Also, I think it was time for me to make a song that is what I’m all about.”įor the album’s explosive production, the breakout rapper enlisted the help from–no other than–his hometown homies. To tease the debut, Aitch first released “Baby”–which immediately shot up the charts, representing the seemingly insatiable appetite for the artist and his music.Īnd when asked why he decided to release "Baby" first, he laughs, saying, “A couple of reasons. And if you've been following the rapper since his viral 2018 freestyle, "Straight Rhymez," you're already familiar with the rapper's ability to turn heads and command a room. And with each of the 16 tracks, the artist provides an intimate glimpse into roots. Inspired by his love of his hometown and the stories he made in it, Aitch titled the project, Close to Home. “It’s like I bring Manchester with me to places.” The rapper comes to us from his car, where he was in between promoting his album, out today via Capitol Records. “I'm never really in Manchester but always end up coming back,” he elaborates.
As he first burst onto the rap scene when he was 18 (he’s 22 now), Aitch has been spitting bars and making beats across the world for years now. And for the artist, that definition is important, considering he’s been to a whole lot of places. Instead of a physical location, he thinks of it more as a “vibe,” or something that he can bring with him everywhere he goes. I’m always on the other side of the world, but I always feel close to home,” the Manchester-born rapper laughs.
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