Trayce Chapman | ‘Contraband 3’
Trayce Chapman‘s Contraband 3 serves as a timeline of the rapper’s life. From a lyrical perspective, he details his childhood. Furthermore, the “NASA” emcee speaks about thinking ahead with his finances, remaining ambitious, and executing goals. He keeps a foot forward with his friends and family in mind.
At the end of the day, Trayce Chapman is taking strides to a prosperous career. His tunnel vision in the music industry has made him one of hip-hop’s sought-after rappers. Lines like “I’m tryna touch a billion before I finish, I ain’t finished yet” from “Velvet Du-Rag Freestyle” attest to Trayce Chapman’s hustle.
Other records on Contraband 3 find Trayce Chapman enjoying the fruits of his labor. He doesn’t spend a fortune on luxurious goods. Instead, the rapper invests it into his career and future. His primary focus is doubling his funds.
Contraband 3 is also an introduction to his sharp pen game. Trayce Chapman aligns quick-witted bars with complex entendres and punchlines for good measure.
Sonically, the project interpolates a sample from Mya‘s “Fallin'” (“Velvet Du-Rag Freestyle” and other old-school tunes (“Olive Street). On top of this, the instrumentals take inspiration from hip-hop, trap, Latin, jazz, and contemporary R&B. His flux deliveries emphasize the song’s message by keeping listeners engaged.
Contraband 3 is the predecessor to Contraband 2, which dropped in 2017.
Trayce Chapman also dropped a visual for “Olive Street” on the album’s release date. In summary, the elite lyricist thinks back to his time living on 23rd Olive. He calls attention to the things he witnessed and experienced with his day ones. One passage that brings light to Trayce’s upbringing goes,
“Kyocera Cricket phone/Tryna put my niggas on/Me, and lil Brett was gettin numbers in our sister phone/Filas when we flip the phone/Braided like I’m bizzy bone/Just to be the hardest and the one that put the city on/Where we live shooting out the window/And the ghetto bird/At the same park where them youngings playin tetherball.”
He adds,
“Olive Street is the story of my teenage years and the dangers that came with living on the street we did, but it never felt dangerous back then just felt like home. Mentions of my close friends Dominique and Brett in the hook felt like a tribute to them for being my partners through the madness. What a time.”
About Trayce Chapman:
Trayce Chapman is a trailblazing genre-bending hip-hop artist of African-American descent based in Denver, Colorado. Sonically he fuses hip-hop lyricism with melodic rap & R&B vocals, to craft his melodic rap bangers and true hip-hop vibes. He’s a wordsmith meticulously taking his fans on a journey with all of his tracks. He has released 6 projects to date and is currently preparing for the release of his Contraband 3 album, which is a follow up to his now 3 part Contraband album series. He began to gain popularity following the release of his single “The Flux”, which cemented his spot in the conversation for “Best up-and-coming musician in Denver” according to 303Magazine. Millions of streams and counting, Trayce Chapman has been actively pushing himself creatively and is becoming known for his catchy lyricism, and his ability to seamlessly flow over hip-hop, R&B and alternative production.
