L. Teez - The Index To My Inner Thoughts EP (Hydrophonik)

Add Date: 09/22/2020
Focus Tracks: 1, 2 , 6
FCC: Clean
Formats: Chill, College Top 200, Hip-Hop, & Jazz

Artist Info: Montreal Hip-hop/jazz artist L. Teez’s second EP The Index to My Inner Thoughts, drops on September 18 through the new label Hydrophonik Records (part of the Indica Records family). The 6 track EP is a lush path into L. Teez’s thoughts, values, hardships and questions. The Index to My Inner Thoughts will surely help redefine the Montreal hip-hop sound and kicks off with the first single Questions which was released on August 28. Questions gently leads the listener into a poetic and blissed-out boom bap jazz universe that unfolds in exciting and intimate ways over the course of the EP.

After releasing The Half Full EP a year and a half ago, L. Teez, who studied trumpet and trombone at Montreal’s fine arts academy, F.A.C.E, went on a journey around the globe to absorb as much as he could to write his next record. The young rapper, a citizen of the world, who is of Quebecois, Algerian, and Jamaican-Chinese descent spent significant time on tour, showcasing his music all over the world, going from the bustling streets of Shibuya, Tokyo to the free-flowing sidewalks of Hongdae, Seoul, soaking it all in and writing his rhymes in the Parisian cafes of Montmartre. It’s fair to say this is a very internationally influenced project. 

Born in 1995, L. Teez is a Montreal author and performer whose childhood was immersed in music. Growing up he was strongly influenced by hip hop during his adolescent years. His passion for music subsequently led him to develop a strong appreciation for the classical jazz masters from which he finds inspiration as well. His formative school years and early musical influences led him to composing, a pursuit he found for coping with the ups and downs of family and personal circumstances. 

L. Teez has already proven himself to be a major force in underground hip hop with a sizeable following on Spotify where he already has over 75,000 streams of his songs and over 40k listeners. The young rap artist has also opened for artists like Black Star and GUTS Live at France’s Vienne Jazz Festival, Earth Wind and Fire at the iconic L’Olympia in Paris, and he has blown away audiences at home with solo performances at le Festival d' Été de Québec, Montréal’s Festival Mode & Design and the outdoor stage of the 40th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. Today he is as comfortable channelling artists like Lupe Fiasco as he is referencing early icons of rap like NAS. 

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