To start off 2013, here is the first project from Northwest lyricist tos, but no reason to sleep. With his debut project, musician Aqtos Girma, also known as tos, displays not only his work ethic, but his creativity. Born in East Africa in the height of a civil war and separated from his family a few years after, tos moved to the states at an early age in 1996. He refers to himself as a creative, yet quiet individual and has used writing as a tool to express his thoughts and emotions since moving from East Africa.
i&i discusses his intimate and personal story. He speaks on everything from past relationships, the people he’s met, his college experiences, to his views on religion. “That’s what’s dope to me about it, looking in the rear view mirror at the past four years.” Expressing his thoughts and feelings through his song writing seems to be therapeutic for this talented artist. The two collaborators spent an incredible amount of at the studio in between balancing the workload of their senior year of college, to perfect this project.
Start the new year off right with some great music and take a listen to tos’ i&i, and let us know what you think below.
