Get Lyrical: Greenspan's "Cold"

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We realized recently that we haven’t been giving a lot of love to OurStage’s hip hop fans on Get Lyrical (and there are a lot of you out there)! So this week, we’re changing things up with rapper Greenspan and his infectious, Lupe Fiasco-esque street anthem Cold, which is currently competing in the “Coors Light Search for the Coldest” Competition.

Greenspan is a Baltimore native who takes his stage name from famous economist Alan Greenspan. (Fittingly, he calls his crew The Federal Reserve.) With his simultaneously relentless and laid-back delivery, he turns “Cold” into a fresh track about success. On my way to the spot for the interview/I run into rappers I’ve seen before say they feel a few/of my records.” He’s rapping about being interviewed and getting his due from other musicians, but Greenspan makes it clear that none of his success has been handed to him and that he’s put in his time with the line, I been around the state for my schooling/No university/And been through things that made my skin tough enough/Ain’t no hurtin’ me.

Listen to the track, and you’ll hear how steadfastly Greenspan adheres to the words, All I know is time being wasted/And yo, we through with that. He lays down his verses over a simple, repetitive beat, and doesn’t even slow down long enough for a chorus. He just spits until he’s exhausted himself. It makes for good listening”the track is impossible to listen to without nodding your head or tapping your feet. And we think Greenspan’s timing is perfect; now that it’s finally getting warm out, there’s no better time to open your windows, turn up the bass and enjoy a Cold one.  Check out Greenspan’s track below!