Amari Bandz – “Currency”
Rising hip hop artist Amari Bandz is doing cloud witchcraft with his autotune use. His latest track, “Currency,” turns the humanizer way down and leans into the extravagance that is an autotuned banger. Boasting a Zaytoven-style piano intro, the beat transitions into a spacier soundscape that allows Amari to really turn it to 11 with his performance. Ripping up and down the scale with perfect computer pitch, Amari talks of excess, whether it’s the luxury Balenciaga or same-day trips to Japan. Few contemporary rap artists can find the right intersection of autotune, creative lyricism, and pop accessibilty and fortunately for us Amari is one. Give him some shine on Spotify and Apple Music if you dig this track.