On his current track, “Harder on the Streets,” NEYON leads with his unique approach. From the start, you can hear this carefree marriage of melody and rap. Even his tone of voice displays a laid-back, one-of-a-kind approach to performance – or, more accurately, it demonstrates a pure and unconstrained love for the art form and this specific type of music.
Tyrone Foster, also known as NEYON, is a professional dancer who has performed on MTV ABDC America’s Best Dance Crew stages. Never in his wildest dreams did he visualize himself as an artist. He purchased a large amount of pricey equipment for another artist in whom he had faith. However, his artist grind was not commensurate with his talent. NEYON didn’t want to spend his money, so he went to YouTube and searched for creating courses.
NEYON has 300 completed records, 2500 instrumentals, and over 350k listens on his sound cloud two years later.
NEYON was prepared to take this very seriously. He does this for therapy, which is why his music has such a broad appeal.
“Harder on the Streets” whizzes by in four minutes and sixteen seconds, leaving you wondering whether you blinked and missed it. The mix itself is massive, with vast slabs of sound compressed such that everything feels louder than everything else, and there’s a lovely sense of swirling excess to the whole thing, lending an almost psychedelic flavor to the listening experience.
NEYON proceeds with an increasingly deliberate manner of lyricism as the track goes, impressing significantly more throughout the later half thanks to creative wordplay and having certainly found his flow and his purpose with this track.
Meanwhile, the music floats on by, those unexpectedly mild riffs echoing around the edges, producing a wonderfully surreal environment that entrances you and makes the artist’s voice and lyrics link a little more intensely.
The song’s hook has become more audible, revealing the artist’s mastery of metaphor and the overall current sound and topical referencing.
With this track, NEYON manages to make his mark, creating a distinct sound all his own while remaining musically modest and pleasurable. The song has a fantastic groove to it, it’s quiet and thoughtful, and it’s a decisive move in the right direction.
