{"product_id":"obed-padilla-chicano-poetry","title":"Obed Padilla - Chicano Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released on May 28, 2024 as a digital-only single on the heels of a viral short-form video \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e posted on Instagram. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarondo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Didn’t I”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as the foundation and his seemingly effortless delivery and swagger, the song took on a life of its own and warranted a full-length production and release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his own words; “I've always loved Darondo. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Didn't I\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of those records I'd just put on and sit with, and one day I sampled it and started rapping over it with no real plan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicano Poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wasn't even a full song when I put the video out — it was a loop and a verse. Then it went viral and it had to become a real record. I got in the studio with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupah Mario\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKareem James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and we built the whole thing out from there. Darondo is the GOAT though. None of this exists without him.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalling Oceanside, California home, the Mexican-American songwriter, rapper, producer, and guitarist blends coastal melodies, introspective lyricism, and Latin alternative influences, drawing inspiration from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. Cole\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKid Cudi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Beach Boys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStevie Ray Vaughan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A BMI Latin Spotlight artist with over 63 million TikTok post views, Padilla’s latest EP, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRODEO CLOWN - ACT I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, continues to blur the lines between faith, nostalgia, and modern West Coast storytelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UBIQUITY RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"7 Inch Vinyl","offer_id":59724711887193,"sku":"SDZ-53890","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-20_024827bb-66be-436b-a1e3-09e5a27b4da6.png?v=1791216773","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/obed-padilla-chicano-poetry","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}