Rod wave is one of the hottest R&B/rap artists out on the scene right now. Signed to the same Alamo Records as notable artists Comethazine and Smokepurpp. The St. Petersburg Florida rapper has been receiving 10’s of millions of views on his YouTube alone within just a few months of uploading. The same has been true so far with his most recent single “Thug Motivation.” This boding track features Wave giving us his signature vocals. Rapping about the surroundings he grew up in, and the things he saw. Working as hard as possible to make it out. Creating a better future for himself and his family for years, if not generations to come.
Directed by Dre Beas, the music video does a good job of giving some perspective to the story being told. Going from shots of Wave on stage and enjoying his success. To visions of him alone, contemplating, looking back on when his reality was just a dream. “Thug Motivation” is a story of rising to the top. It presents an overall positive message, just with a very melancholic aesthetic and sound.
Rod Wave – “Thug Motivation”
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