Turquoise Prince: Some Nights
Canberra bred Turquoise Prince is redefining late night music. His latest track ‘Some Nights’ builds upon the killer foundation established in his previous single ‘Lighter’.
Turquoise Prince hits his stride in his latest endeavour, giving listeners a contemporary and imaginative flavour to Australian hip-hop. ‘Some Nights’ highlights an alluring antithesis between Turquoise Prince’s speedy rap, and euphonious hip-hop, RnB infused vocal style.
The juxtaposition Turquoise Prince presents between two styles is complex and fastidious; giving him a vehicle to curate sonics that cater to all late night vibes. Turquoise Prince couples his fluid raps with surging, pulsating beats, yet embraces the entire spectrum of late night ambience through tapping into his hip-hop, RnB based repertoire as a vocalist. He marries his RnB and hip-hop excellence with subdued and understated production and sonic qualities, giving people an omnifarious, versatile moody jam. It’s evident through Turquoise Prince’s flaming and emphatic vocal delivery that he is here to change the game and satisfy the hunger for addictive, low-fi hip-hop records.
Turquoise Prince heeds lyricism, providing vulnerable introspections on a lost love. The track serves as a first for the rapper as he shares, “It’s a song that’s close to my heart, I wrote it when I was in a sad place, everyone’s been there”.
’Some Nights’ marks his initiation into a sentimental route and his growing comfort with the depths of songwriting. We catch a glimpse of Turquoise’s sensitivity as he sings “I’ve been trying to move on, but I find it hard to forget”. Turquoise Prince displays major courage in his lyrics, as he further projects his most profound and veiled thoughts into the minds of listeners, singing “some never find what they’re looking for, I guess that’s life” and “a piece of me is what I’m trying to find”.
His lyrical grit, despite a fresh entrance to the music scene is a testament to why he cements his place as a ground-breaker in Australian hip-hop. One thing’s for sure; Turquoise’s universal songwriting approach is sure to add some comfort to the claustrophobic cycle of negativity and overthinking that can creep up as the night settles in.
‘Some Nights’ is a one in a million introduction into the stripped down persona of Turquoise Prince. His fusion of rap, RnB and hip-hop, all backed by endearing lyricism and unexpected sonic oscillations verify his fluency in the language of late night tracks. ‘Some Nights’ only just scratches the surface of what’s listeners can expect from Turquoise Prince in 2019.
‘Some Nights’ is available to stream and purchase here
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