Happy New Year… it’s been a decade and everything old is new again. I’ve been manifesting this for so long. I never really left, honestly. 2016 was the year I really got into rap, so I base all other music off of that. It isn’t really fair—I just haven’t felt the same since. *

However, we’re so back. Chance the Rapper at Chicago NYE?!!? Thank you, that was all the confirmation I needed.

I’m so happy that we as a collective are bringing it all back. This is going to be my year, for real for real this time.

*it’s 2026, the unapologetic em dash is in, em dash bashing is out.