Miami Based Rapper DICI Drops New Single

Right from the moment we press the play button forward, it’s hard to ignore the clubby atmosphere created by the anxious percussion and seething melody of the keys in the backdrop in DICI’s new single “Five Rings.”

WEBSITE: https://dicirecords.com/

While it’s evident the song wasn’t created strictly for the dancefloor, the neon-stained harmonies that soon fill our speakers and beckon us closer to the swing of the verses in this track are reason enough to give it a second look – as well as a third and a fourth this spring season. If you weren’t already aware, DICI’s music has become a big topic of discussion among critics in 2021, as his sudden rise through the ranks has sparked a lot of interest in the melodic hip-hop stylings he and others like him are championing out of the Miami underground right now. Here, he’s overwhelmingly determined in tone, making quality crossover beats with a legit strain of meloDICIsm that is stronger than most anything I’ve been getting from indie-pop players in the last few months. He’s smooth and stacked in his instrumental war chest, but more importantly, he’s got the collected attitude to be a good storyteller in the most complicated of arrangements. 

The beat in this single is unquestionably essential to creating the vibe we get through the lyrics, and because DICI is hesitant to embrace the excited pacing of the percussion, he introduces a bit of discordance that only grows more and more enticing as we press on in the song. His lyrics are built off of his tonal delivery and the way he straddles the groove as opposed to anything else, which indicates a sense of freewheeling that has become harder to come by in the hip-hop genre over the past ten years for reasons not many of us are keen on understanding anytime soon (especially when artists like this are coming out of the woodwork). Despite the urgent rhythm of the instruments in “Five Rings,” the man of the hour himself is always sounding relaxed and cool in the eye of the hurricane, alluding to a comfortability that is only common among those at the top level of the hip-hop game today. 

APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/album/five-rings-single/1563641456

There’s certainly a lot of action going on in Miami at the moment, and if you’re looking for some of the hottest hooks debuting out of the city’s underground this season, you really needn’t search any further than the music of DICI. “Five Rings” isn’t his first alluring piece of material to hit record store shelves in 2021, but instead the most evolved of any composition he’s added to his discography thus far. The rebellious swing of the music isn’t the only attribute this groove anthem has to offer listeners – it’s simply a jumping-off point DICI utilizes in making every element of the song something we can connect with and feel in our chest. The pulse of an incendiary music scene is behind this single, and I for one think it’s going to bring the creator a lot more attention in the next few months. 

Michael Rand