Attitude Rap has released his new album, Close to Being a God, a reflection on the environments and experiences that defined his upbringing.
The record traces different stages of adversity and perseverance. “Monsters You Made” examines broken homes, poverty, and emotional neglect, exploring how difficult circumstances shape individuals over time. “Why Would I” revisits periods of hunger and instability, foregrounding his mother’s efforts to hold the family together. “Karma” steps back from personal narrative to interrogate the broader systems and conditions affecting everyday life.
The album closes with “Believe,” framed around faith as a condition of survival rather than comfort. Other tracks – “Tough Skin,” “Street Root,” and “No Limitations” – sustain the record’s prevailing tone of introspection and endurance.
“This album is me telling my story without hiding anything,” the Lagos-based rapper said. “The pain, the pressure, the faith – all of it is there.”
The release follows “Money Makes You a Man,” which the artist put out last year. Close to Being a God is a more expansive statement, spanning 17 tracks and returning repeatedly to the formative tensions between survival, faith, street reality and more that have anchored his work since his emergence from Lagos.
The project is now available on all streaming platforms via ONErpm.
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