Channel Tres Delivers His Familiar Style In A Longer Format With "Head Rush"

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The self-proclaimed "Compton house" MC has finally delivered his first studio album.

Channel Tres has been developing one of the most unique approaches to hip-hop the genre has seen in quite a while. The Los Angeles, California native melds dance, electronic, R&B, funk, house, and hip-hop all in one. Throughout his career, which spans about six years, he has impressed on features and smaller projects. However, there has been one thing missing from the cool, calm, and collected MC's discography. That would be a debut album, and well, it is finally here. Channel Tres named this project Head Rush, and that is quite an accurate description of what listeners will experience.

As per usual, he is bringing that unmistakable that he is known for, perhaps in a more refined manner. While there have been complaints by some die-hard fans for it being a little underwhelming, bloated, and not as ambitious, Head Rush still offers a lot. Making an album in comparison to an EP or a mixtape is a much different process, so having some missteps is not necessarily out of the ordinary. However, in that same breath, we can see some of the criticisms, as at times Channel can sound a little repetitive at times. Overall, though, the veteran does provide a lot of groovy, funky, and slightly left field bangers and it is still worth a true listen.

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Head Rush Tracklist:

  1. Head Rush
  2. Black & Mild
  3. Joyful Noise
  4. Traffic (Interlude)
  5. Cactus Water
  6. Candy Paint (feat. Thundercat)
  7. Berghain (feat. Barney Bones)
  8. Holy Moly (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
  9. I'm Him
  10. Chain Hang Low (feat. Teezo Touchdown)
  11. Need U 2 Know (feat. Ravyn Lenae)
  12. Two Ways
  13. ASPEN (feat. Toro Y Moi)
  14. We Hungry (feat. Estelle)
  15. Type
  16. Gold Daytonas (feat. Watr)
  17. Here
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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