Ryan Jacob is an Australian-based producer who, even if you're not yet familiar with, he's stealthy built up a 10,000+ following on Soundcloud. The blessings of the Internet Age. After having production on Ottawa rapper, Night Lovell's, new album Red Teenage Melody (and it was one of the project's stand out cuts, "Guidance" featuring Nessly), the producer drops off his own single today featuring an array of Soundcloud up and comers. Dylan Brady, Lil West, Lil Aaron, Curtis Heron and Lewis Grant run in similar circles although they're not in a 'crew,' they are frequent collaborators and their sounds mix well together. "Been Around" features Brady's moody crooning, West's gruff vocals, Aaron's melodic flow, bass-pounding production from Jacob-- each artist bringing their strength to the table. Take a listen.
Check out more on Ryan's Soundcloud here. "Money Call" is worth a listen.
Quotable Lyrics
I hope you found yourself by now
It took a year just to figure us out
I found myself as well
I found myself as well
I just wanna hold you down
I just wanna show you 'round
- Lil West