In a time where lyricism isn’t exalted in mainstream media, Ryan Blades is determined to break that barrier. He started to gain a little bit more notoriety and recognition when his ‘Malice At The Palice’ song was debuted to the masses on The Joe Budden Podcast as a sleeper pick, which ironically, woke up the entire room. The sinister production laced song, with heavy raps and hard bars quickly demanded the attention of the former rapper & current Podcaster. Ryan Blades is an artist, producer, recording & mixing engineer, who prides himself in perfecting those roles because he owns his means of operation and entire production chain. From the moment vocals are recorded through a microphone to the final polished version of the music, he’s responsible for that and everything in between - the true embodiment of the word "independent". You’ll hear plethora of socially driven topics in his lyrics, his valleys & peaks in his everyday life, the benefits of independence, harsh and vivid reality of his upbringing and environment, and get some braggadocious bars through his art form (we are talking about rap, after all!) A proud wordsmith, where you will hear his lyrical prowess over lush laced boom-bap instrumentation, and who makes the purposeful intention on conveying a message in his music. Vivid story telling, layered lyricism with gut punching metaphors, aggressive delivery & laid back low-end cadence, he's on his mission to inspire anyone who’s willing to press play & listen.