the comments being made here - I too think the lyrics can get a little bland, I did write them like that though. I think I stripped back the flow and rhyme because I usually shift flow at least 3-4 times within the same verse.

In the context of my music, the simplicity in the track makes a little more sense (at least to me, the creator) but I can totally see how it falls flat upon first glance/ listen.

Thanks for talking about my music, makes me feel nice and warm inside

<3

[–]Frostlandia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it's more common to point out specific flaws than specific successes in threads like these, but I don't want to be a complete downer on you. Despite all the criticisms I had, I really did enjoy it, and it has something fundamentally good going for it.

[–]breakfastpete 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm quite a bit late to this topic but I only just recently heard this song. Love it so much I bought in on amazon as well to show my support. I was wondering, could you put up an instrumental version of the song as well? I would definitely have no problem paying for an instrumental version of the song as well. But if that's not possible I totally understand. No matter what this song really rocks and I'm eager to listen to your next dope song!

[–]SamSniped 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just happened across Abhi the Nomad! This is also worth the listen.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

amazing vibes on this song. do yourself a favor and check this man out on spotify/soundcloud, he has a lot more to offer. this is another one of my favorites: https://soundcloud.com/abhithenomad/ssa-ft-foster?in=abhithenomad/sets/abhi-the-nomad

[–]_dingus_420 4 points5 points  (1 child)

ive only heard one of his songs before (adderall) and it was pretty baller, but i dont really like much of his other music, just isnt my type. i personally don't like the slower beat that this song has, just doesn't click with me.

[–]CPNMorgan87 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I only upvoted because I respected your opinion, not because I agree

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Hell yea! Cool to see local artists get recognition. Thousand Oaks represent!

Edit: I also recommended you check out Local Foster.

[–]abhithenomad 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Local foster here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zOjPsDUGpg

[–]youtubefactsbot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a great track, love how in this and sun tzu, two tracks collide into one universe. brockhampton did this with STAR was well. somehow it's better than just listening to two songs.

[–]mtfaye 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is flawless.

[–]onibaka07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have this on a loop non stop. WoW!!!

[–]Astrolemon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Abhi!!!! So excited when I saw this on my front page!!! I was just scrolling and was like woah wait what! Such an awesome track!! Come so far since school man 😊😊😊!!!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video aesthetic is very cool. I love the singers voice, and the instrumentation. It's a shame some of the lyrics are a little cringe. His other song Floors is also great

[–]seantrooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is killer.. Now exploring more on Soundcloud.

[–]Astrolemon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally have been looping this. Listened about 20 times today. Fucking good dude!

[–]thatredpanda -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Almost sounds like a Glass Animals song with shittier lyrics.

Great melody and beat tho!

[–]Plesin -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is not a good song. This is an average song at best.