The sonically captivating track marks another collaboration with his real-life brother Josue of Radkidz, who also co-produced viral hits “Determinado” and “Gento”
With the release of “Determinado” a few weeks ago, SB19’s PABLO championed the rap-rock genre’s comeback. Now, with another hit that sounds different like anything he has published before, PABLO continues to exceed expectations.
The P-Pop sensation delivers a powerful song called “AKALA,” which combines atmospheric production, trap beats, and hip-hop sensibilities. Sonically engaging and deeply emotional, PABLO astonishes listeners almost every time with a song that suggests a new caliber of creative inspiration in terms of both songwriting and production.
The song is the result of yet another partnership between him and his brother Josue of Radkidz, who is also in charge of co-producing his earlier release “Determinado” and SB19’s viral hit “Gento.”
PABLO, on the other hand, brought improvements in structural developments and dynamics and penned the majority of the lyrics. He shares, “I added some singing parts and a hook and gave the song a resolution in terms of musical arrangement. We wanted it to be a song that’s easy to listen to and sing along to, just like how it is when friends gather and sing together.”
According to PABLO, “AKALA” was conceived during the pandemic when Josue had him listen to one of his beats with a partially written verse about finding escape in getting wasted. While both of them have different perspectives about alcohol consumption, the SB19 leader and main rapper found it intriguing and interesting enough to revisit the track and improve some parts of it.
“Even though we have different practices in terms of drinking, we agree on the idea that alcohol is not the answer to problems,” the talented multi-hyphenate explains. “I asked him if I could also write my verse in the song and tweak some parts, and he agreed. I didn’t want the song to just be about getting wasted, so I thought of a way to introduce my perspective through rearranging the letters of ‘alak’ and that’s how ‘Akala’ materialized. My mother also pitched in a line in the song and it made more sense.”
The breakout musician behind La Luna puts it best this way: “Akala’ takes a completely different direction this time around, but everything that I have released so far features intense and heavy instrumentation.” It has a more carefree, dreamlike atmosphere.
“AKALA” by PABLO is currently available via Sony Music Entertainment on all digital music platforms worldwide.
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