Rapper Five Steez has followed up on February’s release from a developing project, with another song titled ‘The Story’. The track, produced by DJ MTM, features him telling the tale of an independent Hip Hop artiste over a military-style drum track, with vocals cuts that speak to being an underdog in the chorus.

‘The Story’ starts with a “kid with a dream” who “knew the life he wanted to live since a teen”. Five Steez contrasts the main character’s stages in life, rapping that his mother “used to hide his tapes ‘cause they explicit / now, she tell her friends how on stage, yo, he rip it”.

Five Steez says, “The beat for this just felt perfect for a story about a hero. I wrote my verses, but I didn’t hear myself on the hook. I felt the track needed cuts and DJ MTM came with his ideas and skills to seal the song.”

The song’s chorus speaks to being underrated and being “ready for the payment”, making it quite fitting for a project that Steez says will be called ‘The Story of The Underdog’. The body of work, which is still in its infancy, is expected to be complete in 2017.

This unannounced release aside, Five Steez is slated to put out ‘Momentum Vol.3’ with DJ Ready Cee this year, as well as two EPs.

Five Steez is an independent rapper who began capturing attention in 2010 with his ‘Momentum’ mixtape series alongside DJ Ready Cee, and later his 2012 debut album, ‘War for Peace’, which received great reviews from various outlets, including iTunes. In 2014, Five Steez followed up with the EP, ‘These Kingston Times’ – listed by World Hip Hop Market as one of the year’s best international Hip Hop releases.

Independent Hip Hop artiste Five Steez is sharing music from a project which could manifest as a full-length album next year. In doing so, he has released ‘My Life, My Craft’, a song in which he chronicles his love for music and his own artistic pursuit, over lush melodies provided by long-time collaborator, Bravo.

On the track, Five Steez takes the listener from his early childhood memories of Hip Hop through to his own endeavours, including successes and struggles as an independent artist. “Little did I know, this music would be mine / I grew up over time and knew I would be signed / but not quite,” he rhymes.

Steez tells his story with just as much honesty as braggadocio, never wasting a line – not even in the song’s hypnotic chorus.

“I’ve had this record for a while,” says Five Steez. “It’s on a project I’m working on called ‘The Story of The Underdog’, which I don’t imagine being released until 2017. I got tired of waiting and just wanted to share this with the people who have been on this journey with me.”

This unannounced release aside, Five Steez is slated to put out the ‘Momentum Vol.3’ mixtape with DJ Ready Cee this year, as well as two EPs. “This year, I’m dropping the most music I ever have in one year,” he says.

Five Steez began capturing attention in 2010 with his ‘Momentum’ mixtape series alongside DJ Ready Cee, and later his 2012 debut album, ‘War for Peace’, which received great reviews from various outlets, including iTunes. In 2014, Five Steez followed up with the EP, ‘These Kingston Times’ – listed by World Hip Hop Market as one of the year’s best international Hip Hop releases.

My most random release yet. Incomplete and unmixed. Was actually supposed to be a collab, but got scrapped. I can still hear it fitting on my developing project #TheStoryOfTheUnderdog. Just wanted to share these words and this vibe with the people at this time. #TSOTU