Stockholm-rapparen Hoosam har i över 20 års tid lagt verser och bars på den svenska hiphopscenen, ofta i samarbete med Ison & Fille och kollektivet Highwon. Genom årens lopp har det även blivit en lång rad solosinglar, senast 2020 med “Ny Era” och 2021 gästade han Baes på låten “Intifada”.

Nu är Hoosam tillbaka med spoken word-inspirerad singel med titeln “Stay Alive”. På Instagram skriver han om bakgrunden till låten:

“I was asked to write a spoken word by a friend in the late 00s after the murder of Ahmed “Romario”(الله يرحمه) where the investigation was discontinued by the police and dismissed as a gang-related murder when it wasn’t. More than a decade this piece is more relevant now in 2023 than it was back then. It’s been out of control for a while now. There’s wars on the streets and oppression out in the world. And Sweden has been in an escalating national crisis for years and young bodies are dropping like flies, with bullet holes scarring our segregated neighborhoods. I just feel like there’s also spiritual warfare going on right now. And I want to go against the grain in music and put these words out there in the ether and hopefully make you reflect and ponder.”

Lyssna på låten nedan!