Here embodies powerful and descriptive wordplay from $onny XL and D Block’s Tony Moxberg behind the realism of where they come from. This track spews lyrics that paint the pictures in an eerie tone of life, death, and survival in their environment.
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche
$onny XL - The Capital XL Xperience
Born Aggressive, Built Relentless
$onny XL is a versatile hip-hop creative with a gruff & gritty tone, strong poetic pen, a distinct flow, and a production sensibility that sets the tone from the first bar.
With meeting and gifting his idol 50 Cent, records of his such as “Lil Ole Freak” which sits at over 170,000 organic streams and “You A 10” which is currently at almost 60,000 organic streams and more, with standing with Lloyd Banks, Sheek Louch, and Havoc of Mobb Deep, getting co-signs from Jadakiss, Tony Yayo, and the late great DMX before his passing, in studios with Styles P, Dave East, Big Fendi, and being featured in magazine articles like FEIN Magazine, ThisIs50.com, and The Source Magazine, his poetically inclined music draws from a clear set of influences without sounding derivative. Stories inspired by his experiences and viewings are cemented in poetic fashion with a gritty street tone to bring listeners worldwide into his atmosphere so deep, that when you close your eyes and listen you sink in it. He’s lyrically sharp, sonically purposeful, and paints pictures with his words with a point of view that stays consistent and close to him. The themes he brings life to showcase how he can adapt through his experiences as well as those around him without the voice to tell it.
With hundreds of thousands of organic streams worldwide, on record and on stage, $onny XL brings you into his world from his point of view, his focus, confidence, and the kind of presence that brings you into a different world and makes the room pay attention.
This track (Remix of LL Cool J’s “Doin’ It”) captures that nostalgic summertime block party feel we all miss from the golden era. Though it often feels as the years go on that we’ve lost the pureness of the music in time, Read more
This track (Remix of LL Cool J’s “Doin’ It”) captures that nostalgic summertime block party feel we all miss from the golden era. Though it often feels as the years go on that we’ve lost the pureness of the music in time, Mr. XL will forever embrace that gold so it’s remembered amongst the ones before him and more-so for the generations after him that may not be too knowledgeable of such masterpieces. This song describes his entanglements with a woman whom a relationship will never work with after many times of trying, though the strong sexual intimacy they both yearn for keeps them close.
“Follow Me” is a phrase coined by the late great Tupac Shakur, along with “To lead the Wild into the ways of the man” in his song “Hail Mary”. $onny includes both him AND Tupac as leaders by switching “To lead the Wild Read more
“Follow Me” is a phrase coined by the late great Tupac Shakur, along with “To lead the Wild into the ways of the man” in his song “Hail Mary”. $onny includes both him AND Tupac as leaders by switching “To lead the Wild into the ways of the man” to “As WE lead the wild into the ways of the man.” In this track $onny XL is telling his audience “Follow Me”, guiding them down a path of his environment, showcasing the anger, confusion, danger & destruction him and those around him overcame and gained knowledge from to become better. Relating to the listeners that can relate to the same environment and situations who may be lost in growth (“the wild”) and leading them to the ways of the man they can become after getting through life’s obstacles. This heavy track captures real-life events embedded in instruments that create an eerie setting, lead by an ominous tribal flute that acts as a war call.
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Follow Me 2:430:00/2:43
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You A 10 4:400:00/4:40
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0:00/5:09
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At The Knees 2:470:00/2:47
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Problem 2:370:00/2:37