The 10 Best Road Rap Tracks, according to Little Torment
South London lyricist Little Torment has steadily been working to make an indelible stamp on the scene. A household name within road rap (with his 2013 debut project ‘Behind Closed Doors’ now hailed as a classic within the genre), he’s more recently been bursting out of those underground constraints, enjoying a successful 2018 that’s seen him rack up impressive streaming numbers.
This month, he’ll drop the third in his ‘Behind Closed Doors’ series, a keenly-awaited project. As someone with his ear firmly to the ground, we invited the road rapper to list the finest rap cuts to emerge from the streets.
“Living this street life is mad and Potter painted the picture perfect on a beat that makes you just want to hug your kid! Lol.”
“I wake up and play this every day, like a prayer a religious person might say every morning. ‘All I think about is hustling’ in the book keeps u driven to succeed!”
“Snap and Co painted the picture well in this one, ‘Poor Little Rich Kid’ is a very very good way to brand someone in the streets doing well for themselves. The oxymoron is hard-hitting.”
“Banging rap song with a sick melody from Young Adz… street tales plus a melody, you can’t really go wrong.”
“This song’s energy was out of this world – basically stating ‘forget anyone that isn’t with you or supporting you or attempting to better themselves’.”
“Street tales recorded live off the top of the head.. can’t go wrong. CS got a way of making us see his life through his music.”
“Lol, I listen to this song a lot. It means a lot. I appreciate K Trap for this one.”
“I gotta just say 1-3 because they come as one, probably one of the best series to come from a UK rapper besides Rapman’s ‘Shiro’s Story‘.”
“Undeniably a hit for the streets… simple flow, hard-hitting beat, eye candy… can’t go wrong.”
“Skrapz NEVER says some dumb shit. I feel like he’s a good role model for someone coming from a similar background as himself. I respect how he unapologetically says things the majority may not agree with.”
Listen to Little Torment’s ‘Skatin’:
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