The recent single of Munzer, Cold Stone, is an emotional and strong trip into grief and sorrow. This is not a typical high-energy hip-hop song, the incorporation of smooth R&B with trap beats gives this track the chilling and beautiful feel that attracts your attention immediately.
The song was produced by Johnny BULLZ of Bullzeye Beats and it has a nice combination of heavy 808 bass, crisp percussion and bells that sound like a drop of water falling slowly in the air. Its beat is plain and well stacked to make the song feel spacious and atmospheric and it matches the story Munzer narrates – an ugly break up that left him empty and cold.
Touched with autotune not to mask the faults but to increase the emotional impact, Munzer sings smoothly above the beat. His speech is easy but accurate, having the sense of withholding and the sense of letting loose. His lyrics are sincere and not sugarcoated and talk of heartbreak in a manner that is not clichéd. It is almost possible to sense that sadness, bitterness when he recalls the love turned into silence.
The most remarkable is that Cold Stone maintains the balance between mood and narrative. It is not only about pain but it is the cold silence that is left behind, the emotion many have experienced. There is another degree of intimacy created by the background vocals that sound like ghosts in your mind. The song is like an open diary, each note and word requires a meaning.
Cold Stone demonstrates the development of Munzer as a musician who is ready to experiment with sounds without neglecting his narrative. It’s an earworm to listen to in the dark or to play in your car – the one that makes you pull the volume up because of its frankness and makes you stay because of its intense combination of cold and hot.
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