![]() ![]() Get help if you can because as long as you’re strong mentally you can do literally anything.”Īfter a year in which a global pandemic, historic job losses, and highly publicized police brutality took a severe toll on the mental health of people everywhere, it’s become more important than ever for individuals to hone in on themselves to heal from their trauma. So for me, I just try my best to, ya know, obviously give music that connects but that the same time that it’s okay to feel what you feel. They may not have the assistance or shit like that to really cope through what they're going through. "I think all the time about people who don’t take care of their mental health. I know how to check and balance myself nowadays," Chris says. I know how to not let myself get too crazy. I can say for certain that I definitely have gotten to a place now where I’m always good. "I struggled with depression for a really, really long time. In the project’s second track “Dreams,” Chris spits “I be out at Best Buy selling n-s RAM/And they think that I’m the best guy for helping spend thеy bands/How the fuck I’m finna get by? N-s need a plan.” In the same song, he also opens up about talking to a therapist to help him cope with challenges dealing with mental health. Right away, the listener is presented with the story of a young man with ambitious goals of becoming a rapper without having to compromise his true self. Cole’s Sideline Story or Saba’s ComfortZone. People want that.”įTHV2 is an exceptional and vulnerable album that is reminiscent of the classic mixtapes from rap’s blog era in the early to mid-2010s. “I want to give music that we can both relate to, you know what I’m saying? There’s a lane for all this shit and I’m realizing that there’s a lane for just the regular everyday person waking up to try and get to their passion and their dream is the lane that exists. From engaging in friendly conversations online about nerd topics with his fans to singing "Hey There Delilah" out loud with his friends at the end of his shoot by choosing authenticity, he’s found people who gravitate towards him and can match that energy. In a world where people often get too caught up worrying about the next person’s perception of them, Chris is simply choosing to be himself and embrace whatever opportunities that the current moment presents. This is the most appealing and endearing part of Chris Patrick’s energy. ![]() I was working a job at Best Buy, shit was ass, but I knew I was gonna do this music shit.” I’m sure the raps are gonna get luxurious eventually, but until we get there, I’m gonna give y’all legitimately what it is. The same way I’m growing with this music shit, I want people to grow with me. But the way I see it now is, I wanna grow with the listeners. “A part of the reason why I didn’t want to make music at first is because I was nervous that people won’t be able to relate to the regular everyday shit when everything else sounds so extravagant. There were often times where our conversation veered away from the actual interview because we found ourselves relating to each other’s shared experiences, from our mutual love of anime to our times working as Best Buy employees -which incidentally is what he describes as the story behind his latest album, From The Heart Vol. Once we started though, it’s like I was catching up with an old friend I had known for years. Being an introvert by nature, I shied away from conversing with him during the photoshoot until it was time to do our interview. Rather, it’s simply because of his easy-going and optimistic demeanor that’s reminiscent of a shonen anime protagonist. Chris carries a powerful presence with him, and it’s not because of his tall, NBA-point guard-like stature. And I’m not gonna lie, this version of the trip is definitely not like, I just didn’t expect it to be like this, but it’s been phenomenal.”Īnd this is how the scene was built for us to have this conversation. The love I was just shown, the places I was put into, the spaces I was in was phenomenal. “I tweeted out ‘about to be in Chicago’ and the amount of people who just hit my phone and connected me with the next person was incredible. ![]()
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