Sydney’s Ravin is a rapper with an intriguing story. The 18-year-old from Bankstown draws on his upbringing and Samoan heritage in his songwriting; resulting in lyricism and composition that is genuine and raw.

Filtering that through bold and colourful instrumentation, Ravin paints walls of rich textures with brass and percussive sections; elements that scope jazz and soul influences throughout the entirety of his debut EP, Soulfood.

A breath of fresh air, Ravin is changing the face of the Australian hip hop scene with this promising five-track EP. Collaborators on the record include  Wordlife‘s Adam Bozzatto on production duties, and Sydney audio/visual artist Ego for the accompanying clip to, ‘Life Don’t Shine’.

Bold, charismatic and endearing, grab a listen (and free digital download) of Ravin‘s debut EP, Soulfood, out now through Heaps Decent.

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