Kolen McClain brings purpose and style back to modern music, attacking the current scene with a divine fusion of Soul, RnB, and Hip Hop. From the brand new album In My Zone, and rightfully his most popular track to date, I’ll Be Okay achieves a supreme balance between multiple essential elements. The first is to drive with a timelessly soulful RnB hook – beautiful vocals, an impassioned melody and sentiment, and faultless production that really lets these qualities connect well at volume. The second is to bring in an impeccable rap verse of both devoted rhythm and conceptual depth. That storytelling aspect is key – the third piece of a puzzle to help make this track something of an indie masterpiece. There’s meaning in these lyrics, there’s a reason the performance is so passionate and gripping – there’s intention to the title, and threads throughout the track that consistently lead back to it. Somewhat nostalgic by nature but also humbly refreshing in reigniting those yesteryear aspects amidst an otherwise completely relevant approach to mainstream music, Kolen McClain underlines the very best of his artistic ability with this release. Not merely a rapper, but an artist through and through – delivering a soulful and catchy, evocative hit of escapism in the process.