Who’s Connie Roses?
Alternative/underground rapper Connie Roses has hyped audiences with experimentally energetic sounds since 2017.
With Connie’s 2022 project There’s a Light Inside the Tunnel, Come and Grab My Hand marking his 9th release, Connie brings listeners on a lyrical journey of life through his lens.
Connie Roses pursues music with a desire to be part of a magical and enigmatic mystique. His sound resembles the sonics of JPEGMAFIA while inspired by the writing of artists like Earl Sweatshirt, R.A.P Ferreira, and MF DOOM. Emotionally melancholic and heavily-written rap flashes hints of jazz and electronic tunes that resonate with all walks of life.
Connie’s 2020 debut LP The Connie Roses Show blends house and trap beats with introspective, dark tones balanced by whimsical pop ringing true to his charm. His Collection compilation shortly preceded The Connie Roses Show as an introduction to himself and his passion for the early years in music before exploding into his full self.
His poetic soundscape on Wabi Sabi Templates tells the story of changing family values, world knowledge, and the struggle to stay consistent in self-image. With lyrics inspired by the Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy on the beauty of imperfection, Wabi Sabi Templates tracks gracefully imperfect music like a 32-bar saxophone solo swinging endlessly to prove that embracing imperfection leads to flowing and shining contentment.
There’s a Light Inside the Tunnel, Come and Grab My Hand is an affirmation to Connie's self. As he gets honest about his daily fight with pain and depression, he also walks not toward a new destination, but to light within that life as it is. Witnessing humanity in the thick of the tunnel leads Connie to ask, “When does it end?” realizing that the tunnel is a journey rather than a destination. While the tunnel might stretch for endless miles, love from companions, friends, family, and ourselves and our passions make the trek worth taking.