Setting the tone with astral and ancient vocal textures, fused with enigmatic Moroccan plucked strings, Rayoe opens EXTRA with intrigue, dimensionality and the confident lyrics, “Me, I’m so extra, extra, when I pull up it’s pressure…”
The opus expands into a hip-hop hybrid soundscape with an intricate flow from the rising artist based in Los Angeles. We appreciate Rayoe‘s charismatic delivery and poetic nuance in his lyricism. EXTRA is produced by Rayoe‘s longtime collaborator Bug Dinero, who is based in Ghana.
Speaking on the meaning of EXTRA, Rayoe confesses, “The song is about embracing and showing off your flamboyant side. Shameless being extra, and making no excuses for your outlandish style or behaviour.”
Expanding on the depth of the release, Rayoe says, “EXTRA is kind of an ode to my Harlem-influence in a low-key way: being African, I’m naturally extra — we love to get fly. But Harlem really takes pride in pushin’ it to another level, being competitive about showin out. The clothes, jewelry, cars.. Extra!”
He continues with passion, “We had a lot of fun making the video, and the production company had some cool ideas like having the horse. I’m a bit tight cause we had a scene [that involved the car] I really wanted in the video, but I got the Benz stuck in the sand and we had move on without it.”
We love Rayoe‘s authenticity in sound and self expression and have added EXTRA to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we watch the epic music video featuring a passionate performance from the rising star, and continue to stream Rayoe‘s wider discography including WHIP IT and End Game.