The Destined...The Unpredictable

                                                                                                        Written By Monte Hieke  

Chris Codeine releases a new project “Unpredictable” following up the release of his self entitled EP “Chris Codeine”. The 12 track project is all substance, there isn’t a bar wasted on this project. The 21 year old artist gives us his different styles with project, there’s Hip-Hop, Gangsta Rap, and R & B all mixed in what can be described as a time capsule piece of his art. Chris Codeine has been making music since the 7th grade and gives credit to Michael Jackson for his inspiration for making music stating “Michael Jackson influenced me to do music because he had the crowed control”. The artist states that his biggest inspiration though are his “mother and family". Though this record sounds more structured in comparison to his last project making it feel like “Chris Codeine EP” , giving more a mixtape vibe, was the baby and now it’s grown and matured quite a bit. Make no mistake, the last project is definitely a introduction to the artist, and a proud one at that, with tracks such as “Out My Way”, “Struggle Boy”, and his “Flex Up”. This time around  you can telll the artist made it a point to separate himself from the rest, growing tremendously as a artist, having this to say about the difference in projects  “My mindset to this project was to catch the audience’s attention and let them step inside my shoes and see and hear where I’m coming from”, continuing on to say “my music represents hustle, grind, motivation and respect”.

Notable Songs & Lyrics:  

Better Place: 

“It was times growing up  

I didn’t want to live life  

had the pole in my hand  

trying to make a kill strike 

Momma saying baby stop  

why you want to go now? 

It’s too much in this world  

I ain’t want to stick around”  

“Now you lay me down to sleep 

I pray to lord my soul to keep  

and if I die before I wake  

I hope I’m in a better place”  

Close To You: 

“It’s kind of tough  

nobody here I’m all alone 

Thoughts of you here is a like a vision in my dome” 

“I was coming home doing nothing getting settled  

heard my sister crying  

Going crazy I was worried 

Asking saying sis are you okay? 

Is something wrong? 

She had said that pops had passed away  

inside his home” 

“I was down on my knees  

I couldn’t feel myself breathe  

Feeling like god done took  

That nigga I love so much” 

“I just wish that I was close to you”  

“If I was there  

would things have gone that way  

I can’t believe you gone today  

I got you on my arm  

To show you love and what you mean to me  

You made who the man I am”  

Street Baby: 

“Living in the slump 

Pop used to live beside a dump 

I was on the block  

hanging wit them n*ggas wit the pump” 

“I’m a street n*gga 

we don’t say a word 

we don’t speak wit you” 

“I’m a dirty savage  

I’m a play you like a game..boy!”  

“GANG! GANG! GANG! GANG! GANG! GANG!”  

Murder:  

“Homie hit me up he said bro  

I need you here  

shit is getting crazy and I think you want to here  

got up outta bed  

Put on some clothes  

and grab the keys 

got inside the whip and started flying through the lanes” 

“Pulled up at the spot  

People everywhere 

paramedics telling people move away from here”  

“Mommas crying  

People on the floor they looking hurt  

damn I seen my nigga on the floor without a shirt!!”  

Thugs Cry:  

“If I die I hope I wake up in a better place” 

“Please don’t cry and say that I was good, knowing that I won’t 

Cousin in the front thinking damn it  

why he do that Bruh? 

“Pastor singing God is on my side and that I’m not alone” 

“Thinking in my past did I accomplish everything I want?”  

“For the people that I know  

I just want y’all to know, I love you”  

“N*ggas they made you getting paper 

They just see you up in the scrapers” 

“You got more haters  

well get more haters  

You got dumb millions 

well get more millions”

The artist who’s known for tracks like “Clientele”, “Forgiveness”, and “No Safety” which features Dxn Creq. The artist has managed to gather over 59,000 streams on SoundCloud alone through his self promotion and rocking out shows. The artist is a force to be reckoned with and what a way to start the year. The artist successfully gives us the many faces he’s capable to wear in his music as well as the many sides of the artist himself. This project has layers that you can’t only help help but feel. We can only hope to hear more of Chris Codeine with the bar being raised so high, there’s a song for everyone on this and it shows that time has been put it in from this young artist. When asked what he wanted listeners to get from his music it was “that I came up different and that just by hustling and putting all the negativity to the side that you cane accomplish a lot”. “Unpredictable” is just what the title details with songs that are gritty like “Street Baby” & “Hitem Up Pt. II”, Heart felt pain in “Better Place” & “Close To You”, and turn up with “Leave Me Alone” &  “No Safty”. Chris Codeine wanted to give listeners a insight to his life and he may have accomplished that and more with this project. The music speaks for itself and that has set the standard for the artist. Don’t just take my word for it! “Unpredictable” as well as other links related to the artist is down below!

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SoundCloud

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