Blitz the Ambassador has been lighting up the NYC scene for a few years now. Pivoting from the success of previous tracks “Breathe” and “Something to Believe,” he has returned with a self-produced afrobeat-inspired meditation on the plight of an African in New York City. With nods to Fela Kuti, Sting, and Jay-Z, “African in New York” features a lush textured beat that is equal parts boom-bap and tribal drum circle. Blitz’s highly visceral descriptive narrative is rife with cultural ephemera and slices of the everyday hustle. His masterful storytelling and intrepid flow draw the listener into the world as he sees it. As Blitz continues to refine both his identity and his talents, we find him as honest as ever, harkening back to an Illmatic Nas. His moniker is entirely apt because, like any ambassador, he “represents!”
