Well, the summer is coming to an end soon, but in Los Angeles, CA the weather is always pretty wonderful. Day cruising and late night rendevousing as Iman Europe suggests as the setting of what her "Hello, Mellow" EP sounds like, is spot on. Iman Europe, born in New York, raised in Los Angeles and currently resides in the "Big Apple", connected with the New York based production team CONTRABAND to collaborate on this project. Her smooth, soulful vocals lace the vibey, trapish beats so well. Most definitely living up to the coined musical genre "Trap Soul".
Of course there is nothing new under the sun, but Iman Europe being a creative writer pulls you into her story of love, life and relations with Mr. Right or possibly that Mr. Right Now. The typical gamble we all take when seeing someone. I definitely enjoyed "Hello, Mellow" for its content and chill vibe, but I also loved how a couple tracks Iman showed us she has nice rap delivery, flow as well. At times throughout this album I recognized a familiar feeling of my all-time favorite, Lauryn Hill. So, that's dope. I'm looking forward to hearing more from both Iman Europe and CONTRABAND because this EP was so magical. I know she has much more to offer having spent ample amount of time on both the west and east coasts. A cool perspective will be found, and her musical influences will be heard in the music for sure. Iman has so many other dope songs on her soundcloud page, but I will post a few of my other favorite tracks by her below. Make sure to link up with Iman Europe and CONTRABAND to keep up with all their happenings and of course the music.
This was my introduction song to Iman Europe...
This one I keep on repeat...
Just because....