jRicks’ music boasts a fusion of soul, Pop, and R&B with hints of funk and rock, complete with electric guitars, bass, drums, and synthesizers. He infuses his songs with jazz and alternative music elements to create a unique sound. His vocals are smooth and soulful, often at the forefront, adorned with layered harmonies and memorable melodies. His music is unmistakably energetic and dance-worthy, with powerful vocal performances at its core.
jRicks has a flawless yet fragile flow on the confessional and his most highly streamed drop “OBSESSED.” The production indicates a sense of drowning in thought. Obsession tends to manifest itself in this fashion, preventing any clear thinking. Instead, it results in this relatively subdued presence, which feels almost like being out of control. He chooses his words carefully as the verses drip with this loveliness. Hard to tell how much of this yearning is real and how much is related to the sense of creating the perfect person. An idealized person can be perfect because they remain partly unknown. Hence the obsession cannot be broken. By keeping his distance, the person remains untouched, ideal in a way that no one could ever hope to be.
The subdued piano sounds like it is underwater. The fidelity matters a lot. Rhythms keep things relatively mellow as the track rolls through gracefully. Verses intersect as he appears to be in a dream world. Lost inside his mind, it is hard to tell what is real and what his ideas are. The balance between these two extremes means neither side wins. On the one hand, he continues the obsession, the yearning with startling revelations. On the sadder side, however, the ability to honestly know another naturally is forever lost by keeping that distance, which he seems unwilling to decrease.
Unrequited love captured with eerie accuracy, jRicks embraces what it means to surrender to another without that other even knowing on “OBSESSED.”
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