Not many rappers have performed at enormous venues, punk rock dive bars, and Marxist book stores - introducing: Ghais Guevara.Born and raised in North Philly, his discography contains two previous mixtapes, withGoyard Ibn SaidGhais' debut album. Influences range from Ingmar Bergmans 1966 filmPersonawhich Ghais says opened my mind to the concept of the deflated self as a result of trauma to Frantz FanonsBlack Skin, White Maskand onto Oliver SacksThe Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.

First singleLeprosy, a song inspired by multiple nights in NYC, winning acclaim from publications such asClash,The Line Of Best FitandBrooklyn Vegan.Elsewhere on the album,4Lwas written after Ghais experienced some fun trips, whileBystander Effectfeatures production from DJ Haram, alongside Ghais' Fat Possum labelmate, and one-half of Armand Hammer, ELUCID.

Ghais Guevara has turned in an eclectic mix of sounds - tribalistic boombap, trap and club and drill amalgamated against sultry soul, dense wordplay and highly danceable postmodern park jams. Ghais ruminates on Philly, hip hop and the life of a Black man in America all to a soundtrack that is relentless and immersive.