“My journey started with me cleaning a filthy bathroom with a smile on my face because I knew that my music would take me to places that I could never imagine. Teezo Touchdown: meet the Texas provocateur opening Tyler, The Creator’s tour.
“Everyone’s journey starts somewhere,” he shares. As the industry continues to fall in love with the relentlessly optimistic artist, we can only hope it directly invests in his choice to honor authenticity.įrom appearing on Tyler, The Creator’s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST to being featured in the Givenchy Family campaign, Teezo Touchdown is deep in stardom yet humbly lives in honor of the version of himself that only saw this reality as a vision in his head. He’s not afraid to introduce punk to hip-hop, mixing potions that are both lethal and perfectly paired. The experimental rapper has a sound that belongs to no one else, using a ‘90s pop-punk backdrop to exercise his boundless versatility. Verse 2 5:30, put the roof in the wind Five thirty, used to be our rent In thirty, bet five get spent I wish you knew what it meant To ride behind five percent tint To only have five percent. With lines like “I got a plan, I’m not coming home until I’m a man,” the track stands as the reminder that making it is, above all else, based on the active choice to believe in yourself and the discipline it takes to get there. But even still, there’s much to glean from witnessing just how many obstacles stood in the way of his becoming, from parents giving ultimatums to living out of a suitcase. Taking us back to 2018 to showcase his musical journey thus far, the Texas-based superstar is his own spoiler alert: we know how his story ends.
Teezo paints incredibly vivid imagery, transporting us all to our bedrooms with empty water bottles and relentless hope, dreaming beyond our four walls. Produced by Roofeeo, Bolooki, and tizhimself, what makes “Familiarity” an immediate hit is its matter-of-fact storytelling. Teezo's choice goes without saying.“God I hate Mondays.” From living an underpaid/overworked life to convincing your parents you’re an undiscovered superstar, Teezo Touchdown’s “Familiarity” is an anthem for anyone hungry for a dream, particularly one that lies at the end of an unpaved road. I know that I'm a superstar but no one's looking up." Cruising into the chorus with clarity, he ascends, confronting a hard decision between doing what you love and doing what is expected of you. I know that Imma make it, baby, no if, ands or buts. Teezo simulates an argument with his father who hopelessly proclaims, "I believe in aliens / I don't believe in luck." Teezo perseveres: "I'm running, grinding, jumping, climbing but I still feel stuck. Music video props and personal keepsakes have been chaotically. Teezo's exuberant lyricism is infectious as the track's retro guitar riff slides into echoing sentiments backed by a garage-rock kick. Teezo Touchdown and his entouragea group of men dressed up as construction workersare looking back at his career. Teezo ruminates on what it means to chase his dreams and avoid the pitfalls of complacency the song is a call to those coming-of-age young adults moving out of their parents' home and trying to balance a low-paying 9-to-5 job with their passions. Teezo Touchdown's latest single, "Familiarity," is a personal track that fuses together the defiant sounds of pop-punk and underground hip-hop.
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