Taiwanese rapper 瘦子E.SO is back with more new music! The MJ116 member shared “妹妹 Mei Mei” (Sister) ahead of his upcoming album, EARTHBOUND, which is currently on pre-order until January 14 noon, Taipei time.
“妹妹 Mei Mei” follows “Way Up,” which he released on December 23, and is also part of E.SO’s 12-track sophomore solo release, after 2020’s Outta Body靈魂出竅 album.
Produced by A-FLIGHT, the latest single consciously and intentionally veers away from the exploitative depiction of women that’s unfortunately rampant in hip hop. Instead, he attempts to show a more dimensional portrayal of female figures within a male-dominant space. “E.SO, who has always attached great importance to women’s rights and interests, uses a unique hip hop language full of love and poetry to observe the girl’s mood and growth from a male perspective,” the video description reads in Chinese.
The music video shows E.SO along with fellow MJ116 members Kenzy and MUTA, playing as older versions of themselves, going on a house party. The track underscores living in the moment: not rushing to the future, but also looking back to the past with grace.
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E.SO’s forthcoming EARTHBOUND album promises “massive samples and collages from global sounds” that “highlights the ugliness and contradictions in human society.” It features a sole guest feature from HowZ on track 3. Check out the full tracklist below:
- Intro
- Way Up
- 祖先 HowZ
- 達文西
- PEOPLE
- TIFFANY
- Lucid Dream
- Big Girl
- 我的癮
- 妹妹
- Married To The Game
- AMAZING
Watch the music video:
Watch the behind-the-scenes footage of the video below:
