Sage eventually joined IAMSU's music collective, HBK Gang, and the group's influence was palpable in Carriér's music as Smoovie Baby. Bay Area rap star Sage the Gemini is from the same town, and the two of them started collaborating early on. He was born in San Francisco and raised in Fairfield, a Solano County suburb north of Vallejo. This lyrical depth is a marked departure from Carriér's work in earlier stages of his career. "Decisions," a duet with R&B singer Khyenci Tienne, is rife with poignant observations about how trust issues can break a relationship: They say when you love someone / You 'posed to take all their flaws and embrace 'em / So many memories, I'm talkin' terabytes / Why you so quick to erase 'em? On "Focused," a hustling anthem, he shares candid reflections on raising a daughter with autism. Self-reflective yet confident and sometimes cocky, Carriér's confessional, stream-of-consciousness raps touch upon a variety of autobiographical subjects. "I was putting out raunchy material just to see what people would say, whereas now I want to share my experiences in life," he explained. He added that as he got older, he began to draw more from his personal life for his lyrics as opposed to relying on shock value. "My music was extremely misogynistic, one hundred percent," he said, explaining the thought process behind his recent reinvention. And there's an emotional quality that sets it apart from his previous work as Smoovie Baby, the moniker that the 29-year-old artist retired last year after using it for over a decade.Ĭhanges of Plans reveals the cracks in the cool-guy façade of Carriér's previous output - and this newfound vulnerability is one of the album's strengths. His flows assume the foreground over downtempo, understated beats, and he delivers introspective verses flush with offhand insights that analyze his personal struggles. His raps on There's Been a Change of Plans, the surprise album the Bay Area artist dropped earlier this month, are pensive, tense.
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Critics are already expecting to be a major success as Carriér’s new R&B-influenced direction aligns him with artists such as Drake and Bryson Tiller, who are paving the way for male rappers and R&B singers to move away from the alpha-male personae of years past.
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Be on the lookout for Carrier’s upcoming album, Gumbo & Prerolls, which is set to be released in 2017. Lil Wayne.Ĭarrier is back at it again with a new single entitled “Feelings” featuring Caleborate. In addition, he performed at SXSW and have collaborated with producer D-Nyc3 of the League of Starz, the game group that produced Tyga’s “Faded” feat. Names such as Sage The Gemini and IAMSU can be credited to his uprising career. Formerly known as “Smoovie Baby”,Carrier is not a rookie to the game as he was able to perform and work with some of rap’s hottest emcees in the industry. Carrier is ready to continue the tradition of greats coming from out of the Bay area. Carriér's Latest Single Titled "Feelings" featuring Caleborate"Ĭali’s youngest and brightest is ready to take the game by storm.