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Atlanta Rapper Maverick Christ Shares Motivational Bop “Ocean Current”
Atlanta rapper Maverick Christ has released his new single, “Ocean Current”. The rising independent rapper has been going from strength to strength since bursting on the scene a few years ago and has had an impressive start to 2022. His previous release, “Moving Light Speed”, has already accumulated 100,000 streams on Spotify alone after only being released a few months ago. And sure to capitalise on his growing momentum, “Ocean Current” looks set to be another success.
“Ocean Current” highlights several assets of Maverick Christ that make him stand out, such as the uniqueness of his voice and ability to vary his flow while sitting right in the pocket of each beat. When combining his dynamic and versatile cadence with his insightful and introspective lyrics and a hard-hitting trappy hip-hop beat, “Ocean Current” makes for a great listen.
Speaking further on the new release and how it came about, Maverick says: “I was by the ocean and thinking of many things that I’ve overcome on my way to this point. In the lyrics, I say: ‘Current heavy can’t deter it feed it watch it grow / Invest my time in getting stronger flexing and it shows.’ The track is about overcoming obstacles and investing your time in the things that make you grow as a person in all ways and letting people know where you came from and what you’ve overcome. It’s lifting yourself up and building and riding your wave no matter what anyone says or who tries to stop you.”
With such a strong start to the year and with no plans of slowing down anytime soon, expect to see and hear a lot more from Atlanta Rapper Maverick Christ in 2022. He has more singles lined up for release and undoubtedly will be one to watch. “Ocean Current” is available to buy/stream now on all platforms: https://hypeddit.com/maverickchrist/oceancurrent.
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Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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