Long-time readers of this site will recall DaVinci’s work off the strength of his 2010 debut, The Day the Turf Stood Still. For 2011, DaVinci has an EP and sophomore album planned. But first, he’s hitting listeners with a communal reinterpretation of Kanye West’s “Blame Game.”
Producer Al Jieh flips the same dreamy sample with subtle new bells and whistles in the background melodies. Lyrically, DaVinci lyrics focuses on the “blame game” that keeps neighborhoods in cycles of poverty and violence. It’s a completely different take from Ye’s focus on relationship issues (read: Amber Rose).
“Society blames the government for their problems – poverty, homelessness, gentrification, unemployment, drug abuse – yet, the government blames society for these same issues,” he explained regarding the song’s central concept.
DaVinci’s Feast Or Famine EP is set to drop this spring. His sophomore album, The MOEna Lisa, is expected to hit stores this summer.
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