Teeming with explosive energy, rising Bronx drill star Sha EK (pronounced Sha-Eee-Kay) uncovers the music video for his single “Level I’m At” today. Watch it above. It remains yet another standout from his forthcoming new mixtape Return Of The Jiggy, out December 9, 2022.
The track’s frenetic head-rattling production layers sharp melodic keys above a manic beat. Meanwhile, Sha EK’s gruff delivery pummels as he warns, “Can’t get to the level I’m at!” The accompanying clip mirrors this kinetic flurry. The rapper turns up in an otherworldly room adorned with comic book-style illustrations and furniture on the ceiling. The visual breaks all kinds of boundaries and positions him as a disruptor in the genre.
“Level I’m At” sets the stage for Return Of The Jiggy. The anticipated mixtape illuminates every side of Sha Ek’s approach as an undeniable and unapologetic force. He turns up with hard-hitting bars and hypnotic hooks against a backdrop of seething, scorching, and sharp production.
He teased out the project’s arrival with the three-song bundle O To The G. Beyond reacting on streaming platforms, those bangers—“O To The G,” “Billboard Baby,” and “Level I’m At”—earned widespread acclaim. In addition to plugs from Grunge Cake, The Hype Magazine, and more, NPR touted O To The G on “Heat Check” and proclaimed, “Recent drill music has been defined by great, singular rap voices: the late Pop Smoke, of course, but also Headie One in the UK, and now Ice Spice. Sha EK has such a voice – a shout that threatens to tear his songs open at the seams.”
Kicking off the fall with a bang, Sha EK recently unleashed his debut mixtape, Face of The What. The project has already amassed tens of millions of streams. It has also earned widespread critical acclaim. UPROXX pegged it among “The Best New Hip-Hop This Week” and stated, “After hearing Sha Ek’s new project, there may no longer be any question as to what exactly he is the face of.” DJ Booth spotlighted it as one of “5 New Albums You Need To Hear This Week on Audiomack” and assured, “Face of The What is a major label debut gone right—there is no compromise here. Sha EK triples down on his hounding raps and the sample-based drill that’s captivating fans and taking over his borough.” HotNewHipHop summed it up best as “a breathless onslaught of intense Drill, featuring hard beats and even harder bars.”
TRACKLISTING
O to the G
Billboard Baby
Level I’m At
Return of the Jiggy
41 ways
Sitchy Outside
Turned They Back
Menace
Situated
For The Block
Got Bigger
Lately
Losin My Mind
Been Through
